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MatSE Assistant Professor Christopher Evans Receives (NSF) CAREER Award
Fri, 01/05/2018 - 11:15MatSE Assistant Professor Christopher Evans recently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his submitted proposal, “Nanoscale Resolution of Interfacial Materials Physics in Dry, Ionic Polymers.”
The NSF’s Early Career Development Program’s CAREER awards are prestigious, competitive awards given to young faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar through outstanding research, excellent education, and the integration of education and research. The program will provide five years of support for each award.
MatSE Assistant Professor Qian Chen Receives ACS PRF, CAREER Awards
Fri, 01/05/2018 - 11:00“We’re using a novel direct imaging and quantitative analysis tool we developed in the last two years,” Chen said. “Asphaltenes are complex aromatic hydrocarbons in crude oil, whose aggregation deleteriously affects almost all aspects of petroleum utilizations, from oil transport (upstream sector) to oil refining (downstream sector).
Physicists excited by discovery of new form of matter, excitonium
Fri, 12/08/2017 - 08:15 Abbamonte group achieves 1st-ever measurement of excitonium collective modes + 1st soft plasmon observation in any material
Winners of MRL Biomaterials Conference 2017 Student Contest
Tue, 12/05/2017 - 08:08 Read about the winners of our student contest in November!
PPG-MRL Graduate Research Assistantships Awarded to 3 Students
Tue, 11/28/2017 - 05:15 Yuecheng “Peter” Zhou, Hyeongyun Cha, and Mayank Garg have been awarded PPG-MRL Graduate Research Assistantships.
Small Things Considered at MRL
Tue, 11/14/2017 - 15:30 Nano- and molecular-scale electronics being imaged and researched at MRL by Pinshane Huang and students.
Large, crystalline lipid scaffolds bring new possibilities to protein, drug research
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 07:08 Materials Science & Engineering Prof. Cecilia Leal and Hojun Kim develop large, crystalline lipid structure
Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Pinshane Huang Awarded 2017 Packard Fellowship
Mon, 10/16/2017 - 03:31 Through the highly prestigious Packard Fellowship, Pinshane Huang will receive $875,000 over five years to pursue research.
Tiny aquariums put nanoparticle self-assembly on display
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 07:36 University of Illinois researchers have developed a new technique for observing colloidal nanoparticles while they interact.
$15.6M Materials Research Center to revolutionize computer memory and wearable medical devices
Mon, 09/18/2017 - 05:58 New center supported by a six-year, $15.6 million award from the National Science Foundation’s MRSEC, led by Nadya Mason.
Schleife’s ACS PRF Award to Help with High-temperature Corrosion Resistance
Fri, 09/15/2017 - 12:07 Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Andre Schleife has been awarded a grant from the ACS PRF.
Evans’ ACS PRF Award to Aid in Low-Energy, Low-Cost Polymer Membranes
Mon, 08/21/2017 - 08:28 Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Christopher Evans has been awarded a $110,000 ACS PRF grant.
MRL Announces New PPG-MRL Graduate Research Award Program
Thu, 08/03/2017 - 05:51 MRL is pleased to announce a recent gift of $50,000 from the PPG Foundation, which MRL will use for new grad research.
Workshop to feature experts in data science, multiscale modeling
Tue, 08/01/2017 - 11:41 A Computational Materials Workshop will be held August 14-15 at NCSA.
Illinois researchers build Dropbox-like storage, analytical system for scientific data
Tue, 06/20/2017 - 05:36 Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are looking to speed up the materials-to-device process.
2017 Advanced Materials Characterization (AMC) Workshop a Big Hit
Mon, 06/19/2017 - 04:58 The Advanced Materials Characterization (AMC) workshop was a big hit this year.
It's Here: Advanced Materials Characterization Workshop 2017
Tue, 06/06/2017 - 03:53 Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) Hosts the Advanced Materials Characterization (AMC) Workshop
Small Things Considered at MRL
Mon, 06/05/2017 - 08:19 Nano- and molecular-scale electronics being imaged and researched at MRL by Pinshane Huang and students.
Where the Arts Meet Physics: A Class, An Exhibition, An Amazing Learning Experience
Wed, 05/24/2017 - 07:39 Physics Professor Smitha Vishveshwara created and led a course-based art exhibition at the Krannert Art Museum in April.