$4.2M NSF Grant to Support Materials Research, Recruit Underrepresented Students
The award will support a collaboration among Illinois, Tennessee State and Fisk University.
8/6/2024 · Illinois.edu
The primary goal of the new award is to enhance the recruitment of underrepresented minority students from TSU and Fisk to materials-related graduate degree programs through mentored research and strategic programming.
From Lab to Limelight: PhD Candidates Take Gold and Silver at MRS
Shahriar Muhammad Nahid was awarded the Silver Graduate Student Award for his work on ferroelectricity in 2D materials.
6/11/2024 · illinois.edu
At the 2024 Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, MatSE PhD candidate Jie Zhao and MechSE PhD candidate Shahriar Muhammad Nahid were awarded the Gold and Silver Graduate Student Award honors respectively. They were two of sixteen finalists for the awards, with six applicants receiving gold, and ten receiving silver.
Inspiring the Next Generation: Tour of the Illinois’ Materials Research Laboratory
5/1/2024 · istem.illinois.edu
"I love doing outreach and showing students cool things about the world. The reason why I got into science was because I wanted to understand why cool things happened, and now here I am, getting a PhD."
4/8/2024 · news.illinois.edu
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois students Sylvia E, Daniel Feng, Alice Gao, Amelia Korveziroska and Riley Trendler were awarded Barry M. Goldwater scholarships for their potential to contribute to the advancement of research in the natural sciences, mathematics or engineering.
12/11/2023 · mechse.illinois.edu
MechSE Associate Professor Arend van der Zande has begun a new role as an Associate Editor for the journal ACS Nano Letters. This prestigious journal reports original results on fundamental, applied and emerging research in all areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology that should be disseminated and publicized quickly. Its editors comprise a cross-section of some of the most influential scientists in nanotechnology.
11/15/2023 · news.illinois.edu
Hoffmann is a Founder Professor in materials science and engineering and a member of the Materials Research Laboratory. His research focuses on topics related to magnetism, such as spin transport, magnetization dynamics and biomedical applications. His work on spin Hall effects has contributed to developing spintronics, electronic devices that harness electron spin for faster and more efficient computing. Hoffmann is a Fellow of the American Vacuum Society, the American Physical Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
André Schleife doesn’t just talk the talk. He jumps into action, bringing STEM education to underrepresented groups and teaching outside the box. The airplane enthusiast explains why you shouldn’t overthink your next steps and why he designed a machine-learning class focused on bowties.
11/1/2023 · grainger.illinois.edu
“While diversity and inclusivity are important in wider society, we can directly address how to work toward a more diverse student population through our departmental efforts, too.” — André Schleife
Pinshane Huang is a photographer. Her camera—an electron microscope. Her subject—individual atoms.
10/1/2023 · mrl.illinois.edu
Huang loves teaching freshman and seeing her students blossom scientifically and then leave as people she has a lot of respect for. “They’re incredible thinkers, incredible doers. And I know that whenever they leave, they’re going to have a huge impact on the world,” Huang says. To younger students, she advises that the people around you are the most important thing. If you can surround yourself with great collaborators, great people to learn from and work with, then that is worth more than any textbook you can find.
9/6/2023 · www.youtube.com
The discovery of how light is absorbed by materials has given rise to technology like solar cells, radiation detectors and LEDs. Nicola Perry, associate professor of Materials Science & Engineering, explains how researchers are working to understand exactly how light changes or causes ion movement in materials, opening up entirely new possibilities for what materials can do.
7/5/2023 · newswise.com
The Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, or MRSEC, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has been funded for an additional six years. The center’s interdisciplinary research will continue with two new focuses at the cutting edge of materials science, and outreach and education activities will continue work to develop a STEM pipeline and foster community among researchers, students and the public.
The UIUC Talkshow #25
12/2/2022 · www.youtube.com
Arend van der Zande is a Mechanical Engineering professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he focuses on nanomaterials research. Dr. van der Zande is known for his work on nanomaterials research, and in this conversation, he will share his insights on the field and his unique approach to research.