Archive: News Story

• Nitrogen-based Magneto-Ionic Manipulation of Nanomagnets Demonstrated

  A new study just published in ACS Nano led by graduate student Chris Jensen has demonstrated an effective pathway for the manipulation of magnetic nanostructures using controlled nitrogen ion migration in a nonvolatile and energy-efficient manner.

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• Chris Jensen awarded NRC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

  Chris Jensen, a graduate student in Prof. Kai Liu’s group, has received a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship from the National Research Council (NRC) Research Associateship Programs (RAP).

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• Alums receive 2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

  Victoria Boatwright (C’22) and Catherine McCarthy (C’22) have been awarded 2023 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

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• New paper on gel mechanics selected as Editor’s Pick

  A paper from Prof. Emanuela Del Gado’s group, led by post-doctoral researcher Vinutha H.A. and with co-author Clare Boothe Luce Graduate Fellow Fabiola Diaz Ruiz, was published in the Journal of Chemical Physics and selected as an Editor’s Pick.

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• Alumna Rae Robertson-Anderson wins APS award

  Rae Robertson-Anderson (C’03), Professor of Physics and Biophysics at the University of San Diego, was awarded the American Physical Society’s 2023 Prize for a Faculty Member for Research in an Undergraduate Institution.

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• Needle-free sampling of interstitial fluid for health monitoring

  A recent paper from Prof. Mak Paranjape’s group, “A needle-free transdermal patch for sampling interstitial fluid,” published in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, reports the development and testing of a flexible, Band-Aid-like patch for sampling interstitial fluid.

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• 3D printing in cement-based construction

  A paper by Ankita Gangotra, Emanuela Del Gado, and Joanna Lewis entitled “3D printing has untapped potential for climate mitigation in the cement sector” was published in Communications Engineering on Feb. 3, 2023.

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• Physics major wins poster award

  Leah Chen, a sophomore physics major, recently won third place in a video poster competition at the DC space grant consortium annual meeting.

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• Students Attend Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics

  Four physics students and Prof. Amy Liu participated in the 2023 Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP). Sponsored by the American Physical Society, CUWiP is designed to encourage undergraduate women to continue in physics.

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• Profs. Blair, Del Gado, and Urbach win a 3 year grant from the National Science Foundation

  Profs. Blair, Del Gado, and Urbach won a 3 year grant of $691,996 from the National Science Foundation for a combined experimental and computational investigation of the role of microscopic rotations, fluctuations, and friction in an important class of particle gels.

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