CSN graduate student Xu (Mary) Huang recently defended her doctoral dissertation at the University of Iowa, “Extending Accurate Density Functional Modeling for the Study of Interface Reactivity and Environmental Applications.” Congratulations, Dr. Huang!
CSN Graduate Student Donald White was selected as the winner of the 2nd Place Award in the graduate poster competition at Tuskegee University’s Seventh Joint Annual Research Symposium (JARS 2017). The poster was entitled, “A facile method dispersing CNF’s via vs1 with in a polymer matrix.” Congratulations, Donald!
Kyle Johnson and Katie Landy, CSN undergraduates working in the lab of Dr. Christy Haynes, have both been chosen to receive the University of Minnesota’s 2017 David A. and Merece H. Johnson Scholarship for outstanding achievement in undergraduate research as well as overall scholastic excellence. Congratulations to Kyle and Katie!
The Humboldt Foundation has awarded CSN faculty member Franz Geiger the 2017 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Prize, which is named after the famous 18th century mathematician and astronomer. The award allows Franz to work on interfacial charge density problems relevant to the CSN. Congratulations, Franz!
CSN Associate Director Christy Haynes was featured on a recent episode of the People Behind the Science Podcast: Tiny Technology with Big Impacts: Nanoparticles for Medicine, Energy, and the Environment. You can read the summary and listen to the interview here.
Juli Troiano’s manuscript, entitled “Quantifying the electrostatics of polycation-lipid bilayer interactions,” has been accepted by the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Julianne M. Troiano, Alicia C. McGeachy, Laura L. Olenick, Dong Fang, Dongyue Liang, Jiewei Hong, Thomas R. Kuech, Emily Caudill, Joel A. Pedersen, Qiang Cui and Franz M. Geiger, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139 (16), 5808-5816.
CSN Director Bob Hamers was featured in an Associated Press story where the reporter tagged along to see a “typical” day in the life of a faculty member. The AP story ended up being picked up by several major news sources, including the New York Times, the Washington Times, and the Daily Mail (making it an international story!).
The CSN is proud to announce that two graduate students, Liz Laudadio and Natalie Hudson-Smith, have been awarded Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation. A third, Nicholas Niemuth, was recognized as an honorable mention. As the program website states, “The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.” Congratulations to Natalie, Liz, and Nicholas!
Congratulations to former Geiger group member Dr. Julianne Troiano, who was awarded a Beckmann Postdoctoral Fellowship to work in the lab of Gabriela Schlau-Cohen at MIT!
Two recent Sustainable Nano blog posts have been recognized as ScienceSeeker Editor’s Selections. First, graduate student Margy Robinson’s post, How Do Skis Ski, and How Do Nanomaterials Make Skiing More Fun? was listed for the week of February 20-26. Next, Professor Christy Haynes’ post in honor of International Women’s Day, What is the “Matilda Effect,” and How Can We Improve Recognition of Women Scientists? was chosen for the week of March 6-12. Congratulations to Margy and Christy!
