Ana Alvarez, a Princeton senior who is graduating on June 5, is the first in her family to go to college.
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Christina Chang, a senior from Austin, Texas, is majoring in chemistry while pursuing certificates in applications of computing, engineering biology, and materials science and engineering. Over the last four years, she has helped share her passion for science and engineering with others in the community and on campus.
The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment has awarded funding for five research projects through the Addy/ISN North American Low Carbon Emission Energy Self-Sufficiency Fund. The recipients will receive up to $100,000 for a year-long research project. Research topics include Mg-ion batteries, iron catalysts for hydrogen generation, optimization of algal biofuels, renewable hydrogen for fuel cells, and battery storage of solar and wind power.
On May 7, 2012, PRISM hosted a picnic for the Materials Science and Engineering undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff. More than 80 attended this 2 hour event. The weather was beautiful and everyone had a great time!
On May 4, 2012, Professor Soboyejo and a group of undergraduate and graduate students attended the MSE Annual Field Trip to the MET. The students were given a private underground tour by Dr. George Wheeler. The tour focused on how materials science is used in art restoration and discovering art forgery.
A nitrogen sensor that can monitor environmental change, a "no-frills" quantum computer and a laboratory small enough to fit inside a single cell are the three technologies selected to receive support this year at Princeton University from the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund.
The National Academy of Sciences have elected new members to the Academy. PRISM faculty members elected are:
Pablo Debenedetti, Class of 1950 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science. Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
Vice Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Nai Phuan Ong, Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics.
Director, Princeton Center for Complex Materials.
John Groves, Hugh Stott Taylor Chair of Chemistry.
Professor of Chemistry.
Pablo Debenedetti, Class of 1950 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science. Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
Vice Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Nai Phuan Ong, Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics.
Director, Princeton Center for Complex Materials.
John Groves, Hugh Stott Taylor Chair of Chemistry.
Professor of Chemistry.
Athanassios Panagiotopoulos, the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Our MSE 505 S2012 class visited DuPont Company in Wilmington, Delaware on the afternoon of April 19. It was fascinating for our 31 students to see the impressive facilities and advanced equipment in use at the DuPont research center.
PUMRS is an active student club formed in 2007 to generate student interest in materials science. The club organizes several types of events with professors and other materials students per academic year, i.e., study breaks, field trips, course advising, etc.
PRISM faculty Loo has been selected to receive the 2012 Owens Corning Early Career Award from the Materials Engineering and Sciences Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).