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PRISM/PCCM's 3rd annual Holiday Science Lecture with Prof. Howard Stone and special guest Prof. Bonnie Bassler was a huge success on Saturday, December 17, 2011. This year's theme was energy, and there was quite a bit to go around at the event. Children and their families joined our faculty to learn about the different forms of energy and some of the amazing things that can be done with it.
Professor Torquato has been awarded a Simons Fellowship in Theoretical Physics. A Simons Fellowship in Theoretical Physics supports a research leave, defined as a continuous period of one or more academic semesters or quarters free from classroom teaching and academic administration.
Incorporated in 1994 by Jim and Marilyn Simons, the foundation's mission is to advance the frontiers of research in the basic sciences and mathematics by sponsoring a range of programs that aim to promote a dee
Incorporated in 1994 by Jim and Marilyn Simons, the foundation's mission is to advance the frontiers of research in the basic sciences and mathematics by sponsoring a range of programs that aim to promote a dee
On December 2nd, 2011, we were given a tour at the Shiseido Cosmetic Factory in East Windsor, NJ. We saw every aspect of the industry side of materials -- from research and development, and packaging, to the manufacturing process. All the students had an amazing time!
A research team headed up by PRISM faculty member and Electrical Engineering Professor Stephen Chou has found that placing a metal cap over a small hole in a metal film does not stop the light at all, but rather enhances its transmission. The team believes these finding should have broad and significant impacts and applications to optical systems in many fields.
In an effort to make batteries last as long as the gadgets and cars they power, Craig Arnold, a Princeton professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has found a surprising link between battery life and the day-to-day physical forces acting on an overlooked battery component.
On Tuesday, November 1, 2011, Olympus Corp. and the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM) hosted a joint workshop on Microscopy and Optical Metrology. The workshop showcased 3 Olympus microscopes: LEXT (laser confocal reflected microscope), HIROX (digital microscope) and BX3 (transmitted compound microscope with digital imaging). Along with presentations and application discussions, hands on use of the microscope were also made possible.
PRISM and EE graduate student Noah Jafferis working with PRISM Profs. Jim Sturm and Howard Stone have used integrated piezoelectric actuators and sensors to demonstrate the propulsive force produced by controllable transverse traveling waves in a thin plastic sheet suspended in air above a flat surface, thus confirming the physical basis for a “flying” carpet near a horizontal surface.
Prof. Robert Cava is the recipient of the 2012 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials. The prize was established in 1997, and is endowed by IBM, to recognize and encourage outstanding achievement in the science and application of new materials.
Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) Certificate Program held its Freshmen Open House on Tuesday, September 13, at the Bowen Hall Atrium. Over 80 students attended the Open House to learn how to incorporate materials science into their coursework.
How many different ways do creatures communicate with one another? Howard Stone, Princeton's Donald R. Dixon and Elizabeth W. Dixon Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Bonnie Bassler, Princeton's Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology, enlist the help of elementary school students to explain the science of communication behind sound waves, pheromones, bioluminescence and more.
The name of the project -- "photonic neuron" -- was catchy enough, but what really caught Mitchell Nahmias' attention was the opportunity to combine his interests in engineering and neuroscience.