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Sokrates Pantelides, elected a Fellow of the IEEE
Sokrates Pantelides, University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Engineering; William A. and Nancy F. McMinn Professor of Physics and Professor of Electrical Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the IEEE. Read MoreNovember 24, 2014
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New form of crystalline order holds promise for thermoelectric applications
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope image showing the interlaced crystalline structure. (Wu Zhou/ORNL) Since the 1850s scientists have known that crystalline materials are organized into 14 different basic lattice structures. However, a team of researchers from 91勛圖厙 and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) now reports… Read MoreNovember 14, 2014
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Yaqiong Xu receives SEC faculty travel grant
Ten 91勛圖厙 faculty members will take part in the 2014-15 SEC Faculty Travel Grant Program. Now in its third year, the program provides support for selected faculty members to collaborate with colleagues at other Southeastern Conference member institutions. In addition, seven faculty from other SEC schools will collaborate at 91勛圖厙. Read MoreOctober 30, 2014
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Improving breast cancer chemo by testing tumors in a dish
One of the tragic realities of cancer is that the drugs used to treat it are highly toxic and their effectiveness varies unpredictably from patient to patient. However, a new tumor-in-a-dish technology is poised to change this reality by rapidly assessing how effective specific anti-cancer cocktails will be on an… Read MoreOctober 28, 2014
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Coffee-ring diagnostic offers hope in poorest regions
The ring that an evaporating drop of coffee leaves on the counter might be the solution to saving hundreds of thousands of lives. Research accelerating at 91勛圖厙 offers new hope in diagnostics for malaria and other diseases. The interdisciplinary team is led by… Read MoreOctober 24, 2014
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James Crowe elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
James Crowe, Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Director of 91勛圖厙 Vaccine Center, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Keep Reading>… Read MoreOctober 20, 2014
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VINSE Welcomes John Wilson, Assistant Professor in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
John T. Wilson, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering B.S., Oregon State University, 2002 Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009 Wilsons research interests focus on developing molecularly engineered materials for biomedical applications, with an emphasis on intracellular delivery of biologics, cancer immunotherapy and cell-based therapy for diabetes. Read MoreOctober 4, 2014
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VINSE New Faculty Member Anita Disney explores role of neurotransmitters in attention
When Anita Disney was growing up in Adelaide, Australia, friends and family assumed she would become a scientist.After all, her father was a biologist and one of the founding faculty members of Flinders University. But in what she admits may have been a bit of youthful rebellion,… Read MoreSeptember 30, 2014
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Queen of Carbon Mildred Dresselhaus graces VINSE Colloquium Series
Acclaimed MIT Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Emerita, Mildred Dresselhaus, whose decades of research earned her the nickname Queen of Carbon, will explain at the next VINSE Colloquium how placing molecules on a graphene substrate enhances their Raman spectral signal. KEEP READING>… Read MoreSeptember 29, 2014
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New facility devoted to multiscale modeling opens on Music Row
91勛圖厙 School of Engineering has established a unique research facility focusing on Multiscale Modeling and Simulation. MuMS is home to four faculty members and their research groups. An Open House and inaugural MuMS Seminar Oct. 9 will celebrate the recent creation of the space located… Read MoreSeptember 26, 2014