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MEM·C Hosts Faculty Panel with Summer REUs
Last Monday, August 1, MEMC hosted a panel with faculty and REU students. All of the participating faculty are hosting REU students in their labs this summer and the list included: Daniel Gamelin, Arka Majumdar, Jiun-Haw Chu, Matthew Yankowitz, Xiaodong Xu, Brandi Cossairt, and Mo Li. MEMC Education Director, Danica Hendrickson, hosted the panel along… Read more
MEM·C Faculty New Members of the WA State Academy of Sciences
The Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) has announced 25 new members and three of them are MEMC participating faculty: Prof. Jihui Yang, Prof. Jim Pfaendtner, and Prof. Xiaosong Li. The WSAS announcement can be found here and the UW news article can be found here. In the UW news article, Yang, Pfaendtner, and Li’s… Read more
2022 REU Class Arrives to Seattle
Our 2022 REU cohort has arrived! The group gathered Thursday to kick off their weekly journal club, fueled by some of of Seattle’s best coffee (because it was 9AM, after all). Everyone is getting to know their mentors, their labs, and the research they’ll be digging into this summer. Our ETF Sam gave a great… Read more
MEM·C’s Executive Director of Education and Outreach, Xiaosong Li, Named UW Associate Vice Provost of Research Cyberinfrastructure
Announced last week, our illustrious leader, Prof. Xiaosong Li, has been named the University of Washington’s Associate Vice Provost of Research Cyberinfrastructure. Already in this role, Xiaosong has coordinated with Prof. Andrew Connolly, Associate Vice Provost for Data, on campus wide research cyberinfrastructure projects and proposals. Prof. Li is so excited about this new role… Read more
First Ever STEM Pals-created In-Person Event
UW STEM Pals (a MEM·C partner) held their first ever STEM Pals-created in-person event last week at Seattle World School! The lesson had students make flashlights and learn about Ohm’s Law. Pictures and more information about the event is available on the STEM Pals’ website. STEM Pals is a group of graduate students, undergraduates and… Read more
Summer 2022 Nanocamps with UW Youth & Teen Programs
Back by popular demand, MEM·C is partnering with UW Youth & Teen Programs this summer to offer 2 NanoCamps ! Aug 8–Aug 19, 2022 & Aug 8–Aug 19, 2022 The courses are for incoming sixth to eighth graders and will be taught in person be MEM·C’s 2022 RET Caitlin Chamberlin on campus at UW Seattle…. Read more
Applications Open: MEM·C Education & Training Fellow
We are currently accepting applications for a MEM·C Education and Training Fellows (ETF) (an RA position) to support our spring and summer outreach and education events such as our middle and high school summer camp (NanoCamp!), a teacher workshop, and our summer REUs. The ETF position is ideal for graduate students interested in teaching, outreach,… Read more
Deadline Extended – Materials Science Research Experience for Teachers
The Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM·C) Research Experience for Teachers has now has a rolling deadline. Please share the following information with middle and high school teachers who might be interested ! MEM·C’s Research Experience for Teachers is a six-week session designed for middle and high school teachers who have the goal of integrating materials… Read more
MEM·C Participates in NSF MRSEC’s 1st Annual Science Slam
MEM·C started off 2022 with diamonds, lightsabers, and an awesome Science Slam presentation by Chaman Gupta, PhD student in the Pauzauskie group at UW’s Materials Science & Engineering department. The Science Slam, hosted on 1/28/2022 via Zoom by NSF MRSEC, was a national event with a huge audience of MRSEC students, faculty & postdocs…. Read more
Recent MEM·C Graduate Dr. Jose Araujo Receives Prestigious Washington Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Washington Research Foundation (WRF) has announced its fifth annual cohort of WRF Postdoctoral Fellows. Recent MEM·C graduate Dr. Jose Araujo is a recipient of the prestigious WRF Postdoctoral Fellowship to research innovative battery technology. Read More…