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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…
MEM·C Faculty Xiaosong Li Elected Fellow by the American Physical Society
Professor Xiaosong Li was recently elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Professor Li was nominated by the Division of Chemical Physics “for seminal contributions to the development and application of time-dependent quantum theory and relativistic electronic structure theory.” Read More
Two New MEM·C PREM Partnerships Funded by NSF Seed Grants
UW MEM·C will work with UCF and UHawai’i over the next three years to build STEM career pathways for underserved Hispanic, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students. These awards will lay the groundwork for developing new educational pathways for underserved minority students to pursue a career in STEM. At the same time, these partnerships aim… Read more
This technology collaborative promises a brighter future for solar
Jared Silvia, who graduated from the University of Washingon in 2005 with degrees in chemistry and biochemistry, and Daniel Gamelin, Professor and Nicole A. Boand Endowed Chair in Chemistry, are quoted in a March 10, 2021 story titled “This technology collaborative promises a brighter future for solar” featured on Grist and published in partnership with… Read more
MEM·C Faculty Alexandra Velian Named 2021 Cottrell Scholar
Alexandra Velian has been named as one of 25 Cottrell Scholars by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement for the quality and innovation of her research program and her academic leadership skills. She will receive a $100,000 award to foster advancements in her research and educational accomplishments. Read more
MEM·C Faculty Ashleigh Theberge Named 2021 Sloan Fellow
Ashleigh Theberge has been selected as a 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Chemistry. These two-year, $75,000 fellowships are awarded yearly to 126 researchers in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field. Featured in UW News
MEM·C Faculty Xu and Cobden Named 2020 Highly Cited Researchers
MEM·C faculty Xiaodong Xu and David Cobden are named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list from Clarivate. MEM·C research contributes to their high citation numbers. Read more
MEM·C Faculty Xiaodong Xu Elected Fellow by the American Physical Society
The American Physical Society (APS) has elected MEM·C faculty, professor of physics, Xiaodong Xu as fellow of the society. Professor Xu was honored “for pioneering contributions to the discovery and understanding of emergent physics in two dimensional materials, including 2D magnets, spin/valley-pseudospin effects in 2D semiconductors and heterostructures, and monolayer quantum spin Hall insulator.” Read… Read more
Experiments with twisted 2D materials catch electrons behaving collectively
MEM·C faculty Matthew Yankowitz and Xiaodong Xu discover that carefully constructed stacks of graphene can exhibit highly correlated electron properties. The team also found evidence that this type of collective behavior likely relates to the emergence of exotic magnetic states. Read the UW News.
MEM·C Faculty James De Yoreo Receives U.S. Department of Energy Distinguished Scientist Fellow Award
MEM·C faculty James (Jim) De Yoreo was named a 2020 “Distinguished Scientist Fellow” by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC). De Yoreo is an affiliate professor in both Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering at UW, and is recognized as a UW-PNNL Distinguished Faculty Fellow. De Yoreo is co-director of the… Read more