News
MEM·C Faculty Co-Founds Optics Startup
University of Washington (UW) electrical and computer engineering professors Karl Böhringer and Arka Majumdar, a MEMC faculty, co-found an optics startup Tunoptix to develop metasurface lenses (or metalenses) for imaging in satellites at the UW Washington Nanofabrication Facility (WNF). Optics startup Tunoptix wins federal grant to develop metalenses for imaging satellites at WNF
MEM·C Faculty Receives Highly Regarded Office of Naval Research Award
MEM·C faculty member Arka Majumdar recently received the 2020 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program award that will help further his research. Two UW ECE faculty members receive highly regarded ONR YIP award
MEM·C Faculty Receives UW Distinguished Teaching Award
MEM·C faculty Prof. Xiaosong Li is a recipient of the 2020 University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award! Read the UW News article about 2020 Awards of Excellence
MEM·C Students Make Diamonds
Read the UW News article about diamond making in the MEM·C labs. http://www.washington.edu/news/2019/05/03/nanodiamond-synthesis-pauzauskie/
MEM·C Launches Nanocrystals Conference
MEM·C is launching a biennial Nanocystals Northwest conference to be held August 13-15 at Pack Forest Conference Center. This is the first in what we hope will become a regular biennial summer tradition of bringing together nanocrystal researchers from all around the Pacific Northwest to exchange ideas, foster collaborations, and strengthen ties among our regional… Read more
MEM·C Researcher Creates Ultra Thin Lens
Arka Majumdar has created an ultrathin lens using layers of 2D materials. UW Today Article The results were published in Nano Letters Nano Lett. 2018, 18, 11, 6961-6966
MEM·C physicist Jiun-Haw Chu named Packard Fellow for research on quantum materials
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MEM·C All Hands Workshop
MEM·C faculty and students held their first annual All Hands Workshop on Sept 4-6 at Friday Harbor Labs. The days were filled with student presentations, poster sessions, professional development sessions, and planning for collaborations between the research groups.
Call for Proposals for the 2018 UW MEM·C Materials Research Seed Grants
Proposals are solicited for Seed funding offered by the University of Washington Molecular Engineering Materials Center (UW MEM·C), an NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). We are pleased to announce a call for proposals for 2018 UW MEM·C Materials Research Seed Grants, open to all members of the UW materials research community. “MEM-Seed”… Read more
UW MEM·C Debuts Online
UW MEM·C makes its online debut! Please check out our new and developing site. You can learn more about our research and education programs and our team members.