On Monday, Alex passed his advanced exam on "Characterizing the dynamics of self-assembly of DNA-coated colloids." Congrats, Alex!
Rogers and Ivanovic Labs receive the Provost Research Award!
The Rogers and Ivanovic Labs receive the Provost Research Award to initiate a collaborative project on viral adaptation.
Ishan and Kirsten join as Biochemistry rotation students
Ishan and Kirsten, two first-year PhD students in Biochemistry, join the lab for a final rotation. Welcome Ishan and Kirsten!
Josh receives Schiff Undergraduate Fellowship!
Josh has been named a Schiff Undergraduate Fellow and will receive a fellowship to support a collaborative project aimed at developing an interactive learning exhibit on self-assembly. Congrats Josh!
Olivia receives MRSEC Undergraduate Research Fellowship!
Olivia has been awarded a MRSEC Summer Materials Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SMURF) to continue her work studying the thermodynamics of competition in mixtures of biological molecules. Congrats, Olivia!
Simon joins as a new postdoc
Simon Merminod joins us as a new postdoc from Paris Diderot University in France, where he received his PhD studying self-organization in granular matter. Welcome Simon!
Ben publishes a new paper
Ben published a new paper about using colloidal self-assembly to build tunable photonic crystals. Read it here: https://www.osapublishing.org/ome/abstract.cfm?uri=ome-7-1-253.
Angelina receives a travel award!
Angelina received a travel award from the Society of Physics Students to present her summer research at PhysCon in San Francisco. Congrats Angelina!