Wolverton Named Fellow of Materials Research Society
Professor Chris Wolverton was honored as an MRS Fellow for pioneering contributions to computational materials science and its impact on materials design and discovery.
Engineering News
Plastic Recycling Gets a Breath of Fresh Air
A team of scientists with Professor Tobin J. Marks broke down plastic using a simple, inexpensive catalyst and air.
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- FriMar 14CS Seminar: Explaining Matching Mechanisms to Participants (Clayton Thomas)
- FriMar 14Colloquium: Kevin Pedro:"Unsupervised and Generative AI for High Energy Physics"
- MonMar 17CS Seminar: Toward Human-Centered Embodied AI (Ruohan Zhang)
- MonMar 17David Minh PhD | Department of Pharmacology Seminar Series
- WedMar 19Trienens Institute Generate Pillar Seminar · Professor Jinsong Huang
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