Ed wins best paper at the 2020 Spring / FALL MRS

Ed’s work on ultrasoft slip-mediated bending in 2D materials and heterostructures was selected as the best paper for the session (S.NMO6) at the 2020 Spring/ Fall MRS!

Kayla receives L’Oreal Fellowship for Women in Science

Chia-hao named as 2020 ‘M&M Student Scholar’

Chia-hao wins student scholar award at 2020 Microscopy and Microanalysis Conference for his work on “­Detecting Vacancy-Induced Strain Field Oscillations via Deep Learning”. Congratulations!

Ed wins 2020 Materials Research Society’s Graduate Student Gold Award

Jeff selected as DIGI-MAT trainee

Jeff is selected as a DIGI-MAT trainee. He receives two years of fellowship funding and the opportunity to do an internship. Congratulations!

Kayla wins Microscopy Today Innovations Award

Blanka’s paper selected as ACS Editor’s Choice

Kayla selected as Illinois Distinguished Postdoctoral Research Associate and Visiting Scholar

Kayla has been selected as Illinois Distinguished Postdoctoral Research Associate and Visiting Scholar. Congratulations!

Kayla Nguyen gives talk at TEDx

Dr. Kayla Nguyen joined our group in Jan 2019!   During her PhD, Kayla developed a new electron detector for scanning transmission electron microscopy, and she was awarded the Lemeson-MIT Inventor’s prize.  Kayla recently delivered a TEDx talk on the EMPAD detector in Vienna.

Themis Inauguration

The Materials Research Lab is holding an inaugural event on Dec 11 for our new aberration-corrected Themis Z scanning transmission electron microscope. More info at: https://mrl.illinois.edu/events/themis-inauguration