NEWS LETTER October 2023
Issue 1 RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS MEMS Professor Paul Ohodnicki to Present at European Workshop on Optical Fiber Sensors MEMS Professor Wei Xiong to CoChair 50th International CALPHAD Conference
NSF CAREER AWARDEES
Advancing Nuclear Energy Research Pitt Engineering Researchers Receive Over $2 Million from DOE to Develop Nuclear Energy Technology
Congratulations to our two NSF CAREER awardees, Xiayun Zhao and Mostafa Bedewy! Xiayun Zhao received a $657,610 CAREER Award to further her reasearch in photopolymer additive manufacturing. Read More Mostafa Bedewy received a $596,734 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to develop LINC - laserinduced nanocarbon - to expedite and revolutionize flexible device manufacturing processes. Read More
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS Two Engineering Students Receive Pitt Staff Council Endowed Book Fund Scholarships Strong Pitt Showing at Recent Gordon Research Seminar and Conference on High Temperature Corrosion
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RECENT MEMS FUNDING John Whitefoot and Nikhil Bajaj
Anne Robertson $3.2 million NIH R01 Award 8/11/23-7/31/28 A Digital Twin for Designing Bladder Treatment informed by Bladder Outlet Obstruction Mechanobiology (BOOM) Katherine Hornbostel
$410k NSF REU Award
$1.4 million ONR/NOAA Award
9/1/23-8/31/26 REU Site: FIRE: Facilitating Inclusive Research Experiences in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
9/1/23-8/31/25 mCRD 2023: Coupling Desalination with Novel mCDR Membranes Tevis Jacobs $1.05 million DOE BES Renewal Award 8/15/23-8/14/26 Understanding the Role of Surface Energy in the Deformation of Metal Nanoparticles
SWITCHIN’ GEARS written by Kat Procyk
Much has changed since the first Panther Racing car cruised Oakland streets 35 years ago. One thing however hasn’t changed until now. For the first time in Panther Racing history, the team is retiring its internal combustion engine and designing an electric motor going forward.
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