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Materials

Michigan EngineeringMarch 15, 2023

For the first time, controlling the degree of twist in nanostructure particles

Being able to decide not only whether a micron-scale particle twists but also how much could open new avenues for machine vision and more.

Taylor ShafferJanuary 31, 2023

Joerg Lahann honored as AAAS Fellow

Joerg Lahann honored by AAAS for distinguished contributions to the field of polymeric materials engineering, including biointerfaces prepared using chemical vapor polymerization.

Michigan EngineeringJanuary 23, 2023

Bryan Goldsmith receives NSF CAREER Award

Bryan Goldsmith receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award to enhance the conversion of nitrate into valuable ammonia for waste management across industry, food and water systems.

Taylor ShafferJanuary 9, 2023

Harsh Patel receives AMTA and Bureau of Reclamation Fellowship for Membrane Technology

PhD student, Harsh Patel receives Fellowship for Membrane Technology to investigate reducing the cost, energy usage and environmental impacts in water treatment and desalination.

Michigan EngineeringNovember 28, 2022

“Transformer” pinwheels offer new twist on nano-engineered materials

Producing chirality, a property found throughout nature, through large-scale self-assembly could lead to applications in sensing, machine perception and more.

Taylor ShafferNovember 15, 2022

Understanding a cerium quirk could help advance grid-scale energy storage

It turns out cerium flow batteries lose voltage when electrolyte molecules siphon off energy to form different complexes around the metal.

Taylor ShafferSeptember 30, 2022

Chem-E-Car Competition team heads to nationals after third place finish at regionals

The U-M Chem-E-Car team placed third in the American Institute of Chemical Engineer’s regional competition in April after a turbulent path to the competition. This November, the team will move on to the national competition in Phoenix.

Taylor ShafferSeptember 28, 2022

Rebecca Lindsey joins Michigan Chemical Engineering

New Assistant Professor Rebecca Lindsey’s work will focus on chemistry in multiscaled systems and material evolution under extreme and dynamically changing conditions.

Taylor ShafferSeptember 23, 2022

Behind the Paper: Structure-color to control heat flow at high temperatures

This PhD student blog post explores heat-resistant nanostructures leveraging structure-color effects that could be used to turn heat into electricity.

Michigan EngineeringSeptember 22, 2022

Heat-resistant nanophotonic material could help turn heat into electricity

The key to beating the heat is degrading the materials in advance.

Michigan EngineeringAugust 18, 2022

Visualizing nanoscale structures in real time

Open-source software enables researchers to see materials in 3D while they’re still on the electron microscope.

Michigan EngineeringJuly 22, 2022

Sharon Glotzer receives Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship

Sharon C. Glotzer, Anthony C. Lembke Department Chair of Chemical Engineering, has received the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Michigan EngineeringMay 10, 2022

Nicholas Kotov elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Nicholas Kotov, Irving Langmuir Distinguished University Professor of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Only 13,500 members have been elected since 1780.

Michigan EngineeringMay 3, 2022

José Carlos Díaz receives National Water Research Institute AMTA Fellowship for Membrane Technology

PhD student, José Carlos Díaz, has received a National Water Research Institute AMTA Fellowship for Membrane Technology. The fellowship supports research projects that advance membrane technologies in the water, wastewater, or water reuse industries.

Michigan EngineeringMarch 21, 2022

Twisted vibrations enable quality control for chiral drugs and supplements

Terahertz light creates twisting vibrations in biomolecules such as proteins, confirming whether their compositions and structures are safe and effective.

Michigan EngineeringJanuary 19, 2022

Nanotechnology: Theory predicts new type of bond that assembles nanoparticle crystals

Turns out entropy binds nanoparticles a lot like electrons bind chemical crystals.

Michigan EngineeringJanuary 13, 2022

Nanostructures get complex with electron equivalents

Nanoparticles of two different sizes break away from symmetrical designs.

Michigan EngineeringJanuary 13, 2022

New photonic effect could speed drug development

Twisted semiconductor nanostructures convert red light into the twisted blue light in tiny volumes, which may help develop chiral drugs.

Michigan EngineeringNovember 29, 2021

Nicholas Kotov honored by MRS with the David Turnbull Lectureship

U-M ChE’s Nicholas Kotov has been recognized by the Materials Research Society (MRS) with the David Turnbull Lectureship for foundational discoveries in interface-based engineering of self-organizing materials.

Michigan EngineeringNovember 23, 2021

$3.4M to turn up the heat at solar-thermal plants

Improved heat-trapping materials for solar thermal energy could help the U.S. meet its goal of cutting solar energy costs in half by 2030.

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