Nano News

"Topological defect dynamics in operando battery nanoparticles.” Science 2015, published June 19

Nanoengineering Professors win a large DOE grant for smart clothes that could cut energy costs...

The Hellman Fellowship is awarded to early-career faculty members as they progress toward tenure.  Congratulations Darren! read more

Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego developed a gel filled with toxin-absorbing nanosponges that could lead to an effective treatment for skin and wound infections caused by MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), an antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

San Diego, CA, March 31, 2015 -- Unless you are directly involved in the hard work of improving battery performance while reducing costs, here is a detail you probably don’t know: in many ways, batteries are still a black box.

Congratulations Dr. Tao!   Sloan Research Fellows have been awarded annually since 1955, Sloan Research Fellowships are given to early-career scientists and scholars whose achievements and potential identify them as rising stars among the next generation of scientific leaders.

Materials Science and Engineering:A  has announced Professor Marc Meyers as the recipient of the 2014 MSEA Journal Prize.

UCSD NanoEngineering Professors Shaochen Chen and Liangfang Zhang were elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).

Joseph Wang has been named to the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Endowed Chair in Engineering at the University of California, San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering.

Congratulations goes out to Prof. Tao for her achievement of the 2014 Young Faculty Award from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for her research in "Plasmonic Nanoprobes for Neuronal Monitoring".  

Congratulations goes to Prof. Shirley Meng, for being recognized for "Science Award Electrochemistry" by BASF and Volkswagen. 

https://www.science-award.com/en/sae/conditions.htm

Professor Shaochen Chen gave a plenary talk and an invited talk on nanoscale 3D-printing and tissue engineering applications in the International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics.

"Biological Materials Science," written by Po-Yu Chen and Marc Meyers introduces the fertile field of Biology to Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering students. Taking a unique materials science approach, it introduces students to the basic concepts and applications of materials and biomed

Congratulations goes out to Prof. Shaochen Chen on his recent award from NIH, the Edward Nagy New Investigator Award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB).

Congratulations!  This award is given for Excellence in Publications by a Young Member of the Institute, which recognizes significant contributions to chemical engineering by researchers under 36.  read more

Congratulations goes out to Drs. Luo, Ong and Yang's research entitled "Development of Interfacial “Phase” Diagrams for the Materials Genome Initiative: Tailoring the Processing and Properties of Materials for Defense Applications".

One of the 49 top scientists is NanoEngineering's Chair, Distinguished Professor Joseph Wang. read more

Professor Opatkiewicz was acknowledged throughout U.C. San Diego for his teaching successes.  The NanoEngineering Department 2012-2013 Teacher of the Year Award;  Jacobs School of Engineering Professor of the Year Award and Sixth College Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award.

Over three thousand researchers earned the distinction of Highly Cited Papers-ranking among the top 1% most cited for their subject field and year of publication, reflecting their exceptional impact.

Professor Joseph Wang presented Plenary Lecture at the 24th World Congress on Biosensors held in Melbourne Australia.