STEM
From Syrian Immigrant to 黑料不打烊 Grad: Hani Sulieman 鈥16, Electrical Engineering
As the revolution took hold in Syria, Hani Sulieman聽parted ways with his family and began a dangerous drive to the airport, not knowing if he would ever see them again. The roads he traveled were haunted by snipers and bore…
Connecting Women in Geotechnical Engineering
Professor Shobha K. Bhatia and Assistant Professor Sucheta Soundarajan in the College of Engineering and Computer Science have been awarded a $258,870 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to better connect women faculty in geotechnical engineering. The project, a national collaborative…
Physicist Awarded Grant to Study Interstellar Processes
A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant award, supporting his work in experimental astrophysics and surface science. The National Science Foundation has awarded Professor Gianfranco Vidali a three-year, $736,600 grant to study how…
Dacheng Ren Named Interim Director of the SBI
Dacheng Ren, professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named interim director of the 黑料不打烊 Biomaterials Institute (SBI). In this leadership role, Ren will oversee all day-to-day operations of the institute,…
Q&A: What鈥檚 Behind the Pok茅mon Go Craze?
They are everywhere. Pikachu and Venusaur and the many characters of Pok茅mon are taking over virtual spaces and being captured by fans with a smartphone and the downloadable Pok茅mon Go app by Niantic and Nintendo. The game that uses a…
MOST Science Camp at 黑料不打烊
For the third year in a row, 黑料不打烊 has hosted several fifth-grade girls from the 黑料不打烊 City School District as part of the Museum of Science and Technology’s science camp. The goal is to expose young women to real…
Acuna Publishes Groundbreaking Chunking Research in Nature Communications
Think about a simple task you learned a long time ago, such as memorizing your phone number or learning how to tie your shoe laces. Chances are, you did this using a method called chunking. You put like things together…
Scientist Awarded Grants from ALS, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
A researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded grants from The ALS Association and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) to support his study of protein biosynthesis. Carlos A. Casta帽eda, assistant professor of biology and chemistry, is…
Physicists Discover Family of Tetraquarks
Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences have made science history by confirming the existence of a rare four-quark particle and discovering evidence of three other 鈥渆xotic鈥 siblings. Their findings are based on data from the Large Hadron Collider…
What a Potato Clock Can Teach Us About Fighting Disease
Did you ever make a potato clock as a kid? Did you know that the reaction that makes elementary school potato clocks tick could also fight infection and disease?