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Accelerating Research

Sep 5, 2020
The Center for Scientific Computing at UCSB is utilizing a $400,000 NSF grant to enhance scientific computing through a new GPU cluster. This technology supports research in bio-based materials and other projects, benefiting collaborations like the BioPACIFIC MIP, established with a $23.7 million NSF grant.
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PARADIM Researchers Publish Thermodynamic Roadmap for Oxide MBE Sources

Aug 24, 2020

A comprehensive thermodynamic study by PARADIM in-house researchers evaluates the volatility of 128 binary oxides to guide source material selection for oxide MBE. Featured as an Editor’s Pick, the paper was also selected as the cover article for the August 2020 issue of APL Materials.

 PARADIM Researchers Publish Thermodynamic Roadmap for Oxide MBE Sources
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David Elbert Delivers Talk "Streaming Towards Our Quantum Future" at 2020 Kafka Summit

Aug 24, 2020

PARADIM Chief Data Officer David Elbert delivered a talk at the 2020 Kafka Summit titled Streaming Towards Our Quantum Future.

David Elbert Delivers Talk
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UCLA, UCSB Share $23.7 Million Grant to Study Biologically Based Polymers

Jul 29, 2020
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named UC Santa Barbara and UCLA joint partners in the BioPolymers, Automated Cellular Infrastructure, Flow, and Integrated Chemistry: Materials Innovation Platform (BioPACIFIC MIP). The five-year, $23.7 million collaboration is part of the NSF Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP) Program and has a scientific methodology reflecting the broad goals of the Materials Genome Initiative, which aims to develop new materials “twice as fast at a fraction of the cost.”
UCLA, UCSB Share $23.7 Million Grant to Study Biologically Based Polymers
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Multiuniversity Partnership Receives $23 Million NSF Grant to Accelerate U.S. Research on Glycomaterials

Jul 29, 2020
To accelerate complex glycomaterials research in the U.S., the National Science Foundation (NSF) has committed $23 million to a new multiuniversity partnership, led by Virginia Tech. The partnership will bring together leading scientists and engineers from Virginia Tech, the University of Georgia, Brandeis University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to establish an NSF Materials Innovation Platform called GlycoMIP focused on “Automating the Synthesis of Rationally Designed Glycomaterials.”
Multiuniversity Partnership Receives $23 Million NSF Grant to Accelerate U.S. Research on Glycomaterials
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PARADIM Collaboration Reveals Atomic Origins of Tooth Decay

Jul 20, 2020

A multi-institutional study using PARADIM’s advanced imaging tools has traced the root causes of tooth decay down to the atomic level.

PARADIM Collaboration Reveals Atomic Origins of Tooth Decay
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PARADIM Researchers Show That “Blurrier Is Better” for Atomic Imaging

Jul 6, 2020

Cornell researchers using PARADIM’s electron detectors reveal that defocused imaging can enhance precision when locating atoms.

PARADIM Researchers Show That “Blurrier Is Better” for Atomic Imaging
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PARADIM Study on Magnetic Patterning Featured in Advanced Materials

Jun 1, 2020

A PARADIM user project demonstrating laser-controlled magnetization switching in FeRh thin films was selected as the Inside Cover of Advanced Materials in June 2020.

PARADIM Study on Magnetic Patterning Featured in Advanced Materials
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PARADIM’s Crystal Growth Lab at JHU Featured in Johns Hopkins Magazine

Apr 1, 2020

A feature in Johns Hopkins Magazine spotlights PARADIM’s Bulk Crystal Growth Facility, where researchers create materials that have never existed before.

 PARADIM’s Crystal Growth Lab at JHU Featured in Johns Hopkins Magazine
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PARADIM User Mike Scudder Awarded OSU Presidential Fellowship

Apr 1, 2020

Mike Scudder, a PARADIM user and member of the Goldberger group, received Ohio State’s prestigious Presidential Fellowship in Spring 2020.

PARADIM User Mike Scudder Awarded OSU Presidential Fellowship
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