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BioPACIFIC MIP proud to host ASU's SM3 Center for a 2-day collaboration workshop

Feb 8, 2024

A recent workshop between Arizona State University’s Biodesign Center and BioPACIFIC MIP focused on advancing innovation and collaboration in sustainable materials. The partnership aims to develop sustainable polymers, improve research practices, and enhance workforce development through shared interests in technology and environmental solutions, benefitting the biomaterials community.

BioPACIFIC MIP proud to host ASU's SM3 Center for a 2-day collaboration workshop

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BioPACIFIC MIP unites two UC campuses to advance a new model for materials research

Jan 19, 2024

Researchers at UC are repurposing alpha-lipoic acid as a monomer to create environmentally friendly polymers to replace petroleum-derived plastics. The initiative, BioPACIFIC MIP, aims to develop bioplastics that decompose quickly and with safe byproducts, while fostering collaboration and cutting-edge research in materials science and engineering.

BioPACIFIC MIP unites two UC campuses to advance a new model for materials research

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Former PARADIM Trainee Tanya Berry Wins 2024 Richard L. Greene Dissertation Award

Jan 1, 2024

Tanya Berry, a former PARADIM trainee and Ph.D. graduate from Princeton University, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Richard L. Greene Dissertation Award in Experimental Condensed Matter or Materials Physics.

Former PARADIM Trainee Tanya Berry Wins 2024 Richard L. Greene Dissertation Award

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PARADIM’s David Muller Receives 2024 Joseph F. Keithley Award

Nov 30, 2023

David Muller, Director of the Electron Microscopy facility at PARADIM, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science. He was honored for pioneering a new generation of electron detectors and phase-sensitive reconstruction algorithms, which have led to major breakthroughs in the resolution and capabilities of electron microscopes.

PARADIM’s David Muller Receives 2024 Joseph F. Keithley Award

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Nathaniel Schreiber Receives Second Place in APL Materials Excellence in Research Award

Nov 1, 2023

Nathaniel J. Schreiber and co-author Ludi Miao were awarded second prize in the APL Materials Excellence in Research Award for their paper “A Model Heterostructure with Engineered Berry Curvature.”

Nathaniel Schreiber Receives Second Place in APL Materials Excellence in Research Award

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Nitin Samarth honored with Adler Lectureship Award from American Physical Society

Oct 23, 2023

Nitin Samarth, a physics professor, has been awarded the 2024 David Adler Lectureship Award for his contributions to materials physics, particularly in semiconductor spintronics. He is recognized for developing atomically engineered materials and has published extensively. Samarth will present his work at the APS meeting in March.

Nitin Samarth honored with Adler Lectureship Award from American Physical Society

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Two BioPACIFIC MIP Faculty Awarded 2023 Packard Fellowship

Oct 16, 2023

The Packard Foundation announced the 2023 Packard Fellows, including Yang Yang and Yuzhang Li. This class consists of 20 early-career scientists receiving $875,000 each over five years to advance their innovative research, inspiring future generations in the scientific community.

Two BioPACIFIC MIP Faculty Awarded 2023 Packard Fellowship

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David Muller Awarded 2023 John Cowley Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Microscopy

Sep 1, 2023

PARADIM’s David Muller has received the prestigious John M. Cowley Medal, awarded once every four years to an international leader in microscopy or diffraction physics.

David Muller Awarded 2023 John Cowley Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Microscopy

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Elizabeth Murphy Receives PMSE Graduate Student Travel Award

Aug 4, 2023

Elizabeth Murphy from BioPACIFIC MIP has won the ACS PMSE Graduate Student Travel Award, supporting under-represented graduate students to present research at ACS meetings. She will present her talk, "Accelerated Discovery of Block Copolymers through Automated Chromatography," at the Fall 2023 ACS Meeting in Indianapolis on August 16.

Elizabeth Murphy Receives PMSE Graduate Student Travel Award

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A new synergistic method can create non-canonical amino acids by merging synthetic photochemistry with biocatalysis

Aug 2, 2023

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have developed a new method combining enzyme activities and small-molecule photochemistry, paving the way for innovative catalytic reactions. This approach enhances the synthesis of non-canonical amino acids, crucial for therapeutics, and offers a stereoselective process that improves product specificity.

A new synergistic method can create non-canonical amino acids by merging synthetic photochemistry with biocatalysis