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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
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Solution found to problem bedeviling semiconductor researchers

Jul 26, 2023
Researchers from the 2D Crystal Consortium developed a method using metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) to synthesize high-quality tungsten diselenide for 2D semiconductors, addressing the issue of mirror twin boundaries. This advancement is crucial for enhancing semiconductor technology for next-generation electronics like AI and IoT.
Solution found to problem bedeviling semiconductor researchers
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In Memoriam: Lena Kourkoutis, Pioneering Electron Microscopist and PARADIM Collaborator

Jun 1, 2023

The MIP community joins PARADIM in mourning the loss of Lena F. Kourkoutis, a brilliant scientist and dedicated mentor whose work in electron microscopy advanced materials research worldwide.

In Memoriam: Lena Kourkoutis, Pioneering Electron Microscopist and PARADIM Collaborator
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Professor Heather Maynard has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Apr 21, 2023
Professor Heather Maynard has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, recognizing her contributions in protein-polymer conjugates and smart materials for precision medicine. A longstanding UCLA faculty member, Maynard has received numerous awards and holds significant roles in various research programs and publications in chemistry and biochemistry.
Professor Heather Maynard has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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