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MatSE alumnus honored for humanitarian efforts

Published Date:March 13, 2013

S. Ismat Shah (PhD MatSE 1986) is the recipient of the 2012 Madhuri and Jagdish Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement from the University of Illinois. Shah will give the International Alumni Lecture, "Diseconomy of Neglect," at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center on April 11.

Published Date: March 13, 2013


AkzoNobel Award to be given to MatSE graduate

Published Date:March 13, 2013

Hua Lu (PhD MatSE 2011) will receive the 2013 AkzoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry from the American Chemical Society for his thesis work with JJ Cheng at Illinois. ACS will organize a half-day symposium during the 2013 fall meeting in his honor.

Published Date: March 13, 2013


Walker named a finalist for Lemelson-Illinois Student Prize

Published Date:February 28, 2013

Brett Walker, Ph.D. student, has been named a finalist for the $30,000 Lemelson-Illinois Student Prize, which awards innovative students passionate about solving grand challenges and striving to be entrepreneurial.

Published Date: February 28, 2013


Stretchable battery for flexible circuits

Published Date:February 28, 2013

Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Illinois have developed stretchable batteries that can be used to power a new generation of flexible electronics.

Published Date: February 28, 2013


Researchers strain to improve electrical material and it's worth it

Published Date:February 11, 2013

Lane Martin's group has devised a method of making thin films of ferroelectric material with twice the strain of traditional methods, giving the films exceptional electric properties.

Published Date: February 11, 2013