6.27.18
Microscopes are limited in what they can see because of their resolution, or ability to see detail. Ulugbek Kamilov, at the School of Engineering & Applied Science, plans to use a three-year, $265,293 grant from the National Science Foundationto lay the groundwork for a more precise microscope, one that can see objects as miniscule as 100 nanometers, such as viruses. Such a microscope could be used in medical imaging, brain mapping and drug discovery. Learn more on the engineering website.
6.15.18
A team at the School of Engineering & Applied Science is combining forces to work toward creating a safe, nontoxic and efficient material for solar cells. With a three-year, $480,000 National Science Foundation grant, Rohan Mishra and Pratim Biswas are studying whether the nontoxic element bismuth, lead’s neighbor on the periodic table, is a safer substitute for lead in perovskites, the absorbent layer in solar cells. Learn more on the engineering website.
6.14.18
Kevin Moeller, professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, received a $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a research project titled “New methods for the synthesis and analysis of addressable molecular libraries.”
6.12.18
Ian Dobbins, professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences, was awarded $40,000 from the McDonnell Center for Systems Neuroscience toward research on “Mapping the dynamics of pupillometry onto functional brain networks during recognition.”
6.8.18
Alex Meshik, research professor in physics in Arts & Sciences, received a $1.1 million award from NASA in support of a project titled “Analyses and interpretations of noble gases delivered by Genesis and Stardust missions – Phase 2.”
6.7.18
Yanli Song, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, received $161,000 from the National Science Foundation for his research on applying equivariant index theory.