- Lisa Tran accepts faculty position at Utrecht Univesity. (May
2019)
- Eric Horsley successfully defends thesis! (January 2019)
- Hillel Aharoni accepts faculty position at the Weizmann Institute!
(November 2018)
- Helen Ansell awarded Department of Physics and Astronomy's 2018 Werner B.
Teutsch Prize, Awarded annually to the graduate student who, by his
or her performance in the first year courses, shows the most promise for
outstanding achievement in research. (June 2018)
- Hillel Aharoni wins 2018 Michi Nakata Prize for Early Career
Achievements of the International
Liquid Crystal Society For his impressive evolution of research on
topological and geometric applications in soft matter physics from the
pattern formation in smectic liquid crystals, demonstrating how nature
uses simple geometric principles for achieving complex functionality. His
unusual broad view on the soft matter physics including liquid crystal
physics, based on strong mathematical and geometrical skills, will make
him grow as a prominent scientist. (June 2018)
- Ex-postdoc Tom Machon wins 2018 Glenn Brown Dissertation Prize
of the International Liquid Crystal Society
For his theoretical work on the topology and field states in soft
matters, especially in complex liquid crystalline environments, with the
goal to predict and determine topological properties of the objects such
as field knots and topological defects. Another aspect of his
contribution to soft matter, the stability of minimal surfaces, opens up
a fascinating new field at the intersection of physics and mathematics. (June 2018)
- Ex-student Dan Beller accepts faculty position at UC Merced! (June 2018)
- Lisa Tran successfully defends thesis! (April 2018)
- Lisa Tran awarded 2018 Elias Burstein Prize "for the exquisite
control and deep understanding of complex liquid crystalline materials."
(March 2018)
- Lisa Tran accepts faculty position at Bryn Mawr! (February 2018)
- Lisa Tran chosen as a Simons Junior Fellow! (December 2017)
- Lisa Tran takes fifth place in Nikon Small World in Motion
Competition! (September 2017)
- Tom Machon accepts faculty position at University of Bristol! (July
2017)
- Lisa Tran awarded American Association of University Women
Dissertation Fellowship! (May 2017)
- Ex-postdoc Mohamed Gharbi accepts faculty position at UMass
Boston! (May 2017)
- Former student Carl Modes accepts Research Group Leader Position at
MPI Dresden! (April 2017)
- Max Lavrentovich accepts faculty position at University of Tennessee
Knoxville! (April 2017)
- Lisa Tran receives Dissertation Completion Award from the School of
Arts and Sciences! (March 2017)
- Graduate Student Lisa Tran chosen as GSNP Student Award
Finalist. (December 2016)
- Ex-postdoc Chris Santangelo wins 2017 GSOFT Early Career Award
For seminal theoretical contributions exploiting geometry and
topology to understand the elasticity of soft materials. (October
2016)
- Daniel Beller wins 2016 Glenn Brown Dissertation Prize of the International Liquid Crystal Society
For his outstanding theoretical work to identify the rich possibilities
and outcomes of controlling defects in nematic and smectic liquid
crystals under a variety of boundary conditions. The demonstration of the
well controlled disclinations and focal conics is expected to open up a
novel route for self-assembly in soft-ordered materials
. (June 2016)
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