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Materials Science and Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Northwestern University SPRING 2013 Northwestern-Art Institute Partnership Expands With Mellon Grant CENTER WILL BE A NEW NATIONAL MODEL OF COLLABORATIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE ARTS orthwestern has received a we are ready to build upon this solid $2.5 million grant from the foundation to offer our expertise to NAndrew W. Mellon Founda- others beyond our institutions.” tion to establish the Center for Faber and Francesca Casa- Scientific Studies in the Arts (NU- dio, the Andrew W. Mellon Senior ACCESS), expanding an innovative Conservation Scientist at the Art partnership between the University Institute, launched the museum- and the Art Institute of Chicago that academic partnership in 2004 with has led to unlocking secrets about Mellon support. many of the museum’s masterpieces Many of the partnership’s and developing new methods and remarkable discoveries over the technologies to investigate art. years have been woven into major Breaking new ground, the exhibitions at the Art Institute, in- conservation science partnership, cluding “Matisse: Radical Invention, funded over six years, will offer 1913-1917” in 2010 and “Watercol- its scientific tools and expertise to ors by Winslow Homer: The Color users from across the country. of Light” in 2008. In the United States, scientific The current show “Picasso research on cultural heritage objects and Chicago” (Feb. 20 to May 12) Kathy Faber (right) of the Department of Materials typically is conducted within the includes findings from a study of Science and Francesca Casadio of the Art Institute of boundaries of a specific museum or Modern bronze sculptures in which Chicago will co-direct the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts. One piece of artwork already studied cultural institution, with only a few Northwestern and Art Institute through the NU-AIC collaboration was “Head of a dozen such institutions equipped researchers traced some of Picasso’s Woman (Fernande)” by Pablo Picasso (at left). with the necessary tools and exper- unmarked sculptures to the tise nationally. Valsuani foundry in Paris, based and scholars in training will meet ter, we will have a chance to enhance “I am thrilled that what we on material evidence. and engage in mutual learning with our understanding of the world’s have accomplished over the past The new center will serve as a scientists, conservators, and curators. shared cultural objects and preserve eight years has been recognized as collaborative hub, facilitating inter- Conservation scientists in and them for future generations. valuable,” said Katherine T. Faber, a disciplinary research partnerships outside Chicago have learned about “This landmark initiative Walter P. Murphy Professor in mate- in art studies and conservation on a the partnership’s work through the represents a tectonic shift from rials science and engineering. “Now, national scale. Academic researchers Art Institute’s exhibitions as well the isolated museum scientist to a as academic papers and seminars. dynamic hub that will serve as incu- They have been eager to have the bator of new ideas and significantly SAVE THE DATES opportunity to study their own accelerate the rate of discoveries by Annual Hilliard Symposium and Alumni Celebration treasures, using the latest science providing the latest technological Thursday, May 16 and engineering tools offered by innovations brewing in the aca- Weertman Festival to Honor Hans and Julia Weertman Northwestern and the Art Institute. demic environment,” she said. “Art and technology are prime Friday, October 4 Casadio and Faber will be co- material evidence of humanity’s directors of the Center for Scientific See page 2 for more information. accomplishment,” Casadio said. “By Studies in the Arts, which will be bringing the two together in this cen- continued on page 5 Letter from the Chair New Geometries: Researchers Create New Shapes pring quarter finds research opportunities to museums of Artificial Microcompartments around the country. Katherine Faber the materials science AS IN NATURE, VARIOUS SHAPES COULD BE MORE EFFICIENT FOR SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS Sdepartment as busy will co-direct the center. as ever. Looking through Meanwhile, our enrollments the pages of this newsletter have increased at both the graduate The research was conducted by three McCormick faculty members: and undergraduate levels. Research Olvera de la Cruz; Michael J. Bedzyk, professor of materials science and you will find that 2012-13 activity also remains high and we engineering and (by courtesy) physics and astronomy; and Samuel I. has been an exciting year. continue to publish exciting work. Stupp, Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, And there is more to come. In addition, we are developing new Chemistry, and Medicine. In September, President opportunities for students to be A paper about the research, “Molecular Crystallization Controlled Morton Shapiro announced that involved in materials innovation by pH Regulates Mesoscopic Membrane Morphology,” was published the University and the National through our soon-to-be available November 27 in the journal ACS Nano. Institute for Materials Science in Battery Lab (“BatLab”), the first Other authors of the paper include lead co-authors Cheuk-Yui Leung, Liam C. Palmer, and Bao Fu Qiao; Sumit Kewalramani, Rastko Japan would launch a joint research component of a planned Energy Sknepnek, Christina J. Newcomb, and Megan A. Greenfield, all of center to address global materials- Materials Lab. Northwestern; and Graziano Vernizzi of Siena College. related challenges in energy, I hope you will join us for our environment, health, and security. second annual Alumni Celebration Co-directed by Robert Chang, the on Thursday, May 16. The day will Michael J. Bedzyk center will enable our department begin with the Hilliard Symposium, to tackle new and exciting chal- which will feature graduate student when the Weertman Festival will “We are developing lenges in these important areas. posters and presentations, as well honor Hans and Julia Weertman. Shortly after New Years, North- as a keynote address by alum Todd Please join us for lively new opportunities for western announced another exciting Steyer, manager of extreme envi- discussions, an update on research students to be involved A simulation shows the edges of a polyhedra-shaped micro compartment collaboration, this time with the ronment materials at The Boeing by our students, and a great in materials innovation are fluid-like bilayers. Electron microscopy and x-ray scattering were used to image the multi-length scale structure. Art Institute of Chicago. For several Company. In the evening, we will opportunity to connect with old through our soon-to-be years, our institutions have partnered celebrate alumni, student, and fac- friends and new acquaintances. available Battery Lab n nature, biological functions are often carried out in in a groundbreaking program that ulty accomplishments at the second I hope to see you in May! (‘BatLab’), the first applies materials science character- Alumni Celebration Banquet. You tiny protective shells known as microcompartments, Michael J. Bedzyk component of a planned structures that provide homes to enzymes that ization to the field of conservation can read more about the alumni Chair, Department of Materials I Energy Materials Lab.” science. Now, thanks to a sizeable honorees on page 7. Science and Engineering convert carbon dioxide into energy in plant cells and grant from the Andrew W. Mellon In the meantime, please save Michael J. Bedzyk to viruses that replicate once they enter the cell. Foundation, the new Center for Sci- another date: Friday, October 4, Most of these shells buckle into an icosahedron shape, forming 20 entific Studies in the Arts will offer 2013 — Homecoming Weekend — sides that allow for high interface with their surroundings. But some shells — such as those found in the single-celled Archaea or simple, salt-loving organisms called halophiles —break into triangles, squares, Tresa M. Pollock, Alcoa Professor of Materials at the University of California or non-symmetrical geometries. While these alternate geometries at Santa Barbara, with Michael J. Bedzyk (left) and Peter Voorhees at the may seem simple, they can be incredibly useful in biology, where low John E. Dorn Memorial Lecture on February 12. symmetry can translate to higher functionality. Department Announcements Researchers in the Department of Materials Science and 2013 MATERIALS SCIENCE LECTURES Engineering have recently developed a method to recreate these shapes This year’s Morris E. Fine Lecture, “Watching Microstructure Evolve in Three Dimensions,” was presented by Peter W. Voorhees, Frank C. “BATLAB” COMES TO MSE 2013 UPCOMING EVENTS: HILLIARD SYMPOSIUM, in artificial microcompartments created in the lab: by altering the acidity ALUMNI CELEBRATION, WEERTMAN FESTIVAL of their surroundings. The findings could lead to designed microreactors Engelhart Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, on January 8. Materials science students and faculty will soon have access to a new, that mimic the functions of these cell containers or deliver therapeutic Join the Department of Materials Science and Engineering for the The 2013 Eshbach Lecture, “Electrocrystallization of Coatings state-of-the-art Battery Lab (“BatLab”). Located on the third floor of materials to cells at specific targeted locations. Annual Hilliard
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