FALL 2018 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

DAVID SEIDMAN MSE 60th Anniversary Reunion

ELECTED TO The Department celebrated 60 years of materials science at Northwestern with a two-day celebration in May for alumni, NATIONAL ACADEMY faculty, staff, and friends. Read more about the event on page 6. OF ENGINEERING

Seidman’s research aims to understand Seidman honored for his contributions to physical phenomena in a wide range of material systems on an atomic scale. His understanding materials on the atomic scale research group uses highly sophisticated microscopy and spectroscopy instru- orthwestern Engineering’s David mentation to study interfaces on a N. Seidman, whose work has led subnanoscale level. He uses these tools to Nto an improved understanding of develop high-temperature cobalt-based materials on the atomic scale, was one alloys for use as turbine blades in aircrafts of 83 new members and 16 new foreign and for producing electricity. members elected to the National Academy Seidman has received several awards, of Engineering (NAE) in February. including being selected twice as a Among the highest professional John Simon Guggenheim Memorial distinctions accorded to an engineer, Foundation Fellow and receiving an Seidman was cited by NAE for Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Prize. “contributions to understanding of He also has received an IBM Faculty materials at the atomic scale, leading to Seidman Research Award, the Materials Research advanced materials and processes.” Society’s David Turnbull Lecture Award, Seidman is a Walter P. Murphy Professor how those properties have temporally ASM International’s Albert Sauveur of Materials Science and Engineering and evolved. This information can be used to Achievement Award and its Gold Medal, the founding director of the Northwestern improve various materials’ properties, and the Max Planck Research Award from University Center for Atom-Probe such as making them lighter and stronger. the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Tomography (NUCAPT), the largest “We are tremendously proud to see and Max Planck Society. atom-probe tomography group in the David recognized at the highest level in He is a fellow of the American United States. NUCAPT’s equipment gives his field,” said Julio M. Ottino, dean of Academy of Arts and Sciences, American researchers the ability to see the internal the McCormick School of Engineering. Association for the Advancement of structures of materials — on the subnano- “Since joining Northwestern more than Science, Materials Research Society, TMS, to nanoscale — to help them better 30 years ago, he has been an example of American Physical Society, International understand the materials’ properties and an outstanding researcher, collaborator, Field-Emission Society, Microscopy and colleague.” Society of America, and ASM International. FROM THE CHAIR PROFESSOR EMERITA On a more somber note, our also happy to note that we have Dear Friends, universally beloved and admired received the green light to proceed faculty emerita Julia Weertman planning a renovation of the JULIA WEERTMAN PASSES AWAY he past year seems to passed away on July 31 at the undergraduate teaching lab, aided have passed in a whirlwind blessed age of 92. I, along with by a generous donation from one of T of activities, and it is a many other faculty, had the our alumni. I will keep you informed Expert on nanocrystalline materials was the first pleasure to highlight some of opportunity to attend her memorial, of progress on this front. them in this newsletter. Without and left with a deep admiration of In closing, allow me to thank woman to chair a materials science department a doubt, one of the highlights was how a person could simultaneously you again for your interest in our the reunion and celebration of the be so accomplished, have so many department. I am always happy to Erik Luijten in the United States Department of Materials Science interests, and be such a beacon hear your stories and will be glad to Department Chair and Engineering’s 60th anniversary for the people around her. We will catch up in person if you happen to ulia R. Weertman, Walter P. Murphy In 1987, Weertman was appointed chair in May. From the alumni panel greatly miss her and wish Hans be in Evanston! Professor Emerita of Materials of Northwestern’s Department of Materials discussion on Friday — which and her children strength. I would Science and Engineering at Science and Engineering, becoming the first greatly inspired alumni, students, like to add that we will celebrate Northwestern University, passed woman in the country to hold the position staff, and faculty alike — to the lab Julia’s impact on the department Jaway at age 92 on July 31. She will be within an engineering department. During tours, faculty presentations, and with a symposium on the Evanston remembered as a dedicated teacher, her five-year tenure, the number lively closing reception on Saturday, campus on November 16, featuring Julia Weertman Symposium pioneering researcher, and valued of materials science undergraduate it was a wonderful celebration of friends, collaborators, and students. and Remembrance colleague and friend. students more than doubled, and she the department and the people As the upcoming academic that have made it what it is. year begins, we are preparing Weertman made many noteworthy recruited two new female faculty members Furthermore, per September 1, to welcome our incoming class contributions to understanding the to join the department. Friday, November 16, 2018 Jon Emery has been promoted to of 39 PhD students and 23 MS basic deformation processes and failure Weertman’s career has been marked 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Julia and Johnannes Weertman assistant professor of instruction. students. Graduate students and mechanisms in a wide class of materials, by many honors. In 2014, she received Guild Lounge, Evanston Campus Jon plays an important role in postdocs form the heart of our from nanocrystalline metals to high- the prestigious John Fritz Medal from Reception to follow modernizing our curriculum and I research activities, and every temperature structural alloys. Her 1964 the American Association of Engineering “SHE IS REMEMBERED am happy that we can count on his year it is exciting to welcome new For details, please contact Kristina Yi Lugo textbook, Elementary Dislocation Theory Societies (AAES) in recognition of her role (847) 491-3533 continued strong involvement in the members to our materials science (Reprint, Oxford University Press, 1992), in the understanding of failure in materials BY MANY OF HER department. and engineering “family.” I am [email protected] which she co-authored with her husband, and for inspiring generations of young FORMER COLLEAGUES Emeritus Professor Johannes Weertman, women to pursue careers in the science and FOR HER WARMTH, stands as the first book written specifically engineering fields. INSPIRATION, for undergraduate students on dislocation That same year, the Department of theory, an important factor in determining Materials Science and Engineering AND SEMINAL CBES Receives $12 Million for Energy Research the behavior of crystalline materials. established the Johannes and Julia Randall CONTRIBUTIONS She was the first woman admitted to Weertman Graduate Fellowship in honor TO THE FIELD.” the College of Science and Engineering of the couple’s impactful contributions to By Julianne Beck, ISEN at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, materials science and to Northwestern. ERIK LUIJTEN now Carnegie Mellon University, where In 2017, The Minerals, Metals & Materials orthwestern’s Center for Bio- The new research questions address she earned her bachelor’s, master’s, Society (TMS) renamed its TMS Educator Inspired Energy Science (CBES) innovative approaches to photocatalysis and DSc degrees in physics. She Award to the TMS Julia and Johannes “I can’t imagine wanting any career other Nhas received $12 million in renewal that include hierarchical structures joined Northwestern’s Department of Weertman Educator Award. This award than engineering,” Weertman wrote in funding for a four-year term from the and mechanical enhancement of Materials Science and Engineering in celebrates an individual who has made 2012. “My advice to young women who are Department of Energy for the most recent photocatalysis, synthesis of materials that 1972 as an assistant professor, teaching outstanding contributions to education considering engineering as a major involves funding round of the national Energy behave as artificial muscles leading to the courses at both the undergraduate and in metallurgical engineering and/or the usual clichés, but they are nonetheless Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) program. development of “robotic soft matter,” and graduate levels. materials science and engineering. valid: work hard and try to be the very CBES is directed by Samuel I. Stupp, new ways to store energy that are inspired “Julia was an illustrious faculty member Her other honors include membership best, keep your sense of humor active, and Board of Trustees Professor of Materials by biomolecular structures. in our department and has always been in the American Academy of Arts and don’t take yourself too seriously. Stick with Science and Engineering, Chemistry, “Developing synthetic soft matter that deeply committed to it,” said Erik Luijten, Sciences as well as the National Academy of top-notch people. And most of all, enjoy Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering at can behave in an autonomous way, the professor and chair of the Department Engineering (NAE). She was also a recipient what you do.” Northwestern and director of the Simpson way you expect living things to behave, of Materials Science and Engineering at of the ASM International Gold Medal Weertman is survived by her husband, Querrey Institute. CBES aims to discover is an enormous scientific challenge,” Northwestern’s McCormick School of in 2005, two Special Creativity Awards Johannes; daughter Julia (Nicholas and develop bio-inspired systems that Stupp said. “It is not the kind of research Engineering. “She is remembered by many for Research from the National Science Zerebny); son Bruce (Leslie Miller); CBES will create materials that move like living reveal new connections between energy that somebody would do in isolation in of her former colleagues for her warmth, Foundation, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and grandson Willem; and sister Louise matter in response to light or magnetic fields. and matter. Funding from the EFRC will a lab. It requires integrating many fields Credit: Mark Seniw inspiration, and seminal contributions to a Distinguished Engineering Educator Award Walsh. She was preceded in death by her support CBES’s central research objectives of expertise and that is the perfect the field.” from the Society of Women Engineers. grandson, Johannes Weertman. with a focus on six specific areas. configuration for an EFRC.”

2 Northwestern University • McCormick School of Engineering Materials Science and Engineering • Fall 2018 3 Hilliard Symposium 2018 Mohan Liu (Wolverton) “High-throughput Hybrid-functional DFT Investigation of ALUMNI HONORED Materials Band Gaps and Formation The 31st annual John F. Hilliard Symposium, organized by Professor Jiaxing Huang, was Energies” held on May 17 in the Krebs Classroom at Northwestern’s North Campus Parking Garage/ Charles Kuehmann and Nathan Guisinger received awards at the annual banquet Academic Building. Alumnus Matthew Jones (PhD ’14, Mirkin), delivered the keynote Fuyao Yan (Olson) “Materials for address, “Nanoparticles as Meta-Atoms: Thinking by Analogy in Chemistry and Materials Additive Manufacturing — Design for Science.” Jones joined Rice University in 2017 as assistant professor of chemistry and Accelerated Qualification” wo outstanding the Norman and Gene Hackerman Junior Chair. Che-Ning Yeh (Huang) “Stability of materials science Graphene Oxide Membranes in Water: The Mystery, the Answer and the alumni were honored Implications” at the 2018 Annual Vuk Brajuskovic (Petford-Long) Speakers Jinghan Zhu (Mirkin) “Responsive TAlumni Celebration Banquet “Quasicrystal Artificial Spin Ice — A Direct Nanoparticle Superlattices” 1ST PLACE Observation of High Energy States” in May. Charles Kuehmann Nicholas A. Sather (Stupp) “Directed Pengcheng Chen (Mirkin) “Combinatorial received the Distinguished Career Assembly of Hybrid Nanotubes for Synthesis of Multicomponent Achievement Award, and Nathan Hierarchical Energy Storage Electrodes” Nanoparticles” Guisinger received the Early 2ND PLACE Seyoung Cook (Marks) “Revealing Defect- Spencer Wells (Hersam) “Reactive 2D induced Behavior in Strontium Titanate Career Achievement Award. Materials: Challenges and Opportunities” Using In-situ Synchrotron X-ray Techniques” 3RD PLACE Xuan Duo (Huang) “Self-dispersed Charles Kuehmann Ha-Kyung Kwon (Olvera de la Cruz) Crumpled Graphene Balls for Lubrication (PhD ’94, Olson) “Electrostatic Control of Ionomer Application” Kuehmann has been a leader in Phase Behavior” Vinay Hedge (Wolverton) “Exploring the computational materials design since its High-pressure Materials Landscape” Matthew Jones (left) with Professor Chad Mirkin inception. He currently leads the materials engineering organizations at both Tesla and SpaceX, driving material solutions to enable the world’s transition to a sustainable CONTRIBUTIONS future, the commercialization of space, and a multi-planetary civilization. MATERIALS SCIENCE Mr. Steven E. Ms. Cheyenne Lynsky Aaron Wilbur Saak, PhD Mr. Thomas Yeh MORRIS E. FINE AND ENGINEERING Feldman and Ms. Mark and Anita Pucci and Jennifer Saak, PhD Kenneth Zanio, PhD LECTURE Nathan Guisinger Jennifer Manning Family Foundation Takeo Sakai, PhD and and Mrs. Carol Arcelor Mittal Rebecca Cortez, PhD (PhD ’05, Hersam) Ms. Michelle Ian Michael McKenna Mrs. Yasuko Sakai Conroy Zanio The Dow William O. Gentry, PE Florence Ferber and Andrea Michelle Ho Dmitry Alexandrovi Ms. Shuran Zhang Guisinger has developed a leading effort Chemical Company Barbara M. Fidelity Investments Mr. Harry A. Meier Shashkov, PhD Zhan Zhang, PhD towards materials discovery, synthesis, Evonik Corporation Charitable Gift Fund Nichols, PhD Bryce William John S. Smart III, PhD Mr. Bicheng Zhou characterization, and processing, including MilliporeSigma Joseph S. Mr. Alexander Meredig, PhD and Victoria O. Smart Mr. Thomas O. Zurfluh Santner, PhD the discovery of new low-dimensional Questek Innovations LLC Robert Furlong Chantal K. Dr. Sharon Bowen Myers and Mrs. Barbara United States -Israel Anthony F. Giamei, PhD Sudbrack, PhD materials. He is a staff scientist at the Mrs. Catherine Arthur K. Santner Binational Science Mr. Jeffrey L. Grabowski Tao Sun, PhD and JOHANNES AND Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne Noble and Mr. Semyon Vaynman, PhD Top: Professor Greg Olson (left) presents the award to Charles Kuehmann; Foundation Wei Zhang, PhD JULIA RANDALL National Laboratory. William L. Harrod, PhD Christopher A. Noble WEERTMAN and Ms. bottom: Nathan Guisinger (left) with Professor Mark Hersam Dhruv Agarwala Yan Sun, PhD Prof. Mark C. Ms. Jeani Boots Park GRADUATE Dora Vaynman Teruaki Aoki, PhD and Hersam and Mr. Zachary Mr. Jin Suntivich Anil V. Virkar, PhD Reiko Aoki FELLOWSHIP FUND Mrs. Susan Hersam Richard Patterson Boris V. Vuchic, PhD Debasis Baral, PhD Emily Elizabeth Tsu-Wei Chou, PhD Cynthia Pierre, PhD Kathryn Anderson Donations made Craig Bartels, PhD Hoffman, PhD Prof. David C. Dunand Mark S. Pucci, PhD Wahl, PhD and Bruce between July 21, 2017 Mr. Jason Ross Branden Mr. James P. Hughes Nolan Wahl, PhD Stephen T. Gonczy, PhD Andrew J. Purdes, PhD and July 18, 2018. Carelyn E. Campbell, PhD Ms. Kelly Elise Hyland Sheldon M. Jeffrey T. Gotro, PhD If you would like to Ms. Sarah Dow Lecture: Lane Martin Jerome B. Cohen Lectures: Frederico Capasso Wecker, PhD and and Mrs. Elaine M. contribute to MSE Upcoming Katherine F. Campbell Mr. Giancarlo Marti Izzi Nason Rappaport University of California, Berkeley Harvard University and John A. Campbell Mrs. Gail E. Wecker Grossman-Gotro funds, please contact Mr. Cameron Prof. James M. Prof. Bruce W. Mrs. Joanna H. Gwinn and Patrick Hankey at Special November 20, 2018 May 6-7, 2019 Mr. Daniel Anton Cecchetti James Kadleck Rondinelli and Ms. Wessels and Donald G. Gwinn, PhD partick.hankey@ Kuo-Wei Chang, PhD Kevin L. Klug, PhD and Jessica Tran Nguyen Lectures Ms. Beverly George William northwestern.edu. Morris E. Fine Lecture: Gerbrand Ceder John E. Dorn Lecture: Karin Rabe Mr. Young Chang Mrs. Kelly Hazen Klug Mrs. Randi Tiedemann Wessels Nieman, PhD and Prakash Kolli, PhD Roussochatzakis University of California, Berkeley Rutgers University Wan-Lin Chen, PhD Ms. Susan Wright Ms. Rita Nathanson Mr. Thomas A. and Mr. Yiannis February 5, 2019 Spring 2019 Mr. Edison C. Chu Mrs. Jane Norins Prof. David N. Seidman Langdo and Roussochatzakis Didier De Fontaine, PhD Yaffe and Mrs. June Cheng Mr. Andrew Prof. Peter W. Voorhees Doreen D. Edwards, PhD Mr. Eric Yaffe and Ms. Maria Ms. Lynn Costanza Li Joseph Rowberg G. Voorhees

4 Northwestern University • McCormick School of Engineering Materials Science and Engineering • Fall 2018 5 he reunion was highlighted by DEPARTMENT CELEBRATES an alumni-led panel discussion T that tackled the unique career trajectories of MSE alumni, the impact 60TH ANNIVERSARY of their Northwestern materials science education, and their vision of the field of materials science in the future. WITH ALUMNI REUNION Moderated by Professor Mark Hersam, panelists included: Charlie Kuehmann (PhD ’94), vice The event was held May 18-19 on Northwestern’s Evanston campus president of materials engineering at SpaceX and Tesla Motors orthwestern Engineering’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering celebrated its 60th Cynthia Pierre (PhD ’09), inspection, anniversary with an alumni reunion on May 18-19, 2018. Guided by the theme, “Better Materials = materials, corrosion, and engineering superintendent at BP Better Life,” the event brought together alumni from around the world for two days of networking, Boris Vuchic (PhD ’95), principal and lab and facility tours, research presentations, and a reception with McCormick School of owner at Pennant Capital NEngineering Dean Julio M. Ottino and Chair Erik Luijten. Grace Wang (PhD ’01), vice chancellor for research and economic development at State University of New York Bryce Meredig (PhD ’12), founder at Citrine Informatics Michele St. Louis Weber (PhD ’96), senior director of the Internet of Things Group at Intel Brad Tinkham (PhD ’02), manufacturing engineering manager at II-VI EpiWorks

6 Northwestern University • McCormick School of Engineering Materials Science and Engineering • Fall 2018 7 DEPARTMENT CELEBRATES Northwestern Receives Mellon Foundation Grant for Scientific Studies in the Arts ITS RECENT PHD GRADUATES The grant includes a permanent endowment The Department of Materials Science and Ben Myers (Dravid) to support the position of a co-director for the Northwestern University Engineering celebrates its PhD candidates Center for the Scientific Studies in the Arts Ashwin Narayanan (Stupp) who graduated between September 2017 and Northwestern University orthwestern University has over the next four years. All funds June 2018. They are listed below with their Lindsay Hardt Oakley (Shull, Broadbelt) received a $3.5 million grant from count toward We Will. The Campaign for One of the Center’s projects discovered that Natural History Museum of Denmark The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Northwestern. ancient artists used the pigment Egyptian blue current job placements. to support the Center for the “The fundraising effort is an exciting for underdrawings. Xiaochen Ren (Lauhon) NScientific Studies in the Arts, a collaborative part of the grant,” said Marc Walton, the Intel partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago center’s co-director and research professor expertise to institutions across the Ethan Benjamin Secor (Hersam) to investigate and conserve art. of materials science and engineering in country as well as bolster its educational Tassie Anderson (Marks) Divya Jain (Seidman) Sandia National Laboratories The grant includes two components: Northwestern’s McCormick School of efforts with additional classes, workshops, Applied Materials Intel $2.5 million in spendable funds to Engineering. “The University is putting Quentin Sherman (Voorhees) and conferences. The grant will fund a support the center over five years, and support and infrastructure into this goal Itamar Balla (Hersam) Joohoon Kang (Hersam) Bain & Company new program called Idea Labs, which Intel Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory $1 million as a permanent endowment to because it sees value in work taking place will support new collaborations among Shannon Lee Taylor (Dunand) support the position of a center co-director at the intersection of art and science.” scientists and art conservators, historians, Amit Kishan Behera (Olson) Kyoungdoc Kim (Wolverton) Desktop Metal at Northwestern. In order to receive the With the Mellon Foundation’s continued curators, and others who could benefit Questek Innovations Northwestern University Hongqian Wang (Barnett) permanent endowment, the University support, the center will expand its core from exploring artistic objects through Sumit Bhattacharya (Seidman) Soo Kim (Wolverton) SF Motors must raise $2 million in matching funds program to offer scientific tools and scientific analysis. Argonne National Laboratory MIT Michael Lynn Whittaker (Joester) Zhenyu Bo (Notestein) Michael Phan Knudson (Odom) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Micron Technology Intel Fuyao Yan (Olson) Jeffrey David Cain (Dravid) Andrew Robert Koltonow (Huang) Questek Innovations Researchers Predict Materials to Stabilize Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Cardinal Intellectual Property Zhenpeng Yao (Wolverton) Gavin Paul Campbell (Bedzyk) Ha-Kyung Kwon (Olvera de la Cruz) Harvard University Record-high Capacity Lithium-ion Battery Intel Toyota Research Institute Che-Ning Yeh (Huang) rofessor Christopher Wolverton After composing a detailed, atom-by- Kavita Chandra (Odom) Won-Kyu Lee (Odom) Stanford University Advancement could has found ways to stabilize a atom picture of the cathode, Wolverton’s Boston Consulting Group Harvard University Chyi-Huey Joshua Yeh (Shull) pave the way for new battery with a record-high team discovered the reason behind the Seyoung Cook (Marks) Byunghong Lee (Chang) Ecole Superieure de Physique less expensive, longer- charge capacity. Based on a material’s high capacity: It forces oxygen Intel Hyundai Motor Group et Chimie Industrielles Plithium-manganese-oxide cathode, the to participate in the reaction process. Lawrence Anthony Crosby (Marks) Qingyuan Lin (Mirkin) Yue Yang Yu (Kung) lasting batteries breakthrough could enable smartphones By using oxygen — in addition to the Boston Consulting Group and battery-powered automobiles to last transition metal — to store and release Xuan Dou (Huang) New York University for electric vehicles more than twice as long between charges. electrical energy, the battery has a higher Shuangping Liu (Olvera de la Cruz) Antoine Alexandre Emery (Wolverton) Min Zhang (Brinson) “This battery electrode has realized one capacity to store and use more lithium. Solvay Chemicals Zhi Lu (Wolverton) L’ O r e al of the highest-ever reported capacities Next, the Northwestern team used high- Daniel Joseph Fairfield (Stupp) Andrew Jacob Mannix (Hersam) for all transition-metal-oxide-based throughput computations to scan through University of Chicago electrodes. It’s more than double the the periodic table to find new ways to alloy Changrui Gao (Bedzyk) capacity of materials currently in your the compound with other elements that Apeel Sciences Julian Juin E. McMorrow (Hersam, Marks) cell phone or laptop,” said Wolverton. could enhance the battery’s performance CNA Corporation Linda M. Guiney (Hersam) A French research team first reported and prevent swift degradation. Northwestern University Stephanie Lucille Moffitt (Bedzyk) the large-capacity lithium-manganese- The computations pinpointed two SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory oxide compound in 2016 after developing elements: chromium and vanadium. The Eve Dorthea Townsend Hanson (Dravid) a cheaper electrode with more than team predicts that mixing either element Citrine Informatics Liane Michelle Moreau (Bedzyk) double the capacity. But they did not fully with lithium-manganese-oxide will Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory understand the chemical origin of the produce stable compounds that maintain Professor Christopher Wolverton large capacity. the cathode’s high capacity.

8 Northwestern University • McCormick School of Engineering Materials Science and Engineering • Fall 2018 9 Junior Daniel Ng was awarded the 2018 MML FACULTY NEWS Student Intern Accolade from the National New Fuel Cell has Exceptional Power Density and Stability Institute of Standards and Technology. Discovery presents “WITH THIS RESEARCH, WE CAN NOW ALUMNI NEWS a significant step ENVISION A PATH TO MAKING COST-EFFECTIVE Gregg Damminga (BS ’83, MS ’85) was pro- toward lower fuel FUEL CELLS AND TRANSFORMING THE ENERGY moted to vice president of foundry services LANDSCAPE.” for the newly created company SkyWater cell costs and more Technology Foundry. Professor Monica Olvera de la Cruz sustainable energy SOSSINA HAILE Doreen Edwards (PhD ’96, Mason) will receive Monica Olvera de la Cruz received $4.5 million the 2018 ACerS Outstanding Educator Award. Professor Sossina Haile from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation to team of researchers led by “With this research, we can now envision accelerate the discovery of new functions and Professor Sossina Haile has a path to making cost-effective fuel cells Sossina Haile was elected fellow of the application of synthetic structures. created a new fuel cell that and transforming the energy landscape.” Materials Research Society for her leadership A John Rogers’s innovative “Lab on the Skin” in engaging the international community of offers both exceptional power densities The new fuel cell combines a high- invention was featured as part of an art exhibit materials researchers. and long-term stability at optimal activity cathode with a new electrolyte at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). temperatures, a discovery that heightens that allows ions to move quickly. Research Professor Semyon Vaynman (PhD ’87) the viability of incorporating fuel cells Unlike previous fuel cells, the new cell and Christopher Hahin, engineer with the Illinois into a sustainable energy future. remained stable even when operated for Department of Transportation, will receive the 2018 Engineering Materials Achievement Award “For years, industry has told us that the hundreds of hours. from ASM, International. holy grail is getting fuel cells to work at 500 degrees Celsius and with high power Chris Wolverton was named Jerome B. Cohen Emily Hoffman Professor of Engineering. density, which means a longer life and An SEM image of the electrolyte material Emily Hoffman (PhD ’16, Marks) received the less expensive components,” Haile said. Outstanding Collegiate Member Award from STUDENT NEWS the Society of Women Engineers. Professor Mark Hersam Brian Ingram (PhD ’04, Mason) and George Eric Anderson, Kyle Bushick, Jose Martinez, Crabtree (advisory board) represented the Joint Mark Hersam was elected to the National and Yakira Mirabito received second place Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) Stretchable Electronics a ‘Game Changer’ Academy of Inventors. He also received the in the 2017 ASM Undergraduate Design team led by Argonne in receiving the Secretary 2017 Nanotechnology Recognition Award from Competition for their project, “TRIP Ti alloys of Energy’s Achievement Award. for Stroke Recovery Treatment the American Vacuum Society (AVS). for Additive Manufacturing,” supervised by graduate student Fan Meng and Professor Deep Jariwala (PhD ’15, Hersam) was named to Greg Olson. Forbes’ “30 Under 30: Science” for 2018. New wearable device developed in partnership Kyle Bushick (Wolverton) received the Hilliard John Quintana (PhD ’91, Cohen) was recently Award for Research and Design. Yakira Mirabito named Argonne National Laboratory’s deputy with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab received the Hilliard Award for Leadership, laboratory director for operations and chief operations officer. Scholarship, and Service. groundbreaking new sensor the diagnosis and treatment of aphasia, NSF Graduate Fellowships were awarded to Jake Song (BS ’17) was recognized as the 2017 designed to be worn on the throat a communication disorder associated USA and Canada Regional Winner in Engineering Matthew Cheng (Dravid), Thomas Cotey (Stupp), could be a game changer in the with stroke. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Liban Jibril (Mirkin), Jacob Kupferberg (Stupp), from The Undergraduate Awards. A field of stroke rehabilitation. Developed a research hospital in Chicago, uses Kelly Parker (Dravid), Melissa Puga (Mirkin), Todd Steyer (PhD ’93, Faber) was named to in the lab of Professor John A. Rogers, in the throat sensor in conjunction with and Kristen Wek (Stupp). the 2018 American Ceramics Society Class partnership with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, electronic biosensors — also developed of Fellows. Professor Yonggang Huang Graduate student Jennifer DiStefano (Dravid) the sensor is the latest in Rogers’s growing in Rogers’s lab — on the legs, arms, won the fall 2017 Materials Research Society’s Kelsey Stoerzinger (BS ’10) was named portfolio of stretchable electronics. and chest to monitor stroke patients’ Yonggang Huang was selected as a foreign Science as Art competition for her image of assistant professor of chemical engineering “Stretchable electronics allow us to see recovery progress. The intermodal system member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. two-dimensional crystals. at Oregon State University. what is going on inside patients’ bodies at of sensors streams data wirelessly Tobin Marks received the Harvey Prize in Peter Hosbein received the Outstanding MSE Chantal Sudbrack (PhD ’05, Seidman) accepted a level traditional wearables simply cannot to clinicians’ phones and computers, Science and Technology. Junior Award. a position as senior materials design engineer achieve,” Rogers said. “The key is to make providing a quantitative, full-body picture Chad Mirkin was selected as a foreign member with QuesTek Innovations LLC. Undergraduate students Elizabeth Jensen them as integrated as possible with the of patients’ advanced physical and of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He also (Shull, Walton) and William Jeang (Rogers) were The new sensor measures stroke patients’ Former post-doc researcher in Professor David patterns of speech. human body.” physiological responses in real time. received the 2018 Nano Research Award at the awarded Meister Summer Research Awards. Dunand’s group, Cong Wang, received the 2018 5th Annual Nano Research Awards at the 2018 The new bandage-like throat sensor Ha-Kyung Kwon (Olvera de la Cruz) received Early Career Faculty Fellow Award from The Sino-US Nano Forum in Chengdu, China. measures patients’ swallowing ability and the 2017 Johannes and Julia Randall Weertman Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. Fellowship. patterns of speech. The sensors aid in

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Graphene Finds New Application: Hair Dye

Dyeing your hair too often can damage those silky strands irreparably. Professor Jiaxing Huang and his team have leveraged the super material graphene to develop a new non-damaging hair dye that lasts through many washes without fading. Huang and his team bypassed harmful chemicals altogether by leveraging the natural geometry of graphene sheets.

While currently available hair dyes use a cocktail of small molecules that work by chemically altering the hair, graphene sheets are soft and flexible, so they wrap around each strand of hair for an even coat. Huang’s ink formula also incorporates edible, non-toxic polymer binders to ensure that the graphene sticks — and lasts through at least 30 washes. Graphene is anti-static, so it keeps winter-weather flyaways to a minimum, and its conductive nature opens up new opportunities for hair, such as turning it into in situ electrodes or integrating it with wearable electronic devices.