by COMPASS | May 15, 2026 | Center News
Graph curvature measures quantify disorder and complexity for self-assembled particle systems.NP assemblies can be viewed as a series of graphs or networks in which nodes represent NPs and edges represent strong interparticle interactions. ORC and AFRC can be found...
by COMPASS | Apr 22, 2026 | VetIN News
Andres Carrillo is a former USMC scout sniper that joined the VetIF program in 2025 as a computer science major at UIUC. Since then, he has been working to research the relationships between graph theory minimalism, network topology, and materials topography while...
by COMPASS | Apr 22, 2026 | VetIN News
Casey Chason, VetIF Fellow and member of the Velev Lab (NCState) and US Army Research Combat Engineer, recently received awards for his research and his contribution to operational excellence. In March 2026 he attended the TechConnect World Innovation Conference as an...
by COMPASS | Apr 22, 2026 | VetIN News
In Dec. 2025 they became the first of our fellows to graduate. Jebril has taken a PhD student appointment with the University of Michigan Department of Electrical Engineering with a focus on optics and photonics. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Rackham...
by COMPASS | Apr 21, 2026 | featured
The NSF Complex Particle Systems (COMPASS) Science Technology Center and Origin Research & Innovation Labs are excited to announce the launch of HorizonShift, a pioneering initiative dedicated to transforming African industries and communities through original,...