Awards
Professor Martin Thuo Named African Male Researcher of the Month
We are proud to recognize Professor Martin Thuo, Deputy Director of COMPASS and faculty member at North Carolina State University, as the African Male Researcher of the Month for May 2025. Professor Thuo’s visionary work in nanotechnology, applied polymer science, and...
Prof. Ying Diao Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
We are thrilled to announce and celebrate a remarkable achievement by COMPASS member Prof. Ying Diao, who has been honored with the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). This award represents the highest recognition...
Nick Kotov Elected to the National Academy of Engineering!
We are thrilled to announce that Professor Nicholas Kotov has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)—one of the highest professional honors in the field of engineering. This prestigious recognition highlights his groundbreaking work in biomimetic...
Professor Paula Hammond Awarded National Medal of Technology and Innovation
It is our great pleasure to announce that one of the members of our External Advisory Board, Professor Paula Hammond recently received from President Biden the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. She earned this high distinction for groundbreaking research in...
Professor Martin Thuo named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Martin Thuo has been named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to academic inventors. The NAI announced in December the election of 170 exceptional inventors from 135 research universities, and...
Congratulations Prof. Thou for the 2024 NAI Fellow
Congratulations Prof. Thou for the 2024 NAI Fellow! Click here for the full story! 12.2.24-2024-Fellows-ListDownload
Prof. Nikolla was selected as one of the “Cell Press 50 Scientists that Inspire!!”
Prof. Nikolla was selected as one of the Cell Press 50 Scientists that Inspire for her contributions to sustainability through her work in catalysis. Her research interests focus on the development of heterogeneous catalysts for chemical and electrochemical energy...
$10M European Research Council (ERC) grant was awarded!
A $10M European Research Council (ERC) grant was awarded to study complex biological systems of chiral nanoparticles to disrupt the formation of the networks of amyloid peptides formed and biofilms of antibiotic resistant bacteria. The ERC Synergy grants are the...
Congratulations to Professor Nikolla for awarding 2024 Excellence in Catalysis Award!
Congratulations to Professor Eranda Nikolla whom the Catalysis Society of Metropolitan New York awarded the 2024 Excellence in Catalysis Award for her pioneering works in developing catalysts for energy conversion and storage, particularly in designing materials that...
Congratulations to Dr. Ahyoung Kim, former member of our center, awarding the Inaugural Caltech-Kavli Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow!
Congratulations to Dr. Ahyoung Kim, former member of our center, awarding the Inaugural Caltech-Kavli Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow! Her research aims to develop nanomaterials as wireless acoustic nanorobots for applications in bioelectric medicine and...
Congratulations to Kody and Alain winning the award in 2024 BI Research Day!
Kody Whisnant and Alain Kadar have been awarded from 2024 BI Research Day! Congratulations!
Assistant Professor Prashant Kumar – Honouree of the MIT Technology Review TR35 Asia-Pacific 2024 Award
Assistant Professor Prashant Kumar, a part of COMPASS last year, has been recognized as a winner of the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 (TR35) Asia-Pacific 2024 award. This prestigious honour celebrates the top 35 innovators under age 35 making a significant...