New COMPASS-Supported Research Published in Advanced Science: Using Graph Theory to Discover Alloy Possibilities

by Jennifer | Dec 23, 2025 | Center News, Publications

Understanding how elements mix is one of the grand challenges in materials science. With 118 known elements and millions of possible combinations, identifying promising alloys has often relied on heuristics, trial-and-error, or computationally expensive models. In a...

Nature Publishes Pottery-Inspired Nanoparticle Research from COMPASS Collaboration

by Jennifer | Oct 23, 2025 | Center News, Publications

A new study published in Nature highlights a major collaborative achievement between COMPASS researchers at the University of Michigan and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Led by Professors Qian Chen and Sharon Glotzer, the work introduces a...

Exploring Brain Complexity: Professor Paul Bogdan’s Breakthrough in Nature Communications

by Jennifer | Aug 19, 2025 | Center News, Publications

At COMPASS, we are proud to spotlight the groundbreaking work of Professor Paul Bogdan of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, recently published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications. His paper, “Spiking dynamics of individual neurons reflect changes in...

COMPASS Junior Scientist Presents at International Summer School on Statistical Physics

by Jennifer | Aug 19, 2025 | Center News, Presentations, Publications

COMPASS is delighted to recognize Abhishek Bathina, a second-year Ph.D. student in Professor Emanuela Del Gado’s lab at Georgetown University, for his recent contribution to the XVI Summer School on Fundamental Problems in Statistical Physics (FPSP XVI), held June...

Bridging the Macro and Nano: COMPASS Researchers Unlock Phonon Dynamics in Self-Assembled Nanoparticle Lattices

by Jennifer | Jul 21, 2025 | Center News, Publications

A new publication in Nature Materials by COMPASS researchers Xiaoming Mao (University of Michigan) and Qian Chen (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) offers a breakthrough in visualizing and understanding the dynamics of nanoscale mechanical metamaterials. Using...

Exploring the Future of Functional Nanomaterials: Polymer-Patched Plasmonic Nanoparticles

by Jennifer | Jul 18, 2025 | Center News, Publications

A new publication from COMPASS researchers, including Chansong Kim and colleagues, highlights exciting advancements at the intersection of surface patchiness design and plasmonic nanoparticles—a rapidly emerging area in materials science and nanotechnology. Published...