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COMPASS Represents Michigan Engineering at the President’s Symposium for Research Impact
COMPASS: Center for Complex Particle Systems was honored to represent the University of Michigan College of Engineering at this year’s President’s Symposium for Research Impact and Policy Leadership—an event that celebrates research driving meaningful change in...
Join Us in Celebrating Our Newest PhD: Dr. Jamadgni.
We are thrilled to celebrate Dhanush’s graduation from North Carolina State University, where he has been a cornerstone of Prof. Martin Thuo’s lab and a vital member of the COMPASS ecosystem. Dhanush’s doctoral research is a powerful example of the COMPASS...
Accelerating Protein–Protein Interaction Discovery with Graph Theory and Deep Learning
Center for Complex Particle Systems researchers have developed a faster, more accessible way to analyze protein–protein interactions (PPIs) by combining graph theory (GT) with deep learning (DL). Their newly published open-access study in Advanced Intelligent...
Unveiling the Invisible
Dr. Yash Boyjoo completed a research fellowship at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (USA), funded by the COMPASS–CERA program. Working with Junseo Lee in Prof. Qian Chen’s laboratory, he used state-of-the-art X‑ray tomography and electron microscopy to...
COMPASS Celebrates First VetIF Fellows to Graduate
COMPASS is proud to announce an exciting milestone for our VetIF Fellowship program: the graduation of our first two VetIF Fellows. The VetIF Fellowship supports veterans as they pursue academic, research, and professional pathways—particularly in high-impact...
COMPASS-Funded PI Barabási Co-Authors Nature Paper on Hidden Rules of Physical Network Design
COMPASS is pleased to highlight a new Nature publication exploring how real-world physical networks—from the brain’s connectome to vascular systems, trees, corals, and fungi—are shaped by deeper geometric constraints than previously understood. In “Surface...
Fellow Spotlight: Casey Chason Recognized with Army Achievement Medal
The NSF COMPASS Veterans Innovation Fellowship at the University of Michigan is honored to celebrate the achievements of fellow Casey Chason (NCSU, Biomedical Engineering ’26). Casey was recently awarded the Army Achievement Medal for meritorious service during his...
New COMPASS-Supported Research Published in Advanced Science: Using Graph Theory to Discover Alloy Possibilities
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...
VetIF Student Earns Best Student Abstract Award and Oral Presentation Slot at TechConnect World 2026
COMPASS is thrilled to announce that VetIF Student Casey Chason has received two distinguished honors from the 29th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo, taking place March 10–12, 2026, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Casey was selected as a winner of...
Explore Your STEM Passions with the COMPASS Virtual Consulting Program
Download flyer: https://compass.engin.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/COMPASS-consulting-flyer.pdf High school students with a passion for STEM now have a unique opportunity to take their curiosity to the next level. The COMPASS Virtual Consulting Program...
Innovation in Action: How a Global Collaboration Led to a Breakthrough Wound-Healing Patch
At COMPASS, we’re committed to supporting young scientists whose work bridges disciplines and drives real-world impact. Today, we’re proud to highlight new research published by Dhanush Udayashankara Jamadgni, a PhD student with Prof. Martin Thuo and an active member...
Highlights from the 2025 COMPASS All Hands Meeting
The COMPASS All Hands Meeting on Nov. 20 and 21 brought together researchers, students, and partners for two energizing days at the Gerald R. Ford Library! We explored breakthroughs in graph theory, network science, and materials design. Highlights included inspiring...