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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...
Nature Publishes Pottery-Inspired Nanoparticle Research from COMPASS Collaboration
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...
Announcing the Active Duty Fellowship Program
COMPASS: Center for Complex Particle Systems is thrilled to announce the launch of the COMPASS Active Duty Fellowship (ADF) Program, a vital new initiative dedicated to supporting active duty military members in advancing their careers and education! On September...
Congratulations to Prof. Martin Thuo!
Congratulations to Prof. Martin Thuo, COMPASS Deputy Director, on receiving the 2025 Viness Pillay Prize at PolyChar in Mauritius, awarded by Minister of Tertiary Education Dr. Kaviraj Sharma Sukon and South African High Commissioner Dr. Hlamalani Nelly Manzini! This...
Congratulations to Lakshmi Yaneesha Sujeeun!
We are proud to share that Lakshmi Yaneesha Sujeeun was awarded Best Oral Presentation at POLYCHAR 2025 for her groundbreaking work on graph theory applied to tissue engineering nanofiber scaffolds. Her presentation, based on the paper “Predicting inflammatory...
COMPASS Junior Scientists Spotlighted for Groundbreaking Research in Nanowire Coatings
At COMPASS, we’re proud to see our junior scientists at the forefront of materials innovation. Recently, Alain Kadar and Wenbing Wu were featured in MRS Bulletin for their insightful work applying graph theory (GT) to better understand and predict the behavior of...
Exploring Brain Complexity: Professor Paul Bogdan’s Breakthrough in Nature Communications
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
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...