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Falon Kalutantirige has been recognized in 2024 Beckman Institute Research Image Contest!
Polymer filtration films are used in water purification to separate impurities from drinking water. My research investigates how the films’ irregular architecture (i.e., structure and thickness) affects how well they work. Here, 3D renderings of polymer films resemble...
The 2024 Chirality Medal has been awarded to Professor Kotov!!!
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Congratulations to Sharon Glotzer on receiving the 2025 Peter Debye Award!!!
Join us in congratulating our fearless leader on being named the prestigious ACS 2025 Peter Debye Award recipient! Prof. Sharon Glotzer is recognized for her innovative contributions to the theory, modeling, and simulation of colloidal particles for self-assembly.
Collaborations between African and non‐African institutions enhance materials research
Sharing materials samples across continents, for example, can encounter technical and logistical barriers. Often, African researchers do not have access to advanced characterization equipment and instruments. See the article below! Collaboration-CERADownload
Congratulations to Prof. Sharon Glotzer for the FOMMS Medal!
The Foundations of Molecular Modeling & Simulation Conference recently awarded Prof. Sharon Glotzer the FOMMS Medal for her fundamental contributions to the development of computational methods for particle assembly. The FOMMS Medal is presented triannually to...
The 12th International Conference of the African Materials Research Society (AMRS2024) will be held in Kigali, Rwanda 16-19 December 2024!
The 12th International Conference of the African Materials Research Society (AMRS2024) will be held in Kigali, Rwanda 16-19 December 2024. The Kigali AMRS2024 will draw participants from around the world, with an anticipated attendance of 500 people. At its heart, the...
Sumeyra has been selected to receive the 2024 BI Research Community Innovator Award!
Congratulations! E. Sumeyra Turali-Emre is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Kotov Lab, Chemical Engineering. Her research focuses on engineering nanoparticles for biomedical applications, including antibacterial activity and capturing extracellular vesicles for...
News from our awardees
Nanostructured materials for multispectral optics in extreme conditions A team of scientists from the University of Michigan, Air Force Research Laboratory, and University of Sao Carlos in Brazil has shown how to create tough and strong nanocomposites with record-high...
Veteran Innovation Fellow awarded the Blue Ribbon at the UM UROP Symposium
Jebril Thaxton, a VetIF research fellow, wins the judges Blue Ribbon Prize at the 2024 Spring Research Symposium for his work on biosensors in the research group of Prof. Liu. Picture: Jebril receiving award at symposium
First Annual NSF Site Visit
We had the first NSF site visit on May 20-21. It was an exciting event when everyone in COMPASS put the best foot forward.
Farewell to Prof. Bridget Mutuma
We recently said farewell to Prof. Bridget Mutuma who returned to Kenya after the NASEM - sponsored fell. It was extremely successful for everyone. Eranda, Stephanie and Nick had stared collaborative projects with her.
Chemical Engineering Highlights Program
The University of Michigan Chemical Engineering Program has published an article highlight the inaugural fellows for the Veterans Innovation Fellowship. Learn More