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- Stacy Copp Receives U.S. Department of Energy Early-Career Recognition
Stacy Copp Receives U.S. Department of EnergyEarly-Career Recognition On September 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of 91 early-career scientists from across the country who will receive a combined $138 million…Continue Reading Stacy Copp Receives U.S. Department of Energy Early-Career Recognition - Prestigious NSF PREM Grant Awarded
Prestigious NSF PREM Grant Awarded On August 29, 2024, Cal State LA and UC Irvine’s Samueli School of Engineering received a $1 million PREM grant from the NSF to enhance research and education in materials…Continue Reading Prestigious NSF PREM Grant Awarded - Education Outreach
Education Outreach The Center for Complex and Active Materials (CCAM) actively collaborates with local communities and school districts to foster an interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers. We develop and deploy educational…Continue Reading Education Outreach - Impact of Entropy Stabilization on Electrical Conductivity
Impact of Entropy Stabilization on Electrical Conductivity Entropy-stabilized oxide (ESO) research has primarily focused on discovering unprecedented structures, chemistries, and properties in the single-phase state. However, few studies discuss the impacts of entropy stabilization and…Continue Reading Impact of Entropy Stabilization on Electrical Conductivity - Teaching 6th Graders about Materials Science
Teaching 6th Graders about Materials Science The Center for Complex and Active Materials (CCAM) partnered with the Office of Access and Inclusion to host an Engineering Open House for the 6th grade class at Alliance Middle…Continue Reading Teaching 6th Graders about Materials Science - Observing the Dynamics of an Electrochemically Driven Active Material with Liquid Electron Microscopys
Observing the Dynamics of an Electrochemically Driven Active Material with Liquid Electron Microscopy The IRG-2 team led by Assistant Professor Joe Patterson (Department of Chemistry) and his student Wyeth Gibson, have pioneered the observation of molecular active materials…Continue Reading Observing the Dynamics of an Electrochemically Driven Active Material with Liquid Electron Microscopys - Exceptional Electronic Transport & Quantum Oscillations in Thin Bismuth Crystals Grown Inside vdW Materials
Exceptional Electronic Transport & Quantum Oscillations in Thin Bismuth Crystals Grown Inside vdW Materials The seed team, led by Assistant Professor Javier D. Sanchez-Yamagishi, has developed an innovative approach to thin crystal synthesis by growing bismuth…Continue Reading Exceptional Electronic Transport & Quantum Oscillations in Thin Bismuth Crystals Grown Inside vdW Materials - Sensitive Thermochromic Behavior of InSeI
Sensitive Thermochromic Behavior of InSeI Optical thermometry measures temperature using the optical properties of materials, such as luminescence, absorbance, or fluorescence. In a study published in Advanced Materials, the seed team led by Assistant Prof. Maxx Q. Arguilla of…Continue Reading Sensitive Thermochromic Behavior of InSeI - Neural Network Kinetics Method Predicts Atomic Diffusion in Complex Materials
Neural Network Kinetics Method Predicts Atomic Diffusion in Complex Materials IRG-1 researchers, Assistant Professor Penghui Cao of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and his student Bin Xing, have developed a groundbreaking Neural Network Kinetics (NNK) method to model and…Continue Reading Neural Network Kinetics Method Predicts Atomic Diffusion in Complex Materials - CCAM Graduate Student Received 2024 Microscopy & Microanalysis Student Scholar Award
CCAM Graduate Student Received 2024 Microscopy & Microanalysis Student Scholar Award Huiming Guo, IRG-1 graduate student researcher in Prof. Will Bowman’s group, was recently awarded a 2024 Microscopy & Microanalysis (M&M) Student Scholar Award, for…Continue Reading CCAM Graduate Student Received 2024 Microscopy & Microanalysis Student Scholar Award - CCAM Graduate Student Received 2024 NSF GRFP Award
CCAM Graduate Student Received 2024 NSF GRFP Award Kaitlyn Dold, a second year graduate student in the Arguilla group (MRSEC SEED 2024), received the prestigious 2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Award. As part…Continue Reading CCAM Graduate Student Received 2024 NSF GRFP Award - CCAM Faculty Member Received WPI Presidential Medal Award
CCAM Faculty Member Received WPI Presidential Medal Award We are thrilled to share that CCAM Faculty Member, Diran Apelian, received Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) Presidential Medal Award on Friday, March 22, 2024. He was recognized for his…Continue Reading CCAM Faculty Member Received WPI Presidential Medal Award - CCAM Investigator Elected to 2024 Class Fellow of Microscopy Society of America
CCAM Investigator Elected to 2024 Class Fellow of Microscopy Society of America CCAM IRG-1 investigator Huolin Xin, Professor of Physics, has been recently elected to 2024 Class of Fellow, Microscopy Society of America (MSA), in…Continue Reading CCAM Investigator Elected to 2024 Class Fellow of Microscopy Society of America - CCAM Investigator Recognized with TMS 2024 Bruce Chalmers Award
CCAM Investigator Recognized with TMS 2024 Bruce Chalmers Award On March 6, 2024, Professor Enrique J. Lavernia, CCAM IRG-1 investigator, was recognized with the 2024 Bruce Chalmers Award from the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society…Continue Reading CCAM Investigator Recognized with TMS 2024 Bruce Chalmers Award - CCAM Investigator Awarded a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Grant
CCAM Investigator Awarded a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Grant CCAM investigator, Stacy Copp, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, has received a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant and will lead a $1.85-million, four-year program to develop…Continue Reading CCAM Investigator Awarded a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Grant - UCI MRSEC Held ESAB Meeting to Review the Center’s Progress
On January 23, 2024, UCI Center for Complex and Active Materials (CCAM), an NSF MRSEC, had an external scientific advisory board (ESAB) meeting at UCI. The ESAB members attended the meeting in person and virtually…Continue Reading UCI MRSEC Held ESAB Meeting to Review the Center’s Progress - Former CCAM postdoc appointed assistant professor
Former CCAM postdoc appointed assistant professor Former CCAM IRG-1 postdoc, Dr. Xin Wang, has been newly appointed and started her position as an assistant professor in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alabama….Continue Reading Former CCAM postdoc appointed assistant professor - JRFs awarded for outstanding contributions to CCAM
JRF awarded for outstanding contributions to CCAM CCAM is committed to making breakthrough discoveries of new complex and active materials with novel functionalities to address urgent needs for applications in advanced manufacturing and biotechnologies and…Continue Reading JRFs awarded for outstanding contributions to CCAM - A New Class of Solid Electrolytes Discovered
A New Class of Solid Electrolytes Discovered Compositionally complex ceramics (CCCs), including high-entropy ceramics, provide a vast compositional space for new materials discovery beyond the classical doping strategy in stoichiometric compounds. Recently, researchers from UC…Continue Reading A New Class of Solid Electrolytes Discovered - Atomic-scale Origin of the Low Grain-boundary Resistance in Perovskite Solid Electrolyte
UCI and UCSD Scientists Unravel an Atomic-scale Origin of the Low Grain-boundary Resistance in Perovskite Solid Electrolyte Lithium-ion batteries are considered promising energy storage solutions as they have already penetrated our daily life, but there…Continue Reading Atomic-scale Origin of the Low Grain-boundary Resistance in Perovskite Solid Electrolyte - Internationally renowned scholar delivered distinguished lecture at UCI
Internationally Renowned Scholar Delivered Distinguished Lecture at UCI Dr. Brian Cantor from University of Oxford and Brunel University, an internationally recognized scholar in the field of the materials manufacturing, who is better known for a…Continue Reading Internationally renowned scholar delivered distinguished lecture at UCI - Annual UCI MRSEC Workshop to Review the Center Progress
Annual UCI MRSEC Workshop to Review the Center Progress On March 13 – 14, 2023, CCAM held an in-person two-day MRSEC workshop at the UCI Beall Applied Innovation Center. This event was held in conjunction…Continue Reading Annual UCI MRSEC Workshop to Review the Center Progress - UC Irvine Researchers Create E. Coli-based Water Monitoring Technology
UC Irvine Researchers Create E. Coli-based Water Monitoring Technology Bacterium used as a live sensor to detect heavy metal contamination People often associate Escherichia coli with contaminated food, but E. coli has long been a workhorse in biotechnology. Scientists…Continue Reading UC Irvine Researchers Create E. Coli-based Water Monitoring Technology - CCAM Faculty Honored As AAAS Fellow
CCAM Faculty Honored As AAAS Fellow Professor Julie Schoenung, CCAM faculty and chair of materials science & engineering department at UCI, is honored as fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The…Continue Reading CCAM Faculty Honored As AAAS Fellow - Annual IAB Meeting held on January 23rd
Annual Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) Meeting held on January 23rd CCAN 2nd Annual Industrial Advisory Boarding (IAB) Meeting was held on January 23rd, 2023. The meeting was an in-person event in ISEB at UCI with…Continue Reading Annual IAB Meeting held on January 23rd - CCAM Faculty from UCI Chemistry Received NSF Career Awards
CCAM Faculty from UCI Chemistry Received NSF Career Awards The two CCAM faculty participants, Joe Patterson and Seu Sim, who are professors of UCI chemistry have received NSF Career Awards. Prof. Patterson’s CAREER Award application,…Continue Reading CCAM Faculty from UCI Chemistry Received NSF Career Awards - CCAM Student Attended Conference Across MRSEC-PREM Schools
CCAM Student Attended Conference Across MRSEC-PREM Schools Conference Across MRSEC-PREM Schools (CAMPS), a student-led initiative sponsored by University of California-Santa Barbara and The Ohio State University MRSECs was held on October 13th and 14th at The…Continue Reading CCAM Student Attended Conference Across MRSEC-PREM Schools - First CCAM Grand Gathering This Year
First CCAM Grand Gathering This Year We had our first center gathering this year (06/30) at UCI. Check out the photos from the event….Continue Reading First CCAM Grand Gathering This Year - UCI scientists observe effects of heat in materials with atomic resolution
UCI scientists observe effects of heat in materials with atomic resolution Research will benefit design of future electronic and thermoelectric technologies As electronic, thermoelectric and computer technologies have been miniaturized to nanometer scale, engineers have…Continue Reading UCI scientists observe effects of heat in materials with atomic resolution - CCAM Graduate Student Received a MRS Presentation Award
CCAM Graduate Student Received a MRS Presentation Award Peter Mastracco, a graduate student working in Prof. Stacy Copp’s lab at UCI and a junior research fellow at CCAM, has received Best Student Presentation Award for…Continue Reading CCAM Graduate Student Received a MRS Presentation Award - IMRI hosts ISAMS-4 on 07/26-27
- UCI scientists measure local vibrational modes at individual crystalline faults
UCI scientists measure local vibrational modes at individual crystalline faults Breakthrough research made possible by advanced microscopic techniques Citation: Nature volume 589, pages 65–69 (2021) Often admired for their flawless appearance to the naked eye, crystals can have…Continue Reading UCI scientists measure local vibrational modes at individual crystalline faults - Establishment of the Center for Complex and Active Materials, An NSF MRSEC
NSF Grants $18 Million to UCI for Materials Science and Engineering Center. Researchers will develop new substances for manufacturing, defense, and health. Read the full news at the UCI News website here….Continue Reading Establishment of the Center for Complex and Active Materials, An NSF MRSEC