Dr. Joseph Wang, Dept. of NanoEngineering, Elected Fellow of AIMBE
November 30th, 2009
Dr. Joseph Wang, Professor of NanoEngineering at UCSD was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
Nano News
2009 Albert Sauveur Achievement Award
November 12th, 2009
Dr. Sungho Jin, Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Diego, received this year's Albert Sauveur Achievement Award from the American Society of Metals, International for “pioneering research for discovery of new materials and phenomena in the fields of electronic, magnetic, and superconducting materials.”
Andrea Tao Accepts '08 IUPAC Prizes for Young Chemists
October 19th, 2009
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) announced Andrea Tao as one of the 2008 IUPAC Prizes for Young Chemists last April. The awards are given for the best Ph.D. theses in the chemical sciences as described in 1000-word essays. Andrea presented her work on "Nanocrystal Assembly for Bottom-Up Plasmonic Materials" at the IUPAC Congress.
UC San Diego NanoTumor Center and Nano TecNexus Win Telly Award for Educational Video
October 19th, 2009
The University of California, San Diego NanoTumor Center and NanoTecNexus (NTN) (formerly NanoBioNexus), a leading nanotech education organization won the 2009 Bronze Telly Award for the production of a video on approaches to fighting cancer using nanotechnology.
Dept News
Meng Group Website
December 21st, 2009
Dr. Shirley Meng's group website is officially online. The goal of the Laboratory for Energy Conversion and Storage (LESC), at the University of California San Diego Nanoengineering department, is to design and develop new functional nanomaterials and nanostructures for advanced energy storage and conversion applications. Access it here.
Part-time Reader Position Available
November 13th, 2009
There is a part-time reader position available for CENG 102. Apply by Monday December 14th. See link.
TA Positions Available
November 12th, 2009
There are three openings for a teacher assistant position in the Chemical Engineering program. More information can be found here.
Brand New UCSD NanoEngineering Website
November 12th, 2009
The Department of NanoEngineering at UCSD is pleased to announce the release of our new website. The website has been completely re-designed from the ground up and contains many new features. We will be updating the news sections as often as possible and the events calendar will be updated monthly.
