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Martin BurkeThe July 2008 issue of The Scientist has a profile of Martin Burke, describing his research, his unusual history of being a M.D./Ph.D. at Harvard, and why he does the work that he does. Martin Burke: The smart synthesizer.
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Daniel Pack and Paul Kenis were selected to participate in NAE's 2008 Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, Sept. 18-20. The 2½-day event will bring together engineers ages 30 to 45 who are performing exceptional engineering research and technical work in a variety of disciplines.
Wilfred van der Donk photoWilfred van der Donk has been named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. This will help fund his continuing search for compounds that have antibiotic properties as well as enable him to initiate other projects in the area of cell biology. UIUC News Bureau article.
Optical (blue) and atomic force (purple) micrographs of a monolayer sheet of crosslinked, conjugated carbon formed using chemical synthesis and physical transfer techniques. This unusual type of material has thicknesses in the 1-2 nm range, and can be structured into patterned films, balloons, tubes, pleated sheets and other two and three dimensional shapesThe research teams of Jeffrey Moore and John Rogers are using new chemical processes to produce tough nanomembranes for possible use in molecular sieves and flexible displays. Their methods provide greater control over the composition of the membranes. RSC Chemistry World article — Nanowerk article.
photo Jeffrey MooreJeffrey Moore was elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Moore is known for developing self-healing plastics and most recently using mechanical force to alter the course of chemical reactions. UIUC News Bureau article.
Richard Braatz photo Richard Braatz has been elected a Fellow of the International Federation on Automatic Control (IFAC) for 2008. He was recognized for his "contributions to the robust control of industrial systems".
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