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Four NYS small businesses awarded Cornell JumpStart projects for fall 2009
News :: CCMR Staff :: Sep 21, 2009
Oratel Diagnostics Hammondsport, NY will work with Professor Antje Baeumner, Biological and Environmental Engineering, to optimize the composition of the company’s cellulose based test strip used to detect the presence of endometriosis in women. more.
Grant to broaden student expertise in sustainable materials
News :: Anne Ju, Cornell Chronicle :: Sep 17, 2009
A new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will support 30 graduate students working in the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) on the development of materials to advance sustainable living. The students will work on projects ranging from the development of renewable alternatives to petroleum-based feedstocks used in consumer polymers, to the design of inexpensive, nanostructured materials for solar cells. more.
Séamus Davis to receive prestigious prize for superconductivity experiments
News :: By Bill Steele of ChornicleOnline :: Jul 7, 2009
J. C. Séamus Davis, the James Gilbert White Distinguished Professor in the Physical Sciences at Cornell, will receive the 2009 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Prize for Superconductivity Experiments. The prize, regarded as one of the most prestigious in the field, is awarded every three years for outstanding experiments that illuminate the nature of superconductivity. more.
From JumpStart Project to SiMPore Product
News :: CCMR Staff :: Jun 5, 2009
SiMPore Introduced New Nanometer Thick TEM Windows for High-Resolution Imaging of Nanoscale Materials. These amorphous silicon TEM winsows were characterized at Cornell University during a CCMR JumpStart project in collaboration with Dr. David Muller, Associate Professor of Applied and Engineering Physics. More at http://www. temwindows. more.
JumpStart Finalist Awarded Funding of $2.4 Million
News :: CCMR Staff :: Jun 5, 2009
MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. , Albany, a CCMR 2008 JumpStart finalist, was awarded $2. 4 million in funding from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to further develop manufacturing processes for its proprietary Mobion® fuel cell systems. More at http://www. mtimicrofuelcells. more.
May 2009 Symposium — Materials for a Sustainable Future
News :: CCMR Staff :: May 28, 2009
On May 18, 2009, the CCMR and the KAUST-CU centers held a combined symposium within the theme Materials for a Sustainable Future. The program is a networking and learning opportunity for scientists in industry and at Cornell to develop collaborative work. The symposium gathered 72 faculty and students from Cornell and 27 off campus guests; 22 off campus organizations were represented. more.
Widetronix Awarded $100,000
News :: CCMR Staff :: Apr 28, 2009
Widetronix named the winner of the 2009 New York’s Creative Core Emerging Business competition. The maker of long-life highly efficient batteries of microelectronic devices was awarded $100,000 by a panel of venture capitalist and investors proving that Widetronix is the region’s most innovative and growth-oriented business. Widetronix beat out 76 other companies consisting of over 12-counties that applied to this year’s competition. More information at http://www. more.
NY’s Emerging Business Competition Announces Finalists
News :: CCMR Staff :: Apr 7, 2009
Five finalists have been announced by the Central upstate Regional Alliance. These finalists are competing for the $100,000 grand prize offered by the New York’s Creative Core Emerging Business Competition. This competition searched for the most innovative and growth-oriented business in the Central Upstate Region. These businesses represent a wide variety of industries. more.
John Sinnott joins the Industrial Outreach Program
News :: CCMR Staff :: Apr 3, 2009
John Sinnott will join the industrial outreach program of the Cornell Center for Materials Research in April. John will manage the activities of the small business outreach program that support NY state small businesses through access to the CCMR facilities and to the CCMR faculty expertise with matching funds from the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NYSTAR). more.
CCMR Partnership on Science and Education Evaluation Grant
News :: CCMR Staff :: Feb 3, 2009
The CCMR Educational Programs Office (EPO) is working on a new project to facilitate the development of effective evaluations for education outreach programs across the MRSECs. We are collaborating with Prof. William Trochim, Cornell Department of Policy Analysis and Management. Prof. Trochim was awarded a five year $2. 3 million NSF Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) grant. more.
Three NYS small businesses awarded Cornell JumpStart projects for spring 2009
News :: CCMR Staff :: Dec 19, 2008
New York state small businesses Crysta-lyn Chemical Company, Sock Science, and Taylor Concrete Products have been selected to receive JumpStart awards with the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) this spring. Crysta-lyn Chemical of Binghamton will collaborate with Prof. Warren Zipfel, Biomedical Engineering, to analyze the company’s library of dyes. Sock Science of Walton will work with Prof. more.
When a Good Nanoparticle Goes Bad
News :: CCMR Staff :: Nov 10, 2008
Understanding how nanoparticles change form may help solve energy needs Nanoscale metal particles are used to speed up or "catalyze" many processes, such as the conversion of chemical energy to electricity in fuel cells or the reduction of pollution in automobile catalytic converters. Since these tiny particles naturally have a wide variety of shapes and sizes, chemists have always suspected that some particles work much better than others. more.
e2e Materials Featured in First Episode of "The Works!"
News :: CCMR Staff :: Jul 24, 2008
This July, e2e Materials President Pat Govang, and Jason Salfi, President of Comet, e2e partner company, met with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) at a green and clean technology showcase in Syracuse to show off Comet skateboards made from one of e2e's unique biocomposites. e2e was also featured in the History Channel series premiere of "The Works!," a new show which uncovers "The unimaginable intricacies of things we take for granted. " For more information: www. more.
Technology Transfer Incentive Program
News :: CCMR Staff :: Jul 23, 2008
New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) has issued a Request for Information (RIF) to solicit feedback from its partners on the Technology Transfer incentive Program (TTIP). more.
Novomer Announces Clean-Burning Binder for Advanced Industrial Applications
News :: CCMR Staff :: Jul 8, 2008
SmallTimes July 1, 2008 Novomer Inc. , a renewable plastics, polymers and chemicals company, has made its first product commercially available. NB-180 is a poly (propylene carbonate) (PPC) sacrificial binder that burns cleaner, more uniformly and at lower temperatures than currently available products. More at smalltimes. more.
CCMR 2008 POP Symposium
News :: CCMR Staff :: May 28, 2008
On May 20 and 21, 2008, the CCMR held the 19th Polymer Outreach Program (POP). The program is a networking and learning opportunity for scientists in industry and at Cornell to develop collaborative work. The 2008 program combined the POP symposium and the Green Materials symposium within the theme: Polymer Materials for a Sustainable Future. The symposium gathered 99 faculty and students from Cornell and 52 off campus guests; 29 companies were represented. more.
CEG Technology Entrepreneur: John Schneiter, co-founder of Veratag LLC.
News :: CCMR Staff :: May 15, 2008
The Center for Economic Growth named annual technology award winners. This year marked the 12th year the Center for Economic Growth Inc. has given out the awards. John Schneiter received the Technology Entrepreneur award. Mr. Schneiter is a co-founder of GlobalSpec, a North Greenbush search engine for engineers. He has since started another company, Veratag LLC, based in Albany. more.
SiMPore of Henrietta, NY, wins $100k at the Golden Horseshoe competition
News :: CCMR Staff :: May 15, 2008
A business plan presented by SiMPore Inc. on May 14 to a panel of venture capitalist judges won the second annual Golden Horseshoe Business Challenge. The Henrietta nanotechnology company won $100,000. SiMPore qualified last week for the Golden Horseshoe competition by winning the Rochester Regional Business Plan contest, which carried a $25,000 prize. SiMPore's business is based on technology developed at the University of Rochester. more.
Mezmeriz, of Ithaca, wins $100k as CNY’s Top Emerging Business
News :: CCMR Staff :: May 1, 2008
More than 1,000 people attended the Annual Meeting of the Metropolitan Development Association of Syracuse and Central New York. Business, academic, and community leaders from across the region gathered in Syracuse to hear remarks from economic development leaders, and the first major address on the upstate economy from Governor David A. Paterson. more.
Emerging Business Competition Finalists Announced
News :: CCMR Staff :: Apr 7, 2008
Syracuse, New York (WSYR-TV) - The Central Upstate Regional Alliance has announced the five finalists who will compete for the $100,000 grand prize in the Emerging Business Competition. The competition aims to find "the most innovative and growth-oriented business in the twelve-county Central Upstate region. " The contest is sponsored by M&T Bank and the New York Business Development Corporation. more.
New York small businesses receive JumpStart awards
News :: CCMR Staff :: Mar 10, 2008
Three businesses in New York state have been selected to receive JumpStart awards with the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) for this semester. Funded by the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), the CCMR JumpStart program assists small New York businesses in developing and improving projects through university collaborations. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member – Peng Chen
News :: CCMR Staff :: Feb 22, 2008
The CCMR Executive Committee accepted the application of a new faculty member on February 15, 2008. Peng Chen joined the Cornell faculty in 2005. He is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology. Prior to that, Dr. Chen was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University specializing in Single Molecule Biophysics. Dr. Chen obtained his B. S. in Chemistry (1997) from Nanjing University in China, and his Ph. D. in Chemistry (2003) from Stanford University. Dr. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member – Susan Daniel
News :: CCMR Staff :: Feb 22, 2008
The CCMR Executive Committee accepted the application of a new faculty member on February 15, 2008. Susan Daniel joined the Cornell faculty in July of last year. She is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. She received all three of her degrees in Chemical Engineering (B. S. 1999, M. S. 2001, Ph. D. 2005) from Lehigh University. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member – Derek Warner
News :: CCMR Staff :: Feb 19, 2008
The CCMR Executive Committee accepted the application of a new faculty member on February 15, 2008. Derek Warner joined the Cornell faculty in October of last year. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Structural Engineering within the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Prior to joining Cornell, Dr. Warner was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Brown University. During his time at Brown, Dr. more.
CCMR Announces Fifth Microscopy Image Contest Winners
News :: CCMR Staff :: Feb 1, 2008
In an ongoing effort to highlight the excellent materials research taking place in shared experimental facilities on campus, the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) has announced nine awards for images taken recently with the Center's various microscopes and probes. A grand prize of $100 campus store gift certificate and three first place category prizes of $50 campus store gift certificates were awarded to participants along with a framed commemorative certificate. more.
Physicist's innovative technique makes atomic-level microscopy at least 100 times faster
News :: Lauren Gold, Cornell Chronicle :: Dec 12, 2007
Using an existing technique in a novel way, Cornell physicist and CCMR member Keith Schwab and colleagues at Cornell and Boston University have made the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) – which can image individual atoms on a surface – at least 100 times faster. more.
CCMR Grad-student John Ferguson wins Posters award at the Fall meeting of the Materials Research Society
News :: CCMR Staff :: Dec 12, 2007
CCMR graduate student John Ferguson of the Materials Science and Engineering Department and member of the group of Professor Joel Brock (Applied and Engineering Physics) received a poster award at the Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society. The title of his poster was "Time Resolved In-Situ Diffuse X-ray Scattering Measurements of the Surface Morphology of Homoepitaxial SrTiO3 Films During Pulsed Laser Deposition. " The poster was co-authored with Gokhan Arikan 2,4 , Arthur R. more.
New Funding for Novomer
News :: CCMR Staff :: Dec 4, 2007
Novomer, announced on November 7, 2007 that Physic Ventures and Flagship Ventures will invest $6. 6m in for the commercialization of its novel eco-plastics. Founded in 2004, Novomer (www. novomer. com) is based on technological discoveries of Professor Geoffrey Coates and his research group at Cornell University. This pioneering technology allows carbon dioxide and other renewable materials to be converted into cost-effective polymers and plastics for a wide array of industrial markets. more.
Wakonda Technologies: Clean Entrepreneur of the Year and Recipient of a DOE $900,000 contract.
News :: CCMR Staff :: Nov 20, 2007
Wakonda Technologies has been named the Clean Energy Entrepreneur of the Year at the 20th Industry Growth Forum sponsored by the U. S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The NY based company beat out 31 competitors to be named Entrepreneur of the Year and take the top prize of $10,000. Wakonda was also selected by the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) which will invest $21. 7 million in next generation photovoltaic (PV) technology in 25 projects. more.
JumpStart recipient Allred Corporation unveils new 15,500-square-foot plant in Elbridge, NY
News :: CCMR Staff :: Nov 12, 2007
Allred Corporation held an open house on Nov. 1 at its new 15,500 sq. ft. engineering and manufacturing facility in Elbridge, NY. Allred makes carbon fiber components for various products including radar systems and prosthetic feet. State, regional and local officials of government and economic development agencies at the event praised the vision of excellence in design and production that has propelled Allred Corp. to rapid growth. Company executives J. B. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member – Tobias Hanrath
News :: CCMR Staff :: Nov 7, 2007
Tobias Hanrath, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering joined the Cornell faculty in July of this year. He obtained both his M. S. and Ph. D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas-Austin. His work at the University of Texas focused on the supercritical fluid synthesis of nanowires. more.
CCMR 2007 Green Materials Symposium
News :: CCMR Staff :: Sep 26, 2007
On September 24, 2007, the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) hosted the Green Materials Symposium. The program provides a unique networking and learning opportunity for scientists in industry, Cornell students, and faculty seeking to develop collaborative research activities in green chemistry, green composites and related areas. The Symposium gathered 100 attendees with 74 off campus guests from industry and state agencies. more.
New IGERT program started at CCMR
News :: CCMR Staff :: Sep 25, 2007
The CCMR was recently awarded a NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) grant to train the next generation of scientists and engineers. Physicists, chemists, materials scientists and engineers often deal with the same problems, but they use different jargon. Talking to and collaborating with each other can be difficult, if not impossible. The new $2. more.
Grants for Growth Awards
News :: CCMR Staff :: Sep 17, 2007
The Metropolitan Development announced the fourth round of Grants for Growth Awards. Five new university-industry collaborations were selected. These projects hold the potential for creating 73 new high-value jobs and $18 million in new revenue in the Central Upstate region. The awards total $174,450 and leverage $756,645 in private sector and university matching support. more.
Cornell professors and M&W Aluminum Products, Syracuse, win grant to develop lightweight composite auto parts
News :: CCMR Staff :: Sep 10, 2007
M&W Aluminum Products, Inc. , Syracuse, NY, and Cornell engineering professors Petru Petrina and Al George have been selected to receive $17,400 in assistance to develop new lightweight composite materials for the automotive industry as was recently announced by the Essential New York Initiative’s Grants for Growth program of the Metropolitan Development Association of Syracuse and Central New York (MDA). more.
Bringing Science to Inner City Schools with Teacher/Scientist Partnerships
News :: CCMR Staff :: Sep 10, 2007
Convincing inner city students to study science or engineering is an uphill battle. Most students don’t know any scientists or understand what they do all day. (Solve homework problems? Wear ugly white coats?) Many would be the first in their family to attend college, so higher education is often viewed as an expensive option of questionable value. more.
Congratulations to G3i, Novipella, and NYCO, the CCMR Fall 2007 JumpStart awardees
News :: CCMR Staff :: Aug 27, 2007
New York small businesses G3i, Novipella, and NYCO have been selected to receive JumpStart awards with the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) for the Fall ’07 semester. “This summer we again received a number of strong applications, from which these three excellent projects were selected by the JumpStart review board. more.
Harrick Scientific Products, Pleasantville, NY, and Select Fabricators, Inc., Canandaigua, NY complete Spring ’07 semester projects.
News :: CCMR Staff :: Aug 27, 2007
New York small businesses Harrick Scientific Products and Select Fabricators have completed JumpStart projects with the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) during the spring 2007 semester. more.
Abe Stroock named to Technology Review's TR35 List of Top Young Innovators
News :: CCMR Staff :: Aug 20, 2007
Since 1999, the editors of MIT’s Technology Review have honored the young innovators whose inventions and research are changing our world. Abraham Stroock, Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and CCMR Faculty Member, is among the 2007 TR35, the technologists and scientists, all under the age of 35, recognized by MIT. A panel of experts chose the winners from more than 300 nominees. Stroock spent two years in France following his B. A. more.
Welcome New CCMR Associate Director – Jurriaan Gerretsen
News :: CCMR Staff :: Aug 20, 2007
Dr. Jurriaan Gerretsen joins the Cornell Center for Materials Research as the new Associate Director. Jurriaan brings a wealth of experience to this job while additionally serving as the Associate Director of the Center for NanoScale Systems (CNS). Prior to joining Cornell University in 2003, Jurriaan worked six years for Corning, Inc. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member – Antje Baeumner
News :: CCMR Staff :: Aug 17, 2007
Antje Baeumner came to Cornell in 1997 where she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Food Science and Technology. In 1999, she became an Assistant Professor in the department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and in 2004 she was promoted to Associate Professor within the department of Biological and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Baeumner received her Master of Science degree in Biotechnology (1994) from the Technische Universität Braunschweig and her Ph. D. more.
Company co-founded by Ganem wins EPA Green Chemistry award
News :: CCMR Staff :: Jul 16, 2007
Congratulations to Professor Bruce Ganem of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology. NovaSterilis, a Lansing, New York-based biotech company co-founded by Bruce Ganem and Tony Eisenhut '88, is the recipient of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award (June 26, 2007). This national award is given in recognition of individuals, groups and organizations for innovations in clean, ecofriendly chemical technology. more.
Wakonda Technologies, Inc won the inaugural "Golden Horseshoe" business plan contest – a $100,000 cash prize
News :: CCMR Staff :: Jun 4, 2007
The Golden Horseshoe Business Challenge, sponsored by High Tech Rochester (a partner of CCMR) and other organizations, is a business plan competition targeted toward entrepreneurs in four cities in Western New York and Ontario, Canada — Rochester, Buffalo and Ithaca in Western New York, as well as the city of Waterloo, Ontario (http://www. rochesterbiz. com/goldenhorseshoe/ ). more.
CCMR 2007 POP Symposium
News :: CCMR Staff :: May 30, 2007
On May 21 and 22, 2007, the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) hosted the 18th Polymer Outreach Program (POP). The program provides a unique networking and learning opportunity for scientists in industry, Cornell students, and faculty seeking to develop collaborative research activities in polymers and related areas. This year’s POP symposium gathered 45 off campus guests and 144 faculty and students from Cornell. more.
Congratulations to Novomer
News :: CCMR Staff :: May 30, 2007
Novomer received a $100,000 Small Business Grant from the US Department of Energy for New Ethylene-Propylene Elastomers Novomer, a specialty chemical company based in Ithaca NY, is based on the pioneering research of Professor Geoffrey Coates, a CCMR member, and others at Cornell University. The $100,000 Phase-I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U. S. more.
Netravali Start-Up Wins $100K Award
News :: CCMR Staff :: Apr 9, 2007
Congratulations to Professor Anil Netravali, Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design, and Patrick Govang, President of e2e Materials! e2e Materials is the winner of the first EssentialConnections. org Emerging Business competition, sponsored by M&T Bank, New York Business Development Corporation (NYBDC), and other organizations. The award was announced on April 5 at the annual meeting of the Metropolitan Development Association of Syracuse and Central New York, held in Syracuse. more.
Internships in Public Science Education
News :: CCMR Staff :: Mar 13, 2007
CCMR is expanding its partnership with the Penn State MRSEC to promote informal science education. The two centers have been awarded a three year NSF grant: Internship in Public Science Education (IPSE): Bringing Today’s Science to Tomorrow’s Scientists. At Cornell, the grant provides an opportunity for science, engineering and education graduate students to intern with a CCMR research faculty. more.
Welcome, Michèle van de Walle
News :: CCMR Staff :: Mar 5, 2007
Michèle van de Walle joins the Cornell Center for Materials Research in March as industrial partnerships director. Formerly executive director of the Center for the Environment, Dr. van de Walle has worked at Cornell since 2004. Dr. van de Walle will oversee CCMR's industrial partnerships, leading an outreach program for companies in materials research and development. more.
CCMR Announces New Microscopy Image Contest Winners
News :: CCMR Staff :: Mar 2, 2007
In an ongoing effort to highlight the excellent materials research taking place in shared experimental facilities on campus, the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) has announced nine awards for images taken recently with center's various microscopes and probes. Four first place prizes of fifty dollars plus a commemorative certificate were awarded to participants. Addition five honorable mention certificates were conferred. more.
New Surface Tool in Clark Materials Facility
News :: CCMR Staff :: Mar 2, 2007
CCMR has a new tool for X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) also known as Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA). This instrument was donated to CCMR by Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY. The system is a Surface Science Instruments (SSI) model SSX-100 which utilizes monochromated Aluminum K-alpha x-rays (1486. 6 eV) to strike a sample surface. Electrons bound with lower binding energy than the x-ray energy can be ejected from the atom (XPS or Auger process). more.
Large-Format Poster Printers Available to Cornell Community
News :: CCMR Staff :: Feb 16, 2007
Two new 60-inch Kodak 1200i poster printers are now available for general use in the CCMR Computing Facility. Poster printing costs eight dollars per linear foot. The printers are located in E17 Clark Hall and 302 Thurston Hall. Registered CCMR computing users and Cornell University users with valid CIT NetIDs may both use the printers, but Cornell University users must provide a university account number when submitting a job. Printing a poster is easy. Use the web interface at http://cf. more.
New Spectrometer at Hudson Mesoscale Processing Facility
News :: CCMR Staff :: Feb 16, 2007
The Hudson Mesoscale Processing Facility is home to a new circular dichroism (CD) spectrometer that can reveal the structure of biological and synthetic polymers—from DNA to silk proteins to consumer plastics—on the nanoscale. The instrument works by shining a beam of light through the specimen, then measuring the difference in the substance’s absorption of right– and left–circularly polarized light. more.
Two New Microscopes for MOCSI
News :: CCMR Staff :: Feb 9, 2007
The Cornell Center for Materials Research has two new instruments that can image specimens ranging from DNA to nanoparticles to bone. Integrating optical microscopy with techniques that provide important complementary information, these powerful microscopes allow researchers to better understand and manipulate material structure and chemistry. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Richard Hennig
News :: CCMR Staff :: Feb 7, 2007
Richard Hennig joined the Cornell faculty in 2006. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Prior to joining Cornell, Dr. Hennig was a Research Scientist (2004-2006) within the Physics Department at Ohio State University. Dr. Hennig obtained his Ph. D. in Physics from Washington University (St. Louis) in 2000 and his Diplom in Physics at the Georg-August University Gottingen in 1996. Dr. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Sunil Bhave
News :: CCMR Staff :: Feb 7, 2007
Sunil Bhave joined the Cornell faculty in September 2004 where he serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Prior to joining Cornell, Dr. Bhave obtained both his Ph. D (2004) and his B. S. (1998) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. more.
CCMR Grad Student Describes Experiences in Iraq
News :: CCMR Staff :: Jan 30, 2007
Daniel Freedman, a CCMR graduate student, spoke on January 22, 2007 to a very large crowd at Schwartz Auditorium about his experiences in the Iraq desert. Daniel, who works under Professor Tomás Arias in the Physics department, enlisted in the US Army National Guard after passing his A-exam in 2002. He was granted a military leave of absence from Cornell and was deployed for an overseas combat tour in December of 2003 where he remained mobilized throughout 2004 and into 2005. more.
CCMR Science Teaching Workshop
News :: CCMR Staff :: Jan 30, 2007
For the first time, on March 17th, 2007, the CCMR Educational Programs Office will provide a workshop for graduate students, who traditionally lead workshops for k-12 students and teachers. The CCMR Science Teaching Workshop is designed for Cornell students interested in the field of teaching and educational outreach. This workshop deals specifically with teaching sciences, but is not limited to any particular grade level. more.
"Ask a Scientist" goes Live!
News :: CCMR Staff :: Jan 24, 2007
In November of 2006, the CCMR Educational Programs Office introduced a new program based on an old idea. “Ask a Scientist,” the long standing column in the Ithaca Journal coordinated by CCMR, was taken on the road, allowing students who have questions about science to have them answered in person by Cornell scientists and engineers. This new program is called “Ask a Scientist – LIVE!” and takes place once a month throughout the school year. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Keith Schwab
News :: CCMR Staff :: Sep 25, 2006
The CCMR Executive Committee accepted the application of a new faculty member on September 1, 2006. Keith Schwab, an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics, joined the Cornell faculty in April of this year. Prior to joining Cornell, Dr. Schwab was a Senior Physicist at the National Security Agency and also continues to serve as an Adjunct Professor of Physics over at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. more.
Cornell Center for Materials Research to benefit from $1 million endowment gift
News :: CCMR Staff :: Aug 24, 2006
Former Cornell vice president and physics professor Robert L. Sproull and his wife, Mary, have established a significant new endowment to benefit the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR). The $1 million gift to create the Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Fund will provide a stable source of new funding to enhance the productivity, research capabilities, and reputation of the CCMR. more.
Welcome, Jane Earle
News :: CCMR Staff :: Aug 22, 2006
Jane Earle joins CCMR's Educational Programs Office (EPO) as the Educational Programs Coordinator. Jane is an Ithaca native who received her B. S. in Human Development from Cornell University in 2004. She then moved to New York City to pursue her M. Ed. at Bank Street College of Education, which she received in July of 2006. While in New York, she taught at the Harlem Day Charter School. more.
CCMR Announces New Microscopy Image Contest Winners
News :: CCMR Staff :: Aug 18, 2006
In an ongoing effort to highlight the excellent materials research taking place in shared experimental facilities on campus, the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) has announced nine awards for images taken recently with center's various microscopes and probes. Four first place prizes of fifty dollars plus a commemorative certificate were awarded, in addition five honorable mention certificates were conferred. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Juan Hinestroza
News :: CCMR Staff :: Mar 10, 2006
Juan Hinestroza joined the Cornell faculty in January 2006. He is an Assistant Professor in the department of Textiles and Apparel in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. Prior to joining Cornell, Dr. Hinestroza was on the faculty at the College of Textiles of North Carolina State University. Dr. Hinestroza obtained his Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering from Tulane University in May 2002. more.
Welcome, LiLynn Graves
News :: CCMR Staff :: Jan 12, 2006
LiLynn Graves joins CCMR's staff as the graphic and web designer. Formerly of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell, she organized the student teaching labs and created the multimedia teaching modules for the Department of Clinical Sciences. Prior to that she headed the design team for the Amrion/Whole Foods Industry in Boulder, Colorado. In Colorado, LiLynn competed professionally in cross-country skiing for several years along with mountain biking and trail running. more.
Welcome New CCMR Director - Melissa Hines
News :: CCMR Staff :: Jan 11, 2006
Melissa Hines has no idea what set her on a career path towards materials science. But her desire to be a chemist has not wavered since she was seven years old. This drive has helped to propel her to leadership at an interdisciplinary research centre comprising some 100 faculty members from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Itai Cohen
News :: CCMR Staff :: Nov 23, 2005
Itai Cohen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics (LASSP). He obtained his BS degree in Physics from the University of California, Los Angeles and received his Ph. D. in 2001 from the University of Chicago also in Physics. He received his postdoctoral training at Harvard University where he focused on the study of complex fluids, including colloids and liquid crystals. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Lara Estroff
News :: CCMR Staff :: Nov 17, 2005
Lara Estroff joined the Cornell faculty in August of 2005. She obtained her BA in 1997 from Swarthmore College majoring in Chemistry and minoring in Anthropology. Her Ph. D. in Chemistry was obtained from Yale University in 2003. She received her postdoctoral training at Harvard University focusing on bivalency in the immune system and designing and evaluating multivalent polymeric inhibitors that treat and/or prevent bacterial infections. more.
CCMR renewed until 2011
News :: CCMR Staff :: Sep 27, 2005
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed eleven existing Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) and created two new centers in a recently concluded open competition. (A total of 29 Centers are currently supported by the MRSEC program with annual NSF support of $52. 5 million. ) The MRSECs constitute a national network of Centers that seeks increased impact on materials science and education beyond what is expected from any one Center. more.
Catherine Oertel uses science to preserve grand organs of Europe's cathedrals, victims of their own old wood
News :: Thomas Oberst, Cornell News Service :: Jun 21, 2005
The drizzly red-tile-roofed city of Santiago de Compostela near the northwest coast of Spain is home to a bewilderingly ornate 11th-century cathedral in which, many believe, lie the bones of St. James the Apostle. The belief that the bones carry powers of forgiveness and healing has made Santiago de Compostela the third most popular site of Christian pilgrimage in the world, surpassed only by Rome and Jerusalem. However, inside the cathedral itself lurks an ailment that even the bones of St. more.
After quantum dots, now come glowing "Cornell dots," for biological tagging, imaging and optical computing
News :: Bill Steele, Cornell News Service :: May 19, 2005
Move over, quantum dots. Make way for the new kids on the block - brightly glowing nanoparticles dubbed "Cornell dots. " By surrounding fluorescent dyes with a protective silica shell, Cornell University researchers have created fluorescent nanoparticles with possible applications in displays, biological imaging, optical computing, sensors and microarrays such as DNA chips. These are all applications for which quantum dots have been used or are being considered. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Wilkins Aquino
News :: CCMR Staff :: Apr 18, 2005
Wilkins Aquino joined the Cornell faculty in July 2003. He obtained his BS (1997) in Civil Engineering from Purdue University and his MS (1999) and PhD (2002) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Erich Mueller
News :: CCMR Staff :: Apr 18, 2005
Erich Mueller's research interests focus on dramatic quantum phenomena and exotic quantum ground states, strongly correlated matter, cold gases, and quantum computing. His current research addresses the evolving theoretical challenges generated by rapid experimental developments in the cooling and manipulating of alkali atoms. In addition to providing an ideal system for studying exotic quantum phenomena, this field has great technological promise. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Hod Lipson
News :: CCMR Staff :: Feb 21, 2005
Hod Lipson is an Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering. He joined the faculties of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Computing & Information Science in 2001. Prior to this appointment, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Brandeis University's Computer Science Department, working on evolutionary computation and evolutionary robotics, and a Lecturer at MIT's Mechanical Engineering Department, where he taught design and conducted research in design automation. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Dan Luo
News :: CCMR Staff :: Feb 21, 2005
Dan Luo is an Associate Professor of Biological Engineering in the Biological and Environmental Engineering Department in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He currently is also a faculty member in the Agriculture and Biological Engineering Graduate Field and Biomedical Engineering Graduate Field. He obtained his BS degree from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) with an undergraduate thesis on computer simulation and received his Ph. D. more.
Sweet and environmentally beneficial discovery: Plastics made from orange peel and a greenhouse gas
News :: Cornell News Service :: Jan 17, 2005
A Cornell University research group has made a sweet and environmentally beneficial discovery -- how to make plastics from citrus fruits, such as oranges, and carbon dioxide. In a paper published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society (Sept. more.
Materials Science Workshop - Fall 2004
News :: CCMR Staff :: Nov 13, 2004
This year's popular Materials Science Workshop at CCMR for physics and chemistry teachers attracted 24 high school and community college teachers from around New York State. The workshop design was spearheaded by CCMR Director Frank DiSalvo. Participants spent the day in Baker Labs on the Cornell University campus working side by side with 11 professors and 16 graduate student volunteers. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Louis Derry
News :: CCMR Staff :: Nov 2, 2004
Louis Derry is an Assistant Professor in the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences department. He received his B. A. in Geology (1981) from Colorado College and his Ph. D. in geochemistry (1990) from Harvard University. Before graduate school at Harvard, Lou worked for the Homestake Mining Co. and the Chevron Oilfield Research Corporation. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Garnet K.-L. Chan
News :: CCMR Staff :: Oct 19, 2004
Garnet K. -L. Chan was appointed assistant professor in Chemistry and Chemical Biology in July 2004. His current research interests include the area of the electronic structure and dynamics of complex processes. His group engages in developing new and more powerful theoretical techniques which enable them to describe strong electronic correlation problems. more.
Surface Facility to Add New NSOM
News :: Kit Umbach :: Oct 4, 2004
The Surface Facility is expanding! Thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation's "Instrumentation for Materials Research" programand cost-sharing from CCMR and the College of Engineering, we are adding a Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscope (NSOM) with spectroscopic capability. The projects based on the NSOM involve probing the optical properties of materials and fabricated structures at dimensions that are not accessible with conventional optical microscopy. more.
Welcome, Alexa Sabanegh
News :: CCMR Staff :: Sep 23, 2004
Alexa Sabanegh joins CCMR's Educational Programs Office (EPO) as the Educational Programs Coordinator. She attended Harvard University's Graduate School of Education where she earned her Masters Degree in June 2004. She spent three years teaching, most recently as an intern at a high school in Cambridge, MA and previously at a performing arts high school in Manhattan. Alexa graduated from Cornell University in 1999 with a BS in Biology. more.
Self-assembling designer molecules that mimic nature could lead to nano-device advances, Cornell researchers report
News :: Cornell News Service :: Sep 9, 2004
Some are cylindrical, some look like a double sandwich and some are continuous three-dimensional cubic structures. All are generated by a class of designer macromolecules that could lead to improvements in solar-cell and fuel-cell technology, as well as advances in ultra-miniaturization of electronic devices. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Amit Lal
News :: CCMR Staff :: Sep 7, 2004
Amit Lal is an associate professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Prof. Lal's interests are in developing concepts, technology, and models for integrated microsystems using MEMS fabrication techniques, ultrasound and its linear and nonlinear effects, and radioactive thin films. He leads the SonicMEMS group, which is currently developing integrated surgical tools, ultrasonic microfluidic systems, and integrated power sources. more.
CCMR's RET Week Five Update
News :: CCMR Staff :: Aug 6, 2004
The 2004 Summer Research Experience for Teachers (RET) participants spent week five of their six-week program in CCMR's Polymer Characterization Facility with facility manager Tony Condo. The five high school Chemistry and Physics teachers made and experimented with a number of polymeric materials with drastically different properties. The teachers combined polyvinyl alcohol and borate ions to create slime and Hexamethylenediamine and Adipoyl chloride to make nylon. more.
State funding to Cornell centers for advanced technology emphasizes economic development, job creation in the life and material sciences
News :: Cornell News Service :: Jul 2, 2004
Ten-year funding commitments from the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) to programs at Cornell University, as announced June 30 by Gov. George E. Pataki, will help the university's basic-research and technology-transfer efforts in the life and material sciences to emphasize regional economic development, as well as business and job creation. more.
THE MUSIC OF MATERIALS: CORNELLIAN RECEIVES DISCOVERY CORPS FELLOWSHIP
Pilot project helps scientists give their research expertise broader impact
News :: NSF :: May 28, 2004
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named the first six fellows of its new Discovery Corps: a pilot program that is exploring innovative ways for scientists to combine their research expertise with service to society as a whole. The six are Dominick Casadonte, Texas Tech University; Alanah Fitch, Loyola University of Chicago; Earl Wagener, Clemson University; Geoffrey D. Bothun, University of Kentucky; Catherine M. Oertel, Cornell University; and Carrie Stoffel, University of Colorado. more.
Cornell Collaborator Awarded Small Business Research Grant
News :: CCMR Staff :: May 24, 2004
Primet Precision Materials™, Inc. announced their award today of a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the Department of Energy to further the development of their proprietary nano-scale materials technology. Primet Precision Materials™ recently relocated to Ithaca from out-of-state to take advantage of related research at Cornell and collaborate with scientists in this developing area. more.
Escobedo Wins Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship
News :: CCMR Staff :: May 3, 2004
CCMR member Fernando Escobedo, assistant professor of chemical engineering, has been awarded the prestigious Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship. He is among 116 young scientists and economists selected as 2004 Sloan fellows, representing faculty from 51 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. The fellowships, totaling $4. 64 million this year, allow scientists to continue their research with awards of $40,000 each over two years. more.
Facilities 101 A Big Success
News :: CCMR Staff :: Apr 27, 2004
On March 26, 23 representatives from 11 central New York manufacturing firms gathered in the Hans Bethe Lecture Room for a day–long workshop entitled "Facilities 101. " The conference, hosted by the CCMR Industrial Partnerships Office was the first of several similar courses aimed at alerting members of the industrial community to the many exciting possibilities of CCMR's Shared Experimental Facilities. Attendees came from larger firms such as Corning, Inc. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Paul Dawson
News :: CCMR Staff :: Apr 8, 2004
Paul Dawson is a Professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His primary area of research is the mechanics and materials science associated with deformation processes of polycrystalline materials. The general aim of the research is to integrate modern constitutive theories for the mechanical behavior of these materials into rigorous mechanics frameworks and to solve the resulting systems of equations by numerical techniques. more.
2004 Continuation Report
News :: CCMR Staff :: Apr 1, 2004
The Annual Report and Continuation Request is submitted to NSF in late March and covers the grant year from May 1 through the following April 30th. The report contains the following sections: 2004 Continuation Report (Complete Report pdf 11. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - David Putnam
News :: CCMR Staff :: Mar 3, 2004
David Putnam was appointed assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in August 2002. David's research is focused on functional biomaterials, combinatorial stabilization and biomaterial synthesis/discovery. Functional biomaterials are designed and synthesized to facilitate, target, or control the delivery of drugs or therapeutic genes to the body. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Chekesha Liddell
News :: CCMR Staff :: Feb 6, 2004
Chekesha Liddell was appointed assistant professor in Materials Science and Engineering in November 2003. Her current interest include colloidal building blocks for three-dimensional photonic crystals; design and synthesis of colloids for environmental remediation strategies; mesoscale assembly techniques; colloid separations technology; hierarchical inorganic and hybrid bio-inspired materials; inorganic mesoporous materials; matter-energy interactions for ion beam modification of colloids. more.
CCMR Grad-student Kee Chul Chang Wins MRS Fall Meeting Poster Award
News :: CCMR Staff :: Jan 8, 2004
Poster sessions are an important and integral part of Materials Research Society meetings, allowing many more authors the opportunity to share their research and ideas with others. Because the quality of poster sessions is a major priority of the Society, 2003 Fall Meeting Chairs recognize the best presentations at the four evening poster sessions. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Chris Xu
News :: CCMR Staff :: Dec 9, 2003
Chris Xu was appointed Assistant Professor in the School of Applied and Engineering Physics in the summer of 2002. His current interests include photonics, fiber optics and optical instrumentations. In particular, the practical application of optics; creating new components and systems; and/or enhancing the performance of existing techniques. His research includes both experiments and numerical simulations. Chris completed his Ph. D. in applied physics at Cornell University in 1996. more.
Mick Thomas Receives the George Peter Award for Dedicated Service
News :: CCMR Staff :: Nov 18, 2003
On Tuesday, November 18, 2003, with delighted faculty, students, staff, family and friends looking on, CCMR facility manager Malcolm "Mick" Thomas received the George Peter Award for Dedicated Service. The award was presented by George Peter himself. Vice President of Human Relations Mary George Opperman spoke to the assembled group about Mick's dedication to his job and to his family. Prof. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Paul Chirik
News :: CCMR Staff :: Nov 11, 2003
Paul Chirik is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on the application of organometallic molecules to chemical synthesis. Catalytic bond forming reactions, activation of otherwise inert molecules and enzymatic reactions are just a few examples of the spectacular reactivity of transition metal compounds. more.
Team from Cornell, including two grad students, wins international prize for top invention of year
News :: Cornell News Service :: Oct 27, 2003
From Cornell News Service: ITHACA, N. Y. — Two Cornell University graduate students and a researcher have won a top prize in the 2003 Collegiate Inventors Competition for building an ultra-small electronic generator. Their award of $25,000 was presented at a ceremony at the New York Public Library, Manhattan, on Oct. 23. The three are applied physics student Keith Aubin, electrical and computer engineering student Robert Reichenbach and research associate Maxim Zalalutdinov. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - David Muller
News :: CCMR Staff :: Oct 7, 2003
David Anthony Muller was appointed associate professor in the School of Applied and Engineering Physics in July 2003. His current interests are in the detection and imaging of individual dopant atoms and clusters in solids at atomic resolution, and how electronic structure changes on the microscopic scale impact the macroscopic properties of materials. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Lawrence Bonassar
News :: CCMR Staff :: Oct 7, 2003
Lawrence Bonassar was appointed as associate professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Program in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell in April 2003. He has a long-standing interest in understanding structure-property relationships in connective tissues and in the processes by which cells regulate the materials properties of biological tissues through regulation of assembly and remodeling of the extracellular matrix. more.
2003 Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Conference
News :: CCMR Staff :: Sep 22, 2003
Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) is a component of the Math & Science Network, a national non-profit organization. EYH holds annual conferences across the country designed to nurture middle school girls' interest in science and math courses and encourage them to consider science and math based careers. On Saturday, April 26, 2003, the Cornell University EYH Chapter hosted their annual conference, on the Cornell Campus in Ithaca, New York. more.
Research Experience for Teachers (RET) II Participants Publish
News :: CCMR Staff :: Sep 5, 2003
In addition to the Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program, the Education Programs Office invites past RET participants to return to work with a faculty member on a research project as part of the RET II program. Mary Kay Hickey, high school chemistry and biology teacher, worked with Professor D. Tyler McQuade on fluorescent compounds in order to characterize their properties and see if they can spot any interactions that might have applications in sensors. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - Margaret Frey
News :: CCMR Staff :: Sep 2, 2003
Margaret Frey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Textiles and Apparel in the College of Human Ecology. Her areas of research interest focus on the formation of fibers and nano fibers from biodegradable and renewable resource polymers. She has performed initial experiments investigating cellulose fiber spinning from a newly discovered group of cellulose solvents. These solvents appear to be appropriate for both conventional fiber spinning and nanofiber formation via electrospinning. more.
New CCMR Faculty Member - J.C. Séamus Davis
News :: CCMR Staff :: Sep 2, 2003
J. C. Séamus Davis is a Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research addresses the application of experimental techniques of ultra-low temperature physics to questions of fundamental significance. more.
Expansion of Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Program
News :: CCMR Staff :: Aug 20, 2003
The Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program has completed its fifth summer. This past summer a middle school teacher from Brooklyn and four high school teachers from upstate New York worked as a team spending six weeks at CCMR facilities where they learned about research through hands-on laboratory experience. This summer, the teachers conducted experiments with a new facilities manager, Anthony Condo Jr. more.
Welcome Stephen Menasian
News :: CCMR Staff :: Aug 4, 2003
Dr. Stephen Menasian joins CCMR as the new Manager for the Ion Beam Analytical Facility. Stephen is a physicist with extensive experience in precision measurement, particle accelerators, instrumentation, rf techniques and optics. He has strong background in electronics, systems engineering, software/hardware development and unit/integration/system testing. more.
Welcome Pat Govang
News :: CCMR Staff :: Jul 28, 2003
Pat Govang joins CCMR as the new Director of Industrial Partnerships. He comes to us from AM&T, one of our regional Technology Development Organizations working with the Industrial Partnerships program. He has a number of contacts in the industrial world, and will bring a new dynamic to our program. Pat will manage and develop the Center's partnerships with Industry. more.
Welcome John Grazul
News :: CCMR Staff :: May 15, 2003
John Grazul joins CCMR as the new Co-Manager of the Electron & Optical Microscopy Facility. Prior to coming to Cornell, John worked at Lucent with Prof. David Muller conducting experiments in the high-resolution STEM lab, and also managed the lab's SEMs and TEMs. As an adjunct faculty member, he also taught junior/senior level courses in microscopy at New Jersey City University. From 1984-99, John was the technical supervisor of the Rutgers University microscopy facility. more.
Shared Experimental Facilities Web Scheduling
News :: CCMR Staff :: May 13, 2003
CCMR has introduced web scheduling for selected equipment in the Shared Experimental Facilities Now you can check when you have set up time in one of our facilities from the comfort of your office with the use of this system. You do not have to have an account to view the schedule, you only need one if you wish to create a booking. For more information on the Shared Experimental Facilities, use of its web scheduling, or getting an account please contact one of the Facility Managers. more.
Welcome, Kevin Dilley
News :: CCMR Staff :: May 1, 2003
Kevin Dilley joins CCMR's Educational Programs Office (EPO) as the new Educational Programs Specialist. He received a BA in physics from Reed College, where he did thesis research on the mechanism that allows a scanning tunneling microscope to make surface modifications. After college he spent two years with the Peace Corps teaching physics, forest management and gardening in The Gambia. more.
2003 Continuation Report
News :: CCMR Staff :: Apr 27, 2003
The Annual Report and Continuation Request is submitted to NSF in late March and covers the grant year from May 1 through the following April 30th. The report contains the following sections: 2003 Continuation Report (Complete Report pdf 8. 42Mb)Section 1 - Cover Page - 79kbSection 2 - Executive Summary - 169kbSection 3 - List of Center participants - 189kbSection 4 - List of Center collaborators - 149kbSection 5 - Research Accomplishments and Plans - 2. more.
