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ABDON PENA-FRANCESCH RECEIVES AFOSR YIP AWARD
Three-year grant will help advance robotic performance in soft materials. Macro is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor Abdon Pena-Francesch’s proposal, “Dynamic Polymer Networks for Resilient and Adaptive Soft Machines,” has been selected by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) to receive a Young Investigator Program (YIP) award. Pena-Francesch’s three-year grant is part of…
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Squishy, metal-free magnets to power robots and guide medical implants
“Soft robots,” medical devices and implants, and next-generation drug delivery methods could soon be guided with magnetism—thanks to a metal-free magnetic gel developed by researchers at the University of Michigan and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany. The material is the first in which carbon-based, magnetic molecules are chemically bonded to…
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Carolina Benn Takes on the New Program Manager Role at Macro
The Macromolecular Science and Engineering program is thrilled to announce the appointment of Carolina Benn as its new Program Manager. Carolina, a Michigan native with a rich Caribbean and Latino heritage, brings a unique blend of academic excellence and cultural diversity to our program. Carolina received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University…
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Science in everyday life: bridging theory and practice in high school outreach program
Graduate students from the Kamcev and Min Labs recently worked with local high school students interested in exploring STEM. News written by Michigan Chemical Engineering A recent collaborative effort between Michigan Chemical Engineering graduate students and Women+ Excelling More in Math, Engineering, and Science (FEMMES) welcomed high school students from Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Dearborn and Detroit to participate…
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Macro Banquet Dinner to Honor Overberger Award Winner Prof Uli B Wiesner
Macro recently hosted a grand Banquet Dinner in honor of Professor Uli B. Wiesner, the distinguished recipient of the 2023 Charles G. Overberger International Prize for Excellence in Polymer Research. During the event, Professor Wiesner captivated the audience with his groundbreaking research on block copolymers, showcasing their remarkable applications in healthcare, energy, and the arts.…
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Professor Richard Laine Received Green Chemistry Challenge Award 2023
We are delighted to announce that Former Macro Director and MSE Professor Richard Laine has been honored with the 2023 Green Chemistry Challenge Award! Prof. Laine’s outstanding work in the Academic Category has been recognized for its innovative approach to upcycling/valorizing abundant agricultural waste. Prof. Laine and his team have pioneered groundbreaking techniques to refine…
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NSF provides $18M to advance quantum computing and sustainable plastics
More efficient computing — potentially room temperature quantum computing — and recyclable rigid plastics are two projects to be undertaken by a new materials research science and engineering center at the University of Michigan. Funded with $18 million from the National Science Foundation, the center seeks to build a campuswide ecosystem of researchers that converge…
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Claudia Loebel receives prestigious Packard Fellowship to study cellular memory
Memories of disease could impact human lives down to the cellular level. That’s U-M researcher Claudia Loebel’s idea at least, and it landed her a fellowship from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Loebel is one of 20 early-career researchers who were selected as 2023 Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering, the foundation announced today.…
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Jovan Kamcev receives NSF CAREER Award
Assistant Professor Jovan Kamcev recently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to research and improve ion-exchange membranes. The NSF CAREER Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to…
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Joerg Lahann recently elected a 2022 AAAS Fellow!
Professor Joerg Lahann was recently elected a 2022 AAAS Fellow! One of 506 scientists, engineers and innovators nationwide – and one of 17 U-M faculty members selected (but the only one from the College of Engineering) – he was honored by AAAS for distinguished contributions to the field of polymeric materials engineering, including biointerfaces prepared…
