Monday, October 28, 2002Volume 2, Issue 16
MRI Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Matthew Mench recently joined Penn State's Mechanical Engineering faculty and his research interests include polymer electrolyte and solid oxide fuel cells for portable, mobile, and stationary power. The next generation of automobiles may look and sound quite different than today's models. Fuel cell technology is rapidly advancing and may eventually replace internal combustion engines in cars, and batteries in many portable devices such as laptops and cell phones. If fueled by pure hydrogen, fuel cells exhaust only water into the environment.
For the full story go to:
http://www.mri.psu.edu/spotlight/m_mench.asp
MRI Seeds Research in Cancer Treatment via Microwaves
John Heuvel, Dinesh Agrawal and Rustum Roy are investigating the effects of microwaves on breast cancer cells. They believe that by specifically tuning the microwave H-field, they can reprogram cancer cells to die. This may be applicable to other forms of cancer.
Particulate Materials Workshop - Rescheduled
Workshop on Industrial Ecology of Particulate Materials
December 4 - 6, 2002
The Atherton Hotel, State College, PA
Sponsored by: National Science Foundation
Presented by: Materials Research Institute and the Environmental Consortium, Penn State University
Call for Posters Abstract Submission Deadline: November 22, 2002
Materials Seminars
Tuesday, October 29, 2002Time: 3:30 PMThursday, October 31, 2002
Location: 339 Davey Laboratory
Title: Carbon-Nanotube Electronics -- The Inside Story
Speaker: Charles Johnson, University of Pennsylvania
Time: 11:15 AMFriday, November 01, 2002
Location: 22 Deike Bldg
Title: Nanoscale Materials Science and Engineering Down to the Single Molecule Level
Speaker: Mark Hersham, Asst. Professor of MATSE, Northwestern University
Time: 12:15 PM
Location: 210 Hallowell Building
Title: Orthopaedic Implants: From Theoretical Design and Mechanical Testing to in vitro and in situ Mechanotransduction
Speaker: Marnie Saunders, Penn State
For a complete list of upcoming materials-related seminars go to:
http://www.mri.psu.edu/seminars.asp
Funding Opportunities
Worldwide University Network (WUN) Graduate Student Exchange Program
Deadline: November 18, 2002
The University is soliciting proposals for research and education exchanges for calendar year 2003 with the World University Network (WUN) partners in the United Kingdom: Universities of Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, Southampton, and York. Advanced materials is among the seven topic areas solicited. Proposals that include graduate student exchanges are strongly encouraged, as are those potentially leading to continuing research or education partnerships, and external support for such partnerships.
