NY Times coverage of implantable cancer monitoring device
The New York Times reported on research from Prof. Michael Cima’s group (Aug. 30, 2009). His team has created a device that may be used in the future to monitor tumors in situ.
Neurosurgery talks, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1
It is Brain Surgery
Speakers: Robert F. Spetzler (Monday), Richard G. Ellenbogen (Tuesday)
Time: 2:00p–3:00p
Location: 36-428
Two world renowned Neuro Surgeons discuss the current state of the art and outstanding clinical challenges in the field of Neuro Surgery
Web site: http://www.rle.mit.edu/neurosurgery/
Sponsor(s): Research Laboratory of Electronics
Cody Friesen, DMSE alum, named to TR35
Cody Friesen, who received the Ph.D. in 2004, was named to Technology Review’s TR 35, the top innovators under 35 years of age. He was recognized for his work on making cheaper, higher-energy batteries to store renewable energy. To see the full story and an interview with Prof. Friesen, visit Technology Review.
Focus session with Alfredo Caro (LLNL), Aug. 27
Atomistic simulations methods
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, von Hippel Room, 13-2090
930‐1000 am A. Caro “Simulations in multicomponent alloys: models and numerical tools”
1000‐1030 am M.J. Demkowicz “Designing nanocomposites for radiation resistance by tailoring interface structure”
1030‐1100 am K.J. Van Vliet “Chemomechanics of aqueous molecular interactions”
1100‐1130 am S. Yip “Atomistic Simulation of Slow Dynamics: Glass Viscosity and Nanocrystalline Creep”
1130 am‐noon B. Yildiz “Chemical and mechanical coupling in charge transfer and reactivity at interfaces”
noon‐130 pm Lunch
130‐200 pm A. Kushima “Enhanced ionic conductivity in the (ZrO2, Y2O3)/SrTiO3 interface; role of the lattice strain”
200‐230 pm K. Kolluri “Point Defect Migration Mechanisms in CuNb Interfaces”
230‐300 pm M. Kabir “Predicting dislocation mobility from explicit atomistic details: A kinetic Monte Carlo study”
300‐330 pm Break
330‐400 pm P. Monasterio “Self‐Interstitial Driven Swelling”
400‐430 pm A. Nikiforova “Reaction of Strained Fe Surfaces and Oxygen: A First Principles Study”
430‐500 pm Hansohl Cho “Atomistic simulations of impact (shock) induced intermixing in Ni and Al nanoslabs (nanoparticles)”
500‐530 pm Yue Fan “Defect Structure Evolution in Irradiated bcc Fe with ABC Method”
5‐X pm Wrap up
Prof. Grossman joins MIT faculty
Prof. Jeffrey Grossman, formerly of the University of California, Berkeley, has recently joined the DMSE faculty, assuming a position that is the result of an interdepartmental search organized by the School of Engineering, for faculty pursuing energy research.
Prof. Grossman’s area of expertise is computational materials science and engineering with a focus on energy. His group uses theory and simulation to gain fundamental understanding, develop new insights based on this understanding, and then use these insights to develop new materials with improved properties – working closely with experimental groups at each step. While the focus of the group is primarily on materials with applications in energy conversion and storage, the group also works on problems related to surface phenomena, nano-mechanical phenomena, and synthesis and assembly. The research program includes a strong emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach in order to expand the scientific possibilities beyond any one discipline or field. Prof. Grossman’s presence further enhances MIT’s and DMSE’s strong computational materials group and furthers its work in the energy research that is so critical today.
