NEWS
New publication and perspective in Science!
We have a new publication in Science about guiding light using 2D materials. Read more from the UChicago News article. Also, Prof. Jiwoong Park wrote a perspective article for Science on an article about mechanical manipulation of 2D materials.
Welcome Hyojin
Hyojin Seung joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow, coming from Seoul National University. So great to have you be part of our team!
Farewell, We Wish You The Best!
Farewell to Baorui who graduated this summer with his PhD in Chemistry. He will be starting at Applied Materials! Also farewell to Gustavo, who was our visiting postdoctoral fellow this past year. Goodbye to Jaehyung, who will be starting as an assistant professor in...
Some overdue updates
Jong Hoon has started his group in MSE at POSTECH in South Korea! Alia has started as our Lab and Business Manager, Gustavo, Donghyup, and Hyojin have joined the group as postdocs, and Zehra has joined the group as a graduate student.
Farewell to Kim & Fauzia
Farewell to PhD students Kim and Fauzia, graduating last quarter in Molecular Engineering and Chemistry respectively. We will miss you! Kim is embarking on her career as a science writer, and Fauzia is working as a Principle Chemist at Ecolab.
Congrats to Dr. Yu Zhong on starting his faculty position at Cornell MSE!
Post-doc Yu Zhong will be starting as an assistant professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University later this summer! We will miss you greatly!!
Congrats to alum Dr. Carlos S. Ruiz-Vargas on the launch of lumafield!
Read about the launch of this new company here. Looking forward to seeing lumafield grow exponentially!
Recent Works Featured in UChicago News!
Recent work on thermal anisotropy and robotic assembly of 2D materials has received great press and has been featured on UChicago News!
Mengyu Wins JFI Director’s Fellowship
Congrats to Mengyu, our newest postdoc, on winning the JFI Director's Fellowship! Looking forward to the great research you will contribute in the coming year!
Farewell Myungjae! Good Luck at Seoul National University!
Myungjae Lee is leaving our group to start as faculty in Materials Science at Seoul National University. We will miss you!