Alumni/ae

If you've been down the Infinite Corridor since the new year, you've noticed that the construction barricades have been removed and the Laboratory for Advanced Materials is visible to all.

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Among the equipment to be installed in this lab are:
Scanning Acoustic Microscope
Nearfield Scanning Optical Microscope
Cryogenic Probe Station
Optical Tables
Laser Table

The official opening will take place this spring; we'll provide more information as it's available.

Michael Wargo, Sc.D. 1982, is chief lunar scientist at NASA and was part of the team that found evidence of water on the moon.
"We're unlocking the mysteries of our nearest neighbor and by extension the solar system. It turns out the moon harbors many secrets, and LCROSS has added a new layer to our understanding," said Michael Wargo from NASA Headquarters in Washington.

Nature Inspired Materials Science

Prof. Michael Rubner

Nov. 17, 4:00, 10-250

Reception to follow in the Bush Room, 10-105

The Street writes about national and state attempts to create jobs in the green job sector; they cite A123 and mention President Obama's tour of MIT labs, including his meeting with Prof. Angela Belcher.

This week, Prof. Yet-Ming Chiang will receive the American Ceramic Society with the ACerS 2009 Corporate Technical Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding achievement in field of ceramics, particularly in founding A123 Systems.  A cover story in the ACerS Bulletin describes how Prof. Chiang became a materials scientist and the history of A123 (Oct. 2009). DMSE Alumni/ae and friends will recognize many names of instructors, colleagues, and friends.