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MURI in the News!

MURI Team research has been featured in the New York Daily News!

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/shrimp-research-pave-stronger-football-helmets-article-1.2265220

National Science Foundation (NSF) featured UCR Today story Mantis Shrimp Inspires New Body Armor and Football Helmet Design on its home page!

http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=135504

 

MURI Team On-the-Road   

  • Profs. Marc Meyers and David Kisailus will be attending the 2015 Pacifichem Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Kisailus: Oral - AM Presentation, December 17, 2015 8:30am to 9:00am; Abstract: Solution-based bio-inspired growth of photocatalytically active nanoporous membranes and oriented nanowires for water purification and splitting

  • Profs. Joanna Mckittrick and David Kisailus will be attending the 2016 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona

 

Congrats MURI Staff!!

Fellowships

April 2, 2015: Steven Herrera wins 2015 California Space Grant Consortium (CaSGC) Graduate Research Fellowship

April 1, 2015: Nick Yaraghi wins 2015 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship through the Department of Defense

March 30, 2015: Nick Yaraghi receives Honorable Mention for the 2015 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Scholarships

May 20, 2015: Nick Yaraghi is selected to receive a 2015 Livermore Graduate Scholar appointment through Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Awards

Jun 5, 2015: Cyril Jose travels to Florida and places 2nd at Nationals for IOM3 Young Persons’ Lecture Competition