2017
Cheng Chin receives BEC 2017 Award
September 6, 2017
Recognized at biennial conference on Bose-Einstein Condensation.
The 2017 Junior BEC Award is given to Cheng Chin for important contributions to the field of Bose-Einstein condensation, including the study of Feshbach resonances, scale invariance in 2D Bose gases, and universality near a quantum phase transition in 2D optical lattices.
Bozhi Tian named one of “Talented Twelve”
August 23, 2017
Chemical & Engineering News identifies young rising stars.
Recognized as a "Bioelectronics Boss" who turns common reagents into unconventional materials, twists ordinary lab procedures into uncommon ones, and finds ways of using his creations in nontraditional applications.
“Bozhi is the real definition of an interdisciplinary scientist,” says fellow Chicago chemistry professor Andrei Tokmakoff. He adds that Tian is also fearless, thoughtful, and soft-spoken, which is unusual in the materials business, where there can be a lot of bluster.
Suri Vaikuntanathan awarded Sloan Research Fellowship
February 21, 2017
Prestigious early-career recognition.
The Sloan Research Fellows are the rising stars of the academic community,” says Paul L. Joskow, President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. “Through their achievements and ambition, these young scholars are transforming their fields and opening up entirely new research horizons. We are proud to support them at this crucial stage of their careers.”
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2016
Heinrich Jaeger receives 2016 Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring
June 2, 2016
When it comes to graduate education, it’s the questions that concern Heinrich Jaeger, not the answers.