Posts by Lisa McDonald
Career tips for young scientists at HTCMC—self knowledge, mentors, planning
Dr. Federico Rosei’s interactive session offered points to students and young professionals on managing their careers, and, to a certain degree, their lives.
Read MoreConference inspires new thoughts on optical materials
The HTCMC, GFMAT conference provided some new ideas for a student researcher about single crystals, phosphors, and how to make good optical materials.
Read MoreCNT supercapacitor research a good fit for HTCMC-GFMAT conference, Georgia Tech student finds
Tyler Colling, a student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, was invited to present his research at HTCMC-9, GFMAT 2016, in Toronto, Canada, but he wasn’t sure how his work with carbon nanotube-based super capacitors would translate to the other research topics at the conference.
Read MoreMaterials processing for advanced materials and sustainable development
Many excellent studies on material processing and characterization were included in the session “Powder Processing Innovation and Technologies for Advanced Materials and Sustainable Development” during the HTCMC-9, GFMAT 2016 conference in Toronto, Canada.
Read MoreSuccessful poster session at HTCMC 9, GFMAT 2016 in Toronto, Canada
The HTCMC-GFMAT poster session was outstanding and provided an excellent opportunity for many researchers to present their most recent work with each other.
Read MoreCongratulations to the 2016 GOMD student poster winners
At its Annual Meeting in May 2016 the Glass & Optical Materials Division awarded best student poster prizes to the…
Read MoreVideo: NASA’s Juno spacecraft approaches Jupiter’s orbit July 4
While those of us in the United States stare awestruck at the firework-filled night sky on July 4 in celebration of our nation’s independence, NASA’s Juno spacecraft will finally reach polar orbit around Jupiter—a long-awaited journey from when Juno launched on Aug. 5, 2011, from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Read MoreHTCMC-GFMAT student view—NSF perspectives and guidance to young academics
Reporting from the 9th High-Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites meeting in Toronto, Canada, student Johnny Nelson from the University of North Dakota shares what he’s learned about the many opportunities afforded by the National Science Foundation for researchers to further their work.
Read More‘A journey in the field of ceramic matrix composites’—Roger Naslain
Michael Presby, a Ph.D. student from the University of Akron (Ohio) reflects on what he learned from Roger Naslain’s presentation (University of Bordeaux, France), which highlighted five key steps in the field of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) that where significant milestones in the development and optimization of CMCs and their properties.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Ultra thin lens resolves chirality and color, photovoltaics that mimic rose petals, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 29, 2016.
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