Posts by Lisa McDonald
Alpha Sigma Mu members: This will leave you in knots
The materials science and engineering honorary society, Alpha Sigma Mu, now has several really unique and attractive ties and scarves…
Read MoreU.S advanced battery market share to leap to 40% by 2015?
A new White House report and press release asserts that the United State’s share of the world’s advance battery market…
Read MoreBetter voltaics through titania
A major advantage of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells is that they do not suffer problems with solvent leakage and corrosion.…
Read MoreDOE announces availability of $30M for small business materials-oriented tech commercialization
Materials folks – are you already working on a Phase II SBIR or STTR grants project and itching to take…
Read MoreARPA-E announces $92M in advanced energy science, materials awards
DOE’s ARPA-E program today announced it would be funding 43 new high-risk, high-reward energy projects to the tune of $92…
Read MoreBad news for advanced ceramic & glass world: China enforcing new rare earths export restrictions
According to new reports in BusinessWeek and Metal-Pages, China is cutting export quotas for the rare earths and metals –…
Read MoreDOE’s Nuclear Energy University program announces $18 million in scholarships and grants
There’s more than $18 million in new funding coming to students and U.S. university programs that are focusing on nuclear…
Read MoreFriday federal funding facts: Life in the slow lane
For a change, I am going to start my macro-level observations by looking at the National Science Foundation. As indicated…
Read MoreKudos: Dickey named Texas Tech engineering dean
Congratulations go out to ACerS member Elizabeth Dickey for being tapped as the next dean of the Edward E. Whitacre…
Read MoreSolar-assisted electric car charging stations break ground in Tennessee
The Department of Energy is teaming up with the Tennessee Valley Authority and Oak Ridge National Lab to make it…
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