Research Highlights

Moore elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Prof. Jeffrey Moore (Chemistry) has been elected as a fellow to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences among 190 new members for 2008.

Rogers appointed as first chair for engineering innovation
Prof. John Rogers (MatSE) has been appointed as the first Lee J. Flory — Founder Chair in Engineering Innovation, with an investiture to be held in the fall.

Spring awards to MRL researchers
A number of MRL researchers have won awards in the spring of 2008. These include Prof. John Rogers (MatSE) appointed as an inaugural MRS Fellow, Assoc. Prof. Jim Zuo (MatSE) recognized as part of the Oversea Chinese Young Scholar Joint Research Fund, several Physics and MatSE professors being named APS Outstanding Referees and more.

Science: Foldable and strechable, silicon circuits conform to many shapes
Further work from Prof. John Rogers (MatSE) has improved upon his group's ground-breaking stretchable "wavy" silicon designs to create a sophisticated and even more flexible stretchable integrated circuit.

New kind of transistor radios show capability of nanotube technology
Prof. John Rogers (MatSE) along with collaborators at Northrop Grumman Electronics Systems have built the world's first all-nanotube transistor radios colleagues as demonstration of their novel growth technique and the potential for nanotube usage in high-speed analog electronics.

Suslick awarded 2007 Sir George Stokes Medal
Prof. Kenneth Suslick (Chemistry) has been awarded the 2007 Sir George Stokes Medal by the Royal Society of Chemistry for contributions to analytical science of importance to chemical analysis.

MRL Joins DOE Solar America Initiative
An MRL proposal led by Prof. John Rogers (MatSE) as PI and co-PIs Ralph Nuzzo (Chemistry) and Jennifer Lewis (MatSE) has been selected for funding through the DOE Solar America Initiative.

MRL Staff Volunteers on Solar Decathlon Project
FS-MRL Central Facilities staff member Steve Burdin has volunteered numerous hours working on the Illinois entry in DOE's 2007 Solar Decathlon, an international competition amongst university student teams to design, build, and operate extremely efficient solar-powered houses.

Schweizer awarded 2008 APS Polymer Physics Prize
TEAM Microscope Demonstrates Record 0.5Å Spatial Resolution
Nature Materials: Improved e-jet printing provides higher resolution and more versatility
Science: Ultrafast laser spectrometer measures heat flow through molecules

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