NANO NEWS
Chou and Thostenson Collaborate with Korean Researchers in Global Research Lab Program
Researchers from the Korea Institute of Materials (KIMS) and the University of Delaware have been selected to receive a $5-million grant from the Korea Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) for work in the area of nanotechnology. Tsu-Wei Chou, Pierre S. du Pont Chair of Engineering, and Erik Thostenson, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, will lead the UD effort in the nine-year program.
MOST provides central direction, planning, coordination, and evaluation of all science and technology activities in Korea. The funding comes through the Global Research Laboratory (GRL) program, which is aimed at developing fundamental and original technologies through international collaborative research between Korean and foreign laboratories.
Read more in a University of Delaware UDaily news article and the CCM Newsletter.
Professor Thostenson Receives Elsevier Young Composites Researcher Award from ASC
Erik T. Thostenson, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is the winner of the Elsevier Young Composites Researcher Award from the American Society for Composites (ASC). The award was conferred at ASC's 22nd Annual Technical Conference, held from Sept. 17-19 at the University of Washington in Seattle (read more).
Professor Chou Invited Speaker at Japan Nano
Tsu-Wei Chou, Pierre S. du Pont Chair of Engineering at the University of Delaware, delivered an invited lecture at the 5th International Symposium on Nanotechnology held Feb. 20-21, 2007 in Tokyo." (read more).
Thostenson and Chou Use Carbon Nanotubes for Detecting Defects in Advanced Fiber Composites
Professors Thostenson and Chou have been investigating means to detect and identify damage within advanced composite materials by using a network of tiny carbon nanotubes, which act in much the same manner as human nerves. (read more).
Thostenson Honored for Nanocomposite Research
Dr. Erik Thostenson has been named recipient of the first Hayashi Memorial International Award. The award is given in honor of Tsuyoshi Hayashi, one of Japan’s pioneering researchers in composite materials.
Thostenson also received the 2004 Allan P. Colburn Prize from the University of Delaware for Outstanding Dissertation in the Mathematical and Engineering Sciences and the 2004 Roy L. McCullough Scholars Award from the Center for Composite Materials for outstanding contributions to the literature on composite materials.
Read more in a University of Delaware UDaily news article and the CCM Newsletter.
Chou Heads Interdisciplinary Carbon Nanotube Research Project
A team of researchers led by Tsu-Wei Chou, P.S. du Pont Chair of Engineering at UD, recently was awarded a major grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research on carbon nanotubes. The funding from the Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team (NIRT) will support the researchers’ efforts to synthesize, characterize and model aligned nanotube arrays for nanoscale devices and composites. (read more)
P.S. du Pont Chair of Engineering
UD President David P. Roselle announced that Tsu-Wei Chou, chairperson of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will be the first to hold the P.S. du Pont Chair of Engineering. Funded by the Unidel Foundation, the endowed chair honors the memory of industrialist and philanthropist Pierre Samuel du Pont. (read more)
Chou Honored for Contributions to the Engineering Literature
Tsu-Wei Chou, P.S. du Pont Chair of Engineering, and chairperson of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was named a "Highly Cited Researcher" in the field of materials science by the Institute of Scientific Information Chou was also selected for the Worcester-Reed Warner Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), awarded during the 2002 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. The medal is given to individuals who add to the permanent literature of engineering. Chou, who is chairperson of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was recognized for his outstanding contributions to the literature in analytical modeling, processing science and damage mechanics of fiber composite materials. (read more)
