Zhang Research Group https://zhang.matse.illinois.edu Laboratory of Complex Interfaces & Molecular Systems Fri, 01 Mar 2024 18:53:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://zhang.matse.illinois.edu/files/2018/07/cropped-Z-navy-blue-32x32.png Zhang Research Group https://zhang.matse.illinois.edu 32 32 NSF Career Award https://zhang.matse.illinois.edu/2024/02/28/nsf-career-award/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:47:35 +0000 https://publish.illinois.edu/zhanggroup/?p=492 Our lab has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award! The project, titled “CAREER: Elucidating the Correlative Interfacial Solvation, Nucleation, and Growth Processes in Battery Electrolytes“, will receive $661,936 funding from NSF in the coming five years. Thank NSF for the support!

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New paper on AI-assisted nano-profilometry https://zhang.matse.illinois.edu/2024/02/28/new-paper-on-ai-assisted-nano-profilometry/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:42:48 +0000 https://publish.illinois.edu/zhanggroup/?p=490 We have combined machine learning with atomic force microscopy to perform precise nano-profilometry. The paper has been published in Nano Letters and selected as a journal cover! Also check out the news release in the MatSE department and the MRL.

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NSF STC center https://zhang.matse.illinois.edu/2023/09/09/nsf-stc-center/ Sat, 09 Sep 2023 18:12:39 +0000 https://publish.illinois.edu/zhanggroup/?p=475 Our group is part of the new NSF Science and Technology Center for Quantitative Cell Biology! Thank NSF for the support, and we look forward to working with colleagues in this uncharted territory!

Award abstract:

https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2243257&HistoricalAwards=false

NSF news:

https://new.nsf.gov/news/120-million-funding-create-4-new-science-tech-centers

Beckman Institute news release:

https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2023/09/07/bringing-cells-to-life-and-to-minecraft-30-million-nsf-grant-to-support-whole-cell-modeling-at-the-beckman-institute

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Racheff Teaching Fellowship https://zhang.matse.illinois.edu/2023/09/08/racheff-teaching-fellowship/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 20:07:15 +0000 https://publish.illinois.edu/zhanggroup/?p=470 Qian received the Racheff Teaching Fellowship for Fall 2023!

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ECS travel grant https://zhang.matse.illinois.edu/2023/08/23/ecs-travel-grant/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 22:54:55 +0000 https://publish.illinois.edu/zhanggroup/?p=462 Yingjie received a travel grant from the Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division of The Electrochemical Society to attend the 244th ECS Meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden. Thank ECS for the support!

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TechnipFMC fellowship https://zhang.matse.illinois.edu/2023/04/06/technipfmc-fellowship-2/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 18:48:16 +0000 https://publish.illinois.edu/zhanggroup/?p=446 Lalith received the TechnipFMC Fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year! Congratulations to Lalith and thank TechnipFMC for the support!

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New publication on EDL charge profiling https://zhang.matse.illinois.edu/2022/11/13/new-publication-on-edl-charge-profiling/ Sun, 13 Nov 2022 16:50:05 +0000 https://publish.illinois.edu/zhanggroup/?p=420 Our work on sub-nanometer scale charge density profiling of electrode–electrolyte interfaces has been published at ACS Nano! Also check out the news coverage in the MatSE department and MRL, and EurekAlert.

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New paper on EDL structural descriptor https://zhang.matse.illinois.edu/2022/10/05/new-paper-on-edl-structural-descriptor/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 20:20:51 +0000 https://publish.illinois.edu/zhanggroup/?p=411 Our work on deciphering the structural descriptor of interfacial ionic liquids has been published at The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters! Also check out the news release at the MatSE department and EurekAlert.

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PPG-MRL Graduate Fellowship Award https://zhang.matse.illinois.edu/2022/07/25/ppg-mrl-graduate-fellowship-award/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:36:45 +0000 https://publish.illinois.edu/zhanggroup/?p=402 Jae received PPG-MRL Graduate Fellowship Award for 2022-2023! Congratulations to Jae and thank PPG for the support!

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Mavis Future Faculty Fellows https://zhang.matse.illinois.edu/2022/07/25/mavis-future-faculty-fellows-2/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:31:27 +0000 https://publish.illinois.edu/zhanggroup/?p=398 Kaustubh has been selected as one of the Mavis Future Faculty Fellows (MF3) for the 2022-2023 academic year, and will embark on the journey of training for next-generation professors!

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