Spring 2018 – Postdoctoral fellow Cody Higginson, PhD, presented a talk at the 3rd International Symposium on Polybenzoxazines in the PMSE session at the recent ACS meeting in New Orleans. His presentation, “Mussel-inspired benzoxazines for thermoset resins and adhvesives” was also selected for the SciMix poster session – a special session to which only about 10% …
Monthly Archive: April 2018
Sarah Spivack advocates for science research funding at the US Capitol!
Spring 2018 – Undergraduate researcher Sarah Spivack attended the Society of Women Engineers Congressional Outreach Day in Washington D.C.! She met with congresspeople and members of their staffs, including the offices of Senator Diane Feinstein, Senator Kamala Harris, Representative Ami Bera, and other California representatives, regarding their support for STEM education funding and supporting women in STEM. …
Welcome Dr. Patrick Rühs, our new SwissNSF Postdoctoral Fellow!
Spring 2018 – Our lab welcomes Patrick Rühs, PhD, a new postdoctoral fellow. Patrick is supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation and joins us after recently completing his PhD and a postdoc at ETH Zurich. Welcome, Patrick!!
Welcome, Haoqi Wang, visiting undergraduate researcher!
Spring 2018 – Our lab is happy to welcome Haoqi Wang, a visiting undergraduate researcher and physics major from Nanjing University, China! Welcome, Haoqi!!
Postdoc Dr. Brylee Tiu presents at BASF Research Forum & BASF California Research Alliance Program Review!
Spring 2018 – Dr. Brylee Tiu was one of the 40 participants of the 2017 BASF Research Forum, which took place in Tarrytown, NY on August 30 – September 1, 2017. Brylee had the opportunity to present a short talk and poster about his work and engage with various BASF representatives from research and business management. He also participated in …
13 Papers Presented by Current and Former Group Members at the Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting!
A total of 13 papers authored by current and former group members are being presented at the Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting this week in Atlanta: Phil Messersmith (1) Joel Collier (4, Duke Univ) Haeshin Lee (1, KAIST) Bruce Lee (1, Michigan Tech) Bill Murphy (1, Univ Wisconsin-Madison) Grace Bushnell (3, Univ Michigan) Chelsea Fries …
You do Belong in Science – Sally Winkler launches new series with Double Shelix podcast!
April 2018 – Sally Winkler, Messersmith lab PhD Candidate and co-host of the podcast Double Shelix, is launching a special podcast series this month! This series, organized around the theme You do Belong in Science, will bring together experts in science, education, and inclusion in conversation about how to STEM communities where all can feel …