Jun 2017: We run the first middle-school camp for girls in materials science – great fun!
Jun 2017: Robert gives lectures at NPU and XJTU University in Xi’an, China
Mai 2017: Amlan passes his second qual, and is done with them. In less than a year!
Mai 2017: Chelsea runs atom probe experiments with Jon and Wei at Oak Ridge National Lab
Mai 2017: A thank-you-so-much to all MatSE undergraduates for the pig-award that was given to me at when hosting a BBQ for some of you. Very much appreciated!
Apr 2017: Robert rated excellent teacher for 406 again – it was my pleasure!
Apr 2017: Chelsea gives her first hard-materials seminar
Mar 2017: Robert visits Texas A&M to discuss shear-localization in metallic glasses
Feb 2017: Talks are given at the TMS meeting. Here, we met the world.
Feb 2017: A class of middle school girls explores phase changes in the Maass-lab. Clever girls!
Feb 2017: Robert visits Johns Hopkins and gives the materials science colloquium
Jan 2017: Congrats to Amlan, who passes his physical metallurgy quals!
Nov 2016: Robert receives the 2017 TMS Young Leaders Professional Development Award
Oct 2016: Robert deliveres an invited talk at the MS&T conference
Oct 2016: Pascal finishes his masther thesis on DD simulations of avalanches. Once again, great job!
Sep 2016: Welcome to Amlan, who now is part of the group!
Sep 2016: Gregory’s first paper appears in Acta Materialia. Read it here. Sep 2016: Chelsea passed her quals – one step closer to your PhD!
Aug 2016: We welcome our new undergrades Emily and Daniel
Jun 2016: The month of beamtimes at APS
Jun 2016: Chelsea, Stefan and Robert are enjoying the XI Conference on Bulk Metallic Glasses
May 2016: Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing awarded to Robert by Acta Materialia
Apr 2016: Harvard Applied Mechanics Seminar given by Robert
Mar 2016: Robert listed as Excellent Teacher for MSE406
Feb 2016: Gregory passes his quals – yay!
Jan 2016: Keynote lecture given at Plasticity 2016. Happy new year
Nov 2015: First APS run – crossing fingers!
Oct 2015: Robert is invited speaker at the MS&T conference in Ohio
Sep 2015: Welcome to ”Chambana”, Stefan (our new postdoc)
Sep 2015: John, Perry and Derek are joining the team. Wonderful!
Aug 2015: We welcome our new group member Chelsea
July 2015: Scott produced the first bulk metallic glass in our lab – well done!
May 2015: We welcome Gregory and Scott joining the team!
May 2015: Robert is invited speaker at the Sino-German workshop in Hefei, China
Apr 2015: Congratulations to Dominiks newly accepted paper in Applied Physics Letters on shear-band initiation!
Apr 2015: First equipment arrives for the Maass-lab
Mar 2015: Robert is invited speaker at the DPG meeting in Berlin
Mar 2015: Robert gives a talk at the APS meeting in San Antonio on slip dynamics in small-scale crystals
Feb 2015: Robert interviews graduate student candidates at UIUC
Dec 2014: our latest results on crystal plasticity and metallic glasses are presented at the MRS fall meeting in Boston
Oct 2014: Robert wins prestigious Emmy Noether grant by the DFG
