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April 2023

A representation from FIESC Technical Mission, Santa Catarina Federation of Industries, Brazil visited AMAT-NUS Corporate Lab

October 2022

ESM Goh Chok Tong visited AMAT-NUS Coprorate Lab.

July
2022

Edward is not only a recipient of the best MSE undergraduate project award, but was also named the 2022 MSE Valedictorian. Huge congrats, Edward!

October 2021

JingYang's paper on InGaN quantum dot approach through pit engineering  was broadly covered by media, including Photonics Online and Semiconductor today.

Sept
2021

Silvija had an honor of discussion some of the AMAT-NUS Corporate Lab work with DPM Heng Swee Keat at the Singaporean Researchers Global Summit (SRGS) 2021 Summit.

May
2021

Haeyeon paper on twisted hBN received a lot of media attention, including from Phys.org, Science Daily, Compound Semiconductor, and Technology.org.

May
2021

Haeyeon defends her PhD thesis. Amazing work, Haeyeon, and good luck with your postdoc at Columbia!

April
2021

Tara's paper on In fluctuations in InGaN has been covered broadly, including by Compound Semiconductor, Semiconductor Today, or LEDInside.

Sept 2020

Sarah defends her PhD thesis! Sarah has been amazing in her research, but also a tireless promoter of STEM fields.

Dec
2019

Jian-An Ke defends his PhD thesis! Amazing work!

July
2019

Gradecak Group moves to NUS. Singapore, here we come!

Sept
2018

Zhibo defends his PhD thesis! Congratulations!

May
2019

Kevin defends his PhD thesis! Congratulations!

May
2018

Olivia wins the MTL 2018 Best PhD Thesis Award -- so well deserved, Olivia!

May
2018

Olivia defends her PhD thesis. Congratulations!

Dec
2017

Olivia wins the Poster Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry at the MRS Fall 2017 Meeting. Congratulations!

April
2017

Olivia and Sarah are both MIT Graduate Women of Excellence. So well-deserved, congratulations!

Dec
2016

Paul defends his PhD Thesis! Congratulations!

August 2016

Jayce defends his PhD Thesis! Excellent job, Jayce!

May
2016

Silvija receives Graduate Materials Council Outstanding Teaching Award. Congratulations!

April
2016

Sema defends her PhD thesis! Sema, great work and congratulations!

Dec
2015

John defends his PhD Thesis. Congratualtions!

April
2015

Zhibo is a recipient of the best poster award at the MRS Fall Meeting. Congratualtions!

April
2015

Eric and Jordan defend their PhD theses. Double congratulations!

April
2015

Sema is an MIT Graduate Woman of Excellence. Congratulations, Sema!

February 2015

Jayce's work on patterned ZnO nanowire arrays was highlighted by nanotechweb! Congratulations, Jayce!

October 2014

October 2014: MIT SPECTRUM article about Silvija's work: Nanoscale Work Yields Big Results

May
2014

May 2014: Xiang has been selected by the Microsystem Technology Laboratory for their MTL Doctoral Dissertation Seminar this year. Congratulations to Xiang! Read about Xiang's work here..

May
2014

Eric, Jordan, and Xiang defend their PhD theses. Huge congrats, guys, we will miss you!

Dec
2013

Silvija's profile has been published by the MIT news.

Dec
2013

Matt defends his PhD thesis. Huge congrats!

Sept
2013

Sam defends his PhD thesis. Huge congrats!

August 2013

The group's work on graphene-cathode-based hybrid photovolataics has recently been highlighted in the SPIE Newsroom.

July
2013

Sema won the first place award for Student Microscopist/Photographer in the ACCGE-19/OMVPE-16 Photo Contest sponsored by the Journal of Crystal Growth at the 19th American Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (ACCGE-19). Beautiful work, Sema!

May
2013

Jordan's outreach efforts are highlighted on NSF Science 360. Check out Jordan's outreach animation focusing on solar energy. Congratulations, Jordan!

Nov
2012

John is the recipient of Best Poster at the MRS Fall Meeting. Huge congratulations, John!

June
2012

Matt is the recipient of the DMSE 2012 Best PhD Thesis Award. Huge congratulations, Matt!

May
2012

Silvija has been named the inaugural recepient of the Nano Letters Young Investigator Lectureship that honors the contributions of a young investigator who has made major impacts on the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

May
2012

Matt defends his PhD thesis. Huge congrats!

May
2012

A new twist on nanowires: MIT News publishes article about our work.

February 2012

Silvija has been promoted to Associate Professor, effective July 2012.

August 2011

Shen starts his new position as an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas. Congratulations and all the best, Shen!

May
2011

Megan defends her PhD thesis. Huge congrats!

April
2011

Sung Keun receives MRS Graduate Student Award. Great job, Sung Keun!
Sung Keun defends his PhD thesis. Huge congrats!

May
2010

Mike defends his PhD thesis as the first student graduating from the Gradecak group. Huge congrats!

April
2010

Eric receives NSF Fellowship. Excellent job!

April 2009

Sam receives NSF Fellowship. Terrific job!

June 2008

Sung-Keun Lim receives the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Best Paper Award for Second- or First- Year Student. Congratulations, Sung-Keun!

March 2008

Megan Brewster receives the NDSEG Graduate Fellowship. Congratulations, Megan!

February 2008

Professor Gradecak's brand new course "Imaging of Materials" begins for the Spring Semester.

January 2008

Silvija receives the NSF-CAREER Award. Nice work!

January 2008

The Gradecak Group receives an MIT Energy Initiative Ignition Grant. Nice work!

July
2007

Silvija receives the 3M Innovation Award. Nice work!

June 2007

Megan Brewster receives the DMSE 1st-Year Graduate Student Exceptional Performance Award. Congratulations, Megan!

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