News
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!
Dec
2012
MIT News publishes article about our graphene-nanowire solar cells.
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!