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Congratulations to the 2018 MacArthur Fellows
On October 4, 2018, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the 2018 MacArthur Fellows. These individuals “have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction” (MacArthur). Each Fellow has been awarded a 5-year, “no strings […]
Camacho Honored for Outstanding Mentorship in STEM
On June 25, 2018 the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) declared 140 individuals and organizations to be recipients of Presidential Awards for Excellence in teaching or mentoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Dr. […]
Bin Yu Receives 2018 Elizabeth L. Scott Award
On August 1, 2018, Professor Bin Yu was awarded the Elizabeth L. Scott Award at the Joint Statistical Meetings held in Vancouver, British Columbia. The award is presented every other year in honor of Elizabeth L. Scott’s commitment to women’s career advancement in academia. According […]
Accelerating Molecular Dynamics to Reach Unprecedented Simulation Times with Atomistic Accuracy
Molecular dynamics (MD), the numerical integration of the equations of motions of atoms and molecules, is one of the most powerful tools available to materials scientists, chemists, and biologists, because it provides a fully resolved view of the spatio-temporal evolution of materials. Because of its […]
