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Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications – ¡MIRA!

Using the Force: Force microscopy research nets Ph.D. student a scholarship—and a job—with DOD

Posted by Eliza Romero on June 6, 2022

Scientist inspecting technology

 

Jorge Muñoz, a Ph.D. student in NAU’s Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, recently received the U.S. Department of Defense’s SMART Scholarship, which provides tuition and all education-related expenses, a stipend, research and mentoring opportunities. Muñoz also will work for the DOD after he graduates. It means, instead of worrying about finding a… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications - ¡MIRA!, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science

PhD students first in NAU history to receive prestigious DOE awards

Posted by Heather Tate on October 6, 2021

Program prepares students for STEM careers critically important to DOE mission

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science logoGraduate students Maria Bolar and Megan Foley are the first from Northern Arizona University to receive awards from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through its Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program. Only 65 graduate students from across the country were recognized this year. Through world-class training and access to state-of-the-art… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications - ¡MIRA!, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Seven new Regents’ professors showcase NAU’s research and scholarly excellence

Posted by Heather Tate on April 15, 2021

Collage of Scott Goetz, Björn Krondorfer, Yiqi Luo, Michelle Mack, Ted Schuur, Miguel José YacamánAt President Rita Cheng’s recommendation, the Arizona Board of Regents on Friday approved seven Northern Arizona University professors to be promoted to the rank of Regents’ professor, the highest rank a faculty member can achieve.

The professors are Scott Goetz, School of Informatics, Computing, and… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications - ¡MIRA!, College of Arts and Letters, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Comparative Cultural Studies, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

NAU physicists, materials scientists join ASU in $4 million Nanotechnology Collaborative Infrastructure Southwest

Posted by Heather Tate on August 24, 2020

Researchers in Northern Arizona University’s Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications (¡MIRA!) and the Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science (APMS) will collaborate in a regional partnership with ASU to solve challenging convergent research problems through nanotechnology-based innovations

MIRA logoFunded through a National Science Foundation grant of more than $4 million, researchers at… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications - ¡MIRA!, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science

NAU scientists partner in $26 million NSF initiative to establish new Center for Quantum Networks

Posted by Heather Tate on August 4, 2020

Ines Montano writingNorthern Arizona University is a partner institution in a major new initiative to establish and lead the Center for Quantum Networks, or CQN. NAU will collaborate with The University of Arizona, the lead institution on this five-year project. The new center is funded through an initial $26 million grant awarded to UA by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and includes an additional five-year $24.6 million renewal option. The project,… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications - ¡MIRA!, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Scientists collaborate across NAU’s research centers to create new physics-based technology for COVID-19 detection

Posted by Heather Tate on May 14, 2020

Miguel José Yacamán sitting at a computerOne of the most challenging aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the lack of testing needed to detect and trace infections—and without adequate testing, government officials do not have the data they need to make the best possible decisions in the interest of public health.

In addition to being in short supply,… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications - ¡MIRA!, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, COVID-19, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute

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