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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, which… 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

NAU’s innovative, practical Senior Launch Guide helps high school students plan their future

Posted by Heather Tate on June 18, 2020

In an ongoing effort to help high school seniors successfully chart their course after graduation, educators at Northern Arizona University developed the Senior Launch Guide, an innovative workbook designed to inform students, parents, teachers and counselors about postsecondary options and identify steps to get there. Based on its success in Arizona, schools across the country are now using the Senior… Read more

Filed Under: Arizona GEAR UP, College of Education

NAU physicist awarded prestigious $502,000 NSF grant to harness active matter for nanoscale applications

Posted by Heather Tate on March 13, 2019

Flock of birds with collective behavior of synchronizing in flight
The collective behavior of a flock of birds synchronizing in flight to form patterns is an example of active matter.

In the field of physics, everything that has mass and takes up space is matter. Active matter consists of many self-propelled entities uniting to create large-scale structures and movements, such… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science

NAU physicist receives prestigious 2018 Cottrell Scholar Award

Posted by Heather Tate on June 11, 2018

John GibbsA Northern Arizona University physicist who studies complex, hybrid nanomaterials has been recognized for his academic leadership and the quality and innovation of his research. The Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) recently named assistant professor John Gibbs a 2018 Cottrell Scholar. This award includes a three-year, $100,000 grant to advance his teaching and research.

One of only 24 early-career teacher-scholars selected nationally from the… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Bioengineering Innovation, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

NAU scientist contributes to significant advance in silicon photonics

Posted by Heather Tate on June 7, 2018

Ryan Behunin working in his lab Northern Arizona University assistant professor Ryan Behunin collaborated with a team of physicists from Yale and the University of Texas at Austin in discovering an innovative way to manipulate light in silicon. By demonstrating a new type of laser that amplifies light with sound waves in a silicon chip, the team’s research represents a significant advance in the field… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science

NAU scientists develop innovative technology combining structural support with power storage

Posted by Heather Tate on March 31, 2018

Sample of multifunctional material

What if an electric car could be run off the power stored in its door panels? What if a jet could be powered by energy stored in its fuselage?

Researchers at Northern Arizona University have invented a unique multi­functional material that is capable of storing power while providing structural support for high-performance systems operating in a wide range of environments specific to the aerospace, automotive and… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NAU Innovations

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