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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: Applied Physics and Materials Science Tagged With: innovation, internal energy, John Gibbs, nanomachines, nanomaterials, physics, self-propelled particles (SPPs), STEM, technology

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: Bioengineering, Informatics, Computing & Cyber Systems Tagged With: Astronomy, Cottrell Scholar, innovation, John Gibbs, nanomaterials, particles, physics

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