Author Archives: Michel

MAX phase group member Nina Lane taught middle students about materials science at an after school science program at Our Mother of Sorrows middle school. The after school science club program is run by students of the Drexel Graduate Women … Continue reading →

Watch a video featuring Babak’s images! Continue reading →

Congratulations to PhD student Nina Lane! She received the Leroy Resser Endowed Fellowship. The fellowship is a highly competitive award offered by Drexel University for graduate students with academic excellence.

Congratulations to PhD student Michael Naguib! He received the competitive George Hill, Jr. Endowed Fellowship. The fellowship is a highly competitive award offered by Drexel University for qualified candidates for the PhD program in an interdisciplinary program or research area … Continue reading →

PhD student Babak Anasori’s SEM image has made it to the front cover of Nano Today (Volume 7, Issue 1). The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image shows 2D crystals of Ti3C2, a member of  MXene family. The sample was made … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Michael Naguib! He successfully proposed his PhD thesis Thursday, March 8th, 2012. Michael’s PhD thesis is entitled “MXene: New Family of 2-D Materials, and its Potential Application in Lithium Ion Batteries.” See his proposal abstract here

MRS published Babak Anasori and Michael Naguib’s microscopy image in “Look Again” in the February issue of MRS Bulletin. “Look Again” uses images from the popular “Science as Art” competition that is held at the MRS Spring and Fall meetings.  … Continue reading →

Read Tom Avril’s story about MXene and Babak’s NSF/Science photo contest award, published in the Philadelphia Inquirer Monday, February 13th 2012. Philadelphia Inquirer Article www.philly.com/nanosheets

Members of the MAX phase research group worked with other students, faculty, researchers, staff, and educators from Drexel, UPenn, and local institutes to run Philly Materials Day Saturday, February 4th, 2012. The day-long event featured demos, talks, and tons of … Continue reading →

“Cliff” image has been featured in Science, on BBC, National Geographic Continue reading →