Month: October 2017

  • Babak Featured in MRS Bulletin

    Dr. Babak Anasori is featured in the October MRS Bulletin showcasing his microscopy work. Read the full article here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mrs-bulletin/article/babak-anasori/EFB9730F761B656A8085479B9A8E6E80

  • Success at MS&T 2017

    At the MS&T Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, our group enjoyed many successes. Babak, Saleesha, and Pavel won the 1st place in the Ceramographic Competition for their MXene Lion image.  Babak also delivered an excellent invited talk on “2D Metal Carbides and Nitrides (MXenes) for Green Technologies.” Finally, undergraduate researcher Nick Trainor received the Lewis C. Hoffman Scholarship…

  • Kristy Selected for Drexel’s 40 Under 40

    Kristy Jost (PhD, 2015, at 3M now) has been selected for a very prestigious  annual “40 Under 40” award. She will be featured along with other outstanding alumni  in Drexel Magazine, the magazine of Drexel University’s 150,000 alumni. Now in its sixth year, the “40 Under 40” program has recognized many outstanding young alumni who are making…

  • Nanodiamonds May Make Lithium Batteries Safer

    In the A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute, diamonds are not just for jewelry and drill bits. According to Drexel University professor Yury Gogotsi and his team of researchers, diamonds — nanodiamonds, specifically — might just be the key to making certain types of batteries more energy efficient. When a person thinks of rechargeable batteries, they are…