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If you have secured your own funding (through industrial, private or governmental agencies), please mention this clearly in your application.
In all cases, please mention watermelon in your emails. And no, it is not a joke.
News
2024
July
Congratulations to Milan and Seonkyu for passing their PhD qualifier exams! Onwards and upwards.
June
Congratulations to Milan for successfully defending her PhD proposal. Well done!
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb presents Kevin's work from the last year plus in an invited talk at ECAPD. Norway was beautiful and new collaborations are in development. Stay tuned to hear more... SMART Lab is moving beyond ferroelectrics with some cool new work.
May
Congratulations to Kevin for taking home the 2nd place award in the student poster competition at the International Workshop on Acoustic Transduction Materials and Devices, Penn State.
March
Congratulations to Connor for winning the 1st year graduate student poster award at the Georgia Tech MRS poster Competition.
Congratulations to Milan and Seonkyu for passing their PhD qualifier exams! Onwards and upwards.
June
Congratulations to Milan for successfully defending her PhD proposal. Well done!
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb presents Kevin's work from the last year plus in an invited talk at ECAPD. Norway was beautiful and new collaborations are in development. Stay tuned to hear more... SMART Lab is moving beyond ferroelectrics with some cool new work.
May
Congratulations to Kevin for taking home the 2nd place award in the student poster competition at the International Workshop on Acoustic Transduction Materials and Devices, Penn State.
March
Congratulations to Connor for winning the 1st year graduate student poster award at the Georgia Tech MRS poster Competition.
2023
December
Congratulations to Kevin for a strong defense of his PhD proposal. Next step, the doctoral thesis defense!
August
Welcome to Connor and Izzy, joining us from University of Colorado Boulder with a BS in Chemical Engineering and Northeaster University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Math. Welcome!
February
Congratulations to Kevin, Kerisha, and Iaro on the new Advanced Physics Research paper. Available fully open access, including codes and dataset.
January
Congratulations to Kevin for taking 2nd place at the GT^2 Symposium! Way to go, Kevin.
Congratulations to Zach and Yulian on the new Advanced Materials paper.
Congratulations to Kevin for a strong defense of his PhD proposal. Next step, the doctoral thesis defense!
August
Welcome to Connor and Izzy, joining us from University of Colorado Boulder with a BS in Chemical Engineering and Northeaster University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Math. Welcome!
February
Congratulations to Kevin, Kerisha, and Iaro on the new Advanced Physics Research paper. Available fully open access, including codes and dataset.
January
Congratulations to Kevin for taking 2nd place at the GT^2 Symposium! Way to go, Kevin.
Congratulations to Zach and Yulian on the new Advanced Materials paper.
2022
November
The group attends the 2022 US-Japan Seminar on Dielectric and Piezoelectric Ceramics, presenting brief talks and posters. This was our first whole group conference attendance since the start of the Pandemic!
October
Congratulations to Prof. Bassiri-Gharb for starting as a Program Director in Division of Materials Research at the National Science Foundation, handling the Ceramics portfolio.
July
Congratulations to Milan for passing her PhD Qualifier exam with flying colors. So very proud of you!
April
Congratulations to Zach on receiving an NSF GRFP award! We are all so proud of you!!!!
March
Congratulations to Zach and Kevin on passing their PhD qualifier exams!!! Two new doctoral candidates in the house!
Congratulations to Prof. Bassiri-Gharb on officially graduating from the ELATES, becoming an ELUM class of 2022.
The group attends the 2022 US-Japan Seminar on Dielectric and Piezoelectric Ceramics, presenting brief talks and posters. This was our first whole group conference attendance since the start of the Pandemic!
October
Congratulations to Prof. Bassiri-Gharb for starting as a Program Director in Division of Materials Research at the National Science Foundation, handling the Ceramics portfolio.
July
Congratulations to Milan for passing her PhD Qualifier exam with flying colors. So very proud of you!
April
Congratulations to Zach on receiving an NSF GRFP award! We are all so proud of you!!!!
March
Congratulations to Zach and Kevin on passing their PhD qualifier exams!!! Two new doctoral candidates in the house!
Congratulations to Prof. Bassiri-Gharb on officially graduating from the ELATES, becoming an ELUM class of 2022.
2021
November
Our collaboration with Dr. Asif Khan, ECE at Georgia Tech, is on the cover of Advanced Electronic Materials!
Our collaboration with Dr. Asif Khan, ECE at Georgia Tech, is on the cover of Advanced Electronic Materials!
October
Congratulations, Kerisha on successfully passing your proposal! Next stop, a 6 months residency in France to do research with Dr. Nick Barrett at CEA and Universite Paris-Saclay.
Congratulations to Iaro for his lead authored npj Computational Materials paper.
Congratulations, Kerisha on successfully passing your proposal! Next stop, a 6 months residency in France to do research with Dr. Nick Barrett at CEA and Universite Paris-Saclay.
Congratulations to Iaro for his lead authored npj Computational Materials paper.
August
Welcome to Milan and Marc, as they start as PhD students and Presidential Fellows at GT. Milan is pursuing her degree in MSE and Marc in ME, starting with backgrounds in Chemistry and Physics, respectively. It's exciting to expand the interdisciplinary background of our team.
Welcome to Milan and Marc, as they start as PhD students and Presidential Fellows at GT. Milan is pursuing her degree in MSE and Marc in ME, starting with backgrounds in Chemistry and Physics, respectively. It's exciting to expand the interdisciplinary background of our team.
May
Congratulations to Kerisha on receiving a Lamar H. Franklin Fellowship from the School of MSE at Georgia Tech. Proud of you!
Welcome to the group, Laavanya. We are excited to have a new MSE Research Scholar with us.
Congratulations to Kerisha on receiving a Lamar H. Franklin Fellowship from the School of MSE at Georgia Tech. Proud of you!
Welcome to the group, Laavanya. We are excited to have a new MSE Research Scholar with us.
April
Congratulations Kevin on receiving a GEM Associate Fellowship! Well done!
Congratulations Kerisha for placing first in the Energy And Electronic Materials Division of the MRS poster competition at Georgia Tech! Well done!
Congratulations Kevin on receiving a GEM Associate Fellowship! Well done!
Congratulations Kerisha for placing first in the Energy And Electronic Materials Division of the MRS poster competition at Georgia Tech! Well done!
March
Congratulations to Sophia on her Presidential Undergraduate Research Award for Summer 2021! Well done!
Congratulations to Prof. Bassiri-Gharb on starting as the IEEE Council on RFID President.
Congratulations to Sophia on her Presidential Undergraduate Research Award for Summer 2021! Well done!
Congratulations to Prof. Bassiri-Gharb on starting as the IEEE Council on RFID President.
January
Welcome to Patrik Perko, joining the group as an undergraduate researcher.
Welcome to Patrik Perko, joining the group as an undergraduate researcher.
2020
December
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb "Make Nanotechnology Relatable" with Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf, the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office Director. Listen to the second podcast here.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb "Make Nanotechnology Relatable" with Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf, the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office Director. Listen to the second podcast here.
November
Congratulations to Lee for his new Physica Status Solidi A manuscript published online! This is the third lead author paper for Dr. Griffin!
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb discusses smart materials, nanotechnology and energy harvesting with Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf, the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office Director. Listen to the first podcast here.
Congratulations to Lee for his new Physica Status Solidi A manuscript published online! This is the third lead author paper for Dr. Griffin!
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb discusses smart materials, nanotechnology and energy harvesting with Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf, the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office Director. Listen to the first podcast here.
October
Congratulations to Yulian for successfully defending her Ph.D.
Congratulations to Yulian for successfully defending her Ph.D.
September
Today we are celebrating Kerisha: she has been awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Minority Graduate Scholarship! Congratulations, Kerisha. This is so well deserved!
A warm welcome to Zachary Beller and Kevin Ligonde, joining SMART Lab from University of Michigan, and Tufts University via Draper, respectively. Welcome to Georgia Tech!
Both the Advanced Material paper, led by Lee and Iaro, and the PRB, led by Prof. Ponomareva are out. Check them out.
Today we are celebrating Kerisha: she has been awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Minority Graduate Scholarship! Congratulations, Kerisha. This is so well deserved!
A warm welcome to Zachary Beller and Kevin Ligonde, joining SMART Lab from University of Michigan, and Tufts University via Draper, respectively. Welcome to Georgia Tech!
Both the Advanced Material paper, led by Lee and Iaro, and the PRB, led by Prof. Ponomareva are out. Check them out.
August
Congratulations to Prof. Bassiri-Gharb on being elected to President-Elect of IEEE Council on RFID. Her term starts in January 2021.
Two new papers (one in Advanced Materials on Machine Learning; and one in Physical Review B on the predictive theory of anisotropic antiferroelectric response, led by Prof. Inna Ponomareva) accepted and in press.
Welcome to Sophia Mezran, our new undergraduate researcher. She is awesome and we are already sure she will go places.
Congratulations to Prof. Bassiri-Gharb on being elected to President-Elect of IEEE Council on RFID. Her term starts in January 2021.
Two new papers (one in Advanced Materials on Machine Learning; and one in Physical Review B on the predictive theory of anisotropic antiferroelectric response, led by Prof. Inna Ponomareva) accepted and in press.
Welcome to Sophia Mezran, our new undergraduate researcher. She is awesome and we are already sure she will go places.
July
Many congratulations to Evelyn for very successfully defending her thesis. Congrats, Dr. Chin!!!
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb writes a Perspective for Science, highlighting the beautiful work from our colleagues in Singapore reporting Pb-free, self-assembled, "defective" films that show very large piezoelectric response.
Many congratulations to Evelyn for very successfully defending her thesis. Congrats, Dr. Chin!!!
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb writes a Perspective for Science, highlighting the beautiful work from our colleagues in Singapore reporting Pb-free, self-assembled, "defective" films that show very large piezoelectric response.
June
Many congratulations to Lee for very successfully defending his thesis. Congrats, Dr. Griffin!!!
Many congratulations to Lee for very successfully defending his thesis. Congrats, Dr. Griffin!!!
April
Congratulations to Evelyn for her second published paper in IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control.
Congratulations to Evelyn for her second published paper in IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control.
March
We are teaching, working and learning remotely. Please take care of yourselves, stay inside and practice social distancing. We will make it through. Andra' tutto bene. #SwarmStrenGTh.
We are teaching, working and learning remotely. Please take care of yourselves, stay inside and practice social distancing. We will make it through. Andra' tutto bene. #SwarmStrenGTh.
January
Welcome to Dr. Yasmin Abdelrahman and Rishul Ravi. Dr. Abdelrahman is joining us after obtaining her doctoral degree from the National University of Singapore and Rishul is an undergraduate student at Georgia Tech. Welcome!
Congratulations to Evelyn for publication of her first first-authored paper in IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control.
Welcome to Dr. Yasmin Abdelrahman and Rishul Ravi. Dr. Abdelrahman is joining us after obtaining her doctoral degree from the National University of Singapore and Rishul is an undergraduate student at Georgia Tech. Welcome!
Congratulations to Evelyn for publication of her first first-authored paper in IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control.
2019
December
Evelyn presents some of the most recent work on radiation toleration ferroelectric thin films at MRS, Boston.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb is on Nanovation podcast with Prof. Filler, discussing functional oxides and research.
Evelyn presents some of the most recent work on radiation toleration ferroelectric thin films at MRS, Boston.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb is on Nanovation podcast with Prof. Filler, discussing functional oxides and research.
November
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb gives an invited talk at the US-Japan Seminar on Dielectric and Piezoelectric Ceramics at AIST, Tsukuba, Japan, and joins a panel on Diversity.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb gives an invited talk at the US-Japan Seminar on Dielectric and Piezoelectric Ceramics at AIST, Tsukuba, Japan, and joins a panel on Diversity.
October
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb presents an overview of the SMART Labs' work on strategies for enhancing the electromechanical response of thin films in an invited talk at AVS International Symposium and Exhibition in Columbus, OH.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb presents an overview of the SMART Labs' work on strategies for enhancing the electromechanical response of thin films in an invited talk at AVS International Symposium and Exhibition in Columbus, OH.
September
Congratulations to Prof. Bassiri-Gharb for being appointed as the inaugural Harris Saunders, Jr. Chair!
Welcome to the group, Parth.
Congratulations to Prof. Bassiri-Gharb for being appointed as the inaugural Harris Saunders, Jr. Chair!
Welcome to the group, Parth.
August
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb presents an invited talk at the Asia-Pacific PFM 2019, held in Seoul, Korea.
Congratulations to Lee for his first published paper for work at Georgia Tech. He starts strong with an npj Computational Materials paper.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb presents an invited talk at the Asia-Pacific PFM 2019, held in Seoul, Korea.
Congratulations to Lee for his first published paper for work at Georgia Tech. He starts strong with an npj Computational Materials paper.
June
We have another PhD candidate in the group! Congratulations to Kerisha for successfully passing her PhD Qualifier exams.
Congratulations to Carl for moving on to greener pastures and bigger paychecks in Silicon Valley.
We have another PhD candidate in the group! Congratulations to Kerisha for successfully passing her PhD Qualifier exams.
Congratulations to Carl for moving on to greener pastures and bigger paychecks in Silicon Valley.
May
Congratulations to Lee and Evelyn for successfully defending their PhD Proposals.
Congratulations to Lee and Evelyn for successfully defending their PhD Proposals.
April
Congratulations to Kerisha for receiving a Spring 2019 Graduate RISE scholarship. Well done!!!
Congratulations to Kerisha for receiving a Spring 2019 Graduate RISE scholarship. Well done!!!
March
Congratulations to Prof. Bassiri-Gharb for being promoted to full professor in the G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Materials Science and Engineering.
Congratulations to Prof. Bassiri-Gharb for being promoted to full professor in the G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Materials Science and Engineering.
January
Welcome to the group, Justin Mitchell and Praveen Ravishankar.
Welcome to the group, Justin Mitchell and Praveen Ravishankar.
2018
December
We are welcoming Dr. Carl Morandi to the SMART Lab, as a new postdoctoral fellow. Carl is joining us after obtaining his MS and PhD from Penn State. Welcome to Hotlanta, Carl, although it has been really cold this week.
Congratulations to Lee for winning a 2019 STAMI Graduate Student Fellowship. Well done!
We are welcoming Dr. Carl Morandi to the SMART Lab, as a new postdoctoral fellow. Carl is joining us after obtaining his MS and PhD from Penn State. Welcome to Hotlanta, Carl, although it has been really cold this week.
Congratulations to Lee for winning a 2019 STAMI Graduate Student Fellowship. Well done!
November
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb delivers an invited talk at the MRS Fall 2018 meeting in Boston on Careers in Academia. You can find a copy of the presentation under the Teaching tab.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb delivers an invited talk at the MRS Fall 2018 meeting in Boston on Careers in Academia. You can find a copy of the presentation under the Teaching tab.
September
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb presents a keynote talk at the iWOE (International Workshop on Functional Oxides), in Les Diablerets, Switzerland.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb presents a keynote talk at the iWOE (International Workshop on Functional Oxides), in Les Diablerets, Switzerland.
August
Welcome to the group, Kerisha Williams.
And welcome back to the group, Melissa. This time you are a true Yellow Jacket!
Many congratulations to Yulian for receiving a Jewell Family Fellowship. Well done!
Welcome to the group, Kerisha Williams.
And welcome back to the group, Melissa. This time you are a true Yellow Jacket!
Many congratulations to Yulian for receiving a Jewell Family Fellowship. Well done!
July
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb discusses SMART Lab's work at the Applied Physics seminar at UGA, Athens, GA.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb discusses SMART Lab's work at the Applied Physics seminar at UGA, Athens, GA.
May
SMART Lab and Prof. Bassiri-Gharb are featured in The Institute, discussing our current research on smart materials, and how to make a career move to smart materials.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb presents an overview of SMART Lab's work at the IEEE IFCS in Squaw Valley, CA and IEEE ISAF (IFAAP2018) in Hiroshima, Japan.
SMART Lab and Prof. Bassiri-Gharb are featured in The Institute, discussing our current research on smart materials, and how to make a career move to smart materials.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb presents an overview of SMART Lab's work at the IEEE IFCS in Squaw Valley, CA and IEEE ISAF (IFAAP2018) in Hiroshima, Japan.
April
Congratulations to Evelyn for winning the 3rd place award for the Student Poster Competition in MSE' Energy Materials division.
Congratulations to Evelyn for winning the 3rd place award for the Student Poster Competition in MSE' Energy Materials division.
February
Congratulations to Evelyn for winning an Executive Vice President for Research Award at the Career, Research, and Innovation Development Conference.
Congratulations to Evelyn, Yulian and Lee for winning travel awards from IEEE IFAAP 2018 and NSF to attend the IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics in Hiroshima this May.
Congratulations to Evelyn for winning an Executive Vice President for Research Award at the Career, Research, and Innovation Development Conference.
Congratulations to Evelyn, Yulian and Lee for winning travel awards from IEEE IFAAP 2018 and NSF to attend the IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics in Hiroshima this May.
January
Congratulations to our HS students, Melissa for getting Early Action admission to Georgia Tech, and Grace to Georgia Tech and Princeton for next Fall. We all sure hope to see you around next year!
Welcome to SMART Lab, Micah and Valeria.
Congratulations to our HS students, Melissa for getting Early Action admission to Georgia Tech, and Grace to Georgia Tech and Princeton for next Fall. We all sure hope to see you around next year!
Welcome to SMART Lab, Micah and Valeria.
2017
November
Congratulations to Sam for winning a Presidential Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) for Spring 2018.
Congratulations to Sam for winning a Presidential Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) for Spring 2018.
October
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb is the Women in Engineering Breakfast speaker at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo North America (ECCE-NA).
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb is the Women in Engineering Breakfast speaker at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo North America (ECCE-NA).
September
Congratulations to Caroline for successfully defending her master's dissertation.
Georgia Tech's College of Engineering ranks at #4 in the U.S., as reported by U.S. News & World Report. The Mechanical Engineering program is ranked at #3, and the Materials Science and Engineering at #5! Together we storm!
Congratulations to Caroline for successfully defending her master's dissertation.
Georgia Tech's College of Engineering ranks at #4 in the U.S., as reported by U.S. News & World Report. The Mechanical Engineering program is ranked at #3, and the Materials Science and Engineering at #5! Together we storm!
August
Congratulations to Dr. Steven Brewer for a successful defense of his doctoral dissertation work. Wish you all the best at Apple and hope to have you back among our ranks at some point in the future.
Welcome to SMART Lab, Mohammed.
Congratulations to Dr. Steven Brewer for a successful defense of his doctoral dissertation work. Wish you all the best at Apple and hope to have you back among our ranks at some point in the future.
Welcome to SMART Lab, Mohammed.
July
Congratulations to Prof. Bassiri-Gharb for being selected as a Woodruff Faculty Fellow.
Congratulations to Dr. Jilai Ding, for successfully passing all the Doctoral requirements. Wish you all the best in your adventures in Silicon Valley!
Congratulations to Prof. Bassiri-Gharb for being selected as a Woodruff Faculty Fellow.
Congratulations to Dr. Jilai Ding, for successfully passing all the Doctoral requirements. Wish you all the best in your adventures in Silicon Valley!
June
Congratulations to Evelyn Chin and Yulian Yao for successfully passing their Ph.D. qualifier exam! Excellent job, ladies.
Congratulations to Evelyn Chin and Yulian Yao for successfully passing their Ph.D. qualifier exam! Excellent job, ladies.
May
Congratulation to Steve for winning the Silver Medal at the Student Poster Competition at the 2017 Joint IEEE ISAF-IWATMD-PFM.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb and SMART Lab host the 2017 Joint IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF), the International Workshop on Acoustic Transduction Materials and Devices (IWATMD), and the Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and Polar Phenomena at the Nanoscale Workshop (PFM) at Georgia Tech, May 7-11, 2017.
Congratulation to Steve for winning the Silver Medal at the Student Poster Competition at the 2017 Joint IEEE ISAF-IWATMD-PFM.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb and SMART Lab host the 2017 Joint IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF), the International Workshop on Acoustic Transduction Materials and Devices (IWATMD), and the Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and Polar Phenomena at the Nanoscale Workshop (PFM) at Georgia Tech, May 7-11, 2017.
Congratulation to SMART Lab alumna Myela Paige for winning an NSF Graduate Student Fellowship. Myela is currently a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech.
2016
November
Congratulations to Lee on successfully passing his Qualifier exam.
Congratulations to Lee on successfully passing his Qualifier exam.
October
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb gave an invited talk at the International Symposium on Ferroic Domains (ISFD13), in Vancouver, Canada.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb joins the Advisory Board of International Symposium on Ferroic Domains.
Welcome to the group, Yulian Yao!
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb gave an invited talk at the International Symposium on Ferroic Domains (ISFD13), in Vancouver, Canada.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb joins the Advisory Board of International Symposium on Ferroic Domains.
Welcome to the group, Yulian Yao!
September
Welcome to the group, Lee Griffin!
Welcome to the group, Lee Griffin!
August
Welcome to the group, Evelyn Chin!
Welcome to the group, Evelyn Chin!
June
Congratulations to Carmen and Connor on passing successfully their Qualifier exam!
Congratulations to Carmen and Connor on passing successfully their Qualifier exam!
April
Congratulations to the SMART Lab alumna, Sara Fridovich-Keil on being awarded a 2016 Goldwater Scholarship. The Scholarship—the most prestigious undergraduate award given in the sciences—is awarded to about 300 college sophomores and juniors nationwide. Many congrats!
Congratulations to the SMART Lab alumna, Sara Fridovich-Keil on being awarded a 2016 Goldwater Scholarship. The Scholarship—the most prestigious undergraduate award given in the sciences—is awarded to about 300 college sophomores and juniors nationwide. Many congrats!
March
Congratulations to Carmen for receiving Honorable Mention for her NSF GRFP application.
Congratulations to Kenzie, for making it to the State Science Fair for her summer science project with SMART Lab.
Carmen, Connor and Steve visit the Center for Nanophase Material Sciences at Oak Ridge National Lab, for advanced microscopy characterization of materials and processing of new samples.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb, Steve and collaborators attend the GOMACTech annual meeting in Orlando, FL. Steve presented a poster as a student poster finalist, and Prof. Bassiri-Gharb gave an overview of the team's recent work on ionization effects of gamma radiation in ferroelectric thin films.
Congratulations to Carmen for receiving Honorable Mention for her NSF GRFP application.
Congratulations to Kenzie, for making it to the State Science Fair for her summer science project with SMART Lab.
Carmen, Connor and Steve visit the Center for Nanophase Material Sciences at Oak Ridge National Lab, for advanced microscopy characterization of materials and processing of new samples.
Prof. Bassiri-Gharb, Steve and collaborators attend the GOMACTech annual meeting in Orlando, FL. Steve presented a poster as a student poster finalist, and Prof. Bassiri-Gharb gave an overview of the team's recent work on ionization effects of gamma radiation in ferroelectric thin films.
January
Our paper in Advanced Functional Materials is the Top Story on NSF360 and DOE Office of Science's frontage. And on the inside front cover of Advanced Functional Materials.
Our paper in Journal of Applied Physics tops the list of the Editor's Pick for Journal of Applied Physics.
Jilai, Steve and Prof. Bassiri-Gharb attend the American Ceramic Society's Electronic Materials and Applications in Orlando to present their work.
Jilai and Steve make it to the Student Speaker Contest finalists list.
Congratulations to Steve for being awarded the third place in the Student Speaker Contest at the ACerS' EMA meeting. Well done, Steve!
Our paper in Advanced Functional Materials is the Top Story on NSF360 and DOE Office of Science's frontage. And on the inside front cover of Advanced Functional Materials.
Our paper in Journal of Applied Physics tops the list of the Editor's Pick for Journal of Applied Physics.
Jilai, Steve and Prof. Bassiri-Gharb attend the American Ceramic Society's Electronic Materials and Applications in Orlando to present their work.
Jilai and Steve make it to the Student Speaker Contest finalists list.
Congratulations to Steve for being awarded the third place in the Student Speaker Contest at the ACerS' EMA meeting. Well done, Steve!
2015
December
Congratulations to Sang for winning a Air Products ME Undergraduate Research Award for Spring 2015. Well done!
Congratulations to Sang for winning a Air Products ME Undergraduate Research Award for Spring 2015. Well done!
October
Congratulation to Dr. Bassiri-Gharb for becoming the new President-Elect for IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectric and Frequency Control Society (UFFC-S).
Congratulation to Dr. Bassiri-Gharb for becoming the new President-Elect for IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectric and Frequency Control Society (UFFC-S).
September
The group gather to share a luncheon at JCT.
The group gather to share a luncheon at JCT.
Photo credit: Aida Yoguely
Steven and Aida Yoguely work diligently on the processing of new thin films. Meanwhile, Connor attends a cleanroom training session.
Welcome to the group, Carmen Deng and Caroline Park!
Welcome to the group, Carmen Deng and Caroline Park!
Photo credit: Aida Yoguely
August
Welcome to the group, Connor Callaway!
Welcome to the group, Connor Callaway!
April
Congratulations to Aida Yoguely for receiving Honorable Mention at the Air Products Undergraduate Poster Symposium and Competition. Well done!
A warm welcome to principal investigators from NCSU, ARL, and NRL attending the DTRA Kickoff meeting and touring the SMARTLab facilities.
Congratulations to Aida Yoguely for receiving Honorable Mention at the Air Products Undergraduate Poster Symposium and Competition. Well done!
A warm welcome to principal investigators from NCSU, ARL, and NRL attending the DTRA Kickoff meeting and touring the SMARTLab facilities.
Photo credit: Aida Yoguely
March
Congratulations to Steve for successfully passing his PhD Qualifier exams in Mechanical Engineering.
Congratulations to Aida Yoguely for competing in the NASA Humans in Space Art Video Challenge and winning 1st Place in the Live Action category and an Honorable Mention Overall! Watch the award winning video #We Need Space!
Congratulations to Steve for successfully passing his PhD Qualifier exams in Mechanical Engineering.
Congratulations to Aida Yoguely for competing in the NASA Humans in Space Art Video Challenge and winning 1st Place in the Live Action category and an Honorable Mention Overall! Watch the award winning video #We Need Space!
February
Welcome to Sang Yun Han, ME undergraduate student at Georgia Tech. Sang will be working on the processing of complex oxide thin films.
Welcome to Sang Yun Han, ME undergraduate student at Georgia Tech. Sang will be working on the processing of complex oxide thin films.
January
High School Students toured the SMARTLab facilities as part of the Women in Engineering (WIE) Exploring Engineering event! Thank you Steven Brewer, Ayesha Asif, and Aida Yoguely for showing them around.
Congratulations to Jilai for the GO Fellowship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. We are sure you will do great.
Welcome to Ayesha Saif, MSE undergraduate student at Georgia Tech. Ayesha will be tackling some fundamental problems of switching in ferroelectric materials.
High School Students toured the SMARTLab facilities as part of the Women in Engineering (WIE) Exploring Engineering event! Thank you Steven Brewer, Ayesha Asif, and Aida Yoguely for showing them around.
Congratulations to Jilai for the GO Fellowship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. We are sure you will do great.
Welcome to Ayesha Saif, MSE undergraduate student at Georgia Tech. Ayesha will be tackling some fundamental problems of switching in ferroelectric materials.
Photo credit: Aida Yoguely
2014
December
Congratulations to Aida Yoguely who has won the Air Products ME Undergraduate Researcher Award!
Congratulations to Aida Yoguely who has won the Air Products ME Undergraduate Researcher Award!
November
Check out Aida's cool video on why we need Space. Very proud of you!
Check out Aida's cool video on why we need Space. Very proud of you!
October
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb presents a Doctoral Program Short Course (25hr of lectures and lab) on Ferroelectric Materials: from Fundamental Principles to Applications" for the Doctoral Program in Materials And Nanostructures Science and Engineering at University' degli Studi di Padova (Padua, Italy).
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb presents a Doctoral Program Short Course (25hr of lectures and lab) on Ferroelectric Materials: from Fundamental Principles to Applications" for the Doctoral Program in Materials And Nanostructures Science and Engineering at University' degli Studi di Padova (Padua, Italy).
September
Congratulations to Steve for receiving the Gold Award and to Jilai for placing as a finalist at the 2014 CNMS User Meeting student poster competition. Great job guys!
Congratulations to Steve for receiving the Gold Award and to Jilai for placing as a finalist at the 2014 CNMS User Meeting student poster competition. Great job guys!
August
Read about Dr. Bassiri-Gharb's recent sabbatical at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory here.
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb is at Georgia Tech France (Metz) for the Fall 2014 semester.
Welcome back Aida Yoguely from your summer NASA Fellowship.
Read about Dr. Bassiri-Gharb's recent sabbatical at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory here.
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb is at Georgia Tech France (Metz) for the Fall 2014 semester.
Welcome back Aida Yoguely from your summer NASA Fellowship.
July
Steve and Jilai spend a week at CNMS, processing samples and collecting data.
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb gives an invited talk at the Materials Horizons' symposium in Atlanta.
Steve and Jilai spend a week at CNMS, processing samples and collecting data.
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb gives an invited talk at the Materials Horizons' symposium in Atlanta.
June
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb attends the 2014 NUFO Exhibition for the US House of Representatives in Washington D.C.: visits with Georgia senators and congressional representatives. Let's showcase some awesome science!
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb joins the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports for Condensed Matter Physics.
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb attends the 2014 NUFO Exhibition for the US House of Representatives in Washington D.C.: visits with Georgia senators and congressional representatives. Let's showcase some awesome science!
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb joins the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports for Condensed Matter Physics.
May
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb, Jilai and Steve attend the IEEE ISAF/IWATMD/PFM Workshop in State College, PA. Great job, Steve and Jilai, giving your oral presentations.
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb, Jilai and Steve attend the IEEE ISAF/IWATMD/PFM Workshop in State College, PA. Great job, Steve and Jilai, giving your oral presentations.
April
Aida Yoguely presents her work at the 9th Undergraduate Research Spring Symposium and Awards at Georgia Tech.
Congratulations to Aida Yoguely for winning Second Prize at the Air Products Undergraduate Research Symposium poster competition.
Aida Yoguely presents her work at the 9th Undergraduate Research Spring Symposium and Awards at Georgia Tech.
Congratulations to Aida Yoguely for winning Second Prize at the Air Products Undergraduate Research Symposium poster competition.
March
It is official: there is a tenured, associate professor in the group!
Jilai and Steve are again at CNMS collecting data on samples.
It is official: there is a tenured, associate professor in the group!
Jilai and Steve are again at CNMS collecting data on samples.
January
Aida Yoguely, Steve, Jilai and Dr. Bassiri-Gharb attend the ACerS' EMA meeting. Congratulations to Jilai for being selected as a semifinalist for the best student presentation.
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb joins Center for Nanophase Materials Science at Oak Ridge National Laboratory with a Joint Faculty Appointment. Watch a video about it here.
Aida Yoguely, Steve, Jilai and Dr. Bassiri-Gharb attend the ACerS' EMA meeting. Congratulations to Jilai for being selected as a semifinalist for the best student presentation.
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb joins Center for Nanophase Materials Science at Oak Ridge National Laboratory with a Joint Faculty Appointment. Watch a video about it here.
2013
December
Yes, the semester is over! Jilai, Talia and Steve are spending some fun time at CNMS characterizing their samples and collecting data.
Yes, the semester is over! Jilai, Talia and Steve are spending some fun time at CNMS characterizing their samples and collecting data.
October
Congratulations to Aida Yoguely for receiving a Presidential Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) for Spring 2014. Well done, Aida!
Jilai and Aida Yoguely present their work at the MSE Industry day.
Congratulations to Aida Yoguely for receiving a Presidential Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) for Spring 2014. Well done, Aida!
Jilai and Aida Yoguely present their work at the MSE Industry day.
September
Talia, Jilai and Dr. Bassiri-Gharb spend a week at the Center for Nanophase Materials Science probing the local electromechanical response of nanostructured ferroelectrics, and electrochemical response of mixed electronic-ionic conductors.
Steven Brewer (Ph.D. student, ME) joins SMART Lab. Welcome Steve.
Talia, Jilai and Dr. Bassiri-Gharb spend a week at the Center for Nanophase Materials Science probing the local electromechanical response of nanostructured ferroelectrics, and electrochemical response of mixed electronic-ionic conductors.
Steven Brewer (Ph.D. student, ME) joins SMART Lab. Welcome Steve.
August
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb present an overview of the group's work at the Oak ridge National Laboratory's 2013 Neutron and Nano Workshops and User Meetings.
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb present an overview of the group's work at the Oak ridge National Laboratory's 2013 Neutron and Nano Workshops and User Meetings.
July
Aida Yoguely's poster places second place overall in NASA's summer interns expo at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb receives the IEEE UFFC Ferroelectrics Young Investigator Award at the UFFC Joint meeting in Prague.
Welcome to Tiany Zeng from Tsinghua University, who is joining the group for two short term research internships.
Congratulations to Jilai for passing the Qualifier exams on first attempt. Well done Jilai!
Aida Yoguely's poster places second place overall in NASA's summer interns expo at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb receives the IEEE UFFC Ferroelectrics Young Investigator Award at the UFFC Joint meeting in Prague.
Welcome to Tiany Zeng from Tsinghua University, who is joining the group for two short term research internships.
Congratulations to Jilai for passing the Qualifier exams on first attempt. Well done Jilai!
June
Talia is at CNMS, Oak Ridge National Lab, working on characterization of ferroelectric and relaxor-ferroelectric nanotubes with variable composition.
Congratulations to Aida Yoguely and Asia Wilson on their first peer-reviewed journal paper.
Talia is at CNMS, Oak Ridge National Lab, working on characterization of ferroelectric and relaxor-ferroelectric nanotubes with variable composition.
Congratulations to Aida Yoguely and Asia Wilson on their first peer-reviewed journal paper.
May
Congratulations to Safoura on successfully defending her doctoral degree.
Welcome to Eli Brand and Myela Paige, two of our summer undergraduate researchers. Eli is an UG at GT, while Myela is a visiting SURF fellow.
Congratulations to Safoura on successfully defending her doctoral degree.
Welcome to Eli Brand and Myela Paige, two of our summer undergraduate researchers. Eli is an UG at GT, while Myela is a visiting SURF fellow.
April
Congratulations to Sina for successfully defending his MS thesis.
Talia spends time at APS, Argonne National Lab, performing X-Ray diffraction experiments on ferroelectric thin films.
Talia receives an NSF Graduate Fellowship award. Congratulations Talia!
Congratulations to Sina for successfully defending his MS thesis.
Talia spends time at APS, Argonne National Lab, performing X-Ray diffraction experiments on ferroelectric thin films.
Talia receives an NSF Graduate Fellowship award. Congratulations Talia!
March
Talia and Jilai spend a week at Oak Ridge National Labs performing neutron reflectometry and scanning probe microscopy experiments.
Talia and Jilai spend a week at Oak Ridge National Labs performing neutron reflectometry and scanning probe microscopy experiments.
February
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb receives the NSF CAREER award from DMR, Ceramics program.
Dr. Bassiri-Gharb receives the NSF CAREER award from DMR, Ceramics program.
January
Aida Yoguely is back from a semester at GTL and summer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Welcome back Aida!
Aida Yoguely is back from a semester at GTL and summer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Welcome back Aida!
2012
October
Jilai Ding (Ph.D. student, MSE) and Talia Field (Ph.D. student ME) join SMART Lab.
Jilai Ding (Ph.D. student, MSE) and Talia Field (Ph.D. student ME) join SMART Lab.