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How to watch the solar eclipse April 8

March 26, 2024

MRSEC PP, Seth Fraden, provides insight into how to have the best watching experience for the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. For more information, visit THIS LINK.

Remembering Robert "Bob" Meyer

November 17, 2023

We share the sad news of the passing of Robert “Bob” Meyer, Professor Emeritus of Physics, on November 17, 2023 at the age of 80. Bob was the founding director of the Brandeis Materials Research Science and Engineering Center in 2008. He articulated the philosophy of the Center, which recognizes that advances in materials science and biology have become increasingly intertwined, with progress in one field influencing the other. The Center has prospered following his retirement in 2012 by adhering to his vision.

HHMI Awards Hanna Gray Fellowships to 25 Early Career Scientists

September 19, 2023

MRSEC Alumna, Dr. Linnea M. Lemma, was awarded one of HHMI’s Hanna Gray Fellowships which is awarded to just 25 early career scientists! Congratulations Linnea. Read the announcement on the HHMI website.

Engineering the Future at Brandeis

September 17, 2023

For the first time in Brandeis’s history, undergraduates can take engineering courses, in advance of the launch of an engineering major in fall 2026! The first class, Introduction to Design Methodology, taught by associate professor of physics W. Benjamin Rogers, and director for research technology and innovation Ian Roy ’05, was introduced in fall 2023.

Read more about it in Brandeis Magazine.

Scientific origami: Folding DNA into desired structures

September 8, 2023

For students from the Graduate School of the Arts and Sciences, summer is the opportunity to dedicate time to research, mentor undergraduate students, and get closer to their findings.

Brandeis Stories spoke with Rupam Saha, a fourth-year physics PhD candidate, to learn more about his summer in the lab.

Read more about it in Brandeis Magazine.

Breakthrough Research May Help Reduce Viral Load in Infections

September 21, 2021

Brandeis researchers knew they had a major scientific accomplishment on their hands when, for the first time, they and their collaborators at the Technical University of Munich were able to program bits of DNA strands to fold up and self-assemble into predetermined complex geometric shapes.

Read more about it in Brandeis Magazine.

Faculty Vote to Launch Engineering Degree Program

September 21, 2021

In April, Brandeis faculty voted overwhelmingly to approve a new interdepartmental engineering major and program that will draw on all aspects of the liberal arts, from history and design to sustainability and ethics.

Read more about it in Brandeis Magazine.

Liquids that can move on their own

February 18, 2021

Researchers at the Brandeis Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) are harnessing the power of swirling cellular proteins to create self-propelling fluids.

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