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August, 2024

Emma Bartelsen Summer 2024 internship at U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

Aug. 28, 2024—Emma interned at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) through the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP), funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). Under the mentorship of Dr. Jeremy Robinson, her research involved fabricating and characterizing solution-based molybdenum disulfide (MoSâ‚‚) thin films. She developed protocols for drop-casting films with controlled thicknesses, analyzing their...

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Congrats to Katja!

Aug. 13, 2024—Congratulations to Katja Diaz-Granados for successfully defending her dissertation!  

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David Flores wins best poster award for VINSE REU

Aug. 2, 2024—David Flores, an NSF VINSE REU student from Penn State, won best poster award at the end of the season poster award! Congrats to David! Thank you to his two exceptional mentors John Buchner and Saurabh Dixit!!! That makes 5 years in a row for the Caldwell group!!!

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