2023 – 2024 Soft Matter Graduate Fellowship Recipients
August 4th, 2023
Meet the two fellowship recipients and their research.…
ISMSM Image(s) of the Month!
Undergraduate physics major Yuri Chung (Van Keuren lab) recently presented a poster entitled “Multicomponent Nanoparticle Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging” at the 7th International Soft Matter Conference in Osaka, Japan.
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Recent Research from Prof. Weiss
July 20th, 2023
A recent publication from ISM members investigating the dependence of proton transfer in ionomers on the dielectric constant of the solvent. …
Celebrating Black Talent in Chemistry
June 19th, 2023
A collaboration including an ISMSM researcher published an editorial highlighting the experience of Black scientists. …
Georgetown Receives $21M From NIST to Train U.S. STEM Workforce
May 22nd, 2023
A group of Georgetown faculty secured up to $21 million in funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to provide laboratory experience and financial support to…
New Publication from Prof. Urbach
May 3rd, 2023
Recent research from Prof. Urbach on diffusion behavior in colloidal bananas. …
3D Printing in Cement-Based Construction
March 3rd, 2023
New research from the Del Gado group on how 3D printing can reduce the carbon footprint of the construction process. …
Recent Publication from Metallo Group
February 8th, 2023
Research from Prof. Metallo investigating small molecule binding sites in IDPs. …
![A, B} Spatial map of dynamical heterogeneities obtained in simulations of model colloidal gels. [1,2] C) 3D rendering of a confocal microscopy image of a part of a colloidal gel taken in the Blair lab](https://softmatter.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/279/2023/01/1-24-grant-article.png "A, B} Spatial map of dynamical heterogeneities obtained in simulations of model colloidal gels. [1,2] C) 3D rendering of a confocal microscopy image of a part of a colloidal gel taken in the Blair lab")
Profs. Blair, Del Gado, and Urbach win a 3 year grant from the National Science Foundation
January 24th, 2023
Profs. Blair, Del Gado, and Urbach won a 3 year grant of $691,996 from the National Science Foundation for a combined experimental and computational investigation of the role of microscopic rotations, fluctuations, and friction in an important class of particle gels. …