Osama Awadelkarim, Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, attended the 2009 Joint Annual Conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists, February 11 - 15, 2009, in Nashville, Tennessee.

The 2/13/09 issue of MRI-eMaterials spotlights the research of Barbara A. Shaw, Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics. Dr. Shaw's recent research involves creating a magnesium alloy material that can be controllably and safely dissolved in the body.

Article courtesy of Materials Research Institute.

Dr. Lawrence Friedman, Assistant Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, will be attending The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) 2009 meeting as Vice Chair of the NMMB committee. Additionally, Lawrence will be presenting a paper on “Finite Temperature Continuum Modeling with Applications to Film Evolutions. The meeting will be held on February 14 – 18 in San Francisco, CA. To learn more about the meeting, please visit this web site.

Dr. Lawrence Freidman, assistant professor in engineering science and mechanics, will be attending the TMS 2009 Annual Meeting and Exhibition in San Francisco, California from February 15 - 19, 2009. To learn more about the TMS meeting, please visit their website.