Ting Zhu, doctoral candidate in engineering science and mechanics, under the advising of Professor Jian Xu, is to attend the 2009 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference from June 22 – 26 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The conference is sponsored by the Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI). The poster he will present is titled “Nanomanufacturing of Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diodes by Mist Deposition.” For more information about the conference, please visit their web site.

Changjin Huang, graduate student in Engineering Science and Mechanics, under the advising of Dr. Sulin Zhang, Assistant Professor, is working in the field of biomechanics. Chanjin is traveling to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to participate in the 2009 NSF-GEM 4 Summer School on Cellular and Molecular Mechanics from June 8 – 19, 2009. There are 45 people worldwide who are offered such an opportunity.