Quick Hits
Kyungsuk Yum, assistant professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department, received a five-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award to design and develop bioinspired 3D materials with programmed shapes and motions.
David Arditi, an assistant professor of sociology, is working to preserve North Texas’ independent music scene through MusicDetour, a digital depository for music created and performed in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Electrical engineering Professor Weidong Zhou is using a $450,000 Army Research Office grant to determine the minimum amount of energy required to develop high-speed and energy-efficient lasers based on nanophotonic cavities and nanostructured materials.