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![Kyungsuk Yum](../../_images/stories/ddd-kyungsuk-yum.jpg)
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](../../_images/stories/ddd-david-arditi.jpg)
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.
![Weidong Zhou](../../_images/stories/ddd-weidong-zhou.jpg)
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.