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Author: tawfick@illinois.edu

New DARPA AMEBA project on magnetic resonators for low frequency communication

Posted on September 1, 2017July 15, 2019 by tawfick@illinois.edu

https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2016-12-16

Congratulations to Matthew Robertson for winning DoD SMART Fellowship

Posted on August 24, 2017July 15, 2019 by tawfick@illinois.edu

We are part on a new NSF EFRI NewLAW on acoustic nonrecirocity with Michael Leamy (GA Tech), Chiara Daraio (Caltech) and Alexander Vakakis (Illinois)

Posted on August 1, 2017July 15, 2019 by tawfick@illinois.edu

Tawfick honored with the ASME Chao and Trigger Manufacturing Engineer Award

Posted on June 15, 2017July 15, 2019 by tawfick@illinois.edu

https://www.asme.org/about-asme/honors-awards/unit-awards/chao-trigger-young-manufacturing-award

New project with Bridgestone on nanomechanics of rubber composites

Posted on November 16, 2016 by tawfick@illinois.edu

New project with AFRL on fatigue crack growth in additive manufactured alloys

Posted on November 16, 2016 by tawfick@illinois.edu

Alex and Tongxi’s paper was Best Paper Award Finalist at SMASIS 2016

Posted on November 15, 2016 by tawfick@illinois.edu

Alex Pagano and Matthew Robertson presented at the 2017 ASME conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems SMASIS on September 29th 2016, .
Alex and Tongxi’s origami robot, in collaboration with BAM Lab, was a finalist for best paper award. Congratulations Alex and Tongxi!

Alex’s origami wins best presentation at Mid. Mech. Mat 2016

Posted on November 15, 2016November 15, 2016 by tawfick@illinois.edu

Alex Pagano, Matthew Robertson and Kaihao Zhang presented during the 2nd Midwest Workshop on the Mechanics of Materials and Structures at Northwestern University on August 15th 2016. And Alex won the best presentation award for his work on origami. Congratulations Alex!
http://sites.northwestern.edu/mechmat2016/

Our CNT crop circle is featured on the cover of MRS Bulletin

Posted on February 1, 2016March 24, 2016 by tawfick@illinois.edu

CNT crop circleMRS41_02

PingJu, KunHyuck and Kaihao pass their Quals

Posted on January 23, 2016March 23, 2016 by tawfick@illinois.edu

Congratulations!

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