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Chemistry professor Alshakim Nelson and his research team use 3D-printing technology to develop new materials with potential real-world applications in medicine, engineering, and sustainability.
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Professor Xiaosong Li was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his contributions to the development and application of time-dependent quantum theory and relativistic electronic structure theory, and for advancing educational pathways and diversity in STEM.
Li conducts research at the intersection of physics, chemistry, materials science, mathematics and scientific computing, and he has developed widely used computational software. A UW faculty… Read more
Five University of Washington researchers have been named AAAS Fellows, according to a March 27 announcement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 471 newly elected fellows from around the world, who are recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements in science and engineering.Featured
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Established in October 2000 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates Cambridge Scholarships are awarded on a student’s intellectual ability, leadership capacity and desire to use their knowledge to contribute to society throughout the world by providing service to their communities and applying their talents and knowledge to improve the lives of others. Tristan Jafari, pursuing his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry, was… Read more
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About Tara
Growing up in Sammamish, WA, Tara initially wanted to pursue computer science or physics. She found the biology classes in her school unintuitive, prioritizing the memorization of facts instead of conceptual understanding. However, it all came together in her first year of high school when her interest in biology piqued thanks to her chemistry classes. Through chemistry, biology became a more exact science, and everything clicked. Learning… Read more
Dianne Xiao has been selected as a 2025 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Chemistry. These two-year, $75,000 fellowships are awarded yearly to 126 researchers in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field.
Assistant Professor Dianne Xiao’s research program designs new porous materials to address unsolved challenges in clean energy and chemical sustainability.… Read more
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Three University of Washington faculty members have been awarded early-career fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The new Sloan Fellows, announced Feb. 18, are Amy L. Orsborn, the Clare Boothe Luce assistant professor of electrical & computer engineering and bioengineering, Dianne J. Xiao, an assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Amy X. Zhang, an assistant professor of computer science in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science &… Read more
The Daily, UW's student-run newspaper, recently published a feature on Teaching Professor Colleen Craig by Chaitna Deshmukh titled "Professor Colleen Craig teaches for students, not at them." Among the topics mentioned are educational psychology, flipping the classroom, engaging students and making class time valuable, and the reputation of general chemistry as a "weed-out" course.… Read more
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