NEWS AND EVENTS
June 8th, 2004 ---------------------------------------
Polymer Science for Advanced Technologies
June 17 - June 18, 2004
A joint symposium by the Center for Advanced Functional Polymers, Korea & the Materials Research Science & Engineering Center at the University of Massachussetts, Amherst. view pdf (1.8mb)
Click here for some pictures from the event.
The proceedings are available for download as a pdf file: CAFP-MRSEC June 2004 proceedings.pdf
May 30th, 2004 ---------------------------------------
Thomas Russell named Distinguished Professor
PSE Professor and MRSEC Director Thomas Russell was appointed a Distinguished Professor by UMass President Jack M. Wilson. The appointment was approved by the Board of Trustees on May 5. The designation recognizes Russell for outstanding academic distinction. . . read more
January 2nd, 2004 ---------------------------------------
2004 Seminar Schedule for the Polymer Science and Engineering Department has been published . . . click here
May 5th, 2003 ---------------------------------------
Art and science merge at polymer laboratory
by Elizabeth Luciano
A campus research center is launching a new program that combines science and art. The project, dubbed Ventures in Science Using Art Laboratory (VISUAL), is a series of artisitc prints that began as images viewed with sophisticated microscopes used at the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC).
The effort is the brainchild of Linda Strzegowski, assistant to the center's director, Thomas Russell. "In my posistion with MRSEC, I have had the opportunity to see beautiful images resulting from the research being done," said Strzegowski. In addition to the images' scientific value, she said, it was clear to her that they could also be appreciated as art. The effort has began with four images, which are on display in the lecture room of the Silvio O. Conte National Center for Polymer Research. There are hopes of adding to the collection, Strzegowski noted, "The number of images with potential to be viewed as art seems infinite."
Tom Russell calls the effort "an excellent way to reach everyday people in explaining what scientists do, and why research efforts are important. This project enables us to convey scientific concepts to non-scientists in a meaningful way."
November 1st, 2002 ---------------------------------------
The Gordon Research Conference
Jan 5-10, 2003
Chaired by Thomas Russell
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October 29, 2002 ---------------------------------------
Polymer Center Receives $12.24 Million
The grant was awarded to the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at UMass, which conducts research in fields ranging from nanoscopic devices to biomaterials . . . read more
