Researchers in the Hartland group, along with their collaborators at the University of Melbourne, have published new research in Nano Letters showing that at the nanoscale, even simple liquids can act like viscoelastic liquids. This is the first time that compressional viscoelastic effects have been seen in simple liquids.
An accomplished scientist with extensive experience in the academic, government and private sectors, Mary E. Galvin has been appointed the William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame by Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., the University’s president.
Marya Lieberman, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry and member of the Eck Institute for Global Health, was awarded the inaugural Partners for Progress Prosperity (P3) Award at the American Chemical Society (ACS) 2015 Joint Great Lakes/Central Regional Meeting on Friday (May 29). She was recognized for her partnerships with Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya and Chemists Without Borders.
During Commencement season 2015, the Graduate School bestowed four prestigious awards: the Distinguished Alumnus Award; the James A. Burns, CSC Award; the Director of Graduate Studies Award; and the Graduate Administrative Staff Member Award.