David Waldeck and Brian Bloom published a ‘spintronics’ paper in Science Advances
The research shows how certain materials could serve as gateways to control currents that harness an electron’s spin rather than its charge.
Making batteries takes a lot of lithium. Some of it could come from wastewater.
Water from Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of U.S. demand for the metal, according to a new Pitt study.
8 Pitt students were named Gilman scholars
Seven undergraduates from the Pittsburgh campus and one from Pitt-Greensburg received the competitive study abroad grant.
Pitt has three new National Endowment for the Humanities awardees
Adam Cilli, Mrinalini Rajagopalan and Annette Vee will each receive funding from the federal agency for their research.
Chandralekha Singh received an AAPT award for physics education
The distinguished professor of physics was recognized for her pioneering advances in the field of physics education research.
These students were published in the Journal of Science Policy and Governance
The two teams from Pitt’s Environmental Law and Policy class tackled policy problems in their papers.
Anthony Grace is among ScholarGPS’ Highly Ranked Scholars
The distinguished professor of neuroscience was ranked No. 1 in the field of dopaminergic pathways.
PhD student Kale Serrato Doyen is a Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation fellow
The award will support the Dietrich School scholar as she maps the Teenie Harris archive.
How nanotubes, nanoparticles and antibodies are used to detect tiny amounts of fentanyl
This Pitt-developed sensor is portable, affordable and orders of magnitude more sensitive than the next-best thing.
Emily Elliott was selected as a fellow of the Ecological Society of America
The recognition is awarded to ESA members who make “outstanding contributions” to advancing or applying ecological knowledge.