March 14, 2022 – MCL held a seminar in collaboration with Oxford Instruments Asylum Research. The speakers were Dr. Ted Limpoco, Senior Applications Scientist and Robert Newton, Central Region Account Manager. Abstract: The Atomic Force Microscope is a highly versatile instrument for analysis of a wide range of samples. Students and researchers often do not fully understand […]

January 27, 2022 – Dr. La Plante earns an NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award to discover new cements based on magnesium silicate hydrates. The $576,560 award will fund fundamental research into the kinetics of magnesium silicate hydrate growth and organization and resulting mechanical and chemical properties. See news release

February 25, 2022 – Trinh Thao My Nguyen and Ian Shortt presented a research poster entitled “Controlled Synthesis of Metal Carbonates by Tailored Bisphosphonate Molecules” at the UTA College of Engineering Banquet held at the Bluebonnet Ballroom, UTA.