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.

Oct 18, 2020 – Dylan Singh and Dr. La Plante win Research Experiences for Undergraduates grant sponsored by UTA College of Engineering. The project also includes Dr. Maria Konsta–Gdoutos, a Professor of Civil Engineering at UTA, as a co-principal investigator. The team will work on elucidating the kinetics of magnesium silicate hydrate precipitation in cementitious […]

Oct 9, 2020 – MCL, Oxford Instruments Asylum Research, and the UTA Office of Research jointly hold a webinar on Atomic Force Microscopy for In Situ Measurements in Liquid, Gaseous, and Temperature-Controlled Environments. Audience includes students and faculty within and outside the campus. Bob Newton from Asylum Research, Inc. Central Region presents the operating principles […]

Jan 16, 2020 – Materials Chemistry Laboratory is founded at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering with support from The University of Texas System Rising STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) Program.