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ACS Fall 2023
PhD Candidate Hongyi Cai and Prof Silberstein participated in the Fall ACS meeting in San Francisco earlier this month. Hongyi focused on his polyelectrolyte synthesis and characterization. Prof Silberstein participated in the “Polymer Mechanochemistry Symposium” and the “Polymeric Materials: From Synthesis to Application: USA-Israel Joint Symposium”, and snuck out after her talk on modeling mechanochemically […]
Congratulations Tianke and Rahul
Congratulations to Tianke Chen and Rahul Ghosh for successfully defending their masters! Both Tianke and Rahul worked on novel polymer matrix concepts for improving resin transfer molding of polymer matrix composites. Tianke is going on to a PhD program and Rahul will be starting an industry position.
Congratulations Jinyue!
Congratulations to Jinyue Dai for passing her Masters exam last week. Jinyue’s thesis titled “Understanding Ion Transport Mechanism in Ionic Devices from a Molecular Level,” used molecular dynamics simulations to gain deeper understanding of both ionic materials and ionic devices. Jinyue will be headed to Northwestern soon to complete her PhD. Good luck!
Congratulations Max!
Congratulations to PhD candidate Max Tepermeister for passing his A-exam! (note: this picture was posed)
ELMI student symposium
Bex Pendrak, Ellen van Wijngaarden, Si Chen, and Prof Silberstein all participated in the first annual ELMI student research symposium last week. See below for proof of pizza.
New paper on solvent free ionic conductivity out in Macromolecules
Metal–ligand coordination, as a non-covalent interaction, has been extensively applied in polymer matrices to enhance the mechanical toughness, tune viscoelasticity, and enable self-healing. In recent years, metal–ligand coordination has also been studied as a means of designing ionically conductive polymers. Silicone is a widely used elastomer due to its low cost, large strain to failure, […]
Congratulations Bex
Congratulations to soon to be MMD lab alum Bex Pendrak for achieving honorable mention for the highly competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program! Bex will be starting a PhD program in the fall.
Solid or liquid?
On March 3rd, 2023, Postdoc Rob Wagner and Ph.D. candidate Zhongtong Wang, in conjunction with the Cornell Center for Materials Research, attended Dryden Elementary School to teach 3rd-grade students about the phases of matter, and viscoelastic materials. In this interactive lesson designed by Rob, Rob and Zhongtong used hands-on demonstrations spanning from rubber bands and maple […]
Paper on modeling elastomers with ionic bonds and entanglements out in Mechanics of Materials
Dynamic crosslinks and entanglements play a significant role in tuning mechanical properties of elastomers and gels. In our recent paper in the journal of Mechanics of Materials, we report a continuum modeling framework that considers these two mechanisms for adding toughness and strength to polymers – ionic bonding and entanglements. This theoretical study led by Zhongtong Wang […]
ELMI website updated!
The Engineered Living Materials Institute website is now live. Please check out our new institute home: elmi.cornell.edu.
Mechanics for Material Design 