When he's not running the MUCAT Design Innovation Competition, Dr. James Chagdes is busy with his research project, which recently earned him a National Institute of Health (NIH) grant!
With grants from both the American Chemical Society (ACS) Petroleum Research Fund and the National Science Foundation (NSF), Dr. Zanjani's research is on a path to success.
Dr. Jason Berberich, Associate Professor in the CPB department, and Dr. Andrew Sommers, Associate Professor in the MME department, are the joint recipients of the award. The two have established collaborations with researchers both within and outside of Miami University.
This work illustrates a fundamental understanding of how mechanical stress affects the self-healing properties of polymers, and the potential for dynamic chemistry to be activated by mechanical forces.
The patent, titled Nano/micro scale porous structured alloys using selective alloying process based on elemental powders, took approximately four years to complete. He began the process while he was earning his master's degree at The University of Texas System.
Justin Ye, assistant professor in the department of mechanical and manufacturing engineering (MME), was won Miami Universitys 2019 Junior Faculty Scholar Award
