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Three HEMI Fellows recognized by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)

Apr 15, 2025 | No Comments | By Guest Author

Kevin Hemker (left), Tim Rupert (right), and Jaafar El-Awady (not pictured) received awards at this year’s TMS Annual Meeting in…

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Student researchers play key role in bridge safety assessment

Mar 25, 2025 | No Comments | By Guest Author

One year after the Key Bridge collision in Baltimore, a team of Johns Hopkins students has helped identify which major…

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Major U.S. bridges at high risk of being struck by ships

Mar 25, 2025 | No Comments | By Guest Author

New analysis by Johns Hopkins researchers finds some bridges are likely to sustain catastrophic hits within the next few decades…

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Sight-saving treatments for glaucoma depend on NIH support

Mar 22, 2025 | No Comments | By Guest Author

Johns Hopkins engineer Vicky Nguyen has spent 15 years studying how glaucoma progresses to figure out how to preserve patients’…

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Fire-resistant designs, community collaboration could be the best defense against future wildfires

Jan 30, 2025 | No Comments | By Guest Author

Johns Hopkins structural design and resilience expert Thomas Gernay says fire-resistant building designs are key to protecting communities from increasingly…

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U.S. Army collaborators get sneak peek at revolutionary facility for materials research

Dec 5, 2024 | No Comments | By Sarah Preis

Hopkins engineers have been hard at work developing a new facility to streamline and accelerate materials discovery and design. The…

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CISMMS and JAM2 join HEMI

Oct 30, 2024 | No Comments | By Jill Hanson

The Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI) is thrilled to welcome the Center for Integrated Structure-Material Modeling & Simulation (CISMMS) and…

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HEMI Appoints Co-Deputy Directors

Oct 30, 2024 | No Comments | By Jill Hanson

We are thrilled to announce that HEMI fellows Ryan Hurley and Vicky Nguyen have accepted co-Deputy Directors roles for HEMI….

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Tim Rupert named HEMI director

Jun 24, 2024 | No Comments | By Sarah Preis

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN, SENT TO WHITING SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING FACULTY AND STAFF 6/24/2024 Dear WSE faculty and staff, It…

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