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Bracing for impact: Training the next generation of scientists in impact research experiments

  • July 28, 2023
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Impact research experiments are an important tool for materials scientists, geologists, engineers, and physicists working in planetary science, materials synthesis, and...

2023 Annual Technical Review showcases research and collaboration

Collaboration is a fundamental part of MSEE throughout the year, but the cross-institutional teamwork that makes this alliance so exceptional was...

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From Illinois: ‘For NYTimes, Glumac weighs in on Ukrainian dam collapse’

  • June 26, 2023
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The following article was originally published on 6/7/23 by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Mechanical Science & Engineering and...

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MSEE URA Research Area Lead Nick Glumac quoted in New York Times article about Ukraine dam collapse

The Kakhovka dam, a key piece of infrastructure on the Dnieper River in Ukraine, collapsed this week, prompting scientists, politicians, and...

Simulating x-ray blow-off and thermo-mechanical shock with high-power lasers

University of California San Diego (UCSD) graduate students Sophie Parsons and Ross Turner are collaborating with researchers at the Lawrence Livermore...

Reactive Metal Powders for the Defeat of Chemical Agents

PhD students Megan Bokhoor and Michael Flickinger discuss their studies of reactive metal powders for the defeat of chemical agents within...