Faculty News
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Somdatta Goswami receives Johns Hopkins’ William H. Huggins Excellence in Teaching Award
March 25, 2026
The award honors faculty members for outstanding teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels at Johns Hopkins University’s Whiting School of Engineering.
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Hur Awarded Grant for New Optic Cell Technology
October 15, 2025
Claire Hur, a HEMI fellow, is working on purifying retinal cells for better testing results.
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Chemical and Biomolecular Engineer, Rebecca Schulman, Receives NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award
October 1, 2025
The award supports Schulman’s efforts to create a programmable language for biomaterials that instruct and coordinate tissue growth in lab-grown organs suitable for transplant.
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New York Times: Ryan Hurley Offers Insight Into Recent U.S. Strikes in Iran
September 18, 2025
Ryan Hurley, a co-deputy director of HEMI, offered his insight as an expert in the behavior of rocks and other granular materials under extremes.
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Three HEMI Fellows recognized by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
August 28, 2025
Kevin Hemker, Jaafar El-Awady, and Tim Rupert were recognized at the 2025 TMS Annual Meeting.
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Fire-resistant designs, community collaboration could be the best defense against future wildfires
January 30, 2025
Johns Hopkins structural design and resilience expert Thomas Gernay says fire-resistant building designs are key to protecting communities from increasingly destructive wildfires
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James McCauley delivers John F. McMahon Memorial lecture
December 19, 2022
James McCauley, HEMI adjunct research scientist, delivered the John F. McMahon Memorial Lecture at Alfred University.







