What does it take to become a scientist, part 1?
May 3, 2022
This is the first of a series of conversations on WXXI’s Connections with Evan Dawson about what it means to be a scientist. Our guests, UR Professor Adam Frank and three CMAP graduate students, describe their own paths into the field.
Numerical investigation of laser-driven shock interaction with a deformable particle
Acharya, N., H. Aluie & J. K. Shang (2022). Numerical investigation of laser-driven shock interaction with a deformable particle, 29, 052302. Physics of Plasmas. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0083076
Structure and density of silicon carbide to 1.5 TPa: Implications for extrasolar planets
Kim, D., R. F. Smith, I. Ocampo, F. Coppari, M.C. Marshall, M. K. Ginnane, J. K. Wicks, S. J, Tracy, M. Millot, A. Lazicki, J.R. Rygg, J. H. Eggert, T.…
Jessica Shang selected as 2022 NSF CAREER Award recipient
March 15, 2022
Jessica Shang, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester was selected as a 2022 NSF CAREER Award recipient for her project “Multiscale modeling of perivascular flow in the brain.”
Hussein Aluie selected to 2022 USNC/TAM Young Observer Program
June 2022
Hussein Aluie, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester and staff scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, has been selected as one of up to two Young Observers in the U.S. National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM) program in 2022.
Eva Zurek elected Vice Chair of APS/DCOMP
March 19, 2022
Eva Zurek, professor of chemistry at the University at Buffalo, was elected Vice-Chair of the APS Division of Computational Physics (DCOMP). Her one-year term begins on March 19, 2022.
What’s Happening In The Depths Of Distant Worlds?
March 1, 2022
New work led by Carnegie’s Earth and Planets Laboratory, including the research team of Thomas Duffy of Princeton University, uses lab-based mimicry to reveal a new crystal structure that has major implications for our understanding of the interiors of large, rocky exoplanets.
Rayleigh Taylor instability in impact cratering experiments
Lherm, V., R. Deguen, T. Alboussiere, M. Landeau (2022). Rayleigh Taylor instability in impact cratering experiments. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 937, A20. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.111