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Recently our lab members have been actively participating international academic conferences to present their wonder works with the support of Rice Engineering Alumni Travel Grant!

Jiaming and Will went to APS March Meeting, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV to present their recent works on chiral phonon induced magnetism and the constrcution of unique opto-magneto equipment named Rice Advanced Magnet with Broad Optics II (RAMBO II, previous version of RAMBO can be found here)

Rui went to MRS Spring Exhibition, 2023 in San Francisco, CA to give an oral presentation for his work on developing phonon polaritonics in a special THz range with quantum paraelectric perovskite materials.

Exrremely glad to see you guys making great progress made during the last year!

Only a small fraction of students know the existence of Materials Science as a discipline before they enter college. Meanwhile, materials science nowadays is not only the cornerstone of all modern manufacturing but also the enabler of new information, nano- and quantum technologies. In the guest lecture in Rice Engineering Research Symposium for Teachers, Hanyu discussed the importance of connecting materials and quantum concepts with the societal needs and careers in emergent industries in K-12 educations, as well as basic techniques to present these concepts. Exit survey showed that 43% participants would like to teach more about materials in their classroom and/or science clubs, and 91% of them want to try demonstration kits once available. These feedbacks will help to develop new effective ways to engage K-12 students in specialized engineering fields.

Excellent work Jiaming! Hope the presentation will gain more attention for your work. Special thanks to Rice Engineering Alumni (REA) for generously providing the travel grant to support Jiaming’s travel cost.