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Digging deeper into liquid crystals

April 21, 2020

National Science Foundation supports soft materials research by Case Western Reserve physics professor for more than 35 years. Rosenblatt, professor of Physics and Macromolecular Science and holder of the Ohio Eminent Scholar endowed chair at Case Western Reserve, was recently awarded a three-year, $497,000 NSF grant for a project titled “Liquid Crystals...

Thank you for applying for the 2019 MPPL

October 23, 2019

Nominations were invited for the 23rd annual Michelson Postdoctoral Prize Lectureship to be held Spring 2020 in the Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University. The prize is awarded annually to a postdoctoral scholar active in any field of physics. The winner will spend one week in residence at...

Megan Masterson Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship

October 9, 2019

Megan Masterson has been awarded a prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship. She is one of thirty four academically outstanding US citizens selected for the honor this year. A Mathematics and Physics and an Astronomy major at CWRU, Megan plans to study Astrophysics at Cambridge. More information here: First batch of the class of 2019...

Michael Hinczewski interviewed by Exploradio on “How Modern Cells Communicate”

February 13, 2019

from the article: How do our cells communicate? In order to function, the cells in our bodies need to coordinate and pass information, say, if we need a burst of energy to flee a threat. But, without eyes, ears, or even radios, how do they signal this information reliably? “The...