Sue Clark to help evaluate DOE’s environmental cleanup technology development

Our research on the Swedish Hillfort has recently been covered by the WSU Alumni Magazine.  Check it out.

Fires burned, cauldrons bubble

Smart window technology uses magnetic nanoparticles suspended in fluid to control light, heat

Extraterrestrial glass found in Africa

Video: Extraterrestrial glass found in Africa questions theories of solar system’s creation

Mostafa Ahmadzadeh has received one of the Graduate Scholarships from the Roy G. Post foundation for the Safe Management of Nuclear Materials.  Congratulations Mostafa!

http://roygpost.org/scholarshiprecipients

Dr. Marcial and Dr. McCloy were asked recently to explain glass to an 8-year old.  This is what we came up with..

Glass: How is it made?

Check it out.  It’s awesome..

Congratulations to all the graduates of Fall 2017!  Mahmood Abusamha received a Magna Cum Laude double major bachelor’s in ME/MSE and Joanna Mader received a bachelor’s in MSE.

We have 4 new “Doctors”.

Dr. Saehwa Chong ( 정세화 )

Dr. Yue Cao ( 曹越 )

Dr. Ke Xu ( 许可 )

Dr. José Marcial

Congratulations all!

Congratulations to Saehwa Chong, Ke Xu, and Jose Marcial.  All three last week earned the title of “Doctor”.  Congratulations everyone!

Dr. McCloy is recovering from jet lag from attending the MRS meeting in Australia.

There he presented work on nepheline crystallization in Hanford High Level Waste glass, waste forms for radio-iodine, and fundamental science of technetium.

Here is a picture of Prof. McCloy and Prof. Hyatt (Immobilisation Sciences Laboratory, University of Sheffield, UK) and a famous Sydney scene.