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MSI PIs Named as 2021 AAAS Fellows

Two MSI PIs, Professor Gary Muehlbauer (Agronomy and Plant Genetics) and Professor Peter Tiffin (Plant and Microbial Biology), have been named lifetime fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

MSI PI Jian-Ping Wang Named to National Academy of Inventors

MSI PI Jian-Ping Wang (Electrical and Computer Engineering; Director, Center for Spintronic Materials for Advanced Information Technologies) has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

February 2022 Maintenance

On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, MSI staff will perform scheduled maintenance and upgrades to various MSI systems.

3D Printing an OLED Display

In exciting new research, MSI PI Michael McAlpine (professor, Mechanical Engineering) led a team that used a 3D printer to create a flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display.

MSI PI Ognjen Ilic Receives Air Force Young Investigator Award

MSI PI Ognjen Ilic (assistant professor, Mechanical Engineering) has received a 2022 Air Force Young Investigator Award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

Bell Museum Profiles MSI PI Andrew Simons

MSI PI Andrew Simons (professor, Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology; Curator of Fishes, Bell Museum) was recently profiled in a blog post by the Bell Museum.

Targeting Brain Stimulation for Improved Mental Function

A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota and Massachusetts General Hospital has published results from a pilot human study showing that brain functions related to self-control and mental flexibility can be improved with targeted electrical brain stimulation and artificial intelligence.

MSI PI Cari Dutcher Receives SERDP Project of the Year Award

MSI PI Cari Dutcher (associate professor, Mechanical Engineering) has received the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Project of the Year Award for Weapons Systems and Platforms.

January 2022 Maintenance

On Wednesday, January 5, 2022, MSI staff will perform scheduled maintenance and upgrades to various MSI systems.

MSI PI Tiffany Wolf Named 2021 Community-Engaged Scholar

MSI PI Tiffany Wolf (assistant professor, Veterinary Population Medicine) has been named the U of M 2021 President’s Community-Engaged Scholar.

A New Kind of Ceramic Material

MSI PI Richard James (professor, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics) is a co-author on a paper that describes the path to developing a new form of ceramic with shape memory.

Developing Individualized Treatments for Childhood Psychiatric Disorders

Researchers at the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB), Associate Professor Steven Nelson (Pediatrics, MIDB Imaging Core Director) and MSI PI Christine Conelea (assistant professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; director, MIDB Neuromodulation Program) have received a Masonic Cross-Departmental Grant in Children’s Health Research.