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January 29, 2022
Proud winner of the 2021 Water Council’s Tech Challenge!
The Water Council has named Weyerhaeuser Assistant Professor, Anthony Dichiara, as one of three winners for its fall 2021 Tech Challenge, which recognizes industry leaders who are solving real challenges in the water sector. SEFS Assistant Professor Anthony Dichiara was selected as the winner of the Internet of Things-enabled water quality sensing topic. He was chosen for…
September 27, 2021
Proud winner of the competitive CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund
Our group has received the 2021 CoMotion Innovation Gap Award for our work on the development and application of smart paper technology. This fund will allow us to transition our research from being academically-focused into something commercially viable and compelling for private capital investments. Click here to read more the CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund and…
August 27, 2021
Our international collaboration paper has been published in Nano Today!
Our collaborative research with CERN, Switzerland on the Scalable manufacturing of fibrous nanocomposites for multifunctional liquid sensing is now featured as an open-access article in the prestigious journal Nano Today (IF: 18.9)! Abstract: Cellulose-based paper electronics is an attractive technology to meet the growing demands for naturally abundant, biocompatible, biodegradable, flexible, inexpensive, lightweight and highly…
August 15, 2021
Our latest hydropyrolysis results have been published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering!
Our article entitled “Hydropyrolysis of Residual Camellia sinensis and Its Cellulose and Lignin Fractions over Nickel Nanoparticles Confined Inside Carbon Nanotube Microreactors at Atmospheric Pressure” is now featured in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. The work reports the development of microreactors comprising catalytic metal nanoparticles encapsulated inside carbon nanotubes for the valorization of waste tea branches…
July 27, 2021
We have been selected to represent the UW at the 2021 Murdock Trust grant
Our proposal for the development of paper-based multifunctional liquid sensors has been chosen as the unique project to represent the University of Washington for the upcoming cycle of the prestigious Murdock Trust grant. Click here to read more about this project and the Murdock Trust opportunity.
March 12, 2021
Our research on auxetic papers has been published in J Mater Chem C!
Our article on the “Electromechanical Coupling of Isotropic Fibrous Networks with Tailored Auxetic Behavior Induced by Water-Printing under Tension” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Materials Chemistry C. This research explores innovative avenues in the development and applications of paper-based electronics. Congratulations Sheila and Heather, your hard work has paid off! Abstract:…
March 5, 2021
The group enjoys the snow season in the Pacific Northwest!
We had a good time skiing and snowboarding on the tracks of Summit Central at Snoqualmie Pass, WA! The team, with from left to right – Sheila, Heather, Dylan and Anthony, keeping warm next to the bone fire and enjoying a cup of “vin chaud” – a fitting reward for the day’s endeavors 🙂
Heather’s article is highlighted as front cover in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Our first collaborative paper with Prof. Takana’s group from Tohoku University, Japan has made the front cover of ACS Applied Materals & Interfaces! Congratulations Heather, your hard work pays off 🙂 H Wise, H Takana, F Ohuchi, AB Dichiara. Field-Assisted Alignment of Cellulose Nanofibrils in a Continuous Flow Focusing System. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12 (25),…
May 17, 2019
Sheila receives the prestigious Chateaubriand Fellowship!
Sheila is one of the 2019 recipients of the prestigious Chateaubriand Fellowship. This award is offered by the Embassy of France in the United States for supporting outstanding Ph.D. students from American universities to conduct research in France. Sheila will spend several months at the Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal in Bordeaux under the supervision…
Daniel presents at the UW Undergraduate Research Symposium
During the 2019 URS meeting, Daniel presented his senior research project about the preparation of paper yarns and their mechanical properties.
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