Department of Physics, Duke University
Professor Patrick Charbonneau and an international team of physicists have been awarded four years of support from the Simons Foundation to seek a clearer understanding of the physics of glass. More information about this team can be found here.
Prof. Charbonneau’s glass-forming liquids featured in French popular science magazine, La Recherche. Here is the link to the article.
Yuan Zhuang has recently made a breakthrough in the description of the periodic microphases. The results can be found in Physical Review Letters.
Congratulations to Prof. Charbonneau who has received tenure from Duke University and promotion to Associate Professor!
Congratulations to Irem Altan who has been awarded an MCC Travel Grant to attend “The Physics of Protein Self-Assembly” on 06/22/2015.
Patrick Charbonneau hosts seminar in Paris to his experience teaching an introdustry-level science class on melding chemistry and cuisine at Duke University. Please view the seminar, here.
Patrick Charbonneau gets interviewed by the American Scientist, talking about his understanding of the glass problem. Find the podcast and the full text on American Scientist.
Il “ritratto” del vetro dipinto da Patrick e collaboratori fa scalpore in Italia (clicca qui, qui, qui, e ancora qui)!
Patrick Charbonneau and co-workers have identified a new transition in glasses. More details can be found in their recent Nature Communications and on Duke Today.
Congratulations to Diana Fusco who has been selected to be a finalist for the GSNP Student Speaker Award at the 2014 APS March Meeting in Denver, Colorado.
