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Drelich Group on Zinc in Bioabsorbable Stents

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Advanced Materials
Advanced Materials

Patrick K. Bowen, PhD candidate, and Professor Jaroslaw Drelich (MSE) and Associate Professor Jeremy Goldman (Bio Med) have written “Zinc Exhibits Ideal Physiological Corrosion Behavior for Bioabsorbable Stents” in Advanced Materials, published online in Early View, to appear in a future in-print issue.

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New Funding

PI Patrick Bowen (MSE) and Co-Pi Jaroslaw Drelich (MSE) have received $52,000 for a two-year research grant on “Development of Novel Zinc-Based Bioabsorbable Stents for the Treatment of Vascular Stenoses,” from the American Heart Association.

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Two Internships at Corning Glass

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Corning Glass has two openings for materials science and engineering students with a focus in metals.

Metallurgical Engineering Internship with Corning Glass
Job #171438
Required Skills:
At least 3 years of materials engineering studies with a metals emphasis. (More specifically, physical or mechanical metallurgy). More than one metallurgy course must have been completed with a grade of ‘B’ or higher.
Experience/exposure to Platinum, high temperature alloys and/or super alloys is a plus
Technical curiosity
Hands on laboratory and mechanical abilities
Good documentation and analysis skills
Computer skills such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint Presentation, etc.
Corning is looking for a Junior level of BS or higher. MS or PhD level preferred. If interested, apply now.

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The 3-D Printing Revolution

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3D Printed Objects
3D Printed Objects

The 3-D Printing Revolution
Dreams made real, one layer at a time

Joshua Pearce is at the forefront of what may be the next manufacturing revolution. Using a technique known as 3-D printing, regular people can now make goods typically produced in huge quantities in factories overseas. Need a mug? A tape dispenser? A chess piece? A pair of shoes? It’s as simple as pressing the print key.

Read more at Science News, by Rachel Ehrenberg.

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Postdoctoral Position in Materials for Circuit Breaker Contacts

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Email: m.aindow@uconn.edu
Name: Mark Aindow

Organization: University of Connecticut

Title-Subject: [Filtered] Postdoctoral Position

Message: UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Postdoctoral Position in Materials for Circuit Breaker Contacts

A post-doctoral position is available immediately within the Institute
of Materials Science at the University of Connecticut to work on
metallic alloys and metal-matrix composites for electrical circuit
breaker contacts. This project is an industrial collaboration sponsored
by GE Energy Industrial Solutions of Plainville, CT. Candidates should
have a strong background in physical metallurgy and experience in
microstructural characterization (particularly transmission electron
microscopy). Prior experience in electrical property measurements and
computational modeling (first principles and/or thermodynamic) would
also be beneficial. This position is a one-year appointment, renewable
for a second year.

To apply please send: a resume, a list of publications, and contact
details for 3 references to Dr. Mark Aindow (m.aindow@uconn.edu).
Screening of applications will begin immediately, and will continue
until the position is filled. We encourage applications from
under-represented groups, including minorities, women and people with
disabilities.

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New Distributed Recycling Publications for the Pearce Group

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Rapid Prototyping Journal
Rapid Prototyping Journal

Materials Science and Engineering students Megan Kreiger, Meredith Mulder and Alexandra Glover co-authored an article with Joshua Pearce (MSE/ECE) and Jerry Anzalone (CEE) “Distributed Recycling of Post-Consumer Plastic Waste in Rural Areas,” in the Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings.

Joshua Pearce (MSE/ECE) co-authored an article “Distributed Recycling of Waste Polymer into RepRap Feedstock” in the Rapid Prototyping Journal, 19(2), pp. 118-125 (2013).

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ME-EM Graduate Seminar

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Joshua M. Pearce from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of Electrical of Computer Engineering here at Michigan Tech, will be the ME-EM graduate seminar speaker for Thurs., Mar. 7 at 4 p.m. in MEEM 112. His presentation is entitled “The Rise of Open-Source 3-D Printing (Or How We Can Make Everyone a Mechanical Engineer).”

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