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Guillermo Sapiro

| Duke Engineering

Duke’s Guillermo Sapiro Elected a Member of the National Academy of Engineering

The professor of electrical and computer engineering was recognized for three decades of transformative contributions to the theory and practice of imaging

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| Duke Engineering

Hsu Wins NSF CAREER Award to Develop Energy-Saving Wearable Device

Competitive five-year grant will help Po-Chun Hsu develop new wearable technology to manage heat around the human body without using additional power supply

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| Duke Engineering

Gene Expression Could Ring Early Kidney Disease Alarm

Stem cell model helps researchers identify potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for early kidney disease

Junjie Yao of Duke University

| Duke Engineering

Yao Receives NSF CAREER Award to Monitor the Brain Using Photoacoustic Imaging

Competitive five-year grant will help Junjie Yao develop new imaging technologies to explore how oxygen consumption influences brain function

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| SPIE

Vo-Dinh Wins 2022 SPIE President’s Award

Award presented to an individual who has rendered a unique and meritorious service of outstanding benefit to the Society

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| Duke Engineering

Molecular Paddlewheels Propel Sodium Ions Through Next-Generation Batteries

Insights into the atomistic dynamics of emerging solid-state batteries will help speed their evolution

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| Duke Engineering

Innovative Textile Vents to Release Heat When You Sweat

Moisture opens the vents, rather than electronics

Amanda Randles of Duke University

| Duke Engineering

Randles Elected to National Academy of Inventors

Amanda Randles was recognized for her work to model how blood, particles and cells travel throughout the circulatory system

side-by-side tomographic images with text Dual-Axis OCT and Standard OCT

| Duke Engineering

Eye Imaging Technology Breaks Through Skin by Crossing Beams

New approach to optical coherence tomography increases its depth of view in biological tissues

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| Duke Engineering

High-Speed Holography of Cells Spots Physical Beacons of Disease

Measuring the variability of thickness within thousands of cells per minute spots physical signs of cancer and carcinogenic exposure

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| Duke Today

Duke Science and Technology is 'Accepting the Challenge'

The faculty recruitment and retention effort, called Duke Science and Technology, will give the university resources to expand core strengths in Duke’s research, extending to nearly every corner of the university.

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New Faculty Q&A: Cosmology Group

Dan Scolnic, Michael Troxel and Chris Walter are all members of Duke University’s Cosmology Group. Each holding appointments in the Department of Physics, the group studies fundamental questions about the universe like the nature of dark energy and dark...

Po-Chun Hsu

New Faculty Q&A: Po-Chun Hsu

Po-Chun Hsu is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and materials science. He received his PhD in materials science and engineering from Stanford University in 2016 and his undergraduate degree in the same field from National Tsing Hua...

Lindsey Glickfeld

New Faculty Q&A: Lindsey Glickfeld

One of FIP’s newest members, Lindsey Glickfeld, is an associate professor of neurobiology and a faculty network member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences. After earning her undergraduate degree in biology/biological sciences from Stanford...

Greg Field

New Faculty Q&A: Greg Field

Greg Field is an assistant professor of neurobiology, a faculty network member of the Duke Institute for Brain Science, and now one of the newest members of FIP. After earning his undergraduate degree in physics from the University of Puget Sound, Field...