Congrats to Holger who just returned from his two weeks at the Quantum Science Summer School (QS3) at Penn State University! He learned all about quantum-related fields, and at the end he presented a poster on his work here in the Parsons Group about thermal area-selective deposition of thin films. Way to go Holger! […]
Group Member News
Amanda and Rachel at CDP Spring Meeting
Amanda Volk and Rachel Nye spent a few days in Sheffield, England at the Center for Dielectrics and Piezoelectrics (CDP) Spring Meeting. The CDP is an NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center with collaborations at NC State and Penn State (PSU). The Spring Meeting welcomed a new member, University of Sheffield (UoS)! After the meeting, Amanda […]
Dennis and Joe’s Research Featured on WRAL TechWire
Congratulations to Dennis Lee and Jovenal Jamir, who recently had their work featured on WRAL TechWire! This is a technology-specific new publication in the Triangle area. This site published an article titled “NCSU, Army researchers develop new fiber coating to ward off toxic chemicals” explaining the work Dennis and Joe have done on developing MOF-coated […]
Dennis Featured on NCSU News
Dennis Lee’s work on developing Metal Organic Framework (MOF)-coated fibers to degrade chemical warfare agents was featured in an article on the NCSU News Website! The article, written by D’Lyn Ford, is titled “Fabrics That Protect Against Chemical Warfare Agents”. It discusses some of the challenges associated with depositing MOFs on fibers, what Dennis has […]
Parsons Group at City Club Raleigh
The Parsons Group helped out with the Chemical Engineering Department’s Graduate Recruiting Weekend at City Club Raleigh. City Club is an annual tradition during recruiting weekend where students, faculty, and recruits all gather together for a formal social evening. This year, Parsons group alumni Zach Mundy also joined the fun as a representative for his […]
Wenyi Xie Defends Her PhD!
Wenyi Xie successfully defended her PhD on atomic layer etching of tungsten and vapor phase infiltration of DEZ into cellulose diacetate! She will be staying around the lab for a few months to help fill a lab manager position while she finishes working on a paper. Congratulations Wenyi, and best of luck in the future! […]
Dennis Lee Defends His PhD!
Dennis Lee successfully defended his PhD on the integration of MOFs and ALD for use in chemically active fibers! He will begin a postdoc in May at Johns Hopkins University. Congratulations Dennis, and best of luck in the future!
Dr. Parsons in Nanovation Podcast
Dr. Parsons is featured in another podcast! He is in Episode 47, “Greg Parsons – Knife Fight”, of the Nanovation Podcast Series. This series, run by Dr. Michael Filler’s group at Georgia Tech, aims to discuss the big questions and challenges relating to nanotechnology. They interview experts from a variety of nanotechnology-related fields, including ALD. […]
Amanda Featured on AIF Website
Amanda Volk was featured in the Student User Spotlight at NCSU’s Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF). She is very familiar with several of the instruments there, including XPS, XRD, and SEM, as well as all of the staff. The AIF website features a nice article about Amanda and her work on oMLD of PEDOT. Read the […]
Antoine Joins Peace Corp
Antoine Gremaud has accepted an offer to join the Peace Corp to work in Tanzania! He will be serving as a secondary education science teacher starting this July. Congratulations Antoine! Your hard work and care for others is an inspiration to all of us.