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Two 91制片厂 assistant professors, of mechanical engineering and of electrical and computer engineering, have received prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program, or CAREER, awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grants of $500,000 support early-career faculty who 鈥渉ave the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization,鈥� according to the NSF.

Chuck Zercher, interim dean of the , congratulated Knezevic and Yu, both CEPS faculty. 鈥淭heir exceptional contributions to the research enterprise of the 91制片厂 will not only provide educational opportunities for 91制片厂 students, but will continue to advance 91制片厂 as a leading research institution,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e are pleased that we are able to attract such talented faculty members to 91制片厂.鈥�

Marko Knezevic

Improved fuel efficiency of automobiles and aircraft depends, in part, on lighter, stronger materials. But how do you create those materials, and how do you know when they鈥檒l fail? To help him answer those questions, the National Science Foundation听has awarded听Marko Knezevic听a听CAREER听award.

Knezevic, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at 91制片厂, is particularly interested in materials such as titanium and magnesium alloys, both strong, lightweight metals with a hexagonal structure. 鈥淭hey have the potential for reducing weight in both aerospace and automotive industries,鈥� he says. 鈥淏ut industry hasn鈥檛 been adopting much of them mainly because their fracture behavior is not well understood.鈥澨�Article

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Qiaoyan Yu

Qiaoyan Yu, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, received a听National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award for "Proactive Defense Methods for Chip Integrity and Security."

鈥淯nreliable and insecure chips threaten homeland security and citizen safety, especially for the mission-critical applications in the military, government, medical and transportation fields,鈥� she explains. 鈥淭he outcomes of this project will facilitate the implementation of trustworthy chips for both mission-critical and commercial applications. More specifically, this project develops proactive defense methods to resist security threats appeared at the design phase of integrated circuits.鈥� Article听

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