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Posted: May 15th, 2012 Doctoral student's nanotechnology research wins MRS award ( Nanowerk News ) A UT Dallas doctoral student in materials science and engineeringhas been awarded a silver medal by the Materials Research Societyfor her work with nanomaterials. Nour Nijem, a doctoral candidate graduating this week and advisedby Dr. Yves Chabal, head of the Department of Materials Science andEngineering, competed for the honor against 105 graduate studentsfrom institutions such as Stanford University, PrincetonUniversity, the University of California, Berkeley andMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Nour Nijem plans to complete a postdoctoral fellowship, then land apost at a major research university and study energy-relatedissues. The award recognized her use of advanced techniques to study themolecular interactions of hydrogen and carbon dioxide gases innanoporous materials. She was chosen as one of 23 finalists for the Graduate StudentAwards based on the merits of exceptional abilities and promise forsignificant future achievement in materials research. "Nour stands out because of the high quality and depth of herresearch," said Chabel, who holds the Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics . "She's been incredibly productive in research while stillmaintaining a 4.0 GPA in her graduate studies, and I think it'simportant to point out that she is well-rounded enough to also havea life beyond her work." "The top tier competition that she was up against speaks to thequality of our materials science program and students." Nijem studies metal organic frameworks (MOFs) for gas separation,storage and sensing applications. She specifically uses sensitivetechniques such as IR and Raman spectroscopy to explore hydrogen asan alternative energy carrier. She investigates the capture ofcarbon dioxide (CO) using MOFs to remove it before it is releasedto the environment. "When CO interacts with a specific flexible MOF, the MOF structurechanges allowing the absorption of more CO, which is not the casefor N (nitrogen)," Nijem said. "Although this system isfascinating, there was no explanation for this behavior before theRaman spectroscopy work that I have done." After graduating this semester, Nijem hopes to complete apostdoctoral fellowship and then move on to become a faculty memberwith research focused on energy-related issues. "Finding solutions to energy-related problems would be a verysatisfying career," she said. Nijem earned a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering fromAl-Quds University and a master's in chemical sciences fromWeizmann Institute of Science, both in Israel. I am an expert from gps-devicetracker.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China GPS Vehicle Locator , GPS Vehicle Tracker Manufacturer, GPS Personal Trackers,and more.
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