Momentum: Volume 7, issue 1 Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering: Momentum | Page 3

20 CAREER AWARD :
ALAN ASBECK
WILLIAMS NAMED TO ACADEMY
A STAR IN THE WORLD OF CERAMIC ENGINEERING

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20 CAREER AWARD :
ALAN ASBECK
Alan Asbeck has received an NSF CAREER award to develop novel exoskeletons .
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WILLIAMS NAMED TO ACADEMY
Chris Williams has been named to the National Academy of Inventors .
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FROM THE COVER

MELTING , MORPHING METAL

In Michael Bartlett ’ s lab , researchers have created metals that can be deformed and return to their original shape with the use of melting metals .
A STAR IN THE WORLD OF CERAMIC ENGINEERING
Ling Li is using his discovery of the microstructure of starfish skeletons to imagine a new future for 3D-printed ceramics . This research was featured on the cover of Science .
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