News archive
2021-11-15: Michael Woodcox defends his PhD thesis, titled: "First-principles computational modeling of elastic and mechanical behaviors of alloys and batteries." Congratulations, Dr. Woodcox!!!
2021-07-27: Robert Shepard defends his PhD thesis, titled: "A Computational Investigation of Cathode Materials for Next-Generation Secondary Batteries". Congratulations, Dr. Shepard!!!
2021-04-21: Prof. Smeu gives an invited presentation in the Modeling and Simulation Panel of EUROSIME 2021: "Molecular Dynamics for Electronics Packaging ". Thank you for the invitation, Dr. Christopher Bailey!
2020-11-23: Stuart Shepard defends his PhD thesis, titled: "Modeling Conductance Variation Mechanisms in Single Molecule Junctions". Congratulations, Dr. Shepard!!!
2020-10-04: Prof. Smeu gives an invited talk at the ECS PRiME meeting (virtual) titled: "Computational Modeling of the Anode-Electrolyte Interface of Ca Ion Batteries". Thank you for the invitation, Dr. Jie Xiao!
2020-07-28: Prof. Smeu is awarded an NSF grant (CBET-2028722) titled: "Rational Design of Oxide Cathode Coatings for High Performance Li-ion Batteries", with Profs. Hao Liu and Louis Piper!
2020-07-09: Prof. Smeu is awarded a Binghamton University Integrated Electronics Engineering Center (IEEC) Grant titled: "Modeling Temperature-Dependent Properties of Solder Interfaces!"
2020-05-15: Taylor Juran defends her PhD thesis, titled: "A Computational Study of Multivalent Ion Batteries for Sustainable Energy Storage", and becomes the first PhD graduate from the group. Congratulations, Dr. Juran!!!
2019-09-05: Michael Woodcox has been awarded 1st prize for his poster at the 31st Annual Electronics Packaging Symposium!
2019-08-26: Prof. Smeu gives an invited talk at the ACS National Meeting in San Diego titled: "2D transition metal oxides for multivalent ion cathodes". Thank you for the invitation, Prof. Veronica Barone!
2019-07-29: Former postdoc, Dr. Joshua Young, becomes a faculty member at NJIT. Congratulations, Prof. Young!
2019-06-05: Prof. Smeu is awarded a Binghamton University Integrated Electronics Engineering Center (IEEC) Grant titled: "Computing Thermal Conductivity in Materials form First Principles".
2019-05-13: Prof. Smeu is awarded a collaborative Seed Grant from the Binghamton University Smart Energy Transdisciplinary Area of Excellence (TAE) titled: "Two-electron redox with earth-abundant silicates for next-generation batteries" - with Prof. Hao Liu.
2019-04-03: Prof. Smeu is awarded an Interdisciplinary Collaborative Grant titled "Coding is Lit: Building 21st Century Literacy Skills with Underrepresented Groups" - with Profs. Nicole Fenty, Amber Simpson and Erin Washburn.
2018-11-14: Prof. Smeu gives Science Today Lecture at SUNY Oswego. Thank you for the invitation and for organizing, Profs. Mohammad Islam and Elizabeth Wilcox!
2018-08-16: Zeying Chen passes her prospectus exam. Congratulations, Zeying!
2018-08-15: Robert Shepard passes his prelim exam. Congratulations, Rob!
2018-06-26: Michael Woodcox passes his prelim exam. Congratulations, Michael!
2018-06-07: Prof. Smeu is awarded a Binghamton University Integrated Electronics Engineering Center (IEEC) Seed Grant to study the Mechanical Properties of Bi Alloys.
2018-06-04: Prof. Smeu answers a question by a sixth grader in Ask a Scientist.
2018-05-10: Mo Li passes her Honors Thesis defense. Congratulations, Mo!
2018-04-13: Prof. Smeu is awarded a collaborative Seed Grant from the Binghamton University Smart Energy Transdisciplinary Area of Excellence (TAE) - with Profs. Louis Piper and M. Stanley Whittingham.
2018-03-14: Robert Shepard joins the group as a PhD candidate!
2018-03-05--07: Josh, Taylor and Stu present their research at the APS March meeting in Los Angeles.
2018-01-11: Prof. Smeu gives seminar in the Center for the Physics of Materials at McGill University titled: "Computational Modeling of Calcium Ion Batteries". Thank you for the invitation, Prof. Hong Guo!
2017-11-20: Prof. Smeu gives Seminar in the Dept. of Chemical Eng. at the City College of New York titled: "NEGF-DFT Electron Transport Calculations for Guiding and Interpreting Experiment". Thank you for the invitation, Prof. Robert Messinger!
2017-10-11: Taylor Juran is awarded 3rd place prize for her poster presented at the NY-BEST meeting in Rochester, NY.
2017-09-07: Stuart Shepard successfully passes his preliminary exam and becomes ABD. Congratulations, Stu!
2017-09-01: Welcome to two new group members: Joshua Young has joined as a postdoctoral fellow and Michael Woodcox as a PhD candidate!
2017-06-16: Prof. Smeu answers a question by a fifth grader in Ask a Scientist
2017-06-01: Taylor Juran successfully passes her preliminary exam and becomes ABD. Congratulations, Taylor!
2017-05-22: Prof. Smeu is awarded a collaborative Seed Grant from the Binghamton University Smart Energy Transdisciplinary Area of Excellence (TAE) - with Prof. Scott Schiffres from the Department of Mechanical Engineering.