Archive: Research
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Urbach, Blair Publish Paper on Shear Thickening Fluids
Professors Jeff Urbach and Daniel Blair published a groundbreaking paper on shear thickening fluids — also known as non-Newtonian fluids — in the journal…
August 3, 2017
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Del Gado Team Makes Breakthrough on Abrupt Aging
Physics professor Emanuela Del Gado and her team landed a paper on abrupt aging in soft materials in the prestigious journal Nature.…
June 27, 2017
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Mandal Wins Goldwater Scholarship
Neurobiology and biological physics major Ayan Mandal (C'18) is the first Georgetown student in three years to win the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, awarded to about 300…
June 13, 2017
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Maillard Paper Named Editor's Pick
When chemistry professor Rodrigo Maillard’s manuscript was selected as an Editor’s Choice at the prestigious Journal of Biological Chemistry this month, it meant…
April 10, 2017
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Terrio Honored for Book on Immigrant Children
"Whose Child Am I? Unaccompanied, Undocumented Children in U.S. Immigration Custody" is Terrio’s exploration of the plight of undocumented minors who fall into the…
March 3, 2017
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Freericks Helps Tease Out Complex Electron Interactions In Superconducting Material
A team of scientists that includes College physics professor Jim Freericks has demonstrated a new technique for studying complex electron.…
December 20, 2016
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Psychology Professor's Findings on Corporal Punishment Decline Published in Pediatrics
Professor Rebecca Ryan’s paper found that American parents employed spanking or other forms of corporal punishment for children at a rapidly declining rate over the 1988…
December 13, 2016
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Olmsted Joins Hopkins, NIST in 3D Printing Research
Georgetown College physics professor Peter Olmsted will participate in a major research project to study the properties of polymers used in 3D.…
September 22, 2016
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Chemistry Department Shines in Grant Awards
Four professors from Georgetown College’s Department of Chemistry have received major grants from various branches of the U.S. government in the last two.…
September 20, 2016
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Marsh Delivers TED Talk on Altruism
Psychology professor Abigail Marsh gave a TED talk on the neurological basis for altruistic.…
September 20, 2016