Surprise celebration to Prof. Branicio's tenure promotion
April 12, 2024The Branicio research group's latest meeting was brimming with cheer as students surprised Prof. Branicio with a celebration for his recent promotion to associate professor with tenure. There was cake to sweeten the occasion and a custom coffee mug, featuring a photo of Prof. Branicio running a recent marathon, reflecting his athletic passion. The phrase…
Aoyan Triumphs with Best Presentation Award at 2024 MFD Student Research Symposium
March 22, 2024In a striking display of academic excellence, Aoyan has been honored with the best presentation award at the 2024 MFD Student Research Symposium. His presentation, "Nanoparticle Transport in Bicontinuous Nanoporous Media," spotlighted his innovative use of dissipative particle dynamics to shed light on how nanoparticles navigate complex porous structures. Aoyan’s compelling presentation not only underscored…
Celebration of Hadi's first paper
March 8, 2024Hadi has achieved a significant milestone by publishing his inaugural PhD paper, a collaborative effort with Prof. Ken-ichi Nomura. This paper emerged from a project Hadi undertook in the MASC 515 course. The paper titled “Benchmarking Machine Learning Models on a Dielectric Constant Database for Bandgap Prediction”, is featured in the Journal of Computational Science…
End of Year Lunch Celebration and Welcoming the Holidays
December 24, 2023The Branicio Research Group capped off a great year with a festive celebration at the Vegas Seafood Buffet, embracing the joyful spirit of the holiday season and the much-anticipated winter break. Gathered around the grand Christmas tree of the Americana at Brand mall, the team's smiles were as bright as the ornaments.
Celebrating Mid-Fall at Rock and Rilley's with Dr. Suyue
October 12, 2023We took a break from our research to gather at Rock and Rilley's, marking the mid-point of this vibrant fall semester. Amidst the laughter, stories, and delicious food, we were especially thrilled to welcome back Dr. Suyue, a cherished member and recent PhD graduate of our group. Her visit was a beautiful reminder of the…
Suyue Yuan Graduates with Flying Colors
May 10, 2023Today, our research group celebrates a remarkable milestone as one of our own, Suyue Yuan, successfully defended her PhD thesis and earned her doctoral degree. We couldn't be more proud of her dedication, hard work, and passion that has contributed immensely to our group's success. Dr. Yuan's research in metallic glasses and nanoglasses has made…
Prof. Evandro Ribeiro enlightens the group with a talk on Graph Analytics and Machine Learning
April 5, 2023Our research group was honored to host Prof. Evandro Saidel Ribeiro from the University of Sao Paulo for an insightful talk on graph analytics and machine learning in social and economic research. Focusing on the exploration of connection patterns and dynamics, Prof. Ribeiro showcased the potential of these innovative techniques to uncover complex social and…
A new champion emerges: Jelly wins the best undergraduate poster at the 2023 MFD Student Research Symposium
April 1, 2023The 2023 MFD Student Research Symposium continued the tradition of celebrating and recognizing outstanding student researchers in the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, with Jelly winning the Best Undergraduate Poster for her groundbreaking work on GPU-accelerated molecular dynamics synthesis of metallic glass nanoparticles. Jelly's innovative approach leverages the power of Graphics…
Paulo Branicio presents an invited talk at the University of California, Irvine
May 20, 2022Paulo Branicio visited the Materials Science and Engineering department of the University of California, Irvine, and presented a talk on May 19, 2022. His invited talk titled “Mechanical Behavior of Heterogeneous Metallic Glasses” discussed recent advances in metallic glass research developed in the group, in particular recent results produced by Suyue Yuan and Chang Liu.…
Chang's PhD defense - first student to graduate
May 18, 2022The group is delighted to have the first Ph.D. student graduate. Chang Liu was the pioneer student and successfully defended his thesis on May 17, 2022. His thesis titled "Modeling of Bicontinuous Nanoporous Materials and Investigation of their Mechanical and Hydraulic Properties" consolidated the results of his five years of hard work in the group,…