Student Awards

2023    A. Macknojia, 1st  place, NT MRS  Chapter Poster Competition

2023    R.  AlSulaimi, 3rd  place, NT MRS  Chapter Poster Competition

2022    A. Shirani, Early Career Professional, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers

2021    A. Shirani, Outstanding Graduate Research Award, MTSE department, UNT

2020    K. Jacques, SMART Scholarship, DoD

2020    K. Jacques, R. Booser Award, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers

2020    A. Shirani, 1st place graduate student poster, 3rd Annual STLE North Texas symposium

2020    A. Shirani, 1st place undergraduate student poster,  3rd Annual STLE North Texas symposium

2017    A. Shirani, 1st place winner of 2nd Annual STLE North Texas symposium

2017    J. Lee, 3rd place winner of 2nd Annual STLE North Texas symposium

More Great News

March 2022: Congratulations to Asghar Shirani for Successfully defending his Ph.D.! 

July 2020: Kelly Jacques is announced as a SMART Scholar.

June 2020: Congratulations to Jihyung Lee for Successfully defending his Ph.D.! Thesis title: "In-situ analysis of the evolution of surfaces and interfaces under applied coupled stresses". 

February 2020: Kelly Jacques and Asghar Shirani became recipients of 1st place awards in undergraduate and graduate student categories in the STLE North Texas Chapter Tribology Workshop and Poster Competition 

June 2019: Kelly Jacques was accepted for the Summer CQL Program at the ARL  

August 2018: A. Shirani and D.Berman published a paper in Nature Plants

Dr. Berman was announced as a recipient of 2018 STLE Early Career Award.

November 2017: Graduate students Asghar Shirani and Jihyung Lee received 1st and 3rd place in STLE North Texas Section Poster Competition. Congratulations!

November 9, 2017: Yunlong She, J. Lee and D. Berman published a new article in Journal ACS Omega.

Oct 9, 2017: J. Lee and D. Berman published a new article in Journal Carbon.

June 8, 2017: Dr. Berman and collaborators from Argonne are recipients of 2017 TechConnect Innovation Award. 

June 1, 2017: Dr. Berman is a recipient of Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. 

May 8, 2017: J. Lee, M. Atmeh, and D. Berman published a new article in Journal Carbon.

April 13, 2017: Article published by Dr. Berman is featured in Dallas News.

Feb 2, 2017: D. Berman and collaborators from Argonne published a new article in ACS Nano