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Professor Mohammad Maddah-Ali elevated to IEEE Fellow
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Maddah-Ali's contributions to information theory are of significant real world impact on communications and computing
Professor Chris Kim to lead $8M of federally funded projects on quantum-inspired computing
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Kim will lead projects funded by the DARPA QuICC program in collaboration with AMD Research, and the NSF ASCENT program.
Scientists use unique combination of techniques to study synapse formation and modifications in vivo
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The longitudinal data on synaptic dynamics gathered in vivo can further our understanding of learning, memory formation, and the overall plasticity of the brain.
Winter school: Quantum phenomena to computing devices
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Winter school on quantum computing as related to computing devices to be led by Paul Palmberg Professor Tony Low in January 2023
Professor Tony Low on list of 2022 highly cited researchers
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Professor Low is a well known authority on nanophotonics and nanoelectronics based on 2D materials
Niron Magnetics, company that rose from Professor Jian-Ping Wang's research, awarded $17.5M DOE grant
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As CSO, Professor Wang will be involved in developing sustainable magnets for clean energy for high performance applications
Prof. Jian-Ping Wang at SRC/SIA Webinar
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The webinar will present key successes of the SRC’s nCORE program, and with NSF, NIST, and industry partners, and determine a research agenda based on the Decadal Plan
Advanced data science techniques could improve the performance of traditional MRI
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Research shows that traditional imaging methods when supported by modern tools such as machine learning techniques can offer results comparable to those offered by deep learning methods.
Scientists demonstrate technique that could reveal the mechanics of memory formation
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The technique demonstrated in mice provides a new toolset to illuminate the processes of learning and memory formation
Professor Marc Riedel named Fellow of Oracle’s Research Fellows Program
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As an Oracle Fellow, Riedel will lead a collaboration between the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and the Mayo Clinic to computationally predict immune response to pathogens