Novel Materials Laboratory Student Awards and Achievements

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Recent Student Awards and Achievements: - 2009 - Matt Beekman Student Oral Presentation Award, Symposium N, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA "Preparation and Fundamental Properties of Clathrate-II Intermetalic Phases: Materials with Potential for Energy Conversion Applications," M. Beekman and G.S. Nolas, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. (in press). - 2008 - Matt Beekman International Thermoelectric Society Goldsmid Award, 2008 General Motors R&D Internship, Summer 2008 Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Graduate Student Research Grant, Fall 2008 - 2007 - Matt Beekman Student Oral Presentation Award, Symposium U, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA "Synthesis and Characterization of Inorganic Clathrate-II Materials," M. Beekman and G.S. Nolas, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. (in press). College of Arts and Sciences Publication Award, USF M. Beekman, J.A. Kaduk, Q. Huang, W. Wong-Ng, Z. Yang, D. Wang and G.S. Nolas, "Synthesis and crystal structure of Na1-xGe3+z: a novel zeolite-like framework phase in the Na–Ge system," Chem. Commun. 837 (2007). Stevce Stefanoski Functional Multiscale Materials by Design (FMMD) Fellowship, USF Joshua Martin College of Arts and Sciences Publication Award, USF J. Martin, S. Erickson, G. S. Nolas, P. Alboni and T. M. Tritt, and J. Yang, "Structural and transport properties of Ba8Ga16SixGe30-x clathrates," J. Appl. Phys. 99, 044903 (2006). - 2006 - Matt Beekman Outstanding Thesis Award, USF "Synthesis and Characterization of Type II Silicon and Germanium Clathrates" Photo (from left to right): USF Associate Provost for Research & Graduate Dean Dr. Delcie Durham, Matt, Prof. Nolas, and USF Provost and Senior Vice President Dr. Renu Khator Joshua Martin Fred L. and Helen M. Tharp Physics Graduate Scholarship - 2005 - Matt Beekman Student Oral Presentation Award, Symposium F, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA “Transport Properties of Type II Sodium-Silicon Clathrates," M. Beekman, J. Gryko, and G.S. Nolas, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 886, 395 (2006). Joshua Martin General Motors R&D Internship, Summer 2005 Sarah Erickson Presidential Fellowship, Florida International University Undergraduate Honors Thesis, USF: "Optimization of Thermoelectric Properties of the Type I Clathrates Ba8Ga16Si30 and Ba8Ga16Ge30" Matt Beekman Fred L. and Helen M. Tharp Physics Graduate Scholarship Sarah Erickson Aboly Physics Undergraduate Scholarship - 2004 - Randolph Ertenberg, Matt Beekman, Josh Martin, Grant Fowler Student Poster Award, Symposium S, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA “CoGe1.5Se1.5: Synthesis and Characterization," R. Ertenberg, M. Beekman, J. Martin, G. Fowler, and G.S. Nolas, Mat. Res. Soc. Sym. Proc. 793, 239 (2004). Matt Beekman Best Student Paper Award, Electronics Division of the American Ceramics Society, 204th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society “Transport and optical properties of the type II clathrates Cs8Na16Si136 and Si136," M. Beekman, G.S. Nolas, J. Gryko, G.A. Lamberton, Jr., T.M. Tritt, and C.A. Kendziora; Proceedings of the 204th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (2004). - 2003 - Matt Beekman USF Presidential Doctoral Fellowship Matt Beekman Aboly Physics Undergraduate Scholarship Back to People

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