Nano News

Mildred Holley, Operations Director of the Nanotechnology Center, has been elected President of the Board of Directors of Six Bridges Capital Corp. Six Bridges or 6BCC is a private, non-profit, statewide source of SBA 504 loans which provide long-term, fixed-rate financing to healthy and expanding businesses that contribute to the economic development of the region.  … Mildred Holley elected President of the Board of directors of Six Bridges Capital Corp

Our scientific article “Design and Synthesis of Biomimetic Multicomponent All-Bone-Minerals Bionanocomposites”, published in Biomacromolecules 2010, 11, 2545–2549 , made the October 25th, ACS Noteworthy Chemistry News Web Portal. Follow the link here

Originally from Albania, Enkeleda Dervishi, 28, has spent the past 10 years in Little Rock making a life for herself and finding her niche in the nanotechnology field. Spending her last semester at Hall High School in Little Rock as an exchange student, Enkeleda then moved on to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock … Dr. Dervishi featured at InArkansas.com

  Alexandru S. Biris, the director and chief scientist at UALR’s Nanotechnology Center, has been named to the Arkansas Business “Forty Under Forty” group this year, along with 10 other UALR alumni. Biris, who earned a Ph.D. in applied science at UALR in 2004, is one of 11 UALR graduates honored this year by the … Biris Named to Arkansas Business’ ‘Forty Under Forty’

  Ashley just graduated with a bachelor of science degree in environmental heath science with a minor in biology last Saturday. A little about Ashley: A graduate of Rogers High School, Ashley came to UALR as a student athlete. She graduates as a member of the UALR Nanotechnology Center. She took part in cancer research … Nano-Student Researcher Ashley Fejleh receives the Edward L. Whitbeck Memorial Award, UALR’s top award as the most outstanding senior!

Nanotechnology Center Undergraduate Student researchers  participated in the UALR Undergraduate Expo held April 26th and won several awards. First and Second place in the Technology Category Third place in the Interdisciplinary Category “Controlled Morphology of Silver Nanostructures” by Morgan Whitlow of Hot Springs, Biology Major, mentored by Dr. Alex Biris.  Morgan was also featured at … Nano Student Researchers Shine at UALR Undergraduate Expo

Dr. Enkeleda Dervishi, participated as a speaker and mentor at the Girls of Promise conference held this Saturday, April 17th here at UALR! Girls of Promise introduces 8th grade girls to professional women role models with careers utilizing STEM-related knowledge. Girls of Promise-UALR featured careers in information technology, engineering, banking & money management, medical fields … Dr. Dervishi participates as a speaker at the Girls of Promise Conference-UALR

Check out the new issue of “Energizing Arkansas”, a publication from the Arkansas Energy Office. Among other spotlighted research, our project in the development of organic solar cells is highlighted in page 6 and 7. “Energizing Arkansas” is a  publication that provides pertinent information on the development of sustainable and renewable energy, energy efficiency and … “Energizing Arkansas” Spotlights Our Research in Solar Cells

The Cancer Research Conducted at the  Nanotechnology Center and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been featured at the Little Rock Business Quarterly Economic Development Report (Vol. 144. Issue 3). According to their website “The internally-produced publication was named “Best in State” by the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce Executives and received an “Honorable … Nanotechnology Center and UAMS Research Featured at The Little Rock Business Quarterly Economic Development Report

Ten graduate students from a French engineering school in Angouleme bid adieu to UALR last week, ending a summer of research and exchange with counterparts at the UALR Nanotechnology Center, the College of Engineering, and the College of Science and Mathematics.   The student exchange came about several years ago when Dr. Alex Biris, director … French Nano Students Bid UALR Adieu!!