Nano history

With the opening of UALR’s Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences (CINS) today, May 2, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said, “We no longer have to take a backseat to any state in the nation” in transferring discoveries in the lab to new products, new businesses, and new jobs. “We are one of the few states in the … Nanotechnology Sciences Center Now Open

Dignitaries including Gov. Mike Beebe, Sen. Mark Pryor, Rep. Tim Griffin, and UALR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson will be on hand at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, for the opening and dedication of UALR’s newest building – the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences. Center Director Dr. Alexandru Biris will offer tours of the research facility, with nanotechnology … New Nanotechnology Center Opens May 2

A $1 million endowment to UALR from the Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust led today to the investiture of Dr. Alexandru S. Biris, director and chief scientist of the Nanotechnology Center at UALR, as the university’s first Sturgis Charitable Trust Nanotechnology Chair.

Exciting developments coming from the state of Arkansas and FDA. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed this morning establishing a Virtual Center of Excellence on Nanotoxicological research. For more information read the article at Arkansas Business.

Poly Adaptive, LLC, an Arkansas nanotechnology development company, has received a $100,000 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to use new nanoscale materials to drastically reduce dust on spacecraft surfaces. Dust is a major problem on spacecraft surfaces. Technology exists that uses electrodynamic shields (EDS) to mitigate dust. But … Nano Research Leads to NASA Contract

Dr. Gary Geissler, professor of marketing and advertising, praised for the positive impact an instructor can have on students, won the $10,000 Ted and Virginia Bailey Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching, at UALR’s annual Faculty Excellence Awards ceremony Thursday, April 14. View all college-level winners in the teaching category. Dr. Alexandru S. Biris, chief scientist … Geissler, Biris, Parker Win Faculty Excellence

Janet Jones, founder and president of the The Janet Jones Company, has created a $25,000 mentorship program honoring Dr. Alex Biris, chief scientist of UALR’s Nanotechnology Center. The Dr. Alex Biris Mentorship Fund will provide an annual award presented to a deserving student by Biris and Jones at the Donaghey College of Engineering and Information … Realtor’s Gift Honors Nanotechnologist Biris

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

The Economist, a prestigious British magazine, has included the research paper published by Dr. Mariya Khodakovskaya and Dr. Alex Biris and other colleagues  at the ACS Nano Journal titled “Carbon Nanotubes Are Able To Penetrate Plant Seed Coat and Dramatically Affect Seed Germination and Plant Growth” Click here to view the article at the Economist.

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