Dr. Hythem Sidky joins Ferguson Lab
Dr. Hythem Sidky joins the Ferguson Lab as a postdoctoral researcher. Hythem earned a PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with Dr. Jon Whitmer at the University of Notre Dame. …
Rachael Mansbach passes her final defense — Congratulations Dr. Mansbach!
Rachael Mansbach passes her final defense to become the fourth PhD graduate from the Ferguson Lab. Rachael’s PhD concerned the development and use of all-atom and coarse-grained molecular models in …
Wei Chen passes his prelim exam
Wei Chen successfully passed his prelim exam. All that remains now between him and his PhD is one breadth class and one dissertation. Congratulations, Wei!
Jiang Wang passes his final defense — Congratulations Dr. Wang!
Jiang Wang passes his final defense to become the third PhD graduate from the Ferguson Lab. Jiang’s PhD concerned the development and deployment of nonlinear manifold learning techniques combined with …
Prof. Ferguson named on List of Excellent Teachers for Fall 2017
Prof. Ferguson was named on the Fall 2017 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, ranked as “Outstanding” (top 10%) as the instructor of MSE 404 Computational Materials …
Prof. Ferguson featured on “Illinois Innovators” podcast
Prof. Ferguson discusses computational and data-driven vaccine design on the “Illinois Innovators” podcast hosted by Mike Koon, based on his recent presentation at the Office of Technology Management “Share the …
Yutao Ma joins Ferguson Lab
Yutao Ma (Physics; B.S., UIUC) joins the Ferguson Lab. Yutao is combining nonlinear manifold learning with molecular simulation to perform rational inverse design of self-assembling colloidal and peptide materials.
Greg Hart passes his final defense — Congratulations Dr. Hart!
Greg Hart passes his final defense with flying colors to become the second PhD graduate from the Ferguson Lab. Greg’s PhD research concerned the development of data-driven models of viral …