News, Activities & Awards

 

Conferences

Utah Innovation Award Presentation 2018 Utah Innovation Awards Banquet 2018 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit 2017   Feb 16-20, 2014. TMS Conference in San Diego, CA, USA   Jun 28-Jul 1, 2009. Int. Conf. on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials, Las Vegas, USA   Mar 24-28, 2008. Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

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Sept 21-24, 2008. Titanium 2008, Las Vegas, NV.

Jun 24-28, 2008. MH2008 (International Symposium on Metal-hydrogen System). Reykjavik, Iceland. 

Awards

2023

August, Dr. Zhigang Zak Fang won R&D 100 award

August, Dr. Zhigang Zak Fang was given Humbolt Research Award. Read about it here

June, Cole Walker, Tristan Armstrong, and Munroe Alley were all awarded the National Science Foundation Grant Certificate

 

2018

May, Dr. Mark Koopman won Outstanding Teacher of the year for the Department of Metallurgical Engineering

May, Hyrum Lefler won Outstanding PHD student of the year for the Department of Metallurgical Engineering

May, Wyatt John Mcneill won the Oblad Silver Metal of Excellence

May, Jarom Chamberlain won Outstanding Junior of the year for the Department of Metallurgical Engineering

April, Dr. Zhigang Zak Fang won Utah Innovation Award

 

2017

December, Dr. Zhigang Zak Fang elected to Fellow in National Academy of Inventors

 

2015

March, Chengshang Zhou won the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad, China Scholarship Council

March, Hyrum Lefler won the Outstanding Senior Award (2014-2015) for the Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah

March, Matt Dunstan won the Outstanding Senior Award (2013-2014) for the Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah

March, Matt Dunstan won the Oblad Silver Medal of Excellence (2013-2014) for the Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah

 

2014

May, Chengshang Zhou won the Garr Cutler Energy Prize, University of Utah

 

2009

July, Dr. Fang won the prestigious R&D 100 Award.

 

2008

June, Jun Lu won Garr Cutler Energy Prize, University of Utah.

April, Jun Lu won the Material Research Society (MRS) Graduate Student Award, Silver Award.

 

2007

January, Jun Lu won the The Excellent Chinese Graduate Student Studying Aboard Award from the Scholarship Council of the Ministry of Education of China.

 

2006

June, Haibo Zhang won the Third prizes of International Metallographic Contest.

June, Xu Wang won the Second prizes of International Metallographic Contest.

 

2005

September, Haibo Zhang won the third prizes of International Metallographic Contest.

Activities

D-Day

Group Photos 

May 2014, Congratulations to Lu Yang, Chengshang (Shawn) Zhou, Pei Sun, and Jingzhu (April) Li! May 2008, Jun, Haibo, Xu, Brady and Steve's D-day. Congratulations to all of them. May 2008, Jun, Haibo, Xu, Brady and Steve's D-day. Congratulations to all of them.   May 2008, Jun, Haibo, Xu, Brady and Steve's D-day. Congratulations to all of them.   May 2008, Jun, Haibo, Xu, Brady and Steve's D-day. Congratulations to all of them.

 

Fun Activities

SUMMER BOATING/SWIMMING PARTY AT JORDANELLE RESEVOIR Summer 2012 SUMMER BOATING/SWIMMING PARTY AT JORDANELLE RESEVOIR Summer 2012 HIKING IN THE BEAUTIFUL WASATCH MOUNTAINS OF UTAH Fall 2011 Summer group get-together at the utah olympic park Summer 2018

 

Group Gatherings

PARTY AT RODIZIO GRILL Winter 2015 GROUP LUNCH AT RODIZIO GRILL Winter 2013 HALLOWEEN PARTY Fall 2011   ANNUAL PARTY AT DR. FANG'S HOUSE June 2009   ANNUAL PARTY AT DR. FANG'S HOUSE June 2009