On the Move, December 2011

Earlier this year, the Department of Energy announced that Dr. Steven Koonin, (CA B ’72) undersecretary for science, will be joining the Institute for Defense Analyses’ Science and Technology Policy Institute.

Dr. Koonin has been undersecretary for science for the DOE since 2009. Previously, he was chief scientists for BP. Read more here

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CBS Interactive (CNET) is reporting on research and development being done by a team of materials science engineers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

With the goal of “restoring conductivity to failed circuitry in mere seconds,” Dr. Nancy Sottos, DE A ’86, has developed a “self-healing polymer material.” Read more about the possibilities of self-healing computer chips

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GMZ Energy, Inc., recently announced a series of funding “to commercialize a product that will draw electricity from solar hot water collectors. It will also make small chips able to convert heat from car exhaust pipes and industrial machines into electricity.”

According to the announcement, GMZ is a start-up company that originated from a research partnership between MIT and Boston College in 2008.

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