Group News:

• In September 2009, members of AMPS Lab were invited to attend the Global COE Program International Conference 2009 in Sendai, Japan. This conference brought together researchers from Japan, Korea and the US and the theme was: "The interdisciplinary science of nanomaterials." We would like to especially thank Prof. Goto from Tohoku University for his invitation.

The City of Sendai. Riverside and Sendai are sister cities

Jason Morales, Andrew Wieg and Javier Garay pictured with Prof. Goto and Ms. Itoh of Tohoku University and Mr. Miyata, Suzuki and Nonaka from the Economic Affairs Bureau, City of Sendai.

Jason and Andrew both won awards for posters they presented at the conference. Congratulations Andrew and Jason!

• Jason Morales is the recipient of an International Center for Materials Research (ICMR) International Research Fellowship. Jason received a $5,000 award for having won a best poster competition while at the Spring School on Thermal Conductivity and Related Transport Properties of Oxides hosted by the ICMR at the University of Florida May 18-22, 2009. Congratulations Jason!

• Elias Penilla received a Graduate Research Mentorship Fellowship from UCR graduate studies. Congratulations Elias!