Week 9: The Final Stretch of CRYSTAL Dynamics
Author: Lincoln Katleski Wow, our final two weeks in Italy. I remember when I first stepped on the airplane thinking,…
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Week 8: Electron Diffraction, Bitte Schon!
Author: Will Stoll This past week, Will Archacki, Dr. Luca Catalano, and I traveled to Neu-Isenburg, Germany to visit the…
Week 7: Why CRYSTAL Dynamics?
Author: William Archaki A quick trip on Emilia-Romagna’s public buses will whisk you away from the modern chemistry facilities at the University of Bologna’s Naville campus, past the airport, over…Continue Reading →
Week 6: Travels and Sandwiches
Author: Josephine Hastings Woohoo! We’re a little more than halfway through our Italian adventure this summer, and I think all…
Week 5: Crystals and Beaches
Author: Alex West When I first arrived in Italy, just over a month ago, every twenty or so minutes I…
Week 4: Friends, Family, and Science
Author: William Stoll As we are wrapping up the week, most of us have experienced one full month of Italian culture and science. Slowly but surely, the initial shock of…Continue Reading →
Crystals, Cobblestones, and Conversations – A Typical Work Week in Bologna
Author: Lincoln Katleski After a long Italian holiday weekend, I returned to Bologna on Tuesday with a fresh mind and…
Week 2: Bikes, Beaches, and Molecular Dynamics
Author: Andrew Foster I’m still in disbelief that I’ve been in Italy for over two weeks now! This whole experience…
2025 IRES Kicks Off!
Author: William Archacki This week we arrived in Italy! We are a cohort of six American students funded by the National Science Foundation’s CRYSTAL Dynamics IRES grant to conduct research…Continue Reading →
Terahertz Reveals Nuanced Structural Information in MOFs
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous materials that hold great potential for various applications, including gas storage, drug delivery, and water…