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Oct 25, 2017
Zhu on Cover of Advanced Functional Materials
MIE Assistant Professor Hongli Zhu’s research on “Batteries: Freestanding Metallic 1T MoS2 with Dual Ion Diffusion Paths as High Rate Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries” was featured on the cover of Advanced Functional Materials.

Oct 05, 2017
Zhu's Research Featured on Inside Cover of Nanoscale
MIE Assistant Professor Hongli Zhu’s research on “Ultralight, highly thermally insulating and fire resistant aerogel by encapsulating cellulose nanofibers with two-dimensional MoS2” was featured on the inside cover of the Nanoscale journal.

Jun 28, 2017
Young Scholar Program Provides Experience-Based Learning for Future Scientists and Engineers
The Center for STEM Education kicked off its 2017 Young Scholars Program on June 26, 2017, with 26 budding scientists and engineers from high schools at a variety of cities and towns in the Greater Boston area.

Jul 28, 2016
Prof. Zhu’s paper published in Chemical Reviews (Impact factor 37.3)
MIE Assistant Professor Hongli Zhu‘s research on Wood-Derived Materials for Green Electronics, Biological Devices, and Energy Applications was published in the Chemical Reviews journal. This comprehensive review of wood-derived biomaterials covers […]
Mar 22, 2016
FY17 TIER 1 Award Recipients
23 COE faculty and affiliates were recipients of FY17 TIER 1 Interdisciplinary Research Seed Grants for 12 different projects representing over $600K dollars of investment in research.

Dec 03, 2015
Hongli Zhu Gives Invited Talk at MRS Conference
MIE Assistant Professor Hongli Zhu gave an invited talk at the Annual Materials Research Society (MRS) Conference in Boston on Flexible Electronics based on Multiscale Natural Fibers.

Sep 04, 2015
New Faculty Spotlight: Hongli (Julie) Zhu
Hongli (Julie) Zhu joins the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department in Fall 2015 as an Assistant Professor.