Graduate student Keng-Hsien Chao passed his Comprehensive Exam. Great job and congratulations!
Dr. Sulgiye Park from Stanford University is visiting the Multi-Anvil Press Lab (MAPLab) to conduct high-pressure experiments using the multi-anvil presses. She will be working in the lab for two weeks. Welcome, Sulgiye!
Visiting scholar of the Mineral Physics Laboratory Prof. Yingxin Liu's paper on "Casting octahedra for reproducible multi-anvil experiments by 3D-printed molds" was accepted by "Minerals". Coauthors include Haijian Li, Xiaojing Lai, Feng Zhu, Robert Rapp, and Bin Chen.
Dr. Xiaojing Lai published a paper on "elastic and magnetic properties of Fe3P" in Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL). Nice work!
Shengxuan Huang joins the group as a visiting student from Peking University to work on high-pressure properties of Fe-C-N alloys. Welcome Shengxuan!
Dr. Chunguang Shao from Zhengzhou University joins the mineral physics group as a Visiting Scholar. Welcome Chunguang!
Keng-Hsien Chao joins the group as a graduate student. Welcome Keng-Hsien!
Dr. Robert Rapp joins the mineral physics group as a Research Support Scientist, supported by NSF's EAR/LTS project (PIs: Bin Chen, Przemyslaw Dera, Murli Manghnani). Welcome, Bob!
Visiting student Yoshiyuki Okuda from Tokyo Institute of Technology joins our group. Welcome Yuki!
Self introduction of Yuki:
I am Yoshiyuki Okuda (yuki), a 26 yrs old man. I like hiking, beer and adventures. I have been working on thermal conductivity measurements of lower mantle minerals such as bdg and ppv. My current interest is the amount and effects of volatile elements in the Earth's mantle, which is important when considering the habitability/diversity of life in our planet.
Xiaojing Lai successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation on March 14, 2019, the Pie Day. Congratulations, Dr. Lai!
Recent news and events about the research we do and the members in our mineral physics laboratory. Keep tuned.