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Uncovering Game-Changing, 'Hidden Order' in Atoms

December 1, 2025

CEE Prof. Tianshu Li co-led research finding that atoms in an alloy are not positioned randomly, but instead arrange themselves in “atomic neighborhoods.”

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Professor Shen Awarded NSF CAREER Award to Support Virus Research

September 26, 2025

CEE Prof. Yun Shen recently received an NSF CAREER Award to support her research.

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GW’s Tianshu Li Collaborates with Berkeley Lab on Semiconductor Breakthrough

September 25, 2025

Tianshu Li's GW team and Berkeley Lab reveal short-range order in semiconductors for the first time, using AI to model hidden atomic structures for microelectronics.