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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.”
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.
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.