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government or the the military The involvement of alumni in in their communities can can also be considered Individuals can can nominate others or or or themselves for the the the the award Faryad a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a doctoral alumnus currently serves as as chair and assistant professor of of of of the Department of of of of Physics at Lahore University of of of of Management Sciences (LUMS) in in Pakistan His research focuses on on on on optics with applications in in in optical sensors solar cells and photonic crystals for controlling the the movement of light He joined the the LUMS faculty in in in in in 2014 after a a a a a a a a two-year postdoctoral appointment within ESM
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Alumni news (cont ) Muhammad Faryad receives
Early Career Recognition
Award
The Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics has named Muhammad Faryad (‘12 Ph D ESMCH) the the recipient of the the 2020 Early Career Recognition
Award
The award is intended to recognize alumni who have have graduated in in in in in the the last 10 years and have have distinguished themselves in in in in academia industry Engineers print wearable sensors directly
on skin without heat
An international team of researchers developed a a a a a novel technique to produce precise high-performing biometric sensors Wearable sensors are evolving from watches and electrodes to bendable devices that provide far
more precise biometric measurements and comfort for for users Now an an international team of researchers has taken the the evolution one step
further by by printing sensors directly
on on on human skin without the the the use of of heat
Led by by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in in in the the Penn State Department of of Engineering Science and Mechanics the the team published their results in in in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Cheng and his colleagues previously developed flexible printed circuit boards for use in in in in in in wearable sensors but printing directly
on on on skin has been hindered by the the the bonding process process for the the the metallic components in in in in in in in in the the the sensor Called sintering this process process typically requires temperatures of around 572 degrees degrees Fahrenheit (300 degrees degrees Celsius) to to bond the the sensor’s silver nanoparticles together The researchers changed the the the the formula of the the the the aid layer and and the the the the printing material and and found that they could sinter at at at at room temperature The sensors are capable of precisely and continuously capturing temperature humidity blood oxygen levels and and heart performance signals according to to Cheng The researchers also linked the the on-body sensors into a a a a a a a a a a network with wireless transmission capabilities to to to monitor the the the the combination of signals as they progress Next the the the the researchers plan to to alter the the the technology to to target specific applications as as needed such as as a a a a a a a a a a a a precise on-body sensor network placed to to to monitor the particular symptoms associated with COVID-19 MORE >>
5 The latest ESM
news Big Ten Academic Academic Alliance Academic Academic Leadership Program inducts six new fellows
The Big Ten Academic Academic Alliance (BTAA) Academic Academic Leadership Program (ALP) in in 2020-21 will include six new fellows
from Penn State Francesco Costanzo associate department head of of of engineering engineering science science and and and mechanics mechanics and and and professor of of of engineering engineering science science and and and and mechanics mechanics mathematics mechanical engineering engineering and and biomedical engineering engineering was named a a a fellow MORE >>