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A headshot of Professor Li with his title and birth/death dates.
Latest NewsMay 1, 2025

Remembering Professor James C.M. Li

A beloved member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty who was an iconic figure in the field of materials science has passed away.

hands wearing black gloves hold a small gray chip with a blue center.
October 16, 2024

Researchers will use tissue-on-chip technology as a new way to explore the relationship between the lungs and brain.

Three people wearing protective eye gear in a lab demonstrate heat transfer mapping techniques that are displayed on a computer screen.
July 17, 2024

Rochester engineers have developed a way to spot tiny, overheated components that cause electronics’ performance to degrade.

Pipette releasing a water droplet atop carbon paper to illustrate the remediation of pfas forever chemicals.
March 5, 2024

A novel approach using laser-made nanomaterials made from nonprecious metals could lay the foundation for globally scalable remediation techniques.

Close-up of tweezers holding µSiM chip of the kind ÌìÃÀÊÓÆµâ€™s Translational Center for Barrier Microphysiological Systems (TraCe-bMPS).
January 9, 2024

Rochester is one of four NIH-sponsored centers that aims to produce tissue-on-chip devices as FDA-qualified drug development tools.

Various diagnostic tools pointing at an x-ray diffraction image plate with material on it.
December 19, 2023

Rochester scientists have developed deep-learning models that can sift through the massive amounts of data generated by X-ray diffraction techniques.

Closeup of semiconductor chip attached to circuitboard.
May 16, 2023

The National Science Foundation has named Rochester as one of six new grant-supported Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) sites.