Benedetto Marelli
April 18, 2018
ONR Director of Research Early Career Award
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Director of Research Early Career Grant (DoRECA) is given to select applicants to the ONR Young Investigator program, based on two specific criteria: (1) innovative research at the frontiers of science and technology that is relevant to the ONR mission, and (2) community service demonstrated through scientific leadership and community outreach.
February 26, 2018
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program
The YIP is a highly competitive process, rewarding the achievements made by young faculty members. This year’s candidates were selected amongst more than 340 highly qualified applicants based on past performance, technical merit, potential for scientific breakthrough and long-term university commitment.
February 26, 2018
NSF CAREER
The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.
L.A.B.
Congratulations to Yunteng! He has been selected as the recipient of the Ho Ching and Han Ching Award for the 2019-2020 academic year.
December 22, 2020
Doyoon publishes on Advanced Functional Materials a silk-based food sensor detecting spoilage and contamination
September 09, 2020


Hui publishes on Nat. Comm. a 'recipe' to grow silk into hierarchical materials
January 16, 2020
Augustine's paper on seed coating highlighted by The Guardian, Nature Food and MIT News (among other news outlets)
November 25, 2019
Article on enterpreneurship and food waste highlights the impact of the LAB
March 30, 2019
Waste Not by Michael Blanding - very interesting !

Research Video

A cone-shaped needle is injected into the stem of a 4-week-old tomato plant by a drone