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Dr. Phal Awarded NASA Grant for Innovative Chiroptical Imager
I am excited to share that the Phal Lab has secured $1 million in external funding from NASA! As the Principal Investigator (PI), I am leading our incredible team— Profs. Mike Wakin, John Spear, and Christopher Dreyer— at the Colorado School of Mines on this important project.
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Viviana awarded the Clare Booth Luce Fellowship, Congratulations!
Viviana Arrunategui Norvick has been awarded the Clare Booth Luce Fellowship, providing funding for 5 years to pursue her PhD in Electrical Engineering at Mines. Originally from California, she completed her undergraduate studies at Brown University and her Master’s at UCSB, focusing on optoelectronics. Passionate about photonics research, she aims to advance optical systems for biomedical applications and will be working alongside Dr. Yamuna Phal at Mines.
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Crossing paths: How hobbies shaped Yamuna Phal's research
This summer, engineer-slash-photographer Yamuna Phal earned her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and wrapped up four years of research at the Beckman Institute. As she prepares for an assistant professorship at the Colorado School of Mines, she credits her professional success to a single decision.
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