The Rowland Institute is delighted to welcome Dr. Purnati Khuntia to the Fellowship program. Purnati joins us from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Hyderabad, India, and is now setting up her lab to study the mechanobiology of pseudostratified epithelia (PSE), to investigate how biophysical properties of a tissue can support cell storage….
A new home for the Rowland Institute
At a symposium to celebrate the move to Harvard’s main campus, the Rowland Institute welcomed alumni and guests to a day of science and inspiring messages from the Dean of Science, Jeff Lichtman, and former Faculty Director, Frans Spaepen, the Harvard Gazette reports….
Introducing new Rowland Fellow, Oluwasegun Wahab
The Rowland Institute is delighted to welcome Dr. Oluwasegun (Segun) Wahab to the Fellowship program….
Chris Reece named a rising star in materials chemistry research
Journal of Materials Chemistry A has published a themed collection highlighting the rising stars of materials chemistry research, and selected a recent paper from the Reece lab to feature in this collection. Each contributor was recommended by experts in their fields as carrying out work with the potential to influence future directions in materials chemistry with applications in energy and sustainability….
Rowland Fellowship Applications for 2025 Now Open
The Rowland Institute at Harvard seeks outstanding early-career experimentalists in all fields of science and engineering to establish fully independent research groups in the rich intellectual environment of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Click here to apply!…
Rowland Fellow Avalon Owens quoted in the New York Times
A recent paper from the Owens lab that reveals moths’ light-seeking behavior is changing over time has been featured in the regular “Trilobites” column in the New York Times. …
Reece Lab featured in Nature Communications Editors’ Highlights
The editors of Nature Communications selected a recent Reece lab paper to highlight in a collection of Catalysis papers of particular interest and importance. Congratulations to the team for this recognition!…
Rowland Fellow Shabnam Raayai featured in Harvard Gazette
Rowland Fellow Shabnam Raayai is featured in a story published today in the Science & Tech section of the Harvard Gazette. The article focuses on her current work and that of the Raayai Lab. The Harvard Gazette article comes on the heels of their recently published article. The full Harvard Gazette article can be found…
Rowland Fellow Sascha Feldmann accepts position at EPFL
Rowland Fellow Sacha Feldman has accepted a position as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry in the School of Basic Sciences (SB) at EPFL Valais Wallis. EPFL’s announcement of Sascha’s new position can be found here….