Year: 2024

Introducing new Rowland Fellow, Purnati Khuntia

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….

Chris Reece named a rising star in materials chemistry research

Christian Reece, Rowland Fellow

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

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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 Shabnam Raayai featured in Harvard Gazette

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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…