Snapshots

  • French-American Workshop 2022
    REACT students at the French-American Workshop 2022

    REACT students at the French-American Workshop 2022

    Poster session winners – REACT students awarded top three

    Poster session winners – REACT students awarded top three

    Students introduced themselves and scientific interests in flash presentations

    Students introduced themselves and scientific interests in flash presentations

    REACT students and REACT ASU Prof. Tadjuidje (checkered shirt) at the poster preview light lunch.

    REACT students and REACT ASU Prof. Tadjuidje (checkered shirt) at the poster preview light lunch

    Prof. Lee checking in with REACT students who work in his lab at Penn.

    Prof. Lee checks in with REACT students who work in his lab at Penn.

    Photo of Prof. Lee giving his keynote talk

    Prof. Lee gives his keynote talk, “Application of bicontinuous emulsion gels in reactive separations, heat mitigation and energy storage.”

    Student poster session

    Student poster session

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  • REACT@Penn 2020

    Scenes from the symposium and related events on January 13, 2020. The program for and videos of the symposium talks are here.

    Morning

    Group and Break

    Afternoon

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  • REACT@Penn 2019

    Scenes from the research meetings and the poster session on January 14, 2019. The program for and videos of the symposium talks are here.

    Student Poster Session

     

    Symposium

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  • REACT@Penn 2018

    Scenes from the research meetings and the poster session on January 8, 2018. The program for and videos of the symposium talks are here.

    ACT 1 meeting

    ACT 2 meeting

    ACT 2 meeting

    ACT 3 meeting

    ACT 3 meeting

    Student poster session

    Student poster session

    Student poster session

    Student poster session

    Student poster session

    Student poster session

    Student poster session

    Student poster session

    Student poster session

    Student poster session

    Student poster session

    Student poster session

    Student poster session

    Student poster session

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  • REACT Workshop and Networking Event

    Monday, November 27, 2017 at the Embassy of France in the United States. Photos courtesy of the Office for Science and Technology.

    Opening by Minh-Hà Pham, Counselor for Science and Technology, Embassy of France

    Opening by Minh-Hà Pham, Counselor for Science and Technology, Embassy of France

    Patrick Lachaussée, First Counselor, Embassy of France

    Patrick Lachaussée, First Counselor, Embassy of France

    Rebecca Keiser, Head, Office of International Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation

    Rebecca Keiser, Head, Office of International Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation

    Bruno Paing, VP Strategic Partnerships North America, CEA Tech

    Bruno Paing, VP Strategic Partnerships North America, CEA Tech

    Alain Fontaine, Director, Nanosciences Foundation

    Alain Fontaine, Director, Nanosciences Foundation

    Amy Gadsden, Penn Global

    Amy Gadsden, Penn Global

    American and French REACT PIs share the stage (R. Composto, P. Rannou)

    American and French REACT PIs share the stage (R. Composto, P. Rannou)

    ACT 1 Hierarchical Structures for Water Management (R. Riggleman, D. Riassetto)

    ACT 1 Hierarchical Structures for Water Management (R. Riggleman, D. Riassetto)

    ACT 2 Prevention of Infection Transmission (D. Lee)

    ACT 2 Prevention of Infection Transmission (D. Lee)

    ACT 3 Batteries (K. Winey)

    ACT 3 Batteries (K. Winey)

    ACT 3 Photovoltaic Systems (Z. Fakhraai)

    ACT 3 Photovoltaic Systems (Z. Fakhraai)

    REACT Education and Training (F. Papillon, K. Field)

    REACT Education and Training (F. Papillon, K. Field)

    REACT Trainees (M. Alvarez, N. Krook, N. Gogotsi, T. Niepa, N. Manohar with D. Riassetto)

    REACT Trainees (M. Alvarez, N. Krook, N. Gogotsi, T. Niepa, N. Manohar with D. Riassetto)

    Trainee Posters at the reception

    Trainee Posters at the reception

    Keynote lecture (H. Rubin)

    Keynote lecture (H. Rubin)

    Keynote lecture (M. Taylor)

    Keynote lecture (M. Taylor)

    Panel on Meeting Societal Needs

    Panel on Meeting Societal Needs

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  • REACT students at NanoDay@Penn 2017

    We had a great turnout of REACT students volunteering for NanoDay@Penn 2017 on October 3, 2017. Not all of them were caught on camera, but the below photos give a sense of the energy that they brought to the event.

    Ben Paren and Natalie Gogotsi put “nano” into perspective.

    Nadia Krook and Katie Rose out nano materials in everyday items.

    The Winey/Composto lab table asks visitors to get creative with polymers.

    Nadia Krook presenting at the Winey/Composto shape memory polymer demo table.

    Dr. Russell Composto designing a Shrinky Dink.

    David Ring invites students to discover fabrication.

    David Gordon, Griffin Murphy and Mauricio Alvarez discuss the challenges and rewards of figuring out how to make a tent collect water.

    Natalie Gogotsi demonstrates how nitinol changes shape with temperature.

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  • Prototyping Workshop in Photos

    The 2017 REACT cohort at GIANT was challenged with a three day workshop of hands-on tent prototyping.

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  • Welcome Lunch for 2017 Summer Students

    On May 30, visiting French students from Grenoble, in the REACT program, and American undergraduates in the Singh Center REU program met their research mentors at a lunch on their first day at the University of Pennsylvania.

    Grenoble students with some of their Penn mentors, which include graduate students, postdocs and faculty. REACT Fellows Emily Lin, Ben Paren, and Melissa Vettleson are part of the pictured mentoring team.

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  • Fellows Engage Public at STEM Events

    REACT Fellows participate in various outreach events through the year.  Melissa Vettleson and Ted Trigg shared their expertise and passion for science at Philadelphia Materials Day on February 4, 2017.

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  • REACT@Penn 2017 Photos

    Photos from REACT@Penn, January 9, 2017

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