{"id":19,"date":"2016-07-14T12:28:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T20:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-04-13T19:56:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T03:56:58","slug":"tab-six","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/tab-six\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><strong>April 2026-\u00a0<\/strong>Check out this post highlighting Prof. Kukreja&#8217;s upcoming invited talk at MMM 2026 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/stephane-mangin-41681843_magnetism-micromagnetics-spindynamics-share-7448114193972678657-oDdG?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAACxC3C4BiovXtMjfgIfc9oSIRr76prG3rgM\">link<\/a>)!<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 2026 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Congrats to Ankit and Nushrat for presenting their research at the APS Global Physics Summit in Denver, CO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1215\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/APS1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1215\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1215\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/APS1-300x114.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/APS1-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/APS1-1024x389.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/APS1-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/APS1-1536x584.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/APS1-2048x778.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/APS1-150x57.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/APS1-250x95.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ankit presenting his talk &#8220;Network modified silicates under laser shock compression&#8221;<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1214\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_194935058-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1214\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1214\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_194935058-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_194935058-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_194935058-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_194935058-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_194935058-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_194935058-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_194935058-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_194935058-199x150.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nushrat presenting her talk &#8220;Element-specific magnetic behavior in ternary MnCoNi multi-principal element alloy&#8221;<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><strong>February 2026-\u00a0<\/strong>Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.ucdavis.edu\/news\/demystifying-magnets-faster-greener-computing-technology\">article<\/a> published by the UC Davis COE entitled &#8220;Demystifying Magnets for Faster, Greener Computing Technology<\/li>\n<li><strong>October 2025-\u00a0<\/strong>Emma and Roopali present talks at MMM in West Palm Beach, FL<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 2025-\u00a0<\/strong>Congrats to Meera for having her paper &#8220;Ultrafast structural dynamics of doped silicate glasses in extreme environments&#8221; accepted to Communication Materials. Keep an eye out for the published article!<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 2025-\u00a0<\/strong>Congrats to Scott for presenting his exit seminar!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1180\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/09\/IMG_4047-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1180\" class=\" wp-image-1180\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/09\/IMG_4047-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/09\/IMG_4047-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/09\/IMG_4047-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/09\/IMG_4047-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/09\/IMG_4047-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/09\/IMG_4047-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/09\/IMG_4047-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/09\/IMG_4047-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Group celebrating Scott&#8217;s Exit Seminar. Congrats, Scott!<\/p><\/div>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><strong>August 2025-\u00a0<\/strong>Emma and Nushrat attended the ALS user meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 42.355%;height: 242px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.8694%;height: 24px\">\n<p><div style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.webdamdb.com\/220th_sm_YhMs0S4vXAE33gmV.png?1755844313\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"181\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nushrat presenting her 1 min research slam presentation<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 21.8456%;height: 24px\">\n<p><div style=\"width: 299px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.webdamdb.com\/220th_sm_EygutjobG079MtE4.png?1755844795\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"193\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emma discussing her poster<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>July 2025-<\/strong> Congratulations to Scott for his publication \u201cNanodiffraction imaging of ionically driven phase separation in cobaltite heterostructures\u201d with Editor&#8217;s Pick<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2025-\u00a0<\/strong>Congrats to Emma for receiving the DOE SCGSR award. She will be working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Advanced Light Source with Dr. David Shapiro. Read about it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/science\/articles\/outstanding-us-doctoral-students-selected-department-energy-office-science\">here<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2025-<\/strong> Congrats to Nushrat and Emma for winning the College of Engineering Excellence in Graduate Student Safety Award! Read about it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.ucdavis.edu\/news\/meet-recipients-2025-graduate-student-excellence-awards\">link<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>April 2025- <\/strong>Congrats to Yueli for renewing his postdoctoral fellowship!<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 2025- <\/strong>Congrats to Emma for earning the Public Impact Award in GradSlam!<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 2025-\u00a0<\/strong>Congrats to Emma for making it to the Semi-Final round in GradSlam as a top 10 finalist!<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 2025<\/strong><strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Nushrat and Emma presented their research at the APS Global Physics Summit!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 87.6521%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1165\" style=\"width: 341px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/IMG_2992-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1165\" class=\" wp-image-1165\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/IMG_2992-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/IMG_2992-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/IMG_2992-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/IMG_2992-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/IMG_2992-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/IMG_2992-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/IMG_2992-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/IMG_2992-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nushrat presenting on the element specific behavior of MPEA<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.3557%\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1164\" style=\"width: 342px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250320_160919367-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1164\" class=\" wp-image-1164\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250320_160919367-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250320_160919367-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250320_160919367-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250320_160919367-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250320_160919367-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250320_160919367-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250320_160919367-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250320_160919367-199x150.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emma presenting on element specific ultrafast dynamics<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>January 2025-\u00a0<\/strong>Welcome Sai and Shiva to the group!<\/li>\n<li><strong>November 2024-\u00a0<\/strong>Congrats to Emma for earning the Amiya Mukherjee Memorial Fellowship. Read about it <a href=\"https:\/\/mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/news\/materials-science-and-engineering-graduate-fellowship-awardees-announced\">here<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li><strong>August 2024-\u00a0<\/strong>Congrats to Meera for presenting her exit seminar!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/PXL_20240822_193132719.MP_-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1140 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/PXL_20240822_193132719.MP_-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/PXL_20240822_193132719.MP_-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/PXL_20240822_193132719.MP_-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/PXL_20240822_193132719.MP_-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/PXL_20240822_193132719.MP_-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/PXL_20240822_193132719.MP_-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/PXL_20240822_193132719.MP_-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/PXL_20240822_193132719.MP_-199x150.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><strong>August 2024-<\/strong> Read a pre-print of our article &#8220;Imaging ultrafast electronic domain fluctuations with X-ray speckle visibility&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2408.10050\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>August 2024-\u00a0<\/strong>Congrats to Mulundano, Lilliana, and Madison for presenting their summer research<br \/>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1138\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0903-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138\" class=\"wp-image-1138 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0903-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0903-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0903-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0903-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0903-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0903-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0903-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0903-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mulundano&#8217;s presentation on &#8220;A Comparative Study of the Magnetic Properties of FeMnCoNi Multi Principal Element Alloy Thin Films&#8221;<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1142\" style=\"width: 206px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1984-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1142\" class=\"wp-image-1142 \" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1984-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1984-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1984-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1984-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1984-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1984-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1984-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lilliana presenting on paramagnetism, ferromagnetism, and diamagnetism<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1141\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1981-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1141\" class=\"wp-image-1141 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1981-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1981-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1981-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1981-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1981-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1981-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1981-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_1981-200x150.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madison presenting on the temperature dependence of permalloy<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 2024-\u00a0<\/strong> Welcome Mulundano, Lilliana, and Madison for summer 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 2024-\u00a0<\/strong> Warm welcome to new group member, Yueli<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 2024-\u00a0<\/strong> Congrats to Emma for passing her Q.E.<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 2024-\u00a0<\/strong>Nanna gave a talk at Coherence 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/Image-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1122 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/Image-300x227.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/Image-300x227.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/Image-1024x775.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/Image-768x581.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/Image-1536x1163.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/Image-2048x1551.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/Image-150x114.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/Image-198x150.jpeg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><strong>June 2024-\u00a0<\/strong> Congrats to Meera, Scott, Jugal, Pooja, and Surya for walking at graduation!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1137\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0823-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1137\" class=\"wp-image-1137 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0823-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0823-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0823-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0823-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0823-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0823-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0823-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0823-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surya, Pooja, Meera, Prof. Kukreja, Jugal, Scott (left to right)<\/p><\/div>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><strong>May 2024-\u00a0<\/strong> Congrats to Jugal for presenting his exit seminar!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0771-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1139 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0771-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0771-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0771-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0771-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0771-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0771-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0771-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/IMG_0771-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><strong>May 2024-\u00a0<\/strong>Congrats to Nushrat for earning the 2024 ALS doctoral fellowship. This fall, Nushrat will begin work at Beamline 11.0.1.1. using photoemission electron microscopy with beamline scientist Dr. Barat Achinuq.<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 2024- <\/strong>Pooja and Jugal present a poster and talk at MRS!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1117\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/IMG_2026-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1117\" class=\"wp-image-1117 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/IMG_2026-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/IMG_2026-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/IMG_2026-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/IMG_2026-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/IMG_2026-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/IMG_2026-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/IMG_2026-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/IMG_2026-200x150.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jugal presenting his talk on structural dynamics in rare-earth nickelates<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1118\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/b96c0a7e-7100-42fe-801e-0b1761dd6539.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1118\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1118\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/b96c0a7e-7100-42fe-801e-0b1761dd6539-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/b96c0a7e-7100-42fe-801e-0b1761dd6539-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/b96c0a7e-7100-42fe-801e-0b1761dd6539-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/b96c0a7e-7100-42fe-801e-0b1761dd6539-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/b96c0a7e-7100-42fe-801e-0b1761dd6539-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/b96c0a7e-7100-42fe-801e-0b1761dd6539.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pooja presenting her poster on dynamic fluctuations in BaTiO3<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><strong>April 2024- <\/strong>Congratulations to Emma for earning an honorable mention in the NSF GRFP for her proposal &#8220;Elucidating ultrafast laser-induced magnetic domain dynamics&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 2024-\u00a0<\/strong>Meera presented two talks at the APS March Meeting!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-09-at-19.00.18-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1123 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-09-at-19.00.18-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-09-at-19.00.18-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-09-at-19.00.18-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-09-at-19.00.18-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-09-at-19.00.18-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-09-at-19.00.18-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-09-at-19.00.18-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><strong>March 2024 &#8211; <\/strong>Nushrat was featured in an article for International Women&#8217;s Day by the College of Engineering here at UC Davis. Check out the MSE highlight here (<a href=\"https:\/\/mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/news\/international-womens-day-spotlight-uc-davis-women-materials-science-and-engineering\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>February 2024 &#8211; <\/strong>Rahul&#8217;s article &#8220;Extreme Domain Wall Speeds under Ultrafast Optical Excitation&#8221; was featured by the Elettra Synchrotron in Triste, Italy. Read it here (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elettra.eu\/science\/top-stories\/extreme-domain-wall-speeds-observed-in-ferromagnets.html\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>January 2024<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Rahul&#8217;s article &#8220;Extreme Domain Wall Speeds under Ultrafast Optical Excitation&#8221; was featured by the Department of Materials Science, the College of Engineering, and the University in a press release you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucdavis.edu\/blog\/ultrafast-laser-pulses-could-lessen-data-storage-energy-needs\">here<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 2023\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Check out this article showcasing Rahul&#8217;s manuscript &#8220;Extreme domain wall speeds under ultrafast optical excitation&#8221; in the APS Physics Viewpoint (<a href=\"https:\/\/physics.aps.org\/articles\/v16\/s176\">link<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 2023\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Congratulations to Rahul for his publication \u201cExtreme domain wall speeds under ultrafast optical excitation\u201d with a feature in Physics and Editors&#8217; Suggestion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>November 2023 <\/strong>\u2013 Congratulations to Rahul for his manuscript, \u201cExtreme domain wall speeds under ultrafast optical excitation\u201d being accepted in Physical Review Letters<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 2023<\/strong>&#8211; &#8220;Photoinduced structural recovery dynamics of rare-earth nickelate thin films&#8221; is now published in Physical Review Materials (<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prmaterials\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevMaterials.7.096201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">link<\/span><\/a>). Congratulations to Jugal for his first author article.<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 2023<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gave invited talk on ultrafast magnetism at 2023 Spin Electronics and Nanoelectronics conference in Nancy, France<\/li>\n<li><strong>August 2023<\/strong>&#8211; Congratulations to Nushrat for successfully passing her Qualifying Exam!<\/li>\n<li><strong>August 2023<\/strong>&#8211; Congratulations to Jugal for his manuscript, &#8220;Photoinduced structural recovery dynamics of rare-earth nickelate thin films&#8221; being accepted in Physical Review Materials<\/li>\n<li><strong>July 2023<\/strong> &#8211; MESA students presented their internship work in Kukreja group on thin film growth in annual MESA day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 99.434%;height: 47px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 24px\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1052\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114247.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1052\" class=\"wp-image-1052 \" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114247-e1692730002717-291x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114247-e1692730002717-291x300.png 291w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114247-e1692730002717-145x150.png 145w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114247-e1692730002717.png 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jorge presenting at the MESA Symposium<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 24px\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1053\" style=\"width: 251px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114329.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1053\" class=\" wp-image-1053\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114329-300x271.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114329-300x271.png 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114329-150x135.png 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114329-166x150.png 166w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114329.png 769w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gahi presenting at the MESA Symposium<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 24px\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1054\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114348.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1054\" class=\" wp-image-1054\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114348-300x246.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114348-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114348-768x629.png 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114348-150x123.png 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114348-183x150.png 183w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114348.png 837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex presenting at the MESA Symposium<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><strong>July<\/strong> <strong>2023<\/strong> &#8211; Welcome to MESA students Gahi, Jorge and Alex to Kukreja group!<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 2023<\/strong> &#8211; Congratulations to Rahul on exit seminar and graduation!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1055\" style=\"width: 367px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114903.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1055\" class=\"wp-image-1055 \" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114903-300x217.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114903-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114903-1024x741.png 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114903-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114903-1536x1111.png 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114903-150x109.png 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114903-207x150.png 207w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-114903.png 1552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rahul presenting his research at his PhD Exit Seminar<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1056\" style=\"width: 303px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-115023.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1056\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1056\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-115023-293x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-115023-293x300.png 293w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-115023-1001x1024.png 1001w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-115023-768x786.png 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-115023-147x150.png 147w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-115023.png 1039w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rahul, Prof Kukreja, and Spencer at Graduation, 2023<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><strong>June 2023<\/strong>&#8211; Congratulations to Spencer on graduation!<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 2023<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gave invited talk on ultrafast magnetism at 2023 Ultrafast Dynamics and Ultrafast Bandgap conference at Crete, Greece<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2023<\/strong> &#8211; Congratulations to Emma for successfully passing prelim exam!<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 2023 <\/strong>&#8211; Our article on &#8216;Evidence of extreme domain wall speeds under ultrafast optical excitation&#8217; was published on arXiv. You can read the full article <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2303.16131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>March 2023 <\/strong>&#8211; Congratulations to Meera for her manuscript, &#8220;Behavior of soda-lime silicate glass under laser driven shock compression up to 315 GPa&#8221; being accepted in Journal of Applied Physics.<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 2023 <\/strong>&#8211; Kukreja Group@APS March Meeting: Meera, Nanna, Rahul, Scott and Jugal presented their research at the APS March Meeting in Las Vegas! Prof. Kukreja gave an invited talk on &#8220;Imaging ultrafast and ultrasmall: Capturing magnetization dynamics using fs x-rays&#8221; in the <a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.aps.org\/Meeting\/MAR23\/Session\/G68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ultrafast Magnetization Dynamics Symposium<\/a> at the APS March Meeting.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/tab-six\/20230307_135930\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Meera presenting her research on Ultrafast non-equilibrium dynamics in silicate glasses at ultrahigh pressures\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1014'>\n\t\t\t\tMeera presenting her research on Ultrafast non-equilibrium dynamics in silicate glasses at ultrahigh pressures \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 2023-<\/strong> Check out the Graduate Student Spotlight featuring Meera for International Women&#8217;s Day (<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.ucdavis.edu\/news\/graduate-student-spotlight-meera\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>January 2023<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Positions available for graduate PhD and MS students. Interested students please email at: rkukreja@ucdavis.edu.<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 2022<\/strong> &#8211; Warm welcome to new member to the group, Emma.<\/li>\n<li><strong>October 2022<\/strong> &#8211; Warm welcome to new postdoctorate scholar to the group, Dr. Nanna Zhou Hagstr\u00f6m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 2022<\/strong> &#8211; Positions available for graduate PhD and MS students. Interested students please email rkukreja@ucdavis.edu<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 2022<\/strong> &#8211; Congratulations to Prof. Kukreja on receiving Outstanding Junior Faculty Award! You can read the full article published on college of engineering website <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.ucdavis.edu\/news\/2022-outstanding-faculty-excellence-teaching-and-other-faculty-award-recipients\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 2022<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives an invited talk at New York University on &#8216;Imaging Ultrafast and Ultrasmall&#8217;<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 2022<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja presents a seminar on &#8216;Imaging Ultrafast and Ultrasmall&#8217; at Argonne National Laboratory.<\/li>\n<li><strong>August 2022<\/strong> &#8211; Congratulations to Rahul on receiving UCD Graduate Research Award and Alfred Marie Gibeling Fellowship<\/li>\n<li><strong>July 2022<\/strong> &#8211; Our article on &#8216;Observation of Collective Molecular Dynamics in a Chalcogenide Glass: Results from X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy&#8217; was on the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/toc\/jpcbfk\/126\/28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cover<\/a><\/span> of JPCB. You can read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.jpcb.1c10267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>July 2022<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Meera receives Advanced Light Source (ALS) Doctoral Fellowship<\/strong>\u00a0to perform\u00a0X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (XPCS) \u00a0studies on correlated oxide thin films! Congratulations to Meera!<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 2022 <\/strong>&#8211; Our article on &#8216;Observation of Collective Molecular Dynamics in a Chalcogenide Glass: Results from X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy&#8217; was published in JPCB. You can read the full article <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.jpcb.1c10267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 2022<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Congratulations to Pooja on winning the 2022 MSE Department Citiation!\u00a0Read more about Pooja&#8217;s experience at UC Davis and her future plans <a href=\"https:\/\/mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/spotlight\/pooja-rao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">here<\/span><\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Pooja_Student_Spotlight.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-941\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Pooja_Student_Spotlight-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Pooja_Student_Spotlight-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Pooja_Student_Spotlight-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Pooja_Student_Spotlight-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Pooja_Student_Spotlight-1536x1169.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Pooja_Student_Spotlight-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Pooja_Student_Spotlight-197x150.jpg 197w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Pooja_Student_Spotlight.jpg 2032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>June 2022<\/strong> &#8211; Congratulations to Nushrat on a successful Prelim Exam!<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2022<\/strong> &#8211; Congratulations to undergraduate student Pooja on her internship at Lam Research!<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2022<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Kukreja and Kukreja group&#8217;s research on functional oxides using XPCS was featured on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnl.gov\/nsls2\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSLS-II newsletter<\/a><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnl.gov\/newsroom\/news.php?a=219051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 2022<\/strong> &#8211; Congratulations to Jianheng on acceptance of his manuscript, &#8216;Observation of Collective Molecular Dynamics in a Chalcogenide glass: Results from XPCS&#8217; in Journal of Physical Chemistry B<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 2022<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gave invited seminars on &#8216;Imaging Ultrafast and Ultrasmall&#8217; at different universities in Colorado including CU Boulder, DU, CSU Fort Collins, UCCS and University of Wyoming, Laramie<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feburary 2022<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gave invited seminars at University of Wisconsin-Madison and Texas A &amp;M on &#8216;Imaging Ultrafast and Ultrasmall&#8217;<\/li>\n<li><strong>January 2022<\/strong> &#8211; Warm welcome to new members in the group, Nushrat and Surya<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 2021<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Our group currently has an open postdoctoral position focusing on coherent x-ray scattering of quantum materials! If you are interested please email to Prof. Kukreja at rkukreja@ucdavis.edu<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 2021<\/strong> &#8211; Congratulations to Jianheng on successful exit seminar! Congratulations soon-to-be Dr. Li!<\/li>\n<li><strong>November 2021<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja is awarded the <strong>NSF CAREER Award<\/strong>! This project will focus on studying electronic, magnetic and structural properties of High Entropy Alloys using x-ray spectroscopy techniques.<\/li>\n<li><strong>October 2021<\/strong> &#8211; Our article on &#8216;Capturing ultrafast magnetization phenomenon using femtosecond x-rays&#8217; was published in APL Materials. You can read the full article <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/doi\/10.1063\/5.0054006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 2021<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja in collaboration with MESA organized STEM career day which brought 20-25 high school students on UC Davis campus to learn about careers in STEM, visit MSE labs and engage in hands-on activities.<a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2260_Edited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-902\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2260_Edited-300x144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2260_Edited-300x144.jpg 300w, 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href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2256_Edited-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-901\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2256_Edited-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2256_Edited-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2256_Edited-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2256_Edited-768x383.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2256_Edited-1536x766.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2256_Edited-2048x1022.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2256_Edited-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2256_Edited-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2256_Edited-250x125.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/20210925_130119_SS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-897\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/20210925_130119_SS-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/20210925_130119_SS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/20210925_130119_SS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/20210925_130119_SS-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/20210925_130119_SS-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/20210925_130119_SS-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/20210925_130119_SS-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/20210925_130119_SS.jpg 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/> \u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2256_SS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-898 \" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2246_SS-rotated-e1638994789643-300x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2246_SS-rotated-e1638994789643-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2246_SS-rotated-e1638994789643-1024x843.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2246_SS-rotated-e1638994789643-768x632.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2246_SS-rotated-e1638994789643-150x123.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2246_SS-rotated-e1638994789643-182x150.jpg 182w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/12\/IMG_2246_SS-rotated-e1638994789643.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/>\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>September 2021<\/strong> &#8211; Congratulations to Scott on a successful Qualifying Exam!<\/li>\n<li><strong>August 2021<\/strong> &#8211; MSE department website published a story on Prof. Kukreja DOE Career Award. You can find read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/news\/roopali-kukreja-wins-doe-early-career-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>August 2021<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja talks to community college students on zoom webinar on career choices in STEM.<\/li>\n<li><strong>July 2021<\/strong> &#8211; Warm welcome to new members to the group, Pooja and Yu-Hsing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 2021<\/strong> &#8211; Undergraduate student Joyce&#8217;s research was showcased on the MSE website! Her publication was featured on the cover of the Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. You can read her interview on the MSE website <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/news\/undergraduate-research-kukreja-lab-nano-diffraction-analysis-method\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2021<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja is awarded the <strong>DOE Early Career Award! <\/strong>This project will focus on studying electronic, magnetic, and structural properties of quantum materials at nanoscale using coherent x-ray scattering techniques. Detailed description for the award can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/doe-awards-100-million-early-career-scientists-mission-critical-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">DOE<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucdavis.edu\/news\/three-win-department-energy-early-career-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">UC Davis<\/span><\/a> websites<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 2021<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives an invited talk on Coherent X-ray scattering studies of dynamics in functional materials at Advanced Photon Source (APS) Users&#8217; Meeting<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 2021<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives an invited seminar on Laser-induced non-equilibrium transformation pathways in soda-lime glass at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 2021<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives an invited seminar on Nanoscale correlations in complex oxide heterostructures at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 2021<\/strong> &#8211; Graduate students Jianheng and Jugal, and Prof. Kukreja presented their research at APS March Meeting Virtual 2020<\/li>\n<li><strong>January 2021<\/strong> &#8211; Congratulations to Jianheng and Jugal for getting the departmental fellowship!<\/li>\n<li><strong>January 2021<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Our manuscript &#8216;<strong>Understanding nanoscale structural distortions in Pb(Zr,Ti)O<sub>3<\/sub> by utilizing x-ray nanodiffracton and clustering algorithm analysis<\/strong>&#8216;, has been published in the <strong>Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. <\/strong>It was also featured on the cover of the January 2021 issue of the Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. You can find the paper <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.iucr.org\/s\/issues\/2021\/01\/00\/ay5562\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 2020<\/strong> &#8211; Congratulations to Jugal on a successful Qualifying Exam!<\/li>\n<li><strong>November 2020<\/strong> &#8211; Our manuscript &#8216;<strong>Domain fluctuations in ferroelectric low-strain BaTiO<sub>3<\/sub> thin film<\/strong>&#8216;, has been published in <strong>PR Materials<\/strong>. You can find the paper <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1103\/PhysRevMaterials.4.114409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>October 2020<\/strong> &#8211; Our manuscript &#8216;<strong>Understanding nanoscale structural distortions in Pb(Zr,Ti)O<sub>3<\/sub> by utilizing x-ray nanodiffracton and clustering algorithm analysis<\/strong>&#8216;, has been accepted in the <strong>Journal of Synchrotron Radiation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>September 2020\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Congratulations to Meera on a successful Qualifying Exam!<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 2020<\/strong> &#8211; Our manuscript &#8216;<strong>Domain fluctuations in ferroelectric low-strain BaTiO<sub>3<\/sub> thin film<\/strong>&#8216;, has been accepted in <strong>PR Materials.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>June 2020<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Many Many Heartiest Congratulations to Louie and Raegan on graduation and winning the 2020 MSE Department Citiation!<\/strong> Lots and lots of warm wishes! Following graduation Louie is planning to continue his studies and will be joining the Materials Science and Engineering department at Stanford University in Fall 2020. Read more about Louie&#8217;s experience at UC Davis and his future plans <a href=\"https:\/\/mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/spotlight\/student-spotlight-louie-zhong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">here<\/span><\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2020\/06\/Louie_Graduation-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-605\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2020\/06\/Louie_Graduation-1-300x268.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"527\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2020\/06\/Louie_Graduation-1-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2020\/06\/Louie_Graduation-1-1024x916.png 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2020\/06\/Louie_Graduation-1-768x687.png 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2020\/06\/Louie_Graduation-1-1536x1375.png 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2020\/06\/Louie_Graduation-1-150x134.png 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2020\/06\/Louie_Graduation-1-168x150.png 168w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2020\/06\/Louie_Graduation-1.png 1609w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2020<\/strong> &#8211; Warm welcome to Saeed as a new postdoc in our group!<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2020<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives invited zoom colloquium on &#8216;Nanoscale correlations in complex oxide heterostructures&#8217; in physics department at University of Denver<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2020<\/strong> &#8211; Congratulations to Jugal on a successful Prelim Exam!<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 2020<\/strong> &#8211; Our manuscript &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-020-62783-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Dynamics at the crystal-melt interface in a super-cooled chalcogenide liquid near the glass transition<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8216;, has been published in <strong>Scientific Reports<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>March 2020<\/strong> &#8211; Congratulations to Rahul on a successful Qualifying Exam!<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 2020<\/strong> &#8211; Our manuscript &#8216;<strong>Dynamics at the crystal-melt interface in a super-cooled chalcogenide liquid near the glass transition<\/strong>&#8216;, has been accepted in <strong>Scientific Reports<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Feburary 2020<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja has been invited to present a talk on &#8216;Ionic control of phase separation in cobaltites&#8217; at APS March Meeting 2020, Denver.<\/li>\n<li><strong>January 2020<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Our manuscript &#8216;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/services\/aop-cambridge-core\/content\/view\/BEE0878ECA86D5097031EFC8B6EE36C0\/S0884291419004059a.pdf\/structural_and_magnetic_properties_of_fecomncrsi_multiprincipal_alloy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Magnetic and Structural Properties of FeCoCrMnSi multi-prinicipal element alloy<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;<\/span>, has been published as an <strong>Invited Feature Paper in <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Journal of Materials Research<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>January 2020<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja participates as a faculty candidate in the faculty development grant funded by Nuclear Regulatory Committee (NRC). <a href=\"https:\/\/mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/news\/mse-launches-nuclear-science-training-program-uc-davis-faculty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Here<\/span><\/a> is a link to news article published about the grant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 2020<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Our manuscript &#8216;<strong>Magnetic and Structural Properties of FeCoCrMnSi multi-prinicipal element alloy<\/strong>&#8216;, has been accepted as an <strong>Invited Feature Paper in <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Journal of Materials Research<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>December 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Warm welcome to Spencer as a new graduate student member in our group!<\/li>\n<li><strong>November 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Rahul gives a talk on &#8216;Magnetic properties of FeCoCrMnSi multi-principal element alloy&#8217; at <a href=\"https:\/\/magnetism.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Magnetism and Magnetic Mateirals Conference<\/a> in Las Vegas<\/li>\n<li><strong>November 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives an invited talk on &#8216;Ionic control of phase separation in cobaltites&#8217; in Magneto-Ionics Symposium at <a href=\"https:\/\/magnetism.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference<\/a> in Las Vegas<\/li>\n<li><strong>October 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Jianheng starts with his Advanced Light Source (ALS) Doctoral Fellowship to perform coherent x-ray studies on correlated oxide thin films. <a href=\"https:\/\/mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/news\/phd-student-jianheng-li-receives-berkeley-lab-doctoral-fellowship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Here<\/span><\/a> is a link to news article published about his fellowship award!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Position available for Postdoc\u00a0<\/strong><strong>with ultrafast optical pump probe expertise &#8211; <\/strong>Intersted candidates, please email at rkukreja@ucdavis.edu<\/li>\n<li><strong>October 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives an invited seminar on &#8216;Ultrafast X-ray imaging of Spin Dynamics&#8217; at University of Paris-Sud, France<\/li>\n<li><strong>October 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives an invited talk on &#8216;Ultrafast X-ray imaging of Magnetic Materials&#8217; at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esrf.eu\/xsmm-workshop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">X-ray Spectroscopy of Magnetic Materials Workshop<\/span><\/a>, at Grenoble, France<\/li>\n<li><strong>October 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Jianheng starts his fellowship residency at Advance Light Source, Berkeley<\/li>\n<li><strong>October 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Jianheng gives an invited talk on &#8216;Orbital domain dynamics in magnetite&#8217; at <a href=\"https:\/\/als.lbl.gov\/user-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ALS User&#8217;s Meeting<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>October 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives an invited talk on &#8216;Coherent x-ray scattering of electronic materials&#8217; at <a href=\"https:\/\/als.lbl.gov\/user-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ALS Users&#8217; Meeting<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>September 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives an invited talk on &#8216;Manipulating photostriction in ferroelectric devices&#8217; at <a href=\"https:\/\/conf.slac.stanford.edu\/ssrl-lcls-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">LCLS\/SSRL User&#8217;s Meeting<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>August 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Our manuscript &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prmaterials\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevMaterials.3.082001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>X-ray nanodiffraction studies of ionically-controlled nanoscale phase separation in cobaltites<\/strong><\/span>&#8216;<\/a>, has been published in <strong>Physica<span style=\"color: #000000\">l Review Materials<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>August 2019<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Jianheng receives Advanced Light Source (ALS) Doctoral Fellowship<\/strong>\u00a0to perform coherent x-ray studies on correlated oxide thin films! Congratulations to Jianheng!<\/li>\n<li><strong>July 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja discusses STEM fields and materials science and engineering with high school students at the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mesaschools.ucdavis.edu\/staff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UC Davis MESA<\/a><\/span> summer camp.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/image2_small.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-509\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/image2_small-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/image2_small-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/image2_small-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/image2_small-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/image2_small-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/image2_small-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/image2_small.jpeg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/NASAPic3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-511\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/NASAPic3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/NASAPic3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/NASAPic3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/NASAPic3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/NASAPic3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/NASAPic3-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/07\/NASAPic3.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>July 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Our manuscript &#8216;<strong>X-ray nanodiffraction studies of ionically-controlled nanoscale phase separation in cobaltites<\/strong>&#8216;, has been accepted in <strong>Physica<span style=\"color: #000000\">l Review Materials<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>June 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Jianheng presents at Resonant Elastic X-ray Scattering Conference<a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190621_110939_vs2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-491\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190621_110939_vs2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190621_110939_vs2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190621_110939_vs2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190621_110939_vs2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190621_110939_vs2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190621_110939_vs2-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190621_110939_vs2.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>June 2019<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Many Many Congratulations to Joyce, Nadia, DJ and Josh on their graduation! (Graduate Class of 2018!)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9332_vs2.jpg\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9332_vs2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-454 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9332_vs2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9332_vs2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9332_vs2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9332_vs2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9332_vs2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9332_vs2-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9332_vs2.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9322_vs2.jpg\"> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-455 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9322_vs2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9322_vs2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9322_vs2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9322_vs2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9322_vs2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9322_vs2-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9322_vs2.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>June 2019<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Congratulations to Kenneth<\/strong> on his graduation (M.S.)!<a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9275_vs2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-456 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9275_vs2-e1561654530695-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9275_vs2-e1561654530695-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9275_vs2-e1561654530695-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9275_vs2-e1561654530695-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_9275_vs2-e1561654530695.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Rahul and Prof. Kukreja participate in European XFEL beamtime focused on imaging magnetization dynamics in magnetic multilayers (Collaborative Proposal 2222)<a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_8940_vs2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-457\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_8940_vs2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_8940_vs2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_8940_vs2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_8940_vs2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_8940_vs2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_8940_vs2-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_8940_vs2.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_8973_vs2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-459\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_8973_vs2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_8973_vs2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_8973_vs2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_8973_vs2-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/06\/IMG_8973_vs2.jpg 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja talks about &#8216;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/spotlight\/roopali-kukreja-solving-puzzles-magnetic-materials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">solving puzzles in magnetism<\/a><\/span>&#8216; on material science department website<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2019<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; Article <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">&#8216;<\/span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0924424719305400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Controlling shape memory effects in NiTi thin films grown on Ru seed layer<\/a><\/span>&#8216;\u00a0<\/strong>is now published in Sensors and Actuators: A. Physical<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Our manuscript on &#8216;<strong>Controlling shape memory effects in NiTi thin films grown on Ru seed layer<\/strong>&#8216;, has been accepted in <strong>Sensors and Actuators: A. Physical<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>April 2019<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Our manuscript on \u2018<strong>Tuning Ultrafast Photoinduced Strain in Ferroelectric Based Devices<\/strong>\u2019has been accepted in<strong>\u00a0Advanced Electronic Materials!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>March 2019<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Jianheng presents his research at APS March Meeting Conference in Boston<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/05\/DSC02423.jpg\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-423\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/05\/DSC02423-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/05\/DSC02423-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/05\/DSC02423-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/05\/DSC02423-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/05\/DSC02423-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/05\/DSC02423-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/05\/APS_Jianheng2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-422\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/05\/APS_Jianheng2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/05\/APS_Jianheng2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/05\/APS_Jianheng2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/05\/APS_Jianheng2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/05\/APS_Jianheng2-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/05\/APS_Jianheng2-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Feb. 2019 &#8211; <\/strong>Prof. Kukreja participates in &#8216;Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day&#8217; initiative as part of National Engineers Week.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.ucdavis.edu\/blog\/introduce-girl-engineering-day-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/engineering.ucdavis.edu\/blog\/introduce-girl-engineering-day-2019\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jan. 2019 &#8211; Joyce and Nadia present their research at APS Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/02\/20190119_163336.jpg\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-397 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/02\/20190119_163336-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/02\/20190119_163336-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/02\/20190119_163336-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/02\/20190119_163336-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/02\/20190119_163336-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/02\/20190119_163336-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/02\/20190119_162843.jpg\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-396\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/02\/20190119_162843-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/02\/20190119_162843-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/02\/20190119_162843-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/02\/20190119_162843-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/02\/20190119_162843-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/02\/20190119_162843-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jan. 2019 &#8211; Congratulations to Rahul on his publication on &#8216;The formation of alpha at triple junctions of parent beta phase in titanium alloys&#8217;.\u00a0<\/strong>The article was published in Philosophical Magazine and can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/eprint\/qG63xvAZHQXMX5JUMCty\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dec. 2018 &#8211; Warm welcome to new graduate student members of our group, Meera, Scott and Jugal!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov. 2018<\/strong> &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnl.gov\/newsroom\/news.php?a=113208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Unlocking the Secrets of Metal-Insulator Transitions,<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) website showcases our studies on Verwey transition in magnetite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/11\/d2460918-720px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-381\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/11\/d2460918-720px-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/11\/d2460918-720px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/11\/d2460918-720px-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/11\/d2460918-720px-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/11\/d2460918-720px.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">By using an x-ray technique available at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), scientists found that the metal-insulator transition in the correlated material magnetite is a two-step process. The researchers from the University of California Davis published their paper in the journal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prl\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.121.177601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Physical Review Letters<\/span><\/a>. Read the complete news article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnl.gov\/newsroom\/news.php?a=113208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">here<\/span><\/a>. (Source: Allison Gasparini, Peter Genzer, BNL)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Oct. 2018<\/strong> &#8211; Our manuscript on <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prl\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.121.177601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orbital domain dynamics in magnetite below the Verwey transition<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>was published in Physical Review Letters today!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 2018<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives invited seminar at University of California Riverside.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 2018<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives invited talk at <a href=\"https:\/\/als.lbl.gov\/user-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ALS User Meeting<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 2018<\/strong> &#8211; Welcome to Dr. Kristoffer Haldrup from Technical University of Denmark, Department of Physics. He will be joining our group for 4 months during his sabbatical.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept. 2018<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja receives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpafb.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/1645955\/afosr-awards-grants-to-31-scientists-and-engineers-through-its-young-investigat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept 2018<\/strong> &#8211; Our manuscript on &#8216;<strong>Orbital domain dynamics in magnetite below the Verwey transition&#8217; <\/strong>has been accepted by<strong> PRL!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept. 2018<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives invited talk at NSLS-II.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept. 2018<\/strong> &#8211; Congratulations to Jianheng on successful Qualifying Exam!<\/li>\n<li><strong>July 2018<\/strong> &#8211; Prof. Kukreja participates as a panelist at Career Workshop &#8216;I Graduated-What Now?&#8217; at SLAC Accelerator National Laboratory, Menlo Park.<a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/07\/unnamed-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-313\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/07\/unnamed-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/07\/unnamed-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/07\/unnamed-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/07\/unnamed-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/07\/unnamed-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/07\/unnamed-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-314\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/07\/unnamed-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/07\/unnamed-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/07\/unnamed-2-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/07\/unnamed-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/07\/unnamed-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>June 2018 &#8211; Many Many Congratulations to Morris, Chris and Lacey on their graduation! (Graduate Class of 2018!)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation_small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-255\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation_small-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation_small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation_small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation_small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation_small-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation_small-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation_small.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/>\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation3_small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-253\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation3_small-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation3_small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation3_small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation3_small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation3_small-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation3_small-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation3_small.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation4_small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-257\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation4_small-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation4_small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation4_small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation4_small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation4_small-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation4_small-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation4_small.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-254\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation2_small-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation2_small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation2_small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation2_small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation2_small-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation2_small-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/06\/2018_June_Graduation2_small.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;text-align: justify\"><strong>Photos from MSE Senior Send-Off Event<\/strong>\u00a0Top Left: Lacey, Chris, Prof. Kukreja and Morris, Top Right: Department Chair Prof. Gibeling and Morris, Morris was awarded MSE Outstanding Senior! Bottom Left: Prof. Gibeling addressing the Class of 2018, their families and friends.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>June 2018 &#8211; Prof. Kukreja participates in NSF DMR Young Investigators Workshop<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2018 &#8211; Heartiest Congratulations to Morris!<\/strong> Morris has been honored by Undergraduate Education as Materials Science and Engineering&#8217;s Outstanding Senior.\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/blog\/congratulations-to-morris-yang-for-being-honored-as-mses-outstanding-senior\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/blog\/congratulations-to-morris-yang-for-being-honored-as-mses-outstanding-senior\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2018 &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives invited talk at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/usersmeeting.ps.bnl.gov\/default.aspx?year=2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NSLS II\/CFN Users&#8217; Meetin<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/usersmeeting.ps.bnl.gov\/default.aspx?year=2018\">g<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2018 &#8211; Undergraduate Students Nadia, Joyce and DJ join our group!\u00a0 Welcome!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2018 &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives invited seminar at ALBA Synchrotron in Spain<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>April 2018 &#8211; Congratulations to Jianheng and Ian!<\/strong> Jianheng and Ian receive travel scholarship from PULSE\u00a0Institute in the Energy Science Directorate of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) to attend\u00a0Ultrafast X-ray Summer School (UXSS).<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 2018 &#8211; Our magnetite cover picture gets highlighted in the DOE report!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/04\/Ultrafast-x-ray-science.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-209 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/04\/Ultrafast-x-ray-science-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/04\/Ultrafast-x-ray-science-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/04\/Ultrafast-x-ray-science-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/04\/Ultrafast-x-ray-science-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2018\/04\/Ultrafast-x-ray-science-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;text-align: justify\">Basic Energy Sciences Roundtable Opportunities for Basic Research at the frontiers of XFEL ultrafast Science: This report is based on a BES roundtable on Opportunities for Basic Research at the Frontiers of XFEL Ultrafast Science, which was held October 25-26, 2017.\u00a0 (Source: DOE website)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.energy.gov\/bes\/community-resources\/reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/science.energy.gov\/bes\/community-resources\/reports\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><strong>March 2018 &#8211; Prof. Kukreja delivers APS March Meeting talk<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>January 2018 &#8211; Prof. Kukreja delivers Physics Colloquium talk at UC Santa Cruz<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>January 2018 &#8211; Graduate Students Kenneth and Rahul join our group!\u00a0 Welcome!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>December 2017 &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gets elected as an Executive Committee Member for Far West APS section<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>October 2017 &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gets elected as an Executive Committee Member for Magnetic Interfaces and Nanostructures Division of AVS: Science and Technology of Materials, Interface and Processing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>August 2017 &#8211; Congratulations to Morris for getting selected for French Exchange Program!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>April 2017 &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives invited seminar at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2017 &#8211; Congratulations to Jianheng on successful prelim exam!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>March 2017 &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives invited talk at THZ Ultrafast Electron Diffraction workshop at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>January 2017 &#8211; Prof. Kukreja gives invited talk at Advanced Light Source, Berkeley<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>January 2017 &#8211; Graduate Students Jianheng and Ian join our group &#8211; Jan 2017<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Positions Available for Graduate Students<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0Interested students can email to rkukreja@ucdavis.edu<\/h4>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><strong>July 2016 &#8211; Assistant Professor Roopali Kukreja joins the Materials Science &amp; Engineering Dept.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/blog\/roopali-kukreja-joins-materials-science-engineering-dept-assistant-professor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/blog\/roopali-kukreja-joins-materials-science-engineering-dept-assistant-professor\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"accel-snackbar\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1014\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1014\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1014\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Meera presenting her research on Ultrafast non-equilibrium dynamics in silicate glasses at ultrahigh pressures\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/03\/20230307_135930-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meera presenting her research on Ultrafast non-equilibrium dynamics in silicate glasses at ultrahigh pressures<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><strong>April 2026-\u00a0<\/strong>Check out this post highlighting Prof. Kukreja&#8217;s upcoming invited talk at MMM 2026 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/stephane-mangin-41681843_magnetism-micromagnetics-spindynamics-share-7448114193972678657-oDdG?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAACxC3C4BiovXtMjfgIfc9oSIRr76prG3rgM\">link<\/a>)!<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 2026 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Congrats to Ankit and Nushrat for presenting their research at the APS Global Physics Summit in Denver, CO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><strong>February 2026-\u00a0<\/strong>Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.ucdavis.edu\/news\/demystifying-magnets-faster-greener-computing-technology\">article<\/a> published  \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/ultrafastdynamics\/tab-six\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; 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