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Spotlight: Sep 23, 2023

PhD student Avni Singhal uses computational tools to help design new materials that address environmental challenges. She is also a key student voice on the DMSE graduate committee. “It’s given me a lot of insight into how our department works,” she says.

Sep 23, 2023

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