John Rich, a student in the Ph.D. program in Glass Science in the Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University, has been named a Corning Incorporated Foundation Science Fellow.
John Rich
The Corning Incorporated Foundation Science Fellowship offsets tuition and provides a stipend to support Rich’s research.
His current project, “Metallic Colloid Formation in Glass,” will explore the formation of metallic nanoparticles in glasses through exposure to a hydrogen-rich atmosphere. “The possibility of creating metallic alloys in glasses, and understanding the mechanisms that govern this reduction process is exciting and appears to be very promising,” said Rich.
While metallic colloids have long been used to color glasses, Rich said he hopes his research will produce novel alloys with specific magnetic and other desirable properties. He points to nickel and cobalt colloids that Shelby and other Alfred researchers have been working on that may be useful in treating malignant tumors. Other colloids formed with germanium may have luminescent and charge-retention properties that make them useful in photonic and semiconductor technologies.
Criteria for selecting Corning Incorporated Foundation Fellows include: academic standing (must be in the top 20 percent of current class and demonstrate mastery of his or her chosen discipline); evidence of “careful, adept and creative thinking in his or her work;” the ability to produce high-quality research; an active interest in pursuing a career as an industrial scientist; and a commitment to participate in the biennial conference of the Corning Incorporated Foundation Science Fellows held in Corning, NY.
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