DREAM Lab trainees are awarded their own grant!
A huge congratulations to DREAM Lab members Sonia and Anu, who spearheaded a grant from the Acceleration Consortium focusing on “Advancing EDI in Research: Addressing Bias in Data Collection and Promoting Inclusive Sustainability”. Their team will be hosting two workshops during 2024-25 to understand how bias in big data can be accounted for and dealt… Read more »
New Textiles Paper
Another collaborative work between the DREAM Lab and Prof. Dolez’s group at the University of Alberta has been published by first-author Rashedul. Check out Thermal Effusivity Assessment of Sportswear Fabrics in the Dry State: Stacked and Air-Hoop Methods
All the best Xiaoxiao
DREAM Lab alumni Dr. Xiaoxiao Zhao is now a faculty member at the University of Maine. I’m looking forward to seeing the excellent research coming out from his group in the future. All the best Xiaoxiao, and don’t forget the DREAM Lab! Below is a picture of Xiaoxiao back in 2019 right after he joined… Read more »
New Anti-gravity Paper
Moving liquids vertically against gravity is something plants have done for millennia. But moving single droplets is substantially more difficult, but an important step in certain microfluidic applications. Xiaoxiao (now Prof. Zhao at UMaine) and co-author’s latest study gives a new method for moving droplets against gravity, with some important design principles uncovered for doing… Read more »
Yalda joins the DREAM Lab!
Yalda Chehrehsaz is the latest member to join the DREAM Lab. Yalda will be investigating how dust adheres to surfaces, specifically wood processing mills that deal with the daily accumulation of sawdust. More importantly, she’ll be designing coatings to reduce or eliminate dust adhesion. Welcome Yalda!
Amaneul joins the DREAM Team!
The DREAM Lab is pleased to welcome Amanuel Goliad as its latest member. Amanuel did his senior thesis in MSE in the DREAM Lab, and is now starting his MASc. Amanuel will be looking into novel ways of reducing the release of microplastic fibres from textiles. Welcome Amanuel!
The DREAM Lab Presents at E-MRS
Behrooz, Kamran, and Qimeng joined me at E-MRS 2024 to present our work on LIT materials, ice sensing, and PDMS brushes. A great conference with lots of great collaborators.
New (invited) Publication on PFAS-free Oleophobic Fabrics
The world is slowly moving away from PFAS use and the textile space is being hit hard because of this, at least in terms of maintaining oil-resistant and stain-proof apparel. Well, the DREAM Lab is trying to come up with solutions. In Sadaf’s latest work, we discuss how different fabric constructions control the resultant oil-repellency… Read more »
Summer undergrads 2024
This summer we’ve got a bunch of excellent undergraduates joining the lab. Welcome Gideon, Luckya, Erica, and Bonney. Welcome everyone! Aidan also will be conducting research in Sydney as an extension of his summer research last year.
New Microfibre Reduction Paper!
Our original work developing fabric finishes that could substantially mitigate microplastic fibre (MPF) release was limited to PDMS brushes deposited on nylon fabrics. Lahiri and co-authors have now extended this concept (low-friction brushes + durable primer) to polyester, and have added PFPE and PEG-based brushes as well. This is now a comprehensive strategy for mitigating… Read more »
