July 15, 2026

Save the Date: 2027 Defense Basic Research Xchange

The 2027 Defense Basic Research Xchange (DBRX) will be held May 18–20, 2027, in Alexandria, Virginia.

July 14, 2026

LUCI Fellow Helps Pioneer a New Era of Programmable Smart Materials

A team led by LUCI Fellow, Dr. Anesia Auguste has developed a groundbreaking method to precisely program how "smart" materials bend, stiffen, and transform into complex 3D shapes using a single flash of patterned light.

May 20, 2026

Dr. Qimiao Si, Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow and Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess awarded a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship for the 2026-27 Academic Year!

Congratulations to Dr. Qimiao Si, Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow and Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Rice University, on being awarded a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship for the 2026-27 academic year!

May 14, 2026

Dr. Maxwell Gregoire (LUCI 2024) and Dr. Luke A. Baldwin (LUCI 2021, 2026) receive the 2025 Air Force Research Laboratory Science and Engineering Early Career Award

Proud to celebrate two of S&T Foundations' own being honored among Air Force Research Laboratory's best.

Feb. 27, 2026

Calling all DoW Scientist for the FY2027 LUCI Webinar

The FY2027 Laboratory University Collaboration Initiative (LUCI) Competition is now open and virtual webinar will take place on Thursday March 5th.

Feb. 3, 2026

Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow, Prof. Qimiao Si has Pioneered a new Quantum State of Matter

Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow, Prof. Qimiao Si (Rice University) and his co-investigators has pioneered a new quantum state of matter that effectively stabilizes fragile quantum information by merging quantum criticality with electronic topology.

Dec. 11, 2025

Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow, Prof. Tuomas Sandholm, has received the prestigious Alfred Kordelin Prize for AI for Societal Good!

This honor recognizes his groundbreaking work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, economics, and operations research, which is delivering real-world benefits to society.

Dec. 9, 2025

Dr. John Lyons, LUCI Fellow (Class of 2024), elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society!

This prestigious honor recognizes Dr. Lyons' exceptional contributions to understanding and designing wide-band-gap semiconductors using first-principles methods. As a physical scientist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory , his groundbreaking work on semiconductor doping and exciton fine structure is advancing the next generation of radar and high-power electronic systems.

Sept. 3, 2025

Prof. Rein Ulijn and His Team Has Designed a Protein Preservation Method Could Transform Global Health!

Imagine a world where life-saving vaccines and therapeutics can be easily transported and stored, even in the most remote corners of the globe, without the need for costly refrigeration.

Aug. 15, 2025

2025 Defense Basic Research Conference Highlights

Over four days, leading Department of Defense scientists, researchers, and innovators came together to explore groundbreaking ideas, share knowledge, and build collaborations that will shape the future of science and technology.