From left, Huiling Li, a Macromolecular Science and Engineering PhD student, Omkar Roy, a Chemical Engineering PhD student, Ronald Larson, the A. H. White Distinguished University Professor of Chemical Engineering, Christina Rice, a Mechanical Engineering PhD student, and Samuel Ogunwale, a Chemical Engineering PhD student, in the Larson Lab on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, August 30, 2023.

Larson is the inaugural education lead for new Center for Complex Particle Systems (COMPASS).

Funded with $30 million over 5 years from the National Science Foundation, COMPASS will bring together chemical engineers, materials science researchers and computer scientists to harness the predictive power of machine learning to develop new materials for automobiles, aviation, energy, sustainability and more.

“At the University of Michigan we have a unique combination of skills for this kind of research. We have some of the best expertise in computer simulations of materials in the world. We have people with the know-how to assemble and shape materials at the level of particles. We have people who can make novel particles and people who can measure the properties of novel particles.” COMPASS will also have an emphasis on education and outreach, which Larson will lead.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

From left, Omkar Roy, a Chemical Engineering PhD student, Christina Rice, a Mechanical Engineering PhD student, and Huiling Li, a Macromolecular Science and Engineering PhD student, prepares a sample for the Rheometer in the Larson Lab on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Rheometry is the study of flow of matter which describes the relationship between forces, flow or deformation, and time. Combining solid-like with liquid-like properties is one of the essential material properties needed for 3D printing.

Roy, Rice and Li are all members of the Larson Group, headed by Ronald Larson, the A. H. White Distinguished University Professor of Chemical Engineering, and the inaugural education lead for new Center for Complex Particle Systems (COMPASS).

"Materials with rheological properties such as these will be studied in the center at both macroscopic and microscopic levels. The students depicted here are likely to be involved in either research, teaching, or outreach activities of the center,” said Larson.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

Mohammad Abidian, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, materials science and chemistry on April 3, 2014. (Photo credit: Curtis Chan)

From left, Omkar Roy, a Chemical Engineering PhD student, Christina Rice, a Mechanical Engineering PhD student, Ronald Larson, the A. H. White Distinguished University Professor of Chemical Engineering, Huiling Li, a Macromolecular Science and Engineering PhD student, and Samuel Ogunwale, a Chemical Engineering PhD student at the Larson Lab on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, August 30, 2023.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

Mohammad Abidian, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, materials science and chemistry on April 3, 2014. (Photo credit: Curtis Chan)

Mohammad Abidian, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, materials science and chemistry on April 3, 2014. (Photo credit: Curtis Chan)

Mohammad Abidian, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, materials science and chemistry on April 3, 2014. (Photo credit: Curtis Chan)

Mohammad Abidian, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, materials science and chemistry on April 3, 2014. (Photo credit: Curtis Chan)

Mohammad Abidian, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, materials science and chemistry on April 3, 2014. (Photo credit: Curtis Chan)

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

From left, Omkar Roy, a Chemical Engineering PhD student, Huiling Li, a Macromolecular Science and Engineering PhD student, Ronald Larson, the A. H. White Distinguished University Professor of Chemical Engineering, Christina Rice, a Mechanical Engineering PhD student, and Samuel Ogunwale, a Chemical Engineering PhD student, in the Larson Lab on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, August 30, 2023.

Larson is the inaugural education lead for new Center for Complex Particle Systems (COMPASS).

Funded with $30 million over 5 years from the National Science Foundation, COMPASS will bring together chemical engineers, materials science researchers and computer scientists to harness the predictive power of machine learning to develop new materials for automobiles, aviation, energy, sustainability and more.

“At the University of Michigan we have a unique combination of skills for this kind of research. We have some of the best expertise in computer simulations of materials in the world. We have people with the know-how to assemble and shape materials at the level of particles. We have people who can make novel particles and people who can measure the properties of novel particles.” COMPASS will also have an emphasis on education and outreach, which Larson will lead.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

Christina Rice, a Mechanical Engineering PhD student, looking at a presentation slide related to how red blood cells normally align themselves. Rice’s work involves red blood cells and what changes about the way they align when infected with Malaria. She is a member of the Larson Group.

The Larson Group is headed by Ronald Larson, the A. H. White Distinguished University Professor of Chemical Engineering, and the inaugural education lead for new Center for Complex Particle Systems (COMPASS).

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

Photos from Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering Graduation Day. June 12, 2015.

From left, Christina Rice, a Mechanical Engineering PhD student, Omkar Roy, a Chemical Engineering PhD student, Huiling Li, a Macromolecular Science and Engineering PhD student, Ronald Larson, the A. H. White Distinguished University Professor of Chemical Engineering, and Samuel Ogunwale, a Chemical Engineering PhD student, in the Larson Lab on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, August 30, 2023.

Larson is the inaugural education lead for new Center for Complex Particle Systems (COMPASS).

Funded with $30 million over 5 years from the National Science Foundation, COMPASS will bring together chemical engineers, materials science researchers and computer scientists to harness the predictive power of machine learning to develop new materials for automobiles, aviation, energy, sustainability and more.

“At the University of Michigan we have a unique combination of skills for this kind of research. We have some of the best expertise in computer simulations of materials in the world. We have people with the know-how to assemble and shape materials at the level of particles. We have people who can make novel particles and people who can measure the properties of novel particles.” COMPASS will also have an emphasis on education and outreach, which Larson will lead.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

Lynn Dohle and Cait McKinzie explore the art installation "The Hangman at Home" in the Hattan Gallery at Colorado State University. February 11, 2025

Mohammad Abidian, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, materials science and chemistry on April 3, 2014. (Photo credit: Curtis Chan)

Mohammad Abidian, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, materials science and chemistry on April 3, 2014. (Photo credit: Curtis Chan)