Gabriele Grosso Named 2026 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
Posted on October 2, 2026 in ASRC News, Photonics Initiative
The $1.35 million, five-year award will support research exploring whether localized molecular vibrations in solids can become a new tool for quantum technologies. NEW YORK, NY, Oct. 2, 2026 — […]Waves Find Order in the Chaos of an Oddly Shaped Cavity
Posted on September 28, 2026 in ASRC News, Photonics Initiative
CUNY ASRC researchers discover stable, repeating wave patterns in a metamaterial system, opening new possibilities for controlling light and sound. NEW YORK, September 28, 2026 — When light or sound […]Professor Susana Mingote Receives $2.9 Million NIH Grant to Study Brain Aging
Posted on September 17, 2026 in ASRC News, Neuroscience Initiative
The award supports her lab’s work to investigate why specific brain cells become more vulnerable with age. As the population of older adults grows, scientists are working to better understand […]CUNY ASRC Welcomes Three New Faculty Members in 2026-2027
Posted on September 10, 2026 in ASRC News, Neuroscience Initiative, Photonics Initiative
New faculty bring expertise spanning photonics, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and wave-based technologies. The Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) is welcoming three new faculty members […]Patrizia Casaccia Earns Third Major National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Award
Posted on August 21, 2026 in Neuroscience Initiative
The CUNY ASRC Neuroscience Initiative director receives the 2026 Landis Award, recognizing a career distinguished by scientific innovation and developing the next generation of researchers. Patrizia Casaccia, founding director of […]Innovative Metasurfaces Offer a New Way to Block Radiant Heat
Posted on August 20, 2026 in Photonics Initiative
Scientists have developed pairs of ultrathin, nonmetallic coatings that work together to reduce heat transfer. New York, August 20, 2026 — Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY […]CUNY Wins $18.1 Million NSF Award to Build AI-Powered Materials Lab
Posted on July 23, 2026 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
AI-BIOME will give researchers nationwide remote access to automated tools for developing bio-inspired materials. NEW YORK, July 23, 2026—The City University of New York has received an $18.1 million National […]A Black Hole Theory Comes to Life in the Lab
Posted on July 8, 2026 in ASRC News, Photonics Initiative
A new study in Nature shows that time-variations in tailored materials can reproduce the physics of ultrafast rotating bodies, enabling selective amplification of electromagnetic waves. NEW YORK, July 8, 2026 […]Small Center, Big Science
Posted on June 4, 2026 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Nanoscience Initiative, Photonics Initiative, Structural Biology Initiative
Six CUNY ASRC researchers are simultaneous NSF CAREER Award recipients The Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) has reached an extraordinary milestone: Six of its […]The Elusive Sweet Spot
Posted on May 14, 2026 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
Why saving our streams is a wicked problem. Coastal communities across the globe are facing a silent, invisible threat: nitrogen. While it’s a vital nutrient for plants, too much nitrogen, […]