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Professor Rinaldi holds a beaker with oil based ferrofluid (a suspension of magnetic nanoparticles in an oil carrier fluid) with a permanent magnet underneath. The ferrofluid displays the so-called normal field instability, characterized by spikes of fluid following the local magnetic field direction. Rinaldi's work has importance for applications in nanobiosensors and in magnetic fluid hyperthermia for cancer treatment.
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Prof. Carlos Rinaldi who in 2006 recieved the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award has received an additional distinction as winner of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for the 2006 competition. The PECASE program recognizes outstanding scientists and engineers who, early in their careers, show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of knowledge. This Presidential Award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers. The 2006 PECASE winners were honored in a ceremony at the White House on Nov. 1, 2007. |
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