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Rabin, Oded

Rabin, Oded

Associate Professor
NSF CAREER Recipient
Fulbright U.S. Scholar
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Institute for Research in Electronics & Applied Physics
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
Aerospace Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
1110B Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
  • M.S., Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehobot, Israel
  • B.A., Chemistry, Technion, Haifa, Israel

BACKGROUND

Professor Rabin received a B.A. degree in chemistry from the Technion, Haifa, Israel, an M.Sc. degree in chemistry from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehobot, Israel, and a Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA in 2004.  He completed postdoctoral training at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and at the University of California, Berkeley.   He joined the University of Maryland in 2007.

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (2012)
  • Fulbright Award, 2022

Google Scholar

Professor Rabin teaches:

  • ENMA 300: Introduction to Engineering Materials (undergraduate coure course)

  • ENMA 301: Modern Materials Engineering (undergraduate coure course)

  • ENMA 430/630: Quantum Size Effects in Nanomaterials

  • ENMA 660: Thermodynamics in Materials Science

  • ENMA 661: Kinetics of Reactions in Materials

  • ENMA 688: Seminar in Materials Science and Engineering

UMD Student Team to Compete in Radiance Technologies Innovation Bowl Final

MSE led student team advances to competition final after presenting an innovative energy harvesting device proposal.

MSE Research Team Wins Seed Grant Funding for Novel Sensor Technology

Drs. Oded Rabin, Robert Briber and Xin Zhang will utilize funding to develop fiber-optic sensor.

Experts available for comment on upcoming Nobels

Lithium-ion batteries and nanowires are candidates for chemistry and physics prizes; UMD scientists can explain importance

2013 Dean's Doctoral and Master’s Student Research Award Winners

Winning research papers from MSE, ME and BioE

Cornett, Karki Selected for Sustainable Energy Workshop in Ethiopia

Grad students to attend Joint U.S.-Africa Materials Initiative Materials Research School.

Foundation Supports Gore's Efforts to Improve Fuel Cells

MSE graduate student named ARCS Hesse Endowment Fellow.

Sometimes Size Does Matter

Rethink nanotechnology to convert a car's waste heat into electrical power.

Cornett wins MRS Student Presentation Award

Grad student recognized for work on improved model of thermoelectric materials.

NanoCenter Improves Energy Storage Options

Maryland NanoCenter researchers create new device to store electrical energy.