Brian Korgel, associate professor in chemical engineering, has been named a Fulbright Scholar in Spain for the 2007-2008 school year. He will conduct research on nanorods in the Departments of Applied Physics and Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Alicante. Korgel will collaborate with Professors Joaquin Fernandez Rossier and Juan Jose Palaciosth, both in applied physics. Their research seeks to develop a variety of new technologies that will test fundamental understanding of materials chemistry and properties.