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Yuris Dzenis (from left), R. Vernon McBroom Professor in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Jongwan Eun, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Seunghee Kim, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, look over a sample in Dzenis’ lab. Eun, Dzenis and Kim have received $675,000 from the Department of Energy’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research to investigate how inorganic microfibers can make a more resilient barrier material to improve the long-term storage capabilities of vessels that contain high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel (SNF). November 14, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.