Dr. Rodrigo A. Bernal, Dr. Sheel C. Dodani BS’07 and Dr. Rizwanur Khan were among the faculty members from The University of Texas at Dallas to receive Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2023. For example, will stretchable nanomaterials that conduct electricity continue to work in a device that requires billions of them? We know individual nanomaterials are very strong, but we also know this strength can vary. For example, prime numbers are the building blocks of the whole numbers, and certain basic waves are the building blocks of more complicated waves. “The support from the CAREER grant will enable me to continue working in the area that I love.