Findings from the Hovden lab--which made the cover of Matter--suggest scientists may eventually be able to engineer quantum materials the way metallurgists tailor metals.
The number of undergraduates declaring an MSE major surged by over 50% this academic year, while one third of our 2026-27 NSF GRFP winners were undergrads working in MSE labs.
Gabi Grey, a member of the Taub lab and current GSC president, is the 2026 recipient of the Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement.
A member of the Goldman group, Jakob Hammond-Renfro finished atop the UG division for his research, "Probing the Electronic States of Antimony Telluride Homologous Superlattices.”
MSE alumna Rita Baranwal (MS MSE '96, PHD '98) is chief nuclear officer at Radiant, a start-up developing what could be the world's first mass-produced microreactor.
Eighteen students ventured to the Twin Cities over MLK Jr. Weekend to tour 3M and General Mills R&D centers, connect with MSE alums, and even watch U-M hockey defeat UMN.
The award is presented annually to a young person in the broad fields of metallurgy and materials science for "exceptional promise of a successful career."
The Japan-based sportswear company is launching its first-ever research hub in the U.S. MSE Professor Max Shtein will be a part of the center's interdisciplinary team working to advance human performance and sport science.
A new multiscale materials modeling framework developed by the Qi group predicts microstructures to control the final strength of lightweight aluminum alloys for fuel-efficient vehicles.
The Materials Today Rising Star Awards recognize researchers in MSE who have demonstrated exceptional talent and promise, and who have shown significant potential to become future leaders in their field.
