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Discovery of 13-atom clusters could mean control in manufacturing materials far-from-equilibrium
In their latest research, the Shahani group upends conventional wisdom by showing that quasicrystals grow dendritically from a solid phase precursor, not just under a liquid-to-solid transition.
GSC Outreach adapts to virtual format
Undeterred in their mission to teach materials science to the next generation of scientists and engineers, GSC outreach teams overcome challenges to conduct lessons virtually.
DOE renews PRISMS Center for third term with $7M
The renewed funding for PRISMS brings the total to $26M through 2023.
Marquis receives U-M Faculty Recognition Award
Professor Emmanuelle Marquis was honored with the prestigious award at a virtual ceremony October 19.
New advanced neuromorphic computing could reduce the energy of machine learning by 1000 times
An interview with Assistant Professor Yiyang Li, MSE's newest faculty member
$2M NSF grant gives personalized medicines project shot in the arm
A cross-disciplinary U-M research team, led by MSE Professor Max Shtein, seeks to make telemedicine better and dramatically less expensive than current in-person medicine.
MSE scientists discover new class of semiconducting entropy-stabilized materials
The Kioupakis and Poudeu groups collaborated on a recently published paper on the theoretical prediction and experimental discovery of a new class of materials.
MSE Career Fair 2020 slated for September 22
Student organizers of this year's event -- to be held virtually -- anticipate the most diverse, relevant Career Fair to date.
COVID-19 is laying waste to many U.S. recycling programs
In a newly published article, authors Brian Love and Julie Rieland discuss the challenges facing the recycling sector and growing distrust of secondhand goods.
Sun receives D.O.E. Early Career Award
Wenhao Sun’s research group is leveraging high-throughput density functional theory, applied thermodynamics, and materials informatics to develop new predictive theories of inorganic materials synthesis.
COPING WITH COVID: 480 Capstone Design course does a 180
When the Covid crisis hit campus and closed labs, instructors Alan Taub and Max Shtein quickly revamped the course to give student teams the option to design Covid-related products.
COPING WITH COVID: Rachel Goldman on teaching MSE 250 remotely
A Q&A with Professor Rachel S. Goldman reveals the importance of building a robust remote learning community, including mailing hands-on activities to students' homes.
Journal features Wenhao Sun in "Emerging Investigator" series
Materials Horizons highlighted Sun for being an "exceptional early-career materials researcher" for his work on developing new quantitative and predictive theories of inorganic materials synthesis.
Team from (MC)2 wins 2020 excellence in staff service award
The group from the Michigan Materials Center for Characterization, also known as (MC)2, supports a state-of-the-art micron and nanoscale materials imaging and analysis center.
Phd defense marks 'once-in-a-lifetime' event for Yang and Qi
As Assistant Professor Liang Qi's first student to earn his PhD, Chaoming Yang represents an important milestone in Qi's career.
MSE steps up to take on the medical ppe shortage
Ph.D. candidate Brian Iezzi of the Shtein group is using a laser cutter to make face shields, while Professor Brian Love is looking into improving mask materials.
Paul Krajewski inducted into National Academy of Engineering
Krajewski was selected "for development and implementation of lightweight automotive materials."
Three MSE students win Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship Awards
Wonjin Choi, Peter Meisenheimer and Mohsen Taheri all won the prestigious award, which recognizes outstanding doctoral candidates working on dissertations that are unusually creative, ambitious and impactful.
Shahani's first defense marks career milestone
Saman Moniri's recent Ph.D. defense was a noteworthy event not only for him, but also for his advisor, Assistant Professor Ashwin Shahani.