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Guiding the design of silicon devices with improved efficiency
In a newly published article, Dr. Kyle Bushick and Professor Manos Kioupakis highlight potential pathways to modify the AMR rate in silicon - the most important semiconductor and solar cell material - via strain engineering.
Robert Hovden receives DOE Early Career Award
Hovden, who explores matter at the atomic scale, was one of 93 scientific researchers in the country - and the only one in Michigan - to receive this prestigious honor.
Cracking in lithium-ion batteries speeds up electric vehicle charging
A newly published paper from the Li lab explains how - though it seems counterintuitive - cracks in the positive electrode of lithium-ion batteries is actually a good thing.
Goldman lands $18M grant for new Center for Materials Innovation
The new center will build a campus-wide ecosystem for designing and manufacturing materials of the future at U-M while training a more representative workforce.
Amit Misra to lead Michigan Materials Research Institute
Misra succeeds founding director Alan Taub and looks to build on the Institute's early impact.
$7.5M to harness atomic-scale defects for next-generation information processing
A team led by Rachel Goldman is exploring how disruptions in a material's atomic structure could act as "nano-pipelines" for efficient transport of charge and spin.
Alan Taub tapped to lead new $130M U-M EV Center
Taub, a former auto executive, has a track record of successfully launching public-private partnerships.
Amanda Wang receives NDSEG Award
Wang's research focuses on wide bandgap semiconductors, which have potential applications for power electronics and radio frequency communication devices.
MSE celebrates several NSF GRFP award winners
A total of 10 MSE-affiliated students have received a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
11 students win poster awards at MMRI Symposium
The awards were announced at the 2nd annual Michigan Materials Research Institute (MMRI) Symposium March 30.
Goldman selected to receive $7.5M MURI Award
The funding, which will be spread over five years, will be provided by the AFOSR.
Falon Fletcher attends NSBE Conference
Senior Falon Fletcher was part of a Michigan Engineering contingent that attended the 49th Annual Convention in Kansas City.
Virgil Watkins: Unparalleled Performance
As a rare engineering student athlete, MSE senior and varsity gymnast Virgil Watkins pursues perfection on the parallel bars and in the classroom.
Four faculty earn 2023 TMS Awards
Professors John Allison, Liz Holm, Emmanuelle Marquis and Ashwin Shahani were officially recognized last week at the TMS Annual Meeting in San Diego.
Tuteja's anti-frost coatings project receives CNAP funding
Professor Anish Tuteja's groundbreaking research is one of six projects selected for funding by the Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Program (CNAP).
Kyle Bushick honored with two Towner Prizes
It is the first time in recent memory that an MSE graduate student has won both prestigious awards from the College of Engineering in the same year.
Lim and Moy receive Rackham Predoctoral Fellowships
The fellowship supports doctoral candidates working on dissertations that are unusually creative, ambitious, and impactful.
Wenhao Sun named Dow Corning Assistant Professor
Funding from the professorship will enable the Sun group to pursue high-risk, high-impact research projects related to fundamental synthesis and processing science.
Photonic fibers borrow from butterfly wings to enable invisible, indelible sorting labels
New technology from the Shtein lab could be a game changer in the clothing recycling process.
Joerg Lahann honored as AAAS Fellow
Professor Lahann, who has a courtesy appointment with MSE, received the honor for distinguished contributions to the field of polymeric materials engineering, including bio interfaces prepared using chemical vapor polymerization.