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DOE renews PRISMS Center for third term with $7M

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

Marquis receives U-M Faculty Recognition Award

Professor Emmanuelle Marquis was honored with the prestigious award at a virtual ceremony October 19.
Peterson and Mortensen join MSE External Advisory Board

Peterson and Mortensen join MSE External Advisory Board

MSE is pleased to welcome two new External Advisory Board members: Irene Peterson (PHD '95)...

New advanced neuromorphic computing could reduce the energy of machine learning by 1000 times

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

$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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.