Cracking the mystery of nature’s toughest material

Using electron microscopy, Assistant Professor Robert Hovden has discovered how mollusks engineered the most advanced nanostructure on Earth.

Kirigami sensor patch for shoulders could improve injury recovery, athletic training

MSE Professor Max Shtein and PhD student Erin Evke are using kirigami to create a sensor that measures joint stress in real-time.

MSE Faculty Position

MSE is seeking outstanding applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level in the area of soft (solid) materials and biomaterials.

Frances Ross, electron microscopy celebrated at 2019 Van Vlack Lecture

The MIT professor's visit coincided with the 50th anniversary of U-M's electron microscopy lab.

Wenhao Sun joins MSE Faculty

Dr. Sun comes to Ann Arbor from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Materials Science Division.

Pehlke leaves lasting legacy

We were very saddened to learn of Professor Emeritus Robert Pehlke's passing on October 22.

Newly discovered connection could help design of nextgen alloys

A study conducted by Assistant Professor Liang Qi's group provides a robust example and a key step to construct advanced theories to describe the quantitative connections between the chemical bonding characteristics at the electronic level and the macroscopic materials’ properties.

MIT's Frances M. Ross to headline this year's Van Vlack Lectureship

Ross will present lectures on October 17 & 18 as part of MSE's annual lectureship.

Diran Apelian featured as second Robert D. Pehlke Lecturer

Using Bob Pehlke as an example, Apelian emphasized the importance of building relationships.

Yalisove wins award for outstanding contributions to materials education

The award was presented in August at the 10th annual North American Materials Education Symposium (NAMES) held at Stanford.

The "Magic Ratio" that could power tomorrow's solar cells

Q&A: Rachel Goldman reveals how her team's work with bismuth-nitrogen alloys could accelerate the development of concentrator photovoltaics, and could also lead to advances in semiconductor lasers and quantum computing.

2019 Robert D. Pehlke Lectureship to feature Diran Apelian

The 2nd annual Robert D. Pehlke Lectureship in Materials Processing will be held Friday, Sept. 13.

grad SWE, led by MSE students, receives global recognition

The U-M chapter, co-directed by Erin Evke and Kathleen Chou, was recently recognized for its long-standing commitment to empowering female engineers.

U-M launches Michigan Materials Research Institute

Alan Taub, MMRI founding director and MSE professor, says center will unite disciplines, spur new collaborations with government and industry

Immortal switches, quantum computers could stem from new semiconductor

Material's polarity, conductivity change with temperature