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Yiyang Li receives Young Faculty Award from DARPA

Yiyang Li receives Young Faculty Award from DARPA

His research could have significant implications for improving the reliability and functionality of a wide range of electronic devices and systems.
Grace Hsia Haberi featured in Culture Capital docuseries

Grace Hsia Haberi featured in Culture Capital docuseries

The founder of a global non-electric warming technology manufacturing company, Haberi is one of nine diverse entrepreneurs highlighted in the series.
Solving a memristor mystery to develop efficient, long-lasting memory devices

Solving a memristor mystery to develop efficient, long-lasting memory devices

Newly discovered role of phase separation can help develop memory devices for energy-efficient AI computing
Unraveling the fundamental principles of eutectic solidification with real-time, nanoscale imaging

Unraveling the fundamental principles of eutectic solidification with real-time, nanoscale imaging

Understanding how to control microstructure during solidification can help achieve desirable properties like strength and ductility
19 participate in MRSEC CMI summer research projects

19 participate in MRSEC CMI summer research projects

The REU and REY programs were held as part of the Center for Materials Innovation's mission to attract next-gen materials researchers.
Liz Holm receives endowed professorship title

Liz Holm receives endowed professorship title

Holm was officially installed as the Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Professor of Engineering during a special ceremony.
First 3D visualization of an aluminum nanocomposite for the auto industry

First 3D visualization of an aluminum nanocomposite for the auto industry

The lightweight material could extend EV range or fuel efficiency once its microstructure is understood.
Amanda Wang earns best paper award at IWGO

Amanda Wang earns best paper award at IWGO

Wang was cited for her work on calculating the mobility of wide bandgap materials from first principles.
Joonsoo Kim wins MRS Graduate Student Gold Award

Joonsoo Kim wins MRS Graduate Student Gold Award

The Graduate Student Award is considered the highest honor an MSE student can attain from the Materials Research Society (MRS).
Seven students receive 2024 NSF GRFP awards

Seven students receive 2024 NSF GRFP awards

The record number of award recipients underscores the department's exceptional quality of education and research.
AI chips could get a sense of time

AI chips could get a sense of time

Timekeeping in the brain is done with neurons that relax at different rates after receiving a signal; now memristors—hardware analogues of neurons—can do that too.
Kyle Bushick named 2024 Howes Scholar in Computational Science

Kyle Bushick named 2024 Howes Scholar in Computational Science

Bushick received the DOE CSGF award in recognition of his research accomplishments and outstanding leadership, integrity and character.
Jonathan Goettsch receives DOE SCGSR award

Jonathan Goettsch receives DOE SCGSR award

A member of the Taub group, Goettsch will spend this summer working at the National Synchrotron Light Source II at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York.
First high-resolution 3D nanoscale chemical imaging achieved with multi-modal tomography

First high-resolution 3D nanoscale chemical imaging achieved with multi-modal tomography

New approach could advance nanomaterials for electronics, clean energy, biomedicine and more
Research at Scale: Funding for materials centers tops $200M

Research at Scale: Funding for materials centers tops $200M

MSE faculty are leading six newly funded, innovative materials centers.