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Heron recipient of 2022 MSE Faculty Outstanding Accomplishment Award
Heron earned the award for his exceptional research leadership, teaching, and professional service.
Quantum tech: Semiconductor "flipped" to insulator above room temperature
This discovery, led the Hovden lab, could pave the way to high speed, low-energy quantum computing
Richardson receives 2022 MLK Spirit Award
MSE department administrator Todd Richardson received the award for innovative approaches to recruiting underrepresented minority students.
McIntyre and Vogel receive 2021 CoE Staff Incentive Awards
Keith McIntyre and Patti Vogel were both recognized with Staff Incentive Awards for above-and-beyond service during the pandemic.
Misra recognized as Edward DeMille Campbell Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
Delayed almost two years because of the pandemic, the in-person recognition ceremony was finally held on January 14, 2022.
Five earn 2021 Staff Service Awards
The annual awards were presented at the Faculty/Staff Holiday Luncheon on Dec. 13
Spray-on coating could make solar panels snow-resistant
A cold-weather-friendly formula developed by a team led by Anish Tuteja foils snow/ice accumulation in Alaska test.
Seven earn best poster honors at inaugural MMRI Symposium
More than 50 students took part in the first MMRI Symposium poster presentation session, held Nov. 9 at NCRC.
Successful MMRI Symposium takes on 21st century challenges
The inaugural MMRI Symposium, which took place November 9 & 10 at NCRC, featured posters and presentations that addressed pressing materials challenges.
Materials tour created by MSE students now running at UMMA
A GSC outreach team led by Brian Iezzi and Paul Chao researched and created a self-guided materials tour that explains the science behind select art objects.
How Pearls Achieve Nanoscale Precision
The Hovden group is leading an international team analyzing how mullusks coax order from unpredictable layers -- findings that could help inform next-gen materials.
Resurrecting quasicrystals: findings may make an exotic material commercially viable
The Shahani and Glotzer groups are working together to examine how a self-healing phenomenon could reduce defects that rendered quasicrystals impractical.
John Allison part of national team helping to democratize access to data
The team recently received $5.6M from NSF for a pilot project called the National Science Data Fabric (NSDF).
Chao selected for D.O.E.'s Graduate Student Research Program
Paul Chao, a member of Ashwin Shahani's group, will spend 2022 conducting research at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
2019 Chemistry Nobel Laureate Stan Whittingham lecture Oct. 8
Nobel laureate Stan Whittingham will present a virtual technical lecture on Friday as part of MSE's Van Vlack Lectureship.
PhD Student's hybrid transistor earns Best Poster Award
Che-Hsuan Cheng’s research may help advance the design of next generation microchip devices, as well as ultrasensitive UV photodetectors.
Spreading AI the excitement of science to the next generation
Streaming live metal casting demonstrations, the GSC Outreach teams share the lesson of thermodynamics and more with students in Detroit.
Accelerating the ceramic synthesis of a classic superconductor
The Sun group is leading an international team in developing a new computational model to design ceramic reactions, which can be broadly applied to accelerate the manufacturing and development of functional materials.
Harnessing the hum of fluorescent lights for more efficient computing
A team led by MSE Assistant Professor John Heron has developed a material that, in addition to computing, could also lead to better magnetic sensors for medical and security devices.
Yalisove, Chambers earn national teaching awards
Prof. Steve Yalisove received the American Society of Engineering Education's 2021 Michael Ashby Outstanding Materials Educator Award and Dr. Tim Chambers earned the 2021 New Materials Educator Award.