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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
MSE alum Rita Baranwal new Assistant Secretary of Nuclear Energy
Baranwal (MSE '96, PHD '98) was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate
Cancer is smarter than you think: Q&A with Geeta Mehta
CoE senior writer Gabe Cherry recently sat down with Assistant Professor Geeta Mehta to talk about how decoding the sophisticated inner workings of cancer may help us fight it.
Taub named SME Fellow
The prestigious award honors those with 20+ years of outstanding contributions to the manufacturing profession.
Two PhD students awarded NSF Fellowships
Kyle Bushick and Brian Macdonald recently received the prestigious grant for their significant research achievements.
Mehta lab seeks to improve bioengineering models for precision medicine
The cancer bioengineering group's goal is to enhance the relevance of in vitro tumor models, biological understanding, and accelerate treatment exploration ultimately leading to improved clinical outcomes.
New discovery by Poudeu team could pave way to improved thermoelectric materials
A recently published article explains their novel approach, which uses coherent magnetic nanoinclusions to enhance the thermoelectric figure of merit.
Ice-proofing big structures with a “beautiful demonstration of mechanics”
Ice mitigation research (Tuteja lab) and fracture mechanics concepts (Thouless lab) come together to advance the ability to ice-proof large structures like cargo ships, airplanes, and power lines.
Mehta receives major grant from American Cancer Society for ovarian cancer research
The Mehta lab is part of 'very select group' to earn an award from the American Cancer Society.
Three PhD students receive prestigious Rackham Fellowship
All three of MSE's nominees were selected to receive the highly competitive award.
Bushick awarded DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
A first-year Ph.D. candidate, Kyle Bushick is working to design more efficient materials for LEDs or photovoltaics.
Misra reappointed MSE Chair
Under Amit Misra's impactful leadership, MSE is "on the path from great to best."