UW Materials Science & Engineering

Killing cancer

MSE researchers are designing therapeutics that can kill cancer cells and restore healthy tissue.

Biting into resilient materials

Animal enamel provides a blueprint for advancing fracture-resistant materials.

The next generation battery

MSE researchers are pushing the boundaries of battery technology for electric vehicles.

Designing biodegradable plastics

A team of researchers led by Eleftheria Roumeli has developed new bioplastics that degrade on the same timescale as a banana peel in a backyard compost bin.

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The flexibility to go anywhere

A bachelor's degree in MSE offers paths to virtually every industry: aerospace, medicine, computing and more!

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Get your master's in MSE

Our applied master's students perform cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research on a wide variety of fields and applications.

Our Applied Master's Program

UW MSE named top 25 graduate program

The 2026 U.S. News & World Report ranks UW MSE the 24th best materials engineering graduate program in the country.

Research for good

MSE students showed how their projects can improve our health and help our planet at the Research & Industry Showcase on March 3.

The love of science

For Valentine's Day, UW News asked MSE's Navid Zobeiry to share his love story: What made him fall in love with his research?

Xiaodong Xu wins NAS Award

Xu is recognized for his experimental observation of the fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect.

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MSE Seminar: Cai-Zhuang Wang

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

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May

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MSE Seminar: Xiaoxiao Zhang

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Mary Gates Hall (MGH) - 389

May

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MSE Seminar: Xavier Roy

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Mary Gates Hall (MGH) - 389

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MSE Seminar: Alex Opremcak

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Mary Gates Hall (MGH) - 389

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