News
Thu, 11/04/2021 | UW Clean Energy Institute
Elevating battery standards for the skies
Robert Masse, co-founder and CEO of Astrolabe Analytics and Ph.D. candidate in Materials Science & Engineering and UW Clean Energy Institute Graduate Fellow, wins U.S. Air Force SBIR grant to accelerate battery innovation for electric aviation.
Tue, 10/19/2021 | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Journal honors Prof. Krishnan's contributions to magnetic materials
The Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials recognizes Prof. Krishnan’s contributions in microstructure, nanoscience, and applications in information technologies & biomedicine.
Mon, 10/11/2021 | College of Engineering
Tiny structures, big impact
Miqin Zhang is working to improve cancer treatment with nanoparticles made from the same material found in crustacean shells.
Tue, 10/05/2021
Engineering excellence for the public good
The College of Engineering's strategic plan focuses on four key areas: creating a healthier and more just world through our work; embracing the power of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI); translating innovation into impact; and investing strategically in our future.
Thu, 09/30/2021 | UW News
Spotlight: Shawn Swanson pursues medical innovations through social entrepreneurship
Shawn Swanson - MSE alum, Engineering Innovation in Health all star, MedsForAll founder and Population Health Social Entrepreneurship Fellow - is profiled by the UW Population Health Initiative.
Fri, 09/10/2021 | UW Medicine
MSE innovation at the core of award-winning artificial kidney prototype
Professor Bruce Hinds' lab developed the photoelectrochemical system that is integral to the new technology.
Tue, 09/07/2021
Expanding STEM pathways via materials research
The Molecular Engineering Materials Center is part of a three-year, NSF-funded partnership to build STEM career pathways for underserved Hispanic, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students.
Wed, 08/04/2021
Matthew Yankowitz wins NSF CAREER Award
Matthew Yankowitz, an assistant professor in the departments of Physics and MSE, has been honored with a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Wed, 06/30/2021 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Harvesting light like nature does
Affiliate professor James De Yoreo and Research assistant Professor Shuai Zhang are part of a research team who are creating a novel material capable of capturing light energy.
Tue, 06/29/2021
Professor Di Xiao joins MSE faculty
Professor Di Xiao, a renowned theorist in the field of quantum materials, will be joining our faculty in September 2021.
Wed, 06/16/2021
Celebrating ADVANCE and engineering equity
Christine Luscombe, associate professor of MSE, speaks on the importance of programming that promotes the advancement of women faculty.
Wed, 06/16/2021 | College of Engineering
Boeing-Roundhill Professor Lilo Pozzo named interim chair of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering
"Lilo’s dedication to leadership and service, as well as her collaborations with MSE faculty to accelerate the pace of materials discovery, make her uniquely qualified for this role."
Fri, 06/11/2021
Barnard awarded Royalty Research Fund
Arthur Barnard, joint professor of MSE and physics, is researching a 2-axis shear cell for probing emergent states in quantum materials.
Wed, 06/09/2021 | College of Engineering
Guozhong Cao honored with faculty award
The College of Engineering Awards recognized Cao's research contributions to the field of inorganic nanomaterials.
Thu, 04/29/2021 | Department of Mechanical Engineering
How Washington became a global epicenter for advanced carbon fiber
Assistant professor Navid Zobeiry discusses advances in carbon fiber materials, one of the key enabling technologies of the 21st century.
Wed, 04/07/2021 | Department of Materials Science and Engineering
MSE student-led project wins in the 2021 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
Nascent Diagnostics, led by UW materials science and engineering students competed in the 2021 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge and won the $10,000 Herbert B. Jones Foundation Second Place Prize.
Wed, 03/31/2021 | College of Engineering
Unlocking data for engineers
Professor Jihui Yang discusses the industry demand for data-smart engineers.
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Sun, 03/21/2021 | Materials Research Society
Ph.D. student Guomin Zhu wins MRS Graduate Student Gold Award
MSE Ph.D. student Guomin Zhu wins Materials Research Society Graduate Student Gold Award.
Thu, 03/11/2021 | Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Yankowitz wins LOR Science Prize
Matthew Yankowitz, assistant professor of MSE and physics, has been selected as the winner of the 2021 Lee Osheroff Richardson (LOR) Science Prize.
Wed, 03/03/2021 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Upending complex crystal formation
A team that includes MSE researchers discovered a new route to forming complex crystals.
Wed, 02/24/2021 | Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Krishnan publishes in Physical Review Letters
Kannan M. Krishnan published his paper "Configurable Artificial Spin Ice with Site-Specific Local Magnetic Fields" in Physical Review Letters.
Tue, 02/16/2021 | Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials seeks submissions for special issue on Prof. Krishnan's work
The Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials has announced a Special Issue Festschrift for Professor Kannan Krishnan entitled “Mesoscopic magnetic materials and their application in information technology & biomedicine.”
Thu, 01/21/2021 | Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Roumeli and Zhang win UW’s Royal Research Award
Assistant professor Eleftheria Roumeli and research assistant professor Shuai Zhang have been awarded UW’s Royal Research Award (RRF).
Tue, 01/12/2021 | Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Sean Krewson joins the MSE team as lab tech
MSE welcomes Sean Krewson to the department. As lab technician, Sean manages the MSE machine shop and composite lab.
Tue, 11/24/2020 | UW News
MSE faculty among most cited researchers
The annual Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list from Clarivate includes several MSE faculty: Guozhong Cao, Alex K. Y. Jen, Jun Liu, Yang-Kook Sun, and Xiaodong Xu.