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Aniruddh Vashisth, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering (left); Eleftheria Roumeli, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering (center); and Vikram Iyer, an assistant professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering (right)

Thu, 04/21/2022 | UW News

Q&A: Making Earth-friendly electronics

In honor of Earth Day, UW News conducted a Q&A with three University of Washington faculty members, including MSE's Eleftheria Roumeli, who are researching innovative methods to design and manufacture sustainable electronics.

A cartoon depiction of the light-induced ferromagnetism that the researchers observed in ultrathin sheets of tungsten diselenide and tungsten disulfide.

Wed, 04/20/2022 | UW News

Lasers trigger magnetism in atomically thin quantum materials

MSE professor Xiaodong Xu and a team of researchers have discovered that light — in the form of a laser — can trigger a form of magnetism in a normally nonmagnetic material. 

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Mon, 03/21/2022 | Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute

Novel nanoparticle shows promise for treating breast cancer

MSE Professor Miqin Zhang and her lab team in NanoES have developed a targeted nanoparticle that kills cancer cells by simultaneously delivering chemotherapeutic drugs and activating the immune system

Dr. Matthew Yankowitz

Wed, 03/09/2022 | C5: News

Matthew Yankowitz receives the 2022 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize

Matthew Yankowitz, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, is awarded the IUPAP Young Scientist Prize for his transformative contributions to the field of moiré quantum materials.

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Wed, 11/24/2021 | UW News

Seven MSE-affiliated experts included on Highly Cited Researchers 2021 list

Guozhong Cao, Alex K.Y. Jen, Jun Liu, Yang-Kook Sun, Di Xiao, Jie Xiao and Xiaodong Xu were named on Clarivate’s annual list of Highly Cited Researchers.

Robert Masse headshot

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.