MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering

DMSE researchers consider the entire life-cycle of materials: from selection, through manufacturing, to recycling.   Learn more

What’s New

Prof. Chris Schuh

Prof. Chris Schuh elected to NAE membership

Congratulations to Prof. Schuh, DMSE head, on his election to the National Academy of Engineering!

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new energy storage technologies are developed in DMSE labs

TechXPlore profiles new work in machine learning

A team that includes members of Prof. Grossman's group is using machine learning to speed up research in battery creation, materials, and more. 

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Prof. JJ Hu

2019 SPIE Early Career Achievement Award – Academic Focus

Congratulations to Prof. Hu, a winner of the 2019 SPIE Early Career Achievement Award, which is presented in recognition of significant and innovative technical contributions in the engineering or scientific fields of relevance to SPIE. 

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3.001 Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering

In materials science and engineering, the focus is on studying, understanding, designing, and producing tools and solutions that serve human needs. This first-year subject offers the opportunity to meet DMSE faculty, builders, thinkers, engineers, and have some lunch!

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Spotlight

exterior of MIT.nano building

MIT.nano

MIT.nano now open

Materials science and engineering depends on research and experimentation at the nanoscale: observing and manipulating materials' smallest parts has led DMSE faculty, staff, and students to groundbreaking discoveries that change the way the whole world sees materials. MIT.nano, opened in October 2018, houses state-of-the-art equipment that brings incredible new possibilities to MIT and to our department.

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