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Collaborating with the force of nature
Common sense tells us to run from molten lava flowing from active volcanoes. But MIT professors J. Jih, Cristina Parreño Alonso, and Skylar Tibbits — faculty in the…
A new platform for developing advanced metals at scale
Companies building next-generation products and breakthrough technologies are often limited by the physical constraints of traditional materials. In aerospace, defense, energy, and industrial tooling, pushing those constraints introduces…
Confronting the AI/energy conundrum
The explosive growth of AI-powered computing centers is creating an unprecedented surge in electricity demand that threatens to overwhelm power grids and derail climate goals. At the same…
The tenured engineers of 2025
In 2025, MIT granted tenure to 11 faculty members across the School of Engineering. This year’s tenured engineers hold appointments in the departments of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Biological…
A guide to navigating AI chemistry hype
Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli, associate professor in MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, weighs in on the hype surrounding AI tools in chemistry. In an interview with Chemical &…
Prolific MIT materials professor develops a clean power source for airplanes made from … table salt?
Professor Yet-Ming Chiang of MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering and his colleagues have developed a sodium-air fuel cell that “packs three to four times more energy…
MIT grants tenure to Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli
MIT has granted tenure to Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), recognizing his pioneering work at the intersection of computer science and materials…
School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards for winter 2025
MIT faculty and researchers receive many external awards throughout the year. The MIT School of Engineering periodically highlights the honors, prizes, and medals won by community members working…
Workshop explores new advanced materials for a growing world
It is clear that humankind needs increasingly more resources, from computing power to steel and concrete, to meet the growing demands associated with data centers, infrastructure, and other…
Cem Tasan is named new chief of MIT’s Materials Research Laboratory
C. Cem Tasan, the POSCO Associate Professor of Metallurgy in MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), has been appointed the new director of the MIT Materials…