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Sustainable microchip manufacturing is focus of MIT NSF grant

March 3, 2023

DMSE’s Juejun Hu and Lionel Kimerling are part of the effort to reduce e-waste landfills.

Making nanoparticle building blocks for new materials

February 17, 2023

Associate Professor Robert Macfarlane is uncovering design principles that allow researchers to fine-tune materials at many size scales.

Nine from MIT named 2023 Sloan Research Fellows

February 16, 2023

DMSE's Professor Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli and other early-career researchers are honored for their creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments.

Professor Emeritus Robert Balluffi, multifaceted materials scientist, dies at 98

December 15, 2022

Researcher with broad expertise in an interdisciplinary field saw combat in World War II.

Lecture series aims to demystify, celebrate tenure

December 13, 2022

DMSE’s Tenure Talks gives glimpse into the hard work, commitment, and decisions behind one of academia’s most important posts.

Chiang gives insights on founding successful startups

December 10, 2022

Materials science professor describes moving university research into the marketplace.

Elsa Olivetti and Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli develop new recipes for new materials

November 28, 2022

Faculty lead a collaboration that pairs computational design techniques with machine learning to invent and improve materials.

Tenure Talks cover programmable matter, atomic-scale analysis

November 16, 2022

Robert Macfarlane discusses his transition from a chemist to a materials scientist; James LeBeau focuses on using electron microscopy to solve materials problems.

Inspiration at the atomic scale

November 9, 2022

With new techniques in electron microscopy, James LeBeau explores the nanoscale landscape within materials to understand their properties.

Simplifying the production of lithium-ion batteries

October 25, 2022

MIT spinout 24M Technologies designed a battery that reduces the cost of manufacturing lithium-ion cells.

The School of Engineering's tenured professors of 2022

October 24, 2022

Fourteen faculty members have been granted tenure in five departments across the MIT School of Engineering.

In Tenure Talk, Tasan shares big challenges, little pleasures

October 19, 2022

In DMSE’s new series, Cem Tasan discusses the research that helped earn him tenure and also personal strategies for enjoying tenure-track life.

DMSE’s research diversity draws new faculty member

October 19, 2022

Joseph Casamento, from Cornell and Penn State, to join department as assistant professor in January 2024.

Tom Eagar, renowned metallurgist and admired storyteller, dies at 72

October 15, 2022

Welding expert and former head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is remembered for his personal teaching style and commitment to students.

DMSE’s tenured engineers of 2022

August 23, 2022

James LeBeau, Robert Macfarlane, and Cem Tasan will give talks describing the long road to tenure at MIT.

Harry Tuller honored for career-advancing solid-state chemistry and electrochemistry

August 15, 2022

The materials scientist’s research involves the movement of electric charges through solids, which could lead to better-performing fuel cells and batteries.

No one-size-fits-all approach for mentorship

May 4, 2022

Committed to Caring honoree Jeff Grossman strives to provide each of his students with personalized advising.

Bilge Yıldız named American Physical Society Fellows for 2021

October 18, 2021

Congratulations to Prof. Yildiz!

NIH Director's award

October 12, 2021

Prof. Anikeeva receives NIH Pioneer Award

Professor Olivetti to join Climate Nucleus

September 21, 2021

MIT Appoints Members Of New Faculty Committee To Drive Climate Action Plan

Prof. Yang Shao-Horn receives Humboldt Research Award

August 19, 2021

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsors distinguished international scientists and scholars

Dreyfus Machine Learning in the Chemical Sciences & Engineering Award

August 19, 2021

Rafa Gomez-Bombarelli receives the 2021 Machine Learning in the Chemical Sciences & Engineering Award,

Sadoway named TMS Fellow

August 13, 2021

Prof. Donald R. Sadoway honored with election to TMS Fellow

Bose Award 2021

August 11, 2021

The School of Engineering presents the Bose Award annually to recognize excellence in teaching. Prof. Elsa Olivetti is a remarkable educator who well deserves this honor.

Prof. Elsa Olivetti awarded tenure

July 12, 2021