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DMSE’s tenured engineers of 2022
MIT has granted tenure to three faculty members in DMSE: James LeBeau, Robert Macfarlane, and Cem Tasan.“For each as individuals this represents a tremendous accomplishment, as they have…
Local researchers are aiming to create the perfect battery
Professor Emeritus Donald Sadoway discusses his work developing a safer, cheaper battery that could be used to store renewable energy. Sadoway notes that materials for the battery are…
Engineers develop a new kind of shape-memory material
Shape-memory metals, which can revert from one shape to a different one simply by being warmed or otherwise triggered, have been useful in a variety of applications, as…
In Tenure Talk, Tasan shares big challenges, little pleasures
Cem Tasan, the Thomas B. King Associate Professor of Metallurgy in DMSE, gave the first installment of the department’s new lecture series, Tenure Talks, on Oct. 5. In a…
Wulff Lecture focuses on the history and future of glass
Raise a glass—to glass! Pennsylvania State University’s John C Mauro marked the United Nations International Year of Glass 2022 with a talk celebrating the long history and exploring…
Tenure Talks cover programmable matter, atomic-scale analysis
DMSE’s new Tenure Talks series examined the careers of two materials scientists who achieved success by overcoming obstacles built into their academic journeys. While trained chemist Robert Macfarlane…
DMSE promotes Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli and Elsa Olivetti
DMSE has promoted two of its faculty members: Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli, to associate professor without tenure, and Elsa Olivetti, to full professor. “This is truly one of the best parts…