Materials science is integral to manufacturing. Our faculty are studying everything from the way that metal particles adhere at the nanoscale for advanced additive manufacturing processes to the choices made in design and production of automobiles, electronic devices, and medical implants.
Associate Professor of Metallurgy
Professor Allanore is developing processes for sustainable materials extraction and manufacturing, revisiting and inventing new methods of producing metals, fertilizers, and more.
Professor of Materials Engineering and Engineering Systems
Professor Eagar studies the physics and chemistry of metals and other fabricated materials to improve their reliability and performance, particularly when welded or joined.
Professor of Materials Science; Joint Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Professor Fink's group is designing and synthesizing multifunctional fibers that can incorporate electronic properties for everything from smart fabrics to artificial limbs.
Merton C. Flemings-SMA Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; CEO and director of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology
Professor Fitzgerald develops novel semiconductor technology leveraging lattice-mismatched materials and integration III-V electronic and optoelectronic devices on silicon. His work in innovation couples fundamental research with a strong focus on processes to drive new technologies into the marketplace.
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor Hu designs integrated photonic devices on a chip scale platform that offer more efficient and enhanced performance relative to their bulky counterparts. These are used in chemical molecule sensing, high speed optical communications, and optical devices integrated with biological tissues.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor Kim is engineering single-crystalline 2D materials for applications from flexible electronics to neuromorphic devices.
Thomas Lord Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor Kimerling designs and builds silicon-based microphotonics that integrate electronic and optical devices towards solutions in signal interconnection, signal sensing, and image sensing.
Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering
Professor Olivetti examines materials, process, and system design towards improved environmental impacts from extraction to end-of-life using analytical, experimental, and data-driven methods.
Danae and Vasilis Salapatas Professor of Metallurgy; MacVicar Fellow
Professor Schuh studies structural materials, from fundamental scientific discovery through new material design. Recent projects include studying the micromechanics of particle adhesion with implications for additive manufacturing and creating new shape memory ceramics that could be used as micro-actuators for small autonomous robotics.
Thomas B. King Associate Professor of Metallurgy
Professor Tasan studies the microstructural mechanisms of metal deformation and failure using in-situ microscopy techniques, in order to design new alloys with superior property combinations.
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