Shrinking manufacturing’s carbon footprint

What it does Via Separations, headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, uses a type of strainer to separate chemicals, an important step in manufacturing everything from cardboard boxes to…

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…

How to get what you need from your PhD or postdoc supervisor

Suhas Eswarappa Prameela, a postdoctoral fellow in DMSE, talks with Science about how to cultivate a nurturing relationship with a PhD advisor. Ultimately, it boils down to “helping your advisor…

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…

Prof. Xingchen Ye, Indiana University

MIT Program in Polymers and Soft Matter Seminar   …

Prof. William Tarpeh, Stanford University

MIT Program in Polymers and Soft Matter Seminar   …

Newsletter Archive

MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering has two newsletters. The DMSE Digest has news about DMSE faculty, students, postdocs, and staff; stories about research and media mentions;…