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Members of MMS at 3M Innovation Center in Minneapolis

MMS Travels to Minnesota for First-Ever Retreat

January 29, 2026

Eighteen students ventured to the Twin Cities over MLK Jr. Weekend to tour 3M and General Mills R&D centers, connect with MSE alums, and even watch U-M hockey defeat UMN.

Ashwin Shahani receives TMS-AIME Robert Lansing Hardy Award

January 11, 2026

The award is presented annually to a young person in the broad fields of metallurgy and materials science for "exceptional promise of a successful career."

U-M, ASICS to launch $25M groundbreaking sport innovation initiative

January 2, 2026

The Japan-based sportswear company is launching its first-ever research hub in the U.S. MSE Professor Max Shtein will be a part of the center's interdisciplinary team working to advance human performance and sport science.

Model predicts best cooling and aging regimen to form strong alloys

December 19, 2025

A new multiscale materials modeling framework developed by the Qi group predicts microstructures to control the final strength of lightweight aluminum alloys for fuel-efficient vehicles.

Pena-Francesch named a 2025 Materials Today Rising Star

December 15, 2025

The Materials Today Rising Star Awards recognize researchers in MSE who have demonstrated exceptional talent and promise, and who have shown significant potential to become future leaders in their field.

$2.5M aluminum recycling research partnership aims to expand use in auto industry and beyond

October 30, 2025

U-M teams led by Alan Taub, Ashwin Shahani and John Allison to collaborate with Hydro, one of the world's largest aluminum companies.

MSE alum-founded start-up receives $1.5M NSF grant

October 25, 2025

Dr. Brian Iezzi (PHD '22) founded Fibarcode, a technology that embeds machine-readable barcodes into fabrics, from research he conducted as a member of the Shtein Lab.

Mich Governor reappoints Taub to state council

October 9, 2025

Taub's term on the Council on Future Mobility and Electrification has been extended to 2029.

Grace Pan to join MSE faculty

October 9, 2025

A graduate of Yale and Harvard, Dr. Pan's research addresses novel material synthesis methods for optoelectronic functional materials, with an emphasis on materials for quantum computing.

Suk wins Outstanding Student Researcher Award

October 2, 2025

A member of the Li group, Suk's research experimentally measures how the current is distributed among individual particles during the charge and discharge of Li-ion batteries.