News Archive - Page 9 of 46 - Michigan Materials Science and Engineering

Claudia Loebel receives Packard Fellowship to study cellular memory

October 16, 2023

Loebel joins the 'rarefied group' of Packard Fellows for her groundbreaking work and creative approach.

$2M to fast track stronger alloys

October 13, 2023

Associate Professor Liang Qi is part of a team incorporating AI in its goal to make metal twice its current hardness.

Hailey McKenna receives DOE SCGSR Award

October 9, 2023

A member of the Goldman group, McKenna will spend nearly five months conducting dissertation research at Brookhaven National Lab (BNL) in New York.

Rachel S. Goldman named Maria Goeppert Mayer Collegiate Professor

September 22, 2023

Goldman, an expert in materials physics, has made exceptional contributions to research, education and service.

U-M to lead $30 million complex-particle center

September 13, 2023

Three MSE-affiliated faculty will play key roles in designing materials that are more than the sum of their parts and can be rapidly translated to manufacturing using 3D printing.

Holm heading up search committee for new Dean

September 7, 2023

MSE chair Elizabeth Holm is leading an 18-person advisory committee to name a replacement for Alec Gallimore, who stepped down earlier this summer.

Guiding the design of silicon devices with improved efficiency

August 20, 2023

In a newly published article, Dr. Kyle Bushick and Professor Manos Kioupakis highlight potential pathways to modify the AMR rate in silicon - the most important semiconductor and solar cell material - via strain engineering.

Robert Hovden receives DOE Early Career Award

August 16, 2023

Hovden, who explores matter at the atomic scale, was one of 93 scientific researchers in the country - and the only one in Michigan - to receive this prestigious honor.

Cracking in lithium-ion batteries speeds up electric vehicle charging

August 3, 2023

A newly published paper from the Li lab explains how - though it seems counterintuitive - cracks in the positive electrode of lithium-ion batteries is actually a good thing.

Goldman lands $18M grant for new Center for Materials Innovation

June 29, 2023

The new center will build a campus-wide ecosystem for designing and manufacturing materials of the future at U-M while training a more representative workforce.