News: MSE

Materials scientists at Cornell have developed a method for better understanding the complex electrochemical reactions that occur at the interface of water and metal surfaces – an approach that will ultimately lead to better fuel cells and other electrochemical technologies. Read more

A new all-dry polymerization technique uses reactive vapors to create thin films with enhanced properties that could lead to improved polymer coatings for microelectronics, advanced batteries and therapeutics. Read more

Christopher K. Ober, professor of materials science and engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, among the highest professional distinctions for an engineer. Read more

Graduate student Chenyun Yuan of the Ober Group received the honor at the Tokyo Tech Academy for Convergence of Materials and Informatics International Forum. Read more

Cornell is leading a new $34 million research center that will accelerate the creation of energy-efficient semiconductor materials and technologies, and develop revolutionary new approaches for microelectronics systems. Read more

Robert W. Balluffi, a retired professor of materials science and engineering who spent 27 years at Cornell, died Dec. 8. He was 98 years old. Read more

MSE adjunct professor Lisa Thompson is retiring after seven years of instructing students and preparing them for a future in science. Read more

Lynnette Madsen, visiting scholar and professor at Cornell University and program director at the National Science Foundation, is the recipient of the 2023 Leadership Award from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS). The award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the national and international materials community in some aspect of the fields of metallurgy and materials. Madsen, whose Cornell appointment is shared between the College of Engineering, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the Office of the VP for Research and... Read more

Data science, molecular mechanisms, unconventional computing for optimization and machine learning, wave interaction with engineered materials, electrocatalysis, and compound semiconductor devices are among some of the research themes that helped six faculty members earn Cornell Engineering Research Excellence Awards. Read more

MSE doctoral student Abigail Nason is co-founder of FiberRev, which aims to make shopping for recycled clothing effortless. Read more