Category: faculty

  • Accelerating Postprocessing of Tomographic Atomic Force Microscopy Data with Lidar Toolbox

    MathWorks, a leader in mathematical computing software, features Professor Huey’s research on using Lidar Toolbox to transform TAFM data analysis.. . .

    Published: November 18, 2024

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  • Jasna Jankovic receives the Fraunhofer-Bessel Research Award

    Associate professor Jasna Jankovic was recently awarded the Fraunhofer-Bessel Researcher Award, which will support her to conduct research in Germany . . .

    Published: September 19, 2024

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  • Jasna Jankovic named 2024 Distinguished Engineering Educator

    Jasna Jankovic, Innovator in Clean Energy Materials, earned UConn’s Distinguished Engineering Educator Award. . .

    Published: April 17, 2024

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  • UConn Signs Contract With Air Force Research Laboratory

    The $10.5 million contract supports research on manufacturing challenges for high-temperature applications together with RTX as industry partner. . .

    Published: April 16, 2024

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  • Breakthrough Papers in Nature Materials and Advanced Materials Unveil Nano-scale Material Insights

    Professor Bryan Huey and his research team published in Nature Materials and Advanced Materials, Unveiling Nano-scale Insights into Material Propertie. . .

    Published: April 2, 2024

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  • The World’s Smallest Basketball, from the Basketball Capital of the World

    Laterally, the patterns are about 4-5 um. For comparison, a human hair is roughly 50 um. Hence, the world’s smallest basketball was chiseled here in. . .

    Published: March 18, 2024

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  • MSE Faculty Members Awarded Grant by Office of Naval Research (ONR)

    Professor Serge Nakhmanson and his collaborators have been granted an award from ONR to support their collaborative research on High ZT thermoelectric. . .

    Published: February 14, 2024

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  • Exploring Heavy Metals Along the Ocean Floor

    Assistant Professor Xueju "Sophie" Wang's study into ocean pollutants has earned her a prestigious award from the Office of Naval Research. . .

    Published: January 24, 2024

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  • Professor Cato T. Laurencin Named IPO Education Foundation Inventor of Year 2023

    Video: Recognizing the world’s most outstanding recent inventors and how they benefit the nation’s economy and quality of life.. . .

    Published: December 11, 2023

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  • Two UConn Professors Recognized At The Annual American Ceramic Society Meeting

    Bryan Huey and Dr. Cato Laurencin were recognized at the 2023 ACerS meeting. . .

    Published: October 13, 2023

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  • “MSE Is Not Just A Subject; It’s A Constantly Evolving Universe Of Possibilities”

    MSE Professor Yuanyuan Zhu explains how her research could mean a future with less reliance on fossil fuels. . .

    Published: October 9, 2023

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  • Congratulations to MSE Professor Radenka Maric

    Celebrating her inauguration with Dr. Justin Roller, President Maric’s 1st Ph.D. student in MSE, along with MSE professors Huey, Aindow, and Jankovi. . .

    Published: October 3, 2023

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  • MSE Professors’ Work Featured on Cover Of Journal Of Applied Physics

    The cover of the September 2023 edition of JAP will feature the work of two MSE professors . . .

    Published: September 26, 2023

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  • Pamir Alpay Appointed Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

    President Maric appoints Pamir Alpay Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. . .

    Published: September 7, 2023

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  • Scientists Create New Material Five Times Lighter and Four Times Stronger Than Steel

    Researchers have developed a highly robust material with an extremely low density by constructing a structure using DNA and subsequently coating it in. . .

    Published: August 30, 2023

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  • Strong as Glass

    By building a structure out of DNA and then coating it with glass, researchers have created a very strong material with very low density. . .

    Published: July 26, 2023

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  • MSE Professor Collaborates With Others to Write Accomplished Research Paper

    Jasna Jankovic published a top 25 research paper in collaboration with six of her colleagues. . .

    Published: May 2, 2023

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  • MSE’s Involvement in the University Materials Council

    Department Head Bryan Huey’s thoughts on being elected UMC chair and the bright future of materials science and engineering at UConn. . .

    Published: April 17, 2023

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  • Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Awarded by the American Chemical Society Receiving the 2023 Priestley Medal

    The Priestley Medal is the highest honor of the American Chemical Society.. . .

    Published: April 3, 2023

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  • MSE Professor Gao Encourages Students to Take an ‘Open-Minded Approach’

    MSE Professor Pu-Xian Gao takes an open-minded and interdisciplinary approach to his classrooms and labs. . .

    Published: March 20, 2023

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  • The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering Launched at UConn

    UConn President Radenka Maric: 'The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering will have extraordinary impact on the world'. . .

    Published: March 11, 2023

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  • Volkan Ortalan Takes DoD University Research Equipment Awards

    Four UConn Researchers Take DoD University Research Equipment Awards. The highly competitive Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURI. . .

    Published: January 24, 2023

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  • Xueju (Sophie) Wang is a 2022 EML Young Investigator Award Winner

    Professor Wang is honored by EML for her research in mechanics of functional materials and structures.. . .

    Published: January 13, 2023

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  • Dr. Cato Laurencin Receives Shu Chien Achievement Award

    Most prestigious honor bestowed by the Biomedical Engineering Society's BMES Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Group. . .

    Published: January 12, 2023

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  • Theo Kattamis Retires after being with UConn’s MSE for Over 50 Years

    Theo Kattamis retires after a dedicated career in materials science and engineering.. . .

    Published: November 4, 2022

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  • Programming Adaptive Structures of Stimuli-Responsive Materials via Selective Mechanical and Light Control

    Xueju “Sophie” Wang’s paper, “Morphing of Stiffness-Heterogeneous Liquid Crystal Elastomers Via Mechanical Training and Locally Controlled Pho. . .

    Published: September 30, 2022

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  • UConn Names Radenka Maric as 17th President

    Maric, previously vice president for research, innovation, and entrepreneurship, has served as interim president since February.. . .

    Published: September 29, 2022

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  • Professor Wang Receives the NIH Trailblazer Award

    Assistant Professor Xueju ‘Sophie” Wang granted $643,591 from the NIH Trailblazer Award for her research on improving human health.. . .

    Published: September 14, 2022

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  • Lesley Frame awarded UTC Professorships in Engineering Innovation

    Lesley Frame recognized for her contributions to materials science and engineering by being awarded the title UTC Professor.. . .

    Published: September 7, 2022

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  • Designing a Lighter Fuel Cell with Higher Current Density

    A team of UConn engineering researchers is working with Technology Commercialization Services to bring a tubular design of a fuel cell to market.. . .

    Published: August 26, 2022

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  • UConn’s Cato T. Laurencin named 2023 Priestley Medalist

    The scientist and engineer has been honored for seminal and lasting research benefiting humankind. . .

    Published: July 13, 2022

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  • Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Elected to the European Academy of Sciences

    The prestigious European Academy of Sciences has recognized UConn's Dr. Cato T. Laurencin for his visionary and pioneering work in the field of regene. . .

    Published: June 16, 2022

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  • Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Honored with the Distinguished Contributions to Orthopaedics Award

    UConn's Dr. Cato T. Laurencin has been awarded the AOA Distinguished Contributions to Orthopaedics (DCO) Award for his remarkable personal achievement. . .

    Published: June 16, 2022

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  • Fiona Leek Selected as Undergraduate Faculty Career Mentor of the Year

    The Director of MSE Undergraduate Laboratories Fiona Leek was nominated for the Undergraduate Faculty Career Mentor of the Year Award by UConn student. . .

    Published: May 11, 2022

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  • MSE Adjunct Professor Daniel Goberman ‘never lets the class get bored’

    Adjunct Professor, Raytheon Technical Fellow, and External Advisory Board member Daniel Goberman discusses his unique role within MSE.. . .

    Published: April 22, 2022

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  • Professor Jankovic Served as a Panelist at H2 View’s Virtual Hydrogen Summit Europe 2022

    Assistant Professor Jasna Jankovic spoke as a panelist and served as a mentor for Women in Green Hydrogen. . .

    Published: March 23, 2022

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  • UConn Celebrates Dr. Cato T. Laurencin for Historic NAACP Top Honor

    Previous Spingarn Medal recipients have included Martin Luther King, Maya Angelou, Jackie Robinson, and others. . .

    Published: January 31, 2022

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  • Getting to Know Incoming UConn Interim President Radenka Maric: ‘For Me, The Students Are Everything

    Professor Maric brings experience in mentoring, private industry, and international scholarship to new role. . .

    Published: January 21, 2022

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  • A Brighter Future for Clean Energy, Dr. Jankovic’s Research Leads the Way

    MSE assistant professor Jasna Jankovic is one of the distinguished faculty members at the Center for for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2).. . .

    Published: November 15, 2021

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  • MSE e-Bulletin 2021

    Our 2021 Outreach Bulletin shares news stories and features about departmental accolades, research being conducted by MSE faculty, and alumni intervie. . .

    Published: October 25, 2021

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  • MSE Assistant Professor Publishes Origami-inspired Research in Materials Horizons

    Materials Horizons recently published Assistant Professor Sophie Wang’s article on reconfiguring the design of origami-inspired structures. . .

    Published: October 22, 2021

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  • MSE Assistant Professor Awarded Twice in a Month for Her Contributions to the Thermal Processing Community

    MSE’s Assistant Professor Lesley Frame recently won both the ASM Silver Medal and the Academic Research Award at the 2021 Heat Treat Conference. . .

    Published: October 18, 2021

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  • Laurencin is Only US Professor Chosen as Royal Academy Fellow

    The UConn researcher is one of only 69 people elected this year from across the globe.. . .

    Published: October 1, 2021

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  • NAACP to Present Prestigious Spingarn Medal to UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin at 112th Annual Convention

    Laurencin joins such previous Springarn recipients as Martin Luther King Jr., Maya Angelou, George Washington Carver, and more.. . .

    Published: July 12, 2021

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  • Professor Dongare Discusses Developments as part of ‘CREDDS’ and the UTC Professorship

    Professor Dongare reflects on a decade of success with the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.. . .

    Published: May 7, 2021

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  • UConn’s STEAM Team: Solar Trees and the Power of Community

    MSE Professor Jasna Jankovic conceived the idea of putting a solar tree in the middle of campus but it was put off as a passion project for some time.. . .

    Published: April 26, 2021

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  • Correlated Solutions Inc. Highlights Professor Frame as ‘Woman In Engineering’

    Digital image correlation company features Professor Lesley Frame and her work in honor of Women’s History Month.. . .

    Published: April 2, 2021

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  • MSE Assistant Professor Wang Wins ‘DURIP’ Award for Advanced Laser System

    “A lot of great research is created at the boundary of different fields” says MSE Assistant Professor Xueju “Sophie” Wang and recent recipient. . .

    Published: March 26, 2021

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  • UConn-Technion Collaboration Develops Model for Affordable Fuel Cell Catalysts

    MSE professors and collaborators at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology developed a theoretical model that will expedite the development of af. . .

    Published: March 10, 2021

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  • MSE Assistant Professor Receives American Chemical Society Grant

    Assistant Professor Yuanyuan Zhu was awarded $110,000 worth of funding for her research from the American Chemical Society.. . .

    Published: March 8, 2021

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  • Jasna Jankovic Receives the Prestigious NSF CAREER Award

    CAREER Award helps Jasna Jankovic inspire a new generation to pursue education in STEM disciplines and research in clean energy.. . .

    Published: March 3, 2021

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  • In Memoriam: Professor Harris Marcus

    MSE Emeritus Professor and former IMS Director, Dr. Harris Marcus, passed away on January 14, 2020.. . .

    Published: February 10, 2021

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  • MSE Professor Recognized as a Fellow of the Most Established Materials Information Society

    MSE professor named Fellow of oldest and largest single life science membership organization in the world.. . .

    Published: December 30, 2020

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  • Rajiv Naik Hired to Advance Education on Composites

    Professor Naik has recently joined the School of Engineering (SoE) as a Visiting Professor, after serving as an adjunct professor in MSE for almost 4 . . .

    Published: November 18, 2020

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  • Dr. Cato Laurencin Named Recipient of 2020 Herbert W. Nickens Award

    Dr. Cato T. Laurencin has distinguished himself throughout his 40-year career as an outstanding physician-scientist and a courageous leader in social . . .

    Published: November 16, 2020

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  • MSE e-Bulletin 2020

    Our 2020 Outreach Bulletin shares news stories and features about departmental accolades, research being conducted by MSE faculty, and alumni intervie. . .

    Published: October 14, 2020

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  • MSE Welcomes Xueju “Sophie” Wang to the Department

    We are pleased to welcome our newest faculty member Xueju “Sophie” Wang who joins our department as an assistant professor this fall.. . .

    Published: September 4, 2020

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  • Digging Into a More Cost-Effective Solar Technology

    Bryan Huey and his postdoc Jingfeng Song have produced some compelling research reported in the journal Nature Communications that could lead to anoth. . .

    Published: August 17, 2020

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  • Two Local Doctors Come Up with Alternative Greeting to Replace Handshake

    One handshake can confer about 124 million bacteria, so that’s why the two doctors came up with an alternative, the “Laurencin-McClinton greeting.. . .

    Published: June 12, 2020

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  • Alpay Named UConn Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor

    S. Pamir Alpay, Associate Dean for Research and Industrial Partnerships, has been named a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, after a vote by t. . .

    Published: May 8, 2020

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  • MSE Publication is one of the Top 100 Most Downloaded Papers on Physics

    The publication from MSE graduate students and faculty members appears on a list from Scientific Reports. . . .

    Published: April 20, 2020

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  • MSE Professor’s Research is More Than What Meets the Eye

    Assistant Professor Seok-Woo Lee deals with materials on a microscopic scale that have an immense impact on mechanical devices.. . .

    Published: April 1, 2020

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  • Lesley Frame Voted Vice President of Heat Treat Society

    Assistant Professor Lesley Frame is the first woman in an HTS Officer Role. . .

    Published: February 17, 2020

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  • New UConn Research Center Provides Reliable Data, Realistic Simulations for Manufacturing Industry

    Assistant Professor Lesley Frame is the director of the new Center for Materials Processing Data (CMPD) at IPB.. . .

    Published: January 23, 2020

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  • Radenka Maric Named AAAS Fellow

    Vice President for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Radenka Maric, MSE, has been named a 2019 Fellow of the American Association for the Adva. . .

    Published: November 26, 2019

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  • Dr. Cato Laurencin Wins the National Academy of Engineering 2019 Simon Ramo Founders Award

    The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) on Oct. 6 honored UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin for his extraordinary impact on the engineering profession. . .

    Published: October 7, 2019

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  • Materials Scientist Fiona Leek joins MSE as Assistant Professor-in-Residence

    We are pleased to welcome Fiona Leek, Ph.D., a UConn alumna and long-time employee of UConn’s Institute of Materials Science, as an assistant profes. . .

    Published: September 27, 2019

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  • Pamir Alpay Appointed as Associate Dean of Engineering

    Pamir Alpay, Materials Science and Engineering GE Professor in Advanced Manufacturing, has been appointed as Associate Dean for Research and Industria. . .

    Published: August 14, 2019

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  • MSE Researcher Sees Paradigm Shift in the Future of Heat Treating

    Lesley Frame's guest editorial on Heat Treatment in education in ASM's May/June Materials Solution Publication. . . .

    Published: July 1, 2019

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  • Meet the Researcher Solving Problems in 3D

    Under the leadership of MSE Professor Rainer Hebert, the Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Center (PW AMC) is addressing the biggest problems cur. . .

    Published: May 4, 2019

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  • Dr. Seok-Woo Lee honored with Mentorship Excellence Award

    In honor of his outstanding excellence in mentoring and supporting undergraduates in the MSE Department, Assistant Professor Seok-Woo Lee has been awa. . .

    Published: April 22, 2019

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  • Dr. Cato Laurencin Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

    Dr. Cato Laurencin is among the academy's 239th class, along with former First Lady Michelle Obama, and other leaders. . . .

    Published: April 17, 2019

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  • Collaboration Leads to Publication for MSE Faculty Member and Industry Partner

    Pfizer formed a collaboration with MSE Associate Professor Serge Nakhmanson and his colleagues in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering . . .

    Published: April 16, 2019

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  • Avinash Dongare Named UTC Professor in Engineering Innovation

    Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Avinash Dongare, has been named the United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Professor in Engin. . .

    Published: April 15, 2019

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  • MSE Professors on Team for $5.4 Million Air Force R&D Contract in Manufacturing Solutions

    Over the next four years, Professor Pamir Alpay and Associate Professor Rainer Hebert will lead a team of researchers at the Innovation Partnership Bu. . .

    Published: March 27, 2019

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  • 6th Annual MSE Banquet

    Join our students, faculty, alumni, industry professionals, and distinguished guests as we network, commemorate our accomplishments, and honor our p. . .

    Published: March 11, 2019

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  • Bryan Huey Honored by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering

    Professor Bryan Huey is one of seven UConn researchers honored by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.. . .

    Published: February 22, 2019

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  • George A. Rossetti, Jr. Appointed MSE Associate Department Head

    Dr. George A. Rossetti, Jr. has accepted the appointment as Associate Department Head for Materials Science and Engineering.. . .

    Published: February 18, 2019

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  • Professor Mei Wei named as School of Engineering Centennial Term Professor

    MSE professor Mei Wei has been announced as the UConn School of Engineering’s Centennial Term Professor, an honor given to professors who have had a. . .

    Published: February 11, 2019

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  • Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Receives 2019 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize

    The Abelson Prize recognizes Dr. Cato Laurencin’s global leadership in biomedical technology innovation, public service in shaping United States tec. . .

    Published: February 4, 2019

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  • A Microscope as a Shovel? UConn Researchers Dig It

    Using a familiar tool in a way it was never intended to be used opens up a whole new method to explore materials, report UConn researchers in Proceedi. . .

    Published: January 28, 2019

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  • Professor S. Pamir Alpay Elected ACerS Fellow

    The Materials Science and Engineering’s own Professor S. Pamir Alpay, Executive Director of the Innovation Partnership Building at UConn Tech Park, . . .

    Published: October 29, 2018

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  • UConn Engineering Professor Laurencin Gives Plenary Lecture at MS&T 18 Conference

    Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, the University of Connecticut’s 8th University Professor in school history and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. . .

    Published: October 16, 2018

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  • MSE Faculty Member Selected for Heat Treat Today 40 Under 40 List

    We are pleased to announce that MSE faculty member Lesley Frame has been named a member of Heat Treat Today 40 Under 40 Class of 2018 for her resear. . .

    Published: October 15, 2018

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  • MSE Professor Mark Aindow Takes on New Role in the Office of the Vice President for Research

    Professor Mark Aindow has been appointed as the Executive Director for Innovation, External Engagement and Industry Relations in the Office of the Vic. . .

    Published: September 10, 2018

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  • MSE Faculty Article on Piezoelectric Ceramics Featured in August 2018 MRS Bulletin

    Dr. George A. Rossetti, Jr., in collaboration with Dr. Dragan Damjanovic (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne), has published an article. . .

    Published: September 3, 2018

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  • Meet Our New Faculty

    MSE proudly welcomes five new faculty members this year.. . .

    Published: August 27, 2018

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  • Dinstinguished Professor Harold Brody Honored by Advanced Casting Research Center

    The Advanced Casting Research Center of Worcester Polytechnic Institute has bestowed its Merton C. Flemings Award upon Distinguished Professor Harold . . .

    Published: June 25, 2018

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  • Professors, Professionals and Students Mingle and Celebrate at MSE Banquet

    Students, alumni and faculty of the University of Connecticut Department of Materials Science and Engineering celebrated their, and their peers’, ac. . .

    Published: June 22, 2018

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  • UConn Engineering Professor to Receive Honorary Degree from the Icahn School of Medicine

    Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, the University of Connecticut’s 8th University Professor in school history, and a tenured professor in the Chemical and Biomo. . .

    Published: May 11, 2018

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  • MSE Professor Pamir Alpay Receives 2018 UConn-AAUP Excellence Award

    GE Professor of Advanced Manufacturing Pamir Alpay was one of the few distinguished recipients of the 2018 UConn-AAUP Excellence Awards. He received t. . .

    Published: May 7, 2018

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  • Professor Wei Combines Her Two Passions in the Study of Biomaterials

    Some may view medicine and materials science as two distinct fields, but to Professor Wei they are closely related in her area of research, biomateria. . .

    Published: May 2, 2018

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  • Engineered Cartilage Template to Heal Broken Bones

    Helping injured bones regenerate is no easy task, especially when it comes to the longer bones in our bodies. A team of UConn Health researchers led b. . .

    Published: February 28, 2018

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  • Professor Alpay Named GE Professor in Advanced Manufacturing

    The UConn Board of Trustees recently appointed MSE Professor Pamir Alpay as the General Electric (GE) Endowed Professor in Advanced Manufacturing. He . . .

    Published: February 19, 2018

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  • UConn MSE Featured Prominently at US-Japan Seminar

    The US-Japan Seminar on Dielectric and Piezoelectric Ceramics has occurred once every two years for almost 4 decades, bringing together ~100 scientist. . .

    Published: February 7, 2018

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  • Professor Bryan Huey Appointed Department Head of MSE

    Effective today, Professor Bryan Huey will fulfill the role of Department Head of the Materials Science and Engineering Department. He will be taking . . .

    Published: December 1, 2017

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  • Researchers Discover Super-Elastic Shape-Memory Material

    UConn materials science and engineering researcher Seok-Woo Lee and his colleagues have discovered super-elastic shape-memory properties in a material. . .

    Published: November 1, 2017

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  • Rainer Hebert is New Associate Director of IMS

    Effective immediately MSE Associate Professor and Castleman Professor in Engineering Innovation Rainer Hebert will serve as the new Associate Director. . .

    Published: September 1, 2017

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  • Professor S. Pamir Alpay Appointed New Executive Director of the UConn Tech Park

    UConn’s Innovation Partnership Building (IPB) at the UConn Tech Park has new leadership. Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Dr. S. Pami. . .

    Published: August 25, 2017

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  • MSE e-Bulletin 2017

    Welcome to our 2017 Outreach Bulletin! This publication is intended to share news stories and features about departmental accolades, research being c. . .

    Published: August 23, 2017

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