Department of Materials Science and Engineering | The Pennsylvania State University

By the Numbers

12th Worldwide

MatSE at Penn State was ranked 12th worldwide by QS organization in 2013
3rd

The National Research Council ranked the Materials Science and Engineering graduate program #3 in the U.S.
$277,000

The department has 56 active scholarship/fellowship opportunities available to our undergraduate and graduate students; last year $277,000 was awarded to students.

Events

Awards and Announcements

Materials Student Al Balushi Named Top Young Researcher

Date Posted: 02/19/15

Zakaria Al Balushi, a graduate student in the Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Materials Science and Engineering, has won the 2015 PCSI (Physics and Chemistry of Surfaces and Interfaces) Young Scientist Award for his work on understanding the impact of gallium nitride and aluminum nitride nucleation on epitaxial gra
Eichfeld Receives Gladys Snyder Grant

Date Posted: 01/28/15

Sarah Eichfeld’s proposal on “Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Processing: An Approach to Synthesizing Two Dimensional Materials” was selected to receive the Gladys Snyder Grant. The objective of the work is to provide training for an underrepresented undergraduate student, applying core engineering coursework in a laboratory setting toward a study that will permit enhancement of supplemental material for future MatSE coursework, providing a lasting contribution to the program delivery. Congratulations Sarah!
Britson Receives Alumni Association Dissertation Award

Date Posted: 01/28/15

Jason Britson, a graduate student in Dr. Long-Qing Chen’s group, has been selected for an Alumni Association Dissertation Award. This is a prestigious graduate award that is made possible through a generous endowment established by Penn State’s Alumni Association. Jason will be recognized at the Graduate School Alumni Society’s Spring Social and Recognition Dinner on March 21, 2015 at the Nittany Lion Inn. Congratulations Jason!
Redwing and Trolier-McKinstry Named Fellows for MRS

Date Posted: 01/27/15

Professors Joan Redwing and Susan Trolier-McKinstry will be named Fellow of the Materials Research Society during the April meeting in San Francisco. Joan will be recognized for “key contributions to the mechanistic understanding of materials synthesis by chemical vapor deposition including group III-nitrides, silicon nanowires and boride-based superconductors” and Susan will be recognized for “creative and sustained contributions to the understanding of electroceramic thin films and for leadership in materials education and materials research community.” Congratulations Joan and Susan for
Materials Advantage Awards

Date Posted: 11/04/14

Materials Advantage awards were presented at MS&T14 in Pittsburgh, PA. Jennifer DiStefano was the winner of the Undergraduate Speaking Contest “Advancing Flexible Electronics Through Novel 2D Materials”, Dan Shields placed 3^rd in the Undergraduate Poster Competition “Development of Experimental Procedures for Digital Image Correlation at Elevated Temperatures Using Laser Micro-Machined Pattern” and the MatSE Materials Advantage Chapter was recognized as a Chapter of Excellence. Congratulations!