The department is pleased to announce that three faculty received awards at the
annual MS&T conference held in Columbus, Ohio in October. Congratulations to each!
 

The research group of Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Mike Hickner continues to explore new surface coatings and ionic membranes for antifouling and water treatment applications. Their work, funded by the U.S. Navy, seeks to develop new polymers that resist protein adhesion and biofouling through tuning the hydration and surface chemistry of polymers.

Katherine Kragh, PhD student working for Dr Suzanne Mohney was selected as one of the inaugural fellows in the NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship Program. She will be studying "Robust Electrical Contacts for Sensors and Electronics for Space Flight" and will have the opportunity to conduct research at NASA Glenn in Cleveland, OH.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 was a busy, yet momentous, day for MatSE graduate student and U.S. Marine, Brandy Soublet.

The Separation of Oil or Tar from Sand Using Ionic Liquids
Dr. Paul Painter, Penn State University

Fellow, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan;
Managing Director, Magnetic Materials Center and Group
Leader, Magnetic Materials Group, NIMS;
Principal Investigator, International Center for Materials
Nanoarchitechtonics, NIMS (WPI Center);
Professor, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences,
University of Tsukuba

Citation: “For seminal contributions to the understanding of structure-property relations in metals and alloys and functional materials.”