News Archive
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Three Penn State-led projects have received more than $1.6 million in combined research and development grants from the U.S. Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy University Programs. NEUP awarded $632,000 to ARTHUR MOTTA, chair of nuclear engineering... |
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The department would like to congratulate Seth Berbano, PhD student advised by Professors Michael Lanagan and Clive Randall. Seth is receiving the 2011 Alfred R. Cooper Young Scholar Award for his written summary Formation and Structure of Na2S + P2S5 Amorphous Materials Prepared by Melt-Quenching and Mechanical Milling... |
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Two basics of life—clean water and energy—help keep Mike Hickner highly motivated in his Steidle Building labs. One of his goals is to develop technology that allows consumers to recycle water from their homes and decrease their reliance on the power grid. Home water-purification units and distributed power devices—whether it... |
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Professor Clive Randall received the "International Award of Ferroelectric Materials and Their Applications" at the 28th Meeting of the Ferroelectric Materials and Their Applications Conference on May 26, 2011 held in Kyoto, Japan. This award, previously known as the Ikeda Award is given annually for outstanding contributions in the... |
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As a young student in pursuit of a career in materials science, my first priority was to delve into the research that is propelling the field forward. More>> |
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011 was a busy, yet momentous, day for MatSE graduate student and U.S. Marine, Brandy Soublet. After two years as a student in Materials Science and Engineering, Soublet successfully defended her master’s degree thesis at nine o'clock in the morning. Her thesis, “Microstructure, Connectivity and... |
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Please join the department in congratulating Professors Engel-Herbert, Kimel and Liu for receiving awards at the 2011 College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Wilson Banquet: Dr. Roman Engel-Herbert for receiving the Wilson Research Initiation Grant for his proposal titled "... |
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We would like to thank all who attended the awards banquet and congratulations to all the award winners! It was, once again, another successful banquet! 2011 Awards Banquet Masters of Ceremony - Stephanie Petrina, Laura Schell ... |
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It is my pleasure to let you know that our first year graduate student Maria Monica Castellanos Montilla will receive the prestigious Ponce de Leon award in Colombia. The award has been conferred 55 times, to 49 civil engineers, three electronic engineers, one information technologist, one industrial engineer and one chemical engineer.... |
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Penn State researchers discovered a new process to help extract bitumen — a thick oil — from tar sands in an environmentally friendly way, which can help to clean sands stained by the BP oil spill. More>> |
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The department would like to congratulate the below faculty and alumni for receiving TMS awards this year. Dr. Samrat Choudhury '08 PhD is a recipient of the 2011 Young Leader Professional Development Award. Dr. Choudhury is currently serving as a Director's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Materials Science and Technology Division of... |
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The Separation of Oil or Tar from Sand Using Ionic Liquids The separation and recovery of oil or tar from sand is a critical problem in a number of industries and crucial to the mitigation... |
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While on travel to Argonne National Labotatory in Argonne, Illinois, Professor Venkatraman Gopalan to speak with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (right, pictured above). |
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“It was the reason I came to Penn State. I loved how students felt connected to the College,” said Steven Curtis, student council president, remembering the influence the Earth and Mineral Sciences Exposition (EMEX) had on his college-choice decision. All students who are considering an Earth and Mineral Science (EMS) major are... |
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Elsevier has named Evangelos Manias, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Penn State, as Editor of Materials Letters. Materials Letters is Elsevier’s leading rapid communications interdisciplinary journal in the field of materials science. Manias... |
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Two Penn State professors have formed a company with a product they hope will assist Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling as soon as next fall. John Hellmann and Barry Scheetz developed PennProp, a proppant they say is cheaper and more effective than similar products. Proppants are materials used to ease the process of fracking... |
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Professor Joan Redwing has received additional funding for Innovative Projects in Solar Energy Research funded by Research Corporation for Science Advancement for Projects Borne Out of Its First Scialog®Conference. Professor Redwing received the initial award in May 2009. |
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This was an important meeting for Penn State’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering. First, it’s noteworthy that Professor Susan Trolier-McKinstry was elected to The Board of Directors of the Materials Research Society. Well done Susan! Friend of MatSE,... |
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Dr. Gary L. Messing was elected President of The International Ceramics Federation during its annual meeting at The 3rd International Ceramics Congress meeting in Osaka, Japan in November, 2010. Congratulations! |
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In light of the recent BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico—20 years after the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska—we still have no effective technology for removing, recovering, and cleaning up oil spills or oil slicks from the surface of sea water and shorelines. Despite the government’s "all hands on deck" approach to... |
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Peter Thrower received B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from Cambridge University in the UK. He worked as a research scientist for the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority at their Harwell research facility for nine years before moving to Penn State in 1969 to work with Phil Walker in the new Materials Science and Engineering... |
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The department would like to congratulate Professor Digby D. Macdonald on being inducted as an Honorary Doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) from INSA Lyon (Institut national des sciences applique´es de Lyon) of France. Professor Macdonald will receive this award on Thursday, January 27... |
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Messing Elected VP of the World Academy of Ceramics Professor Gary L. Messing, Distinguished Professor and Head, Department of Materials Science and Engineering was elected Vice-President of the Advisory Board of the World Academy of Ceramics for the term 2010-2014 at the CIMTEC 2010 - 12th annual International Ceramics... |
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Three students awarded ARKEMA Graduate Research Awards Arkema awardees are PhD students of high standing and promise and conduct polymer research. The 2010-2011 recipients are Alicia Castagna, advised by James Runt, Jiezhu Jin, co-advised by Aman Haque and Qing Wang and Kui Xu, advised by Qing Wang. Congratulations. |
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The Undergraduate Research Fellows Program in Materials Science and Engineering was created to provide an opportunity for undergraduate students to pursue research by working with leading scientists and engineers in Materials Science and Engineering. Under the guidance of the fellow’s research advisor, each fellow will go through... |
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Guang Sheng received the 2010 MatPAC (Materials Pennsylvania Coalition) Outstanding Graduate Student Award. Congratulations! |
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The department would like to congratulate the following graduate students on being named the 2010 George W. Brindley/Jyung-oock Choe Graduate Fellows. The purpose of this fellowship is to recognize and support outstanding graduate students in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Hyukkeun Oh - advised by Professor Qing Wang... |
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Professor Long-Qing Chen has received the 2011 TMS Electronic, Magnetic, & Photonic Materials Division Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award. This award recognizes an individual for research excellence in one or more areas related to electronic, magnetic, and photonic materials science. Formal presentation of this award will be made... |
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Congratulations to the following students for receiving a 2010/2011 International Travel Grant in Materials Science and Engineering. The 2nd annual International Travel Grant Fund made possible by a generous donation from Bayer MaterialScience and Dow Chemical is designed to promote professional development of graduate students by... |
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Professor Roman Engel-Herbert named inaugural Norris B. McFarlane Career Professor in Materials Science and Engineering The Department of Materials Science and Engineering would like to congratulate Dr. Roman Engel-Herbert on receiving the inaugural Norris B. McFarlane Career Professorship. Dr. Engel-Herbert... |
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Rustum Roy, Evan Pugh professor emeritus of the solid state, died at his home in State College, Pa., on Thursday Aug. 26. Roy was a founder of the Penn State Materials Research Laboratory, now the Materials Research Institute. In 1973 he founded the Materials Research Society, an international society which now has members in... |
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Please join the department in congratulating Joan Redwing on receiving one of the inaugural Scialog Awards sponsored by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement. This multi-year program is designed to accelerate the work of 21st-century science by funding early career scientists (either individuals or multi-disciplinary teams) to pursue... |
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MatSE Receives $1 million to Endow McFarlane Professorship and Scholarship Fund This past spring, Cathleen McFarlane-Ross, longtime friend of Penn State passed away. Known as “Kate the Great”, Cathleen was an advocate for the homeless and hungry. She founded St. Ann Place in West Palm Beach, FL, a... |
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The Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering is pleased to announce that Dr. Arthur Motta, Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, has accepted the position of Chair of Penn State’s Nuclear Engineering program, effective July 7, 2010. He succeeds Dr. Jack Brenizer, who has stepped down as Chair but... |
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The Materials Research Society Honors L. Eric Cross with Von Hippel Award The Materials Research Society has chosen L. Eric Cross of Penn State University as the recipient of the 2010 Von Hippel Award, the society’s highest honor. The Von Hippel Award is “conferred annually to an individual in... |
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Kimel and Brownson receive Gladys Snyder Grant for a new course focused on Sustainability in Materials Allen Kimel, Assistant Professor and Associate Head for Undergraduate Studies in Materials Science and Engineering and... |
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"This work may lead the way not only to earlier diagnosis, but quite possibly to targeted delivery of chemotherapeutics to such intractable cancers as those of the pancreas." Materials Science and Engineering Professor, Jim Adair... |
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The department is pleased to announce that Dr. Elizabeth Kupp, Research Associate and Director of the Advanced Materials Processing Laboratory in MatSE, was recognized by the Multicultural Resource Center for her efforts to "consistently promote multiculturalism and concern for... |
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Two of Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences graduate programs are ranked in the top 10 for their quality in the 2011 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of graduate programs at American universities. Within Earth Sciences, the Department of Geosciences is ranked sixth. Within Engineering Schools... |
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The Materials Science and Engineering Department in conjunction with the Penn State Chapter of ASM are pleased to announce the 2010 David Ford McFarland Award recipient, Sid Nelson, Jr. Nelson was awarded his B.S. degree from Penn State University under the mineral processing option of the mining engineering program... |
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Michael Hickner, Assistant Professor of Materials Science was named by President Obama as one of 100 young researchers to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed on beginning researchers by the United States government... |
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A number of alumni, faculty and students were recognized at the Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition (MS&T) held October 25-29, 2009 in Pittsburgh. * John A. Kaniuk ’69 was elected to the American Ceramic Society 2009 Class of Fellows and has finished his term as President of the American Ceramic... |
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Why a REU in Soft Materials at Penn State? At Penn State, we have a long history of sustained contributions to materials science and we have strong institutional support to foster our efforts in soft materials. Penn State University has one of the country’s finest research efforts in materials and the Materials... |
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Bryan Gauntt who is advised by Elizabeth Dickey has received the 2009 Microscopy Society of America (MSA) Presidential Award. Bryan will receive this award at the Microscopy & Microanalysis Meeting held July 26-30, 2009 in Richmond, Virginia. Congratulations Bryan! |
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Penn State Ranked Top Nanotechnology Research University in Magazine Survey For the second time, Penn State has achieved the #1 ranking among research universities responding to a survey conducted by Small Times Magazine, the leading provider of news and analysis for the micro- and nanotechnology industry. Penn State... |
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We regret to inform our colleagues around the world that Robert Everest Newnham has passed away (16 April 2009) at the age of 80 (1929-2009). He was very well known throughout the international crystallographic, ferroelectric, and materials communities. At the time of his passing he was Professor Emeritus of Solid State Science at... |
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Philip L. Walker Jr., Evan Pugh professor of materials science at Penn State, 85, of State College, died March 22, at Hearthside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, State College, Pa. Born Jan. 10, 1924, in Baltimore, he was a son of Philip and Mary Belle Walker. He received his bachelor of science degree in 1947 and his master... |
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University Park, Pa. -- Philip L. Walker Jr., Evan Pugh professor of materials science at Penn State, 85, of State College, died March 22, at Hearthside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, State College, Pa. Born Jan. 10, 1924, in Baltimore, he was a son of Philip and Mary Belle Walker. He received his bachelor of science degree in... |
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Chen Named 2008 American Physical Society Fellow Long-Qing Chen has been named an APS fellow for pioneering contributions to the field of computational materials physics in developing models for mesocale microstructure evolution during solid-state phase transformations. Congratulations Long-Qing! Click here... |
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2006 Taylor Lecturer Says Solar Energy at Tipping Point On the 50th anniversary of the development of the first practical solar cell, at Bell Labs in 1956, Lawrence Kazmerski, Director of the National Center for Photovoltaics at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory at Golden, Colorado, came to Penn State to... |
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Chen Receives the Materials Science Research Silver Award Dr. Long-Qing Chen received the Materials Science Research Silver Award administered by the ASM Materials Science Division at the ASM’s Annual Awards Luncheon in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Materials Science... |
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First class of Undergraduate Research Fellows in MatSE The Undergraduate Research Fellows (URF) Program in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering was launched this semester. The goal of the URF is to encourage undergraduate students to pursue research experiences with MatSE faculty. The program is... |
David Saint John, a 2012 MatSC grad and instructor in Penn State's College of...
Donald W. Hamer, a 1968 Penn State alumnus and 2013 recipient of the Materials Sci...
Neal Lewis, a junior performing undergraduate research in Professor Clive Randall...
The 40th Taylor Lecture was given on April 23, 2013, by P.M. Ajayan, the Benjamin...
Beecher Watson III, undergraduate student advised by Dr. Douglas Wolfe won the...
Dr. Michael Hickner receive...
We would like to thank all who attended the awards banquet and congratulations to...
It may sound like an interesting laboratory curiosity, but researchers hope to pri...
Michael Schmitt, a graduate student working with...