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Sydni Fritts, a Penn State sophomore studying materials science and engineering, was one of 19 students selected nationally in a competitive process to serve as a fall 2019 GREEN Program Ambassador.

Transparent crystal of piezoelectric material

Use of an AC rather than a DC electric field can improve the piezoelectric response of a crystal. Now, an international team of researchers say that cycles of AC fields also make the internal crystal domains in some materials bigger and the crystal transparent.

A wearable gas sensor for health and environmental monitoring

A device to quickly capture and identify various strains of virus has been developed, according to researchers at Penn State and New York University.

The one-year Master of Science in Additive Manufacturing and Design (M.S. AMD), Master of Engineering in Additive Manufacturing and Design (M.Eng AMD), and Graduate Credit Certificate in Additive Manufacturing and Design programs offer students and working engineers a unique opportunity to become technically outstanding experts in additive manufacturing in residence at University Park or online via Penn State World Campus.

The programs will prepare students to:

Apply foundational knowledge, critical thinking, problem solving, and creativity in the uses of additive manufacturing and associated design tools and methods.
Grow as leaders in manufacturing while maintaining the highest ethical standards in applying additive manufacturing to industry-relevant problems and design challenges.
Strive for the advancement of the state-of-art in additive manufacturing and design.
Develop innovative solutions through new design paradigms in their respective industries.

At age 65, Dan Hurwitz was facing a decision at a crossroads. Was he going to complete his dream of biking across the United States — some 3,900 miles of mountains, deserts and plains over a stretch of four months — or would he wait longer, perhaps missing his window for the feat?

From the

Department Head

Susan Sinnott

Students

MatSE undergrad student named Astronaut Scholar Read more

MatSE 2019 NSF Graduate

Research Fellowships

Research

Researchers seek to revolutionize catalyst design with machine learning

Quantum leap: DOE grant aims to speed software development for quantum materials Read more

A virtual substrate opens path to oxide films on silicon for application in 5G, MEMS, sensors, and quantum computation Read more

Adding a carbon atom transforms 2-D semiconducting material

Alumni

Coppola honored with Alumni Fellow Read more

Alumni Spotlight:

Beth and Larry Hancock

Entrepreneurship in 3-D is alive and well Read more

The floodgates have opened for MatSE undergraduate education

Materials science and engineering programs have traditionally been considered to be “boutique” options with small enrollment numbers and manageable resources, but in the past ten years that has changed. At Penn State, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSE) has seen a 175% increase in undergraduate enrollment, but it isn’t just Penn State MatSE that is exploding, the same trends are occurring in programs all across the country. Read more

Coppola honored with

Alumni Fello w Award

John A. Coppola '69g '71g, member and past president of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering External Advisory Board, is one of sixteen honored with the Alumni Fellow Award, the highest award given by the Penn State Alumni Association.

Alumni Spotlight:

Beth and Larry Hancock

As Penn State students left campus for spring break in 1987, Beth Jordon '84 '86g was finalizing her plans for her wedding to Larry Hancock '83 '88g.

Researchers seek to revolutionize catalyst design with machine learning

Zi-Kui Liu, Penn State distinguished professor of materials science and engineering, is a co-principal investigator on the study and is part of the team that will design an integrated computational and experimental workflow driven by data science and machine learning tools. Read more

Quantum leap: DOE grant aims to speed software development for quantum materials

A team of researchers, led by Long-Qing Chen, Donald W. Hamer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, received a four-year grant to advance the science of quantum materials at the mesoscale.

A virtual substrate opens path to oxide films on silicon for application in 5G, MEMS, sensors, and quantum computation

Proof that a new ability to grow thin films of an important class of materials called complex oxides will, for the first time, make these materials commercially feasible, according to Penn State materials scientists. Read more

Adding a carbon atom transforms 2-D semiconducting material

A technique that introduces carbon-hydrogen molecules into a single atomic layer of the semiconducting material tungsten disulfide dramatically changes the electronic properties of the material, according to Penn State researchers who say they can create new types of components for energy-efficient photoelectric devices and electronic circuits with this material. Read more

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Jack Eckstein, a senior studying materials science and engineering at Penn State, landed an internship this summer at one of the biggest dental ceramics manufacturers in the world.