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  Two researchers from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering are part of 41 interdisciplinary teams across Johns Hopkins to receive support from the university’s 2020 Discovery Awards program.…

University teaches students to study a topic and identify gaps in the body of existing research and determine areas in need of further investigation. DMSE alumna Marybeth Miceli says using…

Six months of pandemic-caused remote teaching and learning challenged both students and professors to get creative to make sure that educational objectives were met. So during the fall semester, Orla…

August’s devastating explosion in Beirut highlighted the importance of the newly established Materials Science in Extreme Environments Research Alliance managed by Tim Weihs. The consortium, comprising experts from 18 major…

What can students expect from their Fall 2020 DMSE classes while learning from home? “The teaching is going to be enthusiastic, high tech and hopefully offering some opportunities to share…

It’s a good thing DMSE PhD candidate Adam Peters’ research focuses on materials for extreme conditions because, lately, his hard work in the lab has him on a hot streak.…

  Dear WSE faculty and staff, I am delighted to share with you the news that Howard Katz, a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been…

  This has been an incredibly challenging year for all members of our community. The recent police-related killings of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, and countless other…

This semester, the Department of Defense awarded second-year Ph.D. candidate, Jenna Krynicki, the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. The NDSEG Fellowship is sponsored by the Army, Navy,…

  DiPole Materials, a start-up co-founded by JHU MatSci and ECE faculty and co-lead by alumni (‘14) Stephen Farias, is producing nanofiber filter materials for PPE masks intended for essential…

DMSE professor Howard Katz’s manuscript, entitled “Enhanced and Unconventional Responses in Chemiresistive Sensing Devices for Nitrogen Dioxide and Ammonia from Carboxylated Alkylthiopene Polymers” published in Materials Horizons 2020 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MH00049C). The…

Students and faculty talk about life in quarantine, finishing the 2019/2020 academic year online, and how they’re adjusting.   Juliana Feng Junior DMSE Student “I think I’ve adjusted pretty well…