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The endowed headship was established in 2021 through the generosity of the estate of Louis (Lou) M. Sardella

Two Johns Hopkins research teams have received technology development grants totaling approximately $200,000 through the Louis B. Thalheimer Fund for Translational Research. Finalists pitched their proposals virtually in late May…

A first-of-a-kind database of quantum nanoclusters created by Johns Hopkins materials scientists has the potential to facilitate the development of new technologies ranging from highly efficient catalysts and improved sensors…

One in 10 children in the United States is born prematurely, putting them at risk for a host of health challenges that range from chronic asthma and loss of hearing…

We caught up with the new head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

Microplastics are quite literally everywhere: in face creams and moisturizers, toothpaste, car tires, disposable water bottles, food, soil, air, and most notably—in our oceans and waterways. These tiny particles of…

A team of Johns Hopkins materials scientists developing an electronic device for sensing and analyzing chemical compounds in human breath to monitor health was recognized with a National Science Foundation…

Joseph Choy, a third-year doctoral candidate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has received the George M.L. Sommerman Engineering Graduate Teaching Assistant Award recognizing “excellence in teaching, advising,…

Annie Barnett’s research lies at the intersection of computation and experiment: She uses diffraction patterns to quantify a short-range ordering in metal alloys in the high-entropy space. “Essentially, my research…

Mingyu Yang's research takes him to Boston Fashion Week and beyond.

As they tested thick, laminated reactive foils of aluminum, zirconium, and carbon in the lab, Tim Weihs and Shane Arlington noticed some properties that baffled them. Weihs, a professor of…

Bella Hunt, a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has received a $100,00 award from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to support her…