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National Science Foundation grant to support research institutions that will form an AI-powered lab network

Imagine telling a computer, “I want a material that is hard, durable, and conducts electricity at room temperature without giving off extra heat,” and having it hand back an idea to test in the lab. That’s…

Researchers, entrepreneurs, and technology commercialization experts gathered at Johns Hopkins University’s Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., on June 11 for Laboratory to Launchpad: Bringing Your Energy IP to Life, a one-day…

The Johns Hopkins Office of the Vice Provost for Research. OVPR offers two separate awards — the Catalyst Award and the Discovery Award — to support research by Hopkins faculty. Together, they comprise a nine-year, $45 million investment in the “creativity and collaborative spirit of the Johns Hopkins faculty.” 

Scientists at Johns Hopkins and the University of Washington have figured out a new way to use living cells as tiny factories for building a specific protein. Working with cells derived from…

It wasn’t the most direct path to becoming a materials scientist, but Younan Xia ended up in his “dream job” with a bit of persistence, flexibility and appreciation for foundational…

To the naked eye, a piece of metal is just a piece of metal. But researchers like Tim Rupert, a professor of materials science and engineering and the Director of…

Cancer has a sweet tooth—and that craving might be more revealing than scientists once thought.

A team led by MatSci Department Head Michael Kessler is planning to convene the University Materials Council to discuss the future of materials science research and education.   The University Materials Council is made up of roughly 150 department…

Materials science undergraduate Mareham Yacoub has been named the 2026 National Leader of the Year for Service to Campus and Community by Omicron Delta Kappa (OΔK), a national collegiate leadership honor society.   The Omicron Delta Kappa recognizes…

Baltimore students of all ages came to the Homewood campus last month to be wowed by materials science. At a series of booths outside Levering Hall, they made slime, played with hydrogels, built…

Alex Patterson, a materials science PhD student in the Spicer Lab, recently received a Whiting School of Engineering Graduate Leadership Award. This award honors a doctoral student who has made…