Areas of Research
Explore our research areas, current projects, and the related faculty.
Biomaterials
Developing innovative technologies to address biological challenges from wound healing and organ transplants to slowing the spread of cancer throughout the body.
Computational Materials
Exploring how materials behave and accelerating the discovery of new materials using physical modeling and machine learning.
Materials for Energy
Materials development for clean and sustainable energy technologies.
Functional Materials
Using the unique properties of materials to develop new technologies for sustainable energy, biological, and defense applications.
Optoelectronic and Magnetic Materials
Designing materials responsive to electric and magnetic fields for applications in sustainable energy, biomarker detection, space flight, and more.
Structural Materials
Creating innovative processing methods and advanced materials for real-world applications from body protection to space exploration.
Technology. Collaboration. Excellence.
Explore the equipment and facilities used by researchers and students in topics across the materials science and engineering field.
Materials Characterization Processing - Serving not only MatSci but all of JHU, the MCP provides analytical instrumentation, preparation equipment, and processing capabilities for the development and characterization of new materials, focusing on mainly inorganic characterization and processing. Learn more.
Centers and Institutes - Our faculty collaborate with peers across disciplines and JHU divisions in major research centers and institutes and across a wide range of engineering fields and disciplines. Learn more.
Research Facilities - With an emphasis on creating a collaborative environment, we provide MatSci researchers access to facilities designed to encourage multidisciplinary research that addresses complex issues and solving global challenges. Learn More.
Meet the MatSci Faculty
Leaders in their fields and in our classrooms. Learn about our faculty and their areas of interest.
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Hacking at a Cellular Level
CategoriesJohns Hopkins scientists show how tweaking receptor clustering on immune cells creates “hot spots” that control what particles get in—paving the way for better drug delivery and vaccines
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Diallo joins the MCP as Executive Director of Operations.
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A team of Johns Hopkins engineers has discovered that machine learning can help predict efficient lipid nanoparticle designs, which can lead to improved vaccine development. With the success of mRNA…