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MSE Announces Promotions for Three Faculty Members and One Research Scientist

MSE Announces Promotions for Three Faculty Members and One Research Scientist

Yiyang Li, Geeta Mehta, Wenhao Sun and Kai Sun all earned promotions within the MSE faculty/research ranks.

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Pioneering ‘Quantum Metallurgy’

Pioneering ‘Quantum Metallurgy’

Findings from the Hovden lab--which made the cover of Matter--suggest scientists may eventually be able to engineer quantum materials the way metallurgists tailor metals.

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Undergrad Boom: expansive growth and national honors

Undergrad Boom: expansive growth and national honors

The number of undergraduates declaring an MSE major surged by over 50% this academic year, while one third of our 2026-27 NSF GRFP winners were undergrads working in MSE labs.

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MSE: Creating how the world works

Pena-Francesch Lab: Designing Non-Metallic Squishy Magnets to Power Soft Robots

Hovden Lab: Real-time, nanoscale view of what makes nacre so tough

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