Our department of 25 faculty, 374 undergraduates, and 167 graduate students welcomes you. Established in 1867, we have a long tradition of excellence in teaching, research, and service.
Alumni News
Current ISSue
Winter 2012 - Dissolvable Electronics: High-performance electronic materials that disappear over time
Past Issues
Summer 2012 - Researchers develop effective means for ridding water of perchlorate
Winter 2011 - Pen-on-paper Electronics
Summer 2011 - Superbatteries: Nanomaterials enable fast charging and high power
Winter 2010 - Flexible sensor technology could redefine surgical electronics
Summer 2010 - Long polymer chains dance the conga
Winter 2009 - New Cancer Drug Delivery Systems
Summer 2009 - Self-healing greatly extends the life of paints and coatings
Fall 2008 - Advances lead to better drinking water for all
Spring 2008 - Sustainable energy at forefront of materials science research
Summer 2007 - Plastic deformation in metallic alloys
Winter 2006 - Developing new antimicrobial materials, celebrating alumni and student achievements
Summer 2006
- Creating biologically friendly capsule delivery vehicles
Winter 2005 - New diffraction techniques improve sensitivity to small structures
Summer 2005 - Materials Computation Center
Fall 2004 - Direct-write assembly of 3-D structures
Spring 2004 - Controlling material structure at nanoscale
Fall 2003 - New faculty involved in nanoscale research
Summer 2003 - Alumnus recognized for Afghan relief effort
Fall 2002 - New science and technology center for water purification
