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Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Jun 17, 2025

Donald Brenner Chairs University Materials Council 2025–2026 Term

Dr. Donald Brenner, MSE Department Head at NC State, has been named Chair of the University Materials Council for the 2025–2026 term, succeeding Dr. Izabela Szlufarska of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
From left: Victor Veliavis, Ge Yang and Martin Thuo profile photos overlaid on a red background.

Jun 12, 2025

COE Professors To Be Recognized at National Academy of Inventors Annual Conference

Three College of Engineering faculty members will be recognized at the National Adademy of Inventors annual conference in Atlanta.
Martin Seifrid

Jun 12, 2025

Martin Seifrid Receives Scialog Award for Research Integrity and Automation in Chemistry

MSE Assistant Professor Martin Seifrid has been selected to receive the 2025 Scialog Collaborative Innovation Award, recognizing his focus on advancing automation in chemical laboratories.
aerial view of a wastewater treatment plant

Jun 11, 2025

Researchers Create New Way to Remove Phosphorus from Contaminated Water

Researchers have created an inexpensive material that can filter phosphorus from contaminated surface waters, drinking water supplies or wastewater streams and reuse the phosphorus for agricultural applications.
Perovskites show superfluorescence—quantum coherence from solitons—emerging at high temperatures. Image: Ella Maru Studios

May 28, 2025

Solitonic Superfluorescence Paves Way for High-Temperature Quantum Materials

A new study describes both the mechanism and the material conditions necessary for superfluorescence at room temperature.
diagram shows how material 'squeezes' infrared light

May 20, 2025

Advances Bring Us Closer to New ‘Light-Squeezing’ Technologies

Researchers have improved upon techniques that use thin films to compress infrared light, demonstrating three advantages that make the films more useful for practical applications.
Veronica Augustyn, left, looks on as a research assistant explains test results on a computer.

May 19, 2025

COE Launches Battery and Energy Storage Systems Initiative

NC State University’s College of Engineering launched a new initiative that will lead efforts to advance research in battery and energy storage systems and develop new courses and curricula in support of North Carolina’s growing energy sector.
College of Engineering Master's student Jonah Bridges

May 1, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Jonah Bridges

Jonah Bridges is a Spring 2025 graduate within the Materials Science and Engineering master’s program, who’s already committed to walking across the stage and right into his Ph.D. program.

Annalise Kircik

Apr 30, 2025

From the Class of 2025: ‘The Four Years Really Do Fly By’

Graduating students share their favorite experiences at NC State, plans for their futures and the wisdom they've earned over the last few years.