Materials Science and Engineering

Bio-Inspired Engineering: The Butterfly Proboscis as a Model for Hydraulic Micro Devices

Butterflies and moths are admired for their colorful wings, but it’s their feeding tube — the proboscis — that’s catching engineers’ attention. A 2025 study involving MSE Professor Dr. Kostya Kornev and his research team revealed that this delicate structure acts like a miniature hydraulic spring, offering inspiration for advanced micro-scale technologies. The proboscis is […]

Clemson Materials Advantage Chapter Strengthens Leadership and Networks at MS&T 2025

The officers of the Clemson Materials Advantage chapter had the incredible opportunity to attend the Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) 2025 Conference in Columbus, Ohio, alongside students and professionals from across the nation. During the conference, the officers participated in student-focused symposia featuring the poster competition, as well as the always exciting ceramic mug drop […]

A cool combo of magnetism + glow

Scientists from Clemson University Materials Science & Engineering and several international collaborators — Md. Shamiull Alim Munna, Md. Mazharul Islam, Mohammad Ahasanur Rabbi, O. Thompson Mefford (MSE), Alexander Malaj (Mefford Group), Md. Shahidul Islam, Hasan Ahmad, and Md. Mahbubor Rahman — recently published a study in RSC Advances that combines magnetism and fluorescence into a […]

Clemson Researchers Explore How Atoms Behave at the Edges of Metal Crystals

A new study co-authored by Y. Wang, Jacob Jeffries, Dr. Enrique Martinez Saez, S. Mathaudhu, E. Marqui and Fadi Abdeljawad and published in the Journal of Materials Science explores how atoms arrange themselves at the tiny boundaries between crystals in advanced metal alloys. These boundaries—called grain boundaries—play a major role in determining a material’s strength, […]

Clemson MSE Students Take Leadership Roles in the American Ceramic Society

Two of our outstanding Ph.D. candidates in Materials Science and Engineering, Nakeshma Cassel (Brinkman Group) and Deeksha Kodangal (Bordia Group), are proudly serving as delegates on the President’s Council for Student Affairs (PCSA) — a student-led organization within the American Ceramic Society (ACerS). The PCSA’s mission is to empower students to become active, engaged, and […]

Clemson Grad Students Shine at 2025 MS&T Conference

Congratulations to Oriyomi Opetubo (Aidhy Group) and Deeksha Kodangal (Bordia Group) for winning the Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS) awards at the 2025 Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) conference! The Basic Science Division organizes the annual GEMS awards to honor exceptional graduate students who demonstrate outstanding research achievements in Materials Science and Engineering. The […]