Materials Science and Engineering

Nathan Linton can predict properties of novel material systems in a matter of seconds

Conventional alloys mainly consist of one principal element with minor property modifications made by adding relatively small proportions of other elements. While as many as a dozen additional elements may be included in conventional alloys, one base element possesses the majority atom fraction in the material. Multi-principal element alloys or MPEAs consist of several base […]

Bailey Meehan is doing his part to improve the efficiency of optical fibers

Fiber lasers are lasers which use optical fibers to amplify the power of light, in the form of a light beam. Due to their high power, small form-factor, low weight, high beam quality and robust construction, fiber lasers are the fastest growing segment of the laser market. Bailey Meehan, who is a third year PhD […]

3rd Most Cited Paper in the last 5 years

CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. RAJ BORDIA Dr. Bordia co-authored a 2017 paper in the Journal of the American Ceramic Society that is the 3rd most cited paper over the past 5 years. The paper is entitled “Current Understanding and Future Research Directions at the Onset of the Next Century of Sintering Science and Technology”.  Click here […]

Dr. Kai He’s “Cool” Research is Making Headlines

Dr. Kai He and his research group are researching quantum spintronics and how it could allow computers to run faster while using less energy.  Pictured here is Dr. He (center) and Ph.D. students Xiner Lu (left), and Hongkui Zheng (right). To read more on this “cool” research click here. To learn more about Dr. He’s […]

Fist Self-Cooling Laser Made with Silica Fiber

Dr. John Ballato, The J.E. Sirrine Chair in Optical Fiber in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering collaborated on ground breaking research in the development of the first self-cooling laser made with silica fiber.  Please visit the article in PHYS.org to read about this incredible research. https://phys.org/news/2021-03-self-cooling-laser-silica-fiber.html?fbclid=IwAR2x-ghyCnC1xWPw0jqFAPP5ap_dO7etReFROjlF24sjCkbEGlnyhX8gTPE To read more about Dr. Ballato and […]