[{"id":364,"date":"2026-05-06T16:03:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/?p=364"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:03:33","slug":"spring-external-advisory-board-meeting-held","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/spring-external-advisory-board-meeting-held\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring External Advisory Board Meeting Held"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thank you to our MSE External Advisory Board Members for their continued support of the Department of Materials Science &amp; Engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/EAB-2026_1-1024x793.jpg\" alt=\"EAB Board Members\" class=\"wp-image-365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/EAB-2026_1-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/EAB-2026_1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/EAB-2026_1-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/EAB-2026_1-1536x1189.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/EAB-2026_1-2048x1586.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to our MSE External Advisory Board Members for their continued support of the Department of Materials Science &amp; Engineering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3921,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411],"tags":[95273],"coauthors":[95286],"class_list":["post-364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-materials-science-engineering"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3921"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":361,"date":"2026-05-06T15:55:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/?p=361"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:55:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:55:25","slug":"mse-holds-2026-honor-awards-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/mse-holds-2026-honor-awards-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"MSE Holds 2026 Honor &amp; Awards Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Materials Science &amp; Engineering Honors &amp; Awards Ceremony was held on April 15, 2026, to recognize the achievements of our undergraduate and graduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to the following undergraduate students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Robert Knight Eaton Honor Award &#8211; Evan Delorie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robert Bendheim Honor Award &#8211; Michael Zakrzwski<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robert S. Small Award &#8211; Anne Brundage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hugh H. Wilson Award &#8211; Rachel Olurotimi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clifford Fain Award &#8211; Will Callicott<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gilbert Robinson Research Award &#8211; Nyx Mashkow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to the following graduate students for being selected as the 2025\/2026 Kentwool Fellows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jacob Conrad (Dr. Joshua Tong)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Carolyn Feigeles (Dr. Kimberly Weirich)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Sion Gowing (Dr. Rajendra Bordia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Rupali Sharma (Dr. Olga Kuksenok)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Christopher Spindler (Dr. Rajendra Bordia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to the 2026 Student Organization Awardees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Material Advantage Service Award Sophia Camps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GAMES Lifesaver Award Maren Kagin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/Kentwool-Winners-2026-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Student Award Winners\" class=\"wp-image-362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/Kentwool-Winners-2026-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/Kentwool-Winners-2026-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/Kentwool-Winners-2026-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/Kentwool-Winners-2026-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/Kentwool-Winners-2026-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/Ugrad-winners-2026-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/Ugrad-winners-2026-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/Ugrad-winners-2026-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/Ugrad-winners-2026-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/Ugrad-winners-2026-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/Ugrad-winners-2026-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Materials Science &amp; Engineering Honors &amp; Awards Ceremony was held on April 15, 2026, to recognize the achievements of our undergraduate and graduate students. Congratulations to the following undergraduate students: Congratulations to the following graduate students for being selected as the 2025\/2026 Kentwool Fellows: Congratulations to the 2026 Student Organization Awardees:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3921,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411],"tags":[],"coauthors":[95286],"class_list":["post-361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3921"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":355,"date":"2026-05-06T15:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/?p=355"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:34:08","slug":"19th-annual-mrs-optica-poster-session-held","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/19th-annual-mrs-optica-poster-session-held\/","title":{"rendered":"19th Annual MRS\/OPTICA Poster Session Held"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thanks to Games officers Krissy Chapman, Carie Feigeles, Maren Kagin, and Nishanth Manda for all their hard work organizing the 19th MRS\/OPTICA Poster Competition!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, thank you to all the judges for your time and participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to the award winners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Undergraduate Research:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1<sup>st<\/sup> place \u2013 Benjamin Eubanks (Weirich group)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2<sup>nd<\/sup> place \u2013 Alexis Madden (Kornev group)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graduate Literature Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1<sup>st<\/sup> place &#8211; Tariq El-Hawary (Hou group)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2<sup>nd<\/sup> place Nishanth Reddy Manda (Hou group)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graduate Research:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1<sup>st<\/sup> place \u2013 Rahul Rajeev (Brinkman group)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2<sup>nd<\/sup> place \u2013 Adam Puchalski (Kornev group)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3<sup>rd<\/sup> place \u2013 Nakeshma Cassell (Brinkman group)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2565-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2565-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2565-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2565-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2565-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2565.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2571-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2571-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2571-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2571-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2571-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2571.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2572-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2572-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2572-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2572-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2572-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2572.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2578-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2578-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2578-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2578-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2578-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2578.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2581-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2581-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2581-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2581-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2581-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_2581.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to Games officers Krissy Chapman, Carie Feigeles, Maren Kagin, and Nishanth Manda for all their hard work organizing the 19th MRS\/OPTICA Poster Competition! Also, thank you to all the judges for your time and participation. Congratulations to the award winners: Undergraduate Research: 1st place \u2013 Benjamin Eubanks (Weirich group) 2nd place \u2013 Alexis Madden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3921,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411],"tags":[95273],"coauthors":[95286],"class_list":["post-355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-materials-science-engineering"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3921"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":352,"date":"2026-03-31T13:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/?p=352"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:51:08","slug":"reaching-into-the-quantum-world-a-new-way-to-control-superconducting-vortices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/reaching-into-the-quantum-world-a-new-way-to-control-superconducting-vortices\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaching into the Quantum World: A New Way to Control Superconducting Vortices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Recent advances in nanoscience continue to push the boundaries of how we understand and manipulate matter at extremely small scales. A new study published by the Royal Society of Chemistry introduces an innovative technique for controlling <em>superconducting vortices<\/em>\u2014tiny whirlpools of electrical current that form inside certain materials at very low temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Superconductors are remarkable because they allow electricity to flow with zero resistance. However, their behavior is not always perfectly smooth. Under specific conditions, magnetic fields penetrate these materials in the form of vortices. These vortices are not just curiosities\u2014they play a crucial role in determining how superconductors function, especially in advanced technologies like quantum computing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study focuses on a material called FeSe, a type of multigap superconductor. Researchers developed a method using a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) tip to physically \u201cpull\u201d and manipulate vortex lines within the material. This represents a significant breakthrough, as controlling vortex motion with precision has been a long-standing challenge in condensed matter physics. Interestingly, the research also highlights how imperfections in the material\u2014such as point defects or tiny wrinkles caused by strain\u2014can act as traps for these vortices. These features influence how vortices move and arrange themselves, effectively reshaping the local structure of the vortex lattice. By understanding and exploiting these interactions, scientists can gain deeper insight into the physics governing superconductors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This level of control opens exciting possibilities. For example, manipulating vortices could help researchers study complex phenomena like vortex braiding, which has implications for fault-tolerant quantum computing. More broadly, it brings scientists one step closer to designing superconducting systems with tailored properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In essence, this research demonstrates that even the smallest imperfections can become powerful tools in the quantum world. By turning defects into advantages, scientists are redefining how we interact with the hidden structures of matter\u2014and paving the way for next-generation technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2026\/nr\/d5nr04204f\">Nanoscale control over single vortex motion in an unconventional superconductor<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Citation<\/strong>: Song, S. Y.; Hua, C.; Halasz, G. B.; Ko, W.; Yan, J.; Lawrie, B. J.; <strong>Maksymovych, P.<\/strong> Nanoscale control over single vortex motion in an unconventional superconductor. <em>NANOSCALE <\/em><strong>2026<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent advances in nanoscience continue to push the boundaries of how we understand and manipulate matter at extremely small scales. A new study published by the Royal Society of Chemistry introduces an innovative technique for controlling superconducting vortices\u2014tiny whirlpools of electrical current that form inside certain materials at very low temperatures. Superconductors are remarkable because [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3921,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411],"tags":[95273,95308],"coauthors":[95286],"class_list":["post-352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-materials-science-engineering","tag-superconductors"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3921"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":349,"date":"2026-02-26T14:45:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/?p=349"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:45:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:45:23","slug":"announcing-the-19th-annual-mrs-osa-poster-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/announcing-the-19th-annual-mrs-osa-poster-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the 19th Annual MRS\/OSA Poster Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MRS\/OSA will hold it&#8217;s 19th Annual Poster Competition on April 2nd in the AMIC Atrium. The Seminar featuring Dr. Peter Schultz begins at 3:30 PM in AMIC 1101. The registration deadline is March 20th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/02\/Poster-Competition-Flyer-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/02\/Poster-Competition-Flyer-2026.jpg 825w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/02\/Poster-Competition-Flyer-2026-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/02\/Poster-Competition-Flyer-2026-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/02\/Poster-Competition-Flyer-2026-768x993.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MRS\/OSA will hold it&#8217;s 19th Annual Poster Competition on April 2nd in the AMIC Atrium. The Seminar featuring Dr. Peter Schultz begins at 3:30 PM in AMIC 1101. The registration deadline is March 20th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3921,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411],"tags":[95273],"coauthors":[95286],"class_list":["post-349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-materials-science-engineering"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3921"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":347,"date":"2026-02-20T18:55:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/?p=347"},"modified":"2026-02-20T18:55:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:55:49","slug":"weirich-group-wins-aps-travel-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/weirich-group-wins-aps-travel-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Weirich Group Wins APS Travel Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two grad students in Dr. Kimberly Weirich&#8217;s research group have won 3 travel awards to the APS Global Summit in Denver, Co. this March. There are more than 14,000 people that attend this meeting, so it is a honor to get one of these awards in a research group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Megan Janquart<\/strong> &#8211; APS Division of Soft Matter Student Travel Award and the American Physical Society&#8217;s Braslau Family Travel Grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carolyn Feigeles<\/strong> &#8211; APS Division of Biological Physics Travel Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aps.org\/funding-recognition\/grant\/braslau-family-travel-grant\">Braslau Family Travel Grant<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.aps.org\/dsoft\/news-events\/future-investigator-travel-award\">APS Division of Soft Matter Student Travel Award<\/a> and  <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.aps.org\/dbio\/honors\/prizes-awards\/travel-grants\">APS Division of Biological Physics Travel Award<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two grad students in Dr. Kimberly Weirich&#8217;s research group have won 3 travel awards to the APS Global Summit in Denver, Co. this March. There are more than 14,000 people that attend this meeting, so it is a honor to get one of these awards in a research group. Megan Janquart &#8211; APS Division of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3921,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411],"tags":[],"coauthors":[95286],"class_list":["post-347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3921"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":346,"date":"2026-02-17T17:36:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/?p=346"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:36:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:36:50","slug":"laser-engineered-battery-material-could-make-fast-charging-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/laser-engineered-battery-material-could-make-fast-charging-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Laser-Engineered Battery Material Could Make Fast Charging Better"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Electric vehicles (EVs) and many portable electronics depend on lithium-ion batteries. But one big challenge remains: slow charging speeds. Most lithium-ion batteries take too long to charge because the materials inside don\u2019t let lithium ions move quickly enough. A new study explores a cutting-edge way to fix this problem using laser engineering on a common battery material called NMC811 (nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide). The article, <em>Mechanistic insights into laser-structured NMC811 cathodes for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries<\/em>, describes how scientists from Ohio State University and Clemson University, including MSE Faculty members <strong>Fei Peng<\/strong>, <strong>Yanying Lu<\/strong>, and <strong>Tianyu Zhu<\/strong> used picosecond laser ablation \u2014 extremely short bursts of laser light \u2014 to shape the surface of battery particles. This process creates tiny channels and structures on the cathode (the battery\u2019s positive electrode), which helps lithium ions move more easily during charging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the main problems with standard battery electrodes is that ions can\u2019t travel quickly through the material. When researchers sculpted the electrode material with precise laser patterns, they found that this significantly improved charging performance. The optimized laser treatment boosted the battery\u2019s capacity at high charging speeds by more than <strong>30%<\/strong> compared to unmodified material \u2014 a major improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers also noticed changes in the chemistry and stability of the material. For example, an interphase layer of lithium fluoride (LiF) forms on the surface after laser treatment. This layer appears to improve cycling stability, which means the battery can be charged and discharged many times without degrading quickly. However, using too much laser power can lead to undesirable effects like cation mixing (where atoms shift places inside the crystal structure), which can harm performance. This work matters because it combines advanced manufacturing techniques with existing battery chemistry. If laser structuring can be scaled up and made cost-effective, it might lead to faster-charging lithium-ion batteries for EVs and electronics \u2014 a big step toward more convenient and efficient energy storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To read this article, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2352152X25044615\">click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Citation: Mehrvarz, A.; Li, R.; Zhou, Y.; Wu, Y.; <strong>Peng, F.;<\/strong> Xiao, H.; Lu, Y.; <strong>Zhu, T<\/strong>. Mechanistic insights into laser-structured NMC811 cathodes for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries. <em>JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE <\/em><strong>2026<\/strong><em>, 143<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electric vehicles (EVs) and many portable electronics depend on lithium-ion batteries. But one big challenge remains: slow charging speeds. Most lithium-ion batteries take too long to charge because the materials inside don\u2019t let lithium ions move quickly enough. A new study explores a cutting-edge way to fix this problem using laser engineering on a common 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Holds Mini Career Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thank you to our fabulous MSE alumni: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Robbie Lake of Dodge Industrial<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> John Nickles of AVX\/Kyocera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Bernadine Daichendt, and Dammy Busari, of Polymed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Their time in meeting with and talking with MSE undergrads at the Spring MSE Mini-Career Fair was invaluable!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"801\" height=\"552\" data-id=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/02\/Career-Fair-1.jpg\" alt=\"Students talking with Industry Representatives\" class=\"wp-image-344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/02\/Career-Fair-1.jpg 801w, 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This scholarship program is for current MSE majors or General Engineering students planning on majoring in Materials Science &amp; Engineering and who are passionate about Materials Science and Engineering, and want to develop outreach, research, and\/or industry professional development skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are the focus areas for scholars?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scholars can choose from <strong>three areas<\/strong>, each with a faculty advisor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Research<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Industry Engagement<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Outreach &amp; Recruiting<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Students may select one area initially, but participation in multiple areas is encouraged as they grow. Note: Areas may be capped if interest is high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What opportunities are available in each area?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Participate in <strong>Creative Inquiry<\/strong> projects and undergraduate research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Present research at conferences (MS&amp;T, ACS, APS, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Industry Engagement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Join <strong>Material Advantage<\/strong> for leadership opportunities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect with Clemson MSE alumni and industry contacts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pursue internships or REUs and serve as a liaison.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tutor other students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outreach &amp; Recruiting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assist with recruiting events:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alumni event at MS&amp;T<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact incoming high school students (hometown recruiting)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evening event for General Engineering students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organize alumni tailgates and career fairs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Present research at conferences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore creative ideas like entrepreneurship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seniors can assist program faculty advisors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Can I participate in more than one area?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes! Scholars can start in one area and expand to others over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How will my performance be evaluated?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your faculty advisor will assess your contributions and engagement in your chosen area(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are there additional benefits?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Opportunities to compete for <strong>conference travel funds<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for conference attendance, especially if full scholarship funding isn\u2019t available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What questions should I consider before applying?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Time commitment:<\/strong> How much time can you dedicate?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Evaluation:<\/strong> How will your progress be measured?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Entrepreneurship and innovative projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leadership roles in student organizations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Networking with alumni and industry professionals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Interested?&nbsp; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/rvaKHXVHVkVABkbR8\"><strong>Apply today<\/strong><\/a><strong>!<\/strong><br>Contact Laura Kinard, <a href=\"mailto:lkinard@clemson.edu\">lkinard@clemson.edu<\/a>, 864-656-1512,  AMIC 2122<br>for application details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The deadline to apply is Friday, March 13, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to the generosity of MSE Alumnus and MSE External Advisory Board member, Russ Esmacher, and his wife Julie Esmacher, MSE is proud to announce the Esmacher Scholars Program. This scholarship program is for current MSE majors or General Engineering students planning on majoring in Materials Science &amp; Engineering and who are passionate about Materials [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3921,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411],"tags":[95273,95305],"coauthors":[95286],"class_list":["post-335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-materials-science-engineering","tag-scholarship-program"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3921"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":332,"date":"2026-01-23T13:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/?p=332"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:18:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:18:03","slug":"announcing-the-new-mse-center-for-x-ray-advanced-imaging-of-materials-structures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/announcing-the-new-mse-center-for-x-ray-advanced-imaging-of-materials-structures\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing MSE&#8217;s New Center for X-Ray Advanced Imaging of Materials &amp; Structures."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are excited to announce the opening of the new Center for X-Ray Advanced Imaging of Materials &amp; Structures (X-Ray AIMS) in the AMIC building on Clemson\u2019s campus (Fig. 1A). Located on the first floor, this state-of-the-art facility is equipped with a newly installed ZEISS Xradia Versa 615 micro-CT system, enabling non-destructive three-dimensional imaging of ceramic, polymeric and biomaterials materials and structures. This capability allows researchers to image the same specimen while applying successive experimental treatments, offering a detailed insight into evolution of the internal structural over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Xradia Versa 615 operates on principles similar to medical computed tomography, but at the micro- and nanoscale, achieving spatial resolutions as fine as 500 nm for millimeter- to centimeter-sized samples. With an operating voltage range of 30\u2013160 kV and power output of 3-25 W, the system supports imaging across a wide range of material types, from low-density, carbon-based structures &#8211; such as wood cellular architecture in a toothpick imaged at 40\u00d7 magnification (Fig. 1B) &#8211; to high-density, multi-phase powders and advanced composite materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"334\" data-id=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/01\/X-Ray-1024x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/01\/X-Ray-1024x334.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/01\/X-Ray-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/01\/X-Ray-768x250.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/files\/2026\/01\/X-Ray.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Figure 1<\/strong>. <strong>(A)<\/strong> ZEISS Xradia Versa 615 micro-CT system in the AMIC building. <strong>(B)<\/strong> The non-destructive 3D X-ray micro-CT image of a toothpick with clearly visible cells with sub-micron resolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to announce the opening of the new Center for X-Ray Advanced Imaging of Materials &amp; Structures (X-Ray AIMS) in the AMIC building on Clemson\u2019s campus (Fig. 1A). Located on the first floor, this state-of-the-art facility is equipped with a newly installed ZEISS Xradia Versa 615 micro-CT system, enabling non-destructive three-dimensional imaging of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3921,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411],"tags":[95304,95301,95273],"coauthors":[95286],"class_list":["post-332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-advanced-imaging-of-materials-structures","tag-advanced-materials","tag-materials-science-engineering"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3921"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/mseclemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]