Johns Hopkins Materials Science and Engineering

06/03/2026

Cancer has a sweet tooth—and that craving might be more revealing than scientists once thought.

MatSci Professor Howard Katz and Kevin Yarema in Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering have shown that exploiting tumor cells’ appetite for sugar can make stealthy pancreatic cancer proteins easier to detect.

Yarema and Katz's research was funded by a seed grant from the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.

While the 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer has increased over the last decade to 13%, it continues to be one of the toughest cancers to diagnose and treat. One […]

05/19/2026

Blue Jays forever.

A big teary-eyed congratulations to all of our graduates!

05/13/2026

Baltimore students of all ages came to the Homewood campus last month to be wowed by materials science!

Materials Science Day was a student-run opportunity for community members to make slime, play with hydrogels, build crystal structures out of pretzel sticks and marshmallows, and watch elephant toothpaste foam up in an exothermic reaction.

05/05/2026

Celebrating our wonderful graduating Master's students.

04/27/2026

JHU MatSci student Vara Gunananthan and her group have been working on a sutureless mitral valve prosthesis for patients with sever mitral annular calcification to reduce operating times and improve patient outcomes.

Come see for yourself at the Whiting School of Engineering’s Design Day TOMORROW, April 28.

04/23/2026

Professor Kalina Hristova with four soon-to-be doctors! PhD students Tanaya Roy, Ece Özdemir Fajardo, Spencer Fajardo, Mahmoud Abouekheir will all be hooded next month!

04/20/2026

How does Alzheimer’s break the brain’s protective shield — and can we fix it?

Materials Science & Engineering professor Peter Searson and his team are digging into that question.

5 likes. "Decoding the Blood-Brain Barrier: A New Pathway for Treatment"

04/08/2026

MSE Assistant Research Professor Patty McGuiggan recently received a school-wide award for Excellence in Mentoring and Advising. Dr. McGuiggan has been supporting the personal and professional development of our Materials Science students for 20 years. Congrats, Dr. McGuiggan!

04/07/2026

U.S. News & World Report‘s Best Graduate Schools show JHU MatSci's graduate program rising four spots in the rankings of the nation's Best Materials Engineering Programs.

“This new department-best ranking is a direct reflection of our outstanding faculty, staff, and students and the momentum they’ve built. This reflects their impact, and I’m excited about where we’re headed,” said Dr. Michael Kessler, Head of Johns Hopkins Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

Johns Hopkins University’s engineering graduate programs are again ranked among the nation’s best, according to U.S. News & World Report‘s Best Graduate Schools rankings, released today. Materials Science and Engineering jumped…

04/01/2026

showed up in full force at the Tau Beta Pi District 4 Conference in Washington D.C. over the weekend! Tau Beta Pi is the honor society for exceptional engineers and engineering student across all disciplines. The JHU chapter is helmed by our very own Vara Gunananthan, an undergraduate senior in Materials Science and Engineering. JHU MatSci was also represented by assistant research professor Dr. Tom Garrison, who is a Director for Tau Beta Pi District 4!

District 4 represents Washington DC, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.