MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE)

MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) DMSE houses the world’s premier program focused on Materials Science and Engineering – the study

DMSE faculty and students study the ways in which atoms can be built into solid materials and how the structural arrangement of the atoms in a material governs its properties.

Meet a graduate of the DMSE Class of 2026.
06/02/2026

Meet a graduate of the DMSE Class of 2026.

Breakerspace Image Contest Runner-up: Best Electron Microscope ImageRia Kamat’s surface of a succulent leaf, revealing s...
06/02/2026

Breakerspace Image Contest Runner-up: Best Electron Microscope Image

Ria Kamat’s surface of a succulent leaf, revealing sunken stomata that help the plant thrive with little water, along with interlocking pavement cells. View all winners and runners-up: https://buff.ly/i7IYbNZ

Steel shapes the modern world, forming everything from cars and ships to bridges and skyscrapers. But producing it also ...
06/01/2026

Steel shapes the modern world, forming everything from cars and ships to bridges and skyscrapers. But producing it also generates enormous amounts of carbon dioxide.

On the Ask MIT Climate podcast, DMSE Professor Antoine Allanore explains why CO2 is central to steelmaking — and how researchers are working to eliminate it from the process. Listen to the episode: https://buff.ly/F9y2nGK

Celebrating the Class of 2026.
06/01/2026

Celebrating the Class of 2026.

Congratulations to the DMSE Class of 2026!DMSE seniors lined up Friday to march to Killian Court for ’s Undergraduate De...
05/31/2026

Congratulations to the DMSE Class of 2026!

DMSE seniors lined up Friday to march to Killian Court for ’s Undergraduate Degree Ceremony.

At the ceremony, they sat just steps from the stage they would soon cross to receive their degrees.

“Our central thesis is if you can find an easier way to crack the rock, get lithium out, and make battery-grade lithium ...
05/30/2026

“Our central thesis is if you can find an easier way to crack the rock, get lithium out, and make battery-grade lithium salts, you can change the lithium market,” says Camden Hunt, author of a study describing a new, low-cost process for extracting lithium from rock.

The closed-loop process could significantly reduce the cost, energy use, and waste associated with lithium refining.

Home News DMSE researchers develop a low-cost technique to get lithium out of rocks Zach Winn | MIT News | May 28, 2026 DMSE researchers develop a low-cost technique to get lithium out of rocks The low-temperature process could unlock cleaner lithium from America’s abundant hard rock while minimiz...

Spotlighting DMSE Class of 2026 graduates.
05/29/2026

Spotlighting DMSE Class of 2026 graduates.

DMSE advanced-degree graduates gathered in Saxon Court ahead of the School of Engineering and Schwarzman College of Comp...
05/29/2026

DMSE advanced-degree graduates gathered in Saxon Court ahead of the School of Engineering and Schwarzman College of Computing ceremony on Wednesday in Killian Court.

Breakerspace Image Contest Runner-up: Best Optical Microscope ImagePria Sawhney captured the underside of a damselfly ab...
05/28/2026

Breakerspace Image Contest Runner-up: Best Optical Microscope Image

Pria Sawhney captured the underside of a damselfly abdomen, revealing icicle-like structures on the exoskeleton. View all winners and runners-up: https://buff.ly/naS2C8l

Congratulations to the Class of 2026!
05/28/2026

Congratulations to the Class of 2026!

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