MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE)

10/28/2026

MIT's CERBERUZ student team—including DMSE students Keira Boone and Constantine Bulavenko—took first prize in the NASA LunaRecycle Centennial Challenge for its lunar waste recycling system. The system grinds waste into powder, melts it with thermoplastics, and molds the mixture into replacement parts and other items needed for lunar living.

Home News MIT student team CERBERUZ wins NASA LunaRecycle Centennial Challenge, turning lunar trash into tools Rachel Ornitz | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics | October 21, 2026 MIT student team CERBERUZ wins NASA LunaRecycle Centennial Challenge, turning lunar trash into tools The team,....

10/27/2026

“MIT has this world-class research facility and faculty and everything, but it also has world-class entrepreneurial programs,” says Nick Diaco, an MIT postdoc and 2025 Kavanagh Fellow, in a new video about the program. "You really need both if you actually want to take an idea from the lab and put it in the real world and put it into situations where it’s actually affecting people’s lives.”

Home News MIT’s Kavanaugh Fellowship: From invention to impact Jason Sparapani | October 22, 2026 MIT’s Kavanaugh Fellowship: From invention to impact The Kavanaugh Translational Fellows Program helps scholars turn promising research into successful businesses. Categories: Awards, Research, Stud...

10/26/2026

“Structure is really at the heart of the materials science field,” says DMSE’s Professor Ju Li. “If you understand the structure, you can infer quite a lot about the properties and performance of materials.”

Li and his colleagues have developed an AI model that connects the 3D atomic structures of crystalline materials with their properties, processing, and potential applications.

Home News Giving AI a “crystal clear” view of the materials world Zach Winn | MIT News | October 18, 2026 Giving AI a “crystal clear” view of the materials world New research can help AI models understand crystalline materials in 3D and reason about their properties. Categories: Faculty, Res...

10/22/2026

Returning employers at the DMSE Career Fair on October 16 included Corning, Procter & Gamble, and SpaceX. Newcomers included RHI Magnesita, an Austrian manufacturer of heat-resistant products and systems, and Neural Concept, a Switzerland-based company developing AI-powered engineering tools.

Home News DMSE Career Fair expands students’ career horizons Jason Sparapani | October 22, 2026 DMSE Career Fair expands students’ career horizons Annual event connects students with industry opportunities while encouraging exploration of career paths beyond traditional engineering roles. Catego...

10/20/2026

“There were no obstacles, only opportunities and possibilities,” said Department Head Polina Anikeeva of Thomas Rose, the 37-year-old MIT archaeometallurgist who died September 2 following a bicycle crash in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

More than 100 people filled the MIT Chapel on September 24 to pay tribute to Rose. They remembered him as a brilliant researcher and generous colleague with an extraordinary breadth of expertise and eclectic passions ranging from rowing to archery.

Home News MIT remembers Thomas Rose, a brilliant researcher and generous colleague Jason Sparapani | October 14, 2026 MIT remembers Thomas Rose, a brilliant researcher and generous colleague Faculty, students, staff, family, and friends gathered to remember the assistant professor and archaeometallu...

10/19/2026

In tomorrow’s MSE Seminar, Xiuling Li of the University of Texas at Austin will explore how controlling defects, strain, surfaces, and dimensionality can enable new semiconductor technologies.

Tuesday, October 21 | 2 pm–3 pm | 6-104 (Chipman Room)

Home Events Beyond Epitaxy: (U)WBG Semiconductor and Quantum Materials October 20, 2026 Beyond Epitaxy: (U)WBG Semiconductor and Quantum Materials In this MSE Seminar, Xiuling Li from The University of Texas at Austin will discuss how controlling defects, strain, surfaces, and dimensionality can ena...

10/16/2026

MIT engineer and birder Lorna Gibson, author of Birds Up Close, joins the panel discussion “The Wondrous World of Birds” at the Boston Book Festival.

Saturday, October 17 | 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Old South Church

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10/14/2026

In an MSE Seminar at MIT on October 6, Zhejiang University’s Jianguo Mei highlighted technologies rooted in the precise control of light, color, ions, and electrons: electrochromic technology, for applications in electric vehicles and consumer electronics, and living electronics—electronics that live in neural tissue.

Mei, previously of Purdue University, develops organic semiconductors and conductors with transformative potential for printed electronics, bioelectronics, and living electronics, pursuing both technological impact and fundamental scientific frontiers.

10/12/2026

“If we can control the electronic or optical functions of the materials, we might potentially make those devices more brain-like, more portable, and less power-hungry,” said Professor Frances Ross, about an electron microscopy technique she and research scientist Julian Klein developed to move atoms within a material, opening new possibilities for materials design.

Home News Exploring electron microscopes as engineering tools October 6, 2026 Exploring electron microscopes as engineering tools Julian Klein and Frances Ross discussed using electron microscopy to move atoms—suggesting a new path for materials design. Categories: Faculty, In the Media, Research,...

10/09/2026

The automated platform ELLIE, developed by Electrochemical Energy Lab and the Johnson Research Group at MIT, makes and tests different electrolyte formulations to help researchers more quickly identify promising battery electrolytes. The robot dispenses a solvent into a vial that it had just added salt to. After the electrolyte is mixed, the robot dispenses it into the testing cell for impedance measurements.