University of Delaware Materials Science and Engineering Department

10/27/2025

Funding opportunities at the University of Bath for individuals from the Americas. Prof. Dimitris Koutsouras is a lecturer there and came from George Malliaras' lab at the EMSE in Gardanne. Details below..

As a student from the Americas, you may be eligible for funding to support your doctoral study at Bath

01/17/2025

Hello University Associate,

I would like to make you aware of an excellent opportunity for your students involved in thermosetting polymer research to enhance their visibility and exposure for future employment.

The Thermoset Resin Formulators Association (TRFA) is an association made up of the most important formulators and major suppliers to the thermoset industry. TRFA is pleased to announce the 2025 Annual Excellence in Thermoset Polymer Research Award to encourage and recognize advances in the science and engineering of the thermoset polymer industry.

The student submitting the winning research paper will receive:
A $1500 cash award and an award plaque.
An invitation to present the winning paper at the TRFA Annual Meeting with complimentary registration for one person. This is a valuable opportunity to network with representatives of the most important companies in the thermoset industry.
Two nights of complimentary accommodation at TRFA’s Annual Meeting hotel.
Additional travel allowance for one person of up to $500.
The winning and runner-up papers will be posted on the TRFA members-only website (providing students exposure to major companies for possible recruitment opportunities).

We encourage you to inform your students of this excellent opportunity as soon as possible. Entry forms must be received by April 11, 2025, with the research paper due not later than May 9, 2025, to be considered. All research paper submissions will be reviewed by TRFA’s Academic Panel. Information about last year’s award is available at the following link: TRFA Thermoset Polymer Research Award

For complete information about TRFA, please visit their website at www.trfa.org.

Warm regards,

Mariah Banks | Technical Service Chemist, Advanced Polymer Coatings | Academic Panel Member,Thermoset Resin Formulators Association | President, Cleveland Coatings Society | Main (+1) 440-937-6218 ext 5307 | NACE Certified Coating Inspector – Level 1, No. 111529

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12/20/2024

UD MSEG Faculty Staff 2024 Holiday luncheon at Twelves in West Grove

01/03/2024

The BME department in the College of Engineering at UD is actively searching for a Department Chair. If you or a colleague are interested, please send in application materials at the link appended below.

Apply now Job no: 500719 College / VP Area: College of Engineering Work type: Faculty Location: Newark Categories: Biomedical Engineering, Full Time

12/05/2023

Hi Dave!

I hope all is well! I want to alert you to an Assistant Professor opening (with a very generous starting package) in our group here at Linköping University. Take a look below and please share with promising junior researchers.

All the best… and an early Happy Holidays!

/Daniel
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Prof. Daniel T. Simon
Organic Bioelectronics group leader

Linköping University
Laboratory of Organic Electronics
Dept. of Science and Technology
601 74 Norrköping, Sweden
phone: +46 (0)11 36 34 76
orcid.org/0000-0002-2799-3490
www.liu.se/loe



The Laboratory of Organic Electronics (LOE, liu.se/loe) at Linköping University is recruiting an Assistant Professor in Materials Science with focus on Organic Functional Materials for Sustainability with a very generous starting package through the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE): (i) salary for the recruited faculty member (4 years full-time for a maximum of 5 years); (ii) research/consumables funding; (iii) salary for two PhD students (4 years each); (iv) salary for two postdocs (2 years each); and (v) additional support for overhead and facilities.

WISE (wise-materials.org), funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, is the largest-ever investment in materials science in Sweden and includes major investments at seven of Sweden’s leading universities over (at least) 10 years. The vision is to enable a sustainable world through materials science.

This Assistant Professorship focuses on research in the field of organic functional materials with the aim of developing and advancing sustainable materials, methods, devices, and technologies. Placement will be at LOE at Linköping University’s Department of Science and Technology, located on the river Motala Ström at Campus Norrköping.

Placement at LOE will provide rapid integration into the collaborative LOE team; full access to LOE’s open research environment for knowledge and expertise sharing; LOE’s fabrication, characterization, chemistry, and cleanroom facilities and equipment; as well as the Printed Electronics Arena which includes a full suite of printing and additive manufacturing tools and techniques. At LOE, all research is conducted in English.

Full details can be found at the application link here: https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/23000 (NOTE the current deadline is 8 January 2024).

Please share this announcement email with your network of colleagues and any promising junior researchers you think could be a good fit for this Assistant Professorship.

The Laboratory of Organic Electronics (LOE, liu.se/loe) at Linköping University is recruiting this tenure-track Assistant Professor with a generous starting package through the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE, wise-materials.org). The WISE Fellow recruitment package...

10/19/2023

We have a soft matter / polymer materials faculty position open here at Delaware. Please share with those that might have interest.

Apply now Job no: 500392 College / VP Area: College of Engineering Work type: Faculty Location: Newark Categories: Materials Science, Full Time

10/10/2023

Join us at UDMSEG!

Apply now Job no: 500398 College / VP Area: College of Engineering Work type: Faculty Location: Newark Categories: Materials Science, Full Time

07/06/2023

FYI: Dow has finalized a number of plans related to our 2023 PhD recruiting activities at U. Delaware in the coming weeks. Please utilize any of your departmental lines of communications to publicize this information to be sure that any PhD students/post-docs interested in interviewing with us this year have a chance to obtain all of the best information and to apply for on-campus interviews. I appreciate any help to get this information to students in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer & Information Science. Please let me know if you or anyone else has any questions – and thank you in advance for your help.



Dow PhD Recruiting at U. Delaware



On-Campus Interviews – August 1 & 2, UD Career Services Center

Our job is posted and actively accepting applications in Handshake until July 25
Sign-up for an interview in Handshake now
Provide a resume, cover letter and product/summary of your technical work
We are interested in candidates with experience in polymer/materials/science, catalysis/reaction engineering, data science/modeling/AI/ML, and related research


Dow Information Session – July 18, 3-5pm, 102 Colburn Lab

Event has been created in Handshake
All candidates interested in interviewing with us (even in the future) should plan to attend
Come prepared to ask questions and to receive information about Dow that may be useful for interviews, and insight about the interviews


Dow Recruiting at U. Delaware LinkedIn Group

Be sure to join our LinkedIn group for the most up-to-date information about Dow and recruiting events
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8611996/




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Associate R&D Director/ICM

Dow Wire & Cable / Dow Adhesives



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04/10/2023

Hi Professor Martin,

I wanted to send a friendly reminder about the upcoming deadline for the ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship. Please remind your students that the last day to apply is 11:59 PM ET on April 30th, 2023.

Thank you!

2023 ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship Program

ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship
ExxonMobil Corporation, the largest publicly traded international energy company, has partnered with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) to create fellowship opportunities in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) for Hispanic college students. Through HHF’s Latinos On Fast Track (LOFT) program, ExxonMobil seeks to nurture motivated college students nationwide with a passion for Engineering and Science.

Selected students will be exposed to a top-quality company by participating in this signature mentoring program. Each student will be paired up with an ExxonMobil professional to learn how their knowledge and skills are applied in a corporate setting.

Fellowship Components
The Fellowship consists of five 1-hour meetings with a mentor (virtual or in person), an exclusive curriculum to introduce Fellows to ExxonMobil and career opportunities, and a $1,000 educational grant. In addition, the possibility exists to interview for ExxonMobil positions (internships/full-time) upon successfully completing the Fellowship.

Fellowship Requirements
This opportunity is highly competitive and open to rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students attending a 4-year college or university.
Fellowship applicants with the following majors will be given priority:
· Civil Engineering
· Chemical Engineering
· Computer Engineering
· Electrical Engineering
· Geoscience
· Material Science and Engineering
· Mechanical Engineering

Applicants with these majors will also be considered: Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Petroleum Engineering, and Physics.

Other Requirements:
· Must plan to pursue a career in the fields/majors listed above
· Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher
· Be a U.S. citizen, a legal U.S. permanent resident, or have the permanent right to work in the U.S. Applicants selected are required to submit documentation for U.S. citizenship, permanent resident, or right to work.

The application can be found here.

If you have questions, please contact [email protected]. Please use "ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship" in the subject line.

The 2023 ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship Application will close on April 30, 2023, at @11:59 p.m. EDT.

This opportunity available through the LOFT program is for Hispanic students. Others interested should contact the company's website directly.


Best,

ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship Team

Regards,

ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship team

02/22/2023

NGRPC 2023 to be held at UM at the end of June

NGRPC 2023 Call for Abstracts- Abstract Deadline is NEXT Wednesday!
Complete NGRPC info at https://ngrpc2023.engin.umich.edu/