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Hayes Brodsky and Austin Shoemaker have been recognized with 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards. Both are PhD students in the Materials Science and Engineering Program at the

Harris at the Phononics 2023 conference in Manchester, England. Adam Harris is advancing the frontiers of aerodynamics as a non-traditional student, finishing up a doctoral program in which he never expected

The 4th Annual Innovation in Materials Symposium brought together over 100 scientists and engineers for a special conference at the University of Colorado Boulder.The successful event, held August 15 and hosted by the Materials Science and

Anthony Straub is making revolutionary advances in water purification for life on Earth and in space.Using nanoscale membranes—thinner than 1/100th the width of a human hair—Straub has developed a technology that could significantly improve

Jason Rivas is researching materials at the atomic level to improve reliability and resistance of electronics to space radiation. A PhD student in materials science and engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, Rivas

Two materials science and engineering graduate students have earned prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards. Daniel Estrin and Yukai Tomsovic are both 2025 recipients of the NSF

Materials researchers are getting a big boost from a new database created by a team of researchers led by Hendrik Heinz. The initiative, now available online to all researchers, is a database containing over 2,000 carbon nanotube stress-strain curves and failure properties.

“This is probably the most radical conceptual advancement for airplanes since the replacement of propellers with jets.” – Mahmoud Hussein is not pulling punches about the potential impact of a major aerospace materials research project.

Lily Mortensen is advancing research at the leading edge of biomedicine, working on new ways to improve human health.A materials science and engineering PhD student at the University of Colorado Boulder, Mortensen is investigating

Anthony Straub is making major advances in water purification technology for industry and human consumption on Earth and in space, with his work on a nanotechnology membrane process taking a major step toward commercialization, thanks to a new NASA