Department of Materials Science and Engineering

April 09, 2008 Steve Martin Receives Prestigious Glass Award

The MSE Department is pleased to congratulate Steve Martin on being this year's awardee of the American Ceramics Society George W. Morey award for achievements in glass science and technology.

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April 09, 2008 Akinc Selected Fulbright Scholar

Recently, Dr. Mufit Akinc was selected by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB) as a Fulbright scholar to Turkey.  As a representative in Turkey, Dr. Akinc will help fulfill the principal purpose of the...

October 30, 2007 Alexander King New Ames Lab Director

Materials Engineering Professor and Head at Purdue University, Alexander King, is named as the successor for the Ames Laboratory Director. 

King holds a bachelor's degree (1975) in physical metallurgy from the...

October 25, 2007 Active students drive success of Material Advantage

Iowa State’s student chapter of Material Advantage recently became a dynasty after winning the national Most Outstanding Chapter Award for the fourth year in a row. Chapters from all around the country entered the competition,...

October 04, 2007 Rajan Named New ICD Director

Materials Science & Engineering Professor Krishna Rajan, a Stanley Chair of Interdisciplinary Engineering at Iowa State University, has been named the new director of Iowa State's Institute for Combinatorial Discovery...

October 02, 2007 Tenure Track Faculty Position

The Materials Science and Engineering Department (http://www.mse.iastate.edu/) is seeking applicants to fill one or more tenure-track faculty positions with a preference for candidates in the areas of structural materials,...

September 25, 2007 Gschneidner Receives Acta Materialia Gold Medal

Karl Gschneidner, Jr., MSE Distinguished Professor and recent member of the National Academy of Engineering, will receive his Acta Materialia Gold medal during the 2008 annual meeting of The Minerals, Metals & Materials...

September 25, 2007 “Larry Genalo featured on ISU Admissions web site”

Larry Genalo, MSE Professor & Associate Chair, is featured on the Admissions website.  To read more about the article and co-creator of the Toying With Technology literacy course for future K-12 teachers please click...

August 21, 2007 Producing Results and Engineers for Industry

Materials Science & Engineering at Iowa State University is highlighted in an article on page 11 of the "MicroElectronics Packaging & Testing Engineering Council (MEPTEC) Report Newsletter." Professors Iver Anderson and Krishna...

June 05, 2007 Rolls-Royce to use Iowa State discovery that improves jet engines

May 21, 2007 MSE Centennial Publication Receives Two Case Awards

The College of Engineering's Communications and Marketing Department received two CASE regional awards this past January.  They were in recognition of MSE's Centennial Issue, Making Materials Matter for 100 Years. 

The...

April 16, 2007 NSF fellowship opens doors for Jorgensen

When Danny Jorgensen paused during the middle of a recent intramural bowling match, he thought he was just taking a phone call from a friend.

Instead, his life was taking an unexpected turn.

What Jorgensen heard was that he...

March 26, 2007 MSE's Constant named ADVANCE Professor

Iowa State University recently received a $3.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to facilitate increased participation of women in science, technology, engineering and math careers. The grant will support a...

March 15, 2007 Scholarship, Leadership, Service Put Nelson at Top of Senior Class

Even if you knuckle down on the books, opt out of non-academic activities, and forgo a social life, getting through college in four years can still be a tough task. But for someone with a résumé like Andrew Nelson’s, it might be...

February 09, 2007 Gschneidner Elected to NAE

The MSE Department at Iowa State University is extremely pleased to announce that Karl Gschneidner, Jr. has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering!   

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May 17, 2006 Ramping Up the Pace: Iowa State takes the lead in combinatorial discovery of materials

May 17, 2006 Gleeson Named First Renken Professor in MSE at ISU

April 15, 2006 MSE Leads Iowa State Distinguished and University Professorships for 2006-2007

March 20, 2006 No jive in this java: Lin brewing big changes in nanostructures

February 10, 2006 Sleepless at the self-service pump

February 07, 2006 MSE Awards Banquet Flyer

February 06, 2006 Centennial Celebration Activities

February 06, 2006 MSE Chair to Assume National Leadership Post

Dr. Mufit Akinc, chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University, has been elected vice chair of the University Materials Council (UMC), the official organization of department chairs, heads,...

February 06, 2006 Gleeson/Sordelet Win R&D 100 Award

MSE Professor Brian Gleeson and former Adjunct Assistant Professor Daniel Sordelet, both scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, have won national recognition for a coating that helps turbine blades hold...

February 06, 2006 Polymer Faculty Member is latest newcomer to MSE

Michael Kessler joins MSE from the University of Tulsa, where he taught and conducted research since earning his PhD in theoretical and applied mechanics from the University of Illinois in 2002. The native South Dakotan...