Department of Materials Science and Engineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland

Shock Treatment

High temperature thermal shocks increase the stability of single atom catalysts.

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PECASE Award

MSE Alumna Ashley Ruth honored by U.S. government for her battery technology research.

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An Emerging Leader

MSE Associate Professor Yifei Mo is the 2019 Outstanding Young Scientist.

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125 Years of Inspiration

This year, the Clark School of Engineering Celebrates 125 Years (1894 - 2019)

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Autonomous Discovery

Professor Ichiro Takeuchi uses machine learning to develop new magnetic materials.

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$13.5M

in research expenditures for FY18

Lasting Partnerships

MSE engineers frequently partner with ARPA-E to solve society's most pressing energy problems.

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25%

of student body made up by women

Student Diversity

MSE student body is made up of 25% women and 30% minorities

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95%

retention rate of MSE majors

Leading Programs

A. James Clark School of Engineering 22th in the world according to the Global Academic Ranking of World Universities.

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News & Events

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Sep 20, 2019

Clark School Professor Elected 2019 APS Fellows

MSE Professor Raymond Phaneuf was honored in September.

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A friend in civil suggested I talk to MSE because it's an interdisciplinary major spreading over many fascinating topics that would meet my interests. After talking with Dr. Kathleen Hart my sophomore year, I was sold on materials engineering!

Sep 11, 2019

UMD Graduate Student Kang-Yi Lin Receives 2019 ALD/ALE Award

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Aug 18, 2019

UMD Hosts 4th Annual Machine Learning Bootcamp and Workshop

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Aug 12, 2019

UMD Alumna Receives PECASE Award, Highest Honor Given by U.S....

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BAE Systems Information Session
September 26, 2019

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MSE Seminar Series: Development and utilization of advanced electron microscopy techniques

October 4, 2019

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Clark School Alumni Networking Reception
October 10, 2019

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MSE Seminar Series: Thermal Effects of Topologically Non-trivial Fermi Surfaces
October 11, 2019

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MSE Seminar/CDD Seminar: Electrical Energy Storage: Near-term and Long-term Perspectives
October 18, 2019

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Maryland Clean Energy Summit
October 22, 2019

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APS Physics: March 2020 Meeting Abstract Deadline
October 25, 2019

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MSE Seminar Series: Material Science Investigations to Advance Li-ion and Li-Metal Batteries
October 25, 2019

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MSE Seminar Series: Modeling of heat flow across interfaces
November 1, 2019

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MSE Seminar Series: Shape-Symmetry Incommensurate Polymer Crystals
November 8, 2019