MSE PhD Defense: “The Direct Ink Writing of Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Elastomers into 3D Geometries and Their Properties”
Cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs) are composed of functionalized liquid crystal (LC) mesogens that self-assemble into a helical structure and are lightly crosslinked into an elastomeric network. CLCEs exhibit reversible, […]
MSE PhD Defense: “Band Engineering in Structured Photonic Systems”
ABSTRACT This thesis presents studies of band engineering in structured photonic systems, in which geometry, symmetry, and periodic patterning are used as design principles to access topological phases, flat bands, […]
MSE Seminar: “Putting Nanomaterials to Work for Catalytic and Medical Applications”
Nanomaterials have found widespread use in many applications, including those related to photonics, electronics, catalysis, energy conversion, sensing, imaging, and biomedicine. Chemistry plays a central role in all these developments. […]
AI Panel Discussion: “Atoms & Algorithms From Simulation to Synthesis in AI-Driven Materials Research”
As part of Penn’s AI Month, join the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in a panel discussion to engage with how AI is embedded into materials R&D, where it works, and […]
Atoms & Algorithms: From Simulation to Synthesis in AI-Driven Materials Research
As part of Penn’s AI Month, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering hosts a panel on how AI is shaping materials R&D. The discussion will be moderated by Ali Zaidi, former White House National Climate Advisor, and will cover AI-driven discovery, experiments, characterization, and integrating physics, data, and engineering constraints.
MSE Seminar: “Turning Chaos into Control: Modeling High-Entropy Ceramics”
High-entropy ceramics are an emerging class of materials in which configurational entropy competes directly with enthalpy to stabilize complex crystal structures. Beyond their promise for applications ranging from energy storage […]
MSE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Solvent Swollen Nanostructured Single-Ion Containing Polymers for Enhanced Lithium-Ion Conductivity”
Lithium-ion batteries are a dominant energy storage technology, and improvements to the electrolyte may further enhance energy density and safety. Single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes (SIPEs) show improved ion transport and […]
MSE Seminar: “Capturing Lightning – making art and discoveries! Investigating the high-speed dynamics of novel dielectric tree formation in PMMA”
Dielectric components play an integral role in the electronic communication, navigation, and defense systems, all devices which underpin daily life in our modern world. For many of these devices, particularly […]
MEAM Seminar: “Forces of Metastasis: How Mechanics Shapes Tumor Progression Across Scales”
Metastasis remains the primary driver of cancer-related mortality. To spread, cancer cells escape the primary tumor site, traverse heterogeneous tissues and the extracellular matrix (ECM), evade the immune system, and […]
MSE Seminar: “From Electrochromics to Artificial Retina: Harnessing Light, Color, Ions and Electrons”
The Mei Research Group at Purdue University bridges the gap between fundamental discovery and real-world innovation. Integrating chemistry, materials science, and engineering, our research advances organic semiconductors and conductors—materials with […]