They Call It “Free Energy” So, Hey, Why Pay?

Abstract: The emergence of order in materials systems ranging from simple salts to complex supramolecular arrays has long been viewed through the lens of classical nucleation theory in which monomeric building blocks assemble into ordered structures through…

New Princeton Collaborative Plasma Research Facility Open for All Users

Abstract: Low-temperature plasmas have multiple applications in areas ranging from microelectronics, to synthesis of novel materials, spacecraft propulsion to medicine, catalysis and waste remediation. The US DOE has recently provided…

Charge Carrier Traps in Organic Semiconductors and Their Impact on Device Performance

Abstract: Organic semiconductors provide an opportunity to augment Silicon electronics in non-traditional areas such as clothing, flexible, rollable, and bio-integrated devices. Emerging exciting applications are near…

Understanding Solid Ionic Conduction on the Route to Solid-State Batteries

Bio: Dr. Zeier conducted his graduate studies in the field of thermoelectrics as a joint student of Prof. Jeffrey Snyder (California Institute of Technology) and Prof. Wolfgang Tremel at the Johannes Gutenberg-University in Mainz,…

Polymorphism of Close-Packed Spheres in the Phase Transitions

Bio: The current research focus of Sangwoo Lee is the thermodynamics and phase transition behaviors of polymeric materials and related material systems to understand their structure and property relationships. Sangwoo Lee received his B.S. degree…

Aperiodic Photonics: from Physics to Device Engineering

Abstract:  The ability to design complex wave fields and electromagnetic interactions in optical structures with arbitrary geometries and material dispersion properties is essential to the advancement of nanophotonics and metamaterials technologies. In…

Structure, Phase Stability, and Dynamics of Magnetically Actuated Colloidal Materials

Abstract: One of the most exciting areas in colloid research is the control of interparticle interactions to generate new structures.  The ease of tuning interactions, size, shape, and composition has made these nano-…

Phase Transformations of Nanoscale Systems Using In Situ TEM

Bio: Judy J. Cha is the Carol & Douglas Melamed Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Yale University.  Prior to Yale, she was a post-doctoral researcher at Stanford University in the…

Coding in the (Potential) Great Leaps in Multidimensional Microscopy and Materials Discovery with Deep Learning

Abstract: Otherwise considered the grand challenge in materials testing and characterization is the translation of information from raw data streams into interpreted information at the scale of living things…

Welcome Class of 2023! Interested in Materials Science? Please stop by our table to learn more about the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Certificate Program. Current students will be available to talk about their experiences, classes, how to join the program and participate in activities.