WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The “tsunami” of digital manufacturing is here – and Purdue University has a major new resource to handle it. Purdue officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Wednesday (Jan. 30) for the Manufacturing Design Laboratory, a research space dedicated to the technology-driven future of manufacturing in Indiana and across the globe.

MSE Professor (by courtesy), Jonathan Wilker, is featured on TED.com! Join him as he explores the technology behind sea creatures such as mussels, barnacles, and oysters and how they to stick to rocks with intriguing adhesives.

Rosemary was nominated for her consummate understanding and natural leadership of diverse graduate students through the recruitment and admission process within the School of Materials Engineering ensuring the best and brightest excel in their research opportunities, and her award was presented at the 17th annual College of Engineering Staff Awards of Excellence Banquet on December 7, 2018.

The Purdue School of Materials Engineering is pleased to welcome Dr. Mark Gruninger as the Managing Director for Industrial Consortia in the School.

Solar power accounts for less than 2 percent of U.S. electricity but could make up more than that if the cost of electricity generation and energy storage for use on cloudy days and at nighttime were cheaper.

Purdue University’s goal of fostering collaborative international relationships to find solutions for global challenges will be the focal point during the first-ever Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship program

Researchers have shown how to shuttle lithium ions back and forth into the crystal structure of a quantum material, representing a new avenue for research and potential applications in batteries, “smart windows” and brain-inspired computers containing artificial synapses.

West Lafayette, IN - A startup created by Purdue University professors is developing a sensor that can detect dangerous mosquito-borne tropical diseases faster and at a lower cost than current methods, giving health officials time to take action before the viruses are transmitted to humans.

Purdue team, led by Jeffrey Youngblood, a professor in Purdue's School of Materials Engineering, created a new manufacturing process using cellulose nanocrystals as advanced barrier coatings for food packaging.

MSE alumna, Donna Herum, has been selected as one of eight Alcoa fellows who will join Earthwatch in the Andorran Pyremees to research the impacts of climate change.