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Materials science

Robert E. Green Jr.
In memoriam
Longtime WSE faculty member dies at 85
Published Nov 28, 2017
Robert Green helped found Department of Materials Science, spent more than 50 years at JHU
A man gives a talk while a motion picture is projected on a screen behind him
Materials science
Arts, to the extreme
Published Sept 21, 2017
HEMI/MICA Extreme Arts program brings faculty, students together to translate research on extreme events in new and creative ways
Graduate student Alexander Komin (left) and materials scientist Kalina Hristova.
Ebola virus
Protein could be key to Ebola's spread
Published Aug 22, 2017
Discovery by JHU researchers plays key role in project that appears to pinpoint what makes deadly virus so contagious
Blue-green circuit board closeuo
Materials science
A super-strong silicon alternative?
Published June 28, 2017
Hopkins team creates durable alloy that could be key to next tech frontier
Design Day
Student engineers perfect their pitches
Published May 8, 2017 Video
In annual year-end Design Day showcase, students present their research, projects, and prototypes
Exhibition
Going to extremes
Published April 4, 2017
MICA photographer Jay Gould creates arts based on his HEMI artist-in-residence experience
Faculty honors
Materials scientist named Sloan Fellow
Published Feb 21, 2017
Rebekka Klausen receives early-career award for her work with silicon in creating next-generation technology
Crystal lab
Materials science project
Published March 4, 2016
JHU will grow crystals as part of national bid to develop better materials for technology
Intersession
Chocolate lab
Published Feb 2, 2016 Video
Students study chocolate up close—for science, of course
Material world
Quest for better metal
Published Aug 14, 2015
Materials scientist aims to create super-strong, durable metallic glass