The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at NC State University

Prof. Richard Spontak Awarded Honorary Doctorate at NTNU Doctoral Awards Ceremony

Professor Richard Spontak, a distinguished NC State University professor with joint appointments in the departments of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) was awarded an honorary doctorate during the Doctoral Awards Ceremony on March 8, 2024, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The ceremony recognized Spontak’s exceptional contributions to chemical process engineering and polymer science.

Prof. Franky So Receives 2024 Jan Rajchmann Award

NC State MSE Associate Department Head Professor Franky So has made many significant contributions to the research, development, and commercialization of OLED devices and displays. During his tenure at Motorola from 1993 to 2001, he led a research team to demonstrate the first full video OLED display in the United States in 1997 and subsequently introduced the first OLED display for phones (Motorola Timeport P8767) in 1999. 

Professor Donald Brenner Named 2024 MRS Fellow

Donald Brenner, Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor in the North Carolina State University Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), has been named a 2024 Materials Research Society (MRS) fellow. This prestigious honor recognizes Brenner for his pioneering contributions to materials modeling and his broader impact on the materials community, including studies that have helped shape major research directions in the United States.
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Through its state-of-the-art facilities and advanced computer resources, MSE integrates education and research, giving our students opportunities to solve real-world problems in the classroom, field and laboratory settings. We boast six robust research areas with unique challenges and impacts:

  • Structural Materials
  • Soft and Biomaterials
  • Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials
  • Computational Materials Science
  • Materials Characterization
  • Energy Materials

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