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Oct 19, 2022

DOE Awards $100M to Sila Startup Co-Founded by MSE Alum Gleb Yushin

ALAMEDA, CA – OCTOBER 19, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it has awarded Sila, a next-generation battery materials company, $100 million to fund the build-out…

Oct 19, 2022

Wolfspeed Ahead: An NC State Spinoff Powers the Future

The company that pioneered LED lighting now looks to improve the efficiency and performance of electric vehicles and other high-power applications. Meet the people building the world’s largest silicon carbide manufacturing facility in Chatham County.

Oct 18, 2022

Yaroslava Yingling named Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) has named Professor Yaroslava Yingling as the fourth Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor. This partnership for university distinction was formed by a group of NC State College of Engineering faculty and private-sector partners, including former MSE department head John Hren and former president of Kobe Development Corporation S. Yano.

Oct 14, 2022

Using Supercharged Material Science in an Operational Environment

Professor Jacob Jones’s work in dielectrics and piezoelectrics sparks the interest of Sandia National Laboratories.

Oct 10, 2022

New Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration Will Tackle Global Challenges

A new collaboration between NC State and the Technical University of Denmark aims to uncover new biology-based methods for CO2 management and sustainable fertilizer production.

Sep 20, 2022

Yaroslava Yingling Named Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor

RALEIGH, N.C.– The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) has named Professor Yaroslava Yingling as the fourth Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor, effective September 1, 2022.  The professorship was established…

Sep 19, 2022

2023 MSE Grad Student Info Session

Tuesday, October 11: Fall 2022 Info Session We invite you to join us at our upcoming virtual Info Session on Tuesday, Oct 11 where you can explore our graduate programs…

Sep 6, 2022

Researchers Demonstrate New, More Energy-Efficient Devices Using Gallium Nitride

The devices are made possible by a unique technique for “doping” gallium nitride in a controlled way.