Welcome
It is the goal of WPI Materials Science and Engineering Program to create and convey knowledge at the forefront of materials science, processing, and engineering.
The vision for the Materials Science & Engineering (MTE) program at WPI is of a World Class academic and research program with foci in:
Please send inquiries to mtereq@wpi.edu
Linkage to Materials Science and Engineering Newsletter.
Events
- Currently, no thesis defense or PhD dissertation is scheduled.
Materials Science Seminars Spring 2009
The Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Seminar season ended on, May 6, 2009 with excellent "value proposition" presentations by five graduate students. Kimon Symeonidis, Hao Yu, Cecilia Borgonovo, Ning Sun, and Shelley Dougherty were the volunteer presenters in this friendly competition. The judges were Gina Betti of WPI's Collaborative for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Diran Apelian of WPI's Metal Processing Institute, Jianyu Liang and Richard D. Sisson, Jr. of the Materials Science and Engineering Program. Prof. Sisson is pictured congratulating Shelley Dougherty, the winner who presented her project relating to the benefits of "Template assisted fabrication of nano structured biomaterials" for drug delivery.
MS Thesis and PhD Dissertation Schedule
Faculty News
Dean of Graduate Students
Provost John Orr announced officially on June 3, 2009 that Professor Richard D. Sisson, Jr. has accepted the position of Dean of Graduate Studies and will be taking on this role beginning July 1. Prof. Sisson has compiled a distinguished record at WPI as a teacher and a funded researcher. He brings a wealth of experience as well as a clear vision for the graduate programs at WPI. In this half-time position Rick will have an office in the provost's area while also maintaining his office in the Mechanical Engineering department.
Faculty Awards
Faculty Conferences
Student News
Congratulations!
Tracey Vincent successfully presented her PhD dissertation on May 21, 2009 in Higgins Lab 102. Her dissertation was Transmission Line Features and Their Influence on GHz Conductor Loss which needs to be considered in the design of telecommunication systems.
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