WPI Materials Science & Engineering

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

Link to: Graduate Students 2008-2009

Events

Commencement 2009

Congratulations to our MTE Graduates. Commencement was held here at WPI on Saturday, May 16, 2009. This year, we had three PhD and six Master of Science candidates, eight of them were able to participate at the commencement ceremony.

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.

Graduate Research Achievement Day

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Our Participants

2009 Project Presentation Day

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 View Materials Science Projects

MS Thesis and PhD Dissertation Schedule

Currently, there are no thesis defense of dissertations scheduled.

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 Huanan Duan!

On May 26, 2009, Huanan Duan presented his PhD dissertation in Washburn Shops 323. His dissertation was Synthesis, Integration, and Characterization of Functional Inorganic Nanomaterials which details the challenges that remain as obstacles on the way towards the successful large scale use of nanomaterials to benefit human life and society.

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.

Top student contributor to the IBM Smarter Planet University Jam!

Congratulations to Chris Lammi who is being recognized as one of twenty top student contributors to the Jam around the globe. These top students made insightful and/or innovative contributions the Jam discussion on how technology and business can help build a smarter planet in areas such as education, healthcare, energy, traffic and water.

Most Creative Recruitment Strategies Award

Candace A. Cunningham, Manager of Chapter Relations of ASM International, sent this message: On behalf of the Material Advantage program, I congratulate you, your executive committee and your student members on the achievement of the Most Creative Recruitment Strategies Award during the Spring 2009 Membership Challenge. Congratulations to all our members of our Material Advantage Student Chapter at WPI.

Danielle Belsito receives a Steel Founders' Society (SDFA) of America Scholarship

WPI alumni Jack Lilley (MS MTE '91) has been awarded the SFSA Briggs Award. As part of that prize Jack sent $1500.00 to WPI's Materials Science and Engineering program to be given as a scholarship to an outstanding student with an interest in metal processing. Danielle Belsito has received this SFSA scholarship based on her outstanding academic accomplishments. She see currently completing her MS thesis on the mathematical modeling of the heat treatment of steel.

Congratulations!

Jodi Lowell was awarded the Chet Inman Award 2009 from ASM International Worcester Chapter on March 18, 2009 in Higgins House. Award Night

Jodi is pictured with Roger Fabian, FASM President (2008-2009) and Chuck Innis, President of ASM International Worcester Chapter.

MQP Award 2009

Congratulations to Amanda Young and Lester Li who recently were awarded the ASM International Worcester Chapter MQP Award 2009. Their project was titled "Composite Pd Membranes for Hydrogen Separation". This is the third year, the Worcester Chapter of ASM International sponsored a competition for the best MQP presentation in the Mechanical Engineering Department with special emphasis on materials research. More information

Pictured are: Prof. Sisson, Amanda Young, Lester Li and Chuck Innis of ASM International - Worcester Chapter.

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