Congratulations to Prof. Akdoğan for receiving the Professor of the Year in Materials Science & Engineering for Academic Year 2021-22 from the Students’ Engineering Governing Council (EGC). The award presentation was made on 2 May 2021 in Richard Weeks Hall on Busch Campus. The students’ quote for Prof. Akdoğan reads: “Gives incredible engineering insight beyond the course material such as real life engineering case studies, industrial information such as patent methods, Rutgers' contributions to engineering, career paths and options for different engineers."
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May 2022
May 4, 2022
Prof. Akdoğan wins the 2021-22 Student’s Engineering Governing Council MSE Faculty of the Year Award
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April 2022
April 28, 2022
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Malcolm G. McLaren (MGM) Distinguished Lecture Symposium was held on Thursday April 28th. Dr. Martin Harmer was honored as the Distinguished Lecturer and the featured highlight of the 2022 McLaren Lecture Symposium. More than 100 faculty, students, alumni, and friends attended. The MSE Senior Poster Competition was an excellent opportunity to review departmental research.
April 26, 2022
The pinnacle of technical recognition at Corning is the appointment to the position of Corporate Fellow. This is an executive appointment which reflects rare and truly exceptional career achievements and contributions to Corning. Dr. David Morse, executive vice president and chief technology officer, Science & Technology, announces the appointment of Dr. Matthew J. Dejneka as Corporate Fellow, effective March 28, 2022.
April 2, 2022
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MSE Night 2022 took place on 22 March from 4-7 pm and attracted >80 first-year students. In the lobby, 3D printing, glass cloth thermal stability, Nitinol shape memory alloy, Gorilla Glass, and fluorescent glass demos were conducted. Also, 3D SLA (Prof. Haber), STEM (Prof. Batson), Corning Glass (Prof. Goel), Hologram (Prof. O'Carroll), Hybrid Micro/Nano Manufacturing (Prof. Singer MAE) lab tours were offered. The event was a great success.
March 2022
March 15, 2022
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Rutgers University researcher Ashutosh Goel will work on heat-resistant ceramic and metallic composite waste form of unused fuel.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $36 Million to Reduce Waste from Advanced Nuclear Reactors. Eleven Projects Will Lower Waste Burden; Sustain Future Deployment of Carbon-Free Nuclear Power
03/10/2022
January 2022
January 31, 2022
Nick Henson (left) and Alex Pasara (right) were awarded USACA grants to attend the 45th Annual Conference on Composites, Materials and Structures in Cocoa Beach, Florida this year. USACA is the premier association that champions the common business interests of the advanced ceramic producer and end-user industries (http://advancedceramics.org).