Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Energy Materials and Sustainability

Advanced materials are widely employed in a variety of applications, including electronics, photocatalysis, and electrochemical energy storage. MSE faculty are investigating the fundamentals behind the structure-property-processing relationships in materials used for such applications.

Specific research areas: 

  • Advanced electro-ceramics
  • Green engineering and sustainable materials selection
  • Radiation damage behavior in ceramics

Thin film ferroelectrics