Two new materials-focused projects are looking to push the boundaries of their fields. Discover how researchers are working to harness bacteria to engineer adaptive living materials and develop wearable tech to capture better brain images.

Discover how a machine learning approach is opening insights into an entire class of materials being pursued for solid-state batteries.

Find out why a collaboration between Duke and Purdue is exploring the fabrication and optoelectric characterization of multilayered perovskites.

New faculty member Miaofang Chi is a leading expert in the development of new methods for cryogenic scanning electron microscopy systems. Read all about how her work is unlocking quantum and energy materials.

New faculty member Liang Feng is engineering platforms to store gasses for climate and energy applications such as capturing carbon or fueling vehicles. Discover how his technology works.

New faculty member Michela Geri is gaining a better understanding of structured fluids using tailored experimental and theoretical tools. Check out how she's applying her work to energy and environmental applications and why she's excited to launch new classes at Duke.

New faculty member Bavand Keshavarz brings a comprehensive background in fluid dynamics and soft matter mechanics to Duke's campus. Find out why his work has implications for everything from advanced medical implants to sustainable water purification systems.

PhD student Iran Hernandez Imbert is helping improve geothermal technology through a series of national and international fellowships. Discover how the support of Duke MEMS is making it happen.

Check out how a uniquely Duke program is building the confidence of future faculty applicants by looking beyond their traditional engineering application materials and giving them a peek behind the proverbial curtain.

Cambre Kelly (MEMS PhD ‘20) is already on her second startup. After helping launch metal 3D-printed orthopedic implants, find out why she’s getting funding to start targeting surgical infections.

Duke Engineers have garnered a lot of attention this summer and fall. Find out which faculty and students were recognized this spring for their outstanding achievements and contributions.

An interdisciplinary team of Duke Engineers traveled to Singapore this summer to compete in the Rainforest XPRIZE semifinals. Follow along in the excitement through an in-depth, five-part miniseries about their experience.

Three Duke Engineers are leading a decade-long project to reinvent the way wastewater management works. Check out how their reinvented toilet could provide safer water and better lives – especially for women in poor countries.

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“As an engineer, I know that the creation and deployment of new technologies will not come easily. And I know that of the many areas of expertise that this challenge will require, new materials for generating, transporting, and storing energy is one of the most important.”

—JEROME LYNCH

at the inaugural Duke Materials Initiative Symposium

Dear colleagues,

I am thrilled to share the latest edition of the Duke University Thomas Lord Department of Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering newsletter. Our commitment to excellence and growth remains steadfast, and it is with great enthusiasm that we share accomplishments and breakthroughs over the last several months.

At Duke MEMS, we are driven by our mission to foster innovation with societal impact, and we have some exciting developments to share. From the revitalization of our robotics certificate program to the launch of the NSF-supported International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) Program, we are continually expanding the reach of mechanical engineering and materials science at Duke.

Our dedicated faculty members' relentless pursuit of knowledge and innovation is driving progress that holds the promise of a brighter future for all of humanity. Have a fantastic fall and congratulations to all Duke MEMS students and faculty launching their careers this year!

Cate Brinson, PhD
Donald M. Alstadt Chair and
Sharon C. and Harold L. Yoh, III Distinguished Professor

Background image for "On Camera": George Hart, Geometry Ascending a Staircase (2013), from the Duke Engineering art collection.

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