🚀 Congratulations to Keerthi Padmanabhan on being selected as a 2026 Brooke Owens Fellow!
The fellowship supports students pursuing careers in aviation and space and connects them with leaders across the industry.
Learn more about the 2026 fellows:
www.brookeowensfellowship.org/blog/posts/a...
Engineering excellence recognized 👏
David McDowell has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
McDowell joins the 2026 class and becomes the 50th NAE member from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Read the full story:
www.mse.gatech.edu/news/nationa...
🎨🔬 Spring 2026 MRS Poster Competition
March 20 | 3–6 PM
Marcus Nanotechnology Building
Cash prizes 💰
Present your research, meet industry, and build your skills at Georgia Institute of Technology.
Register here:
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Don’t miss it 🚀
Student Spotlight ✨
A day in the life of Emma Géle — balancing academics, activities, and big goals. It’s inspiring to see students showing up with focus and heart every day. 💙
#StudentSpotlight #DayInTheLife
March is Women’s History Month 🌸
Celebrating the women who continue to engineer change in materials science — from microstructure to macro impact.
Built on legacy. Driven by innovation.
#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM #MaterialsScience
Celebrating innovation at Georgia Tech 🎉
Jason Azoulay has been named a 2026 Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors, recognizing his impactful work in materials science and technology innovation.
A proud moment for MSE and the broader research community! 🐝✨
🎨🔬 Spring 2026 MRS Poster Competition
March 20 | 3–6 PM
Marcus Nanotechnology Building
Cash prizes 💰
Present your research, meet industry, and build your skills at Georgia Institute of Technology.
Register here:
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Don’t miss it 🚀
The Mill: MSE’s makerspace.
Testing. Printing. Building. Community.
Hands-on materials science.
BMH Materials Spotlight: Madam C. J. Walker
By experimenting with ingredient composition and performance, she developed specialized hair care formulations tailored to the material properties of Black hair.
Her work demonstrates how engineering principles apply to everyday materials
Engineering a more sustainable future starts in the classroom 🌎 This article from the Georgia Tech Center for Teaching and Learning highlights how Dr. Sarah Goodman redesigned MSE 2001 using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Read more: www.mse.gatech.edu/news/shaping...
For Black History Month: Marie Maynard Daly. She linked cholesterol to heart disease and studied how arteries change under stress — science that underpins modern vascular biomaterials. 🧬 Chemistry that helps us design materials for the human body. #BlackHistoryMonth #Biomaterials
Happy Presidents’ Day 🎉 Materials of George Washington’s teeth: human + animal enamel, ivory, gold alloy, lead-tin alloy, and steel springs. The ivory absorbed moisture and swelled, creating stress between materials and long-term mechanical instability 😭🦷 #MaterialsScience #Biomaterials
MSE Student Spotlight✨ Engineer, artist, mentor. Malik Blackman brings creativity into everything he does. His work in materials, music, and visual art proves that innovation isn’t limited to one field.
www.mse.gatech.edu/news/whether...
Jewelry combines metal alloys with crystalline ceramics like diamond to balance durability and design 💍
Materials science helps create pieces that are built to last ✨
BHM Spotlight: Garrett Morgan 🖤
Inventor of an early gas mask and the three-position traffic signal. His layered filtration design helped save lives and laid foundations for modern protective materials.
Engineering + impact. Always.
The Lombardi Trophy = sterling silver engineering 🏈✨
92.5% silver for prestige.
Copper for strength.
Hand-crafted. Mirror-polished.
Brand new one made every year.
Materials science in the spotlight.
#SuperBowl #MaterialsScience #Engineering
Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images (Image 1) Forbes (Image 2)
Olympic gold medals aren’t solid gold.
They’re sterling silver at the core, strengthened with copper, and finished with a thin electroplated gold layer. Structure from silver. Protection and symbolism from gold.
Materials science is everywhere, even on the podium 🥇
Building the next generation of materials scientists through real‑world guidance. The MSE Industry Mentoring Program connects students with industry leaders to shape career paths, strengthen skills, and open doors to future opportunities.
Music history meets materials engineering 🎶
The Grammy Award is cast from a zinc alloy for detail and durability, then electroplated with 24-karat gold for its iconic finish. A perfect example of how surface engineering transforms function into legacy.
For Black History Month: Dr. Walter Lincoln Hawkins.
Polymer chemist. Bell Labs innovator. Co-founder of NOBCChE.
He helped make plastics more durable and science more inclusive. 🔬✨
#BlackHistoryMonth #MaterialsScience
Carbon fiber flex + vulcanized rubber + engineered ice = hockey powered by materials science 🧊🏒 #MaterialsScience #Hockey #STEM #Engineering #Science
Antonio Facchetti joins the 2025 class of National Academy of Engineering inductees for his work. Read about it and more in the MSEConnect Newsletter!https://online.fliphtml5.com/ckyim/Fall-2025-MSEConnect/
Image of the National Academy of Sciences building taken by Maxwell MacKenzie
If it looks glossy, assume it’s plotting against you.
Freezing rain = smooth glaze ice.
Ice expansion = pipe problems.
Salt = temporary truce with physics.
Move slow and enjoy the snow day safely ❄️🧊
Georgia Tech MSE is excited to welcome Dr. Jacob Beckham 🐝
His work centers on smart, stimuli-responsive magnetic nanomaterials that can remotely control cell signaling.
We honor the legacy of Dr. Fred L. Cook, MSE Professor Emeritus, who passed away in January 2026. A leader in polymer and textile chemistry and a dedicated mentor at Georgia Tech for 40+ years, his influence will continue for generations.
Progress doesn’t have to be fast to be meaningful.
As Martin Luther King, Jr. reminds us: whatever you do, keep moving forward.
A snapshot from our grad student meet and greet welcoming Dr. Meisha Shofner, Associate Chair of Graduate Studies. Building connection and community across MSE 🤝
#GeorgiaTech #GTMaterials #GraduateStudies
Snowflakes: tiny hexagonal engineers out here scattering light and insulating the world ❄️ Materials science stays winning.
Our Fall 2025 MSE Connect newsletter is out! Check out the latest updates in materials science, research highlights, and upcoming events.
Read here: t.co/8bdOt7ff5M
#MSEConnect #MaterialsScience photo cred: slide 1- ULTRAVIEW Archery, slide 2- Rob Felt
The Fall 2025 MSE Connect Newsletter is out now!
Join us in celebrating faculty achievements and student opportunities as we start a new semester.
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#MSEConnect #Fall2025
