Spotlights: MSE

Rachel Miller is a fast learner. “I did not know that engineering was a degree you could major in until I was a senior in high school,” Miller said. “I knew that a person could study physics or math... Read more

Mumtaziah Faaz ( M.Eng | Materials Science & Engineering, Cornell class of 2022) When speaking about maintaining joy amid a busy life of academia, Mumtaziah Faaz explains, “It’s usually hard for me to... Read more

Mostafa Hassani knows the technologies of the future cannot rely on the structural materials of the past. Melting metals and then mixing and shaping them into useful configurations was fine for... Read more

Sarah Chay (M.Eng | Materials Science & Engineering, Cornell class of 2022) has explored the diverse fields of thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, ceramics and glasses within... Read more

Congratualtions to Bashayer on recently being announced as a Global Awards Finalist from the Institution of Chemical Engineers! Bashayer tells us more about that, her work, and her time at Cornell... Read more

Congratulations to Maya on receiving The Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship which supports graduate students in the humanities, social sciences or natural sciences. Mrs. Liebmann was the daughter of... Read more

Kelly chose MSE because she was "excited by how versatile materials science is in a variety of industries and the flexibility that offered for my future career path." Read more

After learning about exercise clothes woven with silver fibers to prevent bacteria growth, Grace is now doing her own fiber science research as an MSE student. Read more

What inspired you to choose your field of study? When choosing my major, I didn't want to choose between physics, chemistry, coding, and biology. MSE seemed like a good avenue for this. In my Intro to... Read more

Bill joined MSE because he wants to predict and simulate novel materials for cheaper, faster, and more sustainable functional materials in the future. Read more