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Facilities
With over 10,000 square feet of lab space and state-of-the-art instrumentation and equipment, TMI is a world-class hub for materials research.
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Materials Science
Our Materials Science and Engineering program is one of the best in the nation, and our graduates go on to be leaders in their fields.
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Seminar Series
TMI hosts prestigious speakers throughout the year to promote research collaboration and learning across material science and engineering at UT.
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Guihua Yu Featured in People Magazine
Dr. Guihua Yu, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, has invented a pioneering water filter to tackle pollution. His breakthrough earned him a feature in People news.
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'Smart Swarms' of Tiny Robots Inspired by Natural Herd Mentality
In natural ecosystems, the herd mentality plays a major role – from schools of fish, to beehives to ant colonies. This collective behavior allows the whole to exceed the sum of its parts and better respond to threats and challenges.
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UT Austin Chemist Bridges Chemistry and Solid-State Physics to Advance Understanding of Solar Panel Interfaces
In a groundbreaking development, Professor Michael Rose from the Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute, is the sole author and has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society due to his research into the intricacies of interfacial band structure and hybridization of silicon materials with surface molecules, particularly relevant to solar energy and solar fuels conversion.
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Yuanyue Liu, ACS 2023 Rising Star
Dr. Yuanyue Liu from the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering has been chosen from over 300 nominations, as part of the top 17 researchers that were presented with the ACS Materials Au: 2023 Rising Star in Materials Science title.
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Goodenough Materials Innovation Lectures
In honor of Nobel Laureate Goodenough, this lecture series aims to bring leading experimentalists and theorists engaged in the broad field of materials to illustrate the past and present of materials research, and thereby create a vision for future innovation in this space.
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Maria Juenger, Cements 2024 Della Roy Lecturer
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Dr. Maria Juenger will deliver the 2024 Della Roy Lecture, titled "The Road to Sustainable Cement," highlighting the critical role of sustainability in modern construction.
Arumugam Manthiram Receives 2024 IBA Yeager Award
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Professor Manthiram has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious IBA Yeager Award for 2024.
Stretchable E-Skin Could Give Robots Human-Level Touch Sensitivity
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A first-ever stretchy electronic skin could equip robots and other devices with the same softness and touch sensitivity as human skin, opening up new possibilities to perform tasks that require a great deal of precision and control of force.
New Advanced Quantum Science Institute Will Bridge Basic Research and Applied Science
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Elaine Li and Xiuling Li will co-direct the new Texas Quantum Institute.
Professor Vaibhav Bahadur (VB) Innovates Green Hydrogen Production from Oilfield-Produced Water
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Professor Vaibhav Bahadur, renowned for his pioneering work in thermal-fluid sciences and materials, unveils groundbreaking research at the intersection of energy, water, hydrogen production and environmental protection.