Division of Materials Science & Engineering | College of Engineering

Professor David Bishop wins the 2026 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize

Bishop, the Head of Materials Science & Engineering was awarded the 2026 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize. Bishop was recognized for groundbreaking experiments that uncovered the role of vortices in the superfluid phase transition in helium films and observed anyonic braiding statistics of quasiparticles in the fractional quantum Hall effect, thus establishing the significance of topological excitations in two-dimensions.

The Buckley Prize recognizes outstanding theoretical or experimental contributions to condensed matter physics.

MSE Talks Fall Speakers

MSE will have the great honor of hosting awesome speakers for our materials seminars this Fall.

To view a list of individuals who will speak this semester, please visit the webpage below.

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Professor David Bishop

David Bishop wins prestigious prize for his contributions to understanding superfluids

November 5th, 2025

David Bishop was awarded the 2026 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize on November 5, 2025, for groundbreaking experiments…

Self-Driving Lab to Accelerate the Breakdown of Toxic Chemicals

November 4th, 2025

A new federally funded research effort is tackling one of chemistry’s most complex challenges, safely breaking down toxic industrial chemicals.…

Events

MSE Talks: Alon Gorodetsky

Day: Friday Dec 12th Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm PHO 211

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MSE PhD Final Defense: Haoyi Hou

Day: Tuesday Dec 16th Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm BRB 113

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MSE Masters Thesis Presentation: Shreyas Dongre

Day: Wednesday Dec 17th Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm EMB 105, 15 St. Mary's St.

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MSE Masters Thesis Final Presentation: Alexander Alex Guthmann

Day: Thursday Dec 18th Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm EMB 105, 15 St. Mary's St.

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MSE Masters Thesis Final Presentation: Yicong Huang

Day: Thursday Dec 18th Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm PHO 536

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MSE PhD Written Qualifying Exam

Day: Tuesday Jan 13th Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm 15 Saint Mary's Street, Room 105

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MSE New Student Orientation

Day: Wednesday Jan 14th Time: All Day

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MSE PhD Oral Qualifying Exam

Day: Friday Jan 16th Time: All Day TBD

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