Newly Appointed Materials Science Engineering Faculty

Welcome to our newly appointed faculty members! Read below to find out about their research interests, their primary appointments and what they are delving into at Boston University. Abigail Plummer, Assistant Professor (ME, MSE) Professor Plummer combines theory, experiment and simulation in her research to explore how materials deform and adapt in complex environments. The […]

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Photos from the Saint Gobain 2023 Lecture

On Dec. 1 at 4 p.m., Professor Robert J. Cava spoke to MSE students in his lecture, “Working at the Boundary Where Solid State Chemistry, Materials Physics, Mineralogy and Materials Science Meet.” Cava is a Russell Wellman Moore Professor of Chemistry as well as Associated Faculty Member of the Materials Institute at Princeton University. ABSTRACT: […]

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Anubhav Wadehra: Using Molten Salts to Develop a More Sustainable World

For 20 years, the small city of Chandigarh, India, charged his curiosity for science.

Anubhav Wadehra graduated from Punjab Engineering College in 2017 with his bachelor’s in materials and metallurgical engineering. During a six-month internship in 2016 at Boston University, he decided to take his curiosity even further. 

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Neila Gross: Investigating Antibiotic Resistance

In August 2022, Neila Gross summited Mount Kilimanjaro. It was a grueling journey that took her five and a half days to make her way up the highest peak on the African continent and one and a half days to make her way down. On the first day, as she looked across the desolate plane where the mountain stood, uncertainty set in when she realized how far she had to go. And when she looked up and noticed that the mountain’s summit was obscured by the clouds because of its height, one thought took over: “You can’t do this.” But she set aside her self-doubts and, many pitstops and thousands of feet later, she made it to the top.

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MSE Students & Alumnus Awarded for Research & Academic Accomplishments

Three current and former MSE PhD students have recently been recognized internally and externally for their notable academic and research achievements. With the support of their professors, they have made valuable contributions to both the Division of MSE and the College of Engineering, and the Division is proud to celebrate their awards.   Chloe Kekedjian […]

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Matt Geib: Reimagining the World of Birth Control

Women have historically carried the financial and health-related burdens of contraception. There are currently around 12 birth control methods marketed toward the demographic, with the most effective options involving hormones. While hormonal contraception methods are more than 90 percent successful in preventing pregnancy, they have also been proven to cause an array of negative side […]

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