The School of Materials Engineering is happy to celebrate the career advancements of all Purdue faculty, but especially MSE and MSE-affiliated faculty. The promotions are effective beginning with the 2011-2012 academic year.

Doctoral candidate Yuanyuan Jing has published research on mapping local electrical polarization and polarization changes in ferroelectric thin films.

Dr. David F. Bahr, professor at the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University (WSU), is the 2011 recipient of the Purdue University Outstanding Materials Science and Engineering (OMSE) Award for his contributions towards leadership, education, and research contributions in the areas of micromechanics of deformation, corrosion of bulk materials, and the design of microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices.

The approach is capable of rapidly detecting biomarkers in the parts per billion to parts per million range, at least 100 times better than previous breath-analysis technologies according to Carlos Martinez, an assistant professor of materials engineering at Purdue who is working with researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Beginning January 19, 2011 PBS will broadcast a four part series titled, "Making Stuff" focusing on materials that are stronger, smaller, cleaner and smarter. Purdue Materials Engineering has contributed to advances in each of these topics.

A retired Purdue vice president of student services and professor of materials engineering, Richard Grace authored, "When Every Day Is Saturday: The Retirement Guide for Boomers"

Recruiters rank Purdue Engineering 2nd nationally among engineering programs. Checkout Purdue's overall ranking in this Wall Street Journal article.

Computer rendering of Atomic Force Microscopy probing of lithium intercalation on a polycrystalline LiCoO2 substrate. Light colors indicate electrochemically active hot spots in the microstructure that control the response of the bulk of the battery device.