Professor Bahadur’s group published two papers on ScienceDirect, one in the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control presenting a techno-economic analysis of offshore carbon storage using CO₂ hydrates, and another in Composites Communications on nanomaterials that enhance transformer insulation performance.
Discovery to Impact, on office at the University of Texas, serves as the "bridge between campus innovators, industry, and the investment community" and help to foster "commercial collaborations that transition academic research into products, services, and solutions" for faculty research and discoveries.
Deji Akinwande, alongside Materials Science Ph.D. alumnus Ruijing Ge, has received a U.S. patent for a key discovery achieved at UT Austin. This patent highlights the impact of advanced materials research at UT Austin.
Led by co-founder and CEO Alexander Demkov, a faculty member in the Department of Physics and the Texas Materials Institute (TMI), La Luce Cristallina has been featured in a recent article published in Laser Focus World.
Special Seminar: Dakotah Thompson
"Misbehaving metals: from anomalous radiative transport to non-Drude behavior"
Dakotah Thompson has been a faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering department at UW-Madison since 2019. Dakotah earned his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in 2018, and his B.S. at Georgia Tech in 2012. Dakotah’s core technical expertise is in nanofabrication and heat flow calorimetry, and he has published several high-impact works in the field of radiative thermal transport.
Thursday, March 12, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | EER 3.646
Edison Lecture Series 2026
The Edison Lecture Series, held on February 6, 2026, was an interactive STEM learning experience that introduces middle and high school students to the exciting world of electrical and computer engineering. Through engaging, university-style lectures and hands-on demonstrations, students explore core engineering concepts and see them brought to life in real time. Raluca Gearba, pictured, was a part of this inspiring initiative.
Spring 2026 MSE 397 Seminar Series
Jeff Wang, Johns Hopkins University
"Microfluidic Sensing Technologies to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance"
Wednesday, March 4th, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
EER 1.528
Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Princeton University
"Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in
Catalysis and Energy Conversion"
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
EER 1.528
Junqiao Wu,University of California, Berkeley
"What one material can do"
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
EER 1.528
STEM Girl Day 2026
STEM Girl Day with TMI was a great success! Held on February 28th, 2026, the event welcomed students for an engaging, hands-on exploration of materials science and electron microscopy. Participants experienced interactive demonstrations and learned about the exciting possibilities within STEM fields.
Upcoming Events & Announcements
Graduate School Spring Events
- Ph.D. and Master’sVirtualCareerExpo: March 4 | 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Virtual
- Talking to Humans: Networking for Graduate Students and Postdocs: March 4| 5:15 to 6 p.m. | Virtual
- Templates and Formatting for Theses, Reports, Dissertations and Treatises: March 9 | 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Virtual
- Graduate Degree Candidates Workshop (Masters & Doctoral): March 23 | 10 a.m.to 11 a.m. | Virtual
Spring 2026 Academic Dates
- Spring Break: March 16 - 21
- Last day to apply for a graduate degree: April 10
- Last day a graduate student may change registration in a class to or from credit/no credit basis: April 13
- Last day to submit a master's report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean: April 24
