Category: graduate students

  • Pioneering Piezoelectric: Karla Del Cid-Ledezma’s Research Shaping the Future of Semiconductors

    From Spelling Bee Champion to Materials Scientist: Karla Del Cid-Ledezma's Inspiring Path of Resilience, Innovation, and Commitment to Diversity in ST. . .

    Published: February 28, 2024

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  • Publications by MSE Ph.D. Candidate Featured in MDPI Journal – Materials

    Ummay Habiba's Published Articles in the Journal "Materials". . .

    Published: December 1, 2023

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  • Fall 2023 MSE Graduate Student Elevator Talk Competition Winners

    Congratulations to the first three winners of the Elevator Talk Competition. . .

    Published: November 29, 2023

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  • MSE Grad Student Wins Second Place In MS&T Poster Competition

    Fatin Ishtiyaq, MSE Ph.D. candidate, won second place in a renowned poster contest for his research that could advance military and space technologies. . .

    Published: October 20, 2023

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  • Working Towards Safer Vessels For Our Navy

    Ph.D. student Matthew Caruso delves into the world of ductility dip cracking and how he works towards preventing it. . .

    Published: September 29, 2023

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  • Discovering the Power of Materials Science at UConn: “Material is the foundation of everything.”

    Zhongyuan Li pushes the boundaries of polymer composite resilience in his recent publication. . . .

    Published: May 8, 2023

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  • 2023 Graduate Student Appreciation Week

    Join us to celebrate our graduate students!. . .

    Published: April 1, 2023

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  • Sharon Uwanyuze Wants to Lessen Pollution in the Aerospace and Automotive Industries

    Graduate student Sharon Uwanyuze shares her hopes for the impact her graduate research will have. . .

    Published: March 31, 2023

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  • Study MSE to Make a Difference in Your Interests

    Kyrus Tsai, MSE graduate student, wants to combine his passion for sustainability with a sport he loves - tennis. . .

    Published: March 3, 2023

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  • Andres Godoy Wins Chateaubriand Fellowship

    Graduate Student Andres Godoy wins the prestigious Chateaubriand Fellowship to study for a semester in France . . .

    Published: January 20, 2023

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  • MSE Students Visit Nucor for the First Time Since the Pandemic

    Professor Frame and Professor Leek take students to Nucor for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.. . .

    Published: November 23, 2022

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  • Graduate Student Presented at the SHPE Conference

    Karla Del Cid-Ledezma presented at the SHPE Conference in North Carolina . . .

    Published: November 22, 2022

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  • MSE Graduate Student Contributes to Aerospace Innovation

    Graduate student Sarshad Rommel praises the opportunities bestowed by UConn’s MSE department in his aerospace research. . . .

    Published: March 4, 2022

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  • Amir Soleymani Improves the Understanding of PEMFC Catalyst Materials and Addresses Future Opportunities in the Field

    MSE graduate student recently published in Advanced Functional Materials.. . .

    Published: February 9, 2022

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  • MSE PhD Candidate Encourages Other Female Researchers to Not Doubt Their Own Voices

    Though the journey of earning a PhD in materials science and engineering is a long one, Suman Kumari has not let any challenge stop her.. . .

    Published: January 26, 2022

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  • MSE e-Bulletin 2021

    Our 2021 Outreach Bulletin shares news stories and features about departmental accolades, research being conducted by MSE faculty, and alumni intervie. . .

    Published: October 25, 2021

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  • Graduate Student Contributes to Innovation in the Aircraft Industry

    Third-year doctoral student, Ummay Habiba, explores the application of additive manufacturing to the aircraft industry. . . .

    Published: June 23, 2021

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  • MSE Graduate Student and Army Soldier Facilitates Mass Vaccination Site

    Michael Fazzino spends his days as an Army officer working at a CT mass vaccination site and his nights as an MSE graduate student.. . .

    Published: June 16, 2021

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  • MSE Alumnus and Current GE Engineer Returns Virtually to UConn Through MEng Program

    James Kos’ passion for education drove him to pursue his master’s degree through the MEng program while working full-time as a GE Engineer.. . .

    Published: May 17, 2021

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  • MSE PhD Student Reflects on Industry Internship Across the World

    Thomas Moran gained both industry and cultural exposure through his experience interning in Japan.. . .

    Published: May 14, 2021

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  • Professor Dongare Discusses Developments as part of ‘CREDDS’ and the UTC Professorship

    Professor Dongare reflects on a decade of success with the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.. . .

    Published: May 7, 2021

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  • MSE Graduate Student Inspired by Interdisciplinary Research to Pursue Entrepreneurship

    Moe Daeipour tackles two areas of graduate research with the goal of becoming his own boss.. . .

    Published: April 14, 2021

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  • MSE Graduate Gives Advice to Fellow International Students

    Shuyang Xiao, a graduate student from Beijing, speaks about his experience as an MSE international student .. . .

    Published: March 17, 2021

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  • MSE Graduate Student Researches Alternative Energy Sources

    Graduate student Sara Pedram moved from Iran to the U.S. looking for work in chemical engineering. Instead, she found UConn MSE and an interest in sus. . .

    Published: March 15, 2021

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  • MSE Graduate Student Tackles the Future of Energy Innovation

    Third-year MSE doctoral student Amir Soleymani is conducting research at the forefront of energy innovation.. . .

    Published: February 19, 2021

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  • Army Research Laboratory Internship Later Influences Student’s Doctoral Dissertation Research

    MSE graduate student speaks on internship experience at ARL.. . .

    Published: December 23, 2020

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  • Graduate Student’s Research Aids Green Technology Revolution

    MSE graduate student investigates PEMFC technology to replace fossil fuels with sustainable energy alternatives. . . .

    Published: December 21, 2020

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  • MSE Graduate Student Develops Novel Hybrid Convolution Neural Network

    MSE graduate student, Rajat Sainju, is co-author to one of the top 100 most downloaded materials science papers for Scientific Reports in 2019. . . .

    Published: November 30, 2020

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  • MSE Doctoral Student Benefits from Collaboration with Aerospace Company

    Hannah Leonard, MSE graduate student, investigates a new generation of aluminum alloys in research collaboration with Collins Aerospace. . . .

    Published: November 9, 2020

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  • MSE Graduate Student Discovers Career Path During Difficult Times

    Third year MSE graduate student Marco Echeverria spent a second highly productive summer at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).. . .

    Published: October 5, 2020

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  • MSE Graduate Student Reaches Out to Help High Schoolers Transition to College

    Jessica Maita balances her research with giving high schoolers valuable college advice.. . .

    Published: May 11, 2020

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  • MSE Publication is one of the Top 100 Most Downloaded Papers on Physics

    The publication from MSE graduate students and faculty members appears on a list from Scientific Reports. . . .

    Published: April 20, 2020

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  • MSE Students Recognized at EMA 2020

    Ayana Ghosh and Lucas Enright won awards for their research presentations at the annual EMA conference.. . .

    Published: March 5, 2020

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  • Recent Ph.D. Graduate’s Work Featured in Journal of Materials Science

    MSE graduate Abhinav Poozhikunnath's work was selected by the Journal of Materials Science for publication as the cover article for the print issue to. . .

    Published: December 20, 2019

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  • Grad Student Sharon Uwanyuze Wins a Rare Scholarship for Her Work on Refractory Ceramics

    Sharon Uwanyuze, a Ph.D. candidate in Assistant Professor Stefan Schaffoener’s lab, was one of three students nationwide who received "The Refractor. . .

    Published: November 8, 2019

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  • Joining UConn MSE Led Sergey to Receive the ‘Best Gift’ in Science

    Exploring ways to strengthen lightweight structural materials in order to withstand deformation and survive under extreme environments is understandab. . .

    Published: August 12, 2019

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  • MSE Grad Student Commended in 3-Minute Thesis Competition

    Byung Jun, Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D. student, received honorable mention in this year’s 3MT® Three Minute Thesis Competition, for pre. . .

    Published: July 22, 2019

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  • MSE Department Celebrates Accomplishments, Looks to Future at 2019 Banquet

    The Department of Materials Science and Engineering enjoyed an evening of food, science jokes, celebration, reflection, and mingling at the sixth annu. . .

    Published: May 5, 2019

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  • Graduate Student Ayana Ghosh Wins Prestigious Fellowship Award

    MSE graduate student Ayana Ghosh has been named as the recipient of the prestigious John Tanaka Graduate Student Fellowship award, which is given annu. . .

    Published: April 29, 2019

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  • 6th Annual MSE Banquet

    Join our students, faculty, alumni, industry professionals, and distinguished guests as we network, commemorate our accomplishments, and honor our p. . .

    Published: March 11, 2019

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  • MSE Graduate Students Show Off Presentations at Grad Student Speaking Contest

    Four Materials Science and Engineering graduate students let their communication and presentation skills shine at the 2018 Fall Graduate Student Speak. . .

    Published: December 10, 2018

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  • Alumna Alexandra Merkouriou Talks Outreach, Career, and Semiconductors

    Alexandra accredits her success and passion for materials science to her professors here at UConn and her colleagues at her current workplace. She rec. . .

    Published: December 3, 2018

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  • Professors, Professionals and Students Mingle and Celebrate at MSE Banquet

    Students, alumni and faculty of the University of Connecticut Department of Materials Science and Engineering celebrated their, and their peers’, ac. . .

    Published: June 22, 2018

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  • Army engineer gains work, life experience in the lab

    Manuel Rivas, an ARL materials engineer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, recently received his doctorate in materials science and engineering from the U. . .

    Published: June 8, 2018

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  • Two MSE Graduate Students Participate in Civic Engagement at the Nation’s Capital

    Two UConn MSE graduate students Tulsi Patel and Manny Rivas were invited to attend the 2018 Catalyzing Advocacy for Science and Engineering (CASE) Wor. . .

    Published: April 23, 2018

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  • MSE Graduate Student Recognized at the 27th Annual Connecticut Symposium

    MSE graduate student Tulsi Patel won best oral paper prize for her talk co-authored by Professor Alpay and Professor Hebert.. . .

    Published: April 16, 2018

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  • Ph.D. Student, Cain Hung Explores the Possibilities of Additive Manufacturing

    Everyone in the field of materials science and engineering has a distinct definition of what it means to study the subject, but for 3rd-year graduate . . .

    Published: March 2, 2018

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  • Xingxu Lu Wins Graduate Student Speaker Contest

    The student chapter of the Materials Research Society recently announced Xingxu Lu, a second-year graduate student in Professor Pu-Xian Gao’s resear. . .

    Published: February 5, 2018

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  • MSE Grad Student Takes Home Gold at National Engineering Conference

    John Sypek, MSE graduate student, was amongst a small group of students from across the country who received top honors from the Materials Research So. . .

    Published: December 8, 2017

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  • Su Jeong Heo Wins Baker Award for Fuel Cell Research

    Su Jeong Heo, Ph.D. candidate at MSE was awarded first place for the 2017 Dr. Bernard S. Baker Award in fuel cell research at the 2017 Fuel Cell Semin. . .

    Published: December 4, 2017

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  • MSE’s Tyler Flanagan Discusses Nanomechanical Research

    According to graduate student Tyler Flanagan, cold spray is more than just his current research topic, but an effective way to repair helicopter parts. . .

    Published: November 8, 2017

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  • Ph.D. Student Seeks to Discover, Design and Develop Better Materials

    To graduate student Rohit Batra, materials science and engineering is all about transforming what we know about nature, in order to harness it. . . .

    Published: November 6, 2017

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  • UConn MSE Alumna Janet Callahan Facilitates a Conversation About Student Success

    MSE seminar speaker guest Janet Callahan, Ph.D., led a discussion panel for senior MSE students in Associate Professor Rainer Hebert’s senior design. . .

    Published: October 11, 2017

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  • Graduate Student Turns Early Interest Into a Career in MSE

    Ph.D. student, Gyuho Song’s path in materials science and engineering was paved at an early age. His passion for materials science started at age 10. . .

    Published: September 25, 2017

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