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Sydney Fultz-Waters | Student Spotlight
"I’ve found some of my best friends and closest collaborators through the MATSCI community, especially in the Stanford Materials Research Society (MRS). "
November 13, 2025
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Aldo Chavez | Student Spotlight
"This year, along with my friend Sydney Fultz-Waters, I’m serving as co-president of Stanford Materials Research Society (MRS), our department’s voluntary student organization. "
November 07, 2025
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Kunal Mukherjee | Faculty Spotlight
"Our research group aims to bring together dissimilar semiconductors, each with a unique property and function, onto a common platform like silicon."
November 07, 2025
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Paul McIntyre | Faculty Spotlight
“I wanted to use the tools and ideas of the physical sciences for practical purposes. That made engineering the field for me.”
July 21, 2025
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Shan Wang | Faculty Spotlight
"Today Wang Group alumni are actively leading the efforts to cure cancers and infectious diseases."
July 18, 2025
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Felipe Alexander de Quesada | Student Spotlight
"Here at Stanford, I research pathways to control the structure of layered van der Waals materials. "
July 08, 2025
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Peter Emerson Carpenter | Student Spotlight
"At Stanford, I’ve centered my studies around understanding the scientific and engineering innovation that will enable a transition towards clean, sustainable sources of energy."
July 08, 2025
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Abigail Carbone | Student Spotlight
"I am very thankful for Stanford MatSci because I’ve been provided with so many opportunities while I’ve been a student here."
July 08, 2025
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Felipe da Jornada won the 2025 International Union of Physics and Applied Physics Early Career Scientist Prize in computational physics
“For developing first-principles methods and open-source codes that advanced the understanding of excited-state phenomena in two-dimensional materials.”
July 08, 2025
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Nandagopal Pradeep Kumar | Student Spotlight
"While I am still exploring where my true interests lie, I’ve always been drawn to supporting others who pursue their dreams with clarity and passion ..."
July 03, 2025
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Guosong Hong was awarded the ETH Materials Research Prize for Young Investigators!
"Guosong Hong was awarded the Materials Research Prize for Young Researchers for his outstanding scientific achievements and promising contributions in the field of materials ...."
June 02, 2025
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Jennifer Dionne | Faculty Spotlight
"My lab develops nanophotonic methods to detect molecules and direct their transformations."
May 01, 2025
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Thomas Peter Devereaux | Faculty Spotlight
"My main research interests lie in the areas of theoretical condensed matter physics and computational materials science ...."
May 01, 2025
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Emily Chen | Student Spotlight
"At Stanford, I study a class of materials that are just a few atoms thick but that could play a key role in the future of electronic and quantum technologies. "
April 21, 2025
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Linh Mai Vu | Student Spotlight
"Stanford opened doors to opportunities that constantly push me to grow, especially in developing technical skills."
April 14, 2025
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MSE postdoctoral scholar Yuanwei Li selected for the 2025 CAS Future Leaders™ program!
The esteemed initiative equips early-career scientists with leadership training and networking opportunities.
April 03, 2025
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Alberto Salleo named as a 2024 AAAS Fellows
In 2024, the AAAS Council elected 471 members as Fellows, recognizing their outstanding contributions to science and society.
March 28, 2025
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Students learn materials science through hands-on culinary experiments
Making the most of the Residential & Dining Enterprises Teaching Kitchen @ Stanford, the course Edible Materials uses cooking and baking experiments to teach students about topics.
March 21, 2025
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Alberto Salleo named deputy director for science and technology at SLAC
The role focuses on identifying and realizing opportunities and strengthening the coordination and execution of science and technology initiatives.
March 13, 2025
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Aldo Chavez | Student Spotlight
"Whether it be my research, hobbies, or volunteering, I’ve found there are more things I enjoy doing at Stanford than time to do them."
February 21, 2025