An introductory course focused on the new and existing materials that are crucial for mitigating worldwide anthropogenic CO2 emissions and associated greenhouse gases. Emphasis will be placed on how ...

This section of our lecture series is all about the weird and wonderful world of quantum mechanics. It’s not just abstract ...

Jerome Cohen joined the Northwestern faculty in 1959 as an assistant professor of materials science in what is now the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He was promoted to associate ...

Widely adopted around the world, Engineering Materials 1 is a core materials science and engineering text for third- and fourth-year undergraduate students; it provides a broad introduction to the ...

The USC student senate passed recommendations to create a policy for students to record lectures and photograph lecture ...

John E. Dorn (1909–1971) was the most distinguished and well-known metallurgical alumnus of Northwestern University. In the late 1950s he helped his alma mater, which then had a very small materials ...

Please join Chancellor Jacquie Moloney as she presents this year's distinguished Lecturer, Steven Chu, with an Honorary Degree during the 2016 Tripathy Endowed Memorial Lecture. Steven Chu is the ...

Materials are a necessity for all engineering applications. Materials science and engineering seeks to understand the fundamental physical origins of material behavior in order to optimize properties ...

Silk as a protein-based biomaterial has expanded in fundamental and translational impact over the past decade. From a historical base as textiles and medical sutures, there are now dozens of ...

Materials engineering involves the development, production, modification, and application of engineering materials to meet the specific needs of society. It is based on an understanding of the ...