Recent News
Chris Wolverton 2025 MRS Materials Theory Award
Chris Wolverton has been selected to receive the 2025 MRS Materials Theory Award. The Materials Theory Award recognizes exceptional advances made by materials theory to the fundamental understanding of the structure and behavior of materials.
Sossina Haile Elected as 2026 MRS Vice President
Sossina Haile has been elected to serve as MRS Vice President beginning January 1, 2026 followed by MRS President in 2027.
Lin X. Chen honored with prestigious ACS E. Bright Wilson Award
Lin X. Chen received the 2026 ACS E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy. Chen’s pioneering research advances understanding of light-matter interactions critical to next-generation energy conversion technologies.
James Rondinelli Elected a 2023 APS Fellow
Rondinelli was cited for his contributions to research and the materials physics community
Northwestern receives $10 million for new national energy research center
Research will focus on hydrogen and its role in sustainable energy and information science
Events
December 18, 2023: HEISs Annual Meeting
Location: Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center, Room 1-350 (ITW Classroom)
Time: TBD
Agenda: TBD
October 6, 2023: HEISs Seminar
Speaker: Moritz Kindermann
Title: Grain Boundary Segregation in Conventional and Cold-Sintered Barium Zirconate-Based Proton Conductors
Location: Cook Hall, Room 2058 (MSE Conference Room)
Time: 10:00-11:00am CDT
February 24, 2023: HEISs Kick-off Meeting
Location: Ryan Hall, Room 4003
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm CDT