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Materials Science and Engineering, Fall 2019 FALL 2019 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON LEADERSHIP MATERIAL: MS&E STUDENTS AT THE CUTTING EDGE 1 Celebrating our CHAIR’S MESSAGE distinguished alumni Hello from Society (TMS) Annual Meeting and Every fall, Madison! Exhibition in San Antonio, Texas. Another we honor the PhD candidate, William Doniger, was invited achievements A new academic year is to attend a prestigious consortium in the of outstanding already upon MS&E. We Netherlands as part of NuSTEM —the joint alumni at the are excited to welcome our collaboration among UW-Madison, Texas Engineers’ Day new undergraduate, MS and PhD students A&M, and the University of California- banquet. and also to reflect on advances we made Berkeley. Additionally, graduate student Alum Mark Hoffmeyer, during the 2018-2019 school year. It has been Laura Hasburgh was awarded the 2019 recipient of a 2019 distinguished full of milestones! In the fall, our department Margaret Law Award from the Society of Fire achievement award, is a senior debuted a one-year, non-thesis master of Protection Engineers. The list doesn’t end technical staff member at IBM science degree program in nanomaterials there, so be sure to read all about the stellar Systems. His expertise has led and nanoengineering. The curriculum allows accomplishments of all MS&E students within to significant innovations in graduate students to advance their education the pages of this newsletter. microelectronic devices in areas that and broaden their expertise in an accelerated Not to be forgotten are our hard-working include materials design, assembly, manner. The program thrived in its inaugural bachelor candidates. We awarded the largest packaging and manufacturing. year under the leadership of Professor Xudong undergraduate class in department history Wang, who envisioned the curriculum and their bachelor’s of science degrees in materials leads the program. science this last spring. Our alumni have now It has been a busy and exciting year for grown by 60! We could not be prouder of our Xudong! His creative research in mechanical recent graduates. What an exciting way to cap energy harvesting materials and their off the academic year! applications in devices that improve the As our alumni network gets bigger, so does SUPPORT MS&E human condition has been recognized our department faculty. In 2019, we welcomed by a Presidential Early Career Award for Assistant Professor Dawei Feng. Dawei designs Scientists and Engineering (PECASE) and synthesizes inorganic-organic hybrid solid Award from the U.S. Department of Health state materials at the molecular level to develop and Human Services. The PECASE Awards novel materials with targeted chemical and are conferred annually at the White House. physical properties. Currently he is developing ENGINEERING They constitute the highest honor bestowed metal-organic electronic materials for energy by the U.S. government on outstanding conversion, energy storage and electronic Valerie Chesnik scientists and engineers at the beginning of devices, as well as solid state ion conductors for (608) 308-5226 their independent careers. Xudong’s award rechargeable ion batteries. [email protected] illustrates how far innovations in material Beyond the walls of our MS&E building, the allwaysforward.org/giveto/mse design reach and the underpinning role they city of Madison is one of the country’s best play in advancing technologies that improve places to be. Madison was named the nicest the human condition. place to live by U.S. News and World report, Professor Padma Gopalan was appointed a confirming what most of us already know. World Research Hub Professor for Furthermore, it was named by USA Today as 2018-2020 at the prestigious Tokyo Institute the #1 best city to live in after graduation. So, to SHOP of Technology, Japan. To the best of our all you recent MS&E grads, please stay in touch! store.engr.wisc.edu knowledge, Padma is the first U.S. female Welcome to another great year, and ... scientist in a STEM field to be awarded this honor. Definitely take a moment to read a bit ON, WISCONSIN! about Padma’s experiences in Japan. The achievements of our students are the pride of our department and we certainly had no lack of them this year! Just in 2019 alone, Susan E. Babcock graduate students Mia Lenling and Tyler Professor and Department Chair Dabney earned honors at the internationally [email protected] • (608) 262-1862 attended Minerals, Metals and Materials 2 GOPALAN SABBATICAL IN TOKYO INSPIRES LEADERS, SPARKS INNOVATION There’s an During her year-long sabbatical from UW-Madison, Gopalan worked intrinsic level of in the materials and devices division of the research hub. There, she “unique” when you continued ongoing research with Teruki Hayakawa, a professor in the are a world expert School of Materials and Chemical Technology at Tokyo Tech, and also in the design and initiated new collaborations with scientists from around the world. synthesis of never- Among Gopalan’s achievements while in Japan are developing a new before-made class of coatings to enable block copolymer self-assembly in thin-films and organic molecules creating degradable conjugated polymers that can sort semiconducting and polymers. single-walled carbon nanotubes and assemble them in arrays, then But when you subsequently be removed from devices to maximize performance. are the first U.S. Outside the lab, Gopalan immersed herself in Japanese culture, researcher—and the first woman in STEM—ever asked to participate in becoming conversant in the language and traveling around the country a prestigious tech initiative located halfway around the world, “unique” giving talks at institutions outside of Tokyo. morphs into “elite.” And while Gopalan learned a lot during her time in Japan, she also That’s the case for Professor Padma Gopalan. Her expertise earned her left quite an impression on her hosts. an invitation to join the world’s top researchers as a specialty appointment “I did not realize that it is not a normal sight to see a female professor professor at the Tokyo Tech World Research Hub Initiative in Japan. in a STEM field traveling around the country, giving talks in Japan,” she Now made up of 234 researchers from across the globe, the initiative is says. “This has started meaningful discussions with administrators in a bold undertaking, designed to break down barriers between fields and different institutions in Japan that I have visited, as they see the extreme countries so that the world’s brightest minds can tackle the 21st century’s gender inequity in Japanese academia. I hope to use this appointment toughest problems through interdisciplinary research. effectively to make a positive impact.” FACULTY NEWS Mike Arnold was innovation award for his method to make a significant advantages over the current, most appointed Beckwith- dense, highly aligned film of semiconducting widely used method. Bascom Professor in single-walled carbon nanotubes that could honor of his exceptional be incorporated in high performance field The International Society contributions to teaching, effect transistors and other devices including for Solid State Ionics research and service on displays, sensors, biosensors and solar cells. bestowed a prestigious mid- the UW-Madison campus. Arnold, who career award upon Harvey joined MS&E in 2008, is a world expert in Professor Sindo Kou D. Spangler Professor the fabrication of carbon nanotubes and in won the William Spraragen Dane Morgan. Presented graphene synthesis. In addition to his research, Award for the best research at the organization’s annual meeting, held in Arnold is the associate chair for undergraduate paper published in the Pyeongchang, South Korea, on June 20, 2019, studies in materials science and engineering Welding Journal research the award recognizes Morgan’s innovative and his group has developed and led multiple supplement. Kou is a world and impactful research. Among his numerous summer camps and outreach workshops for expert in understanding and controlling contributions to the field, Morgan, a world middle and high school students. cracking, segregation, microstructure and expert in computational materials science, Arnold’s research also earned recognition transport phenomena during welding, casting has revealed key insights into the properties at the 2019 TechConnect World Innovation and crystal growth. He and graduate student of solid-state ionic conductors, which are key Conference and Expo, held June 17-19, 2019, Tayfun Soysal published a 2017 manuscript components of energy storage devices such as in Boston. The event connects top applied describing a simple test for susceptibility to supercapacitors and solid oxide fuel cells. research and early-stage innovations from solidification cracking, which is a serious weld universities, labs, and startups with industry defect. In the paper, Kou and Soysal outline end-users and prospectors. Arnold won an a reproducible test for the defect with several 3 FUEL CELL ADVANCE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR FOR FUTURE POWER ALTERNATIVE A promising alternative to conventional In order for oxygen to enter the cathode, power plants, solid oxide fuel cells use the gas molecule must split into two atoms. electrochemical methods that can generate Then each atom must encounter a vacancy. power more efficiently than existing Understanding this process is difficult combustion-based generators. But fuel cells because it happens at the top atomic layers tend to degrade too quickly, eating up any of the cathode, whose chemistry can be efficiency gains through increased cost. quite different from the bulk of the material. “Fuel cells are exciting technologies with “Measuring composition and vacancy potentially disruptive capabilities,” says chemistry at those top two layers is Professor Dane Morgan. “But degradation extremely challenging,” says Morgan. issues have been a major obstacle for the That’s why he and colleagues turned to consumer market.” computer simulations. As leading experts in Dane Morgan (left) and Yipeng Cao.
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