Carbon fiber flex + vulcanized rubber + engineered ice = hockey powered by materials science 🧊🏒
#MaterialsScience #Hockey #STEM #Engineering #Science

Antonio Facchetti joins the 2025 class of National Academy of Engineering inductees for his work. Read about it and more in the MSEConnect Newsletter!https://online.fliphtml5.com/ckyim/Fall-2025-MSEConnect/ Image of the National Academy of Sciences building taken by Maxwell MacKenzie

If it looks glossy, assume it’s plotting against you. Freezing rain = smooth glaze ice.
Ice expansion = pipe problems.
Salt = temporary truce with physics. Move slow and enjoy the snow day safely ❄️🧊

Georgia Tech MSE is excited to welcome Dr. Jacob Beckham 🐝 His work centers on smart, stimuli-responsive magnetic nanomaterials that can remotely control cell signaling.

We honor the legacy of Dr. Fred L. Cook, MSE Professor Emeritus, who passed away in January 2026. A leader in polymer and textile chemistry and a dedicated mentor at Georgia Tech for 40+ years, his influence will continue for generations.

Progress doesn’t have to be fast to be meaningful. As Martin Luther King, Jr. reminds us: whatever you do, keep moving forward.

A snapshot from our grad student meet and greet welcoming Dr. Meisha Shofner, Associate Chair of Graduate Studies. Building connection and community across MSE 🤝 #GeorgiaTech #GTMaterials #GraduateStudies

Snowflakes: tiny hexagonal engineers out here scattering light and insulating the world ❄️ Materials science stays winning.

Our Fall 2025 MSE Connect newsletter is out! Check out the latest updates in materials science, research highlights, and upcoming events. Read here: t.co/8bdOt7ff5M #MSEConnect #MaterialsScience photo cred: slide 1- ULTRAVIEW Archery, slide 2- Rob Felt

The Fall 2025 MSE Connect Newsletter is out now! Join us in celebrating faculty achievements and student opportunities as we start a new semester. Check it out: online.fliphtml5.com/ckyim/FINAL-... #MSEConnect #Fall2025

Cheers to a new year of better data, brighter ideas, and fewer late-night lab reports (manifesting ✨). Happy New Year from GT-MSE! 🐝💛

The unity cup’s carved wood + the kinara’s seven bright candles = the heart of Kwanzaa. A celebration built from materials that honor unity, heritage, and craft ✨🕯️

Merry Christmas! Holiday traditions, but make it materials science: 🎄 cellulose tree structures 🎁 glossy polymer-coated wrapping paper 🍬 sugar-matrix gingerbread architecture The season is made of science. #GTMSE #MaterialsofChristmas

Snow, ice, wool: winter’s material lineup. Porous crystals, hexagonal lattices, and keratin coils all doing their seasonal jobs. The cold gets smarter when you look closer. ❄️🧊🧶 #MaterialsofWinter

A handshake that holds years of late nights, breakthroughs, setbacks, and growth. Congratulations to our 2025 MSE graduates as they take this next step forward.

Hanukkah is a whole vibe of materials in motion: metal menorahs catching warm light, candles burning with perfect little chemistry lessons, and dreidels spinning their chaotic physics poetry. Cheers to a bright season. 🕎💫

Graduate Spotlight: Alicia Park 🎓 Her favorite MSE memory is studying at a café with friends. She’ll spend winter in Seoul before beginning her role as a Refining Engineer at Marathon Petroleum Corporation in January. #MSEatGT #GTGrad #Classof2025

🎓 Graduate Spotlight: Kim Anh (Annie) Pham!
Annie is earning her PhD in Materials Science & Engineering. She’ll celebrate with a family vacation before starting her new role as a Materials Scientist at Syensqo.
Congrats, Annie!

Georgia Tech MSE powering through finals like champs. 📚⚡
Keep going, Jackets — the finish line is in sight.

Coffee, community, and conversation ☕ Our MSE graduate students connected with the graduate advisement team at this week’s Coffee & Conversations gathering. #MSEGrad #GradLife #GeorgiaTech #STEMCommunity #CoffeeAndConversation

Last day of classes! 🎉
Finals still looming. 😐
You’ve got this, MSE Jackets. 💛🐝
#GTMSE #AlmostDone

Our Materials Characterization Class wrapped up the semester with an impressive final project showcase! Students analyzed everything from graphene and fossils to blush, fabrics, and sports drink tablets. Their creativity and scientific curiosity truly stood out. 🔬✨ #MaterialsScience #GeorgiaTech

Thanksgiving hits different when you’re thinking in MSE 🦃🍞🥧   Polymers in the turkey, foams in the bread, composites in the pie.   Happy holidays, science friends!   #MSE #MaterialsScience #Thanksgiving

Follow along with a day in the life of Dr. Sarah Goodman, professor in MSE! 🎬
From teaching to mentoring, here’s a look at her day on campus.
#GTMSE #GeorgiaTech #FacultySpotlight

Georgia Tech’s Mark Losego and Stanford researchers received a $2M NSF award to create next-gen membranes that make chemical separations more energy efficient. Big win for sustainable tech!
Full story: www.mse.gatech.edu/news/nsf-awa... #Science #Sustainability

The Materials Characterization class held a contest to design graphics using SEM images—and we’re excited to share the winning piece! 🎉   Big congratulations to Adian Hodges, Ryan Lee, and Simon Kavanagh for their creativity and vision.   #MaterialsScience #SEM #StudentWork

A little fun goes a long way! The MSE team wrapped up Spirit Week with creativity, campus pride, and some incredible costumes. Here are a few of our favorite moments 🎃✨ #GTmse #GeorgiaTech

MSE students — come get connected!
Join us on 11/17 at 5PM in Love 183 for the MSE Org Interest Meeting + Leadership Roles.
Meet orgs, discover opportunities, and hang out for a fast-paced Jeopardy-style game!
RSVP via the QR on the flyer.
#GTMSE

Few people embody MSE’s spirit quite like Shirley Manchester. She’s mentored generations of students through challenges, transitions, and triumphs — always with compassion and purpose. Read her story in our latest Staff Spotlight: www.mse.gatech.edu/news/shirley... #GTMSE #GeorgiaTech #HigherEd

Big congrats to Natalie Stingelin on receiving the Jean-Marie Lehn Award for her groundbreaking work in polymer science! Her research on sustainable, high-performance materials is making real impact. Read more ➜ www.mse.gatech.edu/news/celebra... #Materials #Science #Innovation

Nature meets materials innovation 🌿
Georgia Tech MSE hosted Dr. Gustavo Luengo from L’Oréal Research & Innovation for an insightful talk on biomimetic approaches to sustainable cosmetics and UV protection. #GeorgiaTechMSE #Biomimicry #MaterialsScience #Sustainability

Second-year MSE student Ashley Burton brought materials science to life at Georgia Tech’s Annual Middle Grades Event! 🧪
Her Slime Workshop gave middle schoolers a fun, hands-on look at the science behind everyday materials. 💛
#GeorgiaTech #STEM #GTmse #WomenInSTEM

Thank you to everyone who joined the Poster Showcase and 3-Minute Research Challenge! 🎉 Your creativity and research are inspiring. Congratulations to our winners! 👏 #ResearchShowcase #3MRC

Halloween is peak materials science season 🎃
Candy = polymer chemistry
Pumpkin spice = molecular aroma design
Fake blood = non-Newtonian flow
Science never looked so spooky (or sweet). 👻🧪

The Fall 2025 Poster Showcase & 3-Min Research Challenge is tomorrow, October 30, from 3:00–6:00 PM at the Student Success Center. Come see Georgia Tech MSE students present their work and share their research with the community. #GeorgiaTech #STEM #ResearchShowcase

Happy Homecoming from the School of Materials Science and Engineering! 💛 We’re proud of our students, alumni, and faculty who make MSE a true home at Georgia Tech. #Homecoming #GeorgiaTech #MSE

Join us for the Fall 2025 MSE Poster Showcase!
📅 Oct 30 🕒 3–6 PM 📍 Student Success Center
Support Georgia Tech MSE students as they share their latest research breakthroughs in just three minutes!
#GeorgiaTech #ResearchShowcase #MSE

Hands-on learning in action! The 2024 MILL Summer Fellows spent the summer training students, managing lab operations, and exploring new research in materials science. Their work shows what innovation looks like at Georgia Tech. 💛🔗 www.mse.gatech.edu/news/mill-su...

Big news from AVS 71! 🌟 Congrats to Marshall Frye and Li Zhang on multiple national Thin Film awards, including the Varian, Harper, and Hoffman honors. Incredible work and well-deserved recognition!

Bluesky:
Lunch with a side of mentorship! 💼
Students connected with industry professionals to talk about careers, innovation, and the path from classroom to industry. 🌟
#Mentorship #IndustryConnections #CareerGrowth

Spotlight on James Genovese, who’s spending his co-op with Novelis in Spokane, Washington! 🌟
James is putting his materials science background to work and building real-world experience along the way.
#StudentSpotlight #Engineering #Novelis

Ever wondered what a day looks like for an MSE faculty member who’s also a grad student? Follow Professor Lily Turaski through a day of teaching, mentoring, and bringing energy to everything she does! ⚙️💡
#MSE #Engineering #FacultyFeature #GeorgiaTech

Exciting news from MSE! Our Chair, Natalie Stingelin, has been named an APS Fellow for her groundbreaking work in materials physics, from smart plastics to organic semiconductors. A well-deserved honor for a leader in sustainable innovation! 🌱 #APSfellow #GTMSE #WomenInSTEM #MaterialsScience

“Opalite” — a song that glows like illusion ✨
“Copper” — a metal that evolves from orange to teal ⚡ Both tell the story of The Life of a Showgirl: beauty that’s built, and brilliance that changes over time. #Opalite #Copper #TaylorSwift #TheLifeOfAShowgirl #MaterialScience

Autumn is made of materials:
🧶 Wool’s tangled fibers holding warmth.
🍁 Leaves giving way as brittle cellulose shatters.
🕯️ Wax, melting and vaporizing, feeding a quiet flame.
Every cozy ritual is just science in disguise.

Walking through campus during construction is like a live experiment: Concrete curing, steel welding… and me showing up 15 mins late to class because the sidewalk vanished 🫠

We asked students to guess what MSE stands for, and the responses were 🔥
But here’s the real answer: MSE = Materials Science and Engineering — the scientific field centered on the structures, properties, and categories of materials. #MSE

Labubu showdown 🔬 MSE 2021 students ran FTIR on real vs fake. Verdict: not much difference 👀 #MaterialScience #RealVsFake

What’s a performative male made of? Matcha for the aesthetic, Labubu collectibles for clout, and vinyl records for the mood. A playful look at modern culture through materials science. 🍵🎶🧸 #MaterialsScience #PopCulture

Big turnout at the MSE Career Fair! 🎉 Students had the chance to network with employers, ask questions, and explore career paths in materials science and engineering. 💼