This year marks the 19th annual MatSE Awards Celebration. We applaud the achievements of our MatSE students, staff, and faculty whose contributions help continue our leadership as a top-ranked materials science and engineering department. Also, we take this occasion to express our appreciation for the generous support we receive throughout the year from our alumni, friends, and partners. Their generosity has been critical in furthering the mission of our department.
Recognizing and applauding the achievements of our MatSE students, staff, faculty, and alumni. Recorder during our live event on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 via Zoom.
Acknowledging the gifts MatSE has received since the 2020 MatSE Awards Banquet
Celebrating the quality of research, creativity, and visualization in materials at Penn State.
MVC is a scientific, visual, and artistic competition sponsored by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSE) and the Materials Research Institute (MRI). Through the creativity and visualization of our researchers, MVC celebrates the quality of research in materials at Penn State and promotes awareness of materials science. Entry is open to all Penn State undergraduates, graduates, post-docs, and faculty working on materials-related topics.
View the 13th Annual Materials Visualization Competition 2020 Winners
MatSE strives to foster and enrich the academic experiences of students who seek exceptional challenges and growth.
We have more than 50 active scholarship opportunities available to our undergraduate students and awarded more than $250,000 to our students each year.
This would not be possible without the generous support from our alumni, friends and partners. Their generosity is critical in furthering the mission of our department, and we thank each of our benefactors and scholarship donors for their continued support.
See all 2021 Undergraduate Awards and Undergraduate Research Poster Competition.
Recognizing outstanding graduate students accomplishments from the academic year.
Our 2021 Awards Presentation recognizes outstanding graduate students accomplishments from the academic year.
We thank our generous alumni, friends and partners for making these awards possible for our graduate students. Their generosity is critical in furthering the mission of our department, and we thank each of our benefactors and scholarship donors for their continued support.
See all 2021 Graduate Awards and Graduate Research Poster Competition.
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering each year presents the following awards during the spring semester:
Outstanding Safety Award - Ama Agyapong and Alex Vera
Dr. David Green Materials Faculty Service Award - Joshua Robinson, Ph.D., Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
MatSE Faculty Member of the Year Award - Ismaila Dabo, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
MatSE Staff Member of the Year Award - Valerie Stere, Administrative Support Assistant; Laura Tetrault, Proposals and Grant Coordinator; and Shana Wagner, Engineering Support Specialist
MatSE Alumnus of the Year Award - John Hellmann, Ph.D., and Elizabeth “Libby” Kupp, Ph.D.
Read more for the 2021 Department Award Winner.
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is committed to providing a safe working environment for all members of the department. We insist that all faculty, staff, students, and researchers always use safe work methods and practices. The safety and health efforts of this department are an integral part of our daily operations.
We have a number of students, faculty, staff and alumni that lead our safety inniciatives, and we appreciate all that you do. List of our 2021 Safety Leaders.
President: Haley Myer
Vice President: Devon Kleeblatt
Treasurer: Christopher Desalle
Secretary: Madeline Vailhe
Outreach Chair: Isabella Urbina
Social Chair: Juan Rojas
Senior Class Representative: Theresa Novak
Junior Class Representative: Benjamin Aronson
Sophomore Class Representative: Timothy Pickarski
President: Ama Agyapong
Vice President: John Shimanek
Secretary: Caleb Meredith
Treasurer: Angela Cleri
Student Engagement/Community Outreach Chair: Katy Gerace
The External Advisory Board (EAB) of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is a select group of representatives from industry, government agencies, academia and the profession who advise the department on academic issues, current trends, and future directions in engineering.
Read more to learn more about the EAB and EAB members.
2020-2021 was definitely an academic year like no other. We celebrate with the images from this year of our MatSE Community.
