Seaweed is not just for sushi anymore. 🍣 The @eroumeli.bsky.social lab and @msftresearch.bsky.social are testing sea lettuce as a concrete alternative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions! Read more: bit.ly/4m9cenA

A UW love story turned legacy: Hira and Patricia Fotedar met on campus in the ’60s. Decades later, they’ve created a $250K fellowship for MSE grads—helping the next generation of scientists thrive. Read more: bit.ly/44BYB9p

You're invited to a virtual info session on the Applied Master's Program at UW MSE! Join us for a panel discussion with current students and recent alums covering academic life, internships, career development and more!

📅 Tues, June 24
🕒 3:00-4:30 p.m. (PT)
📍 Via Zoom

RSVP: bit.ly/4e5qE5c

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MSE CLASS OF 2025! 🎉

We are so proud of each and every one of you and can't wait to see what you accomplish 💜 🎓

Make their legacy your impact! 🎓

This year’s graduating class is leading the way, supporting the areas that made their time with MSE special. Join their effort and help future students thrive through the Senior Class Gift Campaign. Donate now! together.uw.edu/i/uw/campaig...

#COESeniorClassGift

We had a blast celebrating the recipients of the 2025 MSE Annual Awards last week! Congratulations to everyone honored. You are the reason we 💜 MSE!

For the full list of winners, check out mse.washington.edu/news/mseawards

Professor Xiaodong Xu will be presented with his NAS Award for Scientific Discovery this Sunday, April 27, at 11:30 a.m. Pacific. Register for the live webcast and cheer him on! nasonline.swoogo.com/nas162_award...

#NASaward #nas162

We had so much fun meeting new friends and reconnecting with old ones at the MRS Reception last week! Thank you to everyone who joined us for this meaningful evening of community building. 💜

Huge thanks to everyone who made the 2025 R&I Showcase a success! Read about the incredible work our students presented that are bettering our health and our planet: bit.ly/4hQERmW

🌟Join us for a night of food, friends and fun!🌟 The #S25MRS Conference is in Seattle next month, so we're hosting a reception for our colleagues in industry and professional academia:

📅 When: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | 6 – 8 PM PST
📍 Where: Residence Inn Seattle Downtown

RSVP: bit.ly/4iEWaZ4

👂 Listen up! 👂 MSE's Eleftheria Roumeli sat down with the Materialism Podcast to discuss turning plants into plastics. Learn all about how a fish tank full of "gross" bacteria can be used to create complex and surprisingly strong shapes. Tune in now! youtu.be/rRXc854tcZU

🚨 Attention undergrads! 🚨 Interested in Quantum Information Science & Engineering? Gain meaningful research experience in QISE theory or experiment applications with the NSF-funded Quantum@UW REU Program! Apply by March 12. Details: bit.ly/uw-quantum-reu

This Valentine's Day, we're celebrating love - of SCIENCE!! Hear from MSE's Navid Zobeiry as he shares his own love story: What made him fall in love with his research? 💘 bit.ly/3Ezp3a2

New biomaterials developed by MSE faculty Miqin Zhang and Avik Som could allow precise targeting of cancer cells, then restore the lost healthy tissue. Read all about it for World Cancer Day! 💜

Congratulations to Prof. Xiaodong Xu, winner of the 2025 NAS Award for Scientific Discovery for his experimental observation of the fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect! 🎖️ Read all about it: www.nasonline.org/award/nas-aw...