Materials Science and Engineering
News and updates featuring research, faculty achievements, student projects, and industry impact from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
A Texas A&M materials science and engineering doctoral candidate is developing next-generation batteries for aerospace applications and teaching the next generation of scientists how to ask better questions along the way.
Texas A&M to build first national self-driving laboratory for metals, open to researchers nationwide
Aug. 3, 2026 • 7 min. readResearchers have received a $24.9M grant to develop an NSF Materials Innovation Platform where universities, national laboratories and industry members can run alloy-discovery campaigns using robotic systems and artificial intelligence.
Jaybelle Pranada attended the Catalyzing Energy Education and Excellence Symposium and proposed a battery that maintains efficiency in extreme environments, like space.
Hsiao earns NSF CAREER Award for work in nanoscale manufacturing
May 29, 2026 • 3 min. readDr. Kaiwen Hsiao received the National Science Foundation’s highest honor for early-career faculty through her pioneering mission to print structures smaller than the wavelength of light itself.
Ph.D. candidate Cafer Acemi has earned an Acta Student Award for student-led research accelerating the discovery of high-temperature alloys.
A recent publication from Texas A&M Engineering researchers shows that in-sensor intelligence could increase the speed of data analysis and lead to a future where seeing becomes thinking.
Texas A&M researchers develop metallic gel that could transform batteries
Oct. 22, 2025 • 5 min. readThe new gel holds its shape at extreme temperatures and opens the door to safer, more powerful batteries and energy storage for the future.
Texas A&M researchers have received funding to study novel polymers called salogels, which can be used for temperature regulation improvements.
New research studying shape memory alloys with AI may allow fighter jets to transform into the future with the help of new materials.
Transforming the certification process of 3D-printed critical components
May 13, 2025 • 4 min. readThis new DARPA-funded approach will have far-reaching impact on the additive manufacturing industry.









