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Seminars & Events
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September 27 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
CMU Libraries
CMU Libraries Workshop: Intro to Python for Data Science, Part 3
Sorrells Library Den, Wean Fourth Floor
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September 28 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
CMU Libraries
CMU Libraries Workshop: Introduction to the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam
Sorrells Library Den, Wean Fourth Floor
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September 29 2023
12:00 PM ET
Materials Science and Engineering
Graduate Student Seminar
Interface plasticity of grain boundaries and 2D heterostructures from bicrystallography presented by Nikhil Admal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Scaife Hall 105
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September 29 2023
2:00 PM ET
Materials Science and Engineering
Special Seminar
κ-Ga2O3polymorph: epitaxial growth, properties and applications, presented by Dr. Matteo Bosi, IMEM-CNR institute
Scott Hall 6142
Programs
Media mentions
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pistorius comments on U.S. Steel sale
MSE’s Chris Pistorius said he hopes the new owners of U.S. Steel will continue to support the region's universities.
Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation News
Engineering faculty engage in industrial decarbonization research partnership
MSE’s Chris Pistorius and EPP’s Valerie Karplus and Paulina Jaramillo, alongside Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy Edson Severnini, joined collaborators in Germany to begin an international research partnership.
Built In
McHenry breaks down superconductors
MSE’s Michael McHenry was quoted in Built In about the unique properties of superconductors, which are capable of conducting electricity without losing energy. McHenry said, in part, that paired electrons “cooperate with a material’s vibrating atoms” to boost conductivity and avoid resistance.
Physics World
Dickey uses novel methods to analyze ferroelectric materials
MSE Head Elizabeth Dickey and her team of researchers are collaborating with groups at Penn State University to study ferroelectric materials. Together, the groups are combining their skills to analyze the structure of alloyed aluminum nitride films using transmission electron microscopy.