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Assistant Professor Jean-Charles Stinville and researchers have developed a machine learning method called Material Spatial Intelligence that creates detailed spatial maps of metal alloys' microstructures, similar to how fingerprints uniquely identify individuals. This approach captures the complete complexity of an alloy's structure rather than reducing it to simple averages, enabling faster and more accurate prediction of how metals will perform in extreme environments, such as space applications.

Robert Kaman, a fourth-year Ph.D. student, has been named a Jones-Whitford Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation  Scholar for 2025-2026, receiving an $8,000 unrestricted grant to advance his research. He plans to use the award to fund an innovative project demonstrating quantum physics phenomena in classical systems using arrays of permanent magnets on ball bearings, with support from two undergraduate researchers.

Materials Science and Engineering alumnus Zihao Ou was named to the MIT Technology Review’s prestigious Innovators Under 35 list for his groundbreaking work in science and technology. His research involved a breakthrough in tissue clearing technology using molecules found in everyday snacks. 

Professor Cecilia Leal is contributing to MIGHTY, a five-year ARPA-H-funded initiative to develop phage-based therapies that precisely target harmful bacteria while preserving beneficial microbes. Leal will design advanced materials to encapsulate and deliver these bacterial viruses to the oral cavity, enabling their strong antibacterial activity. The project aims to create accessible products like chewable gummies for oral health, with potential future applications for gut, metabolic and autoimmune diseases.

Materials Science and Engineering doctoral candidate Yiteng Wang, working with Professor Minjoo Larry Lee and collaborators at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, has demonstrated visible red lasers grown directly inside silicon nitride photonic chips for the first time. This breakthrough bridges III-V semiconductor materials with silicon-based photonics, opening new possibilities for quantum computing, biosensing and augmented reality applications that require integrated visible-light sources.

Associate Professor Hua Wang has earned the Rising Star Junior Faculty Award from the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Special Interest Group. The award honors Wang's groundbreaking advances in developing cutting-edge technologies and therapies  fighting back against cancer.