Xinyue Liu joined the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University as an assistant professor in 2023. Her vision is leveraging material innovations to address key challenges in sustainability and health. Her research group focuses on developing multiscale structures and designing multiphysics behaviors of living materials, and building high-performance living devices for medical, water, agriculture, and construction.
Feb. 2, 2023
Materials science major is Goldwater Scholar nominee
A materials science and engineering major is among four undergraduate students nominated by Michigan State University for the nationally competitive Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.
Jan. 27, 2023
MSU a leader at Transportation Research Board annual meeting
Spartan Engineering at Michigan State University was well represented during the 2023 Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual meeting earlier this month in Washington, D.C.
Jan. 13, 2023
Haq named director of MSU’s Composite Vehicle Research Center
Mahmood Haq has been named the new director of the Michigan State University Composite Vehicle Research Center (CVRC). He is an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, specializing in structural engineering and mechanics of materials.
Jan. 9, 2023
It’s all material -- MSU grows ChEMS and materials science
In a new-tech classroom on the second floor of Michigan State University’s innovative STEM Teaching and Learning Facility, engineering students are modifying and testing materials by heat treating, stretching and breaking samples. Students investigate the internal structure - the so-called microstructure - of materials that power the engines of industry.
Jan. 6, 2023
Preparing the new workforce needs complex digital learning spaces
This article was written by Automation Alley’s Digital Content Editor Dennis Burck and is courtesy of Automation Alley Education News.
The Hickner Research Group is focused on the synthesis and properties of ion-containing polymers, measurement of water-polymer interactions using spectroscopic techniques, additive manufacturing of polymer and composite materials, and the application of polymeric materials in energy and water treatment technologies. Our group has current projects with the Department of Energy on fuel cells and flow batteries and regularly works on federally-funded research at the intersection of materials and energy.
Dec. 16, 2022
Funded by NASA: students create bus-riding delivery drones
Story written by Vivian Barrett and is courtesy of The State News.
What started as an in-class project for ECE 320 has transformed into a $80,000 NASA-funded grant project for a team of 11 undergraduate students.
Dec. 8, 2022
Keeping Michigan at the forefront of new and evolving industries
Dec. 7, 2022
Design Day to showcase student technical skills at MSU Engineering
More than 600 students will participate in Design Day on Friday, Dec. 9 – the highlight of the academic semester in the Michigan State University College of Engineering. Hundreds of students will showcase their technical, creative, and team-building skills to solve real-world challenges.
