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With over 10,000 square feet of lab space and state-of-the-art instrumentation and equipment, TMI is a world-class hub for materials research.
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Materials Science
Our Materials Science and Engineering program is one of the best in the nation, and our graduates go on to be leaders in their fields.
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Seminar Series
TMI hosts prestigious speakers throughout the year to promote research collaboration and learning across material science and engineering at UT.
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How Lasers and 2D Materials Could Solve the World's Plastic Problem
A global research team led by Texas Engineers has developed a way to blast the molecules in plastics and other materials with a laser to break them down into their smallest parts for future reuse.
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Stretchable E-Skin Could Give Robots Human-Level Touch Sensitivity
A first-ever stretchy electronic skin could equip robots and other devices with the same softness and touch sensitivity as human skin, opening up new possibilities to perform tasks that require a great deal of precision and control of force.
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Maria Juenger, Cements 2024 Della Roy Lecturer
Dr. Maria Juenger will deliver the 2024 Della Roy Lecture, titled "The Road to Sustainable Cement," highlighting the critical role of sustainability in modern construction.
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Arumugam Manthiram Receives 2024 IBA Yeager Award
Professor Manthiram has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious IBA Yeager Award for 2024.
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Goodenough Materials Innovation Lectures
In honor of Nobel Laureate Goodenough, this lecture series aims to bring leading experimentalists and theorists engaged in the broad field of materials to illustrate the past and present of materials research, and thereby create a vision for future innovation in this space.
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How Lasers and 2D Materials Could Solve the World's Plastic Problem
![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/tmi.utexas.edu/images/2024-ME-Yuebing-Zheng-Lab-43.jpg)
A global research team led by Texas Engineers has developed a way to blast the molecules in plastics and other materials with a laser to break them down into their smallest parts for future reuse.
Maria Juenger, Cements 2024 Della Roy Lecturer
![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/tmi.utexas.edu/images/faculty/Screenshot%202024-06-07%20at%2011.05.36%20AM.png)
Dr. Maria Juenger will deliver the 2024 Della Roy Lecture, titled "The Road to Sustainable Cement," highlighting the critical role of sustainability in modern construction.
Arumugam Manthiram Receives 2024 IBA Yeager Award
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Professor Manthiram has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious IBA Yeager Award for 2024.
Stretchable E-Skin Could Give Robots Human-Level Touch Sensitivity
![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/tmi.utexas.edu/images/faculty/NLu_Key2.jpg)
A first-ever stretchy electronic skin could equip robots and other devices with the same softness and touch sensitivity as human skin, opening up new possibilities to perform tasks that require a great deal of precision and control of force.
New Advanced Quantum Science Institute Will Bridge Basic Research and Applied Science
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Elaine Li and Xiuling Li will co-direct the new Texas Quantum Institute.