Materials Science Graduate Program

Biomaterials

Materials for energy storage, conversion and conservation

Electronic, photonic and magnetic materials

Materials synthesis, processing and fabrication

Congratulations to Pierce Fix.  Pierce will spend his summer at the 2D Crystal Consortium-Materials Innovation Platform (2DCC-IMP) at Penn State University as part of NSF’s 2-Dimensional Crystal Consortium Resident Scholar Visitor Program (2DCC RSVP).  Pierce is a 4^th year PhD student in the Materials Science program at MSU and researches in the lab of professor Nick Borys (Physics).  While at the 2DCC-MIP facility, Pierce will learn how to grow 2D crystal alloys in bulk and in single layer form under controlled conditions to improve the quality of the resulting materials. His training will also focus on characterizing and quantifying the grown materials for subsequent studies at MSU.  Pierce is a member of the MonArk Quantum Foundry, a co-led NSF sponsored program between Montana State University and the University of Arkansas, studying 2D materials to advance quantum technologies.  Pierce’s advisor, Prof. Nick Borys is the associate director of the Foundry.