A Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Program at ColoState

SMSE had a great time at the cooking class last week! 🧑‍🍳

Congrats to our Spring 2026 GRADS!!! Welcome to the alumni Ramily!

Happy May Materials Monday! Good luck on your last week of classes. May the force be with you during finals next week - finish strong!

Final defense of the semester! Hope you all can make it!

Happy April Materials Monday!

🌷 Spring blooms = materials science in action 🌷

Notice all the tulips on campus?? Many flowers open and close thanks to hygroscopic composite tissues. When humidity changes, different layers of the petal swell by different amounts and directions (anisotropic swelling), causing the flower to bend and unfold.

No motors. No batteries. Just smart materials responding to the environment.

So, next time you see a tulip on campus, say “hello you beautiful smart material” 🌷😊

A look back at last week’s MSE symposium… thoughtful talks, engaged listeners, and meaningful moments of connection. Thanks to everyone who helped make it such a rich, collaborative space.

See you next year for our 3rd annual symposium!

Another defense next week!

Materials science engineers going into Valentine’s Day weekend like…

Happy February all! It’s materials Monday and today we are highlighting our student, Oluwaseun (Seun).

Seun works on Electrochemical PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) mineralization.

Image 2 shows a reactor breaking down PFAS into CO2, H2O, and fluoride ions.

When not in the lab, Seun enjoys cooking and hiking!

Mark your calendar grad students! Graduate Student Appreciation Week is approaching! Feb 9-13. Unwind, connect, refresh.