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“We want a way to develop better materials. We want to make a material and be able to say ‘We see this is the weakness,’ and then we can think about how we can reduce that weakness.”

Jan Schroers, the Robert Higgin Professor of Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, and a team of researchers developed a new mold to better understand the atomic arrangement of metals in their microstructure—which defines their strength, deformability, and other properties.

Learn more about how this research will benefit industries that require materials to withstand high temperatures: https://bit.ly/4yQAOR0

Susanna Maisto, a fifth-year Ph.D. student in Prof. John Fortner's lab in the Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, has spent her doctorate finding a way to remove PFAS—commonly known as "forever chemicals"—at their source.

By re-engineering the PFAS molecules themselves, Maisto is able to roughly double their size, remove their ability to dissolve in water, and make them dramatically easier to destroy.

Learn how Maisto came to this discovery "almost by accident:" https://bit.ly/4pRRJ1G

Yale Engineering is pleased to announce the four new faculty members that joined the school this month, bringing expertise in quantum computing hardware, machine learning and AI systems, network neuroscience, and the science of reliable and responsible AI.

Learn more about this esteemed group of educators: https://bit.ly/4x4Vlj4

Anjelica Gonzalez, the Raymond John Wean Professor of Biomedical Engineering, shared three book recommendations with YaleNews as part of their summer series "Three to Read."

Check out their picks: https://bit.ly/4q36uyO

A summer stroll at Yale Engineering.

Carbon fiber is vital to lightweight structural engineering—however, it carries a high cost and harsh environmental impact.

Liangbing Hu, Carol and Douglas Melamed Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering & Materials Science, and his team of researchers have been working to create a replacement for this popular material. Learn more about their solution: https://bit.ly/3RU4cFw

Rex Ying, assistant professor of computer science, has earned a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his work on rethinking the mathematical foundations of AI.

Most AI systems today store and process information using flat, grid-like mathematics known as Euclidean geometry. This is the same system traditionally taught in high school math classes. However, this flat geometry struggles to accurately capture the naturally curved structure of certain data—including molecules and social networks.

Ying's approach centers on developing a flexible model architecture in which different pieces of data can each be embedded in whatever curved space best fits their structure, rather than forcing everything into a single fixed geometry.

Learn more about how Ying's work will produce better performance in AI systems: https://bit.ly/4fxtnW7

It’s ! ➡️ Check out where Yale Engineering students are gaining real-world experience this summer.

"We combine the strengths of human-led experimentation with AI’s capacity to explore vast chemical design spaces – and we’re only beginning to see what it can do."

Prof. David Kwabi and his research team have collaborated with Microsoft to use the new Microsoft Discovery AI system in their work to accelerate the development of agentic small molecule design for grid-scale aqueous organic redox flow batteries (ORFBs).

Read more about how the Discovery Engine assisted Yale Engineering researchers: https://bit.ly/4pNoo8v

Announcing Microsoft Discovery general availability and Microsoft Discovery app preview | Microsoft Azure Blog Discover Microsoft Discovery, now generally available, an agentic AI platform for building and managing workflows, with a new app in preview.

Maya Foster ’26, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, was recently selected for Purdue University's Trailblazers in Engineering fellowship program—an initiative "intended to increase the number and success of engineering faculty" who will "blaze new trails" for the next generation of engineers.

TBE Fellows will attend an in-person four-day workshop that will "provide opportunities for scientific interactions, career-oriented discussions, and networking." Foster will also present during a “Future Faculty Poster Session,” an opportunity to showcase her research and pitch for a potential faculty position.

Learn more about Foster's research: https://bit.ly/44CsXJf