BU Materials Science and Engineering

What a great day of hands-on learning! 
During ASM Materials Experience at Boston University, high school students explored the world of Materials Science & Engineering through interactive modules on shape memory alloys, cryogenic phenomena, corrosion and batteries, microscopy, polymers, and 3D printing. Thank you to the faculty, graduate students, volunteers, and organizers who helped inspire the next generation of engineers and introduce students to exciting STEM careers.

Congratulations to Professor Uday Pal for being selected as a 2026 TME Fellows Award Recipient!

Check out Professor Soumendra Basu’s cover feature in JOM: the Magazine in our link in bio!

Associate Professor Scott Bunch and collaborators have discovered the first-ever molecularly impermeable plastic, a material so tightly packed that not even a single gas molecule can pass through. This breakthrough could redefine how we protect electronics, solar cells, and more.
Published in Nature 647, 383–389 (2025).
🔗 Read more in the link in bio!