What Is Materials Science?

Recorded Tuesday, January 25, 2022

What do we mean when we refer to “materials science”? What does it mean to be a materials scientist? How does materials science research impact the world we live in now and in the future? These are some of the questions we’ll explore in this introductory session. Learn about this multidisciplinary field of research and how it has emerged as a core pillar within Duke Science and Technology.

Moderator:
Diontre Earl

Panelists:
Cate Brinson
Donald M. Alstadt Chair of the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Sharon C. and Harold L. Yoh, III Distinguished Professor, Pratt School of Engineering

Stephen Craig
William T. Miller Distinguished professor of Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences