2023
News
Congratulations to Ryan Hawks for winning 3rd Place in the Student Poster Contest at the 2023 Joint IEEE ISAF-ISIF-PFM Conference July 23-27, 2023!
Congratulations to these group members for winning 1st, 2nd & 3rd places in the Student Poster Contest at the 2023 International Workshop on Acoustic Transduction Materials and Deivces (IWATMD), May 16-18, 2023!!
Ryan Hawks - 1st Place, Haley Jones - 2nd Place, and Leonard Jacques - 3rd Place
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- We welcome new research group members Kyuhwe Kang, Erdem Ozdemir, Kae Nakamura, Reilly Knox, and visiting researcher Stas Udovenko!!
2022
Videos with Prof. Susan Trolier-McKinstry
- Domain Wall Motion in Ferroelectrics (featuring Dr. Susan Trolier-McKinstry) (YouTube video)
by Case Western Reserve University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- November 1, 2022
- Piezoelectric Films for Microelectromechanical Systems (featuring Dr. Susan Trolier-McKinstry) - (YouTube video)
by Case Western Reserve University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- November 2, 2022
- New Materials for Three Dimensional Ferroelectric Microelectronics (featuring Dr. Susan Trolier-McKinstry) (YouTube video)
Case Western Reserve University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- November 3, 2022
News
Wanlin Zhu, Post Doc Researcher, accepted a position at QualComm - Congratulations and best wishes! - December 2022
Congratulations to Gavin Hennessey for successfully defending his dissertation and receiving his PhD! He has also accepted a position at MACOM! - October 2022
We welcome visiting researchers Sona Hribalova and Yiwen Song! - September 2022
Congratulations to Leonard Jacques, graduate student, for winning 1st Place in the Student Poster Contest at the 2022 International Workshop on Acoustic Transduction Materials and Deivces (IWATMD), May 10-11, 2022!!
Congratulations to Haley Jones, graduate student, for winning 3rd Place in the Student Poster Contest at the 2022 International Workshop on Acoustic Transduction Materials and Devices (IWATMD), May 10-11, 2022!!
We welcome a new undergraduate student to the research group; Wayne Yeo! - May 2022
Haley Jones, graduate student, was newly elected as MRS Treasurer (Materials Research Society) and will serve on the MRS leadership board! Congratulations Haley! - January 2022
We welcome a new graduate student to the research group; Madeleine Petschnigg! - January 2022
2021
Videos with Prof. Susan Trolier-McKinstry
- Piezoelectric Materials: The Body, Underwater, and Space (featuring Dr. Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Episode 41 - (YouTube video)
by It's a Material World Podcast - December 20, 2021
- Susan Trolier-McKinstry on Piezoelectric Films for Microelectromechanical Systems - (YouTube video)
by Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Science - July 2, 2021
News
Jung In Yang, Post-Doc Researcher, accepted a position at Intel - We wish her all the best in her new position! - September 2021
Congratulations to Travis Peters! Student Earns Elite Spot at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, for Wearable Medical Device Research - August 2021
Ferroelectrics Everywhere? New Family of Ferroelectric Materials Raises Possibilities for Improved Information and Energy Storage - August 31, 2021
This Fall 2021 semester, we welcome two new graduate students to the research group; Haley Jones and Ryan Hawks! - July 2021
Contratulations to Leonard Jacques, Ph.D. Student, who was one of the 1st place winners of the Student Poster Competition at the 2021 ISAF-ISIF-PFM Conference for his presentation titled, "Activation Energies for Crystallization of Manganese-Doped (K,Na)NbO3 Thin Films Deposited from an Acetylacetone Modified Chemical Solution." - July 2021
We welcome new group member Fan He, Post-Doc Researcher! - February 2021
Congratulations to these research group members for successfully defending their theses/dissertations!
- Christopher Cheng received his Ph.D. in October 2021
- Shruti Gupta received her M.S. in May 2021
2020
News
WiRE (Women in Renewable Energy) - Severo Ochoa Workshop: Professor Susan Trolier-McKinstry - Energy Harvesting with Piezoelectric Films - (YouTube video)
by ICN2 (Institut Català Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) - October 23, 2020
Congratulations to these research group members for successfully defending their theses/dissertations!
- Leonard Jacques received his M.S. in December 2020
- Kathleen Coleman received her Ph.D. in December 2020
- Michael Hahn received his M.S. in December 2020
- Tianning Liu received her Ph.D. in December 2020
- Dixiong Wang received his Ph.D. in May 2020
Penn State Awarded an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) Grant Worth Over $10 Million - July 2020
Susan Trolier-McKinstry Honored with Evan Pugh Professorship - June 2020
2019
Interviews with Prof. Susan Trolier-McKinstry
- Materials for the Lynx Space Telescope - (YouTube video interview)
(discusses the use of piezoelectric thin films for "adaptive optics" for the future Lynx X-ray Space Telescope)
by Materials Research Society (MRS) Editor of MRS Bulletin, Gopal R. Rao; February 27, 2019
News
Professor Susan Trolier-McKinstry Elected Member of National Academy of Engineering 2019 - February 27, 2019
Congratulations to these research group members for successfully defending their dissertations!
- Betul Akkopru-Akgun received her Ph.D. in September 2019
- Lyndsey Denis received her Ph.D. in August 2019
- Smitha Shetty received her Ph.D. in January 2019
2018
Interviews with Prof. Susan Trolier-McKinstry
- Text Book co-author of Materials Engineering: Bonding, Structure, and Structure-Property Relationships - (YouTube video interview)
(discusses undergraduate and graduate level education applications; few books available that correlate structure and properties in a general way)
by the Materials Research Society - MRS tv; WebsEdgeEducation; April 6, 2018
News
Professor Honors Legacy of Renowned Materials Scientist by Finishing Textbook - December 11, 2018
Re-Imagining Energy: Generating Energy: Motion, Salt Water, and Sunshine: Tapping Natural Processes to Power our Future - November 9, 2018
Device Harvests Energy from Low-frequency Vibrations - August 29, 2018
A Device to Harvest Energy from Low-frequency Vibrations - August 27, 2018
Julian Walker, Post-Doc Researcher, accepted a position at NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology - We wish him all the best in his new position!
Carl Morandi successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation and received his Ph.D. in December 2018 - Congratulations!
Kathleen Coleman, Graduate Student, won 1st Place in the Student Poster Competition at both the 2018 International Workshop on Acoustic Transduction Materials and Devices
(May 8-10, 2018; State College, PA) as well as at the 2018 IFAAP Conference (May 24-June 3, 2018; Hiroshima, Japan), for her presentation titled, "Influence of Stresses on Properties of Piezoelectric Thin Films." Conference Dates: May 8-10, 2018, Location: State College, PA [Announcement]
Christopher Cheng, Graduate Student, won 3rd Place in the Student Poster Competition at the 2018 International Workshop on Acoustic Transduction Materials and Devices for her presentation titled, Piezoelectric Micromachined 2D Ultrasound Array for Imaging and Particle Manipulation." Conference Dates: MAY 8-10, 2018, Location: State College, PA [Announcement]
Dr. Susan Trolier-McKinstry Publishes Textbook on Crystal Chemistry - January 2018 [Article]
2017
Interviews with Prof. Susan Trolier-McKinstry
- MRS (Materials Research Society) President Dr. Susan Trolier-McKinstry: Strategic Planning Effort - (YouTube video interview)
by the Materials Research Society - MRS tv; WebsEdgeEducation; November 28, 2017 - Interview with Professor Susan Trolier-McKisntry (Penn State), MRS President
by the Brazilian Materials Research Society; July 31, 2017 - How Does Impace Factor Govern What Journals Choose to Publish? - (YouTube video interview)
(discusses the need for scientific community to look at both impact factor and the impact publications/articles have on the state of the field)
by the Materials Research Society (MRS) - MRS Bulletin: Materials Matter, Sabrina Sartori (University of Oslo),
and Editorial Board Chair Fiona Meidrum (University of Leeds): February 14, 2017
2016
Interviews with Prof. Susan Trolier-McKinstry
- MRS (Materials Research Society) Vice-President Dr. Susan Trolier-McKinstry - (YouTube video interview)
(discusses her role and goals for her term)
by Materials Research Society, MRS tv - WebsEdgeEducation; March 31, 2016 - Piezoelectric Films for Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Lecture - (YouTube video interview)
(discusses how materials are optimized for MEMS applications, and uses of piezoelectric films over a wide range of length scales)
by ICN2 (Institut Català Nanociència i Nanotecnologia), as part of the Manuel Cardona Lectures; March 9, 2016 - Passion for Piezoelectricity - Piezoelectric Materials are Becoming Increasingly Used - (YouTube video interview)
(discusses her vision about future applications of piezoelectric films for microelectromechanical systems - MEMS)
by ICN2 (Institut Català Nanociència i Nanotecnologia), as part of the Manuel Cardona Lectures; March 9, 2016