By harnessing information and data science tools to advance knowledge discovery, our interdisciplinary team is establishing a new paradigm for materials science research.

Our faculty and scholars focus on cutting-edge research and innovative educational strategies to identify and accelerate solutions that address a broad range of societal issues.

Our department is working across diverse disciplines to address a broad range of social problems, bringing data science methods to bear on materials science questions.

We forge critical partnerships with community groups and non-governmental organizations to ensure our research and educational activities have the greatest impact on a broad range of areas such as health, climate change, and energy sustainability.

Our unique educational programs, the only degrees of their kind, take materials science to the next level. We provide students with a data intensive perspective of materials science and engineering that is integrated with a strong foundation in informatics.

Here is where industry and academia converge to explore grand challenges in engineering through interdisciplinary materials design education and research.

Learn more about our Data-driven Materials Design REU, where undergraduate students work with our faculty to integrate data-driven science techniques with the design of novel materials.