Group photo of Erich Bloch Symposium attendees from a previous year.
Honoring Erich Bloch's legacy
5/31/23

The Department of Materials Design and Innovation will host this year's Erich Bloch Symposium on June 6-7, 2023.

Pushing the frontiers of science and engineering
11/22/21

We focus on cutting-edge research and educational strategies to accelerate solutions that address a broad range of societal issues.

Shattering the boundaries of conventional thinking
11/22/21

Establishing a new paradigm for materials science research by harnessing information and data science tools to advance discovery.

group of researchers in lab.
Using data science to make materials that matter
11/22/21

We are working across diverse disciplines to bring data science methods to bear on materials science questions.

A unique outreach infrastructure
11/22/21

We forge critical partnerships with our communities to ensure our research and educational activities have the greatest impact.

Participate in undergraduate research
11/22/21

Work with our faculty to integrate data-driven science techniques with the design of novel materials in this REU.

An education like no other
11/22/21

Providing students with a data-intensive perspective of materials science that is integrated with a strong foundation in informatics.

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MDI @ UB

A new paradigm

for materials science research and education.

Advancing

data driven discovery methods.

Accelerating

discovery and design of new materials and processes.

Addressing

society's toughest challenges.
Our Research

Through our highly-interdisciplinary research, we are shattering traditional classifications in materials science.

Our Faculty

Our faculty are pushing the frontiers of science and engineering and creating technologies that impact society.

Education

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.

About MDI @ UB

We are a transformative department focused on ways to use data science and materials informatics to train and education materials scientists.

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