A few highlights from an incredible NAMES, community, ideas, and inspiration all in one place 🌟 #NAMES202

NAMES 2025 is live! Join us today as the materials science community comes together to explore the future. 🧪
#NAMES2025 #STEM

🔬 NAMES 2025 starts tomorrow!
Join us August 5–6 for a two-day dive into cutting-edge materials science, breakthrough research, and collaboration across the field. Let’s build the future—together.
#NAMES2025 #MaterialsScience #STEM #EngineeringResearch #AcademicEvents

Golf is a game of physics — and materials.
🏌️‍♂️ Balls = rubber cores + urethane covers
🔩 Clubs = titanium heads + carbon fiber shafts
🌱 Tees = wood, plastic, or biodegradable polymers
Science helps you drive it farther.
#GolfTech #MaterialsScience #SportsEngineering

Happy #NationalPaperbackBookDay! 📚
There’s more to a book than just words —
📄 Paper = cellulose networks
📕 Covers = polymer coatings
🖋 Ink = pigment + chemistry
📎 Binding = EVA adhesives
Science in every spine. 🔬
#MaterialsScience #PaperbackDay #BooksAreScience

Happy #NationalWaterparkDay! 🛝💧

Slides? Fiberglass composites.
Colors? UV-stable polymers.
Safety? Anti-slip surfaces + corrosion-proof steel.
Fun? Engineered. 🔬🧠

Waterparks are pure materials science in motion—and that’s worth celebrating.

#STEM #ScienceInTheWild #MaterialsMatter

The countdown is on: just 10 days until #NAMES2025! 🧪 Join us Aug 5–6 at Georgia Tech for the North America Materials Education Symposium. Learn, collaborate, and innovate with MSE educators—plus, an unforgettable banquet at the Center for Puppetry Arts. names25.mse.gatech.edu

Are you a team player? The Effective Team Dynamics Initiative can help be sure you’re a part of a dream team. Find out what ETD can do for you! #STEM #NRT #Teamwork etd.gatech.edu/about/

Rising sophomore Ashley Burton is interning at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, testing how materials behave in space! She’s also training to lead GT 1000 for MSE this fall. 💫🛰️ #GT1000 #NASAIntern #GTMSE

Surfboards = engineering you can ride 🌊🏄‍♀️
PU or EPS foam for float
Fiberglass + resin shell for strength
Wood or carbon stringers for structure
Fins, wax, and grip to steer + stick 💥
Materials matter—even at the beach 😎
#SurfScience #MaterialsEverywhere #Engineering

Meet Marcus Choates, 1st-year Ph.D. student in Facchetti's Lab researching flexible, stretchable solar cells. He’s also an Eagle Scout! 🧪☀️🦅
#GTmse #PhDLife #SolarEnergy #MaterialsScience #EagleScout

Bugs are more than just background noise—they’re design geniuses.
From the nanostructures of butterfly wings to the ventilation systems of termite mounds, nature’s tiny engineers are helping us rethink materials science.
It’s National Be Nice to Bugs Day—give ’em the credit they deserve.
#GTMSE

Registration extended for NAMES!
💵 General: $250 | Students: $150
Monday’s workshop includes ✅ certification & ✍️ publishing opportunity.
Join the materials education community at NAMES!

A sky full of science 🌠
Fireworks are a brilliant blend of chemistry and materials science. Elements like strontium and copper give us those iconic reds and blues, and engineered timing makes it all explode perfectly.
Celebrate safely—and scientifically 🎆
#STEM #MaterialsMatter #FireworksScience

Meet Juwarriyyah Anwara Mahmood, a 3rd-year MSE major + Industrial Design minor, studying abroad in South Africa & Namibia through OMED! Her name means petite rose, ray of light, praiseworthy 🌹✨

#GTmse #StudyAbroad #WomenInSTEM #BlackAndSTEM #GeorgiaTech

Dr. Sarah Goodman presented at #ASEE2025 in Montreal, sharing how crochet can be used to teach mechanical properties in materials science. Her talk highlighted the power of hands-on, creative learning in STEM! #MSEatGT #STEMEducation #MaterialsScience

🚀 Jackson Smith, 1st-year MSE PhD student in Thadhani’s lab, is interning at NASA Kennedy Space Center through the Pathways program. Jackson works on ISRU projects like molten regolith electrolysis + trash-to-gas tech. Bonus: guinea pigs Marshmallow & Toast 🐹✨
#GTmse

🔬 Rising 2nd-year MSE student William “Alex” Abraham is spending summer in Dr. Losego’s lab working with the Sputter Deposition Chamber. He’s also taking Def Bods—and bouldering in his free time! 🧗‍♂️
#GTmse #UndergradResearch #MaterialsScience #GeorgiaTech

Ph.D. student Shiqi Wei is spending her summer as an R&D Formulations Intern at Alcon, developing new contact lens materials and care products.

Fun fact: She has two orange cats and once worked with phosgene! 🧪🐱

#GTmse #MSEinternship #PhDLife #WomenInSTEM #MaterialsScience

It's officially summer! Let's talk about the science of vacation. The beach is made of science:
🪨 Sand = quartz (SiO₂)
🐚 Shells = calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
💧 Water = ions like Na⁺ & Cl⁻
A soft materials showcase right under your feet 🌊
#MaterialsScience #GTMSE #BeachScience

Huanyu Zhou (Dr. Facchetti’s group) attended the Spring MRS Conference in Seattle, where he organized Symposium EL14 and chaired the first sessions on Stretchable Optoelectronics—an exciting step forward for the field. #GTMSE #StretchableElectronics #MRS2025

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, mentors, and father figures who are part of the MSE family. 💛
Thank you for lifting others up and making a difference, one day, one lesson, and one hug at a time.
#FathersDay #GTCommunity

Ice cream = triphase material:
❄️ Ice crystals
💨 Air bubbles
🧈 Fat emulsion
It’s soft matter science in a cone!
Cool structure, creamy texture—all thanks to materials engineering 🍦
#IceCreamScience #SummerSTEM #MaterialsScience #GTMSE

Shaunak Nag (B.S. MSE, BS/MS incoming) is interning at Plug Power this summer, studying failure modes in hydrogen fuel cells 🔋 He’s also a world explorer—from studying abroad in France to hiking the Grand Canyon 🇫🇷🏞️ #GTmse #FuelCells #HydrogenEnergy #StudyAbroad

📢 Last chance! Abstract submissions for #NAMES2025 close June 15. Don’t miss your opportunity to present at the premier MSE education conference!
🔗 Submit now: www.names25.mse.gatech.edu/abstract-sub...
#MaterialsScience #EngineeringEducation #STEM #gtmse

Rising sophomore Chase Chrenka is studying abroad in Scotland this summer 🇬🇧, taking PSYC 3005 + LMC 3520, and working on GT’s Accelerating Material Discovery with AI VIP team. #StudyAbroad #GTResearch

This spring, MSE junior Hailee Walker studied abroad in Australia 🌏🌿 gaining global perspective in materials science.

“The fellowship awards I’ve received recognize my hard work and allow me to grow, lead, and share my love for Georgia Tech.” 💛🖤
#GTmse #StudyAbroad #WomenInSTEM

Happy #NationalGardeningWeek 🌿
Gardens aren’t just beautiful—they’re built on materials science:
Ceramics in pots, polymers in gloves, alloys in tools, even soil porosity!
Nature meets engineering right in your backyard.
#gardening #materials #STEM #science #GTMSE

Only a few months until #NAMES2025! Get ready for an inspiring event filled with networking and innovation. Register today! www.names25.mse.gatech.edu

On this Memorial Day, we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
Georgia Tech honors their memory and service with deep gratitude.
#MemorialDay #GTCommunity #HonorAndRemember #GTMSE