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  • 3.042 Final Presentations

    December 5, 2018

    This year’s 3.042 final presentations will be held 12.06.18 @ 1:30pm in the Chipman Room, 6-104. 3.042 is “Materials Project Laboratory,” which serves as the capstone design course in the course 3 curriculum.

  • Nancy Schön @ MIT

    June 7, 2018

    Nancy Schön, a sculptor with work including the “Make Way for Ducklings” bronzes in the Boston Public Garden and “Tortoise and Hare” in Copley Square, will be visiting the Merton C. Flemings Materials Processing Lab on 06.18.18 at 12pm for discussion of her work and process. More info on Nancy can be found here:  http://www.schon.com/index.php

  • 3.042 Final Presentations 05.15.18

    May 14, 2018

    3.042 final presentations, tomorrow, Tuesday May 15 at 2 pm in the Chipman Room (6-104). 3.042 is “Materials Project Laboratory,” which serves as the capstone design course in the course 3 curriculum. There are four teams this semester, presenting at the following times: 2:05 pm:  Cobalt-free high entropy alloys: Stephanie Eiler, Amalia Lee, Felipe de…

  • DMSE Metal Arts Lecturer 2018: Helen Shirk

    April 7, 2018

    Distinguished metalsmith and 2017 Society of North American Goldsmith’s (SNAG) Lifetime Achievement awardee Helen Shirk will present a survey of artwork from her career spanning over five decades. Shirk’s exploration of color corrosion achieved through a multitude of metal processes that include anodization, patination and plating will be discussed. This year’s DMSE Metal Arts lecture…

  • DMSE Metal Arts Lecturer 2018: Helen Shirk

    September 15, 2017

    DMSE is happy to announce that Helen Shirk will be 2018’s Metal Arts lecturer. She will present a talk of her work sometime during the spring semester. Stay tuned for details.

  • IAP Offerings

    December 15, 2017

    Interested in learning a new skill? Join us for our metalworking classes during IAP, listed here. Hurry, spaces fill quickly!

  • Open Hours

    February 2, 2018

    Looking to get back to metalworking in the lab? Open hours are as follows: Open Metals Studio, Tuesdays, 4:30-6:30pm Open Forge, Wednesdays, 5-7pm Open Foundry, Friday, 3-5pm

  • Electrolytic nature of molten aluminum and rare earth oxides presentation

    November 28, 2017

    Ph.D. canidate Brad Nakanishi of the Allanore group will present his final DMSE doctoral thesis defense titled, “On the electrolytic nature of molten aluminum and rare earth oxides” on 11.30.17 @10:15am in the Chipman Room, 6-104.

  • Alloy Design ’17

    November 29, 2017

    The Taşan group at MIT will host a full-day workshop titled “Sustainability through alloy design: challenges and opportunities” in the Chipman Room, 6-104, on 12.01.17 from 8:30am – 4:30pm. This focused workshop aims to identify the most important sustainability challenges and opportunities for each key metallic material, and discuss corresponding scientific research  questions and current…

  • 3.042 Final Presentations 12.07.17

    December 1, 2017

    This year’s 3.042 final presentations will be held 12.07.17 @ 2pm in the Chipman Room, 6-104. 3.042 is “Materials Project Laboratory,” which serves as the capstone design course in the course 3 curriculum.