Participating Duke Schools & Departments



DMI provides strategic leadership to undertake this by harnessing the distinct combination of interdisciplinary expertise in technical and societal disciplines, research focus, development of advanced experimental and computational tools and paradigm-shifting education available at Duke.

DMI leverages the strengths of Duke and accelerates forward momentum into new frontiers of materials science and engineering. DMI’s vision is to foster innovation and sustained excellence in materials science and engineering research and education by creating a culture that transcends traditional departmental and school boundaries.

This website is a portal to the materials science and engineering community at Duke. We encourage you to browse content about our research efforts, affiliated graduate degree programs, recent news and special events.

Research Programs

Zauscher

Director, Duke Materials Initiative, DEIC, Duke Materials Initiative
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

zauscher@duke.edu

Schmidt

Co-Director, Duke Materials Initiative
Hertha Sponer Distinguished Professor of Physics

christoph.schmidt@duke.edu