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May 2026
Ramsey successfully defends his PhD dissertation. Congrats Dr. Issa!
Apr 2026
Sparks group presents three talks at the Spring 2026 MRS Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Feb 2026
Trupti successfully defends her dissertation. Congrats Dr. Mohanty!
Feb 2026
Dr. Sparks travels to GRC for AI for Materials, Energy, and Chemical Sciences.
Jan 2026
Paper accepted: Systematically Verified Experimental Thermoelectric Dataset for Data-driven Approaches.
Outside links
MSE Department
Materials Characterization Lab
University of Utah
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Materialism Podcast. Check it out on
Spotify
,
iTunes
,
Stitcher
, and
Google Play
.
YouTube playlist for recorded lectures of current semester of Introduction to Materials Science & Engineering
YouTube playlist for worked example solutions for common Materials Science & Engineering problems
ICSD web
American Ceramic Society
Preparing figures for publications and presentations (via Ram Seshadri):
PDF
Utah Characterization Lab
Electronegativity
International Tables, Volume A
Fullprof
GSAS
Ram Seshadri Ionic Size Periodic Table
Binary Phase Diagrams
Harvard Annals of Improbable Research
Dr. Sparks start-up companies: Electrochrome LLC &
Utah Materials Research LLC
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