Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering

Websitehttps://www.boisestate.edu/coen-materials/

Organization profile

Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State has been leading the way since 2004. From our ABET accredited undergraduate degree, to our innovative Interdisciplinary Graduate Program to our groundbreaking research activity, everything is made of something, and we are making materials that matter!

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 14 Life Below Water
SDG 15 Life on Land

Harold Ackler
- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering - Clinical Associate Professor
Person
19962025
Keitel Cervantes-Salguero
- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering - Research Scholar
Person
20122025
Karthik Chinnathambi
- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering - Senior Research Engineer
Person
20052026

23 Active
70 Finished

Collaborative Research: Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Track 3: Preparing STEM Teacher Leaders for Rapidly Expanding Microelectronics Ecosystems in Idaho and New York
Pakala, K. (PI), Atkins, L. J. (CoPI), Estrada, D. (CoPI), Srinivasan, K. (CoPI) & Kamnkhwani, R. A. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
1/10/25 → 30/09/30
Project: Research
REU Site: Materials for Society
Ubic, R. (PI)
National Science Foundation
1/05/25 → 30/04/28
Project: Research
Collaborative Research: Frameworks: Enabling reproducible research in soft materials with the Multiscale Polymer Toolkit (MuPT)
Jankowski, E. (PI)
National Science Foundation
1/10/24 → 30/09/27
Project: Research

Bridge rigidity affects the source and magnitude of line broadening in covalently linked squaraine dimers
Lee, J., Lee, J., Knowlton, W. B., Pensack, R. D. & Turner, D. B., 16 Jan 2026, In: Chemical Physics Letters. 883, 142516.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Data mining the missing ordered phases of Li/Na metal oxides
Liu, X., Wang, L., Cahill, B., Xiong, H., Ouyang, B. & Zeng, Y., Jun 2026, In: Materials Today Energy. 58, p. 102253
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Graphene and Ti₃C₂T_xMXene Nanomaterial-Infused Bioinks for Mechanical and Electrical Improvement of 3D Bioprinted Scaffolds
Nelson, M. L., Burgoyne, H., Kouchi, F. R., White, F., Rektor, A., Fujimoto, K., Sawyer, M., Tibbits, A., Toodeshki, E. H., Semodji, A. M., Lujan, T. J., Varghese, T. V., Eixenberger, J., Montenegro-Brown, R. & Estrada, D., 19 Jan 2026, In: ACS Applied Bio Materials. 9, 2, p. 1142-1155 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
Estrada, D. (Recipient), 14 Jan 2025
Prize: Other distinction