Materials Science has played a pivotal role in defining modern society. Our methods of communication, such as computers, smart phones, HD televisions, and other communication systems, rely heavily on advances that have sprung from materials research, as do safety advances in methods of travel, like automobiles and airplanes. Learn more about Baylor materials science research.

Paul Allison can’t be there when equipment breaks down in the field. But the technology he develops will soon have soldiers back in the vehicles that support safer approaches to achieving their mission.

Baylor researchers serve as vital research voice at the intersection of technology and people.

Baylor researchers work collaboratively to solve complex problems facing our world through high-level sustainability research.

Stanford database features 43 current or retired Baylor faculty and postdoctoral researchers on prestigious most-cited list.

Recent chairholder appointee Ivan Korendovych, Ph.D., served as mentor for 2024 student recipient of prestigious national award honoring elite graduate scholars.

Research from Baylor’s Point-of-Need-Innovations Center could drastically reduce time and logistical footprints for the development or repair of mission-critical components.

Top university patent holders ranked in report from National Academy of Inventors and IP Owners Association

Garritt J. Tucker, Ph.D., The Eula Mae and John Baugh Chair in Physics, is part of a multi-institution partnership in a Stewardship Science Academic Alliances Center of Excellence to test materials under extreme conditions.