Matthias Young

From left, Marissa Moore and Emma McDougal

April 17, 2025

Roommates in research: two Mizzou chemical engineers receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

After spending their undergraduate years conducting research with life-saving implications, Emma McDougal and Marissa Moore each received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.
Marisa Chrysochoou, Feliz Bunyak Ersoy, Jim Noble, Matt Maschmann, Matthias Young

March 17, 2025

Mizzou Engineering honors outstanding faculty, staff, students and alumni

Mizzou Engineering recognized outstanding faculty, staff, students and alumni for their accomplishments and contributions as part of its 2025 awards banquet.
Matthias Young stands in a laboratory

Feb. 27, 2025

Mizzou researchers are cracking the code on solid-state batteries

Using a combination of advanced imagery and ultra-thin coatings, University of Missouri researchers are working to revolutionize solid-state battery performance.
The multidisciplinary team consists of faculty from Mechanical Engineering (Matt Maschmann), Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (Matthias Young, Sheila Grant and David Grant) and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Jianlin Cheng [not pictured], James Keller, Filiz Bunyak and Prasad Calyam).

Nov. 13, 2024

Accelerating materials discovery

Mizzou Engineers are partnering with Arizona State University, Brewer Science and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), to increase the efficiency of materials development by using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to model and test new materials. Mizzou's research is supported by a $1.87 million grant, sponsored by Arizona State University.
Karissa Cisneros presenting

July 29, 2024

Engineering Undergrads Shine at Summer Research Forum 

At the University of Missouri, researchers are blazing new trails for more than just themselves—and that innovative spirit extends to student researchers. Undergraduate engineering students presented their summer research findings at the Office of Undergraduate Research’s Summer Undergraduate Research Forum. 

July 24, 2024

In search of a smarter sensor

Mizzou Engineering researcher Matthias Young believes he’s found a way to keep the valuable nutrients on land where they belong. He’s developing a technique that could lead to new types of sensors to help farmers better measure nitrates and phosphates in the soil, allowing them to use fertilizers more efficiently.
Patenting an invention can be puzzling and complex. It requires both legal and technical expertise, in-depth research to ensure novelty and strategic decisions about where and when to file. Art by Grace Radke

July 16, 2024

The patent puzzle

Mizzou researchers work with the Office of Technology Advancement to protect and promote their discoveries.

Aug. 23, 2023

NSF Research Traineeship program to prepare materials and data scientists

A five-year, $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) is establishing a doctoral training program at the University of Missouri to help prepare the next generation of scientists and engineers to work in the emerging fields of materials science and data science and analytics.

June 13, 2023

Mizzou Engineer receives CAREER Award for research around polymer science

In the Mizzou Thin Film Coatings and Materials Electrochemistry Lab, Matthias Young is advancing the field of polymer science for technologies such as batteries and water desalination.
students presenting at Show me research week - IT, CS

April 21, 2023

Students show off projects at Show Me Research Week

Clean water, healthcare and education - all topics that impact nearly every person, and all topics that were researched and presented by Mizzou Engineers at Show Me Research Week.