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  • DMSE Competes @ TMS 2015

    March 14, 2015

    Allanore group members Brad Nakanishi and Sam Wagstaff will compete at this year’s TMS Bladesmithing 2015 Competition.  Their blade of forged Wootz steel, silicon bronze and epoxy resin will be on display 03.15 – 03.19.15. Nakanishi and Sam Wagstaff with their Wootz blade and display. Image courtesy of Brad Nakanishi.  

  • Metals Lab Video Feature

    April 13, 2015

    Check out this great video by Lillie Paquette and Andrei Ivanov for the School of Engineering!

  • Join Us, Won’t You?

    March 26, 2015

    DMSE will hold a dedication of the two newly renovated lab spaces–the Metals Lab and Glass Lab–on 04.13.15 @ 5:15 pm. For more info, please click here.

  • Open Metals Studio

    March 13, 2015

    Open Metals Studio will be held every Thursday evening, from 4:30-6:30 pm in the Metals Lab, 4-004. If you have previous metals or jewelry experience feel free to drop in to continue working on unfinished pieces or begin a new project. 

  • Open Forge is Back

    February 16, 2015

    Calling all blacksmiths. . .Open Forge is back! Open Forge will be held Monday nights from 5-7 pm in the Metals Lab 4-004.

  • Metals Lab Renovation Almost Complete

    January 25, 2015

    The renovation of the Metals Lab and Glass Lab is nearing completion! The marble ceiling was recently installed, pictured, and the cast bronze medallions have been embedded in the floor. Stay tuned for the official opening of the spaces. Photo courtesy of Ike Feitler      

  • IAP 2015 Metals Courses

    November 17, 2014

    Take a look at two of our exciting Metals Lab course listings for IAP 2015!

  • Metals Lab Renovation

    June 2, 2014

    Check out the plans for the new Metals Lab HERE.

  • 3.094 Aztec Sacred Garden Display

    June 9, 2014

    This semester in the 3.094 Materials in Human Experience course Professor Heather Lechtman and Professor Dorothy Hosler explored the development of metallurgy in the ancient Americas. The course’s second module foucsed on Mesoamerica in particular the Aztec empire. Emphasis was placed on the properties of metal that were sacred to the Aztec—sound and color—and on…

  • Medallion Casting Time

    March 12, 2014

    It is that time of year again! Come and help out with the annual DMSE medallion casting process.