“We Take Apart the very First Instants of Destruction and Use Them
to Make the World a Safer Place.”

- Professor K.T. Ramesh, Director of the Johns Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute

HEMI News
HEMI Research on Vehicle Armor Materials Showcased in JHU Engineering Magazine

Building Better Vehicle Armor (Image: Will Kirk / Homewood Photography) The average soldier carries at least 60 pounds of gear,...

Prof. KT Ramesh Elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science

Gregory Hager and K.T. Ramesh are both faculty members in the Whiting School of Engineering.

HEMI Fellow Prof. Sarah Hörst Collaborates with MICA Student to Create Artistic Visualization of Titan’s Atmosphere

(Image: Will Kirk / Homewood Photography) Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is one of the outer solar system’s most intriguing places....

Events

HEMI Seminar: Yoonseob Kim (MIT)

Thursday, December 13 | 3:30pm
Special Exhibition: Amy Wetsch

Saturday, December 15 | 5:00pm
Special Exhibition: Amy Wetsch

Saturday, December 22 | 5:00pm
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Student Spotlight

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HEMI Fellows

Project Spotlight

MICA professor Kimberley Hall (MFA Illustration Practice) served as the 2017 HEMI/MICA Artist in Residence. Prof. Hall worked with HEMI faculty member Prof. Lori Graham-Brady and her students to create textiles and wallpaper depicting both the intricacies of their work and her time at JHU.

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