Core Faculty

	Name & Position	Research Areas
	Rajendra K. Bordia Professor 333 Roberts 206-685-8158 bordia@u.washington.edu	Fundamental and applied studies in the processing and properties of complex material systems for energy, environmental and medical application; Current focus is on ceramics, composites, multilayered and porous materials.
	Lucien N. Brush Associate Professor 331 Roberts 206-543-7161 brush@u.washington.edu	Computation of crystal growth arrest by an adsorption-inhibition mechanism; Nonlinear patterns in hydrodynamics and solidification; Theories and models developed to predict times and lengths characteristic of evolving nano/microstructures.
	Guozhong Cao Boeing-Steiner Professor 302M Roberts 206-616-9084 gzcao@u.washington.edu	Processing, characterization, and applications of nanostructured materials, organic-inorganic hybrids, carbon cryogel supercapacitors, carbon-hydride nanocomposites for hydrogen storage, nanostructured oxides for Li batteries, hierarchically structured solar cells, ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics, and scintillation oxides.
	Brian D. Flinn Research Associate Professor 337 Roberts 206-616-9068 bflinn@u.washington.edu	Experimental mechanics of materials – fracture and fatigue; Structure-processing-property relationships of advanced materials; Engineering education- knowledge retention and transfer from course to course; Joining of composites and advanced materials
	Alex K-Y. Jen Chair & Boeing/Johnson Chair Professor Director, Institute of Advanced Materials & Technology 302F Roberts 206-543-2626 ajen@u.washington.edu	Utilize molecular, polymeric, and biomacromolecular self-assembly to create ordered arrangement of organic and inorganic functional materials for photonics, opto-electronics, nanomedicine, and nanotechnology; Employ the “molecular engineering” approach to tailor size, shape, sequence, and functionality of organic/hybrid functional materials and explore their applications.
	Kannan M. Krishnan Campbell Chair Professor 323 Roberts 206-543-2814 kannanmk@u.washington.edu	Magnetism, transport, optical and electronic properties of materials. Synthesis of nanostructures and thin films with tailored properties. Advanced characterization using electron, photon and scanning probes. Vertically integrated projects from the underlying science to information storage/processing and biomedical (diagnostics & therapy) technologies.
	Christine K. Luscombe Assistant Professor 302B Roberts 206-616-1220 luscombe@u.washington.edu	Design and synthesis of novel organic materials (polymers and macromolecules) for photovoltaic and biosensing applications. Soft lithography for micro-fabrication and nano-fabrication of optoelectronic devices. Studying the relationship between the supramoleculecular structure of organic materials and their optoelectronic properties.
	Hong Ma Research Assistant Professor 335 Roberts 206-685-3687 hma@u.washington.edu	Organic and polymer chemistry, molecular self-assembly, surface & interface engineering, supramolecular nanostructures, micro/ nanopatterning, bio-inspired materials, organic-bio-nano hybrids, electronic/ photonic/biosensing materials.
	George Mayer Research Professor 337 Roberts 206-616-2832 gmayer@u.washington.edu	Research in Bioinspired Materials: Mechanisms underlying toughening of rigid natural composites; Designing and building synthetic analogs of natural hybrid composites; Mechanisms of adhesion in natural materials.
	Fumio S. Ohuchi Professor & Associate Chair 311 Roberts 206-685-8272 ohuchi@u.washington.edu	Oxide and chalcogenide thin films for thermoelectric, photovoltaic, magneto-caloric, phase-change and spintronic applications. Understanding physical and chemical processes at the material’s surfaces and dissimilar interfaces.
	Alexandre Pakhomov Research Assistant Professor 335 Roberts 206-616-0918 pakhomov@u.washington.edu	Experimental studies of magneto-electronic materials, phenomena and device physics. Spin-dependent transport in magnetic materials. Magnetic and dielectric relaxation phenomena.
	Y. K. Rao Professor 302K Roberts 206-543-2620 ykrishnarao@aol.com	Coal & Coke utilization in metallurgical smelters; steady-state in high-temperature systems; IECMQ: a computer program for calculating equilibrium in flue-gas scrubbing (Ca-O-H-C-Cl-S-N) system; equilibrium phase-stability diagrams in materials systems.
	Marco Rolandi Assistant Professor 302J Roberts 206-221-0309 rolandi@u.washington.edu	Investigation of charge transport in biological, organic, and inorganic nanomaterials focused on hybrid devices and their technological applications. Areas of interest include biological protonic conductors and transistors, novel polymer nanowire chemical and biological sensors, and the assembly of complex nanostructures guided by AFM lithography.
	Mehmet Sarikaya Professor Director, Genetically Engineered Materials Science & Engineering Center (GEMSEC) 327 Roberts 206-543-0724 sarikaya@u.washington.edu	Molecular Biomimetics & Genome-based molecular materials science and engineering; Genetic engineering of inorganic-binding polypeptides (GEPI); Fundamental phenomena at nano/bio interface; Binding, specificity and assembly of engineered peptides; Practical utilizations of GEPI as molecular erectors, assemblers and scaffolds in nanotechnology, medicine and energy.
	Miqin Zhang Professor 302L Roberts 206-616-9356 mzhang@u.washington.edu	Biomaterials: Materials and devices for biological and medical applications; Cancer diagnosis and treatment through imaging enhancement, targeted, controlled therapeutic payload delivery; Biocompatible materials serving as biodegradable scaffolds, drug delivery depots; Chemical, biological agents & drug screening techniques.