Core Faculty Directory
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Rajendra
K. Bordia
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
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
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
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
Director, Institute of
Advanced Materials & Technology
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
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
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.
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Hong Ma
335 Roberts; 206-685-3687
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 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
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
Experimental studies of magneto-electronic materials, phenomena and device physics. Spin-dependent transport in magnetic materials. Magnetic and dielectric relaxation phenomena.
Y. K. Rao
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.
Mehmet Sarikaya
Director, Genetically
Engineered Materials Science & Engineering Center (GEMSEC)
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
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.
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