Faculty within the Materials Branch
Rigoberto Advincula
Explores polymer material nanostructure to discover new phenomena and functionality
Eric Baer
Develops processing-structure-property relationships in polymeric systems; creates micro- and nano-layered films; and produces biomimetic hierarchical structures of soft materials
William A. "Bud" Baeslack III
John Blackwell
Laura Bruckman
Develops predictive lifetime models for materials degradation related to stress conditions and induced degradation mechanisms evaluated by quantitative spectroscopic characterization of materials
Jennifer Carter
deformation mechanisms of metals and metal-matrix composites; fatigue, fracture, and creep; failure analysis; electron microscopy; 3D microscopy; novel methodologies for multi-scale material characterization; data science and analytics; open science
Liming Dai
Develops and functionalizes polymeric and carbon nanomaterials for energy applications
Mark De Guire
Analyzes performance of ceramics in energy applications, including fuel cells and oxygen transport membranes
Frank Ernst
Studies and engineers microstructures, interfaces and surfaces of metallic materials by novel methods of processing and microcharacterization
Roger French
Applies data science and analytics to energy and materials science research problems
Arthur Heuer
Mike Hore
Combines experiments, theory and simulation to study fundamental problems in the polymer physics of grafted and non-linear polymers
Hatsuo Ishida
Develops advanced benzoxazine resins, thermosetting resins based on natural renewable materials and green flame retarding systems
Alex Jamieson
Peter Lagerlof
Develops a unified theory for plastic deformation via slip and deformation twinning
John Lewandowski
Researches material reliability for biomedical and structural applications, advanced materials manufacturing and processing/microstructure/property relationships
Joao Maia
Develops multi-scale, complex polymer-based materials, using both experimental and computational-based tools
Ica Manas-Zloczower
Engineering new materials and technologies for industrial applications
David Matthiesen
Develops process engineering solutions for the manufacturing of new magnetic materials
Jim McGuffin-Cawley
Develops new methodologies for material processing, characterizes processing-property relationships, studies high-temperature diffusion and solid-state reactions, fosters industry-university relationships
Pirouz Pirouz
Optimizes semiconductors, electron microscopy, mechanisms of twinning and metal-ceramic interfaces
Valentin Rodionov
Investigates catalysis with soft materials: catalytic surfactants and polymers; complex macromolecular architectures for bio-inspired catalysis; and ligand-mediated nanocatalysis
David Schiraldi
Develops bio-based, flame-retarded plastics, polymer aerogels and packaging materials; and studies properties of polyesters
Alp Sehirlioglu
Develops new materials through exploitation of interfaces to control functionality and exploration of multi-functionality for energy-related applications
Gerhard Welsch
Develops new processing methods and designs for energy storage and optimized materials
Matthew Willard
Investigates phase transformations and materials processing, especially their impact on structure and properties of materials
Gary Wnek
Develops advanced polymers for packaging, biomaterial applications and more.
Lei Zhu
Develops high-energy and high-performance polymers based on close relationships among structure, property and processing