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

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

Lei Zhu
Develops high-energy and high-performance polymers based on close relationships among structure, property and processing