Faculty

Feng Liu

Research Interests

My research interests lie in the materials modeling and simulation from the atomic to mesoscopic scales. We develop and apply both first-principles computational methods and phenomenological theoretical models to study a wide spectrum of materials properties in various materials systems. Most recently, we have focused on modeling and simulation of properties of surfaces and interfaces, growth mechanisms of thin films, and self-assembly and self-organization of nanostructures.

Gerald Stringfellow

Research Interests

Ceramics, advanced materials, microelectronics, and a broad range of topics related to materials science and electronics.

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Anil Virkar

Research Interest

Research interests in fuel cells, batteries, sensors, high temperature materials (ceramics), solid state and liquid state electrochemistry, materials synthesis, energy-related research.

Shelley Minteer

Research Interest

Developing bio-batteries, specifically, using metabolic pathways to convert chemical energy into electricity.

Dinesh Shetty

Research Interest

Design, Process and Characterize Functional and Structural Ceramics. Two specific areas of interest are designing functionally-graded carbides in Group VB metal (Ta, Nb, V) -C binary systems and magnetic-field induced texture in non-cubic oxide ceramics for optical and electro-optical applications.

Ashutosh Tiwari

Research Interest

My research is on advanced materials for application in a variety of areas including Nano-Electronics, Spintronics, Spin-Caloritronics, Thermoelectrics and Gas Sensors. We use pulsed laser deposition technique for designing new functional materials and smart structures. Our current emphasis is on Oxide and Chalcogenides based 2D materials.

Ling Zang

Research Interest

My research covers broad range in nanomaterials, nanoscale and molecular imaging and probing, optoelectronic sensors and nanodevices, aiming at long-term real applications in the fields relevant to security, energy, and environment.  Implementation of the research represents a synergism between 'making', 'measuring' and 'manipulating', where the conventional barriers between chemistry, physics and engineering will be broken down.

Dmitry Bedrov

Research Interest

My research interest lies in the area of multiscale modeling of soft-condensed matter systems that exhibit complex, multiscale structure often arising from molecular and super-molecular self-assembly.

Reaz Chaudhuri

Research Interest

Three-Dimensional Singular Stress Fields at the Front of Interfacial Crack/Anticrack Type Discontinuities in Trimaterial Bonded Plates.

Mike Scarpulla

Research Interest

Compound semiconductor research, laser processing of compound semiconductors, and photovoltaics. We have current projects in CdTe, CZTSSe, and III-V’s.

Jeff Bates

Research Interest

My research is in polymer materials used in health care and sustainability applications.My current research projects are aimed at hydrogels and their uses in optical drug delivery, stimuli-responsive materials in the design of self-monitoring irrigation systems, phase change materials used for thermal management systems, and super absorbent polymers that will degrade under environmental conditions for use by women in developing countries for personal hygiene.

Taylor Sparks

Research Interest

Discovery, synthesis, and characterization of new materials for energy applications such as batteries, thermoelectrics, thermal barrier coatings, thermal management systems and others.

Justin Hooper

Research Interest