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Structure-property-processing relationships of metals, ceramics, polymers, and electronic materials, with strong emphasis on computational materials design.
Research areas
Faculty directory
Department chair
Structural Materials & Metallurgy
Physical metallurgy, phase transformations, and mechanical behavior of materials.
Professor
Electronic & Photonic Materials
Semiconductors, thin films & devices, and optoelectronic materials.
Professor
Polymers & Soft Matter
Polymer physics & chemistry, colloids & gels, and biomaterials interfaces.
Professor
Computational Materials Science
Density functional theory, atomistic simulation, and materials informatics & ML.
Professor
Nanomaterials & Characterization
Nanostructures & 2D materials, electron microscopy & spectroscopy, and surface science.
Professor
Energy & Sustainable Materials
Battery & fuel-cell materials, photovoltaic materials, and materials circularity & recycling.
