Faculty Directory
Jaroslaw W. Drelich
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Adhesion of fine particles
- Characterization of materials’ surfaces
- Biodegradable implant materials
- Wetting of solids and liquids
- Colloidal properties of particles
- Recycling of materials
- Minerals and oil sands processing
Stephen A. Hackney
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Electron microscopy
- Materials characterization
- Thermodynamics and kinetics
- Electronic materials
- Senior design
Research Interests
- Lithium ion batteries, ceramic battery materials
- Surface and interface dynamics
- Thin films and nanostructures
- Thermodynamics
- Magnetic materials
- Diffusional instabilities and applications of electron microscopy
Yun Hang Hu
Charles and Carroll McArthur Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Graphene for solar energy
- Dye-sensitized solar cells
- Photocatalysis
- Synthesis of novel solid materials and liquid fuels from CO2
- Hydrogen storage materials
- Synthesis, structures and properties of nano-structured materials
- Heterogeneous catalysis for energy and fuels
- Predictions of material properties
Jiann-Yang (Jim) Hwang
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Adjunct Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Research Interests
- Materials Processing
- Microwave
- Hydrogen Storage Material
- Energy
- Recycling
- Extractive Metallurgy
- Environmental Engineering
Yongmei M. Jin
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests
- Microstructure Evolution in Crystalline Materials
- Solid State Phase Transformations
- Giant Magnetostrictive Materials
- Electromigration and Kirkendall Voiding in Interconnects and Lead-Free Solders
- Materials Modeling and Computer Simulation
Stephen L. Kampe
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Department Chair, Materials Science and Engineering
Franklin St. John Chair
Research Interests
- Microstructural mapping in laser additive manufactured titanium
- Modeling and characterization of Nextel® reinforced aluminum metal matrix composites
- Reactive synthesis processes
- Thermomechanical processing
- Co-deformation of multiphase alloys
- Mechanisms of strengthening
Miguel Levy
Professor, Physics and Materials Science and Engineering
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Photonics
- Condensed Matter Physics
Links of Interest
Peter D. Moran
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Electronic and Photonic Materials
- Diffraction (Physics and Applications)
- Experimental Design
Research Interests
- Heteroepitaxial growth on compliant substrates
- Fabrication, characterization, and properties of nanoscale layered structures
- Integration of dissimilar materials through wafer bonding
- The relationship between structural, optical, and electronic properties of heterostructures
- Quantitative x-ray diffraction analysis
- Materials Science curriculum development at all educational levels
- The relationship between information and atoms
Joshua M. Pearce
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Photovoltaic Materials and Electronic Device Physics of Solar Photovoltaic Cells: Gallium nitride (GaN) and indium gallium nitride (InGaN), Hydrogenated amorphous and nanocrystalline silicon (a-Si:H, nc-Si:H)
- Applied Sustainability and Green Engineering: Solar energy, Sustainable development
Bruce J. Pletka
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Materials science
- Materials characterization
- Mechanical behavior of materials
- Ceramics
Research Interests
- Fracture of brittle materials
- High temperature deformation
- Solidification of ceramics
- Plasma spray processing
Mark R. Plichta
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Director, Institute of Materials Processing
Paul G. Sanders
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Faculty Advisor, Advanced Metalworks Enterprise
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Metals casting
- Design of experiments
- Enterprise
- Senior design
Research Interests
- Casting
- Solidification
- Material design
- Joining
- Surface coating
- Sustainability
- Transportation
Lawrence Sutter
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Director, MDOT Transportation Materials Research Center
Teaching Interests
- Materials Characterization
- Cementitious Materials
- Concrete & Concrete-Making Materials
Research Interests
- Materials Characterization
- Cementitious Materials
- Concrete & Concrete-Making Materials
- Concrete Durability
- Secondary & Recycled Materials
Douglas J. Swenson
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Materials characterization
- Thermodynamics
- Kinetics
- Phase transformations
- Electronic materials
- Senior design
Research Interests
- Thermodynamics and phase diagram modeling
- Diffusion and solid-state reaction kinetics, and the application of these principles to the solution of materials problems
Yu U. Wang
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests
- Phase Transforming Materials for Advanced Properties
- Coherent Scattering and Interference Effects in Nanodomain Diffraction
- Polymer-Matrix Dielectric, Piezoelectric, and Magnetostrictive Composites
- Colloidal Self-Assembly of Dipolar and Charged Particles
- Nanoparticle-Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
- Modeling and Simulation of Microstructures and Properties
Calvin L. White
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Accreditation issues
- Corrosion and environmental effects
- Mechanical behavior of materials
- Senior design
Research Interests
- Auger electron spectroscopy/microscopy
- Corrosion and environmental effects
- Fracture and failure of materials
- Interfacial segregation and fracture
- Intermetallic compounds
- Materials joining
- Process and synthesis of alloys
