Adjunct Faculty Directory
Paul L. Bergstrom
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Areas of Interest
- Micro-electromechanical systems
- Micromachining materials and process technologies
- Inertial pressure
- Nanoscaled technologies enabling banoelectronic devices
- Technologies for the monolithic integration of sensors and actuators with electronics
Debra D. Charlesworth
Assistant Dean, Graduate School
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Specialties
- Review of theses and dissertations
- Presents and organizes professional development seminars
- Manages Graduate School website
- Processes withdrawals
- Manages new student orientation
- Coordinates NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Megan C. Frost
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Adjunct Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests
- Nitric oxide releasing polymers
- Implantable sensors
- Biological response to polymeric materials
John A. Jaszczak
Professor, Physics
Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education (College of Sciences and Arts)
Adjunct Curator, A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Nanotechnology Education
Research Interests
- Theoretical condensed matter physics
- Theory and modeling of single-electron transport devices
- Modeling and simulation of properties of interfaces and interface materials
- Atomistic computational physics of surface phases and surface dynamics
- Crystal growth
- Mineralogy of natural graphite
Gregory M. Odegard
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Solid Mechanics (SM) Area Director
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Computational Mechanics
- Computational Materials Science
- Biomechanics
Areas of Expertise
- Mechanics of Materials
- Materials Science
John E. Pilling
Adjunct Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Mechanical behavior of materials
- Composite materials
- Materials characterization
- Kinetics
- Senior design
Research Interests
- High temperature deformation and fracture
- Superplasticity
- Simulation of microstructural development during phase transformations
- Design of composite materials
Reza Shahbazian-Yassar
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Adjunct Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Nanotechnology for Electrochemical Energy Storage (Batteries and Supercapacitors)
- Nanogenerators and Piezotronic Sciences
- Nanoscale Degradation of Fuel Cell Materials
- Nanoscale Properties of Low Dimensional Materials for Thermoelectrics and Nanoelectronics
- Mechanics of Bio and Nano Materials and Composites
- In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy
Yoke Khin Yap
Professor, Physics
Director, Engineering Physics Ph.D. Program
Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Controlled synthesis of nanomaterials (Nanotubes, Nanowires, Nanosheets, Graphene, Quantum Dots, etc..), and wide band gap single crystals [h-BN, GaN, AlN, CsLiB6O10 (CLBO), etc.].
- Exploration of new functional nanomaterials, nano-hybrids, and nano-systems.
- Creative use of nanomaterials and nano-systems in advanced electronics, energy harvesting devices, and chemical and biological applications.
