- Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- pabadi@mtu.edu
- R. L. Smith 1022
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Nanomaterials
- Stem cell and tissue engineering
- Nano-biomaterials
- Mechanical characterization of advanced materials
- Sensors and actuators in medical device
- Finite element analysis (FEA)
- Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- paulb@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2058
- EERC 630
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
- Associate Dean, Graduate School
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- ddc@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1989
- Administration Building 408
Specialties
- Review of theses and dissertations
- Presents and organizes professional development seminars
- Processes withdrawals
- Manages new student orientation
- Manages the postdoctoral affairs office
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Research Scientist, Materials Science and Engineering
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- efragafr@mtu.edu
- Cell: 906-299-2714
- M&M 622
Links of Interest
Specialties
- TEM
- STEM
- EELS
- EFTEM
- EDX
- Electron Diffraction (SAD, CBED, NBD)
Research Interests
- Nanostructured materials characterization
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Biological Sciences
- jgoldman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2851
- H-STEM 359
Research Interests
- The biology and physiology of the lymphatic and blood vascular systems including vascular regeneration, remodeling and pathology
- Vascular biomaterials, including polymeric, natural, and metallic, for vascular repair and regeneration
- Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
- Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- hackney@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2170
- M & M Building 508
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
Amberlee Haselhuhn
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Technical Skills
- Additive manufacturing
- Welding
- Metrology
- Microscopy
- Characterization techniques
- Material processing techniques
- Alloy development
- Equipment design and construction
- Design thinking, experimental design and optimization
"You always have a choice and it always makes a difference."
—Rick Dunn
—Rick Dunn
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- eherbert@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3745
- M & M Building 604
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Nanoindentation and Contact Mechanics
Research Interests
- State-of-the-art ambient, non-ambient, in-operando and in-situ mechanical behavior of materials at nanometer and micrometer length scales
- Development and implementation of novel small-scale mechanical testing methodologies for metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, semiconductors, biomaterials and structured devices
- Mechanical characterization of unique materials & systems such as but not limited to bulk materials, individual phases, thin films, coatings, modified surfaces, micro-pillars, fibers, membranes, hydrogels, MEMS, microfluidic and micromachined devices
- Small-scale mechanical testing in inert atmospheres and over the temperature range from -20 to 100 degrees C (to 1100 degrees C at the Joint Institute for Advanced Materials)
- Measuring the components of the complex modulus of small volumes of viscoelastic solids
- Predicting uniaxial stress-strain curves from nanoindentation data
- High-speed property mapping of interfaces, multi-phase alloys and heat affected zones
- Multi-axis contact experiments that enable manipulation of the state of stress
- Measuring residual stress in free-standing thin films
- Professor of Physics
- Director and John and Phyllis Seaman Endowed Curator, A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- jaszczak@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2255
- Fisher 102 and A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Nanotechnology Education
- Assessment in STEM 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
- Senior Research Engineer/Scientist II
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- ealaitil@mtu.edu
- 906-369-2041
- M & M Building 628
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Focus on X-ray diffraction techniques
Research Interests
- X-ray diffraction theory and applications
- Mechanical alloying
- Intermetallic materials
- Physical metallurgy
- Nanoscale materials
- Materials characterization
- Powder metallurgy
Timothy Langan
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Principal Scientist, Clean TeQ Holdings Limited
Research Interests
- Development and commercialization of advanced material technologies
- Corrosion and mechanical properties of materials
Adam R. Loukus
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Vice President, REL Industries
- President/CEO Loukus Technologies
- adam@relinc.net
- Calumet, MI
Research Interests
- Dynamic material testing
- Materials and process consulting
- Magnesium and Al-MMC product development
- University Professor
- John O. Hallquist Endowed Chair in Computational Mechanics, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering and ASME Faculty Advisor
- gmodegar@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2329
- R. L. Smith 805
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Mechanics of Materials
- Materials Science
Research Interests
- Computational Mechanics
- Computational Materials Science
- Computational Chemistry
Matthew Parkinson
- Adjunct Professor of Practice, Materials Science and Engineering
- Senior Manager, BASF Performance Materials
Research Interests
- Development and application of composite materials for light-weighting
- Plastics
Joshua M. Pearce
- Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests
- Solar photovoltaic materials, device physics, systems optimization, applied sustainability
- Open source and 3D printing
- Associate Professor, Chemistry
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- kaperrin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3214
- Chem Sci 402C
Links of Interest
- Perrine Research Group
- Positions are open for undergraduate, masters, and PhD students.
- Google Scholar Publications
- ORCID
Research Interests
- Surface chemistry and interfacial science
- Bridging reactions at the gas/solid and liquid/solid interfaces under model (ultra-high vacuum) and real (near ambient pressure) conditions
- Growth, properties, and reactions on complex surfaces for energy and environmental applications
- Designing metal and oxide architectures and nanostructured materials using tailored bottom-up approaches; growth techniques including, atomic layer deposition, physical vapor deposition, self-assembly, solution nucleation
- 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
- Engineer/Scientist, Materials Science and Engineering
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- djseguin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3375
- M & M Building U101
Advising Contact
Teaching Interests
- Senior design
- Corrosion
- Mechanical behavior of materials
- Materials characterization
Research Interests
- Corrosion
- Environmental effects
- Deformation processing
- Light metals
John Shingledecker
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Program Manager, EPRI
Research Interests
- High temperature alloys
- Creep of engineering alloys and welds
- High and low temperature corrosion
- Computational thermodynamics
- University Professor, Professor of Physics
- Affiliated Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Affiliated Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Director of Applied Physics Graduate Program, Osaka University Global Alumni Fellow
- ykyap@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2900
- Office: Fisher 219, Labs: Fisher B013, B009, B031, B034
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Solid-State Physics
- Optics
- Quantum materials and Nanoscale Science and Engineering (Nanotechnology)
- Electromagnetism
Research Interests
- Controlled synthesis and characterization of quantum materials and nanostructures.
- Exploration of new quantum materials, and nano heterostructures.
- Creative use of quantum materials and nanomaterials for advanced electronics, energy harvesting, environmental, and biomedical applications.