- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- pabadi@mtu.edu
- MEEM 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
- Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, Graduate School
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- 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, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
- Affiliated Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- mcfrost@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3350
- SDC 230A
Research Interests
- Nitric oxide releasing polymers
- Implantable sensors
- Biological response to polymeric materials
- Wound healing
- Antimicrobial and viral inactivation
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- jgoldman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2851
- M&M 302
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
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
- John O. Hallquist Endowed Chair in Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Director of Research
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering and ASME Faculty Advisor
- gmodegar@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2329
- MEEM 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
- 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
- Undergraduate Academic Advisor, 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, MTU Faculty Fellow
- 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
- Nanoscale Science and Engineering (Nanotechnology)
- Electromagnetism
Research Interests
- Controlled synthesis of 0D, 1D, and 2D materials (Nanotubes, 2D layered materials, Nanowires, Quantum Dots, and their heterostructures, etc.).
- Exploration of new functional nanomaterials, heterojunctions, heterostructures, nano-hybrids, and nano-systems.
- Creative use of nanomaterials for advanced electronics, quantum switching, energy harvesting, environmental, chemical and biomedical applications.