- 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
- Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
- laheldt@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2636
- M&M 508
Teaching Interests
- Materials science
- Corrosion
- Electronic materials
- Senior design
Research Interests
- Environmental effects on mechanical properties
- Corrosion
- Machinability of alloys
- Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests
- Materials Processing
- Microwave
- Hydrogen Storage Material
- Energy
- Recycling
- Extractive Metallurgy
- Environmental Engineering
Jean Kampe
- Professor Emerita, Materials Science and Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Metal casting
- Crystallography
Research Interests
- Recrystallization
- Morphological stability
- Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
- kampe@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2036
- M & M Building 606
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
- Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
- jkl103@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2266
- M & M Building 535
Teaching Interests
- Thermodynamics
- Kinetics
- Phase transformations
- Computational materials science
Research Interests
- Computational materials science (especially in solid-state phase transformations)
- Theoretical and simulation studies of crystalline defects
- Structural changes, and kinetics
- Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
- Professor Emeritus, Physics
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
- Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
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
- Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
- Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
- krundman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2636
- M&M 508
Teaching Interests
- Metal casting and solidification
- Materials selection
- Materials science
- Material and energy utilization in industrial societies
- Senior design
Research Interests
- Austempering and ausforming of cast irons
- Structure-property relations in cast and heat treated alloys
- Environmental concerns in the metal casting industry
- Professor Emeritus and Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
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
- Professor Emeritus and Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- cwhite@mtu.edu
- Cell: 906-281-9214
- M & M Building 536
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