- Chair, Materials Science and Engineering
- Franklin M. St. John Professor in Materials Science and Engineering
- milligan@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2015
- M & M Building 601
Research and Teaching Interests
- Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Distinguished Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- jwdrelic@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2932
- M & M Building 506
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
- Associate Teaching Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- mafraley@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1899
- M & M Building 503
- 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
- Charles and Carroll McArthur Professorship in Materials Science and Engineering
- yunhangh@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2261
- M & M Building 502
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
- Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- ymjin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2154
- M & M Building 605
Research Interests
- Microstructure Evolution in Crystalline Solids
- Solid State Phase Transformations
- Magnetic Domains
- Single Crystal Diffraction and Diffuse Scattering
- Computational Materials Science
- Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Director, Institute for Materials Processing (IMP)
- 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
- Professor, Physics and Materials Science and Engineering
- mlevy@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2084
- Fisher 115
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Photonics
- Nonreciprocal Phenomena
- Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Professor, Physics
- pdmoran@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3095
- M & M Building 409
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
"The more you do, the more you do."
—George Sanders (my Dad)
—George Sanders (my Dad)
- Patrick Horvath Endowed Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
- Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) Key Professor
- Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation Steel Professor
- sanders@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2339
- M & M Building 501
Teaching Interests
- Lead MSE undergraduate senior design program: integrate mechanistic models, ICME tools, experiments, and statistics
- Apply design knowledge via real-world, industry-sponsored projects
Institute of Materials Processing
Research Interests
- Alloy design in Al, Cu, Fe, Ni, and MPEAs
- Apply ICME and statistical tools with machine learning and DOEs in alloy optimization
- Verify via production through casting, wrought processing (extrusion, rolling, drawing, swaging), and/or (wire) additive manufacturing
- Applications in sustainability (recycling), transportation (lightweighting), and efficiency (thermal stability)
- Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Graduate Program Director, Materials Science and Engineering
- dswenson@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3352
- M & M Building 408
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
- Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- wangyu@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2781
- M & M Building 405
Research Interests
- Phase Transforming Materials for Advanced Properties
- In-Situ Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction and Neutron Scattering of Single Crystals, Diffuse Scattering of Nanodomains
- Dielectric, Ferroelectric, Magnetoelectric Materials and Composites
- Colloidal Self-Assembly in Multi-Liquid-Phase Systems
- Modeling and Simulation of Microstructures and Properties