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Naomi Ginsberg Naomi Ginsberg
Dept of Chemistry
Dept of Physics
atomic molecular and optical physics, biophysics, condensed matter physics and material science
SHAOFAN LI Shaofan Li
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in engineering and sciences, structural mechanics, computational mechanics, computational materials, computational mechanics and computational physics, finite element methods and meshfree particle methods, ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, atomistic simulation and multiscale simulations, nonlinear continuum mechanics, soft matter mechanics, wave propagations, modeling and simulation of fracture, dislocations, modeling and simulation of material failures, nano-mechanics, bio-mechanics and bio-physics, cellular mechanics, micromechanics & composite materials, mechanics and physics of amorphous materials
headshot of Michael Frenklach Michael Frenklach
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
chemical kinetics, computer modeling, uncertainty quantification, combustion chemistry, pollutant formation (carbon black, soot), chemical vapor deposition of diamond films, homogeneous nucleation of silicon, diamond and graphene, diamond powders; interstellar dust formation
John Gerhart John Gerhart
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
developmental biology, Xenopus laevis, Spemann's organizer, cortical rotation, cell cycle after fertilization, vegetal materials, blastula stage, egg cytoplasm
headshot of Daryl Chrzan Daryl C. Chrzan
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
materials science and engineering, computational materials science, metals and metallic compounds, defects in solids, growth of nanostructures
headshot of Thomas Devine Thomas M. Devine
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
corrosion resistance of materials, additive manufacturing of metals
Kristin Persson holding molecule model Kristin Persson
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
Lithium-ion Batteries, multivalent batteries, organic electrolytes, polar materials, datamining of materials properties for energy applications
Andrew Minor Andrew Minor
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
metallurgy, nanomechanics, electron microscopy, in situ TEM, electron microscopy of soft materials
Mel Y Chen headshot Mel Y Chen
Dept of Gender and Women's Studies
queer and feminist theory, disability theory, critical animal studies, materiality studies, cultural politics of race and sexuality and ability and immigration, critical linguistics, paradigms of inter and transdisciplinarity
Steven Louie Steven Louie
Dept of Physics
nanoscience, nuclear magnetic resonance, semiconductors, metals, physics, fullerenes, nanotubes, condensed matter theory, surfaces, defects, nanostructure materials, clusters, many-electron effects in solids
Alex Zettl Alex Zettl
Dept of Physics
physics, condensed matter physics, fullerenes, condensed matter experiments, characterize novel materials with unusual electronic and magnetic ground states, low-dimensional and nanoscale structures, superconductors, giant magnetoresistance materials, nanotubes, graphene, boron nitride nanostructures, neural probes, NEMS (nanoelectromechanical systems)
Michael Nylan Michael Nylan
Dept of History
gender, history, East Asian studies, early China, the fifth century BC to the fifth century AD, with an emphasis on the sociopolitical context, aesthetic theories and material culture, belief
Oscar Dubon Oscar Dubon
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
magnetic, optical materials, processing, properties in electronic
John W. Morris John W. Morris, Jr
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
structural materials, computational materials, the limits of strength, deformation mechanisms, non-destructive testing with SQUID microscopy, mechanisms of grain refinement in high strength steels, lead-free solders for microelectronics
Robert O. Ritchie Robert Ritchie
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
structural materials, mechanical behavior in biomaterials, creep, fatigue and fracture of advanced metals, intermetallics, ceramics
Professor Ahmad Omar sitting in front of a glass whiteboard marked with equations related to his research. Ahmad Omar
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
statistical mechanics, active matter, biophysics, physical chemistry, polymer science, directed self-assembly
Headshot of Jeffrey Neaton Jeffrey Neaton
Dept of Physics
condensed matter theory, Materials Physics, nanoscience, physical chemistry, Electronic Structure Theory, Transport, Hard-Soft Interfaces, Complex Oxides, renewable energy, energy conversion
James Evans J. W. Evans
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
production of materials, particularly fluid flow, reaction kinetics, mass transport, electrochemical, electromagnetic phenomena governing processes for producing materials, metals, storing energy
Jeffrey R. Long Jeffrey R. Long
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Dept of Chemistry
inorganic and materials chemistry, synthesis of inorganic molecules and higher dimensional solids, precise tailoring of chemical and physical properties, gas storage, molecular separations and catalysis in porous materials, magnetic and conductive materials
Ramamoorthy Ramesh Ramamoorthy Ramesh
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
Dept of Physics
Atomic-scale synthesis of complex oxide heterostructures, 2D materials, spin-charge coupling, polar and magnetic topologies, electron microscopy, piezoforce microscopy, NV magnetometry, materials processing for devices, energy efficient electronics(12634)
Lisa Iwamoto Lisa Iwamoto
Dept of Architecture
architecture, design, materials research and fabrication
Headshot of Caitlin Patler (Photo credit: Nat Hoosan) Caitlin Patler
Goldman School of Public Policy
US immigration and criminal laws, immigration, immigration detention, legal statuses, maternal and child health, history of immigration in U.S., population health with focus on social determinants of health
Michael Zaletel Michael Zaletel
Dept of Physics
condensed matter theory
Kevin Healy Kevin Edward Healy
Dept of Bioengineering
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
bioengineering, biomaterials engineering, bioinspired materials, regenerative medicine, stem cell engineering, microphysiological systems, organs on a chip, drug screening and discovery
James Analytis James Analytis
Dept of Physics
experimental condensed matter physics
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