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Research Expertise and Interest

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Department

Don Tilley in his office

Dept of Chemistry

inorganic, organometallic, polymer and materials chemistry, transition metal compounds, catalysis, new chemical transformations, advanced solid state materials, renewable energy, solar fuels

Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

energy storage, computational modeling, machine learning, autonomous laboratories

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

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)

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

Naomi Ginsberg photo 2026

Dept of Chemistry

Dept of Physics

condensed matter physics and material science, physical chemistry, statistical mechanics, biophysics, atomic molecular and optical physics

Junqiao Wu holding a wafer with his reflection

Junqiao Wu

Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

semiconductors, nanotechnology, energy materials, condensed matter physics and materials science

Asir Intisar Khan

Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)

physical electronics, power and energy, electronic materials

Costas Grigoropoulos

Costas P. Grigoropoulos

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

heat transfer, laser materials processing, nano-manufacturing, energy systems and technology

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)

Dept of Physics

condensed matter theory, materials physics, nanoscience, physical chemistry, Electronic Structure Theory, Transport, Hard-Soft Interfaces, Complex Oxides, renewable energy, energy conversion

Dept of Chemistry

materials chemistry, solid state chemistry, nanoscience, energy science, semiconductor nanowires, nanophotonics, artificial photosynthesis, electrochemistry, photoelectrochemistry, electrocatalysis, photocatalysis

Carlos Fernandez-Pello

Carlos Fernandez-Pello

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

fire, combustion, flammability of materials, wildland fire spotting, wildland fire propagation, ignition and fire spread, smoldering and flaming, self heating and ignition, small scale energy generation

Alessandra Lanzara

Dept of Physics

materials science, ultrafast science, quantum materials, sustainable materials, topological phases of matter

Photo of Jeffrey R. Long outdoor setting

Jeffrey R. Long

Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Dept of Chemistry

Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

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

Oscar Dubon

Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

magnetic, optical materials, processing, properties in electronic

Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering

cement chemistry, advanced characterization methods for cementitious materials, low-carbon concrete, supplementary cementitious materials, calcined clay technology, LCA of cement-based materials

Robert O. 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

Rui Wang

Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

theoretical polymer, soft materials, electrostatic double layer

Dept of Nuclear Engineering

nuclear security, nuclear energy, fundamental science

Bryan D. McCloskey

Bryan D. McCloskey

Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

electrochemical energy storage, electrocatalysis, molecular and ionic transport through polymers

Ana Claudia Arias standing in front of a projected graphic of her research

Ana Claudia Arias

Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)

physical electronics, energy, flexible and printed electronics

Per F. Peterson

Dept of Nuclear Engineering

nuclear engineering, heat and mass transfer, reactor thermal hydraulics, nuclear reactor design, radioactive waste, nuclear materials management

Dr. Seung-Wuk Lee reviewing bio-inspired materials in a library

Dept of Bioengineering

nanotechnology, bio-inspired nanomaterials, synthetic viruses, regenerative tissue engineering materials, drug delivery vehicles

Nitash Balsara in his lab

Nitash P. Balsara

Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

electrochemical energy conversion, polymer properties, small angle scattering, nanoscale and microscale sciences