Materials Working Group

Associated Researchers

Fall 2014

MWG officers:

Priscilla Hill (ChE), MWG Chair

Brenda Kirkland (GeoSci), MWG Vice Chair

Judy Schneider (ME), MWG Secretary

Santanu Kundu (ChE), MWG Treasurer

Yaroslav Koshka (ECE), MWG Past Chair

List of members:

  1. Antonyraj Arockiasamy, CAVS Research Professor
  2. Debbie Beard, NMR
  3. Matthew J. Berg, Assistant Professor, Physics, Computational Electromagnetic Scattering
  4. Willard Collier, Small Organic Molecules
  5. I-Wei Chu, AFM Techniques
  6. Torsten Clay, Computational Condensed Matter Physics
  7. Pat Donohoe, Electronic Material Properties
  8. Haitham El Kadiri, High Temperature Barrier Coatings
  9. Steve Elder, Tissue Engineering, Bioactive Substrates
  10. Sergio Felicelli, Solidification Modeling
  11. Rinat Gabitov, Geochemistry (crystal growth, diffusion in solids, paleoclimate)
  12. Nara Gavini, Genomics and Proteonomics
  13. Jerome A. Gilbert, BioMechanics and Implant Evaluation
  14. Craig Grimes, GeoScience
  15. Stanislaw Grzybowski, Dielectrics and ionization
  16. Seamus Freyne, Structural Properties
  17. Isaac Howard, Concrete Structures
  18. Priscilla Hill, Particle and Crystallization Technology
  19. Mengqi Hu, Materials Processing
  20. Dragica Jeremic, Forest Products, use of enzymes for modification of wood, characterization of lignocellulosics.
  21. Ratneshwar Jha, Composites
  22. Jason Keith, Catalysts
  23. Thedford Keith Hollis, Next-generation molecular architectures for solar energy harvesting (photovoltaics & small molecule activation) and organic light emitting diodes.
  24. Santanu Kundu, ChE, soft materials
  25. Seong-Gon Kim, Computational Condensed Matter Physics
  26. Brenda Kirkland, Geomicrobiology (Petroleum geology)
  27. Yaroslav Koshka, Micro- and nano-electronicmaterials
  28. Tom Lacy, Composite Materials
  29. Bin Li, crystalline defects (Mg)
  30. Jun Liao, Tissue Bioengineering and Biomechanics
  31. David L. Monts, Applied Spectroscopy
  32. James Newman, Jr., Fracture and Fatigue Modeling
  33. Perry Norton, Thermal Modeling of Material Processes
  34. Mark Novotny, Computational Materials and Devices
  35. Dick Patton, Mechanical Engineering
  36. Mohamad Qatu, Solid Mechanics and Design
  37. Neeraj Rai, Assistant Professor, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Separations, catalysis, and nano-porous materials (Computational tools and applications).
  38. Rooban Venkatesh K.G. Thirumalai, I2AT, semiconductor materials and nano-structures.
  39. LaShan Simpson, Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Targeted Cell and Gene Therapy for Cardiovascular Applications.
  40. Tonya Stone, Powder Metallurgy
  41. Pavan Suri, CAVS, Materials Processing
  42. Larry Pearson, DIAL
  43. Charles Pittman, Polymer and Resin Synthesis, Nanocomposites, Adhesion
  44. Nima Shamsaei, assistant professor, ME. Fatigue, stress analysis, and fracture mechanics.
  45. Judy Schneider, Material Deformation and Characterization
  46. Rubin Shmulsky, Forest Products
  47. Ralph Sinno, Civil Engineering
  48. Rani Sullivan, Composite Material Modeling and Testing
  49. Andrzej Sygula, Bucky Bowls
  50. Giselle Thibaudeau, Director EMC, Biological Samples
  51. Scott M. Thompson, Mechanical Engineering
  52. Hossein Toghiani, Polymer Materials and Processing
  53. Mark Tschopp, Computational Materials Design
  54. John Usher, Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems
  55. Clay Walden, CAVs-E
  56. Keisha Walters, Polymer and Surface Engineering
  57. James Warnock, Ag & Bio Materials
  58. Lakiesha Williams, BioMaterials
  59. David O. Wipf, Corrosion Research
  60. John Wyatt, Instructional Systems and Workforce Development
  61. Hui Wan, Associate Professor, Forest Products Department, bio-composites, wood, biomaterial-water relations, wood-polymer relations, wood microstructure.