Research

Faculty by Research Areas

greenarrowAdditive Manufacturing and Materials Processing greenarrowAdvanced Ceramics greenarrowBiomaterials and Tissue Engineering greenarrowMaterials for Energy Applications greenarrowMaterials Genomics and Integrated Modeling greenarrowNanoscience and Nanotechnology



Additive Manufacturing and Materials Processing

Name Email Research Interests
Mark Aindow
Professor and Associate Director of the Institute of Materials Science
Email30x30 Defects and Interfaces, Microstructural Development in Alloys and Thin Films & Electron Microscopy
S. Pamir Alpay
Professor and Department Head
Email30x30 Multiscale Modeling of Materials, Ferroic and Multiferroic Materials, Tunable Dielectrics for Microwave Devices, Electrothermal Properties, Materials in Electrical Contacts
Harold D. Brody
Distinguished Professor
Email30x30 Materials Processing, Alloy Casting and Solidification & Process Models
Avinash M. Dongare
Assistant Professor
Email30x30 Computational Materials Science, Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces, Thin Film Growth, Mechanics of Materials, Corrosion, Nuclear Materials, Multi-Scale Modeling
Pu-Xian Gao
Associate Professor
Email30x30 Nanomaterials Synthesis, Characterization and Manipulation, Nanotechnology for Energy, Environmental and Biomedical Applications
Rainer Hebert
Associate Professor and Director for Undergraduate Studies
Email30x30 Phase Transformations, Metals & alloys, Metalic Glasses & Severe Plastic Deformation Processing

 


Advanced Ceramics

Name Email Research Interests
C. Barry Carter
Professor
Email30x30 Interfaces & Defects; Metals, Ceramics, Materials and Semiconducters; Nanomaterials; TEM, SEM and AFM. Materials for Energy Products and Storage; MSE Education
Pu-Xian Gao
Associate Professor
Email30x30 Nanomaterials Synthesis, Characterization and Manipulation, Nanotechnology for Energy, Environmental and Biomedical Applications
Rainer Hebert
Associate Professor and Director for Undergraduate Studies
Email30x30 Phase Transformations, Metals & alloys, Metalic Glasses & Severe Plastic Deformation Processing
Bryan D. Huey
Associate Professor and Director for Graduate Studies
Email30x30 Scanning Probe Microscopy, Nanoscience, Electronic Materials, Textures & Ceramics
Cato Laurencin
University Professor, Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery
Email30x30 Advanced Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Biodegradable Polymers, Nanotechnology
Radenka Maric
CT Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy
Email30x30 Novel Materials for High Temperature Fuel Cells
Serge M. Nakhmanson
Associate Professor
Email30x30 Multiscale Modeling of Materials, Multifunctional Ferroics, Soft Materials

George Rossetti Jr.
Associate Professor
Email30x30 Electroceramic Materials, Crystal Chemistry and Physics & Ceramic Processing Science
Prabhakar Singh
Professor and Director of the Center for Clean Energy Engineering
Email30x30 Fuel Cells & Energy
Mei Wei
Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
Email30x30 Tissue engineering, Scaffolds, Biomimetic Coatings, Ceramic-Polymer Composites, Nanomaterials, Drug Delivery

 


Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

Name Email Research Interests
 Yusuf Khan
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UConn Health Center
Email30x30 Tissue Engineering & Biocompatible & Biodegradable Scaffolds
Sangamesh Kumbar
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UConn Health Center
Email30x30 Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery Applications
Cato Laurencin
University Professor,
Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery
Email30x30 Advanced Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Biodegradable Polymers, Nanotechnology
Lakshmi Nair
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UConn Health Center
Email30x30 Injectable Hydrogels, Nanomaterials, Bioactive Biomaterials, Surface Modification, Tissue Engineering
Syam Nukavarapu
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UConn Health Center
Email30x30 Advanced Biomaterials and Matrices for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Mei Wei
Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
Email30x30 Tissue engineering, Scaffolds, Biomimetic Coatings, Ceramic-Polymer Composites, Nanomaterials, Drug Delivery

 


Materials for Energy Applications

Name Email Research Interests
C. Barry Carter
Professor
Email30x30 Interfaces & Defects; Metals, Ceramics, Materials and Semiconducters; Nanomaterials; TEM, SEM and AFM. Materials for Energy Products and Storage; MSE Education
Pu-Xian Gao
Associate Professor
Email30x30 Nanomaterials Synthesis, Characterization and Manipulation, Nanotechnology for Energy, Environmental and Biomedical Applications
Radenka Maric
CT Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy
Email30x30 Novel Materials for High Temperature Fuel Cells
Rampi Ramprasad
Professor
Email30x30 Rational Materials Design Using First Principles and Data-driven Methods
Prabhakar Singh
Professor and Director of the Center for Clean Energy Engineering
Email30x30 Fuel Cells & Energy

 


Materials Genomics and Integrated Modeling

Name Email Research Interests
S. Pamir Alpay
Professor and Department Head
Email30x30 Multiscale Modeling of Materials, Ferroic and Multiferroic Materials, Tunable Dielectrics for Microwave Devices, Electrothermal Properties, Materials in Electrical Contacts
Avinash M. Dongare
Assistant Professor
Email30x30 Computational Materials Science, Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces, Thin Film Growth, Mechanics of Materials, Corrosion, Nuclear Materials, Multi-Scale Modeling
Serge M. Nakhmanson
Associate Professor
Email30x30 Multiscale Modeling of Materials, Multifunctional Ferroics, Soft Materials
Rampi Ramprasad
Professor
Email30x30 Rational Materials Design Using First Principles and Data-driven Methods
George Rossetti Jr.
Associate Professor
Email30x30 Electroceramic Materials, Crystal Chemistry and Physics & Ceramic Processing Science

 


Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Name Email Research Interests
Mark Aindow
Professor and Associate Director of the Institute of Materials Science
Email30x30 Defects and Interfaces, Microstructural Development in Alloys and Thin Films & Electron Microscopy
C. Barry Carter
Professor
Email30x30 Interfaces & Defects; Metals, Ceramics, Materials and Semiconducters; Nanomaterials; TEM, SEM and AFM. Materials for Energy Products and Storage; MSE Education
Pu-Xian Gao
Associate Professor
Email30x30 Nanomaterials Synthesis, Characterization and Manipulation, Nanotechnology for Energy, Environmental and Biomedical Applications
Bryan D. Huey
Associate Professor and Director for Graduate Studies
Email30x30 Scanning Probe Microscopy, Nanoscience, Electronic Materials, Textures & Ceramics
Serge M. Nakhmanson
Associate Professor
Email30x30 Multiscale Modeling of Materials, Multifunctional Ferroics, Soft Materials