Research

Faculty by Research Areas

Additive Manufacturing and Materials Processing Advanced Ceramics Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Materials for Energy Applications Materials Genomics and Integrated Modeling Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Additive Manufacturing and Materials Processing

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

Advanced Ceramics

Name	Email	Research Interests
C. Barry Carter Professor		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		Nanomaterials Synthesis, Characterization and Manipulation, Nanotechnology for Energy, Environmental and Biomedical Applications
Rainer Hebert Associate Professor and Director for Undergraduate Studies		Phase Transformations, Metals & alloys, Metalic Glasses & Severe Plastic Deformation Processing
Bryan D. Huey Associate Professor and Director for Graduate Studies		Scanning Probe Microscopy, Nanoscience, Electronic Materials, Textures & Ceramics
Cato Laurencin University Professor, Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery		Advanced Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Biodegradable Polymers, Nanotechnology
Radenka Maric CT Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy		Novel Materials for High Temperature Fuel Cells
Serge M. Nakhmanson Associate Professor		Multiscale Modeling of Materials, Multifunctional Ferroics, Soft Materials
George Rossetti Jr. Associate Professor		Electroceramic Materials, Crystal Chemistry and Physics & Ceramic Processing Science
Prabhakar Singh Professor and Director of the Center for Clean Energy Engineering		Fuel Cells & Energy
Mei Wei Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education		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		Tissue Engineering & Biocompatible & Biodegradable Scaffolds
Sangamesh Kumbar Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UConn Health Center		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		Advanced Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Biodegradable Polymers, Nanotechnology
Lakshmi Nair Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UConn Health Center		Injectable Hydrogels, Nanomaterials, Bioactive Biomaterials, Surface Modification, Tissue Engineering
Syam Nukavarapu Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UConn Health Center		Advanced Biomaterials and Matrices for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Mei Wei Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education		Tissue engineering, Scaffolds, Biomimetic Coatings, Ceramic-Polymer Composites, Nanomaterials, Drug Delivery

Materials for Energy Applications

Name	Email	Research Interests
C. Barry Carter Professor		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		Nanomaterials Synthesis, Characterization and Manipulation, Nanotechnology for Energy, Environmental and Biomedical Applications
Radenka Maric CT Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy		Novel Materials for High Temperature Fuel Cells
Rampi Ramprasad Professor		Rational Materials Design Using First Principles and Data-driven Methods
Prabhakar Singh Professor and Director of the Center for Clean Energy Engineering		Fuel Cells & Energy

Materials Genomics and Integrated Modeling

Name	Email	Research Interests
S. Pamir Alpay Professor and Department Head		Multiscale Modeling of Materials, Ferroic and Multiferroic Materials, Tunable Dielectrics for Microwave Devices, Electrothermal Properties, Materials in Electrical Contacts
Avinash M. Dongare Assistant Professor		Computational Materials Science, Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces, Thin Film Growth, Mechanics of Materials, Corrosion, Nuclear Materials, Multi-Scale Modeling
Serge M. Nakhmanson Associate Professor		Multiscale Modeling of Materials, Multifunctional Ferroics, Soft Materials
Rampi Ramprasad Professor		Rational Materials Design Using First Principles and Data-driven Methods
George Rossetti Jr. Associate Professor		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		Defects and Interfaces, Microstructural Development in Alloys and Thin Films & Electron Microscopy
C. Barry Carter Professor		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		Nanomaterials Synthesis, Characterization and Manipulation, Nanotechnology for Energy, Environmental and Biomedical Applications
Bryan D. Huey Associate Professor and Director for Graduate Studies		Scanning Probe Microscopy, Nanoscience, Electronic Materials, Textures & Ceramics
Serge M. Nakhmanson Associate Professor		Multiscale Modeling of Materials, Multifunctional Ferroics, Soft Materials