Adjunct faculty
| Name & position | Research areas | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Dunham MSE Adjunct Professor Professor of Electrical Engineering | Modeling of integrated circuit fabrication processes, computational materials, modeling of semiconductor device behavior, modeling of fabrication and operation of microstructures. | |
| David Ginger MSE Adjunct Professor Physics Adjunct Professor Professor in Chemistry Chief Scientist, UW Clean Energy Institute Founding Co-Director, NW IMPACT | Physical and Materials Chemistry Nanotechnology |
| Xiaosong Li MSE Adjunct Professor Harry and Catherine Jaynne Boand Endowed Professor of Chemistry | Theoretical Chemistry Time-dependent electronic structure theory Relativistic quantum mechanical techniques Non-adiabatic dynamics of large-scale systems |
| Mohammad Malakooti MSE Adjunct Professor Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering | Functional Nanostructures Multifunctional Composites Integrated Materials Wearable Electronics | |
| Ramulu Mamidala MSE Adjunct Professor Professor of Mechanical Engineering | Mechanics of materials, fracture mechanics, fatigue, and advanced manufacturing processes. Focus on the fields of solid and fracture mechanics. |
| David Masiello MSE Adjunct Professor Bernard and Claudine Nist Endowed Scholar in Chemistry Applied Mathematics Adjunct Professor | Theory of fast electron spectroscopy - electron energy loss/gain spectroscopy and cathodoluminescence Plasmonics, phononics, metamaterials, and nanophotonics theory |
| Buddy Ratner MSE Adjunct Professor Professor of Bioengineering Professor of Chemical Engineering | The technological applications of biology at surfaces (biomaterials, biocompatibility, polymers, surface engineering, self-assembly, molecular recognition). | |
| Marco Salviato MSE Adjunct Professor Assistant Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics | Holomorphic composites, computational mechanics, fracture mechanics, multiscale modeling, multifunctional materials | |
| Daniel Schwartz MSE Adjunct Professor Professor of Chemical Engineering | Electrochemical Engineering, Microsystem Engineering, Advanced Materials Synthesis. | |
| Gerald Seidler MSE Adjunct Professor Professor of Physics | Condensed Matter Experiment |
| Junlan Wang MSE Adjunct Professor Professor of Mechanical Engineering | Experimental Mechanics, Thin Films & Multilayers, Energy Efficient Materials & Coatings, Biological, Bioinspired & Biomimetic Materials, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Nanomechanics & Nanotechnology |
| Jie Xiao MSE Adjunct Professor Professor of Mechanical Engineering Deputy Director, Battery500 Consortium | Materials synthesis and scaling up to understand the synthesis-structure-performance relationship in energy-bearing materials and scientific challenges in energy storage manufacturing. Of particular interest is the identification of new materials and novel technologies for energy storage and conversion, spanning from micro-battery for acoustic fish tags to advanced battery and flow battery technologies for vehicle electrification and stationary applications, respectively. |
Affiliate faculty
| Name & position | Research areas | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott A. Chambers MSE Affiliate Professor Laboratory Fellow, Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington | Epitaxial growth and properties of transition metals oxides, and oxide surface and interface geometric and electronic structure. |
| K. Bhagwan Das MSE Affiliate Professor Retired, The Boeing Company (Seattle, Washington) | Rapid solidification rate alloys, metal matrix composites, hydrogen embrittlement, stress–corrosion cracking. |
| James De Yoreo MSE Affiliate Professor Chief Scientist, Materials Synthesis & Simulation Across Scales, Pacific Northwest National Lab, Richland, Washington | Macromolecular self-assembly, biomineralization, biomimetic materials synthesis, and in situ TEM and AFM. |
 | Makoto Kohda MSE Affiliate Professor Associate Proffesor, Department of Materials Science, Tohoku University makoto@material.tohoku.ac.jp | Spintronics, spin-orbit interaction in semiconductors. |
 | Phung Le MSE Affiliate Professor Materials Scientist, Electrochemical Materials and Systems, Pacific Northwest National Lab phung.le@pnnl.gov | Synthesis of functional materials (electrode materials and electrolytes) for energy storage and conversion systems, understanding the synthesis-structure performance relationship in energy-related materials, and safe electrolytes Li-ion/Na-ion batteries. |
| Christine K. Luscombe MSE Affiliate Professor Professor, pi-Conjugated Polymers Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology President, IUPAC Polymer Division | Semiconducting polymers for organic electronics, polymerizations, photovoltaics, optoelectronics, self-healing, composite materials, materials chemistry, materials characterization. |
| Abbas Milani MSE Affiliate Professor Professor, School of Engineering, University of British Columbia Director, Materials and Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) | Textile composites/biocomposites, materials constitutive relations, multi-scale finite elements, robust inverse methods, material selection for end-of-life design, multicriteria optimization, process surrogate modeling, Industry 5.0. |
| Tomanaga Okabe MSE Affiliate Professor Chair, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Tohoku University | Prof. Okabe’s research is broadly focused on the microstructure and properties (physical and mechanical) of structural composite materials. His primary expertise is in the area of fiber reinforced plastics. |
| Chinmayee Subban MSE Affiliate Professor Scientist, Coastal Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Lab, Seattle, WA | Fundamental and applied research on desalination, water treatment, resource recovery, and renewable energy technologies. |
| Candan Tamerler MSE Affiliate Associate Professor Wesley G. Cramer Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence | Dr. Tamerler’s research interests are in molecular biomimetics, bio-nanotechnology, and bio-enabled materials science. |
| Shuai Zhang MSE Affiliate Assistant Professor Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Bimolecular self-assembly, bio composites, scanning probe microscopy, colloidal crystallization, 2D van der Waals materials, MXene, and ML/AI statistical analysis. |
Emeritus faculty
| Name & position | Research areas | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Flinn MSE Research Associate Professor Emeritus | Mechanics of materials Engineering education Joining of materials Structure, processing, and property relationships Advanced materials |
| Alex Jen MSE Professor Emeritus Chemistry Adjunct Professor Director, Institute of Advanced Materials & Technology | Organic Photonics Self-assembly & Nanomaterials Organic Electronics Functional Block Co-polymers Non-destructive Damage Detection |
| Kannan M. Krishnan MSE Professor Emeritus Physics Adjunct Professor | Biomaterials & Bionanotechnology Electronic, Optical & Magnetic Materials Materials Characterization Materials Physics Metals & Alloys | |
| Fumio Ohuchi MSE Professor Emeritus Physics Adjunct Professor ohuchi@uw.edu | Composite Materials Materials Chemistry Materials Characterization Materials Physics |
| Y.K. Rao MSE Professor Emeritus | Coal Utilization Metallurgical Smelters Steady-State High Temperature Systems IECMQ |
| Thomas G. Stoebe MSE Professor Emeritus | Electronic materials Semiconductor device processing Optical sensors Radiation dosimetry |
Lecturers
Charles Seaton
Master of Science (Materials Science) and Ph.D. candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Courses taught: MSE 490 (spring quarter)
Contact: cseaton@uw.edu