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Adjunct faculty

	Name & position	Research areas
	Scott Dunham MSE Adjunct Professor Professor of Electrical Engineering dunham@ee.washington.edu	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 dginger@uw.edu	Physical and Materials Chemistry Nanotechnology
	Vipin Kumar MSE Adjunct Professor Professor of Mechanical Engineering vkumar@uw.edu	Design and manufacturing, including product and process design, and characterization and processing of polymeric composites. Research focuses on microcellular composites.
	Xiaosong Li MSE Adjunct Professor Harry and Catherine Jaynne Boand Endowed Professor of Chemistry xsli@uw.edu	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 malakoot@uw.edu	Functional Nanostructures Multifunctional Composites Integrated Materials Wearable Electronics
	Ramulu Mamidala MSE Adjunct Professor Professor of Mechanical Engineering ramulum@uw.edu	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 masiello@uw.edu	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 ratner@uw.edu	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 salviato@aa.washington.edu	Holomorphic composites, computational mechanics, fracture mechanics, multiscale modeling, multifunctional materials
	Daniel Schwartz MSE Adjunct Professor Professor of Chemical Engineering dts@uw.edu	Electrochemical Engineering, Microsystem Engineering, Advanced Materials Synthesis.
	Gerald Seidler MSE Adjunct Professor Professor of Physics seidler@uw.edu	Condensed Matter Experiment
	Junlan Wang MSE Adjunct Professor Professor of Mechanical Engineering junlan@uw.edu	Experimental Mechanics, Thin Films & Multilayers, Energy Efficient Materials & Coatings, Biological, Bioinspired & Biomimetic Materials, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Nanomechanics & Nanotechnology

Affiliate faculty

	Name & position	Research areas
	Scott A. Chambers MSE Affiliate Professor Laboratory Fellow, Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington sa.chambers@pnnl.gov	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) kbdas@u.washington.edu	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 James.DeYoreo@pnnl.gov	Macromolecular self-assembly, biomineralization, biomimetic materials synthesis, and in situ TEM and AFM.
	Boryann Liaw MSE Affiliate Professor Directorate Fellow, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID Scientific Advisor, Energy Focused Research Center (EFRC) for Mesoscale Transport Properties (m2M/t) at Stony Brook University. Boryann.liaw@inl.gov	Boryann has been involved in R&D activities comprising laboratory and real-life battery and vehicle testing, data collection and analysis, battery modeling and simulation, battery performance and life prediction, battery fast charging technology development, and battery failure mode and effect analyses. His key interest is to apply fundamental understanding and basic principles of materials science to practical applications in electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems.
	Christine K. Luscombe MSE Affiliate Professor Professor, pi-Conjugated Polymers Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology President, IUPAC Polymer Division luscombe@uw.edu	Semiconducting polymers for organic electronics, polymerizations, photovoltaics, optoelectronics, self-healing, composite materials, materials chemistry, materials characterization.
	Hong Ma MSE Affiliate Professor Accountant, AtWork!	Materials chemistry, self-assemby, additive processing, renewable enery, flexible electronics, bionanotechnolgy
	Tomanaga Okabe MSE Affiliate Professor Chair, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Tohoku University okabe@plum.mech.tohoku.ac.jp	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.
	Marco Rolandi Affiliate Associate Professor Electrical Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz mrolandi@ucsc.edu	Bioelectronic and bioprotonic devices and translational applications; technological integration of biological and bioinspired materials; visual communication in science and engineering
	Chinmayee Subban MSE Affiliate Professor Scientist, Coastal Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Lab, Seattle, WA cvsubban@uw.edu	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.
	Walter van Schalkwijk MSE Affiliate Associate Professor Affiliate Professor, Chemical Engineering	Prof. van Schalkwijk's research supports advanced batteries for the tech industry, including power sources for mobile and wearable technologies, and electrochemical devices that enable reliable operation of data center infrastructure.
	Jie Xiao MSE Affiliate Professor PNNL-UW Distinguished Faculty Fellow Laboratory Fellow, Energy & Environmental Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Group Leader, Battery Materials & System Group, PNNL	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.

Emeritus faculty

	Name & position	Research areas
	Brian Flinn MSE Research Associate Professor Emeritus bflinn@uw.edu	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 ajen@uw.edu	Organic Photonics Self-assembly & Nanomaterials Organic Electronics Functional Block Co-polymers Non-destructive Damage Detection
	Thomas G. Stoebe MSE Professor Emeritus tstoebe@iCloud.com	Electronic materials Semiconductor device processing Optical sensors Radiation dosimetry
	Y.K. Rao MSE Professor Emeritus ykrishnarao@aol.com	Coal Utilization Metallurgical Smelters Steady-State High Temperature Systems IECMQ

Lecturers

: Aashish Rohatgi
Ph.D. Materials Science & Eng., University of California San Diego
Courses taught: MSE 443 (spring quarter)
Contact: rohata@uw.edu
: 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