Research Areas

Biomaterials & Bionanotechnology
Faculty	Applications
Dwayne D. Arola Bruce Hinds Kannan Krishnan Devin MacKenzie Peter Pauzauskie Mehmet Sarikaya Miqin Zhang	Biocompatibility, protein & cell micropatterning Tissue engineering Photodynamic Therapy Bio-Sensors Protein immobilization Drug delivery & diagnostics Nano-, bio-technology

Biomimetics
Faculty	Applications
Dwayne D. Arola Bruce Hinds Christine Luscombe Mehmet Sarikaya	Bio-inspiration Structure property correlation Genetically engineered materials Bio-synthetic hybrids Bio-energy Self-assembly Hard-tissue regeneration Structural biomimetics Friction & wear of orthopedic implant materials

Ceramic Processing
Faculty	Applications
Guozhong Cao Kannan Krishnan Mehmet Sarikaya Jihui Yang	Powder consolidation/Powder Synthesis Single crystal growth Sol-gel techniques Thin film deposition Chemical vapor deposition Physical vapor deposition Sintering & microstructure development

Ceramic Properties
Faculty	Applications
Dwayne D. Arola Guozhong Cao Kannan Krishnan Jihui Yang	Phase equilibria in ceramic systems Electrical and optical properties Magnetism and transport Mechanical behavior & failure mechanisms

Composite Materials
Faculty	Applications
Dwayne D. Arola Guozhong Cao Brian Flinn Devin MacKenzie Mehmet Sarikaya	Ceramic, Metallic and polymer matrix composites Microstructure development Imaging of micro-defects Organic/inorganic hybrids Toughening of novel composites Adhesive layer effects

Electronic, Optical & Magnetic Materials
Faculty	Applications
Guozhong Cao Kannan Krishnan Christine Luscombe Devin MacKenzie Fumio Ohuchi Peter Pauzauskie Mehmet Sarikaya Jihui Yang	Fast ion conductors Ferroelectric Materials Ferroelectrics and Piezoelectrics Rare-earth doped laser glass Electrodes and electrolytes Piezoceramic composites Nanomagnetism Spinelectronics Electro-optic materials Plasmonics Thin film transistors Energy materials Light-emitting materials Sensors Molecular Electronics Nanowire Devices Microwave photonics Optical properties and luminescence Electronic, optical & microwave packaging materials Thin film preparation and properties Multiphoton absorbing materials Nonlinear optical materials & devices Light harvesting materials & devices Information storage materials Spin-resolved transport & devices Charge transport phenomena in nanostructures

Materials Characterization
Faculty	Applications
Guozhong Cao Bruce Hinds Christine Luscombe Peter Pauzauskie Mehmet Sarikaya	High resolution & analytical electron microscopy Micro- and nanostructure determination Optical microscopy technique development X-ray, optical, Raman & electron spectroscopy X-ray and neutron scattering Scanning probe microscopy Interface and surface characterization Microwave-optical material characterization Electronic, photonic & microwave photonic characterization Magnetic, mechanical & thermal properties characterization

Materials Chemistry
Faculty	Applications
Dwayne D. Arola Guozhong Cao Bruce Hinds Kannan Krishnan Devin MacKenzie Fumio Ohuchi Peter Pauzauskie Mehmet Sarikaya Jihui Yang Miqin Zhang	Environmental effects Block-copolymers & SAMs Surface chemistry Self-assembly Interface engineering Surface modifications Biocrystallization Reaction kinetics & thermodynamics

Materials Modeling
Faculty	Applications
Lucien Brush Kannan Krishnan Mehmet Sarikaya Jihui Yang	Atomistic computer simulations of structures & properties of crystalline defects Computational modeling of solidifications Modeling studies of materials processing Electronic structure calculations Modeling of magnetic & mechanical properties Micro-magnetic modeling

Materials Physics
Faculty	Applications
Kannan Krishnan Fumio Ohuchi Jihui Yang	Strongly correlated electron systems Materials dimensional properties Photon transport Single Electron Transport Ionization/plasma-surface interactions Electron & hole transport processes Magnetism & Spinelectronics Spin-dependent transport

Metals & Alloys
Faculty	Applications
Dwayne D. Arola Lucien Brush Kannan Krishnan Mehmet Sarikaya Miqin Zhang	Elastic and plastic deformation Corrosion and corrosion control Failure analysis Fracture, fatigue & torsion Processing Colloidal nanocrystals & superlattices Electroplating & hi-temp thermal bonding of Cu-on-Si Design of alloys Phase transformation Durability Novel processing for bulk nanocrystalline Shape memory alloys

Polymers
Faculty	Applications
Christine Luscombe Mehmet Sarikaya	Polymers for electroluminescence & light harvesting Polymers for 3-D microfabrication Mechanical properties of polymers Bio-polymers Polymer nanostructures Polymer nanowires Design & synthesis of functional molecules & polymers for electrical optical & biological applications Processing of structural polymers Polymers for Energy & Sensing Target delivery and controlled release