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Chair		Associate Chair
	Robert L. Snyder, Professor and Chair Love 286, 404.894.2888 bob.snyder@mse.gatech.edu Synthesis, structural and property characterization of nano and bio-enabled materials		Naresh N. Thadhani, Professor and Associate Chair Love Bldg., Room 166, 404.894.2651 naresh.thadhani@mse.gatech.edu High-strain-rate deformation, phase transformation, and processing of  nanocrystalline and metastable materials with structural, energetic, and functional properties
	Faisal Alamgir, Assistant Professor Love 373, 404.385.3263 faisal.alamgir@mse.gatech.edu Materials for energy storage, conversion and harvesting; in-situ measurement of atomic and electronic structure, synchrotron and TEM-based spectroscopies for atom-specific local information		Stephen Antolovich, Professor Emeritus Bunger-Henry 116A, 404.894.2879 steve.antolovich@mse.gatech.edu Damage detection via CT; High temp materials; Fracture Mechanics; Fatigue, fracture and failure analysis; Basics of deformation in metals and intermetallics
	Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb, Assistant Professor      Love 315 , 404.385.0667 nazanin.bassirigharb@me.gatech.edu Smart materials and devices; ferroelectric and piezoelectric thin films and nanostructures: processing and characterization; multiferroics		Barbara Boyan, Professor and Price Gilbert, Jr. Chair in Tissue Engineering IBB 1108, 404.385.4108 barbara.boyan@bme.gatech.edu Mechanism of action of hormones and growth factors in chondrocytes
	David Bucknall, Associate Professor MRDC 4503, 404.894.2535 david.bucknall@ptfe.gatech.edu Structure and morphology of polymers		W. Brent Carter, Associate Professor Love 351, 404.894.6762 brent.carter@mse.gatech.edu Manages the surface analysis facilities of the Microelectronics Research Center, including XPS and SIMS
	Joe K. Cochran, Professor Love 368, 404.894.6104 joe.cochran@mse.gatech.edu Ceramic processing; cellular structure fabrication; reactive, net shape, ceramic to metal conversion		Russell Dupuis, Endowed Chair Professor Bunger-Henry 201, 404.385.6094 russell.dupuis@ece.gatech.edu Semiconductor materials and devices; Epitaxial growth by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition; Heterojunction structures in III-V compound semiconductors
	Kenneth A. Gall, Professor Love 282, 404.894.2781 ken.gall@mse.gatech.edu Metallic and polymer biomaterials, mechanically active materials and nanometer scale materials and characterization		Hamid Garmestani, Professor Love 361, 404.385.4495 hamid.garmestani@mse.gatech.edu Mechanical properties; Statistical approaches; Microstructure Sensitive Design
	Rosario Gerhardt, Professor Love 263, 404.894.6886 rosario.gerhardt@mse.gatech.edu Electromagnetic Properties, Optical Properties, Electroceramics, Nanocomposites, Non-destructive Testing, Metallic Alloys, Conducting Polymers, Microstructure-Property Relationships		Arun M. Gokhale, Professor Love 265, 404.894.2887 arun.gokhale@mse.gatech.edu Quantification of microstructure, Microstructure-based modeling and simulations
	Joseph Blake Hughes, Professor Mason 128, 404.894.2201 joseph.hughes@ce.gatech.edu Environmental biotechnology; Nanotechnology in environmental systems		Seung Soon Jang, Assistant Professor Love 354, 404.385.3356 SeungSoon.Jang@mse.gatech.edu Atomistic modeling of materials & biological systems; Multiscale modeling for materials and biological systems; Computational nano/biotechnology; Computational fuel cell technology
	W. Steven Johnson, Professor Bunger-Henry 122, 404.894.3013 steve.johnson@mse.gatech.edu Fatigue, fracture and durability of advanced aerospace materials and structures; Extreme temperature applications of both metallics and composite materials		Kyriaki Kalaitzidou, Assistant Professor MaRC 438, 404.385.3446 kyriaki.kalaitzidou@me.gatech.edu Multifunctional polymer nanocomposites, adaptive polymer particles, residual stress at polymer interfaces and bilayer structures, and polymer-polymer & polymer-inorganic interfacial interactions
	Nils Kröger, Assistant Professor M Bldg. 2100P, 404.894.4228 nils.kroger@chemistry.gatech.edu Biomineralization; Silica biotechnology; Posttranslational modification of silaffins		Mo Li, Professor Love 365, 404.385.2472 mo.li@mse.gatech.edu Computational and theoretical materials science Goal: understand fundamental properties and processes of materials
	Meilin Liu, Regents’ Professor Love 258, 404.894.6114 meilin.liu@mse.gatech.edu Electroceramics; Ionic conductors; Thin films; New materials and novel structures for fuel cells, batteries, and sensors		Seth Marder, Professor M Bldg. 1100, 404.385.6048 seth.marder@chemistry.gatech.edu Organic, materials, organometallic, and optical science; Two photon chemistry
	David McDowell, Regents’ Professor MRDC 4105, 404.894.5128 david.mcdowell@me.gatech.edu Multiscale Modeling; Plasticity, Fatigue and Fracture; Materials Design; Computational Mechanics		Valeria Milam, Assistant Professor M Bldg 3100J., 404.894.2845 valeria.milam@mse.gatech.edu Bio-inspired colloidal assembly for multifunctional drug delivery vehicles and colloidal-based sensing
	Richard Neu, Professor MRDC 4104, 404.894.3074 rick.neu@gatech.edu Fatigue; Deformation and degradation of materials		Shuming Nie, Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Chair and Professor, Biomedical Engineering at Emory   snie@emory.edu Emory University E-209, 404.712.8595 Advanced biochips, bionanotechnology, and multicolor imaging technologies
	Lisa Rosenstein, Senior Academic Professional     SEB 325, 404.385.0347 lisa.rosenstein@ce.gatech.edu Directs the Engineering Communications Program, teaching written, visual, and oral communication skills to both undergraduate and graduate students		Thomas H. Sanders, Jr., Regents’ Professor Love 268, 404.894.5793 tom.sanders@mse.gatech.edu Thermodynamics and phase equilibrium, physical metallurgy, phase transformations, solidification
	Kenneth Sandhage, B. Mifflin Hood Prof.    M Bldg. 3100L, 404.894.6882 ken.sandhage@mse.gatech.edu Biological/biochemical processing of inorganic materials and micro/nano-structures; Near net-shape reaction processing of ceramics & composites; High-temperature oxidation & corrosion		Meisha Shofner, Assistant Professor MRDC-4409, 404.385.7216 meisha.shofner@ptfe.gatech.edu Nano-structured polymers and nanocomposites ; Polymer processing (including micro- and nano-fabrication)
	Preet Singh, Professor IPST 246, 404.894.6641 preet.singh@mse.gatech.edu Corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, corrosion fatigue; High temperature oxidation; Micro-structure/Property relationships in alloys, Coatings		Robert Speyer, Professor Love 260, 404.894.6075 robert.speyer@mse.gatech.edu Sintering of high-performance ceramics, ceramic actuators, gas-fired radiant emitters
	Christopher Summers, Professor Love 168, 404.385.0697 chris.summers@mse.gatech.edu Electronic and photonic materials		Rina Tannenbaum, Professor Love 274, 404.385.1235 rina.tannenbaum@mse.gatech.edu Soft condensed matter, nanoscale self-assembly, chemistry at  interfaces
	Vladimir Tsukruk, Professor M Bldg. 4100K, 404.894.6081 vladimir@mse.gatech.edu Nanoscience and nanotechnology, biomimetics and bioinspired materials, nanomaterials, self-assembling materials, physical chemistry of surfaces, surface chemistry, nanostructured surfaces and interfaces, polymer materials science and engineering		Rao Tummala, Pettit Chair Professor MaRC 351, 404.894.9097 rao.tummala@ee.gatech.edu Nano materials and interfaces for digital, RF, optical, power, thermal; Interconnection, components and systems integration for 3D electronic systems
	Z. L. Wang, Regents’ Professor IPST 273A, 404.894.8008 zhong.wang@mse.gatech.edu Synthesis, characterization, manipulation and device fabrication of nanomaterials and smart materials for sensors, optoelectronics and biomedical science		Angus Wilkinson. Professor M Bldg. 1100J, 404.894.4036 angus.wilkinson@chemistry.gatech.edu Low and negative thermal expansion materials; Cement hydration under oil well conditions; X-ray and neutron scattering
	C. P. Wong, Regents’ Professor & Smithgall Institute Endowed Chair Love 367, 404.894.8391 cp.wong@mse.gatech.edu Polymers, Composites, Nano Science Materials; Novel Electronic Materials for Packing and Interconnects		Gleb Yushin, Assistant Professor Love 371, 404.385.3261 gleb.yushin@mse.gatech.edu Micro- and nano-scale behavior; Continuum nanocomposites for energy, environmental, and biomedical applications; Carbon-based hybrid materials
	Min Zhou, Professor MRDC 4109, 404.894.3294 min.zhou@me.gatech.edu Micro- and nano-scale behavior; Continuum and molecular dynamics modeling; dynamic response; experimental mechanics

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