Roger F. Brown, Professor of Biological Sciences
Biomaterials for bone repair; therapeutic applications of activatable glass microspheres; bone growth and adhesion factors; metabolism of cell in culture.

Douglas R. Carroll, Professor of Basic Engineering
Mechanical properties of high temperature composite materials; processing of powder matrix composites; sintering of thin polycrystalline films; surface and grain boundary energy of polycrystalline materials;processing of recycled plastics.

Charles C. Chusuei, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Surface analysis (via AFM, STM, IRAS, SIMS, XPS,AES,CTPD) to solve problems at gas-, liquid- and solid-solid interfaces pertaining to studies in materials science, corrosion, environmental geochemistry and remediation, microelectronics, biofilm formation on surfaces for applications in antifouling, heterogeneous catalysis and biomaterials.

Harvest L. Collier, Professor of Chemistry
Synthesis and characterization of inorganic and heterocycle-containing polymers; investigation of thermal and conductive properties of inorganic and polymer systems; preparation and characterization of metallomacrocycles; kinetics and mechanism of complex reactivity.

David E. Hoiness, Lecturer and Assistant Chairman of Chemistry
Chemistry of friction materials, mechanism of film transfer, noise, vibration and debris analysis during braking in automotive systems. Non-asbestos fiber reinforcement mechanism in friction processes, measurement of fibrous parameters and correlation to composite friction material properties.

Arvind Kumar, Professor and Chairman of Nuclear Engineering
Hydrogen in alloys; mechanical properties; radiation effects; nuclear plant life extension.

Scott Miller, Associate Teaching Professor of Metallurgical Engineering and Director of the Advanced Materials Characterization Laboratory (AMCL)
Structural and chemical characterization of advanced materials through the use of electron microscopy, both scanning and transmission, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, and electron backscattered diffraction.

Rajiv S. Mishra, Professor of Metallurgical Engineering
Processing and properties of ultrafine grained materials(including nanocrystalline), superplastic forming, high temperature mechanical behavior of materials(particularly creep and superplasticity), friction stir welding and processing, discontinuously reinformed aluminum composites, nanophase aluminum alloys.

Joseph W. Newkirk, Associate Professor of Metallurgical Engineering
High temperature intermetallic compounds, aerospace materials; production and consolidation of powders, including mechanically alloyed powders; corrosion and wear protection of alloys, heat treating.

O. Allan Pringle, Professor of Physics
Magnetic materials, neutron scattering, hard magnetic materials, investigation of structure-property relationships in magnetic materials by neutron diffraction and Mossbauer spectroscopy, structural and magnetic properties of thin films deposited in a glow discharge.

Mohamed N. Rahaman, Professor of Ceramic Engineering
Processing, sintering and microstructure control of ceramics and ceramic composites; powder processing; solution-based processing of particles and thin films; applications of sintering theory to industrial systems.

Mark E. Schlesinger, Professor of Metallurgical Engineering
High temperature materials thermochemistry, particularly in metallic systems; thermodynamic measurements on intermetallic materials; glass ceramics and refractories technology.

Tom Schuman, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Coatings research of the chemistry and corrosion of interfaces: adhesion to metal and plastic substrates, metallic & non-metallic corrosion inhibitors, surface absorption; organic polymer syntheses; development of industrial agricultural materials & applications.

Jeffrey D. Smith, Associate Professor of Ceramic Engineering
Thermochemistry and high temperature phase equilibria of ceramic systems; corrosion of materials by molten slags; research, development and testing of monolithic refractories; thermal spray of refractory oxides, refractory metals, and polymers; characterization of high temperature ceramics.

David C. Van Aken, Professor of Metallurgical Engineering
Emphasis of research is directed towards the development of thermal spray technology for improving corrosion and wear resistance of materials. Special interests include thermal analysis by calorimetry and characterization of materials by analytical transmission electron microscopy.

Michael R. Van De Mark, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Polymer and phthalocyanine synthesis; polymer/solvent interaction; ionic gels; modified electrodes; corrosion inhibition; organic oxidative electrochemistry; waterborne coatings.

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