Faculty mentors
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is committed to fostering a community of inclusive excellence that promotes everybody's potential without bias. These faculty members are part of our Diversity & Inclusion initiative and welcome students to contact them for support and guidance as you develop into the best engineers possible.
Professor Sheikh Akbar
Materials Science and Engineering
Focus areas
- Ceramic material
- Electronic materials
- Energy applications
Professor Elvin Beach
Materials Science and Engineering
Focus areas
-
General MSE
- Metallurgy
- Welding and joining
- Processing/manufacturing
Professor Jon Brown
Materials Science and Engineering
Focus areas
- General MSE
- Polymeric materials
- Computational/modeling of materials
Professor Vicky Doan-Nguyen
Materials Science and Engineering
Focus areas
- Ceramic material
- Electronic materials
- Energy applications
Professor Carolin Fink
Welding Engineering
Focus areas
- Metallurgy
- Welding and joining
- Processing/manufacturing
- Computational/Modeling of materials
- Energy applications
Professor Perena Gouma
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Edward Orton, Jr., Chair in Ceramic Engineering
Focus areas
- Biomaterials
- Ceramic material
- Composite materials
- Processing/Manufacturing
Professor Tyler Grassman
Materials Science and Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Focus areas
- Electronic materials
- Energy applications
Professor Jenifer Locke
Materials Science and Engineering
Focus areas
- Metallurgy
- Corrosion/Degradation
Professor Pat Morris
Materials Science and Engineering
Focus areas:
- General MSE
- Ceramic material
- Electronic materials
- Processing/manufacturing
- Energy applications
Professor Roberto Myers
Materials Science and Engineering
Physics
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Focus areas:
- Electronic materials
- Energy applications
Professor Steven Niezgoda
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Focus areas
- Metallurgy
- Computational modeling of materials
Lincoln Electric Professor Boyd Panton
Welding Engineering
Focus areas
- Welding and joining
- Processing/manufacturing
Professor Heather Powell
Materials Science and Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Focus areas
- Biomaterials
- Polymeric materials
Professor Antonio Ramirez
Welding Engineering
Director, Ma2JIC
Focus areas
- Welding and joining
- Processing/manufacturing
- Computational/modeling of materials
Professor Michael Sumption
Materials Science and Engineering
MSE Undergraduate Studies Chair
Focus areas
- Electronic materials
- Energy applications
- Superconductors
Category: Climate & Inclusivity