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.

Sheikh Akbar Ohio State Professor

Professor Sheikh Akbar

Materials Science and Engineering

Focus areas

  • Ceramic material
  • Electronic materials
  • Energy applications

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Elvin Beach Assistant Professor at Ohio State College of Engineering
Professor Elvin Beach

Materials Science and Engineering

Focus areas

  •  General MSE

  • Metallurgy
  • Welding and joining
  • Processing/manufacturing

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Jon Brown, Ohio State faculty

Professor Jon Brown

Materials Science and Engineering

Focus areas

  • General MSE
  • Polymeric materials
  • Computational/modeling of materials

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Professor Carolin Fink, Welding Engineering Ohio State University

Professor Carolin Fink

Welding Engineering

Focus areas

  • Metallurgy
  • Welding and joining
  • Processing/manufacturing
  • Computational/Modeling of materials
  • Energy applications

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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

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Professor Tyler Grassman
Materials Science and Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Focus areas

  • Electronic materials
  • Energy applications

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Professor Jenifer Locke
Materials Science and Engineering

Focus areas

  • Metallurgy
  • Corrosion/Degradation

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Patricia Morris, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ohio State University

Professor Pat Morris

Materials Science and Engineering

Focus areas:

  • General MSE
  • Ceramic material
  • Electronic materials
  • Processing/manufacturing
  • Energy applications

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Roberto Myers, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor Roberto Myers
Materials Science and Engineering
Physics
Electrical & Computer Engineering

Focus areas:

  • Electronic materials
  • Energy applications

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Stephen Niezgoda, Department of Materials Science and Engineerig Ohio State University
Professor Steven Niezgoda
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Focus areas

  • Metallurgy
  • Computational modeling of materials

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Boyd Panton Welding Engineering, Ohio State University

Lincoln Electric Professor Boyd Panton

Welding Engineering

Focus areas

  • Welding and joining
  • Processing/manufacturing

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Heather Powell, Materials Science and Engineering, Ohio State University
Professor Heather Powell
Materials Science and Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Focus areas

  • Biomaterials
  • Polymeric materials

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Professor Antonio Ramirez

Welding Engineering

Director, Ma2JIC

Focus areas

  • Welding and joining
  • Processing/manufacturing
  • Computational/modeling of materials

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Michael Sumption, Materials Science and Engineering, Ohio State Univeristy
Professor Michael Sumption
Materials Science and Engineering
MSE Undergraduate Studies Chair

 

Focus areas

  • Electronic materials
  • Energy applications
  • Superconductors

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Diversity in Engineering

We advance Inclusive Excellence by:

Advocating for campus diversity and inclusion

Promoting the understanding of diversity and inclusion and,

Integrating its principles and practices into the fabric and culture of the college.

engineering.osu.edu/diversity