Materials Science and Engineering Research Areas
While materials research is typically driven by the challenges of understanding and controlling the materials themselves, the necessity to determine and understand the relationship between structure, processing, and properties of materials stimulates several perspectives from which to view the directions of materials research:
(1) materials or classes of materials themselves;
(2) synthesis of materials (including deposition,
modification, fabrication, manufacturing);
(3) characterization of materials, surfaces, interfaces,
and thin films; and
(4) theory, modeling and simulation, and research
methodology.
MATERIALS |
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Nanoscale materials and structures |
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| Nanomaterials | J. Cumings, G.S. Oehrlein, R. Briber, L. Martinez-Miranda, R. J. Phaneuf, A. Roytburd, L. Salamanca-Riba, J. Seog |
Organic materials and biomaterials |
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| Polymers | M. Al-Sheikhly, R. Briber, J. Seog |
| Liquid crystals | L. Martinez-Miranda |
| Biomaterials | M. Al-Sheikhly, I.K. Lloyd, L. Martinez-Miranda, G. W. Rubloff, J. Seog |
Electronic and photonic materials |
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| Electronic materials | A. Christou, J. Cumings, R. J. Phaneuf, G. W. Rubloff, L. Salamanca-Riba |
Structural materials |
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| Ceramics | I.K. Lloyd |
| Composite materials | I. K. Lloyd |
| Titanium alloys | S. Ankem |
Functional and smart materials |
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| Ferroelectrics and magnetic oxides | A. Roytburd |
| Smart materials | J. Cumings, M. Wuttig, I. Takeuchi |
MATERIALS SYNTHESIS |
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Plasma processing |
G. S. Oehrlein |
Chemical vapor deposition and atomic layer deposition |
G. W. Rubloff |
Sputter deposition |
I. Takeuchi |
Combinatorial materials processing |
I. Takeuchi, G. Rubloff |
Nanotubes and Nanomaterials Synthesis |
J. Cumings |
MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION |
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Surface, interface, and thin film analysis |
R. J. Phaneuf, G. S. Oehrlein, G. W. Rubloff |
Scanning probe micrsoscopy and novel probe techniques |
R. J. Phaneuf, I. Takeuchi |
Transmission Electron Microscopy |
J. Cumings |
Dynamic Properties Characterization at |
J. Cumings |
THEORY AND MODELING |
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Thermodynamic approaches |
A. Roytburd |
Combinatorial approaches and materials informatics |
I. Takeuchi, G. W. Rubloff |
Process and equipment simulation |
G. W. Rubloff |
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