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Study, develop and process advanced materials, such as polymers, ceramics, organic semiconductors, and magnetic materials that are at the heart of valuable technological applications.
Faculty:
- Eray Aydil
- Frank Bates
- Matteo Cococcioni
- Jeffrey Derby
- Lorraine Francis
- C. Daniel Frisbie
- William Gerberich
- Russell J Holmes
- Bharat Jalan
- Eric Kaler
- Efrosini Kokkoli
- Satish Kumar
- Chris Leighton
- Timothy Lodge
- Christopher Macosko
- Alon McCormick
- K. Andre Mkhoyan
- David Morse
- David Shores
- Michael Tsapatsis
- Renata Wentzcovitch
Ceramics and Metals
Measuring and improving mechanical behavior of ceramics and other materials, modelling the processing of ceramics, developing new ceramic materials with interesting properties. Studying high temperature properties of minerals and planetary materials.
Coating Processes and Interfacial Engineering
Development of models and materials for coating, as well as examining coating processes, with applications to adhesives, magnetic disks and tapes, intergrated circuits, and the production of polymer electronics on flexible substrates.
Crystal Growth and Design
Understanding and modelling crystal growth, studies on crystalline organic semiconductors and nanocrystals, properties and modelling of thin films.
Electronic, Photonic and Magnetic Materials
Development of materials with novel electronic, optical, and magnetic properties.
Polymers
Developing polymers for new applications, such as drug delivery and compact disks, studies on natural polymers, advances in biorenewable and biodegradable polymers, nanoscale morphology in melts and solutions, rheological properties.