Affiliated Researchers: Material Properties

Benay Gürsoy Toykoç

Associate Professor, Architecture
Top research keywords: Mycelium-based Composites, Mycelium, Sound Absorption, Shape Change, 3D Printing

Allison Beese

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Three Dimensional Printing, Mechanical Properties, Additive Manufacturing, Ti-6Al-4V, Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF)

Michael Lanagan

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Dielectric Material, Permittivity, Dielectric Property, Density, Capacitor

Vincent Meunier

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Graphene, Nanoribbon, Density, Electronic Properties, Electronic Property

Jeffrey Catchmark

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Bacterial Cellulose, Cellulose, Pullulan, Cellulose Nanowhiskers, X-Ray Diffraction

Robert Hickey

Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Block Copolymer, Nanoparticle, Polymer, Copolymer, Self Assembly

Zhezhen Fu

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Sintering, Density, Mechanical Properties, Composite Material, Garnet

Mansour Solaimanian

Associate Research Professor, Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Top research keywords: Asphalt Concrete, Pavement, Asphalt Mixture, Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement, Binder

Shihui Shen

Distinguished Professor, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences & Technology (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Asphalt Pavements, Asphalt Mixture, Pavement, Asphalt Pavement, Asphalt Binder

Timothy Simpson

Paul Morrow Professor in Engineering Design and Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Product Family, 3D Printers, Design, Manufacturing, Students

Fariborz Tavangarian

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Mechanical Property, Mechanical Properties, Nanostructure, Forsterite, Nanostructures

Aly Said

Top research keywords: Column Joint, Beam-Column, Reinforced Concrete Beam, Beam-column Joint, Fiber-Reinforced Polymer

Farshad Rajabipour

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Alkali Silica Reaction, Alkali-silica Reaction, Fly Ash, Portland Cement, Cementitious Material

Ola Rashwan

Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Density, Progressive Model, Modeling Approaches, Solar Cell, New Modeling

Jon-Paul Maria

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Thin Films, Film, Oxide Compound, Ferroelectric Material, Dielectric Material

Aleksandra Radlińska

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Drying Shrinkage, Material Properties, Alkali-activated Slag, Ordinary Portland Cement, Early-age Cracking

Bryan Vogt

Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Film, Polymer, Thin Films, Copolymer, Block Copolymer

Ralph Colby

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Polymer, Ionomer, Rheology, Polyethylene Glycol, Linear Viscoelasticity

Zoubeida Ounaies

Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Polymer, Carbon Nanotube, Piezoelectricity, Actuator, Nanocomposite

Christopher Gorski

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Iron Oxide, Fe2+, Fe(II), Battery-type Electrode, Clay Minerals

Wenjie Li

Assistant Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Thermoelectrics, Thermoelectricity, Sintering, Thermoelectric Materials, Density

Joshua Robinson

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Graphene, Monolayers, Two-Dimensional Material, Transition Metal Dichalcogenide, Heterojunction

Mauricio Terrones

George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head, Evan Pugh University Professor, and Verne M. Willaman Professor of Physics, Physics
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotube, Graphene, Carbon Nanotubes, Nanotube, Monolayers

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Eberly College of Science
Top research keywords: Strontium Ruthenate, Superconductivity, Superconducting Material, Semimetals, Magnetic Field

Nelson Yaw Dzade

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Density, Surface (Surface Science), Density Functional Theory, Heterojunction, Adsorption

Vincent Crespi

Distinguished Professor, Physics
Top research keywords: Monolayers, Carbon Nanotube, Graphene, Carbon Nanotubes, Density

Burcu Ozden

Assistant Professor of Engineering, Division of Engineering and Science (Abington)
Top research keywords: Polaritons, Transistor, AlGaN-GaN, Electron Mobility, GaN HEMT

Osama Awadelkarim

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Silicon, Oxide Compound, Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor, Gate Oxide, Parylene C

Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Polymer, Nanoporous Carbon, Polyfurfuryl Alcohol, Capacitor, Density

Wesley Reinhart

Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Machine Learning, Learning System, Finite Element Analysis, Thin Films, Molecular Beam Epitaxy

John Hellmann

Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences
Top research keywords: Fibers, Sapphire, Fiber, Composite Materials, Float Glass

Xiawa Wu

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Cellulose Nanocrystals, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Molecular Dynamics Study, Pectin, Microcrystalline Cellulose

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Steward S. Flaschen Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Film, Thin Films, Piezoelectricity, Ferroelectric Material, Piezoelectric

Nathan Keim

Associate Research Professor, Physics
Top research keywords: Transient Memory, Memory Formation, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Amorphous Solids

Qing Wang

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Dielectric Material, Polymer, Ferroelectric Material, Energy Density, Polymer Nanocomposites

James Hodges

Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Nanoparticle, Hybrid Nanoparticles, Thermoelectrics, Nanocrystals, Nucleation

Donghai Wang

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Anodes, Lithium Sulfur Batteries, Anode, Lithium-ion Batteries, Cathodes

Clive Randall

Evan Pugh University Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Director, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Sintering, Dielectric Material, Ferroelectric Material, Barium Titanate, Capacitor

Jiawei Gong

Top research keywords: Dye-sensitized Solar Cells, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell, Rotational, Ultimate Tensile Strength, Density

Gamini Mendis

Assistant Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Energy Consumption, Genetic Algorithm, Energy Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Machine Tool