Affiliated Researchers: Materials Properties

Michael Lanagan

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

Zhezhen Fu

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

Mansour Solaimanian

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

Yi Wang

Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Phonons, Phonon, Thermodynamic Properties, Thermodynamic Property, Thermodynamics

Jeffrey Catchmark

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Bacterial Cellulose, Cellulose, Surface (Surface Science), Pullulan, Composite Material

Wenjie Li

Assistant Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Thermoelectrics, Thermoelectricity, Sintering, Thermoelectric Materials, Yb3+

Vincent Meunier

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

Anil Kulkarni

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Spark Plasma Sintering, Tungsten, Field-assisted Sintering Technology, Density, Vertical Wall

Benay Gürsoy Toykoç

Assistant Professor, Architecture
Top research keywords: Mycelium-based Composites, Mycelium, Shape Change, Three Dimensional Printing, 3D Printing

Allison Beese

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Three Dimensional Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64), Ti-6Al-4V, Ti-6al-4v

Sridhar Komarneni

Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Hydrothermal Synthesis, X-Ray Diffraction, Density, Composite Material, Nanocomposite

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

Bed Poudel

Associate Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Thermoelectrics, Thermoelectricity, Thermoelectric Materials, Thermal Conductivity, Nanostructures

Abu Asaduzzaman

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Science, Engineering, & Technology, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Density, Surface (Surface Science), Adsorption, Electronic Property, Electronic Properties

Aleksandra Radlinska

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Material Properties, Alkali-activated Slag, Drying Shrinkage, Restrained Ring Test, Early-age Cracking

Melik Demirel

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Film, Protein Repeat, Nanostructures, Thin Films, Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID)

Stephen Chmely

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Lignin, Density Functional Theory, Mixed Metal Oxide Catalyst, Phosphide, Carbides

Robert Mathers

Professor, Penn State New Kensington
Top research keywords: Polymerization, Hydrophobicity, Self Assembly, Copolymer, Monomer

Semih Eser

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Jet Fuel, Carbon Deposition, Carbonization, Thermal Stressing, Decant Oil

Guha Manogharan

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Additive Manufacturing, Three Dimensional Printing, Sand Casting, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Metal Casting

Ola Rashwan

Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Progressive Model, Modeling Approach, Solution Algorithm, Halide, New Modeling

Benjamin Lear

Professor of Chemistry, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Mixed Valence, Electron Transfer, Electronics, Gold Nanoparticles, Electron Transport

Timothy Simpson

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

Osama Awadelkarim

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

Amrita Basak

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Epitaxy, Scanning Laser Epitaxy, Three Dimensional Printing, Nickel-Based Superalloys, Additive Manufacturing

Qing Wang

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

Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Poly(furfuryl Alcohol), Capacitor, Density, Nanoporous Carbon, Sintering

Stephanie Law

Associate Professor and Norris B. McFarlane Faculty Career Development Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Film, Topological Insulator, Bismuth Telluride, Mid-infrared, Thin Films

Zoubeida Ounaies

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotube, Piezoelectricity, Composite Material, Actuator, Piezoelectric

Ralph Colby

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Ionomer, Rheology, Polyethylene Glycol, Copolymer, Glass Transition Temperature

Timothy Tighe

Assistant Research Professor, Materials Characterization Lab
Top research keywords: Surface (Surface Science), Self Assembled Monolayer, Methoxy, Monolayers, Self-assembled Monolayer

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, Computer Simulation, Cellulose I, Indentation

Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Flow Distribution, Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC), Heat Sink, Computer Simulation

Scott H. Medina

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Anticancer Peptides, Antimicrobial Peptides, Drug Discovery, Fluorous, Peptide Assembly

Susan Sinnott

Department Head and Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Density, Surface (Surface Science), Carbon Nanotube, Computer Simulation

Ali Memari

Professor and Bernard and Henrietta Hankin Chair in Residential Building Construction, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Curtain Wall, Curtain Wall Systems, Glazing System, Glazing Systems, Structural Sealant Glazing

Farshad Rajabipour

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

Aly Said

Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Column Joint, Beam-Column, Reinforced Concrete Beam, Beam-column Joint, Fiber-Reinforced Polymer

Kenji Uchino

Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Lead Zirconate Titanate, Ceramic, Ferroelectric Materials, Ceramics, Piezoelectric Ceramics