Affiliated Researchers: Structural Materials

Rebecca Napolitano

Assistant Professor in Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Masonry Structure, Structural Health Monitoring, Historic Structures, Masonry Structures, Masonry Building

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

Juan Pablo "JP" Gevaudan

Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Alkali-activated Cement, Sodium, Aluminosilicate, Cementitious Material, Geopolymer

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, Residential Building

Deb Kelly

Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Cryogenic Electron Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Cryoelectron Microscopy, Rotavirus, Microchip

José Duarte

Professor and Stuckeman Chair in Design Innovation, Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Shape Grammar, Grammar, Design System, Urban Design, Three Dimensional Printing

Corey Gracie-Griffin

Professor, Division of Arts & Humanities (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Structural System, Embodied Energy, Structural Materials, Existing Buildings, United States

Wesley Reinhart

Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Learning System, Machine Learning, Nanochannel, Finite Element Analysis, Transfer Learning

Melik Demirel

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

Aleksandra Radlinska

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

Lauren Zarzar

Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Surface Active Agent, Surfactant, Hydrogel, Microscale, Surface (Surface Science)

Donghai Wang

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

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

Jeffrey Catchmark

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

John Mauro

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Phase Composition, Aluminosilicate, Glass Transition, Glass Transition Temperature, Silicate Glass

Squire Booker

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: S-Adenosyl Methionine, Enzyme, Radical S-Adenosylmethionine, S-adenosylmethionine, Synthase

Yimin Zhu

Associate Professor, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Monolignol, Lignification, Lignin, P-coumarate, Facile Synthesis

Seong Kim

Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Surface (Surface Science), Sum Frequency Generation, Silicon, Film, Silicon Dioxide

Nutifafa Yao Doumon

Assistant Professor and Virginia S. & Philip L. Walker Jr. Faculty Fellow, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Organic Solar Cells, Solar Cell, Perovskite Solar Cell, Fullerene, Photostability

Jon-Paul Maria

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

Adri van Duin

Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: ReaxFF, Surface (Surface Science), Computer Simulation, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, ReaxFF Reactive Force Field

Lauren Greenlee

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanoparticles, Iron, Struvite, Magnesium, Wastewater

Susan Sinnott

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

Slava Rotkin

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Nanotube, Carbon Nanotube, Nanotubes, Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs), Carbon Nanotubes

Kristen Fichthorn

Merrell R. Fenske Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Surface (Surface Science), Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Density, Nanowire, Nanoparticle

Michael Lanagan

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

Stephen Chmely

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

Costas Maranas

Donald B. Broughton Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Metabolite, Escherichia Coli, Metabolic Pathway, Metabolic Network, Enzyme

Aly Said

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

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

Mary Frecker

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Compliant Mechanism, Actuation, Actuator, Topology Optimization, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Qing Wang

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

Seth Blumsack

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Natural Gas, Power Engineering, United States, Power Grid, Joints (Structural Components)

George Lesieutre

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, College of Engineering
Top research keywords: Damping, Actuators, Actuator, Composite Materials, Helicopters

Jennifer Gray

Assistant Research Professor, Materials Characterization Lab
Top research keywords: Quantum Dot, Si(111), SiGe, Film, Surface (Surface Science)

Arthur Motta

Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Corrosion, Oxide Compound, Zirconium Alloy, Hydrides, Zircaloy

Zi-Kui Liu

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: First-principles Calculations, Density, Thermodynamics Modeling, Thermodynamic Modeling, Thermodynamic Properties

Enrique Gomez

Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Block Copolymer, Poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT), Conjugated Polymer, Organic Solar Cells, Conjugated Polymers

Timothy Simpson

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

Hilal Ezgi Toraman

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Pyrolysis, Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography, Two Dimensional Gas Chromatography, Bio-Oil, Two-dimensional Gas Chromatography