The research programs of a large number of our faculty focus on engineering the properties of existing materials as well as design of materials with new functions. Key to this goal is the ability to understand, control, and manipulate phenomena at the molecular level and current topics of research address this challenge. Representative examples of research in this area include design of bio-inspired materials, nanolithography, catalyst synthesis, mechanics of colloidal suspensions, engineering the stability and strength of materials by control of corrosion, and computational design of environmentally benign chemicals.
- Richard C. Alkire – Computational and experimental investigation of corrosion and etching processes
- Steve Granick – How surfaces interact, polymers, tribology, nanorheology
- Brendan A. Harley – Engineered cellular microstructures and microenvironments for tissue engineering
- Paul J.A. Kenis – Nanoparticle catalysts and electrodes for fuel cells, solar cells, and fuel reformers, ceramics and polymers for microchemical systems
- H. Joon Kong – Molecular, nano-, and micro-scale design of bio-inspired materials to reproduce structure and function of natural extracellular matrices
- Mary L. Kraft – Nano-scale structure-function relationship in biomaterials
- Deborah E. Leckband – Engineering of materials to promote defined cellular functions in devices and in engineered tissues
- Richard I. Masel – Catalyst materials and electrodes for fuel cells and fuel reformers
- Daniel W. Pack – Design and synthesis of polymers for gene and drug delivery applications
- Edmund G. Seebauer – Control of defect behavior in semiconducting materials for energy, environmental, and microelectronics applications
- Mark A. Shannon –
