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Research opportunities in MSE are diverse and abundant, running the gamut from cutting-edge nanotechnology and biomaterials to electrical, structural many other topics. You can find your niche in materials science and engineering.

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Graduate Research Opportunities

​The department pursues a broad range of research which capitalizes on the unique position of the discipline. Materials science and engineering lies at the crossroads of science and technology, bridging the gap between fundamental understanding of physics, chemistry and biology, and the technological applications which are realized from the microscale (e.g., semiconductors and nanotechnology) to the macro scale (e.g., engineered materials from aerospace to medical applications). Its implications are pervasive in nearly all aspects of our daily lives. Thus while materials may seem like just another engineering discipline, its content and methodologies are pivotal in the context of today's scientific and technological revolutions: in a real sense, it lies at the center of the "three O's", i.e., the nano-technology, bio-technology, and information technology triangle.

Robert Briber
rbriber@umd.edu
1109 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
3110B Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-7313

John Cumings
cumings@umd.edu
1246 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-0789

Liangbing Hu
binghu@umd.edu
1208 Engineering Lab Bldg.
301-405-9303

Luz Martinez-Miranda
ljmm@umd.edu
1110D Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-0253

Yifei Mo
yfmo@umd.edu
1137 Engineering Laboratory Bldg.
301-405-7613

Gottlieb S. Oehrlein
oehrlein@umd.edu
2119 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-8931

Ray Phaneuf
phaneuf@lps.umd.edu
2141 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-6566

Oded Rabin
oded@umd.edu
1110B Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-3382

Lourdes Salamanca-Riba
riba@umd.edu
1244 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-5220

Eric Wachsman
ewach@umd.edu
1206A Engineering Lab Bldg.
301-405-8193

 

Aris Christou
christou@umd.edu
2309A Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-5208

John Cumings
cumings@umd.edu
1246 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-0789

Ray Phaneuf
phaneuf@lps.umd.edu
2141 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-6566

Oded Rabin
oded@umd.edu
1110B Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-3382

Gary Rubloff
rubloff@umd.edu
1128 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-3011

Lourdes Salamanca-Riba
riba@umd.edu
1244 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-5220

 

Polymers:

Mohamad Al-Sheikhly
mohamad@umd.edu
2103 Potomac Building
301-405-5214

Robert Briber
rbriber@umd.edu
1109 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
3110B Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-7313

Liquid Crystals:

Luz Martinez-Miranda
ljmm@umd.edu
1110D Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-0253

Biomaterials:

Mohamad Al-Sheikhly
mohamad@umd.edu
2103 Potomac Bldg.
301-405-5214

Liangbing Hu
binghu@umd.edu
1208 Engineering Lab Bldg.
301-405-9303

Isabel Lloyd
illoyd@umd.edu
2309 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-5221

Luz Martinez-Miranda
ljmm@umd.edu
1110D Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-0253

 

Ceramics:

Isabel Lloyd
illoyd@umd.edu
2309 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-5221

Yifei Mo
yfmo@umd.edu
1137 Engineering Laboratory Bldg.
301-405-7613

Composite Materials:

Liangbing Hu
binghu@umd.edu
1208 Engineering Lab Bldg.
301-405-9303

Isabel Lloyd
illoyd@umd.edu
2309 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-5221

Eric Wachsman
ewach@umd.edu
1206A Engineering Lab Bldg.
301-405-8193

Titanium Alloys:

Sreeramamurthy Ankem
ankem@umd.edu
1105 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building
301-405-5219

 

Ferroelectrics and Magnetic Oxides:

Alexander Roytburd
roytburd@umd.edu
1106 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-7298

Smart Materials:

John Cumings
cumings@umd.edu
1246 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-0789

Ichiro Takeuchi
takeuchi@umd.edu
1242 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-6809

Manfred Wuttig
wuttig@umd.edu
1110C Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building
301-405-5212

Plasma Processing:

Gottlieb S. Oehrlein
oehrlein@umd.edu
2119 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-8931

Chemical Vapor Deposition and Atomic Layer Deposition:

Oded Rabin
oded@umd.edu
1110B Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-3382

Gary Rubloff
rubloff@umd.edu
1128 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-3011

Sputter Deposition:

Ichiro Takeuchi
takeuchi@umd.edu
1242 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-6809

Combinatorial Materials Processing:

Ichiro Takeuchi
takeuchi@umd.edu
1242 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-6809

Gary Rubloff
rubloff@umd.edu
1128 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-3011

Nanotubes and Nanomaterials Synthesis:

John Cumings
cumings@umd.edu
1246 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-0789

Liangbing Hu
binghu@umd.edu
1208 Engineering Lab Bldg.
301-405-9303

Oded Rabin
oded@umd.edu
1110B Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-3382

Lourdes Salamanca-Riba
riba@umd.edu
1244 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-5220

Eric Wachsman
ewach@umd.edu
1206A Engineering Lab Bldg.
301-405-8193

Electrochemical Deposition:

Oded Rabin
oded@umd.edu
1110B Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-3382

 

Surface, Interface, and Thin Film Analysis:

Yifei Mo
yfmo@umd.edu
1137 Engineering Laboratory Bldg.
301-405-7613

Gottlieb S. Oehrlein
oehrlein@umd.edu
2119 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-8931

Ray Phaneuf
phaneuf@lps.umd.edu
2141 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-6566

Gary Rubloff
rubloff@umd.edu
1128 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-3011

Lourdes Salamanca-Riba
riba@umd.edu
1244 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-5220

Scanning Probe Micrsoscopy and Novelprobe Techniques:

Ray Phaneuf
phaneuf@lps.umd.edu
2141 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
301-405-6566

Ichiro Takeuchi
takeuchi@umd.edu
1242 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-6809

Transmission Electron Microscopy:

John Cumings
cumings@umd.edu
1246 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-0789

Lourdes Salamanca-Riba
riba@umd.edu
1244 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-5220

Dynamic Properties Characterization at the Nanoscale:

John Cumings
cumings@umd.edu
1246 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-0789

Liangbing Hu
binghu@umd.edu
1208 Engineering Lab Bldg.
301-405-9303

Eric Wachsman
ewach@umd.edu
1206A Engineering Lab Bldg.
301-405-8193

Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials:

Lourdes Salamanca-Riba
riba@umd.edu
1244 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-5220

Thermodynamic Approaches:

Yifei Mo
yfmo@umd.edu
1137 Engineering Laboratory Bldg.
301-405-7613

Combinatorial Approaches and Materials Informatics:

Yifei Mo
yfmo@umd.edu
1137 Engineering Laboratory Bldg.
301-405-7613

Ichiro Takeuchi
takeuchi@umd.edu
1242 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-6809

Gary Rubloff
rubloff@umd.edu
1128 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-3011

Process and Equipment Simulation:

Gary Rubloff
rubloff@umd.edu
1128 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
301-405-3011

Computational Materials Design:

Yifei Mo
yfmo@umd.edu
1137 Engineering Laboratory Bldg.
301-405-7613


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