MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT ILLINOIS

METALLIC MATERIALS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CERAMIC MATERIALS POLYMERIC AND ORGANIC MATERIALS
BRAUN organic and inorganic self assembly, photonics, biomaterials GRANICK polymers and biopolymers, nanorheology/tribology colloids ROGERS carbon based electronics, nanofabrication, photovoltaics, solid state lighting, bio-integrated electronics SHIM nanoscale materials and interfaces, nanocrystals, nanotubes and bio/nanohybrid materials SOTTOS self-healling and bioinspired materials, thin films and composites, mechanics and property characterization

BIOMATERIALS

COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE

SCHWEIZER theory of macromolecular, colloidal, and complex fluid materials TRINKLE computation of mechanical properties and defects, atomistic modeling of mechanical behavior of materials

AVERBACK ion beam modifications and analysis, nanophase materials BELLON phase transitions, far from equilibrium microstructures ROBERTSON micromechanics and mechanics of failure, radiation effects SHANG structure-property relations in metal-ceramic- and polymer-matrix composites

ABELSON thin films and film growth, amorphous materials ALLEN microelectronic processing, nanostructures and nanocalorimetry, interfacial phenomena CAHILL nanoscale thermal transport, ultra fast science, thermal energy conversion and control ROCKETT defects in semiconductors, contact metallurgies, solid phase reaction kinetics WEAVER electronic and structural properties of surfaces, interfaces, and nanostructures

DILLON ceramic structure-property relations, electron microscopy, electrochemical intercalation for L-ion batteries KRIVEN phase transformations, electron microscopy, HT synchrotron diffraction, geopolymers, ceramic processing, bioceramics LEWIS directed assembly, functional materials, colloid science, microfluids MARTIN epitaxial growth of complex oxide thin films, pulsed laser deposition and molecular beam epitaxy, functional materials ZUO complex oxides, structure and bonding at surfaces, interfaces and nanocrystals

CHENG biomaterials, polymers, gene delivery, and nanomedicine, selfassembly FERGUSON biomolecular simulation, self-assembly, machine learning and dimensionality reduction, viral fitness landscapes KILIAN biomaterials, surface chemistry, micro- and nano patterning, nanostructured materials, stem cell biology, tissue engineering LEAL soft condensed matter, biomaterials, complex fluids, biomimetic materials, X-ray scattering, drug and gene delivery Allen Braun Granick Kriven Schweizer Shang Shim

Averback Zuo Bellon Ferguson

Allen Cahill Economy Martin Rockett Trinkle Weaver

Averback Economy Robertson Sottos Zuo

Braun Martin Rogers Shim

Abelson Braun Cahill Economy Granick Schweizer Sottos Shang Weaver

Allen Cheng Leal Lewis Schweizer Shang

NOTE: Primary research areas are identified for each of the faculty. Their broader interests are emphasized by including them under more than one column.

Research Professor: Materials Science and Engineering: W. Wilson Affiliate Faculty: Aerospace Engineering: S. White Argonne National Laboratory: S. Bader Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering: B. Harley, H.J. Kong, C. Schroeder, C. Zukoski Chemistry: Y. Lu, J. Moore, C. Murphy, R. Nuzzo, K. Suslick, A. Wieckowski ECE: I. Adesida, J. Coleman, B. Cunningham, G. Eden, K. Kim, X. Li, J. Lyding Geology: J. Bass MechSE: A. Beaudoin, W. King, P. Sofronis, A. Wagoner-Johnson