Graduate faculty

Peter Crozier

Peter Crozier

Peter Crozier
Professor
Graduate program chair, materials science and engineering

Research Interests
Seeing materials with Electrons: Synthesis, characterization and evolution of nanomaterials and nanostructures related to energy and the environment; strong emphasis on advanced electron microscopy imaging and spectroscopy. Catalytic materials, electroceramics. photocatalysis.

David K. Ferry

David K. Ferry
Regents’ Professor Emeritus
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

Research Interests
Quantum effects in submicron semiconductor devices and nanostructures, general development of quantum transport in open systems

Zachary Holman

Zachary Holman
Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

Research Interests
Fabrication, characterization, and modeling of silicon, CdTe, perovskite, and silicon-based tandem solar cells; plasma synthesis and characterization of functional optical and electronic nanomaterials; vacuum deposition of thin films, including nanoparticulate films, and their use in solar, semiconductor, and glass applications.

Shane Johnson

Shane Johnson
Research Scientist
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

Research Interests
Epitaxial growth of compound semiconductor materials and devices, Optoelectronic properties of semiconductors, Semiconductor device physic, III-V bismide materials for optoelectronic device applications.

Michael N. Kozicki

Michael Kozicki
Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

Research Interests
Digital and analog devices based on mass transport in electrolytes, integrated solid-state ionic memory devices, dendritic/fractal structures.

Christopher Muhich

Christopher Muhich

Christopher Muhich
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Computational Chemistry (quantum simulations), metal oxide redox reactions, renewable/sustainable fuel generation and energy storage, materials design for environmental catalysis and remediation processes.

Narayanan Neithalath

Narayanan Neithalath
Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Research Interests
Infrastructural materials and carbon-efficient manufacturing approaches, specifically for cement and concrete, Microstructure-property-processing relationships and modeling in cementitious and inorganic polymer binder systems, digital manufacturing (3D printing) of concrete, sustainability in infrastructure.

William T. Petuskey

William T. Petuskey
Professor
School of Molecular Sciences
Director, ASU’s Advanced Materials Initiative

Research Interests
Synthesis and physical chemistry of materials; multi-scaled manipulation for advanced property and function development; optical, electrical and magnetic ceramic materials; new methodologies for solving materials research problems

Fernando A. Ponce

Fernando A. Ponce
Professor
Department of Physics

Research Interests
Semiconductor materials for applications in photovoltaics, optoelectronics, and high power electronics, atomic level characterization of materials and correlation with optical and electronic properties, high-angle annular dark field imaging, cathodoluminescence, electron holography, low-loss electron energy loss spectroscopy.

Peter Rez

Peter Rez
Professor
Department of Physics

Research Interests
Radiation interaction with matter as applied to electron microscopy and spectroscopy, diagnostic imaging, radiation oncology. Biomineralization, both normal and pathological. Energy Policy.