Materials Synthesis and Manufacturing

Nicholas Rolston

Nicholas Rolston
Assistant Professor
Electrical Engineering

Research Interests
Study of the connection between material degradation in renewable energy materials and devices with the evolution of mechanical and environmental stress. Goal is to develop the next-generation of photovoltaics and battery technology using the paradigm of design for reliability.

Zhaoyang Fan

Zhaoyang Fan
Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

Research Interests
Novel electronic/photonic materials include phase-change materials and ionic conducting materials; Neuromorphic devices; Electrochemistry and advanced battery technology; Nanobiotechnology

Sefaattin Tongay

Sefaattin Tongay

Sefaattin Tongay
Professor
Materials science and engineering

Research Interests
Tongay’s research focuses on synthesis of next generation low-dimensional materials and understanding their optical, electrical, mechanical, and magnetic properties using state-of-art experimental and theoretical techniques.

Feng Yan

Feng Yan 
Associate Professor
Materials science and engineering

Research Interests
Thin film and nanomaterials for solar energy harvesting and conversion; low-dimensional semiconducting chalcogenides and Metal Thioseleno Phosphates; thin film ferroelectrics and multiferroics, scanning probe microscopy for nanoscale characterization, photomechanical response of the semiconductor materials; photoelectrochemical and photocatalysts; biomass materials for nanofibrous composites.