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Feng Yan
Feng Yan
Associate Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Electronic materials and thin-film devices
[email protected]
Tempe campus
Lin Li
Lin Li
Associate Professor
Mechanical and aerospace engineering
Research Interests
Multiscale material mechanics models and simulations to explore structure-property-processing relationships in advanced materials
[email protected]
Tempe Campus
Abhinav Acharya
Abhinav Acharya
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Immunoengineering, Biomaterial platforms, Drug delivery, Cellular engineering, Global health, Nanotechnology, Vaccine design
[email protected]
480-727-2632
Tempe Campus, GWC 550
Mailcode 6106
James Adams
James Adams
President’s professor
Undergraduate program chair, materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Atomic-scale computer simulation to understand the structure, properties, processing and design of materials.
[email protected]
480-965-3316
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 281
Mailcode 6106
Ronald Adrian
Regents Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Turbulence, experimental fluid mechanics, laser diagnostics laser instrumentation micro detonation.
[email protected]
480-965-6469
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 342
Mailcode 6106
Terry Alford
Interim School Director
Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Materials properties for low-power electronics and novel integrated-circuit components formation and adhesion of sol-gel metal systems for biomedical applications.
[email protected]
480-965-7471
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 242
Mailcode 6106
Erik Andersen
Erik Andersen
Assistant Teaching Professor
Mechanical and aerospace engineering
Research Interests
Resonant inductive and magnetoelectric wireless power transfer
[email protected]
Tempe Campus
Mailcode 6106
James Anderson
James Anderson
Professor Emeritus
Chemical engineering
[email protected]
480-965-7139
Tempe Campus, GWC 575
Jean Andino
Jean Andino
Associate Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Air pollution and energy, air pollutant sensing and control, chemical kinetics
[email protected]
480-965-0199
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 475
Mailcode 6106
Kumar Ankit
Kumar Ankit
Assistant Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Computational modeling of microstructure and defects’ evolution, Structure-processing correlations, Phase transformations, Deformation-reaction-convection couplings and pattern formation in materials processing and geoprocesses.
[email protected]
480-965-4541
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 265
Mailcode 6106
Hamed Arami
Hamed Arami
Assistant Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Novel bioelectronic materials as brain-machine interfaces, materials science, bioelectronics, nanotechnology and molecular brain imaging
James Beckman
James Beckman
Professor Emeritus
Chemical Engineering
[email protected]
480-965-4395
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 291
Mailcode 6106
Neil S. Berman
Spring Berman
Spring Berman
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Modeling, analysis, control, and optimization of multi-robot systems including robotic swarms; analysis of collective behaviors in biology and biologically-inspired control of distributed systems
[email protected]
480-965-4431
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 375
Mailcode 6106
Luis Bocanegra
Luis Bocanegra
Professor of Practice
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Thermal sciences engineering education, lean manufacturing and process improvement
[email protected]
480-727-8192
Tempe Campus
Mailcode 6106
Charles Boehmer
Don Boyer
Don Boyer
Professor Emeritus
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
[email protected]
480-527-7544
Tempe Campus, ECG 329
Ronald Calhoun
Ronald Calhoun
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Remote sensing of environmental flows, atmospheric boundary layers and wind energy systems for climate studies
[email protected]
480-727-7032
Tempe Campus, GWC 466
Mailcode 6106
Candace Chan
Candace Chan
Associate Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Lithium-ion batteries and electrochemical capacitors; electrochemical energy storage, solar-to-fuel photoelectrochemistry, nanomaterial synthesis.
[email protected]
480-727-8614
Tempe Campus, ISTB4 38
Mailcode 6106
Aditi Chattopadhyay
Regents Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Adaptive structures, structural health monitoring, composites, multiscale analysis, multidisciplinary design optimization and reduced order modeling
[email protected]
480-965-9342
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 427
Mailcode 6106
Kangping Chen
Kangping Chen
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Fluid mechanics and interfacial phenomena applied to flows in porous media, hydraulic fracture, multiphase flow and heat transfer.
[email protected]
480-965-0907
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 361
Mailcode 6106
Peter Crozier
Peter Crozier
Professor
Graduate program chair, materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Synthesis, characterization and evolution of nanomaterials and nanostructures related to energy and the environment; atomic level characterization of materials for applications to energy production; photocatalysis for energy production.
[email protected]
480-965-2934
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 251
Mailcode 6106
Ricardo Cruz-Lozano
Ricardo Cruz-Lozano
Assistant Teaching Professor
Mechanical and aerospace engineering
Research Interests
Design methodologies, creativity, innovation
Werner Dahm
Werner Dahm
Founding Director, Security & Defense Systems Initiative (SDSI)
ASU Foundation Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Defense science and technology assessments/planning, fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, turbulent flow, combustion science, advanced propulsion systems.
[email protected]
480-727-8598
Tempe Campus, ERC 293
Mailcode 6106
Lenore Dai
Lenore Dai
Professor, Chemical engineering
Vice Dean of Faculty Administration, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Research Interests
Surface, interfacial, and colloidal science with emphases on functionalizing nanoparticles and liquid-liquid interfaces; environmentally responsive (“smart”) materials; novel polymers and polymer composites; rheology
[email protected]
480-965-4112
Tempe Campus, ECG 303
Mailcode 6106
Joseph Davidson
Joseph Davidson
Professor Emeritus
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
[email protected]
480-965-3824
Tempe Campus, GWC 360
Mailcode 6106
Shuguang Deng
Shuguang Deng
Professor
Research Interests
Adsorbents, catalysts and membranes for sustainable energy and clean water applications
[email protected]
480-727-7238
Tempe Campus, ERC
Mailcode 6106
Sandwip Dey
Sandwip Dey
Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Processing science of nanoparticles, nanowires, and epitaxial/polycrystalline films of metals and ceramics by VLS, co-precipitation, sol-gel, MOCVD, and ALCVD and their integration into devices for electronics, energy, or theranostic platforms for neoplastic diseases.
[email protected]
480-965-7493
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 483
Mailcode 6106
Heather Emady
Heather Emady
Associate Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Particulate process and product design, particle technology, granulation, granular flow, granular heat transfer, particle characterization, multiscale modeling
[email protected]
480-727-3922
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 275
Mailcode 6106
Donovan L. Evans
Donovan L. Evans
Professor Emeritus
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
[email protected]
480-965-5350
Tempe Campus, ECG
Harindra Fernando
Harindra Fernando
Professor Emeritus
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
[email protected]
574-631-9345
Tempe Campus, ISTB 227
Erica Forzani
Erica Forzani
Associate Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Chemical and biosensors, non-invasive sensors, sensor integration, wireless and lab-on-cell-phone sensors, microfluidics.
Erica.Forzani[email protected]
480-965-9058
Tempe Campus, Biodesign Institute B130D
Mailcode 6106
Cody Friesen
Cody Friesen
Associate Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Integrated storage devices (batteries); electrochemical energy storage; surface science.
[email protected]
480-965-3954
Tempe Campus, ISTB4 395E
Mailcode 6106
Tirupalavanam Ganesh
Tirupalavanam Ganesh
Associate Research Professor
Senior Sustainability Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability
Engineering Education
Research Interests
Engineering education, STEM, K-12 education, educational development, data analysis
[email protected]
480-727-9375
Tempe Campus, BYENG 696
Mailcode 8109
Matthew Green
Matthew Green
Associate Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Polymer design and synthesis, Ion-containing block copolymers, water purification and desalination, Ion and water transport through polymer membranes. drug and gene delivery, polymer-based immunostimulatory cancer therapeutics
[email protected]
480-965-8051
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 277
Mailcode 6106
Marcus Herrmann
Marcus Herrmann
Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Fluid mechanics; modeling and numerical simulation of atomization processes in turbulent multiphase flows; numerical methods for discontinuous interfaces; Richtmyer-Meshkov instability; numerical methods for massively parallel computer systems; premixed and partially premixed combustion.
[email protected]
480-965-7291
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 311
Mailcode 6106
Julianne Holloway
Julianne Holloway
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Biomaterial design, tissue engineering, polymers, biomechanics, biomimetic materials, drug delivery and orthopedic applications
[email protected]
480-727-3843
Tempe Campus, ERC 273
Mailcode 6106
Qijun Hong
Qijun Hong
Assistant Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Calculations of melting temperature, heat of fusion, heat capacity, thermal expansion, enthalpy, and diusion, via first principles molecular dynamics simulations, with applications in materials screening and discovery.
Tempe Campus
Huei-Ping Huang
Huei-Ping Huang
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Climate modeling and predication; remote sensing and environmental predication; geophysical and environmental fluid dynamics.
[email protected]
480-727-0042
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 359|
Mailcode 6106
Yang Jiao
Yang Jiao
Associate Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Computational materials design; microstructure and effective properties of heterogeneous materials; multifunctional composites design and modeling; granular materials; biomaterials.
[email protected]
480-965-4560
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 387
Mailcode 6106
Kailong Jin
Kailong Jin
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Polymer design and synthesis, Polymer processing and engineering, Additive manufacturing (i.e., 3D printing), Fiber manufacturing, Sustainable polymers, Chemical upcycling of waste plastics, Multilayered polymer films, Polymer nanocomposites, Nanoporous polymers (e.g., covalent organic frameworks), Stimuli-responsive materials, Vitrimers, Dynamic covalent chemistries
[email protected]
Office: ERC 289 / GWC 635
480-965-4557
Tempe Campus, ERC 289
Mailcode 6106
Wonmo Kang
Wonmo Kang
Assistant Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Biomaterials/Biomechanics for understanding of injury and wound healing mechanisms and characterization of functional materials for energy/manufacturing applications.
[email protected]
(480) 727-4520
Tempe Campus, GWC 536
Mailcode 6106
Mohamed Houssem Kasbaoui
Mohamed Houssem Kasbaoui
Assistant Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Massively parallel simulations of multiphase and aerosol-laden flows for environmental and aerospace applications.
[email protected]
480-965-0927
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 391
Mailcode 6106
Layla Khalifehzadeh
Layla Khalifehzadeh
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Flexible Bioelectronic Devices, Biodegradable Soft Polymeric Materials, Biomaterials and Implantable and Wearable Sensors for Precision Health
[email protected]
Tempe Campus, GWC 536
Mailcode 6106
Jeonglae Kim
Jeonglae Kim
Assistant Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Large-eddy simulation of high-speed turbulent flows with multi-physics, aeroacoustics, flow control and optimization
[email protected]
480-727-8083
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 389
Mailcode 6106
Srinivas Kosaraju
Srinivas Kosaraju
Associate Teaching Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Engineering Design, Optimization, Microchannels, Thermal Management, Renewable Energy
[email protected]
480-965-4565
Tempe Campus, ERC 477
Mailcode 6106
Stephen Krause
Stephen Krause
Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Engineering education, engineering outreach to K-12, education materials characterization.
[email protected]
480-965-2050
Tempe Campus, ECG 207
Mailcode 6106
Beomjin Kwon
Beomjin Kwon
Assistant Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Energy transport and conversion physics, machine learning, optimization, and additive manufacturing, with applications in heat exchangers, thermoelectric generators, and materials.
[email protected]
480-965-3707
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 363
Mailcode 6106
David Laananen
David Laananen
Professor Emeritus
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
[email protected]
Tempe Campus, ECG
Leila Ladani
Leila Ladani
Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Manufacturing process simulation and modeling and experiments, Additive manufacturing, Micro/nano manufacturing, Microelectronic packaging, Application of AI in manufacturing, Mechanic of metallic materials, Materials characterization, Fatigue and damage modeling and simulation
[email protected]
480-727-9785
Tempe Campus, GWC 548
Mailcode 6106
Hyunglae Lee
Hyunglae Lee
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Physical human-robot interaction, neuromuscular control of human movement, robot-aided neurorehabilitation, bio-inspired robotics, system identification for physiological systems
[email protected]
480-727-7463
Tempe Campus, ERC 373/ECE 116A
Mailcode 6106
Taewoo Lee
Taewoo Lee
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Energy system analysis, thermal and fluid process characterization, and fuel property measurements for energy systems.
[email protected]
480-965-7989
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 377
Mailcode 6106
Jian Li
Jian Li
Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Design and synthesis of organic semiconductor materials, study of the structure and electrical and optical properties of organic and inorganic molecules.
[email protected]
480-727-8938
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 259
Mailcode 6106
Xiangjia Li
Xiangjia Li
Assistant Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Multi-scale nanocomposite printing with bioinspired design methodologies and programmable functional materials for potential applications in microfluidic devices, biomedical devices, and flexible sensors.
[email protected]
480-727-8612
Tempe Campus, ERC 457
Mailcode 6106
Jerry Lin
Regents Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Inorganic membranes; membrane and separation processes, carbon dioxide capture; adsorption and energy storage
[email protected]
480-965-7769
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 325
Mailcode 6106
Mary Laura Lind
Mary Laura Lind
Professor
Graduate program chair, chemical engineering
Research Interests
Advance membrane materials – formation, structure, property, performance – for applications in water purification, energy production, and energy storage.
[email protected]
480-727-8613
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 261
Mailcode 6106
Danny Liu
Danny Liu
Professor Emeritus
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
[email protected]
480-965-4117
Tempe Campus, ECG
Yongming Liu
Yongming Liu
Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Fatigue and fracture of engineering materials and structures, probabilistic computational mechanics, risk assessment and management, multi-physics damage modeling and structural durability, multi-scale uncertainty quantification and propagation, imaging-based experimental testing, diagnostics and prognostics.
[email protected]
480-965-6883
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 409
Mailcode 6106
Timothy Long
Timothy Long
Center Director
Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Novel macromolecular structure and polymerization processes with the development of high-performance macromolecules for advanced technologies, 3D printing techniques to drive sustainable production of unprecedented material designs.
[email protected]
Tempe Campus
Subhash Mahajan
Subhash Mahajan
Regents and Emeritus Professor
National Academy of Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
[email protected]
480-727-9322
Tempe Campus, ECG 303C
Hamid Marvi
Hamid Marvi
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Bio-inspired robotics; bio-inspired design; mechanics of animal locomotion; active control of friction, adhesion, and drag forces; smart materials and structures; soft robotics; magnetic micro-robotics
[email protected]
480-727-4853
Tempe Campus, ERC 365
Mailcode 6106
Barry McNeill
James Middleton
James Middleton
Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Student learning of mathematical concepts; motivation and mathematics learning; application of technology to mathematics teaching and learning.
[email protected]
480-965-1233
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 381
Mailcode 6106
Marc Mignolet
Marc Mignolet
Professor
Graduate program chair, aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Structural dynamics, vibrations, modeling of uncertainty in structures, stochastic multiscale analyses.
[email protected]
480-965-1484
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 411
Mailcode 6106
Ryan Milcarek
Ryan Milcarek
Assistant Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Advanced energy conversion, micro-tubular flame assisted fuel cells (mT-FFCs), solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), microcombustion, two-stage combustors, micro cogeneration, building energy modeling, energy systems modeling and simulation
[email protected]
480-965-2724
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 465
Mailcode 6106
Linqin Mu
Linqin Mu
Assistant Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Designing advanced cathode materials for both lithium and sodium-ion batteries, understanding degradation mechanisms in batteries, synchrotron radiation characterizations
Christopher Muhich
Christopher Muhich
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Quantum chemistry, solid state physics, density functional theory, renewable energy, metal oxide design, redox reactions, solar energy, solar thermal water and carbon dioxide splitting, photocatalysis, organic pollutant degradation, defect engineering.
[email protected]
480-965-2673
Tempe Campus, ERC 257
Mailcode 6106
Raghavendra Murthy
Raghavendra Murthy
Assistant Teaching Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
[email protected]
480-965-2916
Tempe Campus, ERC 417
Mailcode 6106
Brent Nannenga
Brent Nannenga
Associate Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Protein engineering, structural biology, cryo-electron microscopy
[email protected]
480-965-4786
Tempe Campus, Biodesign C 379
Mailcode 6106
Alexandra Navrotsky

Alexandra Navrotsky
Regents Professor
Materials science and engineering
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Solid state chemistry, thermodynamics and structure of materials. Energy materials (fuel cells, batteries and water splitting), nuclear energy materials, hybrid inorganic/organic materials, zeolites, material stability on Earth and other planets.
[email protected]
480-965-5932
P.O. Box 871604
Tempe, AZ 85287-1604
Harold Nelson
Harold Nelson
Professor Emeritus
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
[email protected]
480-965-3207
Tempe Campus, ERC 3559
Nathan Newman
Nathan Newman
Lamonte H. Lawrence Professor in Solid State Science
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Semiconductor, superconductor and dielectric materials, thin film materials synthesis, materials characterization, electronic structure.
[email protected]
480-727-6934
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 493
Mailcode 6106
Qiong Nian
Qiong Nian
Assistant Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Nanomanufacturing, additive manufacturing, laser-based material processing, laser matter interaction and physics simulation, inkjet printing of functional materials, and 2D materials fabrication for energy storage and bio-sensors.
[email protected]
480-965-4543
Tempe Campus, ECD D119
Mailcode 6106
David Nielsen
David Nielsen
Professor
Undergraduate program chair, chemical engineering
Research Interests
Developing microbial platforms and biotechnologies to convert renewable resources into useful fuels and chemicals.
[email protected]
480-965-4113
Tempe Campus, GWC 552
Mailcode 6106
Jay Oswald
Jay Oswald
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Computational mechanics: finite element methods, molecular dynamics, and multiscale methods for applications in MEMS, material failure analysis, and material design.
[email protected]
480-965-4317
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 353
Mailcode 6106
Dorsa Parviz
Dorsa Parviz
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Advanced materials and nanotechnology, interfacial engineering, energy and sustainability
Gokul Pathikonda
Gokul Pathikonda
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Gokul Pathikonda is an assistant professor in School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy. He works on fluid mechanical problems related to aerospace, atmospheric and chemical industrial applications. His expertise is in application of laser-based non-intrusive diagnostics to optimally investigate fundamental turbulent phenomena. He was previously a researcher at Georgia Tech, University of Notre Dame and University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
[email protected]
Tempe Campus
Robert Peck
Robert Peck
Professor Emeritus
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
[email protected]
480-965-3291
Tempe Campus, ECG 346
Matthew Peet
Matthew Peet
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Analysis and control of dynamic systems including development of optimization-based tools for nonlinear differential equations; systems with hybrid, nonlinear and decentralized dynamics; sparse interconnection and delayed feedback; and models of tumor growth with emphasis on therapy.
[email protected]
480-965-5599
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 253
Mailcode 6106
Yulia Peet
Yulia Peet
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Research goals of our group are to investigate behavior of complex engineering and physical systems by developing and applying advanced high-performance computational tools combining different physical models through multicode/multiphysics coupling and integrative simulations on massively parallel computers.
[email protected]
480-965-0735
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 379
Mailcode 6106
Pedro Peralta
Pedro Peralta
Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Mechanics of materials, fatigue and fracture of metallic alloys, dynamic and shock loading of metallic and intermetallic materials with emphasis on effects of anisotropy and grain boundaries on mechanical behavior and failure.
[email protected]
480-965-2849
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 351
Mailcode 6106
Patrick Phelan
Patrick Phelan
Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Sustainable cooling systems, thermal energy utilization & management, buildings of the future, smart manufacturing, and energy policy.
[email protected]
480-965-1625
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 463
Mailcode 6106
Jagannathan Rajagopalan
Jagannathan Rajagopalan
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Mechanics of nanoscale materials and biological systems. Understanding the synthesis-structure-property relationships of nanocrystalline metals and alloys for optimization of the microstructure of nanocrystalline materials to enhance their mechanical properties and functionality; mechanics of cells and biological systems.
[email protected]
480-965-4363
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 357
Mailcode 6106
Robert L. Rankin
Gregory Raupp
Gregory Raupp
Director, MacroTechnology Works (MTW)
Office of the Executive Vice President for Knowledge Enterprise Development
Professor, Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Reaction kinetics and mechanisms, surface and interface reactions, chemical reaction engineering with emphasis on high tech materials and micro/nano fabrication for flexible electronics and displays, environmentally-conscious manufacturing, novel biocompatible materials processing and device fabrication, photocatalysis, photocatalytic reactor analysis and design, air pollution control, indoor air purification and disinfection, electrochemical engineering, process dynamics and control, process design, active learning, cooperative/team learning, distance learning
[email protected]
480-965-1396
Tempe Campus, OKED
Mailcode 6106
Helen Reed
Helen Reed
Professor Emeritus
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
[email protected]
979-458-2158
Tempe Campus, ECG
Kaushal Rege
Kaushal Rege
Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Molecular and nanoscale bioengineering, drug and gene delivery, nanobiotechnology, theranostics, synergistic therapeutics, sub-cellular delivery, biological separation.
[email protected]
480-727-8616
Tempe Campus, GWC 616
Mailcode 6106
Yi Ren
Yi Ren
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Dr. Ren’s current research interests include optimization, product/configuration design, human-computer interaction and machine learning.
[email protected]
480-727-7009
Tempe Campus, GWC 464
Mailcode 6106
Daniel Rivera
Daniel Rivera
Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Control systems engineering with emphasis on system identification and advanced control concepts applied to process systems, supply chain management, and behavioral health.
[email protected]
480-965-9476
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 425
Mailcode 6106
Ramendra Roy
Ramendra P. Roy
Professor Emeritus
Engineering of Matter, Transport & Energy
[email protected]
480-965-1482
Tempe Campus, ERC 465
Konrad Rykaczewski
Konrad Rykaczewski
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Measurement of nano/microscale mechanisms underlying thermofluidic and interfacial phenomena for design of nanoengineered solutions that enhance macroscale performance of a variety of industrial applications including energy systems, thermal desalination, and transportation systems.
[email protected]
480-727-2050
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 309
Mailcode 6106
William Saric
William Saric
Professor Emeritus
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
[email protected]
979-458-2158
Tempe Campus, ECG
Vernon Sater
Professor Emeritus
Chemical and Materials Engineering
[email protected]
480-965-5529
Tempe Campus, ERC 152
Alberto Scotti
Alberto Scotti
Professor
Mechanical and aerospace engineering
Research Interests
Environmental fluid mechanics, mixing in stratified flows, waves, experimental techniques
[email protected]
Tempe Campus
Mailcode 6106
Robert L. Sears
Robert L. Sears
Professor Emeritus
Mechanical Engineering
[email protected]
480-965-2889
Tempe Campus, ECG
Eileen (Soyoung) Seo
S. Eileen Seo
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Polymers, Nanocomposites, Self-Healing Materials, 3D Printing, Nanomaterials, Sustainability
[email protected]
Tempe Campus, Biodesign C293
Sridhar Seetharaman
Sridhar Seetharaman
Professor
Vice Dean for Research and Innovation, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Research Interests
His research and teaching interests lie in Metals and Ceramics for Clean Energy Processes and Materials Processing through Clean Energy. He is also engaged in developing materials for harsh conditions.
[email protected]
TEMPE Campus, Mailcode 9309
Jami Shah
Jami Shah
Professor Emeritus
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Computer aided design and analysis, Design computing & software development, Artificial Intelligence & Knowledge based Systems (AI/KBS) applied to design/manufacturing problems, DfM, geometric tolerance modeling, engineering informatics, Simulation software/FEA, Design theory & methodology, Cognitive studies of creativity & ideation.
[email protected]
480-965-6145
Tempe Campus, GWC 458
Mailcode 6106
Abdelrahman Shuaib
Abdelrahman Shuaib
Professor of Practice
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
[email protected]
ERC 287
480-965-0874
Tempe Campus
Mailcode 6106
Karl Sieradzki
Karl Sieradzki
Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Mechanical properties and characterization of materials; electrochemistry and alloy corrosion; nanoporous materials; surface science.
[email protected]
480-965-8990
Tempe Campus, ISTB4 395A
Mailcode 6106
Michael Sierks
Michael Sierks
Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Develop antibody based therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease and Huntington’s Disease. Other areas of investigation include ligand/receptor interactions, catalytic antibodies and enzyme interactions.
[email protected]
480-965-2828
Tempe Campus, GWC 536
Mailcode 6106
George Stephanopoulos
George Stephanopoulos
Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Process systems engineering; networks of chemical or biochemical reactions; integrated manufacturing systems within the scope of a national economy or corporate business; city traffic networks and intercity transportation networks; systems approaches to the design and manufacturing of products; and process systems engineering for integrated nanoscale processes.
[email protected]
Tempe Campus
Mailcode 1604
Kiran Solanki
Kiran Solanki
Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Multiscale modeling (First principles, molecular mechanics/dynamics, crystal plasticity, continuum scale), grain boundary engineering, uncertainty analysis, fatigue and fracture, high strain rate deformation, optimization, and stress analysis.
[email protected]
480-965-1869
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 351
Mailcode 6106
Kyle Squires
Kyle Squires
Professor,
Dean – Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering,
Vice Provost of Engineering, Computing and Technology
Research Interests
Computational engineering; turbulence simulation and modeling (DNS, LES, hybrid methods); particle-laden flows; engineering education; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education and research.
[email protected]
480-965-2147
Tempe Campus, BYENG 650
James T. Stanley
James T. Stanley
Professor Emeritus
Chemical Engineering
[email protected]
480-965-3486
Tempe Campus, ECG
Aikaterini Stefanaki
Aikaterini Stefanaki
Assistant Teaching Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
[email protected]
Tempe Campus
Mailcode 6106
Sandhya Susarla
Sandhya Susarla
Assistant Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Electron microscopy, condensed matter physics, quantum materials: two-dimensional materials and oxides
[email protected]
Tempe Campus
Mailcode 6106
Timothy Takahashi
Timothy Takahashi
Professor of Practice
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Fixed-Wing Aircraft Design, Aerodynamics, Aircraft Performance, Multi-Disciplinary Optimization, Legal Aspects of Aviation.
[email protected]
480-727-6259
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 383
Mailcode 6106
Sefaattin Tongay
Sefaattin Tongay
Professor
Undergraduate program chair, materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Nanoscience, quantum materials, and nanotechnology. Nanomaterial design and synthesis, bulk crystal growth, novel quantum materials, epitaxial growth, 2D atomic layered materials, catalytic applications, atomic force and scanning tunneling microscopy, optical and Raman spectroscopy, electronic and optical materials, quantum transport, 2D polymers, metalorganic frameworks (MOFs), gas membrane separation, surface science
[email protected]
480-727-4301
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 283
Mailcode 6106
Cesar Torres
Cesar Torres
Professor
Graduate program chair, chemical engineering
Research Interests
Microbial electrochemistry fermentations, and photosynthetic production of biofuels. Develop microbiological technologies that provide energy or high value chemicals to society; engineer microorganisms to carry out reactions that are difficult or impossible through other chemical routes.
[email protected]
480-727-9689
Tempe Campus, GWC 548
Mailcode 6106
Ampere Tseng
Ampere Tseng
Professor Emeritus
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
[email protected]
480-965-8201
Tempe Campus, GWC 466
Arul Varman

Arul Varman
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology for the sustainable production of chemicals, fuels, and pharmaceuticals from renewable resources.
[email protected]
480-965-5109
Tempe Campus, GWC 570
Mailcode 6106
Charles E. Wallace
Charles E. Wallace
Professor Emeritus
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
[email protected]
Tempe Campus, ADM B 163
Liping Wang
Liping Wang
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Selective control of thermal emission/absorption using meta-materials for energy harvesting. Near-field radiation heat transfer enhancement between meta-materials for thermophotovoltaic. Plasmonic-enhanced light trapping in Si thin film or Si nanowire arrays for photovoltaic. Nanophotonics, thermal system modeling, electronic cooling and optical characterization.
[email protected]
480-727-8615
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 327
Mailcode 6106
Robert Wang
Robert Wang
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Thermal energy conversion, storage, and transport in nanostructured materials; thermoelectric power generation; thermal storage media; heat transfer, and phonon optics. Custom-design of colloidal nanoparticles, chemical precursors
[email protected]
(480) 965-4124
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 307
Mailcode 1604
Valana Wells
Valana Wells
Associate professor
Undergraduate program chair, aerospace engineering and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Computational acoustics; rotary-wing aeroacoustics; noise control; rotorcraft design; aeronautical engineering education
[email protected]
(480) 965-4777
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 393A
Mailcode 1604
Joshua Wilbur
Joshua Wilbur
Assistant Teaching Professor
Mechanical and aerospace engineering
Research Interests
Heat transfer and thermodynamics
Tempe Campus, ERC 459
Byard D. Wood
Byard D. Wood
Professor Emeritus
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
[email protected]
480-965-6311
Tempe Campus, ECG
Renxuan Xie
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Developing sustainable processing methods for multifunctional polymers as next-generation polymers in the health and energy industry.
[email protected]
602-543-4479
Tempe Campus, C289 Biodesign Building C
Zhe Xu
Zhe Xu
Assistant Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Dr. Xu’s research interests include control theory, formal methods (temporal logics), and reinforcement learning, with applications to learning and control of autonomous systems such as robotic systems, biological systems, and power systems.
[email protected]
Tempe Campus
Sui Yang
Sui Yang
Assistant Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Optical and electromagnetic materials, metamaterials and metasurfaces, artificial nanostructures, synthesis and self-assembly, nanoscience, photonics and optoelectronics, light-matter interactions at the nano- and quantum level, optical imaging, photochemistry and spectroscopy.
Tempe Campus
Masoud Yekani Fard
Masoud Yekani Fard
Assistant Teaching Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
[email protected]
Tempe Campus, ERC 455
Mailcode 6106
Houlong Zhuang
Houlong Zhuang
Assistant Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Quantum mechanical simulations, machine learning, and quantum computing.
[email protected]
(480) 965-0362
Tempe Campus, ERC 385
Mailcode 6106