Faculty by discipline
Materials science and engineering
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.
Jim.Adams@asu.edu
480-965-3316
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 281
Mailcode 6106
Terry Alford
Terry Alford
Associate 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.
TA@asu.edu
480-965-7471
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 242
Mailcode 6106
Kumar Ankit
Kumar Ankit
Assistant Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Phase-field method, Pattern formation, Machine learning, Phase Transformations, Electromigration, Self-organization in soft matter, Vapor deposition.
Kumar.Ankit@asu.edu
480-965-4541
Tempe Campus,
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.
candace.chan@asu.edu
480-727-8614
Tempe Campus, ISTB4 38
Mailcode 6106
Nik Chawla
Nik Chawla
Professor
Undergraduate program chair, materials science and engineering (Fall 2018 only)
Research Interests
Mechanical behavior and microstructural characterization of materials; fatigue, and fracture behavior of materials.
nchawla@asu.edu
480-965-2402
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 285
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.
peter.crozier@asu.edu
480-965-2934
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 251
Mailcode 6106
Sandwip Dey
Sandwip Dey
Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Adsorbents, catalysts and membranes for sustainable energy and clean water applications
sandwip.dey@asu.edu
480-965-7493
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 483
Mailcode 6106
Cody Friesen
Cody Friesen
Associate Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Integrated storage devices (batteries); electrochemical energy storage; surface science.
cfriesen@asu.edu
480-965-3954
Tempe Campus, ISTB4 395E
Mailcode 6106
Yang Jiao
Yang Jiao
Assistant 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.
yang.jiao.2@asu.edu
480-965-4560
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 387
Mailcode 6106
Stephen Krause
Stephen Krause
Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Engineering education, engineering outreach to K-12, education materials characterization.
skrause@asu.edu
480-965-2050
Tempe Campus, ECG 207
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.
jian.li.1@asu.edu
480-727-8938
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 259
Mailcode 6106
Daniel Marshall
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.
Nathan.Newman@asu.edu
480-727-6934
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 493
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.
karl.sieradzki@asu.edu
480-965-8990
Tempe Campus, ISTB4 395A
Mailcode 6106
Rakesh Singh
Rakesh Singh
Associate Research Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Synthesis and characterization of superconductor-ferromagnetic heterostructures, photovoltaic materials, III-N semiconductors, high-Q microwave dielectrics and 2-gap superconductors
Rakesh.K.Singh@asu.edu
480-252-8067
Tempe Campus, GWC 148
Mailcode 6106
Sefaattin Tongay
Sefaattin Tongay
Assistant 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. Research aims at incorporating these unusual materials in unique applications that are otherwise unattainable using conventional materials.
Sefaattin.Tongay@asu.edu
480-727-4301
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 283
Mailcode 6106
Qing Hua Wang
Qing Hua Wang
Assistant Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Nanostructured materials, 2D atomic layered materials, graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, electronic materials, self-assembled monolayers, scanning probe microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, materials synthesis, nanofabrication, surface science, materials chemistry
qhwang@asu.edu
480-965-0070
Tempe Campus, ISTB4 377
Mailcode 6106
