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
Computational modeling of microstructure and defects’ evolution, Structure-processing correlations, Phase transformations, Deformation-reaction-convection couplings and pattern formation in materials processing and geoprocesses.
Kumar.Ankit@asu.edu
480-965-4541
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 265
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
Alexandra Navrotsky
Alexandra Navrotsky
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.
Alexnav@asu.edu
480-965-5932
P.O. Box 871604
Tempe, AZ 85287-1604
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
Sefaattin Tongay
Sefaattin Tongay
Associate Professor
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
Sefaattin.Tongay@asu.edu
480-727-4301
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 283
Mailcode 6106
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