Ceramic research focuses on everything from improving cell phones to vehicle performance. See the faculty and their specialties in ceramics:

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Qi An

Associate Professor [M S E] Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Research Expertise

  • Computational materials science
  • Ceramics
  • Machine learning

Kristen Constant

Vice President and Chief Information Officer [ITS]

Research Expertise

  • Photonic materials fabrication
  • Broadening participation in engineering
  • Materials education
Chris Cornelius

Research Expertise

  • Polymer physics
  • Transport phenomena
  • Charged-polymers, sol-gel, and separations

Duane Johnson

Distinguished Professor [M S E] Anson Marston Distinguished Professor of Engineering (2021-current) F. Wendell Miller Professor of Energy Sciences (2010-2020)

Research Expertise

  • Materials Design & Discovery
  • Model & Simluations
  • Algorithms for Materials Prediction

Steve Martin

Distinguished Professor Materials Science and Engineering

Research Expertise

  • Glass Science and Engineering
  • Battery Science and Engineering
  • Solid Electrolyte Science and Engineering

Xiaoli Tan

Professor Materials Science and Engineering

Research Expertise

  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Ceramics
  • In-situ Biasing TEM
  • Phase Transition in Ceramics

Lin Zhou

Associate Professor [M S E]

Research Expertise

  • Quantum Materials
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Electron Microscopy