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• Over90graduatestudents(>70full-timePhDstudents)
• Over$2.5Millioninresearchexpendituresin2011
• Severalmultiple>$1millionawardsfromDepartmentofEnergy,a$7.3milliondollarMultidisciplinaryUniversityResearchInitiative(MURI)awardfromtheOfficeofNavalResearch,GraduateAssistanceinAreasofNationalNeed(GAANN)awardfromtheDepartmentofEducation.
• Over90ISIpublicationsin2011
• LocalindustryincludesUnitedTechnologiesCorporations(Pratt&Whitney,Sikorsky,Otis,HamiltonSunstrand,UTCPower),ElectricBoat(adivisionofGeneralDynamics),Praxair,GeneralElectric,FuelCellEnergy,Pfizer,etc.
Materials Science & Engineering Program97 North Eagleville RoadUnit 3136Storrs, CT 06269-3136 Phone: 860.486.4620Fax: 860.486.4745www.MSE.engr.uconn.edu
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TheUniversityofConnecticutstandsamongthetop20publicinstitutionsinthenation.Itiscurrentlyundergoingastate-funded$2.3billioninfrastructureimprovementplanthatincludesanewstate-of-the-artengineeringbuildingthatwillhouselaboratoriesfortransformationalresearchandeducationinstrategicareassuchasenergy,informatics,nanotechnology,biotechnology,securityandsustainableengineering.
Thestudentdiversitycontinuestoincrease,asdoesthenumberofhonorsstudents,valedictorians,andsalutatorianswhoconsistentlymakeUConntheirtopchoice.
UConnismidwaybetweenNewYorkCityandBostonforeasyvisits.• Boston:75minutes• NewYorkCity:150minutes• BradleyInternationalAirport:40minutes
About UConn
Materials Science & Engineering Program
at a Glance
StorrsHartford
MASSACHUSETTSNEW YORK
CONNECTICUT
Boston
RI
NYC
Research
BiomaterialsCeramicandpolymer-ceramiccompositematerialsfororthopedicanddentalimplants,bonerepair,deliveryofboneregenerativedrugsandcoatingsfortitanium-basedimplants.SomestudentsmayworkattheUConnHealthCenter;othersintheInterdisciplinaryMaterialsScienceandEngineering.
Electronic MaterialsFerroelectricmaterialsandthinfilmdevices,dielectricandpiezoelectricceramics,high-energydensitycapacitors,gatedielectrics,conductingoxidesandphotoniccrystals.
Nanostructured MaterialsNanolithography,nanofabrication,andnano-manipulationofmaterials,hightemporalresolutionscanningprobemicroscopymeasurementsofmaterialspropertiesatthenanoscale,assemblyoflowdimensionalnanostructuredmaterialsincludingquantumdots,nanowiresandothernovelstructures,studiesofdefects,interfacesandrelatednanoscalephenomenainmetals,ceramicsandsemiconductorsusinganalyticalandhigh-resolutionelectronmicroscopytechniques.
Materials Theory & ModelingFirst-principlesstudiesofmetals,semiconductors,insulatorsandcompositematerials,constitutivemodelingofcoupledinteractionsingradedthinfilmandmultilayerferroicheterostructures,thermodynamictheoryoftransformationalphenomenaandmicrostructureevolutioninferroelectricmaterials.
Materials in Energy & the Environment DesignanddevelopmentofmaterialsandsystemsforsolidoxideandPEMfuelcell,photovoltaic,hydrogenstorage,andenergytransductionapplications.
Facilities
Materials Synthesis & Processing Particlegrowthbysoftchemicalandsolutioncrystallizationmethods,thinfilmgrowthbymetal-organicdecompositionandpulsedlaserdeposition,solidfreeformfabricationandjoiningofceramics,deformationprocessingofamorphousmetalalloys,metalalloycastingandsolidificationprocesses,ionimplantation,laserprocessingofmetalsandceramics.
Structural MaterialsStructure-property-processingrelationsinconventionalmetalalloysandsuperalloys,bulkmetallicglasses,thermalbarriercoatingsandradomes.
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TheInstituteofMaterialsScience(IMS)isa95,000sq.ft.advancedresearchfacilitythatmaintainsstate-of-the-artequipmentandinstrumentationsupportingafullrangeofmaterialsresearchactivities,includingsynthesisandprocessing,characterization,propertymeasurements,andcomputation.
TheCenterforCleanEnergyEngineering(C2E2)isaSchoolofEngineeringfacilitydedicatedtoresearch,development,anddemonstrationofsustainableenergysystems.
TheBoothEngineeringCenterforAdvancedTechnology(BECAT)isacentralizedcomputingresearchanddevelopmentfacility.
S. Pamir Alpay, MSE Program Director Ph.D., University of Maryland (1999) Ferroic Materials, Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Phase Transformations, Conducting Oxides & Thin Film Deposits
Mark AindowPh.D., University of Liverpool (1989)Defects and Interfaces, Microstructural Development in Alloys and Thin Films & Electron Microscopy
Harold D. BrodyAlpha Sigma Mu Chapter AdvisorSc.D, MIT (1964)Materials Processing, Alloy Casting and Solidification & Process Models
C. Barry CarterD. Phil., Oxford University (1976)Sc.D, Cambridge University (2005) Interfaces & Defects; Nanomaterials; TEM, SEM and AFM
Puxian Gao, Chair of Graduate ProgramPh.D., Georgia Tech (2005)Nanomaterials Synthesis, Characterization and Manipulation, Nanotechnology for Energy, Environmental & Biomedical Applications
Rainer HebertMaterials Advantage Chapter AdvisorPh.D., U of Wisconsin-Madison (2003)Phase Transformations, Metals & Alloys, Metalic Glasses & Severe Plastic
Bryan HueyMRS Student Chapter AdvisorPh.D., Univ. of Pennsylvania (1999)Scanning Probe Microscopy, Nanoscience, Electronic Materials, Textures & Ceramics
Theodoulos Z. KattamisScD., MIT (1965)Solidification and Metals Joining, Materials Processing, Thin Coatings & Tribology
Harris L. Marcus, Director IMSPh.D., Northwestern University (1966)Freeform Fabrication, Mechanical Behavior, Fatigue, Nanotechnology & Photonic Crystals
Radenka MaricPh.D. University of Kyoto (1996)Novel Materials for Fuel Cells & Batteries, Processing Materials, Aerosole & Flame Synthesis
Ramamurthy RamprasadPh.D., U of Illinois (1997)Materials Modeling & Computation, Nanomaterials, Thin Films & Interfaces
Mei Wei Chair of Undergraduate ProgramPh.D., U of New South Wales (1998)Biomaterials, Ceramics, Coatings & Composites
George A. Rossetti Jr.Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State U (1993)Electroceramic Materials, Crystal Chemistry and Physics & Ceramic Processing Science
Prabhakar SinghDirector, C2E2Ph.D., University of Sheffield (1978)High Temperature Materials, Oxidation and Corrosion, Electrochemistry, Fuel Cells
Additional Faculty in Material Science & Engineering Graduate Program
Material Science & Engineering Program Faculty
Eric H. Jordan Mechanical EngineeringPh.D., U of Wisconsin-Madison (1978)
Yusuf Khan, UConn Health CenterDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryPh.D., Drexel University (2005)
Liisa T. Kuhn UConn Health CenterCenter for BiomaterialsPh.D., U of California (1992), SB
Sangamesh Kumbar UConn Health CenterDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryPh.D., Karnatak University (2003)
Jeff McCutcheon Chemical EngineeringPh.D., Yale University (2007)
Syam Nukavarapu UConn Health CenterDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryPh.D., Indian Institute of Science (2003)
Richard Parnas Chemical EngineeringPh.D., U of California, LA (1990)
Brian Willis Chemical EngineeringPh.D., MIT (1999)
A. Jon Goldberg Director, Center for Biomaterials, UConn Health CenterPh.D., University of Michigan
Hanchen Huang Mechanical EngineeringPh.D., U of California, LA (1995)
Menka Jain Department of PhysicsPh.D., University of Puerto Rico (2004)
Lakshmi Nair UConn Health CenterDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryPh.D., SCTIMST (1999)
Trent Molter, C2E2Ph.D., UConn (2008)
Avinash M. DongarePh.D., University of Virginia (2008)Atomistic, Meso-Scale & Multi-Scale Modeling, Multiphase Bulk Material, Inter-faces, and Surfaces across Multiple Scales
TheInstituteofMaterialsScience(IMS)isa95,000sq.ft.advancedresearchfacilitythatmaintainsstate-of-the-artequipmentandinstrumentationsupportingafullrangeofmaterialsresearchactivities,includingsynthesisandprocessing,characterization,propertymeasurements,andcomputation.
TheCenterforCleanEnergyEngineering(C2E2)isaSchoolofEngineeringfacilitydedicatedtoresearch,developmentanddemonstrationofsustainableenergysystems.
TheBoothEngineeringCenterforAdvancedTechnology(BECAT)isacentralizedcomputingresearchanddevelopmentfacility. 092012-HB