Efstathios “Stathis” I. Meletis, Professor and Chair
Surface engineering, plasma processes, nanomaterials, biomaterials, corrosion

Pranesh Aswath, Professor and Graduate Advisor
Ceramics, titanium composites, bioactive materials, tribology, civil structures

Ronald Elsenbaumer, Professor and Vice President for Research
Electrically conductive polymers, enhanced lubricants & coatings

Roger D. Goolsby, Professor
Fracture and fatigue of metal matrix composites, thermoplastics, polymer composites

Yaowu Hao, Assistant Professor
Magnetic nanostructures, micro/nano fabrication, nanobiotechnology

Michael Jin, Assistant Professor
Photovoltaics, CIGS & organic solar cells, conjugated polymers, DNA electronics

Choong-Un Kim, Associate Professor
Thin-film metallurgy, phase transformation, reliability physics of microelectronics

Seong Jin Koh, Assistant Professor
Nano-electronic devices, sensors for molecular level detection, surface science

Jiechao C. Jiang, Ph.D.

Post Doctoral Associates
WoongHo Bang, Ph.D.
Shaoxin You, Ph.D.

Jennifer Standlee, Administrative Assistant
Lidia Cuauhtli, Administrative Assistant

In addition to the MSE core faculty, a number of professors from other departments in the College of Engineering and the College of Science at UTA participate in the Materials Science and Engineering Program. They collaborate in research projects with the faculty and mentor Materials Science and Engineering students.