Engineering Laboratory Building
Room 231
501 West First Street
Arlington, TX 76019
Faculty in Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Efstathios "Stathis" I. Meletis,
Professor and Chair
Efstathios "Stathis" I. Meletis Faculty profile
meletis@uta.edu | 817-272-2559
Lab: 817-272-0656
Surface engineering, plasma processes, thin films and coatings, nanomaterials, nanotribology, biomaterials, corrosion
Dr. Ye Cao,
Associate Professor
Ye Cao Faculty Profile
ye.cao@uta.edu | 817-272-1858
Combined phase-field modeling and scanning probe characterization of ferroelectric thin films, multiscale modeling of energy materials,
electrochemical coupling, electrical and transport phenomena in nanoscale functional oxides.
Dr. Yaowu Hao,
Professor
Yaowu Hao Faculty profile
yhao@uta.edu | 817-272-0752 (Lab: 817-272-0303)
Metal and Magnetic Nanostructures
Dr. Jiechao C. Jiang,
Research Professor and CCMB Facility Manager
Jiechao C. Jiang Faculty profile
jiang@uta.edu | 817-272-0841
Materials characterization, thin films and coatings, nanomaterials
Dr. Choong-Un Kim,
Professor
Choong-Un Kim Faculty profile
choongun@uta.edu | 817-272-5497
Thin-film metallurgy, phase transformation, reliability physics of microelectronics
Dr. Wiley Kirk,
Research Professor
Wiley Kirk Faculty Profile
kirk@uta.edu | 972-742-8856
Growth and design of heterostructure materials for photovoltaic and nanoscale devices, physics of charge transport and magneto-conduction
mechanisms in materials
Dr. Seong Jin Koh,
Professor and Graduate Advisor
Seong Jin Koh Faculty profile
skoh@uta.edu | 817-272-1222
Nano-electronic devices, sensor for molecular level detection, surface science
Dr. Constantin Politis,
Distinguished Research Professor
Dr. Wolfram Schommers,
Distinguished Research Professor
Dr. Surendra P. Shah,
Presidential Distinguished Professor, Member of National Academy of Engineering, Director, Center for Advanced Construction Materials
Dr. Harry F. Tibbals,
Research Professor
Dr. Kyungsuk Yum,
Associate Professor
Kyungsuk Yum Faculty Profile
kyum@uta.edu | 817-272-9546
Biologically-inspired materials and systems, nanomaterials, nanobiotechnology
Dr. Di Zhang,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Zhang Faculty Profile
di.zhang@uta.edu | 817-272-7718
Synthesis and characterization of advanced semiconductor materials, functional thin films, microelectronics, electron microscopy, in-situ S/TEM, high-throughput combinatorial materials synthesis
Affiliated Faculty
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.
Bioengineering
DR. KYTAI NGUYEN
Professor, Track Advisor
Dr. Nguyen Faculty profile
knguyen@uta.edu | 817-272-2540
Drug Delivery; Tissue Engineering;
Nano-Medicine/Nano-Technology
DR. YI HONG
Associate Professor
Dr. Hong Faculty profile
yihong@uta.edu | 817-272-0562
Biomaterials; Tissue Engineering;
Medical Devices; Drug Delivery
Dr. Juhyun Lee
Associate Professor
Dr. Lee Faculty profile
juhyun.lee@uta.edu | 817-272-6534
Biomedical Optical Imaging; Hemodynamics; Cardiac Mechanics
Chemistry in the College of Science
Dr. He Dong
Associate Professor
Dr. He Dong Faculty Profile
he.dong@uta.edu | 817-272-5421
De novo peptide and protein mimetic design, Supramolecular chemistry
DR. FRANK FOSS
Associate Professor
ffoss@uta.edu | 817-272-5245
Bioinspired Organocatalysis, Anti-Infective
Small Molecule Development
DR. ROBIN MACALUSO
Associate Professor
Dr. Macaluso Faculty Profile
robin.macaluso@uta.edu | 817-272-1762
Crystal growth of inetermetalics,
Synthesis of novel oxynitrides
DR. KRISHNAN RAJESHWAR
Distinguished University Professor
Dr. Rajeshwar Faculty profile
rajeshwar@uta.edu | 817-272-1283
Semiconductor Electrochemistry and
Photocatalysis
Civil Engineering
DR. MARIA S. KONSTA-GDOUTOS
Professor, Associate Director of the Center for Advanced Construction Materials
Dr. Konsta-Gdoutos' Faculty profile
maria.konsta@uta.edu | 817-272-2704
Member of International Academy of Engineering
Structures and Materials
Electrical Engineering
Dr. Seunghyun (Jacob) Lee
Assistant Professor, UTA Photonics Center
Dr. Lee Faculty profile
seunghyun.lee@uta.edu | 817-272-3406
Optoelectronics, Photonics, Semiconductors, Photodetectors, Avalanche Photodiodes, Silicon Photonics, Compound Semiconductors, Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Narrow Bandgap Materials
DR. ROBERT MAGNUSSON
IEEE Fellow, Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics
Dr. Magnusson Faculty profile
magnusson@uta.edu | 817-272-2552
Nanophotonics, Nanoelectronics, Nanoplasmonics,
Nanolasers, Optical Bio- and Chemical Sensors
DR. MICHAEL VASILYEV
Professor
Dr. Vasilyev Faculty profile
vasilyev@uta.edu | 817-272-1224
Nonlinear and Quantum Optics, Optical Communication
Systems and Devices, Nanophotonics.
DR. WEIDONG ZHOU
SPIE Fellow, OSA Fellow, Distinguished University Professor
Dr. Zhou Faculty profile
wzhou@uta.edu | 817-272-1227
Optoelectronic Materials and Devices; Photonic Crystal Semiconductor Lasers, Integrated Nanophotonics.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
DR. AMIR AMERI
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ameri Faculty profile
amir.ameri@uta.edu | 817-272-11286
Product design and optimization, additive manufacturing, mechanics of materials, failure analysis, surface treatments, coatings, corrosion, advanced
materials, biodegradable composites, medical implants, and finite element analysis.
DR. MICHAEL BOZLAR
Assistant Professor
Dr. Bozlar Faculty profile
bozlar@uta.edu | 817-272-9424
Nano materials, synthesis and characterization; polymer composites; additive manufacturing; energy storage; CO2
capture and chemical conversion; water treatment and
harvesting; bio engineering.
DR. HAIYING HUANG
Professor
Dr. Huang Faculty profile
huang@uta.edu | 817-272-0563
Health monitoring of structures and human, wireless microwave sensors, optical fiber sensors, ultrasound, non-destructive evaluation, solid
mechanics, fatigue and fracture.
Physics in the College of Science
DR. J. PING LIU,
Distinguished Professor
Dr Liu's Faculty profile
pliu@uta.edu | 817-272-2815
Nanostructured Magnetic Materials
Dr. Yuan Mei
Associate Professor
Dr Mei's Faculty profile
yuan.mei@uta.edu | 817-272-2815
Physics
Dr. JOSEPH NGAI
Associate Professor
Dr. Ngai Faculty profile
jngai@uta.edu | 817-272-2032
Fundamental and Applied Research of
Oxide Materials
Dr. Alex Weiss
Distinguished Professor
Dr. Weiss Faculty profile
weiss@uta.edu | 817-272-2459
Condensed Matter Physics
Dr. Qiming Zhang
Professor
Dr. Zhang Faculty profile
zhang@uta.edu | 817-272-2020
Condensed Matter Theory
Kinesiology in the College of Nursing and Health Innovations
Dr. Venu Gopal Varanasi
Associate Professor
Dr. Varanasi Faculty profile
Venu.varanasi@uta.edu | Dr. Varanasi Research Lab
In situ bioprinting, semiconductor biomaterials, antioxidant biomaterials, craniofacial and orthopaedic surgery.
Administration
Dr. Efstathios "Stathis" Meletis
Department Chair
817-272-2559
meletis@uta.edu