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. Pranesh Aswath,
Professor and Vice Provost for Academic Planning and Policy
Pranesh Aswath Faculty profile
aswath@uta.edu | 817-272-0308
Ceramics, titanium composites, bioactive materials, tribology, civil structures
Dr. Ye Cao,
Assistant 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 | 817-272-1223
Nano-electronic devices, sensor for molecular level detection, surface science
Dr. Erika La Plante,
Assistant Professor
erika.laplante@uta.edu | 817-272-7718
Cementitious materials, low-temperature geochemistry, mineral-fluid interfaces, surface structures and reactions
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. Kendra L Wallis,
Assistant Professor of Instruction
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
Chemistry in the College of Science
Dr. Rasika Diasen
Dr. Peter Kroll
Dr. Robin Macaluso
Dr. Krishnan Rajeshwar
Dr. Richard B. Timmons
Civil Engineering
Dr. Ali Abolmaali
Dr. Maria S. Konsta-Gdoutos
Electrical Engine
Dr. Zeynep Celik-Butler
Dr. Robert Magnusson
Dr. Weidong Zhou
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Amir Ameri
Dr. Haiying Huang
Dr. Panos S. Shiakolas
Physics in the College of Science
Dr. Wei Chen
Dr. Ali R. Koymen
Dr. J. Ping Liu
Dr. Joseph Ngai
Dr. Suresh Sharma
Dr. Alex Weiss
Dr. Qiming Zhang
Kinesiology in the College of Nursing and Health Innovations
Dr. Venu Gopal Varanasi
Administration
Dr. Efstathios "Stathis" Meletis
Department Chair
817-272-2559
meletis@uta.edu