Faculty

William G. Reynolds Professor of Materials Science, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Our research is focused primarily on metals analysis, including magnesium alloy formability, intermetallic behaviors, and aluminum alloy fatigue. Our methods of analysis typically include uses of SEM, TEM, XRD, and Neutron diffraction. Also included in our army of techniques is mechanical...

Assistant Professor

My interests are in materials informatics, density functional theory, machine learning, bayesian inference, and optimal design methods applied to accelerate the search and discovery of novel 2D materials, metallic alloys, ferroic and electronic materials.

Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, starting Fall 2024

Kory Burns is an incoming Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering starting Fall 2024. After obtaining a B.S. in Chemistry from Valdosta State University in 2017, he completed an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering in 2020 and a Ph.D. in Materials Science...

Heinz and Doris Wilsdorf Distinguished Research Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Our research foucses on the impact of environmental degradation on the mechanical properties of high-performance structural metals. We explore a wide range of material systems (e.g. steel, Al, Ti, Ni-based alloys) produced via tradtional and additively manufactured processes. Our work is at the...

Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering (by courtesy)

Our lab’s interests lie at the interface of soft matter and biology. We aim to understand and control the interactions between adaptive soft materials, like responsive polymers or biological gels, and living systems, like bacteria or cells and tissues in the human body. We do this using a...

Professor Emeritus

Associate Professor

I am presently pursuing my research interests in the fields of energy management and high-temperature materials. I develop computer codes and novel methodologies to perform and analyze results from these specific calculations. More specifically, I study behavior of anharmonic materials at high...

Professor & Director of Undergraduate Programs, MSE, Director, Engineering Science Program

James M. Fitz-Gerald received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Florida in 1998 followed by post-doctoral studies at the Naval Research Laboratory.

Associate Chair for Academics, Professor

My passion in research is to investigate and exploit nanoscale self-assembly and pattern formation in inorganic materials, to enhance properties and develop material functionality. My group employs a range of techniques to synthesize materials, including vapor phase thin film growth, laser...

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering (by courtesy), ChE Undergraduate Program Director

Geoffrey M. Geise is an associate professor at the University of Virginia. After earning a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in 2007, he proceeded to earn M.S.E. (2010) and Ph.D. (2012) degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at...