Tao Sun

Adjunct Associate Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
Tao Sun

Supervised by Prof. Vinayak Dravid and Dr. Jin Wang, my doctoral research at Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory was focused on fabrication and characterization of nanostructured oxides.

Stephen J. McDonnell

Associate Professor
Headshot Stephen McDonnell

Stephen McDonnell’s current research interests are centered interfaces relevant to next generation nanoelectronics devices.

Patrick E. Hopkins

Whitney Stone Professor of Engineering Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor, Materials Science and Engineering (Courtesy) Professor, Physics (Courtesy)
Currently Recruiting
Patrick E. Hopkins

Patrick E. Hopkins is a Whitney Stone Professor in Engineering at the University of Virginia, with a primary appointment in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and courtesy appointments in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of Physics. He is also the director of the ExSiTE Lab.

  • Liheng Cai

    Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (by courtesy) Associate Professor of Chemistry (by courtesy)
    Currently Recruiting
    Liheng Cai

    My lab’s research lies at the interface of soft (bio)materials and biology. We seek to understand and control the interactions between soft (bio)materials and living systems to solve challenges in sustainability and health. We do this using a combination of experimental and theoretical approaches.

  • Leonid V. Zhigilei

    Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Academic Advisor, MSE Virginia Engineering Online Program
    Leonid V. Zhigilei

    Leonid Zhigilei is a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Virginia.

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