Materials Engineering Faculty

Clyde Briant, Sc.D., Columbia University
Professor

Clyde_Briant@brown.edu
Physical metallurgy, materials processing, refractory metals, high strain-rate deformation.

Eric Chason, Ph.D., Harvard University 
Professor
Eric_Chason_PhD@Brown.EDU
Thin film evolution, in situ diagnostics, computer simulation.

Robert Hurt, Ph.D. M.I.T.
Professor
Robert_Hurt@brown.edu
Combustion, carbon materials, energy/environment

Angus Kingon
Professor
B&H 602, 503(L), 607(L) 
angus@brown.edu

Sharvan Kumar, Ph.D., Drexel University 
Professor
Sharvan_Kumar@Brown.EDU
Composites, intermetallics, physical metallurgy, materials processing, high temperature mechanical behavior

Nitin P. Padture, Ph.D., Lehigh University
Professor  
Nitin_Padture@Brown.edu
Advanced ceramics, composites, and coatings; nanomaterials; synthesis/processing; characterization; mechanical behavior; thermal, optical, and electronic properties. 

David Paine, Ph.D., Stanford University Professor
David_Paine@brown.edu
Synthesis and characterization of electronic materials, ultra-high pressure methods, rapid thermal CVD, electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometry, optical and electrical characterization. 

G. Tayhas Palmore, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor
Tayhas_Palmore@Brown.EDU
Molecular crystals, biological fuel cells, biomaterials

Brian Sheldon, Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
Professor
Brian_Sheldon@brown.edu
Synthesis and processing of advanced ceramics and diamond films, oxidation of high-temperature materials. 

Anubhav Tripathi, Ph.D., City University of New York
Associate Professor of Engineering
Anubhav_Tripathi@brown.edu
Understanding complex biomaterials using microfluidics, proteomics, high throughput screening, rheology of complex fluids and lab on a chip applications

Axel van de Walle, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Associate Professor
avdw@brown.edu
Computational materials science, first principles calculations, thermodynamics, energy materials.

Thomas Webster, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Associate Professor of Engineering
Thomas_Webster@brown.edu
Tissue engineering, nanophase materials, nanotechnology, implants, cell and protein interactions, biomaterials.