Keyword Topic: Materials Design

Thomas Albrecht, PhD

Thomas Albrecht, PhD

Chemistry

University Distinguished Professor

thomas.albrecht@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Analytical & Computational Chemistry | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Fundamental Physics | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery | Nuclear Energy for the Modern World | Quantum Science & Engineering

Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Advanced Reactors | Advanced Recycling Technologies | Advanced Resource Recovery | Computational Analysis | Computational Materials Science | Critical Materials / Minerals / Metals | Enhanced Mineral Extraction | Environmental Chemistry | Extractive Metallurgy & Chemical Processing | In-Situ Recovery | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Physics | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Mine Waste / Tailings to Resources | Mineral Processing Innovation | Nuclear Fuel Cycle | Nuclear Materials | Nuclear Physics | Nuclear Remediation | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Quantum Information Science | Quantum Materials | Quantum Mechanics | Radiation Detection & Effects | Radiochemistry | Relativity | Resource Recovery from Wastewater | Solid State Physics | Supply Chain Resilience | Thermodynamics | Waste Minimization

Geoff Brennecka, PhD

Geoff Brennecka, PhD

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Department Head & Professor, George S. Ansell Distinguished Chair

geoff.brennecka@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery | Microelectronics & Devices | Quantum Science & Engineering | Space Exploration & Resource Development

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Aerospace Materials | Ceramics & Glasses | Energy Conversion | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Power Electronics | Quantum Information Science | Quantum Many-Body Systems | Quantum Materials | Quantum Mechanics | Quantum Metrology | Quantum Sensors & Sensing | Quantum Simulations | Qubits | Semiconductor Devices | Sensors & Actuators | Stimuli-Responsive Materials | Systems for Extreme Environments | Thin Films & Coatings | Wireless Communications

Craig Brice, PhD

Craig Brice, PhD

Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Practice

craigabrice@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Advanced Characterization Techniques | Aerospace Materials | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Materials Design | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Mechanical Behavior | Microstructure Development

Lawrence Cho

Lawrence Cho

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Research Assistant Professor

lcho@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Automotive Materials | Carbon Capture & Storage | Decarbonizing Steel Manufacturing | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Hydrogen Transportation & Infrastructure | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Mechanical Behavior | Microstructure Development | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes

Matthew Crane

Matthew Crane

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Assistant Professor

matthewcrane@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials Discovery | Quantum Science & Engineering

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Advanced Characterization Techniques | Biofuels & Bioenergy Technologies | Catalysts & Catalysis | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Nanoscale Materials | Perovskites | Photovoltaic Materials & Solar Panel Technologies | Plasmonic Materials | Quantum Devices | Quantum Engineering & Technology | Quantum Materials | Quantum Metrology | Qubits | Stimuli-Responsive Materials

Kip Findley

Kip Findley

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

John Henry Moore Professor

kfindley@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery | Nuclear Energy for the Modern World

Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Automotive Materials | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Hydrogen Transportation & Infrastructure | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Mechanical Behavior | Microstructure Development | Nuclear Materials | Structural & Construction Materials | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes

Tom Furtak, PhD

Tom Furtak, PhD

Physics

University Professor Emeritus

tfurtak@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Materials Design | Materials for Energy

Tom Gennett, PhD

Tom Gennett, PhD

Chemistry

Professor

tgennett@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Analytical & Computational Chemistry | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Materials Design | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Microstructure Development | Nanoscale Materials | Plasmonic Materials | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Surface & Interface Analysis

David Halat, PhD

David Halat, PhD

Chemistry

Assistant Professor

david.halat@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Analytical & Computational Chemistry | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Analytical Chemistry | Computational Analysis | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Surface & Interface Analysis | Sustainable Chemistry

Megan Holtz

Megan Holtz

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Assistant Professor

mholtz@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials Discovery

Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Physics | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Quantum Materials

Garrison Hommer, PhD

Garrison Hommer, PhD

Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Research Assistant Professor

ghommer@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Advanced Characterization Techniques | Aerospace Materials | Automotive Materials | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Materials Design | Materials for Extreme Environments | Mechanical Behavior | Microstructure Development | Structural & Construction Materials

Justin Johnson

Justin Johnson

Chemistry

Mines | NREL Joint Appointment

justinjohnson@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery | Microelectronics & Devices | Quantum Science & Engineering

Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Nanoscale Materials | Organics Polymers & Plastics | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Quantum Information Science | Quantum Materials | Quantum Simulations | Qubits | Surface & Interface Analysis

Jonah Klemm-Toole, PhD

Jonah Klemm-Toole, PhD

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Assistant Professor

jklemmto@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Advanced Characterization Techniques | Aerospace Materials | Automotive Materials | Computational Materials Science | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Mechanical Behavior | Microstructure Development | Nanoscale Materials | Nuclear Materials | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes | Welding & Joining

Daniel Knauss, PhD

Daniel Knauss, PhD

Chemistry

Professor and Associate Dean

dknauss@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials Discovery

Keywords: Materials Design | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Organics Polymers & Plastics

Melissa Krebs, PhD

Melissa Krebs, PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Associate Professor

mdkrebs@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Biomaterials | Materials Design | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Organics Polymers & Plastics

Leslie Lamberson, PhD

Leslie Lamberson, PhD

Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor

les@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery | Space Exploration & Resource Development

Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Aerospace Materials | Automotive Materials | Ceramics & Glasses | Composites & Hybrid Materials | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Physics | Mechanical Behavior | Microstructure Development | National Security | Organics Polymers & Plastics | Space Exploration | Space Mining Technologies | Space Resources Development | Stimuli-Responsive Materials | Structural & Construction Materials

Annalise Maughan, PhD

Annalise Maughan, PhD

Chemistry

Assistant Professor

amaughan@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing

Michael McGuirk, PhD

Michael McGuirk, PhD

Chemistry

Associate Professor

cmmcguirk@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Carbon Capture & Storage | Circular Economy | Direct Air Carbon Capture | Energy Efficiency | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Materials Design | Organics Polymers & Plastics | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Renewable Energy | Stimuli-Responsive Materials | Waste to Resource

Eve Mozur, PhD

Eve Mozur, PhD

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Assistant Professor

evemozur@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials Discovery | Quantum Science & Engineering

Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Battery Technologies | Energy Conversion | Energy Storage | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Perovskites | Quantum Materials | Renewable Energy

Ryan O’Hayre, PhD

Ryan O'Hayre, PhD

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Professor

rohayre@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Advanced Fuel Cells & Electrolyzers | Ammonia | Carbon Utilization | Catalysts & Catalysis | Decarbonizing Cement & Concrete | Decarbonizing Steel Manufacturing | Decarbonizing Transportation | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Energy Conversion | Energy Storage | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Hydrogen Utilization Sectors | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Perovskites | Renewable & Alternative Energy Integration

Alexander Pak, PhD

Alexander Pak, PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Assistant Professor

apak@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Analytical & Computational Chemistry | Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Computing for Innovation | Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Biochemistry | Bioengineering | Bioinformatics | Biomaterials | Computational Analysis | Computational Biology | Computational Materials Science | Materials Design | Modeling & Simulation | Molecular Biology | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Stimuli-Responsive Materials | Sustainable Chemistry | Synthetic Biology | Therapeutic Design & Delivery

Svitlana Pylypenko, PhD

Svitlana Pylypenko, PhD

Chemistry

Professor

spylypen@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Analytical & Computational Chemistry | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Catalysts & Catalysis | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Microstructure Development | Nanoscale Materials | Organics Polymers & Plastics | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Surface & Interface Analysis

Ryan Richards

Ryan Richards

Chemistry

University Distinguished Professor

rrichard@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Foundations | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Communication & Public Engagement | Environment Climate & Society | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Catalysts & Catalysis | Ceramics & Glasses | Climate Change | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Energy-Water Nexus | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Nanoscale Materials | Per- & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) | Perovskites | Plasmonic Materials | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Socially Responsible Engineering | Surface & Interface Analysis | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes | Sustainable Resource Management | Water Treatment Technologies

Alan Sellinger, PhD

Alan Sellinger, PhD

Chemistry

Professor

aselli@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Foundations | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Communication & Public Engagement | Environment Climate & Society | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Nanoscale Materials | Organics Polymers & Plastics | Perovskites | Plasmonic Materials | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Surface & Interface Analysis | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes

Yewon Shin, PhD

Yewon Shin, PhD

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Research Assistant Professor

shin@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Frontiers

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Energy in Global Context | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future

Keywords: Advanced Fuel Cells & Electrolyzers | Carbon Capture & Storage | Composites & Hybrid Materials | Critical Materials / Minerals / Metals | Decarbonization Strategies | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Energy Storage | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Perovskites | Renewable & Alternative Energy Integration | Renewable Energy

Meenakshi Singh

Meenakshi Singh

Physics

Associate Professor

msingh@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Fundamental Physics | Materials Discovery | Microelectronics & Devices | Quantum Science & Engineering

Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Device Characterization | Device Design & Fabrication | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Microstructure Development | Nanoscale Materials | Perovskites | Quantum Devices | Quantum Materials | Semiconductor Devices

Billy Stanbery, PhD

Billy Stanbery, PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering; Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Research Professor

bjstanbery@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Foundations

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Communication & Public Engagement | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Energy in Global Context | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Ethics & Values | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | International Relations & Global Studies | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance

Keywords: Clean Technology Innovation | Corporate Social Responsibility | Distributed Energy Resources | Economic Modeling | Electrical Grid Resilience | Energy Conversion | Energy Economics | Energy Efficiency | Energy Policy | Energy Transition | Global Energy Markets | Global Supply Chains | Grid Integration & Modernization | Hybrid Energy Systems | Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education | International Development | International Trade & Energy Markets | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Onsite Energy Solutions | Perovskites | Photovoltaic Materials & Solar Panel Technologies | Product & Business Development | Renewable & Alternative Energy Integration | Responsible Innovation | Science / Policy Interface | Science & Technology Studies | Smart Buildings | Smart Grid | Solar Energy Systems | Techno-Economic Analysis | Technology Transfer

Pejman Tahmasebi

Pejman Tahmasebi

Petroleum Engineering

Associate Professor

tahmasebi@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Computing for Innovation | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Managing Earth's Water Resources | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Underground Infrastructure Development

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Computational Analysis | Environmental Monitoring | Finite Element Analysis | Geotechnical Engineering | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Hydrogeological Systems | Machine Learning | Materials Design | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Physics | Mechanical Behavior | Modeling & Simulation | Multiscale Theory & Analysis | Rock & Soil Mechanics | Space Exploration | Subsurface Fluid Dynamics | Uncertainty Quantification

Eric Toberer

Eric Toberer

Physics

Professor

etoberer@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Computing for Innovation | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Machine Learning | Materials Design | Materials Physics | Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics | Uncertainty Quantification