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Rigoberto Advincula.

Rigoberto Advincula

UT-ORNL Governor's Chair for Advanced & Nanostructured Materials
Polymers, nanoscience, macromolecule science and engineering, organic materials, hybrid materials, ultrathin films
David Anderson.

David Anderson

Associate Dean for Research, Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine
Biochemistry and cell biology, animal production, veterinary sciences, biomedical engineering, biomaterials, chemical engineering, food sciences, materials engineering, regenerative medicine, clinical sciences, pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
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Michael Best

Professor, Chemistry
Biochemistry and cell biology, medicinal and supramolecular chemistry, bio-organic chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, medical biochemistry and metabolomics, molecular physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, plasma physics
Eric Boder.

Eric Boder

Associate Head & Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Biomolecular engineering applications in immune function, viral membrane fusion proteins, molecular switching and cell adhesion proteins, protein immobilizing and modifying enzymes
John Brantley.

John Brantley

Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Addressing chemical problems at the interface of materials science and synthetic methodology
Brett Compton.

Brett Compton

Associate Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering
Developing new high-performance materials for additive manufacturing technologies, printable fiber-reinforced polymer and ceramic matrix composites, multi-material hybrid structures
Daniel Costinett.

Daniel Costinett

Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences
Power electronics, soft switching converters, electric vehicles
Mark Dadmun.

Mark Dadmun

Professor, Chemistry
Organic photovoltaics and conjugated polymers, nanocomposites and block copolymers, lignin and renewable polymers
Sheng Dai.

Sheng Dai

Joint Faculty & Professor, Chemistry
Synthesis and characterization of functional materials for energy-related applications, materials for catalysis, materials for separation, materials for electrical energy storage
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Madhu Dhar

Research Professor, Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Advancing regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, cell-based therapies for treatment of disease
Emmanouil Doxastakis.

Manolis Doxastakis

Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Polymer melts, blends and nanocomposites, association of biomolecules in membrane environments, reaction-diffusion phenomena in patterning applications, development of novel algorithms for multiscale modeling, computational characterization of materials coupled to scattering experiments
Gerd Duscher.

Gerd Duscher

Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
Electrical activity at interfaces and crystal defects, atomic and electronic structure at interfaces, atomic resolution Z-contrast imaging, atomic resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy, atomic structure calculations with density functional theory

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Research Areas
Advanced Materials,
Advanced Manufacturing,
Materials for Extremes,
Polymer Science, &
Quantum Materials

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