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Ray Vanderby, Jr. |
interfacial phenomena -- colloid chemistry -- soft materials -- biotechnology -- nano-scale science and engineering -- polymers, liquid crystals and surfactants
Materials Chemistry Program, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
materials for nuclear energy system -- fission reactors -- nuclear fuels -- energy policy -- sustainability of nuclear energy
Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, Wisconsin Institute of Nuclear Systems
ceramic membranes -- microporous ceramic materials -- colloidal thin-film ceramics -- colloid chemistry -- catalysis, gas and liquid ceramic membrane separation processes -- adsorption in aqueous systems -- photocatalysis -- photoelectrochemistry -- batteries -- ultra-capacitors -- fuel cells
Carbon nanostructures: carbon nanotubes, graphene nanoribbons -- Organic electronics and optoelectronics: photovoltaic solar cells (OPVs), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) -- Inorganic-organic hybrid composite electronic materials -- Materials for alternative energy -- Nanostructured energy storage -- Semiconductor electronics, nanoelectronics
structure-property relationships for solid-solid interfaces -- solid-solid interfaces -- crystal defect microstructures -- microstructure in films and engineered substrates of/for GaN and other compound semiconductors -- applications of electron microscopy in materials research
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Materials Science Center
Microfluidics -- Cell & Cancer biology
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Biotechnology Training Program, Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program, Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine, Genome Sciences Training Program, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research
Electro-mechanical structures on the micro- and nanoscale (NEMS & MEMS) -- Single electron, single spin circuits and devices -- Information processing in quantum and biofunctionalized circuits
Genome Center, Materials Science Center
magnetic resonance (MR) interventional procedures -- MR angiography and cardiac imaging - specifically designing real-time magnetic resonance acquisition and processing algorithms and systems for these procedures -- MR contrast mechanisms -- signal and image processing -- distributed computing
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research
electromagnetic field effects: how do pulsed electric fields affect biological cells? How do electric fields affect materials' chemistry or cell metabolism? How do microwaves propagate in and get absorbed by biological tissues and how do nano-particles alter this? How do surface imperfections affect millimeter- and terahertz-wave absorption in conductors? -- microwave vacuum electronics: what fundamental advances in cathodes, materials and electromagnetic design enable us to generate higher power at high frequencies with higher efficiency yet smaller devices? What strategies protect sensitive electronics from harm by high power microwave fields? -- innovative teaching and learning methods and instructional space design
Active Photonic Crystal semiconductor lasers -- Quantum-cascade lasers and intersubband quantum-box lasers -- High-power, spatially coherent semiconductor lasers
Reed Center for Photonics
Molecular Imaging -- Nanotechnology/Nanomedicine -- Positron Emission Tomography -- Cancer Research -- Radiochemistry
Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program, Molecular Imaging and Nanotechnology Laboratory
Vascular biomechanics and hemodynamics -- Vascular remodeling in systemic and pulmonary hypertension -- Pulmonary vascular resistance and impedance -- Ventricular-vascular coupling
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research
Professor
structural engineering -- wood structures -- timber structures -- concrete materials
Construction Engineering and Management Program, Wisconsin Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory
experimental mechanics of materials -- characterization hydrogels and biomaterials -- therapeutic medical devices
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Materials and Mechanics Research Group, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
continuum mechanics analyses of behavior of modern materials -- nonlinear fracture mechanics of ductile materials (single- and poly-crystalline) and interfaces -- nonlocal constitutive models of composite materials -- dynamic fragmentation -- nanoscale fracture -- nanoscale shape-memory alloys -- discontinuities and shock waves in solids -- applied mathematics
Center for Mathematical Sciences, Engineering Mechanics, Mechanics and Materials Research Group
Hetroepitaxy of complex oxide thin films and heterostructures -- Nanostructure fabrications of novel materials
Nanoscience -- Quantum Computation -- Si/SiGe Quantum Dot Spin Qubits -- Semiconductor Nanostructures -- Thermoelectric materials -- Carbon Nanotubes
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
X-ray diffraction, microscopy, and optics, x-ray probes for ultrafast dynamics, micro-and-nanoscale properties of magnetic materials, magnetism, domains and switching in ferroelectric materials, single-monolayer scale organic electronics
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
polymer processing -- rheology -- linear and nonlinear viscoelasticity -- thermoforming -- polymer hardness and durometry -- plastic pipe extrusion -- injection molding -- rheological property measurements -- die lip build-up -- melt fracture -- die lines -- extrusion coating (wire, cable, sheet) -- roll coating -- cheese rheology -- dough rheology -- cellulose fiber filled plastics -- sliding plate rheometry -- rotational rheometry -- oscillatory shear -- shear stress transduction
Center for Dairy Research, Engineering Mechanics, Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program, Polymer Engineering Center, Rheology Research Center
Biomaterials (e.g., drug delivery, tissue engineering scaffolds), biosensors, functional polymer nanocomposites (e.g., actuators, sensors), biobased plastics, and microcellular plastics. -- Prof. Gong's lab currently has openings for graduate students/postdocs/visiting scholars with a strong background in polymer chemistry and materials science. Researchers with expertise in developing novel biomaterials and biodevices or functional polymer nanocomposites are strongly encouraged to apply via email.
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Polymer Synthesis and Characterization -- Electro-optic and Photonic Materials -- Photonic Devices -- Self-assembly of Block Copolymers -- Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
physical and chemical propertes of molecular-based materials -- molecular electronics -- nanoscale assembly techniques for molecular systems -- chemical and structural characterization of surfaces -- interfaces between inorganic materials and organic/biological materials
plasma processing -- computational modeling -- semiconductors
Center for Plasma-Aided Manufacturing
MicroElectroMechanical Systems -- Microsensors and microactuators -- BioMEMS and micro-optics -- Microfluidics -- Lab on chips -- Biomimetics and bioinspiration
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, UW Eye Research Institute
mechanisms of cell adhesion and activation on biomaterials: to elucidate the material-modulated molecular mechanisms of cell adhesion and signal transductions leading to phenotypic expressions and cellular activation. -- biomaterial biocompatibility and biodegradation: to analyze material/tissue interfacial phenomena as mediated by material chemicophysical properties, cytokines, and ligand-receptor interactions. -- novel materials for tissue engineering: to develop novel biomaterial constructs of specific biofunctions in manipulating biological responses for therapeutic applications.
Biomaterials/Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Biotechnology Training Program, Rheology Research Center, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
Understanding how breast cell interactions with the extracellular matrix through integrins and small GTPases affect normal and carcinogenic cell phenotype
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Cancer Biology Program, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
colloid science -- suspension rheology -- electromagnetic phenomena in materials
Rheology Research Center
Simulation of electronic and optoelectronic semiconductor devices -- Nanowire thermoelectrics. Heat transport on the nanoscale -- Decoherence and relaxation in nanostructures; transient and high-frequency response -- Transport in curved 2D electron systems -- Solid-state-based quantum information processing
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Materials Processing and Transport Phenomena, including: Welding, Casting, and Crystal Growth of Semiconductors and Metals.
solid-state materials synthesis and characterization -- electronic and semiconductor materials -- solar energy and photovoltaics -- oxide materials -- nanostructure formation
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Wisconsin Center for Applied Microelectronics
Nanoscale properties of surfaces, interfaces, thin films, and dimensionally confined structures -- Atom-scale mechanisms of film growth: Group IV semiconductors, nano-strain engineering, silicon nanomembranes -- relationship of nanostructure to localized electronic and optoelectronic properties, quantum dots -- Development of advanced instrumentation for growth and surface and interface studies, in particular diffraction, imaging, and scanned-probe microscopies -- Bioarrays and biomolecular surface modification
Laboratory for Thin-Film Deposition, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Viscoelasticity, Fibrous composites, cellular solids, biomaterials; bone and ligament; Cosserat solids, development of novel foams including materials with a negative Poisson's ratio, called anti-rubber, auxetic, or dilational. Follow-on work. Holographic, and other optical experimental methods
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Engineering Mechanics, Mechanics and Materials Research Group, Rheology Research Center
musculoskeletal tissue engineering -- stem cell-based regenerative medicine -- nanostructural biomaterial
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, Orthopedic Research Laboratories, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Bulk Nano-Structured Materials Processing and production, Micro/Nano-technology enabled sensing and control for manufacturing, and Laser micropolishing
Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program
Biomaterials and biotechnology -- Functional materials -- Polymer synthesis -- Surfaces and Interfaces -- Gene and drug delivery -- Controlled release
Biotechnology Training Program, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
High-speed RF devices and circuits, optoelectronic devices and nanophotonics -- Semiconductor materials processing and heterogeneous integration -- Flexible electronics, flexible optoelectronics and flexible photonics -- Energy conversion semiconductor devices -- Bioelectronics and biomimetics -- Semiconductor device physics -- Power electronics
Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, UW Energy Institute, Wisconsin Center for Applied Microelectronics
Syntheses of new classes of amphiphilic block copolymer surfactants and attendant characterization of their bulk and solution phase behavior for applications as rheological modifiers and novel biomedical materials -- Development of new catalysts for the mild synthesis of polyolefins containing polar functionalities possessing unknown monomer sequence distributions and new properties -- Explorations of new organometallic strategies for rational syntheses of semiconducting and metallic nanoparticles with well-defined shapes and catalytic activities
Research, Design, and Product Development - Assistive Technology -- Access to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education and Careers for Individuals with Disabilities -- Formative Assessment Methods for Engineering Learning
Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology
Synthesis of bioactive materials that direct cell function -- Characterization of cell-material interactions -- Tissue Engineering -- Drug Delivery
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research
III/V compound semiconductor materials and devices -- metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) growth of semiconductors -- semiconductor lasers
Reed Center for Photonics
Nonlinear optics -- Far infrared (terahertz) generation and spectrocopy -- Guided wave photonic devices and circuits -- Quantum optics
Condensed Matter: Quantum coherence and entanglement of superconducting integrated circuits, quantum-limited amplifiers, application of SQUIDs to magnetic resonance detection.
Computational materials science for materials design. -- Ab initio electronic structure methods and multiscale techniques for large time / length scales and thermokinetics. -- Ab initio based modeling of electrochemical systems and processes. -- -- Application areas: Nuclear materials, Battery and fuel cell electrodes, Earth mantle materials, Sorption at water mineral interfaces, electronic materials.
Creation of new biomaterials using bioinspired approaches -- Using biomaterials to define the stem cell microenvironment -- Development of biomaterials for tissue regeneration (tissue engineering) -- New approaches for drug delivery and gene therapy
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Smart, Bioinspired Materials Laboratory
Advanced Lithography -- Nanofabrication -- Polymer Thin Films -- Cell-Substrate Interactions
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Center for NanoTechnology, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Rheology Research Center
Multibody Dynamics Simulation (applications to vehicle simulation, biomechanics) -- Computational Mechanics -- Numerical Methods for Time Domain Analysis of Mechanical Systems -- Vibrations -- CAD/CAE and Virtual Environments as applied in Mechanical Engineering -- High Performance Computing
Lineage Commitment of Stem Cells -- Fusion of Stem Cells -- Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine -- Cardiac Transplantation in Infancy -- Role of Extracellular Matrices in Stem Cell Differentiation -- Cell Fusion and Cancer Metastasis
Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation, Neural Interface Technology, Research, and Optimization Laboratory, System Regeneration Laboratory
high-temperature superconductors -- magnetic materials and overlayers -- magnetic nanostructures
Plastics Design -- Extrusion -- Injection Molding -- Blow Molding -- Film Blowing -- Compression Molding -- Composites -- Modeling and Simulation in Polymer Processing and Composites -- Biopolymers -- Intellectual Property -- Ethics
Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies, Polymer Engineering Center, Rheology Research Center
cellular engineering -- tissue engineering -- stem cells -- cell and protein biosensors
Biotechnology Training Program, Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wisconsin Stem Cell Research Program
phase transitions in solids -- ferroelectricity -- Raman and Brillouin scattering studies of solids -- ion-solid interactions -- laser-induced phase transformations -- microelectronics and photonics -- solid-state devices
Materials Science Center
Phase transformations -- Interface reactions / coating design -- Metastable and amorphous phases -- Kinetics -- Nucleation -- Metal powders and high temperature intermetallic alloys -- Rapid solidification -- Microgravity processing
Laser-assisted manufacturing -- Micro end milling -- Friction stir welding (FSW) -- Laser micro polishing -- Energy efficiency in manufacturing -- Heat and mass transfer -- Temperature measurement and control in manufacturing
Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program, Polymer Engineering Center
bone modelling and remodelling -- orthopaedic implant design and analysis -- biomechanics of joints -- finite element analysis -- fatigue of materials
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research
surface chemistry -- catalysis -- diffusion in porous media -- solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Biotechnology Center, Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program
laser applications to mechanics -- composite and advanced materials -- digital image analysis -- structural mechanics -- experimental mechanics and stress analysis
Wisconsin Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory
textile sustainability, chemical properties and structures of textile fibers -- plasma modifications of materials -- wettability, flammability of textiles -- dyeing -- finishing
Center for Plasma-Aided Manufacturing
plasma-aided manufacturing -- controlled fusion -- nonlinear science -- effects of vacuum ultraviolet radiation on the processing of electronic materials -- biotechnology, especially biomaterials and directed differentiation of stem cells
Biotechnology Training Program, Center for Plasma-Aided Manufacturing, HSX Plasma Laboratory, Materials Science Center, Plasma Processing and Technology Laboratory, Synchrotron Radiation Center
mechanical properties: creep, plasticity, fracture, scale effects -- kinetics, thermodynamics -- metals and alloys, ceramics, polymers, composites, amorphous alloys, biological materials, thin films, microscopic specimens
Engineering Mechanics, Mechanics and Materials Research Group
Coupling between surface/interfacial chemistry and mechanical properties of ceramics -- Fundamentals of friction & adhesion at the nanoscale -- Nanoindentation and contact mechanics -- Chemistry and mechanics in biological systems (e.g., cell migration, mechanical properties of DNA, biosensing) -- Adsorption at surfaces (e.g., graphite sorptivity) -- Transport at interfaces (e.g., grain boundary transport in materials for nuclear applications) -- Multi-scale modeling of defect and impurity kinetics (e.g., radiation damage of materials)
Simulation of musculoskeletal dynamics -- Mechanics and control of movement -- Neuromuscular adaptation with age, injury and disease -- Imaging of soft tissue mechanics -- Application of biomechanics in orthopedics and rehabilitation
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology, Institute on Aging, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Geological Engineering Program
injection molding and innovative plastics manufacturing processes -- bio-based polymers and tissue engineering scaffolds -- microcellular injection molding (MuCell process) -- nanocomposites and electro-active polymers (EAP's) -- computer-aided engineering (CAE) and numerical simulation -- design and process optimization -- intelligent injection molding control -- material characterization for plastics and metals -- net-shape die casting using semi-solid alloys -- Internet-based collaboration for design and manufacturing
Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program, Polymer Engineering Center, Rheology Research Center, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Multifunctional scanned probe microscopy -- Localized spectroscopy of biological and low-dimensional electronic systems -- Terahertz circuits and devices
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research
electron microscopy: atomic resolution Z-contrast STEM -- electron energy loss spectroscopy -- growth, structure, and defects in electronic and photonic materials -- nanoscale order in glassy materials
Nanomaterials growth and characterization -- Piezoelectric nanostructures and nanodevices for energy harvesting -- Nanodevices for sensors, optoelectronics, and biomedical devices
Soft materials -- Micro- and nanofabrication -- Microbiology -- Chemical biology -- Biotechnology
Biophysics Program, Biotechnology Training Program, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program, Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, Molecular Biosciences Training Grant Program
plasma processing of materials -- thin-film deposition -- plasma etching -- plasma source design -- modeling and diagnostics -- plasma-aided manufacturing -- plasma generation -- plasma-surface interaction
Center for Plasma-Aided Manufacturing
Neural Engineering -- Functional Neurosurgery -- BioMEMS -- Neural Rehabilitation -- Neural Prostheses -- Applied Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research
structure of linear and branched macromolecular hosts -- phase transitions -- conducting polymers
Identification, characterization and detection of enterotoxins of Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureau. -- Biofilm formation and control.
Nano-structured nanoporous materials for environmental management, heterogeneous photocatalytic materials, biomimetic growth of crystals, and applications of transmission electron microscopy and scanning transmission electron microscopy in materials research.