Lagally, Max G. - Erwin W. Mueller Professor and Bascom Professor of Surface Science
Materials Science and Engineering, Physics 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, Materials Science Program
Larbalestier, David C. - Grainger Professor of Superconducting Materials and L.V. Shubnikov Professor Emeritus
Materials Science and Engineering, Physics The structure-property relationships of superconducting materials and their applications to superconducting magnets -- We study both the conventional low temperature superconductors such as Nb-Ti and Nb3Sn, the new medium temperature superconductor MgB2 and the cuprate high temperature superconductors such as (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox and YBa2Cu3Ox Materials Science Program
Mechanical Engineering Micro/Nano-Scale Enabled Manufacturing Systems (e.g. distributed micro/nano sensors/actuators to achieve significantly enhanced process understanding, monitoring, and adaptive control at micro/nano-scale for Precision Manufactruing), Ultrasonic Cavitation Based Nano-elements Dispersion for Solidification Processing of Light Metals (Mg, Al, and Ti) Nanocomposites for High Energy Efficiency (e.g. processing/nanostrcutures/properties, including physics of nanopaticle dispersion , metallurgy, mechanical properties, process control and optimization, nanoscale interface, nanomechanics and strengthening mechanisms), and laser materials processing (e.g. laser micropolishing, laser micromachining, micro/nano-sensors for thermomecanical study)
Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program, Materials Science Program
Computer Sciences, Industrial and Systems Engineering Numerical Optimization: Integer programming and Stochastic programming -- High Performance and Grid Computing -- Applications in Logistics, Finance, and Health-Care
Engineering Professional Development electric power systems -- utility system applications of power electronic devices and circuits -- power quality issues -- computer analysis of power systems
Lorenz, Robert D. - Consolidated Papers Professor of Controls Engineering