AMPAC Faculty

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Research Interests

Dr. Sudipta Seal Dr. Sudipta Seal
Director, NSTC and AMPAC
Professor, MMAE

sseal@mail.ucf.edu
(407) 823-5277
  • Nanmaterials processing and characterization
  • Nanobiotechnology
  • Materials for optics, sensors, coatings, fuel cells
  • Oxidation/Corrosion
  • Surface Science and Engineering
  • Chemical Mechanical Planarization
Dr. Jim Pearson Dr. Jim Pearson
Director, Research & Admin,CREOL

jpearson@mail.ucf.edu
(407)823-6858
  • Research management and administration
  • Photonic and optical systems
  • Professional society management
  • Business management and strategic planning
Dr. Linan An Dr. Linan An
Associate Professor, MMAE

lan@mail.ucf.edu
(407) 823-1009
  • Micro-fabrication of ceramics for MEMS applications
  • Processing structure property relationships of ceramic materials
  • Polymer-derived ceramics
  • Nano-materials/composites: synthesis and properties
  • Mechanical behavior of materials: fracture, toughening, creep, wear and fatigue
Dr. Kevin Coffey Dr. Kevin Coffey
Associate Professor, MMAE

krcoffey@mail.ucf.edu
(407) 823-2175
  • Thin Film Processing
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Solid State Reactions
  • Nanoscale Tribology
  • Magnetic Thin Films
  • Grain Boundary Diffusion
Dr. Neelkanth Dhere Dr. Jiyu Fang
Associate Professor, MMAE

jfang@mail.ucf.edu
(407) 882-1182
  • Biological Interfaces
  • Nano-scale Science and Engineering
  • Molecular Self-Assembly
  • Polymer Thin Films
  • Biotechnology
  • Soft Lithography
  • Scanning Probe Microscopy
  • Liquid Crystal Imaging Techniques
Dr. Jiyu Fang Dr. Helge Heinrich
Assistant Professor, Physics

hheinric@mail.ucf.edu

(407) 882-1517
  • Thin Film Solar Cells
  • Metastable Phases
  • Defect Structures
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Microstructures of L10
Dr. Helge Heinrich Dr. Patrick Schelling
Assistant Professor, Physics

pschell@mail.ucf.edu
(407) 882-1016
  • Computational Materials Science
  • Thermal Transport
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electronic Structure Methods
  • Multiscale Simulation
Dr. Yong-ho Sohn Dr. Yong-ho Sohn
Associate Professor, MMAE

ysohn@mail.ucf.edu
(407) 882-1181
  • Multicomponent Multiphase Diffusion including Thermotransport
  • High Temperature Materials and Coatings including Thermal Barrier Coatings
  • Oxidation and Corrosion
  • Materials and Coatings for Energy Production, Storage and Conversion
  • Materials Characterization and Electron Microscopy
Dr. Ming Su Dr. Raj Vaidyanathan
Associate Professor, MMAE

raj@mail.ucf.edu
(407) 882-1180
  • Properties and multi-scale mechanical characterization of advanced materials
  • Micro- and nanoindentation
  • In situ diffraction (neutron and synchrotron x-ray) at load and temperature
  • Residual stress measurements
  • Smart materials, metallic glasses
Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center | Engineering Building 1, Room 381 | Phone:(407) 882-1455 Fax: (407) 882-1462
4000 Central Florida Blvd. Box 162455, Orlando, Florida, 32816