Artificial Intelligence

Materials Innovation Research

Materials Innovation Research Overview

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Novel materials and manufacturing technologies continue to bring innovative solutions that improve the prosperity and security of our society. ECS researchers have a proven record in the areas of sustainable manufacturing and 3D printing, stimuli responsive materials, material innovation for microwave engineering, and novel interfaces and materials for energy conversion and storage applications. These applications promote environmentally friendly and energy efficient manufacturing and develop innovative materials that could sense, actuate and adapt to external stimuli. ECS faculty are also leading the education and hands-on training to graduate and undergraduate students to prepare the next generation of diverse and skilled workforce.

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We also specialize in the area of ‘smart’ materials that dynamically sense, actuate or adapt to external stimuli with applications ranging from soft robotics to clean energy to health care.

One core area seeks to design new 3D printers and machines to extend the current manufacturing capabilities in terms of resolution, speed, size and materials.

Examples of Current Research

Materials Innovation Research Faculty

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Jeongmin Ahn
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Christian Aponte-Rivera
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Ethan Arnault
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Shobha K. Bhatia
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Jesse Q. Bond
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James (Jay) Henderson
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Pankaj K. Jha
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Shikha Nangia
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Anupam Pandey
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Quinn Qiao
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Zhao Qin
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Younes Ra’di
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Wanliang Shan
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Changmin Shi
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Pranav Soman
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Radhakrishna (Suresh) Sureshkumar
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Yeqing Wang
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Kun-Hao Yu
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Teng Zhang
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Tianyi Zhang
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Yi Zheng