Faculty

The research and teaching faculty of the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Center presently consists of members from several departments within the University. You may view their individual webpages below.

Research Faculty

• Ellen M. Arruda,
  Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - elastomers,mechanical behavior,solid mechanics,thermoplastics
• Arthur J. Ashe, III,
  Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - aromatic heterocyclic chemistry, heteroaromatics,olefin polymerization
• Mark Banaszak-Holl,
  Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - hydridosilsesquioxanand resin films, microelectronic devices, model structures, reactivity of Si /SiO2
• Zhan Chen,
  Associate Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - biological molecules, biomaterial surfaces, vibrational spectroscopy, polymer surfaces
• Frank E. Filisko, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - electrorheology, microcalorimetry, polymer physical chemistry, polymer rheology/processing
• Sharon C. Glotzer, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - computational nanoscience, soft matter and complex fluids; self-assembly and materials design
• Theodore Goodson III, Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - macromolecular structures, fluorescence anisotropy decay measurements
• Peter F. Green, Professor and Chair of Materials Science and Engineering; Professor of Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - structure, phase behavior and dynamics of bulk and think film polymer and polymer-based nanocomposite systems, thin films
• Erdogan Gulari Professor of Chemical Enginering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - microfluidic MEMS devices DNA, peptide synthesis and genetic diagnosis,micro reactors for fuel processors
• L.Jay Guo, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - nanoelectronics research,nanofabrication technology development, nanoimprint lithography
• Jerzy Kanicki, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - molecular electronics, organic electronics, flat panel displays
• Jinsang Kim, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - biopolymers, molecular biosensors, protein/DNA microarrays, artificial actuators
• Kenichi Kuroda, Assistant Professor of Biologic & Materials Science and Macromolecular Science & Engineering
  Research Areas - Polymer design and synthesis towards biomaterials, antimicrobials & polymer-membrane interactions
• Joerg Lahann, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - designer surfaces, advanced polymers, biomimetic materials, microfluidic devices, engineered microenvironments, nano-scale self-assembly
• Richard M. Laine, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry; Professor and Director of Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - synthesis and processing of inorganic/organic hybrids,metalloorganic and organometallic polymers, and the production of mixed-metal oxide nanopowders from them
• Ronald G. Larson, Professor and Chair of Chemical Engineering; Professor of Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - biopolymers, complex fluids, liquid crystals
• Peter X. Ma, Professor of Biologic and Materials Sciences and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - biodegradable polymers, biomaterials, composites, tissue engineering
• Istvan Majoros, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Macromolecular Science & Engineering
  Research Areas - Nanoscale macromolecular synthesis, characterization and properties. Dendrimer structures and applications to medicine, including drug delivery, apoptosis sensing and MRI.
• David C. Martin, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering 
  Research Areas - biopolymers, defects in polymers, electron diffraction, high resolution electron microscopy,scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, x-ray scattering
• Adam J. Matzger, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - conjugated polymers, controlling crystal polymorphism, physisorbed monolayers, synthesis
• Anne J. McNeil, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - functional supramolecular assemblies, new polymers and synthetic methods
• Richard E. Robertson, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - adhesive analysis, fiber composites analysis, molecular dynamics, nonlinear mechanical behavior
• Max Shtein, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - structure property relationships of organic semicondductors and their application to electronic and optoelectronic devices(e.g. transistors,LEDs, solar cells, memories)
• Michael J. Solomon, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - colloidal particulate materials polymer blends, polymer dynamics, polymer rheology
• Shuichi Takayama, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - biological macromolecules, biomedical devices, microtubules, synthesis of biocompatible materials
• Alan S. Wineman, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  Research Areas - constitutive equations, electrorheological polymers, polymer solid mechanics
• Robert Zand, Professor of Biological Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Research Scientist (Biophysics)
  Research Areas - polymer synthesis, polyimides, polyisocyanates, polymer solution behavior, biopolymers, electrorheological polymers, electrooptic polymers

Emeritus Faculty

• A. Ziya Akcasu, Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
• M. David Curtis, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
• Samuel Krimm, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Research Scientist (Biophysics)
• Paul G. Rasmussen, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering