Our faculty are recognized for teaching excellence and applied research
Our faculty are passionate about teaching and they continually strive
for higher levels of excellence. They have been recognized by several
national and local awards, including the
American Society for Engineering Education's Dow Outstanding New Faculty
Award, the Northrop-Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award, the TRW Excellence
in Teaching Award, the Society of Women Engineers' Most Supportive Professor
Award, the Northrop-Grumman Excellence in Applied Research Award, and
others...
As a program with a broad materials engineering focus, our faculty expertise
spans a wide range of expertise: physical metallurgy, nanotechnology,
shape-memory alloys,
materials characterization, micro fabrication, biomaterials, tribology, micro
systems technology, optical properties of materials, manufacturing processes,
and advanced joining and deformation processes. We are also expanding into
the area of fuel cell technology and ecomaterials.
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