The Department of Materials Science & Engineering pursues research in all classes of materials, notably glass and ceramics, sustainable materials, energy materials, functional materials and biomaterials.
Funding for faculty research is provided by federal and state agencies, foundations, as well as regional, national and multinational industries. These include the National Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Naval Research (ONR), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Department of Energy (DOE), North American Treaty Organization (NATO), and Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
A traditional strength of the MSE department is glasses, oxide and non-oxide ceramics, powder processing and ceramic composites. There is a focus on materials for extreme environments, such as ceramic armor and hypersonic materials.
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E. Koray Akdogan, Stephen Garofalini, Ashutosh Goel, Richard Haber, Lisa Klein, Richard Lehman, Adrian Mann, Richard Riman, Ahmad Safari, Ryan Sills
Sustainable materials include developing environmentally friendly processing methods to recycle polymers and concrete into construction materials. New cement chemistries are studied that reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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Energy storage is a critical area of research for electric vehicles, grid modernization, smartphones and sensors. Photovoltaics (PV) and solar thermal systems are being optimized for a wide range of application including agrivoltaics, where PV and agriculture are synergistically co-located. Research in these areas are closely related to sustainability as they directly support the drive towards a carbon-free society.
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Materials for photonics and elecronics includes organic and inorganic semiconductors, fluorescent and phosphorescent materials and ferroelectric and piezoelectric sensors and actuators. Nanostructured assemblies are studied for plasmonic behavior, along with materials for organic light emitting diodes (OLED).
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E. Koray Akdogan, Glenn Amatucci, Dunbar Birnie, Deirdre O'Carroll, Ahmad Safari
Modeling techniques are used at a variety of length and time scales spanning from atomistic to continuum. Focus areas of modeling and theory are the performance of surfaces, mechanical behavior of metals, and amorphous materials.
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Properties of glass and the biocompatibility of various materials are studied for both implant and therapeutic applications. Materials for new diagnostic methods are developed.
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The School of Engineering is home to a world-class glass and ceramics research hub that’s working towards solving the important issues including nuclear waste management and creating a well-trained and skilled workforce for the global glass and ceramic industry.
MSE Professor is Shedding New Light on OLED Displays with NSF and Rutgers Support
Rutgers is part of a new federally funded regional collaboration to drive economic and technological advancements in photonics, a field involving the use of light in areas as diverse as medicine, communications and defense, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced yesterday.