S. Pamir Alpay, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
UConn | UConn Health
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor: Materials Science & Engineering, Physics
Research Interest
Materials theory, computational materials science, and multiscale materials modeling; metal additive manufacturing; thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations in correlated systems; materials for electrical contacts; electrothermal properties
Sanjeev K. Nayak, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Materials Science & Engineering
Research Interest
First-principles thermodynamics, defects in solids, defect induced magnetism and structural transformations in complex oxides
Sanjubala Sahoo, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Materials Science & Engineering
Research Interest
First-principles modeling, physics and chemistry of surfaces, catalysis and magnetism
Baris Yavas, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Materials Science & Engineering
Research Interest
Advanced characterization techniques (Transmission Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Focused Ion Beam Milling, X-ray diffraction); Microstructural development; Novel alloy development for additive manufacturing; Failure analysis; Materials in extreme environments
Ramesh Paudel, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Materials Science & Engineering
Research Interest
Design novel ferroelectric 2D materials utilizing density functional theory (DFT) and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD).
Cassidy Atkinson
Ph.D. Student, Materials Science & Engineering
Research Interest
First-principles modeling, defects in solids, functional ceramics
Serzat Safaltin
Ph.D. Student, Materials Science
Research Interest
III-V Nitride ferroelectric materials, first-principles method, molecular dynamics, phase-field modeling, device simulations.
Devesh Kale
Ph.D. Student, Materials Science
Research Interest
2D Ferroelectric material, Janus materials
Taradutt Pattnaik
Ph.D. Student, Materials Science & Engineering
Research Interest
First-principles modeling, point defects
Victoria Bradford
Undergraduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interest
Ferroelectric thin films for computer hardware, nitride material modeling
Morgan Xu
Undergraduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interest
Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Metal Characterization