MMT Faculty

Diran Apelian

Diran Apelian, Sc.D.

Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests: Solidification processing, aluminum metallurgy, clean metal/melt refining, plasma processing / spray forming, powder metallurgy, nanostructured materials, semi-solid processing, thermal processing, resource recovery and recycling, innovation in engineering education
Email: dapelian@uci.edu

Ozdal Boyraz

Ozdal Boyraz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Research Interests: silicon photonics, nonlinear optics in silicon, cascaded cavity silicon Raman lasers
Email: oboyraz@uci.edu

Peter Burke

Peter Burke, Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Biomedical Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests: nano-electronics, bio-nanotechnology
Email: pburke@uci.edu

Penghui Cao

Penghui Cao, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests: fundamental understanding of the mechanisms by which materials plasticly deform and fail, particularly in extreme environments
Email: caoph@uci.edu
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Zhongping Chen

Zhongping Chen, Ph.D.

Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Otolaryngology; Surgery
Research Interests: biomedical optics, optical coherence tomography, bioMEMS, biomedical devices
Email: z2chen@uci.edu
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Franco De Flaviis

Franco De Flaviis, Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Research Interests: microwave systems, wireless communications, electromagnetic circuit simulations
Email: franco@uci.edu
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James Earthman

James Earthman, Ph.D.

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: biomaterials, dental and orthopaedic implants, green materials, nanocrystalline alloys, deformation and damage processes
Email: earthman@uci.edu

Rahim Esfandyarpour

Rahim Esfandyarpour, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: nanotechnology & nanoscience, flexible electronics, MEMS & NEMS fabrication and modeling, stretchable & wearable bio devices, translational micro/nanotechnologies, biological & chemical sensors, microfluidics, microelectronics circuits & systems, physiological monitoring, Internet of Things(IOT) bio devices, technology development for personalized/precision medicine, and Point of Care(POC) diagnostics
Email: rahimes@uci.edu
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Manuel Gamero-Castaño

Manuel Gamero-Castaño, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: electric propulsion, with emphasis on colloid thruster technology for precision formation flying missions and Hall thrusters, electrohydrodynamic atomization of liquids and related problems like electrospray ionization and technological applications of electrosprays, aerosol diagnostics
Email: mgameroc@uci.edu
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Alon Gorodetsky

Alon Gorodetsky, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Chemistry
Research Interests: cephalopods, adaptive materials, camouflage, bioelectronics
Email: alon.gorodetsky@uci.edu
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Michelle Khine

Michelle Khine, Ph.D.

Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests: development of novel nano- and micro-fabrication technologies and systems for single cell analysis, stem cell research, in-vitro diagnostics
Email: mkhine@uci.edu
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David Kisailus

David Kisailus, Ph.D.

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests: investigation of synthesis – structure and structure - property relationships in biological and biomimetic materials, development of multifunctional structural materials, synthesis and crystal growth of nanoscale materials for energy conversion, storage and environmental remediation
Email: david.k@uci.edu

Lawrence Kulinsky

Lawrence Kulinsky, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: micro- and nano-manufacturing, hybrid manufacturing, microfluidics, electrokinetic phenomena, BioMEMs, personalized diagnostics, and drug delivery
Email: lkulinsk@uci.edu
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John LaRue

John LaRue, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: fluid mechanics, micro-electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS), turbulence, heat transfer, instrumentation
Email: jclarue@uci.edu
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Enrique Lavernia

Enrique Lavernia, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests: nanostructured materials, additive manufacturing, powder metallurgy, mechanical behavior
Email: lavernia@uci.edu
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Abe Lee

Abraham Lee, Ph.D.

William J. Link Chair in Biomedical Engineering and Department Chair and Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: Lab-on-a-Chip health monitoring instruments, drug delivery micro/nanoparticles, integrated cell sorting microdevices, lipid vesicles as carriers for cells and biomolecules, high throughput droplet bioassays, microfluidic tactile sensors
Email: aplee@uci.edu
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Chin Lee

Chin C. Lee, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Research Interests: bonding technology, electronic packaging, acoustics, microwaves, semiconductor devices, thermal management
Email: cclee@uci.edu

Henry Lee

Henry Lee, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Research Interests: photonics, fiber-optics and compound semiconductors
Email: hplee@uci.edu

Jaeho Lee, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: Nanoscale heat transfer and materials engineering, targeting impact on semiconductor devices and energy conversion systems via metrology development.
Email: jaeholee@uci.edu
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G.P. Li

Guann-Pyng Li, Ph.D.

Director of the UCI Division of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), Director of the Integrated Nanosystems Research Facility and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Biomedical Engineering; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests: high-speed semiconductor technology, optoelectronic devices, integrated circuit fabrication and testing
Email: gpli@uci.edu
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Marc Madou

Marc Madou, Ph.D.

UCI Chancellor's Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests: fundamental aspects of micro/nano-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS), biosensors, nanofluidics, biomimetics
Email: mmadou@uci.edu

J. Michael McCarthy, Ph.D.

Henry Samueli Endowed Chair in Engineering in the Center for Engineering Science in Design and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: machine design and kinematic synthesis of spatial mechanisms and robots
Email: jmmccart@uci.edu
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Thomas Milner

Thomas Milner, Ph.D.

Director of Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Surgery
Research Interests: optical-based therapeutics and diagnostic imaging, biomedical optics sensors, optical tomography
Email: milnert@uci.edu

Farghalli Mohamed

Farghalli Mohamed, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: mechanical behavior of engineering materials such as metals, composites and ceramics, the correlation between behavior and microstructure, creep and superplasticity, mechanisms responsible for strengthening and fracture
Email: famohame@uci.edu
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Ayman Mosallam, Ph.D.

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests: advanced composites and hybrid systems, seismic repair and rehabilitation of structures, blast mitigation and diagnostic/prognostic techniques for infrastructure security
Email: mosallam@uci.edu

Daniel Mumm

Daniel Mumm, Ph.D.

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests: development of materials for power generation systems, propulsion, integrated sensing, advanced vehicle concepts and platform protection
Email: mumm@uci.edu

Xiaoqing Pan

Xiaoqing Pan, Ph.D.

Henry Samueli Endowed Chair, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, and Physics and Astronomy; Director, Irvine Materials Research Institute
Research Interests: atomic-scale structure, properties and dynamic behaviors of advanced materials including thin films and nanostructures for memories, catalysts, and energy conversion and storage devices
Email: xiaoqing.pan@uci.edu
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Regina Ragan

Regina Ragan, Ph.D.

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests: exploration and development of novel material systems for nanoscale electronic and optoelectronic devices
E-mail: rragan@uci.edu
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Tim Rupert

Tim Rupert, Ph.D.

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: mechanical behavior, nanomaterials, structure property relationships, microstructural stability, grain boundaries and interfaces, materials characterization
Email: trupert@uci.edu
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Frank Shi

Frank Shi, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Research Interests: optoelectronic devices and materials, optoelectronic device packaging materials, optoelectronic medical devices and packaging, white LED technologies, high power LED packaging
Email: fgshi@uci.edu

Andrei Shkel, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Research Interests: design and advanced control of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), precision micro-sensors and actuators for telecommunication and information technologies, MEMS-based health monitoring systems, disposable diagnostic devices, prosthetic implants
Email: ashkel@uci.edu
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Lizhi Sun, Ph.D.

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests: micro- and nano-mechanics, composites and nanocomposites, smart materials and structures, multiscale modeling, elastography
Email: lsun@uci.edu
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William Tang

William Tang, Ph.D.

Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests: micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) nanoscale engineering for biomedical applications, microsystems integration, microimplants, microbiomechanics, microfluidics
Email: wctang@uci.edu
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Chen Tsai

Chen Tsai, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Research Interests: integrated and fiber optics, devices and materials, integrated acoustooptics and magnetooptics, integrated microwave magnetics, Ultrasonic Atomization for Nanoparticles Synthesis, silicon photonics
Email: cstsai@uci.edu
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Lorenzo Valdevit

Lorenzo Valdevit, Ph.D.

Director and Graduator Advisor of MMT; Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: multifunctional sandwich structures, thermal protection systems, morphing structures, active materials, MEMS, electronic packaging, cell mechanics
Email: valdevit@uci.edu
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Camilo Velez

Camilo Velez Cuervo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: micro/nano robotics, micro/nano device fabrication, microfabrication of magnetic microsystems, magnetic micro/nanostructures, selective magnetization of micro patterns, microsystems (MEMS), biomedical microsystems, semiconductor devices and microfluidics
Email: cvelezcu@uci.edu

Yoonjin Won

Yoonjin Won, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: multi-scale structures for thermal and energy applications, in particular fabrication, characterization, and integration of structured materials
Email: won@uci.edu
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Albert Yee

Albert Fan Yee, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Chemistry
Research Interests: nanofabrication of soft materials, physics of polymer thin films, nanomechanical properties of polymers, ultra-low-k dielectrics, fracture and toughening of polymer nanocomposites
Email: afyee@uci.edu
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Iryna Zenyuk

Iryna Zenyuk, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Associate Director, National Fuel Cell Research Center
Research Interests: renewable energy, fuel cells, electrolyzers, batteries, X-ray imaging techniques, multi-scale modeling, transport phenomena
Email: iryna.zenyuk@uci.edu
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