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Undergraduates who are interested in the program should select a general area of research from those listed below and talk directly to the faculty members. A hard-copy version of your UROP application should be printed for signature and submitted to the Course 3 UROP Coordinator for approval before the research is started. This requirement applies to UROP research both for credit and for pay.
Students proposing to work for credit should plan to provide to the Coordinator some indication of the substantive nature of their work during the term, generally a written report (of approximately 10 pages or more, commensurate with the number of units). Students who elect credit must register with Prof. Wuensch in either 3.UR or 3.URG. Six units is usually the maximum number of credits. All students interested in receiving more than the six unit maximum, must follow DMSE UROP procedures, see: http://web.mit.edu/course/3/3.041/html/urop.html for details.
Our department requires all lab workers to complete the Institute Environmental Health and Safety training on Chemical Hygiene and Handling Hazardous Waste, along with any additional training that is provided by the laboratory in which the student will be working. For information contact, Prof. David K. Roylance EHU officer, x3-3309, roylance@mit.edu or Mr. Joseph A. Glogowski Jr., EHS Coordinator, x3-5386, jaglogow@mit.edu.
Prof. Alfredo Alexander-Katz, 12-009, x2-2238, aalexand@mit.edu
Theoretical and computational soft-materials science. Biologically inspired drug-delivery vectors. Self-assembly of biological photosynthetic antennas.
Prof. Samuel Allen, 4-132, x3-6939, smallen@mit.edu
Physical metallurgy, shape-memory alloys and applications
Prof. Ronald G. Ballinger, NW22-117, x3-5118, hvymet@mit.edu
Corrosion, Environmental degradation, Materials development for current and advanced power reactor systems, mechanical properties, fracture mechanics.
Prof. Geoffrey Beach, 6-101, x8-0804, gbeach@mit.edu
Spintronic materials and devices for new approaches to data storage and processing. Experimental studies of spin excitations in nanoscale magnetic structures. Development of ultrafast magneto-optical and electrical probes of magnetization dynamics.
Prof. Angela Belcher, 16-244, x4-2800, belcher@mit.edu
Using biology to make nano-hybird materials for electronics, defense, energy, and medicine.
Prof. W. Craig Carter, 13-5018, x3-6048, ccarter@mit.edu
Research in Computational Materials Science.
Prof. Gerbrand Ceder, 13-5056, x3-1581, gceder@mit.edu
Computational materials sciences, free energy computation, atomic-scale simulation, first-principals study of structure and properties of materials. Design and testing of Li battery electrodes (experimental).
Prof. Yet-Ming Chiang, 13-4086, x3-6471, ychiang@mit.edu
Properties and processing of inorganic materials for electronic, structural, electrochemical, and electromechanical applications and devices. Studies of defects and interfaces in materials. Materials and device design for energy storage and generation technologies such as lithium rechargeable batteries and fuel cells.
Prof. Michael J. Cima, 12-011, x3-6877, mjcima@mit.edu
Chemical and physical phenomena involved in processing of ceramic materials for structural and electronic applications; processing of both thin films and bulk materials are studied.>
Prof. Michael J. Demkowicz, 4-142, x4-6563, mikejd@mit.edu
DIGM Si crystal growth: Investigating Silicon crystal growth factors (dopant, dopant concentration, substrate, etc.) at relatively low energy due to diffusion induced grain boundary migration. Measurements include in situ resistivity and Hall Voltage tests and XRD analysis.
Prof. Thomas W. Eagar, 4-136, x3-3229, tweagar@mit.edu
Welding and joining of metals, ceramics, composites, packaging of electronic materials, sensors for materials processing and manufacturing.
Prof. Yoel Fink, 13-5013, x8-6113, yoel@mit.edu
Optical materials and photonic bandgap fibers.
Prof. Eugene A. Fitzgerald, 13-5153, x8-7461, eafitz@mit.edu
Characterization of Semiconductor Materials.
Prof. M. C. Flemings, 8-407, x3-3233, flemings@mit.edu
Solidification processes; micro-gravity processing; semi-solo forming.
Prof. Lorna Gibson,8-135, x3-7107, ljgibson@mit.edu
Mechanics of cellular solids - honeycombs, foams, cellular solids in nature, scaffolds for tissue engineering, mechanics of cell-scaffold interactions.
Prof. Silvjia Gradečak, 13-5094, x3-9896, gradecak@mit.edu
Nano-electronics and photonics; correlation of structural, optical, electronic and magnetic properties of semiconducting materials; inorganic nanowires, nanowire heterostructure and devices; III-V semiconductor epitaxial films and low-dimensional systems; development of advanced electron microscopy techniques.
Prof. Jeffrey C. Grossman, 6-112A, x3-3566, jcg@mit.edu
Computational materials science with applications in energy conversion and storage. Classical and quantum mechanical simulations of materials for solar cells, thermoelectrics, solar fuels, and hydrogen storage. Also, development of web-enabled computational tools for experimentalists as at nanohub.org.
Prof. Linn W. Hobbs,13-4054, x3-6835, hobbs@mit.edu
Electron microscopy, diffraction and spectroscopy applied to defects in ceramic materials, biomaterials, oxidation of metals, ancient cements, nuclear ceramics and radioactive waste; computer modeling of glass structure.
Prof. Dorothy Hosler, 8-106, x36991, hosler@mit.edu
Ancient technologies (Mexico) especially metal and pottery processing, and object fabrication, design and use.
Prof. Darrell Irvine,8-425, x2-4174, djirvine@mit.edu
Biomaterials, bioengineering, drug delivery, tissue engineering, vaccine development
Prof. Klavs F. Jensen, 66-566, x3-4589, kfjensen@mit.edu
Understanding and controlling transport and reaction processes in the realization of functional micro- and nano- structured materials and devices for chemical and biological applications with emphasis on systems for which microfabrication provides unique advantages.
Prof. Lionel C. Kimerling, 13-4118, x3-5383, lckim@mit.edu
Properties and processing of electronic materials; new optical and electronic phenomena, devices and circuit applications, process control and defect engineering.
Prof. Heather N. Lechtman, 8-437, x3-2172, lechtman@mit.edu
Archaeological materials and ancient technologies.
Prof. Nicola Marzari, 13-5066, x2-2758, marzari@mit.edu
Electronic-structure modeling of nanomaterials and nanodevices, materials for energy harvesting, conversion, and storage, and biomaterials.
Dr. David Paul, 13-5030, x3-3306, dipaul@mit.edu
Research: major field of research is concerned with the dynamics of the magnetization process in ferromagnetic materials. This has much application to modern technology including the read-write processes used in computers. Consists mainly of theoretical analysis together with computer stimulation.
Prof. Caroline A. Ross, 13-4005, x8-0223, caross@mit.edu
Magnetic properties of thin films, small particles and materials for data storage; self-assembly of block copolymers and other systems for nanolithography and device fabrication.
Prof. David K. Roylance, 6-202, x3-3309, roylance@mit.edu
Mechanical properties of polymers and composites.
Prof. Michael F. Rubner, 13-5106, x3-4477, rubner@mit.edu
Investigations of polymer thin films with properties that mimic those found in structures created by nature such as water-harvesting, self-cleaning and anti-reflection properties.
Prof. Donald R. Sadoway, 8-203, x3-3487, dsadoway@mit.edu
Environmentally sound processes for extraction and recycling metals; electrochemical processing of materials; batteries.
Prof. Christopher Schuh, 8-211, x2-2659, schuh@mit.edu
Metallurgy: Processing of metals with nano-scale structures; Design of microstructures; Mechanical properties of advanced metals; Nanomechanics.
Prof. Francesco Stellacci, 13-5049, x2-3704, frstella@mit.edu
Synthesis and characterization of the electronic and optical properties of organic ligand coated nanomaterials such as metal nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes. Fabrication of novel nanoscale devices based of nanomaterials for electronic andbiological sensing application. Printing of nanoscale devices via a novel supramolecular method.
Prof. Subra Suresh, 8-309, x3-3320, ssuresh@mit.edu
Nanomechanical technology of engineering and biological materials.
Prof. Edwin L. Thomas 13-5094, x3-6901, elt@mit.edu
Nano and microstructural control through innovative processing techniques to provide new/enhanced mechanical and photonic performance of polymeric/inorganic materials systems.
Prof. Carl V. Thompson, II, 13-5077, x3-7652, cthomp@mitl.mit.edu
Processing and properties of thin films and nanostructures for applications in electrical and electromechanical micro- and nano-systems.
Prof. Harry L. Tuller, 13-3126, x3-6890, tuller@mit.edu
Clean energy: fuel cells, photoelectrochemistry, thermoelectrics; electronic nose sensors; nanoionics; microsystems; electroceramics.
Prof. Krystyn J. Van Vliet, 8-237, x3-3315, krystyn@mit.edu
Mechanical behavior of chemically complex materials and composites. Experimental and computational investigations of nanocomposites, polymers, and biological materials. Most projects involve adaptation of instrumented indentation and/or atomic force microscopy.
Prof. Bernhardt J. Wuensch, 13-4037, x3-6889, wuensch@mit.edu
Synthesis and growth of single crystals of new compounds followed by analysis of their crystal structures through x-ray or neutron scattering data. The majority of our materials are oxide or silicate with prospects for displaying fast-ion conduction of oxygen.
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