UCF Experts Guide

The University of Central Florida’s experts guide helps news reporters connect with faculty members who are leading experts in topics important to our region, state and nation.

From the race to return humankind to the moon to how advances in engineering and computer science will enhance our quality of life – and from the race to cure deadly diseases to emerging trends in the hospitality industry – UCF experts are available to speak with the media.

87 results found for “materials engineering”

Paria Gharavi

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
electron

energy

environment

materials

semiconductor
Ranajay Ghosh

Associate Professor, Director of the COSMOS Lab

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
3D printing

biology

materials

mechanical
Liping Yu

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Energy , Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
electronics

materials engineering

physics

semiconductor

sustainability

sustainable
Kathleen A. Richardson

Trustee Chair, Pegasus Profesor

Area(s) of Expertise

Optics & Lasers

College(s)

Optics and Photonics
Research Keywords
ceramic

engineering

glass

nanomaterial

nanoscience

optical

optics

photonics

technology
Yeonwoong “Eric” Jung

Assistant professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Energy

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
electronics

materials engineering

nanomaterials

nanoscience

technology
Kaitlyn Crawford

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
chemical

chemistry

electronics

materials

polymer

sensor
Yongho Sohn

Pegasus Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
additive manufacturing (3d printing)

high temperature matierals and materials characterization
Kris Davis

Assistant professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Energy

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
electronic

materials

optics

photovoltaic

solar
Mehdi Razavi

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Health

College(s)

Medicine
Research Keywords
advanced materials

bone

cancer

drug

implant

nanomaterial

nanomedicine

nanoscience

nanotechnology

orthopedic

stem cell

ultrasound
Ali Gordon

Professor and Associate Dean of College of Engineering and Computer Science

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
aerospace

failure analysis

machine design

mechanical engineering
Yang Yang

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Energy

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
advanced materials

batteries

battery

electric vehicle

environment

lithium

nanomaterials

nanoscience

smart electronics
Samik Bhattacharya

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
aerodynamic

fluid dynamics

mechanical

mechanics

turbulence
Kelly Kibler

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Environment & Sustainability

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
coast

ecology

estuaries

estuary

oyster

reef

river

water
Laura Brattain

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence , Medicine

College(s)

Medicine
Research Keywords
AI

ultrasound
Helen J. Huang

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
aging

balance

biomechanics

electroencephalography

engineering

gait rehabilitation

locomotion

motor adaptation

neural technology

technology
Necati Catbas

Professor, Founding Director of Civil Infrastructure Technologies for Resilience and Safety (CITRS)

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Modeling & Simulation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

artificial intelligence

bridge

infrastructure

road

safety

structural engineering

structural health

transportation
Ni-Bin Chang

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Computer Science , Energy , Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
environment

filtration

hazard analysis

hazard mitigation

infrastructure

stormwater

sustainability

sustainable engineering

wastewater

water treatment
Thomas Wahl

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Environment & Sustainability

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
coastal

engineering

modeling

risk

storm

surge

tide
Shin-Tson Wu

Trustee Chair, Pegasus Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Optics & Lasers

College(s)

Optics and Photonics
Research Keywords
AR

display materials

imaging

lenses

microdisplays

optical

optics

virtual reality

VR
Alain Kassab

Trustee Chair, Pegasus Professor, Biomedical Engineering Program Coordinator

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Health , Modeling & Simulation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
bioengineering

cardiovascular disease

computational modeling

heart disease

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