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Pierre Deymier is a pioneering researcher in the field of phononics, or the branch of physics studying phonons, a type of quasi-particle that carries sound and heat. His research interests include materials theory, modeling and simulation, acoustic metamaterials, phononic crystals, topological acoustics and biomaterials.

Sara Chavarria is a Latina, first-generation college graduate who designs and conducts informal, learner-centered educational programming for underserved and underrepresented students, as well as for teachers that serve these populations. She is especially interested in best practices for attraction and retention of low-income, first-generation undergraduate students.

Her research involves using broadband seismology to understand mountain belts, subduction zones, and earthquakes. She is interested in the evolution of the North and South American Cordilleras and the Anatolia tectonics.

Ivan Djordjevic’s research areas include optical communications and networks, quantum communications, quantum networks, quantum sensing and error control coding.

Kasi Kiehlbaugh develops courses that teach students how to apply design thinking principles to health and wellness challenges through experiential, project-based collaborative learning. With a research focus on improving STEM education, her passion is teaching (and co-teaching) courses designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration between peer groups from across the university.

Minkyu Kim’s research interests are broadly clustered in the areas of bioinspired/biomimetic materials, biomolecular engineering, soft condensed matter physics and nanoscale biophysics. Among other areas, he is currently interested in how bioinspired design and biosynthesis can be used for the preparation of novel functional materials.

Tribikram Kundu uses both structural health monitoring and nondestructive testing techniques for material characterization by ultrasonic and electromagnetic waves. His research interests include acoustic microscopy, elastic wave propagation in multilayered solids, fracture mechanics, computational mechanics and numerical modeling

Marat Latypov’s research interests include materials informatics, computational materials science, artificial intelligence, digital twins and the mechanics of materials.

Joshua Levine’s research interests include visualization, geometric modeling, topological analysis, mesh generation, vector fields, performance analysis, computer graphics and computational topology.

Pierre Lucas’ research focuses on the fundamentals and applications of chalcogenide glasses and phase change materials, including their structure, photosensitivity, relaxation, polyamorphism, and the development of novel optical sensors and fibers.

Samy Missoum’s research specialties include design optimization, probabilistic design and finite element analysis. He researches solutions for difficult design problems at the intersection of advanced computer-aided engineering, reliability and robustness, and optimization.

Krishna Muralidharan’s research focuses on implementing integrated computational materials engineering paradigms to push the frontiers of additive manufacturing, multiscale energy storage systems and planetary materials analysis.

Zafer Mutlu’s research interests include design, synthesis, characterization and engineering of electronic device applications, as well as large-scale, system-level integration of nanoscale and quantum materials.