Graduate Group Faculty
Graduate Groups at the University of Pennsylvania are collections of faculty from across campus with a common research interests. Given the breadth and depth of materials research at Penn, the MSE Graduate Group has ~ 70 members that provide a dynamic and diverse environment for cutting-edge breakthroughs. Below is an alphabetical list of faculty who are members of the Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Group, which includes both the primary and secondary faculty of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (bolded). By clicking the name of the faculty member, you can view their profile information.
For faculty listings sorted by research topic, or to learn more about each area of research, please visit the MSE Research Areas page. To see only faculty with academic appointments within the department of Materials Science and Engineering, visit our departmental faculty page.
Name | Primary Department | Primary Research Areas |
Ritesh Agarwal | MSE | Materials for Energy, Materials for Health Science, Microscopies and Scattering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
Mark Allen | ESE | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
Paulo Arratia | MEAM | Polymers and Soft Matter |
Dorit Aviv | Weitzman School of Design | Thermodynamics, Architectural Design, and Material Science. |
Igor Bargatin | MEAM | Structural Materials and Materials for Energy |
John Bassani | MEAM | Computational Materials Science, Structural Materials |
Danielle Bassett | BE | Materials for Health Science |
Lee Bassett | ESE | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
Sue Ann Bidstrup-Allen | CBE | Polymers and Soft Matter |
Jason Burdick | BE | Polymers and Soft Matter and Materials for Health Science |
Robert Carpick | MEAM | Microscopies and Scattering, Materials for Energy, Materials for Health Science, Structural Materials, Polymers and Soft Matter |
I-Wei Chen | MSE | Materials for Health Science, Structural Materials, Polymers and Soft Matter, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
David Chenoweth | CHEM | Materials for Health Science |
Brian Chow | BE | Materials for Health Science |
Russell Composto | MSE | Computational Materials Science, Structural Materials, Polymers and Soft Matter |
John Crocker | CBE | Polymers and Soft Matter |
Peter Davies | MSE | Microscopies and Scattering, Materials for Energy, Materials for Health Science, Structural Materials, Polymers and Soft Matter, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
Eric Detsi | MSE | Microscopies and Scattering, Materials for Energy, Materials for Health Science, Structural Materials, Polymers and Soft Matter, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
Dennis Discher | CBE | Materials for Health Science |
Marija Drndic | Physics | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
Doug Durian | Physics | Polymers and Soft Matter |
Nader Engheta | ESE | Computational Materials Science, Structural Materials |
Zahra Fakhraai | Chemistry | Polymers and Soft Matter, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials for Energy |
Liang Feng | MSE | Microscopies and Scattering, Structural Materials, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
Yale Goldman | Physiology | Materials for Health Science |
Raymond Gorte | CBE | Materials for Energy, Materials for Health Science, Structural Materials |
Dan Hammer | CBE | Materials for Health Science |
Paul Heiney | Physics | Polymers and Soft Matter |
Dan Huh | BE | Materials for Health Science |
Paul Janmey | Physiology | Materials for Health Science |
Deep Jariwala | ESE | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
Douglas Jerolmack | EES/MEAM | Sustainable Materials |
Yuanwen Jiang | MSE | Materials for Health Science, Polymers, and Soft Matter |
A.T. Charlie Johnson | Physics | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Microscopies and Scattering, Structural Materials |
Cherie Kagan | ESE | Materials for Energy, Polymers and Soft Matter |
Randy Kamien | Physics | Polymers and Soft Matter |
Jay Kikkawa | Physics | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
Daeyeon Lee | CBE | Polymers and Soft Matter |
Andrea Liu | Physics | Polymers and Soft Matter |
Jennifer Lukes | MEAM | Computational Materials Science |
Christopher Madl | MSE | Materials for Health Science, Polymers and Soft Matter |
Thomas Mallouk | Chemistry | Materials for Energy, Polymers and Soft Matter |
Gene Mele | Physics | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
Laia Mogas-Soldevila |
Architecture | Materials and Fabrication for Sustainability |
Christopher Murray | MSE | Microscopies and Scattering, Materials for Energy, Materials for Health Science, Structural Materials, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
Troy Olsson | ESE | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
Chinedum Osuji | CBE | Polymers and Soft Matter |
Amish Patel | CBE | Polymers and Soft Matter |
Virgil Percec | Chemistry | Polymers and Soft Matter |
Pedro Ponte Castenada | MEAM | Computational Materials Science |
Prashant Purohit | MEAM | Materials for Health Science |
Ravi Radhakrishnan | BE | Materials for Health Science |
Jordan Raney | MEAM | Structural Materials |
Andrew Rappe | Chemistry | Computational Materials Science, Microscopies and Scattering, Materials for Energy, Materials for Health Science, Structural Materials |
Celia Reina | MEAM | Structural Materials |
Rob Riggleman | CBE | Computational Materials Science, Polymers, and Soft Matter |
Jeff Saven | Chemistry | Computational Materials Science, Materials for Health Science, Polymers and Soft Matter |
Eric Schelter | Chemistry | Materials for Energy |
Vivek Shenoy | MSE | Polymers and Soft Matter, Structural Materials, Materials for Energy, Computational Materials Science |
Talid Sinno | CBE | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
David Srolovitz | MSE | Computational Materials Science, Materials for Energy, Structural Materials |
Eric Stach | MSE | Microscopies and Scattering, Materials for Energy, Structural Materials, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
Kate Stebe | CBE | Polymers and Soft Matter |
Ottman Tertuliano | MEAM | Structural Materials |
Nat Trask | MEAM | Artifical Intelligence, Autonomous Scientific Discovery |
Kevin Turner | MEAM | Materials for Health Science, Structural Materials, Polymers and Soft Matter |
Kyle Vining | Preventive and Restorative Sciences/MSE | Materials for Health Science, Polymers, and Soft Matter |
Flavia Vitale | PSOM/BE | Materials in Health Science |
John Vohs | CBE | Materials for Energy |
Aleks Vojvodic | CBE | Computational Materials Science |
Ping Wang | Pathology | Materials for Health Science |
Karen Winey | MSE | Microscopies and Scattering, Structural Materials, Polymers and Soft Matter, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
Liang Wu | Physics | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |
Shu Yang | MSE | Polymers and Soft Matter, Materials for Health, Materials for Energy and Sustainability, Structural Materials |
Materials for Health Science, Soft Matter | ||
Yu Zhang | Restorative Dental Medicine | Materials in Health Science |
Bo Zhen | Physics | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials |