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Faculty of AMRI

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John Wiley, Ph.D.
Director of AMRI & President's Research Professor            Department of Chemistry

SC 2064

504-280-6840 504-280-6849 

jwiley@uno.edu

    Inorganic, Materials Chemistry

 


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Leszek Malkinski, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics & Materials Physcis Department Chair  Department of Physics 

SC 2009

504-280-1346

lmalkins@uno.edu

Condensed matter physics: Thin film technology, Micro-Origami, Magnetic and microwave materials, Solar cells, Multiferroic and multifunctional composites, Spintronics and Biomagnetism


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Viktor Poltavets
Assistant Professor                 Associate Director of AMRI
Department of Chemistry

504-280-4418

vpoltave@uno.edu

Solid State Chemistry, Rechargeable Batteries, & Catalysis


Rick Photo
 

Steven Rick
University Research Professor 
Department of Chemistry

504-280-1119 

srick@uno.edu

Theoretical and computational approaches to the study of liquid water, interfaces, aqueous solutions, proteins, and ion transport through various materials.


  Schilling Photo

Paul Schilling, Ph.D.
Professor of Engineering
Chair of Mechanical Engineering

EN 926

504-280-6632

pschilli@uno.edu

Phase development in metastable binary alloys; Characterization of automobile exhaust particulates; Materials problems related to microfabrication techniques based on x-ray lithography; NDE of composite materials; Development of Al-Sc-X alloys 


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Damon Smith
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

504-280-6167 

dsmith3@uno.edu

Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Fabrications


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Leonard Spinu, Ph.D.
University Research Professor of Physics & Materials Science 
Department of Physics

SC 2007

504-280-3218

lspinu@uno.edu

Magnetic nanoparticles, radio frequency and microwave properties of materials.

See Dr. Spinu's research group website

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Matthew Tarr, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
University Director of Undergraduate Research

CSB 344

504-280-6323

mtarr@uno.edu

Analytical, biochemistry, materials chemistry


Mark L. Trudell

 

Mark L. Trudell, Ph.D.
Chair & Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemistry

504-280-7337

mtrudell@uno.edu

Research in our group focuses on 2 areas: 1) the development of novel molecular probes to explore the molecular mechanisms of psychostimulant reward; 2) the development of new methods for C-N bond formation.


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Weilie Zhou, Ph.D.
Professor of Materials Science Department of Physics

SC 2003

504-280-1068

wzhou@uno.edu

Synthesis of semiconductor nanowires for chemical sensor, biological sensor and photovoltaic applications. Nanomaterials characterization using electron microscopy.


See Dr. Zhou's research group website

Phoebe Zito, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry

504-280-7336

pazito@uno.edu

Environmental Chemistry, Photochemistry, Nanomaterials, Aquatic Geochemistry, Analytical Chemistry


Associated Faculty of AMRI

Herrington Photo
 

Paul Herrington, Ph.D.
Professor of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering

EN 909A

504-280-6178

pherring@uno.edu

Fatigue failure of composite joints, Stress concentrations in laminated plates, Reliability of laminated structures

See Dr. Herrington's faculty page

 

Professor Emeritus 

 


 

Charles O'Connor, Ph.D.
Professor-Emeritus

coconnor@uno.edu

Inorganic Chemistry, Material Science and Nanotechnology

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