AMRI Faculty
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Faculty of AMRI
John Wiley, Ph.D.
President's Research Professor Charles J. O'Connor Ph.D. Endowed Professor in Chemistry
Director of Advanced Materials Research Institute
Department of Chemistry
SC 2064
504-280-6840 504-280-6849
Inorganic, Materials Chemistry
Leszek Malkinski, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics & Materials Physics Department Chair
Department of Physics
SC 2009
504-280-1346
Condensed matter physics: Thin film technology, Micro-Origami, Magnetic and microwave materials, Solar cells, Multiferroic and multifunctional composites, Spintronics and Biomagnetism
Viktor Poltavets
Assistant Professor Associate Director of AMRI
Department of Chemistry
504-280-4418
Solid State Chemistry, Rechargeable Batteries, & Catalysis
Theoretical and computational approaches to the study of liquid water, interfaces, aqueous solutions, proteins, and ion transport through various materials.
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
Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Fabrications
Leonard Spinu, Ph.D.
University Research Professor of Physics & Materials Science
Department of Physics
SC 2007
504-280-3218
Magnetic nanoparticles, radio frequency and microwave properties of materials.
See Dr. Spinu's research group website
Matthew Tarr, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
University Director of Undergraduate Research
CSB 344
504-280-6323
Analytical, biochemistry, materials chemistry
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.
Synthesis of semiconductor nanowires for chemical sensor, biological sensor and photovoltaic applications. Nanomaterials characterization using electron microscopy.
See Dr. Zhou's research group website
Environmental Chemistry, Photochemistry, Nanomaterials, Aquatic Geochemistry, Analytical Chemistry
Associated Faculty of AMRI
Paul Herrington, Ph.D.
Professor of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering
EN 909A
504-280-6178
Fatigue failure of composite joints, Stress concentrations in laminated plates, Reliability of laminated structures
See Dr. Herrington's faculty page
Professor Emeritus