Timothy A. Becker
Associate Professor of Practice, Director, Bioengineering PhD Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email: Tim.Becker@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-1468
Research interests: Advanced materials used in translational medical device development, aneurysm and stroke modeling, brain vessel modeling, and mechanical characterization of biomaterials.
Ryan Behunin
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science
Email: Ryan.Behunin@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-0443
Research interests: Optomechanics, Quantum Physics, Fluctuation-Induced Phenomena.
Bertrand Cambou
Professor, Applied Physics and Materials Science
Email: Bertrand.Cambou@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-7824
Research interests: Cybersecurity, Nanotechnology, Memristors, ReRAM, Post Quantum Cryptography
Cindy C. Browder
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Email:Cindy.Browder@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-9062
Research interests: Polymer electrolytes, polymer synthesis, power storage, supercapacitors, drug design, antimicrobial compounds, small molecule and heterocycle synthesis, synthetic methodology.
Constantin “Cornel” Ciocanel
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email: Constantin.Ciocanel@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-2439
Research interests: Smart materials, adaptive systems, power storage composite materials
Heidi Feigenbaum
Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email: Heidi.Feigenbaum@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-5326
Research interests: Continuum mechanics, constitutive modeling, solid mechanics, adaptive materials, and structure.
John G. Gibbs
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science
Email: John.Gibbs@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-1916
Research interests: Dr. Gibbs is an experimental condensed matter physicist who primarily focuses on inorganic nanomaterials and their applications. Currently, his two main research areas are: (1) the fabrication and optical properties of metamaterials with nanoscale features, and (2) active transport and collective behavior of self-propelled particles at the micro- and nanoscale.
Stephanie Hurst
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Email: Stephanie.Hurst@nau.edu
Phone: 928- 523-6204
Research interests: Inorganic and organometallic complexes with an emphasis on functional transition-metal systems with p-delocalization.
Robert S. Kellar
Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Biological Sciences
Email: Robert.Kellar@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-9311
Research interests: Development, characterization, and evaluation of biomaterials to make them more suitable for clinical use.
Mark Loeffler
Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science
Email: Mark.Loeffler@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523–0369
Research interests: Materials Science, Surface Science, Physical Chemistry, Radiation Effects in Solids, Planetary Science
Andy Koppisch
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Email: Andy.Koppisch@nau.edu
Phone: 928- 523-8893
Research interests: Development and characterization of antibiotic and antibiofilm materials, ionic liquids/deep eutectic solvents, secondary metabolism in bacteria, biosynthesis of terpenoids/isoprenoids.
Naomi Lee
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Email: Naomi.Lee@nau.edu
Phone: 928- 523-7379
Research interests: Self-assembling peptides, virus-like particles, vaccines, biomaterials, nanofibrils
Gerrick Lindberg
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science
Email: Gerrick.Lindberg@nau.edu
Phone: 928- 523-3897
Research interests: Molecular scale modeling, modeling of soft condensed matter, biophysics, astrochemistry, enhanced sampling methods.
Christopher Mann
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science
Email: Christopher.Mann@nau.edu
Research interests: Optical Interferometry, holography, machine vision, materials imaging
Jennifer S. Martinez
Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science
Email: Jennifer.Martinez@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-4304
Research interests: Biomaterials, fluorescent nanoclusters, recombinant polymers, device integration, and biosensors
Gabriel A. Montaño
Professor and Department Chair, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science
Email: Gabriel.Montano@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-2353
Research interests: Bio-inspired membrane materials, non-equilibrium materials, scanning-probe microscopy application development
Inès Montaño
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science
Email: Ines.Montano@nau.edu
Research interests: Quantum phenomena, novel nanoscale optoelectronics, and quantum computing devices, metamaterials
Gregory Uyeda
Assistant Research Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science
Email: Gregory.Uyeda@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-2625
Research interests: Spectroscopy, scanning probe microscopy, optical microscopy, photochemistry, photosynthesis
Robert L. Whetten
Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science
Email: Robert.Whetten@NAU.edu
Phone: 928-523-5517
Research interests: Molecular & discrete metallurgy; chemical physics of protected metallic clusters; structure and bonding
Miguel Jose Yacaman
Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science
Email: Miguel.Yacaman@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-5518
Research interests: Properties of Nanomaterials, Synthesis of nanostructures, Electron Microscopy, Nanoparticles
