Viterbi Faculty Directory

 

Department Leadership

Andrea Maria Hodge – Department Chair
Arthur B. Freeman Professor and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
My group research focus is on the synthesis of engineered microstructures with nanoscale precision, which allows for tailored properties and/or functionality. Our experimental approach includes characterization and testing leading to a fundamental understanding of processes and mechanisms within the synthesis – microstructure space. We use a variety of coating techniques such as sputtering and electrodeposition to design and produce new nano-structured, micro- structured, and amorphous materials for advanced applications.
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Noah Malmstadt – Associate Department Chair
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Chemistry
My group research focus is on the synthesis of engineered microstructures with nanoscale precision, which Research in the Malmstadt laboratory focuses broadly on the topic of engineered interfaces. We study this both in terms of the central interface in biology—the cell membrane—and in microfluidic systems, where fluid-fluid and fluid-solid interfaces play key roles in system performance. We build synthetic systems for studying how lipid composition and oxidative processes change the medically relevant properties of cell membranes. We also build systems for studying how neurobiologically important receptor proteins are altered by their local lipid environment, with the long-term goal of tuning this…
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Iraj Ershaghi – Director, Petroleum Engineering Program
Omar B. Milligan Chair in Petroleum Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
My research focus is on energy transition, digital control of hydrocarbon production and transport, subsurface reservoir characterization, well testing, and unconventional reservoirs.
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Edward Crandall
Edward Crandall
Professor of Medicine and Chemical Engineering and Materials Sciences; Kenneth T. Norris, Jr., Chair in Medicine; Hastings Foundation Professorship in Medicine
Paul Dapkus
Paul Daniel Dapkus
Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Stacey Finley
Stacey Finley
Nichole A. and Thuan Q. Pham Professor and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and Quantitative and Computational Biology
Martin Gundersen
Martin A Gundersen
Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Electrophysics
Rajiv Kalia
Rajiv Kalia
Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and Biomedical Engineering
Terence Langdon
Terence Langdon
Professor Emeritus of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Jerry Lee
Jerry SH Lee, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Brent Melot
Brent Melot
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Surya Prakash
Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Ishwar Puri
Ishwar K. Puri
Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Richard Roberts
Richard Roberts
Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular and Computational Biology
Mark Thompson
Mark Thompson
University Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Arieh Warshel
Arieh Warshel
Dana and David Dornsife Chair in Chemistry and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science