The Johns Hopkins Department of Materials Science and Engineering is committed to nurturing a collaborative environment. Our students have the opportunity to work in small research groups with a faculty advisor and postdoctoral researchers.
The following is a list of research groups led by faculty with a primary affiliation in our department. For faculty conducting materials-related research in other departments, please see our list of associated faculty.
For your convenience, we have also provided a list of current graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in our department.
- Led By: Prof. Jonah Erlebacher
- Research Focus: Nanomaterials and Materials for Energy
Falk Group
- Led By: Prof. Michael Falk
- Research Focus: Computational Materials Science, Structural Materials Science, and Optoelectronic & Magnetic Materials
Hall Group
- Led By: Assistant Prof. Anthony Shoji Hall
- Research Focus: Materials for Energy
- Led By: Prof. Kalina Hristova
- Research Focus: Biomaterials and the Structure and Physics of Biomembranes
Hufnagel Group
- Led By: Prof. Todd Hufnagel
- Research Focus: Structural Materials, Nanomaterials, X-Ray Scattering, 3D Microstructures, and Metals
Katz Group
- Led By: Prof. Howard Katz
- Research Focus: Nanomaterials and Optoelectronic & Magnetic Materials
- Led By: Prof. Hai-Quan Mao
- Research Focus: Biomaterials and Polymer & Tissue Engineering
- Led By: Assistant Prof. Tim Mueller
- Research Focus: Computational Materials Science, Nanomaterials, and Materials for Energy
- Led By: Assistant Prof. Corey Oses
- Research Focus: Computational Materials Science, High-Entropy Materials, and Materials for Energy
- Led By: Prof. Peter Searson
- Research Focus: Biomaterials and Electrochemistry
Spicer Group
- Led By: Prof. James Spicer
- Research Focus: Materials Characterization, Laser-Materials Interactions, Materials for Energy, Structural Materials, and Optoelectronic & Magnetic Materials
Taheri Group
- Led by: Mitra Taheri
- Research Focus: In situ and analytical electron microscopy; structural, electronic, and magnetic materials; biomaterials, extreme environments; additive manufacturing
- Led By: Prof. Tim Weihs
- Research Focus: Nanomaterials, Thin Films, and Structural Materials
Fall 2020
Last Name | First Name | Research Group |
Agarwal | Ojaswi | Hemker |
Appel | Pheobe | Erlebacher |
Andrews | Caleb | Taheri |
Arlington | Shane | Weihs |
Banjeree | Arunima | Hemker |
Baris | Jodie | Erlebacher |
Barrie | Catherine | Hemker |
Beaudry | David | Taheri |
Bond | Christopher | Katz |
Borah | Preetom | Weihs |
Brizzolara | Katherine | Hemker |
Chen | Nan (Louise) | Katz |
Choy | Joseph | Mao |
Chuang | Alyssa | Erlebacher |
Ding | Supeng | Gu |
Eoh | Joon | Gu |
Eswarappa Prameela | Suhas | Weihs |
Fan | Zhao | Ma |
Fang | Zhiwei | Gu |
Fajardo | Spencer | Falk |
Fite | John | Weihs |
Florencio Aleman | Christopher | Chen |
Gao | Qingyang | Ma |
Gigliotti | Nicholas | Taheri |
Gong | Tianyao | Hall |
Grant | Jesse | Weihs |
Greenidge | Gina | Erlebacher |
Guan | Ming | Hufnagel |
Hernandez Valle | Alberto | Mueller |
Hopkins | Emily | Taheri |
Hunt | Gabriella | Spicer |
Inouye | Monica | Weihs |
Johnson | Isaac | Chen |
Kim | Joo Ho | Gu |
Kitchen | Grant | Searson |
Krynicki | Jenna | Weihs |
Lee | Taein | Katz |
Li | Chengyang | Mueller |
Light | Taylor | Hristova |
Ma | Jessica | Spicer |
Ozdemir | Ece | Hristova |
Park | Sharon | Hemker |
Pate | Cassandra | Hufnagel/Taheri |
Peters | Adam | Spicer |
Present | Samuel | Hemker |
Qiu | Chenhu | Mao |
Roy | Tanaya | Hristova |
Ruan | Dihui | Falk |
Sheng | Hao | Hufnagel |
Small | Kathryn | Hufnagel/Taheri |
Song | Yunjia | Katz |
Tian | Yuan | Chen |
Wagner | Justine | Katz |
Wang | Chuhong | Mueller |
Wang | Yunfei | Hall |
Wang | Yunzhe | Mueller |
Wirth | Daniel | Hristova |
Wu | Dung-Yi | Hufnagel |
Xue | Ju | Weihs |
Yao | Zhicheng | Mao |
Zhang | Hao | Hall |
Zhang | Yicheng | Mao |
Zhang | Zhuoqun | Hall |
Zuo | Yi | Gu |
Thibault | Stephen | Erlebacher |
Fall 2020
Name | Advisor |
Liang Cao | Tim Mueller |
Tanmoy Chakraborty | Tim Mueller |
Kerri-Lee Chintersingh | Tim Weihs/HEMI |
Jinfeng Han | Howard Katz |
Xiyu Ke | Hai-Quan Mao |
Shan-Ping Liu | Tim Mueller |
Tushita Mukhopadhyaya | Howard Katz |
James Nathaniel | Mitra Taheri |
Ye Tian | Todd Hufnagel |
Qi Wang | Hai-Quan Mao |
Bin Xu | Michael Falk |
Kunyu Zhang | Luo Gu |