Engineered Materials
The Engineered Materials research cluster at Miami University’s College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) develops and tests materials to address challenges in sustainability, energy, healthcare, and manufacturing. From smart materials to biocompatible polymers, faculty and students are driving innovations that shape the materials of tomorrow.
Labs and resources
This lab enables measurement of elastic and plastic, viscoelastic, viscous, thermal and fatigue properties, visualization and characterization of materials, and thermal processes for improving material properties. It is equipped with Instron Universal testing machines, MTS tensile, compressive, and fatigue testing equipment, Buehler Metallography facility (includes a Buehler polishing equipment and an optical microscope), Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer, Bruker optical surface profilometer, Olympus optical microscope, Mitutoyo surface roughness tester, Qualitest Vickers microhardness tester, Perkin Elmer Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), and Coordinate measuring machine (CMM).
This team studies biomaterials for tissue engineering applications and uses computational design methods for optimizing the properties. Furthermore, bio-based/sustainable polymers are investigated for use in packaging applications.
CAMI is a well-equipped microscopy facility containing a Reichert-Jun Ultracut E Ultramicrotome, a Reichert-Jun S Ultracut Microtome, and an AO Instruments Sliding Microtome for sectioning. The facility contains equipment for Scanning Electron Microscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy, and light/fluorescence microscopy, and maintains equipment for cryopreservation, photographic documentation, computer analysis, sample preparation, and image scanning and printing.
This lab investigates phenomenon at interfaces, lubrication and surface science and is resourced with various equipment such as Mettler Toledo XS205 Balance, 4 station Pin on Disk Tribometer, 4 Station Flat-on-Flat Tribometer, Transmission Clutch Tester, Ultrasonicating Horn, Sonicating Bath, Bruker Contour GT Scanning White Light Interferometer, and RTEC Multi-Functional Tribometer.
This lab is used for the synthesis of advanced micro and nano materials with the focus on solar energy, drug delivery, and nanotoxicity applications. This lab has various materials processing capabilities including chemical bath deposition, electrodeposition, spin coating, physical vapor deposition, dip coating, sol-gel, 3D printing, etc.
CEC faculty working in this research cluster
Faculty in this cluster are developing the next generation of materials to meet modern needs in health, energy, and sustainability. Select a faculty researcher below to learn more about their work and recent publications.
Fazeel Khan, Ph.D
Cyclic deformation behavior in ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene used in knee and hip implants
Mehdi Zanjani, Ph.D
Phononics and Acoustic Metamaterials for waveguiding, acoustic filtering, and acoustic rectification
Amy Youselfi, Ph.D.
Biomaterials and sustainable polymers
Jeong-Hoi Koo, Ph.D.
Engineering Applications of Smart Materials – Magneto-Rheological Fluids: Haptic Button
Mark Sidebottom, Ph.D.
Design of Polymer Composites for Reduced Friction and Wear
Lei Kerr, Ph.D.
Advanced Electronic Material Growth and Charaterization
Doug Coffin, Ph.D.
Paper Mechanics, Composite Materials Viscoelasticity
Steven Keller, Ph.D.
Materials Science, Paper Chemistry
If your company is interested in benefiting from research opportunities and faculty expertise at the College of Engineering and Computing, please contact:
Jenni Szolwinski
Director of Industry Relations
Miami University
513-529-0702
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Below, you’ll find contact information for the faculty members involved in this research cluster. Feel free to reach out if you’d like to get involved as a student researcher!
