School of Materials Science and Engineering draws on the research and teaching expertise of faculty from across the College of Engineering and Science, but its core faculty focus on ceramics, polymers, photonics, and textiles.
To learn more about our Faculty and their research, please click on the pictures to go to a brief biography. If you have any questions pertaining to research, you may contact faculty members at the phone number or email address provided.
Current Faculty (click on picture for Bio.)
John M. Ballato, Ceramic Engineering
(864) 656-1035
jballat@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Optical
Vincent Blouin, Joint Appointment
(864) 656-5352
vblouin@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Materials applications
in Architecture, corrosion, numerical modeling
Denis A. Brosnan, Ceramic Engineering
(864) 656-0603
bdenis@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Tile and Brick
Philip J. Brown, Polymer & Textiles
(864) 656-6072
pjb@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Fiber Based Devices & Formation
Michael S. Ellison, Polymer Fibers
(864) 656-5956
ellisom@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Biomimesis
Stephen H. Foulger, Materials Science
Gregg-Graniteville Endowed Chair and Professor
(864) 656-1045
foulger@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Assemblies of Colloidal Particles
Esin Gulari, Dean of CoES
(864) 656-3202
egulari@clemson.edu
Marian (Molly) Kennedy, Materials Science
(864) 656-5349
mskenne@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Film Adhesion,
Mechanical Properties of Thin Films, Flexible Electronics
Group www.clemson.edu/~mskenne
Konstantin Kornev, Materials Physics
(864) 656-6541
kkornev@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Nanofluidics
Gary C. Lickfield, Polymer Fibers
(864) 656-5964
lgary@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Online Characterization
During Melt Spinning
Jian Luo, Materials Science
(864) 656-5961
jianluo@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Surfaces, Interfaces
and Nanostructured Films
Igor Luzinov, Polymer Science (Interim Director)
(864) 656-5958
luzinov@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Surface &
Interfacial Polymer Layers & Films
O. Thompson Mefford, Materials Science
(864) 656-4307
mefford@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Magnetic Nanoparticles
Fei Peng, Ceramics
(864) 656-4134
fpeng@clemson.edu
Research Interest: High Temperature Ceramics
Henry J. Rack, Metallurgy
(864) 656-5636
rackh@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Advanced Metallics
& Composites
Kathleen Richardson, Ceramic Engineering
(864) 656-0549
richar3@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Oxide
& Non-oxide Optical Glasses & Glass Ceramics
Eric C. Skaar, Ceramic Engineering
(864) 656-5351
ecskr@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Materials Processing
Research Faculty
JoAn Hudson, Electron Microscopy
(864) 656-7535
joanh@clemson.edu
John P. Sanders, National Brick Research CT
(864) 656-0604
jpsand@clemson.edu
Steven Serkiz, Environmental Engr & Earth Science
(864) 656-3276
serkiz@clemson.edu
Courtesy Joint Appointment
Keith Green, School of Architecture
(864) 656-3887
kegreen@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Intelligent
Materials and Systems for Architecture
Julie Trenor, Engineering and Science Education
(864) 656-4321
jtrenor@clemson.edu
Terry Tritt, Physics
(864) 656-5319
ttritt@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Condensed matter physics
Emeritus Faculty
Richard J. Aspland, Color Chemistry
(864) 654-2204
aj@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Color
Hassan M. Behery
Christine W. Cole, Textiles & Apparel
(864) 656-8454
cwjrv@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Fabrics
Michael J. Drews, Director, Clemson Conservation Center
(843) 744-2974, ext. 11
dmichae@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Super &
Sub-Critical Fluids
Clifford C. Fain
Bhuvenesh C. Goswami
(864) 656-7880,
gbhuven@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Yarns &
Fabrics
C. J. Hubbard
O. Frank Hunter
Burtrand I. Lee, Ph.D.
Lburtra@clemson.edu
address: 2862 Sutton Oaks Lane, Vienna, VA 22181
CECON Science & Engineering Consultant (http://www.cecon.com/)
Research Expertise: Materials synthesis-structure-property relationship, nanoparticle synthesis and stabilization, sustainable energy materials.
Henry G. Lefort
David H. Leigh, III
Douglas V. Rippy
Clarence D. Rogers
(864) 656-5962,
cdrtex@clemson.edu
Theodore D. Taylor
(864) 656-5352,
tdtyl@clemson.edu
Edward A. Vaughn
(864) 656-5965,
vedward@clemson.edu
Research Interest: Dry Laid Nonwovens
Adjunct Faculty
Ulrich Fotheringham, ulrich.fotheringham@schott.com
Hua Bao
(864)656-1023,
bao@clemson.edu
Terry
C. Lowe
tlowe@lanl.gov
Yaw S. Obeng, ysoa1@aol.com
David K. Peeler
david.peeler@srnl.doe.gov
Sergei L. Pyshkin, spyshkin@yahoo.com
Ruslan Z. Valiev, rzvaliev@mail.rb.ru
Tommy Edwards, thomase@clemson.edu
Suzanne Huerth, huerths@clemson.edu
Prof. Donald
Lupo
Tampere University of Technology
Department of Electronics
Korkeakoulunkatu 3, PO Box 692
Tel.: +358-40-8490614
FI-33101 Tampere
Michael Meador, mmeador@clemson.edu
David Witter
dwitter@clemson.edu