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The faculty members of the department
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Jane P. Chang Professor and Associate Dean Research Website (310) 206-7980 |
Plasma chemistries and surface kinetics, atomic layer deposition of complex and multifunctional oxide materials, semiconductor processing and chemistry, computational surface chemistry, nanostructured complex oxides |
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Yvonne Chen Assistant Professor Research Website On leave, Harvard Univ. 2011-13 |
Applying molecular and synthetic biology techniques to rewire and construct novel biological circuits for applications in health and medicine, particularly in cell-based immunotherapy. |
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Panagiotis Christofides Professor Research Website (310) 794-1015 |
Control of nonlinear and hybrid processes, networked process control, fault-tolerant process control, water systems modeling and control, control of multiscale process systems, model reduction, optimization and control of nonlinear distributed parameter systems, modeling and control of particulate and bacterial systems |
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Yoram Cohen Professor Research Website (310) 825-8766 |
Surface nano-structuring with polymers and organosilanes, graft polymerization, membranes: desalination, ultrafiltration and pervaporation, surface crystallization, neural networks for quantitative-structure property estimation, intermedia and multimedia transport in environmental systems, environmental impact assessment |
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James F. Davis Professor and Vice Provost Research Website (310) 206-0011 |
Information technology |
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Vijay Dhir, Ph.D. Professor and Dean Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science vdhir@seas.ucla.edu 310-825-8507 |
Two-phase heat transfer, boiling and condensation, thermal and hydrodynamic stability, thermal hydraulics of nuclear reactors, microgravity heat transfer, soil remediation. |
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Robert Hicks Professor Research Website (310) 206-6865 |
Atmospheric pressure plasmas - physics, chemistry and materials processing, semiconductor nanotechnology, surface chemistry of materials |
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Louis J. Ignarro Professor and Nobel Laureate Research Website (310) 825-5159 |
Molecular and medical pharmacology |
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James C. Liao Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Professor and Chair Research Website (310) 825-1656 |
Next-generation bio-derived energy, CO2 fixation, synthetic metabolic networks, gene-metabolic circuits, nitric oxide metabolism, fatty acid metabolism |
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Yunfeng Lu Professor Research Website (310) 794-7238 |
Nanostructured Materials and Devices, molecular design and self-assembly, energy storage and conversion, biomimetic materials and system |
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Vasilios Manousiouthakis Professor Research Website (310) 206-0300 |
Plasma simulation, process design, process optimization, process control |
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Harold Monbouquette Professor Research Website (310) 825-8946 |
Biochemical engineering |
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Gerassimos Orkoulas Assistant Professor (310) 267-0169 |
Novel algorithms for fluid simulation, fluid criticality: scaling theory and simulations, modeling and control of protein crystallization, multiscale modeling and control of thin film deposition |
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Tatiana Segura Associate Professor Research Website (310) 206-3980 |
The Segura Laboratory for Engineering Cell Instructive Materials focuses on the design of hydrogel biomaterials for stem cell culture and differentiation studies in vitro and vascularization and stem cell transplantation strategies in vivo. We utilize a combination of carbohydrates, protein, peptide and DNA delivery in the design of our hydrogels. |
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Selim Senkan Professor Research Website (310) 206-4106 |
Chemical reaction engineering, catalysis and combustion |
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Yi Tang Professor and Vice-Chair Research Website (310) 825-0375 |
Metabolic engineering, natural product biosynthesis |
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Emeriti Faculty |
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| Eldon Knuth Emeriti Professor |
(310) 825-8485 | Molecular dynamics, thermodynamics, combustion, kinetics and the thermodynamics of processes in rapidly expanding fluid flows. |
| Ken Nobe Emeriti Professor |
(310) 825-2447 | Research is focused in electrochemical processes and nano-electrochemical systems. Specific interests involve the kinetics and mechanisms of electrodissolution and electrodeposition of metals and semiconductors, oscillatory behavior in electrochemical systems, electroorganic electrochemical and bioelectrochemical processes, corrosion, fuel cells and batteries, processing of magnetic polymer and alloy thin films for nano-electrochemical systems (NEMS). |
| William D. Van Vorst Emeriti Professor |
(310) 825-2816 |
Thermodynamics, energy conversion, alternative energy systems, hydrogen and alcohol as engine fuels. |
| A. R. Frank Wazzan Emeriti Professor and Former Dean |
(310) 206-1598 |
Professor Wazzan is internationally recognized for his research in the areas of nuclear material, thermal hydraulics, and stability of laminar flows. He was also a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark for his studied of magnetic interactions in solids. His research has had significant impact on the design of high-performance underwater weapons systems for the U.S. Navy. |
