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PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR:
PROFESSOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
PROFESSOR (JOINT APPOINTMENT) OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
EDUCATION :
B.S., Rice University, Materials Science and Engineering, 1980
M.S., Stanford University, Materials Science and Engineering, 1982
Ph.D., Stanford University, Materials Science and Engineering, 1985
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND GOALS:
This research group is primarily focused on developing a better understanding of the mechanisms that govern material failure in devices and structures. Both manufactured and biological materials are investigated and are tested using failure processes that include biofouling encrustation, corrosion, fatigue, high temperature rupture, fracture, and insufficient mechanical biocompatibility. Currently, the labs are investigating a wide range of materials from "green" asphalt to biomedical implants to aluminum alloys. The knowledge this innovative research produces aids in creating devices that have improved performance, reliability, and service life.