Research in ceramics MS&E is focused on developing new nanostructured ceramics, on the in-depth understanding of single crystal growth, transport of matter and charge, and the nature of point defects in ceramic materials, as well as on investigating the structure and properties of silicate glasses. New nanostructures are explored using a novel synthetic approach: block-copolymer-directed silica synthesis, leading to exotic structures with the prospect of improving performance in, for example, fuel cell applications.
Fine structure of high-temperature ceramic materials
TEM image of triblock copolymer-derived aluminosilicate materials
Block-copolymer materials disassembled to reveal their constituent parts
Organized structure in a non-oxide ceramic system
| Name | Area(s) of Research | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Lynden Archer Field Faculty |
Biomaterials, Ceramics, Composites, Energy, Ferromagnetics, Metals, Nanomaterials, Optoelectronics, Polymers, Semiconductors, Theory, Thin films | laa25@cornell.edu |
| Dieter G. Ast Department Faculty |
Ceramics, Semiconductors | dga1@cornell.edu 229 Bard 607.255.4140 |
| Rüdiger Dieckmann Department Faculty |
Ceramics | rd32@cornell.edu 228 Bard 607.255.4315 |
| Lara A. Estroff Department Faculty |
Biomaterials, Ceramics, Colloids, Composites, Nanomaterials, Polymers | lae37@cornell.edu 329 Bard 607.254.5256 |
| Richard G. Hennig Department Faculty |
Ceramics, Energy, Metals, Semiconductors, Theory, Thin films | rgh27@cornell.edu 126 Bard 607.255.6429 |
| Roald Hoffmann Field Faculty |
Ceramics, Metals, Theory, Thin films | rh34@cornell.edu |
| Richard D Robinson Department Faculty |
Ceramics, Colloids, Energy, Metals, Nanomaterials, Semiconductors | rdr82@cornell.edu 127 Bard 607.255.7750 |
| Wolfgang H. Sachse Field Faculty |
Ceramics, Theory | whs3@cornell.edu |
| John Silcox Field Faculty |
Ceramics, Colloids, Composites, Metals, Nanomaterials, Semiconductors, Thin films | js97@cornell.edu |
| Christopher "Kit" Umbach Department Faculty |
Biomaterials, Ceramics, Metals, Nanomaterials, Semiconductors, Thin films | ccu1@cornell.edu 114 Thurston 607.255.7339 |
| Uli Wiesner Department Faculty |
Biomaterials, Ceramics, Colloids, Composites, Energy, Nanomaterials, Optoelectronics, Polymers, Thin films | ubw1@cornell.edu 330 Bard 607.255.3487 |
| R. Bruce van Dover Department Faculty |
Ceramics, Energy, Ferromagnetics, Metals, Nanomaterials, Optoelectronics, Thin films | rbv2@cornell.edu 227 Bard 607.255.3228 |