Faculty & Staff

Ramaswamy Nagarajan, Ph.D.

Professor, Faculty Director - HEROES

• Phone(978) 934-3454
• EmailRamaswamy_Nagarajan@uml.edu

Biocatalysis, greener advanced materials (electronic, photo-responsive polymers, molecularly integrated hybrid nanomaterials, materials for energy conversion/storage), elastomers, thermal & morphological characterization of materials, roll to roll manufacture of flexible electronic products.

Alireza V. Amirkhizi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

• Phone(978) 934-5968
• Emailalireza_amirkhizi@uml.edu

Applied Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Composites, and Structures

Craig Armiento, Ph.D.

Professor, Director, Printed Electronics Research Collaborative (PERC), Co-Director, Raytheon-UMass Lowell Research Institute (RURI); Director, Center for Photonics, Electromagnetics and Nanoelectronics (CPEN)

• Phone(978) 934-3395
• EmailCraig_Armiento@uml.edu

Printed Electronics, Photonics, Semiconductor Devices, Fiber Optic Communications

Carol Forance Barry, D.Eng.

Co-Director, Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence; Associate Director, NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing; Professor

• Phone(978) 934-3436
• EmailCarol_Barry@uml.edu

Plastics processing, including extrusion, injection molding, and novel processing techniques; , nanomanufacturing with polymers; 3D printing

Dhimiter Bello, Sc.D., MSc

Associate Professor

• Phone(978) 934-3343
• EmailDhimiter_Bello@uml.edu

Supriya Chakrabarti, Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Dean Kennedy College of Sciences

• Phone(978) 934-3287
• EmailSupriya_Chakrabarti@uml.edu

Space experiments, Hyperspectral imaging from UV to near IR, Lidar.

Kwok-Fan Chow, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

• Phone(978) 934-4022
• EmailKwokFan_Chow@uml.edu

Analytical Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Nanomaterials

Patrick Drane, M.S.M.E.

Assistant Director of Baseball Research Center

• Phone978-934-2996
• EmailPatrick_Drane@uml.edu

Experimental Mechanics of Baseball Bats & Other Sports Equipment, Composite Materials, High-Speed Imaging, Laboratory Setup & Management, Conference & Symposium Management, STEM Engagement in K-12

Andrew Gatesman, Ph.D.

Associate Research Professor, Director, Principal Investigator

• Phone978-934-1365
• EmailAndrew_Gatesman@uml.edu

Millimeter-wavelength and terahertz frequency optical systems and dielectric properties of materials

Cheryl Gomes

Technical Program Manager, HEROES

• Phone978-934-5825
• EmailCheryl_Gomes@uml.edu

Fibers, textiles, and textile products; program management; budget planning and revenue forecasting; proposal preparation

Garry Handelman, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Professor

• Phone(978) 934-4503
• EmailGarry_Handelman@uml.edu

Nutritional Sciences

Christopher Hansen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, UMass Lowell SHAP3D Site Director

• Phone(978) 934-2932
• EmailChristopher_Hansen@uml.edu

Materials science, self-healing materials, additive manufacturing (i.e. 3D printing) techniques

David Kazmer, Ph.D

Professor, Department Chair

• Phone(978) 934-2962
• EmailDavid_Kazmer@uml.edu

Plastics product design and manufacturing

Jayant Kumar, Ph.D.

Professor

• Phone(978) 934-3788
• EmailJayant_Kumar@uml.edu

Material Science, Optical & electronic properties of materials, Optical Spectroscopy, Devices

Pradeep Kurup, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor, Department Chair, Distinguished University Professor

• Phone(978) 934-2278
• EmailPradeep_Kurup@uml.edu

Geotechnical Engineering

Joey Mead, Ph.D.

Co-Director, Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence; Deputy Director, NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing; Center Director, SHAP3D; Professor

• Phone(978) 934-3446
• EmailJoey_Mead@uml.edu

Rubber technology, thermoplastic elastomers, design, properties and processing of elastomers, nano materials.

Nese Orbey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

• Phone(978) 934-4000
• EmailNese_Orbey@uml.edu

Emmanuelle Reynaud, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

• Phone(978) 934-2961
• EmailEmmanuelle_Reynaud@uml.edu

Materials Science and Engineering, Polymers and Composites

Daniel F. Schmidt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

• Phone(978) 934-3451
• EmailDaniel_Schmidt@uml.edu

Materials preparation and structure/properties relationships in polymer nanocomposites, polymer crosslinking and network formation, pre-ceramic polymers, sol-gel chemistry and materials analysis (porosimetry, permeation testing, thermal analysis, x-ray diffraction & spectroscopic techniques)

James A. Sherwood, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Dean of Engineering for Graduate Students, Professor, Director, Co-Director

• Phone(978) 934-3313
• Emailjames_sherwood@uml.edu

Solid Mechanics, Composite Materials, Sports Engineering, Finite Element Modeling

Meg Sobkowicz-Kline, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

• Phone(978) 934-3433
• EmailMargaret_SobkowiczKline@uml.edu

Renewable polymers, Plastics processing, nanocomposites, organic photovoltaics and electronics, rheology, scattering

James E. Whitten, Ph.D.

Professor

• Phone(978) 934-3666
• EmailJames_Whitten@uml.edu

Physical & materials chemistry at surfaces & interfaces

David J. Willis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

• Phone(978) 934-3101
• Emaildavid_willis@uml.edu

Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics

Susan D'Amore

Office Manager

• Phone978-934-3256
• Emailsusan_damore@uml.edu