Faculty & Staff | HEROES

Joey Mead, Ph.D.

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

Rubber technology, thermoplastic elastomers, design, properties and processing of elastomers, nano materials.
- Phone(978) 934-3446
- EmailJoey_Mead@uml.edu
Ramaswamy Nagarajan, Ph.D.

Professor, Faculty Director - HEROES

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.
- Phone(978) 934-3454
- EmailRamaswamy_Nagarajan@uml.edu
Alireza V. Amirkhizi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Applied Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Composites, and Structures
- Phone(978) 934-5968
- Emailalireza_amirkhizi@uml.edu
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)

Printed Electronics, Photonics, Semiconductor Devices, Fiber Optic Communications
- Phone(978) 934-3395
- EmailCraig_Armiento@uml.edu
Carol M.F. Barry, D.Eng.

Co-Director, Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence; Associate Director, NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing; Professor and Associate Department Chair for Undergraduate Programs - Plastics Engineering

Plastics processing, including extrusion, injection molding, and novel processing techniques; nanomanufacturing with polymers; 3D printing
- Phone(978) 934-3436
- EmailCarol_Barry@uml.edu
Dhimiter Bello, Sc.D., MSc

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Professor
- Phone(978) 934-3343
- EmailDhimiter_Bello@uml.edu
Supriya Chakrabarti, Ph.D.

Professor and Director

Space experiments, Hyperspectral imaging from UV to near IR, Lidar.
- Phone(978) 934-3287
- EmailSupriya_Chakrabarti@uml.edu
Kwok-Fan Chow, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Analytical Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Nanomaterials
- Phone(978) 934-4022
- EmailKwokFan_Chow@uml.edu
Susan D'Amore

Office Manager
- Phone978-934-3256
- Emailsusan_damore@uml.edu
Patrick Drane, M.S.M.E.

Assistant Director of Baseball Research Center

Experimental Mechanics of Baseball Bats & Other Sports Equipment, Composite Materials, High-Speed Imaging, Laboratory Setup & Management, Conference & Symposium Management, STEM Engagement in K-12
- Phone978-934-2996
- EmailPatrick_Drane@uml.edu
Andrew Gatesman, Ph.D.

Associate Research Professor, Director, Principal Investigator

Millimeter-wavelength and terahertz frequency optical systems and dielectric properties of materials
- Phone978-934-1365
- EmailAndrew_Gatesman@uml.edu
Cheryl Gomes

Technical Program Manager, HEROES

Fibers, textiles, and textile products; program management; budget planning and revenue forecasting; proposal preparation
- Phone978-934-5825
- EmailCheryl_Gomes@uml.edu
Garry Handelman, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

Nutritional Sciences
- Phone(978) 934-4503
- EmailGarry_Handelman@uml.edu
Christopher Hansen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, UMass Lowell SHAP3D Site Director

Materials science, self-healing materials, additive manufacturing (i.e. 3D printing) techniques
- Phone(978) 934-2932
- EmailChristopher_Hansen@uml.edu
David Kazmer, P.E., Ph.D

Professor, Department Chair

Plastics product and process design, process simulation, instrumentation, and control
- Phone(978) 934-2962
- EmailDavid_Kazmer@uml.edu
Jayant Kumar, Ph.D.

Professor

Material Science, Optical & electronic properties of materials, Optical Spectroscopy, Devices
- Phone(978) 934-3788
- EmailJayant_Kumar@uml.edu
Pradeep Kurup, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor, Department Chair, Distinguished University Professor

Geotechnical Engineering
- Phone(978) 934-2278
- EmailPradeep_Kurup@uml.edu
Nese Orbey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
- Phone(978) 934-4000
- EmailNese_Orbey@uml.edu
Emmanuelle Reynaud, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Materials Science and Engineering, Polymers and Composites
- Phone(978) 934-2961
- EmailEmmanuelle_Reynaud@uml.edu
Daniel F. Schmidt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

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)
- Phone(978) 934-3451
- EmailDaniel_Schmidt@uml.edu
James A. Sherwood, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Dean, Graduate Programs, Professor, Director, Co-Director

Solid Mechanics, Composite Materials, Sports Engineering, Finite Element Modeling
- Phone(978) 934-3313
- Emailjames_sherwood@uml.edu
Margaret Meg Sobkowicz-Kline, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Renewable polymers, Plastics processing, nanocomposites, organic photovoltaics and electronics, rheology, scattering
- Phone(978) 934-3433
- EmailMargaret_SobkowiczKline@uml.edu
James E. Whitten, Ph.D.

Professor

Physical & materials chemistry at surfaces & interfaces
- Phone(978) 934-3666
- EmailJames_Whitten@uml.edu
David J. Willis, Ph.D.

Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies

Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Phone(978) 934-3101
- Emaildavid_willis@uml.edu

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