Faculty
T. David Burleigh
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
burleigh[at]nmt.edu
(575) 835-5831

Photoelectrochemistry and passivity; tarnish-resistant silver usinghexadecanethiol self-assembled monolayers; electrochemical "blackening" of steel; photocorrosion of zinc and copper; anodizing galvanized steel for corrosion resistance.

Paul A. Fuierer
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Penn State University
fuierer[at]nmt.edu
(575) 835-5497

Fabrication and characterization of electronic, ferroelectric, piezoelectric and magnetic ceramics, novel ceramic processing techniques, and thin film processing. Recent topics include hot forging of oxide ceramic composites, sol-gel chemistry routes to oriented ceramic thin films, and endurance/fatigue behavior in ferroelectric thin films

Deidre A. Hirschfeld
Professor
Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
hirsch[at]nmt.edu
(575) 835-5129

Cost effective processing of ceramics and advanced composites, rapid prototyping, colloidal systems, packaging of micro-electro- mechanical systems, anodic bonding, ion mobility in glass, thermal spraying and other coating processes.

Osman T. Inal
Associate Vice President
Professor
Ph.D.Columbia University
inal[at]nmt.edu
(575) 835-5519

Radiation damage, plasma (HCD & DC) assisted chemical vapor deposition, ion and laser surface modification, introduction of ductility into ordered polycrystalline intermetallics, explosive ceramic and metalworking, design/manufacture of reactive solder/braze alloys.

Nikolai Kalugin
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Institute of Applied Physics, The Russian Academy of Science, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
nkalugin[at]nmt.edu
(575) 835-6508

Optoelectronics nonlinear optics, nanostuctures and nanotechnology, TeraHz lasers and photodetectors, solid state physics and phusics of nanostructures, semiconductor materials and devices.

Bhaskar Majumdar
Professor
Ph.D. University of Rochester, NY
majumdar[at]nmt.edu
(575) 835-5152

Deformation and fracture of metals, composites, interfaces and thin films. Novel experimental techniques and modeling are used to develop microstructure/property relationships. Current research on super alloys; advanced high temperature Al-alloys and composites; intelligent solders and fundamentals of metal-epoxy adhesion.

John D. McCoy
Professor, Chair
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
mccoy[at]nmt.edu
(575) 835-5379

Modeling of polymeric materials including phase transitions, interfacial phenomena, gas solubility and the glass transition. Experimental investigations of thermal and mechanical properties of epoxy composites.

Gary Chandler
Research Professor
gwc[at]nmt.edu
Phone: (575)835-5731

Scanning electron microscopy, energy-dipersive x-ray spectroscopy, auger spectroscopy.

Mary Ruff
Technician
M.S. New Mexico Tech
mruff[at]nmt.edu
(575) 835-5394

Thermal and Mechanical properties of polymer composites.

Jeanette Chavez
Administrative Assistant
mtls[at]nmt.edu
FAX: (575) 835-5626
Phone: (575) 835-5229

Banasri Roy
Research Associate
Ph.D. Colorado School of Mines broy[at]nmt.edu
(575) 835-5549

Ben Simkin
Research Associate
Ph.D. Michigan State University benasimkin[at]yahoo.com
(505) 835-5238

Emeritus Faculty

Gillian M. Bond Ph.D. Bath University, United Kingdom

Adjunct Faculty

James Browning, Sandia National Laboratories
John G. Curro, Sandia National Laboratories
Daniel H. Doughty, Sandia National Laboratories
Christa M. Hockensmith, Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center
Loren A.Jacobson, Consultant
Terry C. Lowe, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Vilupanur A. Ravi, California National Polytechnic University
Alton D. Romig, Jr., Sandia National Laboratories
Kurt Sickafus, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Mark F. Smith, Sandia National Laboratories