Faculty

T. David Burleigh
Professor, Associate Chair
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
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

Nikolai Kalugin
Associate 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.

Corey Leclerc
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Minnesota
leclerc[at]nmt.edu
(575) 835-5293
Biofuel conversion and production, thermo-catalysis, catalyst characterization, hydrogen production, aqueous phase reforming, millisecond contact time reactors

Terry C. Lowe
Professor (Visiting)
PhD Stanford University
lowe[at]nmt.edu
(575) 835-5717
Specialties: Ultrahigh strength metals and alloys; nanostructured metals properties and processing; severe plastic deformation; polycrystal plasticity modeling; computational mechanics and materials modeling; nanomaterials/biological interfaces; metal forming, metals manufacturing technology; titanium metallurgy; materials technology commercialization.

Bhaskar Majumdar
Professor, Chair
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
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 viscoelastic materials.

Michael Riley
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. North Carolina State University
mriley[at]nmt.edu
(575) 835-5689
Nanocomposite membranes and electrodes; Electrochemical energy devices (batteries, fuel cells, etc.); Photoelectrochemical devices (electricity and fuel production); Hybrid power systems modeling

Michaelann Tartis
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of California at Davis
mstartis[at]nmt.edu
(575) 835-5761
Lipid particle characterization, biomedical imaging, pro-drugs, liposomes, microbubbles, ultrasound, fluorescence microscopy

Gary Chandler
Research Associate
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.

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

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
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