Faculty
Ph.D., 2008, University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Interests: nanomaterials, nanocomposites for electronic and biomedical applications, magnetic materials, multiferroics, polymers
Lab Website: Andrew Research Group
Yijia Gu, Ph.D., received his doctorate in materials science and engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in 2014. Prior to joining UF, he served as a faculty member at Missouri University of Science and Technology for six years. He also held positions as Senior and Staff Engineer at Alcoa Technical Center (now Arconic Technology Center), where he led projects in computational alloy design and process optimization.…
Ph.D., 2016, University of California Santa Barbara
Research Interests: Fundamentals of Structural Evolution in Crystalline Materials, Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques, Recovery and Crystallization, Deformation Mechanisms and Texture Development
Lab Website: Metallic Orientation, aNisotropy, and microSTructure Engineering Research (MONSTER) Group
Ph.D., 1992, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany
Research Interests: Semiconductor oxides for energy harvesting and storage, photocatalysis and photolysis, electrodes for secondary batteries, barrier coatings, nanostructures in surface science and, biomedical applications of nanoparticles
Lab Website: Sigmund’s Group
Ph.D., 2016,
Research Interests: High-temperature Materials; Metastability and Interface Engineering; Electron Microscopy; In-situ Microscopy; Microstructure Evolution; Deformation Behavior and Mechanical Performance in Extremes; Green Processing & Energy