Soft Matter & Nanoscale Materials
Faculty in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science conduct research focused on computational discovery of new materials, the creation of materials on the nanoscale, and the nanoscale investigation of physical phenomena and properties of polymers, soft-wet, and nanomaterials.
Research Areas
- Bio-inspired materials
- Nanoscale materials
- Nanomechanics
- Nanocomposites
- Nanotribology
- Polymers
- Proteins
- Soft matter
- Soft-wet materials
Centers & Initiatives
We foster strong and growing multidisciplinary connections with faculty across Duke University and beyond that include:
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Associated Faculty
Gaurav Arya
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Matthew L Becker
Hugo L. Blomquist Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Cate Brinson, Ph.D.
Sharon C. and Harold L. Yoh, III Distinguished Professor
Miaofang Chi, Ph.D.
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Ashutosh Chilkoti, Ph.D.
Alan L. Kaganov Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Olivier Delaire
Associate Professor of the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Liang Feng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Ken Gall
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Michela Geri
Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Po-Chun Hsu
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Bavand Keshavarz
Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Piotr Marszalek, Ph.D.
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
David Needham
Professor Emeritus in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Xiaoyue Ni
Assistant Professor of the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Christine Payne
Donald M. Alstadt Chair of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Yoh Family Professor
Michael Rubinstein, Ph.D.
Aleksandar S. Vesic Distinguished Professor
Shyni Varghese
Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Stefan Zauscher, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies and Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of MEMS
Other Research Specialties
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