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Ayers, Reed	Assistant Professor, Biomaterials	HH 356 303-384-2337 ruayers@mines.edu	Biomaterials	Research interests: tissue engineering, ceramic and intermetallic biomaterials for bone engineering and the analysis of tissues as materials.
Findley, Kip O. (class of '01)	Assistant Professor ASPPRC	HH 260 303-384-3906 kfindley@mines.edu	Physical Metallurgy	Research interests: Mechanical Metallurgy, Crack Initiation and Growth in Advanced Metal Alloys, Fatigue and Fracture of Metal Alloys, Quantitative Microstructural Characterization.
Chandler, John	Lecturer	HH 174 303-384-2203 jpchander@mines.edu	Electron Microscopy	Research Interests: electron microscopy.
Kaufman, Michael	Professor Director of the Electron Microscopy Laboratory	HH 360 303-273-3009 mkaufman@mines.edu	Physical Metallurgy	Research Interests: Structure-property-processing relationships in metals, intermetallics and composites. Advanced characterization techniques including analytical and high resolution electron microscopy.
Liang, Hongjun	Assistant Professor, CCAC	HH 301 303-384-2339 hjliang@mines.edu	Ceramic Engineering	Research Interests: Interactions of biological functionality and exogenous surface at different length scale: microbiologically influenced corrosion and biofilm; membrane protein crystallization and membrane protein-based devices; bio-inspired energy conversion; self-assembly; interactions of nanomaterials with bio-system; drug-delivery; biomineralization.
Liu, Stephen L. (class of '84)	Professor / CWJCR Director	HH 254 303-273-3796 sliu@mines.edu	Physical Metallurgy	Research Interests: Arc welding consumables design, underwater wet welding, materials joining processes, phase transformations in weld systems, explosive processing, materials for the power industry.
Martins, Gerard P.	Professor / KIEM	HH 317 303-273-3798 gmartins@mines.edu	Extractive Metallurgy	Research Interests: Process and extraction metallurgy; engineered ceramic and metal powders; electrochemical systems; corrosion.
Mataya, Marty	Lecturer	HH 313 303-384-2013 mmataya@mines.edu edu	Physical Metallurgy	Research Interests: electron microscopy
Matlock, David, K.	Charles F. Fogarty Professor Director, ASPPRC	HH 256 303-273-3775 dmatlock@mines.edu	Physical Metallurgy	Research Interests: Mechanical metallurgy; fracture and failure analysis; metal forming.
Mendez, Patricio	Assistant Professor / CWJCR	HH 270 303-384-2239 pmendez@mines.edu	Physical Metallurgy	Research interests:modeling and scaling of complex, multicoupled problems in materials processing, with a focus on welding and casting. My interests also include integrating this knowledge into broader engineering systems and models.
Mishra, Brajendra	Professor, Assoc. Dept. Head Assoc. Director ACSEL, Director KIEM	HH 319 303-273-3893 bmishra@mines.edu	Extractive Metallurgy	Research Interests Pyrometallurgy; electrochemistry; materials synthesis; oxidation.
Moore, John J.	Trustees' Professor/ Department Head Director Materials Science Program/ Director ACSEL	HH 201 303-273-3770 jjmoore@mines.edu	Chemical Processing	Research Interests: Synthesis and processing of advanced materials, engineered materials, surface engineering, thin films & coatings.
O'Hayre, Ryan (class of '99)	Assistant Professor CCAC, Colorado Fuel Cell Center (CFCC)	HH 354 303-273-3952 rohayre@mines.edu	Ceramic Engineering	Research Interests: Alternative energy conversion technologies: fuel cells, solar cells, photo-electrochemistry. Micro and nano-scale electrochemical characterization, electocatalysis. Scanning probe microscopy. Impedance spectroscopy. Solid ion conductors, oxide thin-films.
Olson, David L.	John H. Moore Distinguished Professor Lead Scientist Materials Science Program	HH 305 303-273-3955 dolson@mines.edu	Physical Metallurgy	Research Interests: Welding and joining science; metallurgy of reactive metals; environmental degradation of materials; advanced NDE alloy microstructural stability assessment.
Reimanis, Ivar, E.	Professor / Director, CCAC	HH 386 303-273-3549 ireimani@mines.edu	Ceramic Engineering	Research Interests: Mechanical properties and processing of ceramics, composites and metal/ceramic interfaces; properties and processing of functionally graded materials; crack growth studies; numerical simulation.
Sammes, Nigel	Herman F. Coors Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Engineering	HH 374 303-273-3344 nsammes@mines.edu	Ceramic Engineering	Research Interests: Ionic and electrochemical properties of ceramic oxides with particular emphasis on solid oxide fuel cells.
Speer, John, G.	Professor / ASPPRC	HH 274 303-273-3897 jspeer@mines.edu	Physical Metallurgy	Research interests: physical metallurgy and solid-state phase transformations, as well as product development including alloy design/processing response/application and performance.
Taylor, Patrick R.	George S. Ansell Distinguished Professor of Chemical Processing of Materials Director, KIEM	HH 358 303-384-2130 prtaylor@mines.edu	Extractive Metallurgy	Research Interests: Thermal plasma processing; Extractive and process metallurgy; Mineral processing; Waste minimization and recycling; Reactor design; Kinetics; Transport phenomena; and Mathematical modeling.
Thompson, Steven W.	Associate Professor / ISS Professor / ASPPRC	HH 258 303-273-3065 sthompso@mines.edu	Physical Metallurgy	Research Interests: Phase transformations and mechanisms of microstructual change; electron microscopy; structure-property relationships.
Van Tyne, Chester, J.	FIERF Professor / ASPPRC	HH 372 303-273-3793 cvantyne@mines.edu	Physical Metallurgy	Research Interests: Forging; metal deformation; computer modeling.

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