(515) 294-0625 | ecochran@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Synthesis and characterization of heterogeneous block copolymers and polymer nanocomposites for applications ranging from asphalt modification to adhesives to directed self-assembly for photolithographic masks

(515) 294-5962 | nacevedo@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Physicochemical and structural properties of foods, lipids, food nanotechnology, and material science in foods

(515) 294-6886 | bxl9801@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Thermochemical conversion of biomass (fast pyrolysis and solvolysis), utilization of waste materials, and biofuels and biobased products

(515) 294-5811 | beghin@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Agricultural economics, international trade, international economics, trade and the environment, policy analysis, obesity, food policy

(515) 294-7934 | rcbrown3@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Gasification and fast pyrolysis of biomass; biorenewable resources; biofuels and biopower; fluidized beds; and hot gas cleaning

(515) 294-8545 | darr@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: The use of embedded systems and advanced instrumentation to enhance the efficiency, productivity, and control capacity of agricultural systems including those for food, fiber, and energy production

(515) 294-0720 | vdayal@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Composite materials evaluation, ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation of composites, experimental structural design and finite element analysis, and experimental mechanics

(515) 294-6954 | graves@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Biology of rare woody plants

(515) 294-0570 | peterg@iastate.edu

Negotiator, Industry Research Contracts

(515) 294-2877 | nastaran@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Microfluidics, biosensors, optofluidics, materials, organ on a chip, diagnostics and therapeutics, and physics of micro/nanoscale phenomena

(515) 294-7642 | nacu23@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Research and development of biomaterials, mainly thermoplastic elastomers, from renewable resources

(515) 294-2532 | shanhu@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Polymer electrolyte for battery and fuel cell, smart materials for sensors and actuators, functional surface coatings for building windows and highway pavements, polymer aerogel/hydrogel, nanotechnology and nanomaterials

(515) 294-1445 | sjiang1@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Colloids and nanoparticles, surface and interface, coating materials, biodegradable polymers, and gene delivery

(515) 337-1326 | akelkar@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Control theory, robust and nonlinear control, acoustic noise control, vibration control, flexible multi-body dynamics, integrated design via multi-objective optimization, robotics, and neural networks

(515) 294-7794 | gakraus@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: organic synthesis, bio-agricultural chemistry, and toxicology

(515) 294-8181 | lamsal@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Food processing and engineering, crops utilization and industrial value-addition via enzyme application, and fermentations, biobased products, engineering properties of food and structure-functional properties- proteins, polysaccharides, food rheology

(515) 294-1639 | chmartin@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Application of biopolymers and biocomposites to evaluate and maximize their potential for practical uses in building and design

(515) 294-8733 | reza@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Smart materials and structures, functional thin-films (energy harvesting, sensors and actuators), polymer-metal nanocomposites (green energy), nature-inspired soft microrobotic (biomedical devices and military applications), and MEMS and NEMS

(515) 294-8786 | mikesch@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Biocomposites; green design; compact-footprint design-build construction, passive house technology; design for the elderly; electronic architectures; rapid prototyping; architectural history, theory, and culture; mobility and architecture

(515) 294-6339 | lmumm@iastate.edu

Senior Negotiator, Industry Research Contracts

(515) 294-8019 | nbalaji@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Molecular design of nanoscale polymer systems and biomaterials to precisely control molecular architecture and functionality in these systems

(515) 294-1705 | cenovak@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Business development and technology commercialization

(563) 583-6496 x18 | rpruszko@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Economics, social issues, and commercialization

(515) 294-1248 | qin@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Fabrication of scaffolds for biomedical applications, laser ablation, automation, CAD/CAM systems, 3D printing, multi-material and multi-scale fabrication

(515) 294-0465 | rajraman@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Developing early-stage techno-economic models of bioprocessing systems

(515) 294-0454 | ringholz@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Demonstrate how industrial design can act as a vehicle for showcasing what is possible with biopolymers and moving this technology into the mainstream

(515) 294-7944 | rivero@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Biomedical manufacturing, nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes, manufacturing processes, materials characterization, aerospace applications, nondestructive testing (NDT)-X-ray diffraction, and fatigue/failure analysis

(515) 294-4019 | karosent@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Sustainability of biorenewable systems and processes, development of value-added products and coproducts, design of bioprocess engineering systems, and mathematical modeling and simulation

(515) 294-8711 | nsenske@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Additive manufacturing in construction

(515) 230-3408 | jschrade@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Identifying, evaluating, and improving emerging bioplastic container materials to replace petroleum-based plastic containers in specialty crop production

(515) 294-1776 | xshi@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Application of 3D printing on food materials and pharmaceuticals with customized paste extruder. Using hydrocolloids as reference materials for food printing. Building relationship between rheological properties and food printability to predict the suitability of a potential material

(515) 294-7015 | jotalber@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Biocatalysts, nanobiotechnology, non-aqueous enzymology, green processing, and immobilized enzymes

(515) 294-4595 | tesso@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Functional nanocarbons, electrosynthesis, bio-oil upgrading, CO2 Conversion

(515) 294-1214 | mthuo@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Soft materials (polymers and soft alloys), surfaces and interfaces (self-assembled monolayers, molecular electronics, and self-cleaning surfaces), and low-cost diagnostics and other bio-analytical devices

(515) 294-7613 | bvv@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Organic and bioorganic chemistry, synthesis, protein chemistry, materials and macromolecular science

(515) 294-6957 | kvorst@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Design, safety, and function of polymeric food packaging with an emphasis on cost optimization and conversion processes of polymer and bioplastic food packaging, biological and chemical safety of food contact surfaces, and shelf-life extension and nutritive value retention

(515) 294-5448 | tongwang@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Characterization and processing of soybeans, corn, eggs, and microalgae for producing functional lipids and proteins as food, feed and fuels

(515) 294-0426 | wenz@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Bioprocess engineering; fermentation for functional foods and non-food products; algal culture development; biofuels and value-added products from microalgae; anaerobic digestion of food and animal wastes

(515) 294-4419 | rwilliam@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Asphalt materials characterization; asphalt design, performance and construction; asphalt rheology; and pavement design

(515) 294-7474 | chxiang@iastate.edu | Web site

Research Interests: Modifying the properties of existing textile products with nanomaterials, i.e. nanofibers, nanoparticles