Materials scientists and engineers seek to understand the underlying connections between processing, microstructure, property, and performance. While nowadays there are very powerful experimental tools that help us understand materials’ behavior, at the same time there has been considerable progress in the development of computational tools capable of predicting materials behavior at different scales, from electrons to the continuum. Thanks to Moore’s Law, computers keep becoming increasingly powerful and this considerable growth in computing power is helping materials scientists carry out increasingly realistic simulations. The hope is that, alongside advanced experimental techniques, computational materials science can open new windows into the materials world. While physics-based computational tools have proven to be extremely useful, novel Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods have gained increased popularity in the field. From classifiers capable of classifying microstructures as well as humans to AI-based algorithms helping humans make decisions on what experiments or simulations to run next, ML/AI frameworks are poised to revolutionize the way materials scientists investigate and design new materials to enable the kinds of technologies that transform our world.
Core Faculty
Raymundo Arróyave
- Associate Department Head for Research, Materials Science & Engineering
- Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Chevron Professor II
- Presidential Impact Fellow
- Chancellor EDGES Fellow
- Engineering Dean’s Research Fellow
- Office: RDMC 216
- Phone: 979-845-5416
- Email: rarroyave@tamu.edu
Amine Benzerga
- Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering
- General Dynamics Professor in Aerospace Engineering
- Director, Center for Intelligent Materials and Structures (CiMMS)
- Office: HRBB 520B
- Phone: 979-845-1602
- Email: benzerga@tamu.edu
Jeffrey Bullard
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering
- Office: DLEB 503F
- Phone: 979-458-6482
- Email: jwbullard@tamu.edu
Tahir Cagin
- Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Office: RDMC 218
- Phone: 979-862-2416
- Email: tcagin@tamu.edu
Michael J. Demkowicz
- Director of Graduate Programs, Materials Science & Engineering
- Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Presidential Impact Fellow
- Office: RDMC 212
- Phone: 979-458-9845
- Email: demkowicz@tamu.edu
Dimitris Lagoudas
- Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering
- University Distinguished Professor
- Robert C. “Bud” Hagner Chair of Engineering
- Office: HRBB 517
- Phone: 979-458-1378
- Email: d-lagoudas@tamu.edu
Alan Needleman
- Professor, Materials Science & Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
- University Distinguished Professor
- Royce E. Wisenbaker '39 Chair II
- Permanent Member, Hagler Institute for Advanced Study
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Office: RDMC 226
- Phone: 979-862-2021
- Email: needle@tamu.edu
Xiaofeng Qian
- Associate Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- AZZ Inc. Fellow
- Affiliated Faculty, Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Office: RDMC 224
- Phone: 979-458-9843
- Email: feng@tamu.edu
Ankit Srivastava
- Associate Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Office: RDMC 211
- Phone: 979-458-9841
- Email: ankit.sri@tamu.edu
