Analysis and Characterization

Characterization may involve testing the physical properties of a material, or analysis of the materials' interior structure. Often advanced microscopy or elemental analysis are used to magnify or visualize internal structure and gain an understanding of the distribution and interaction of elements within the specimen.

By fully understanding the properties of a material at the elemental level, we can gain greater insight as to how the material will perform in its desired application, or how it may be altered to suit a particular use.

Research Experts

	James Adair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering 407 Steidle Building If internal to Penn State, please contact me through Microsoft Teams. Outside of Penn State, please call 814-865-5766. jha3@psu.edu
	Allison Beese Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering 327 Steidle Building beese@matse.psu.edu
	Nutifafa Doumon Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering 333 Steidle Building nzd5349@psu.edu
	Danielle Reifsnyder Hickey Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering 240 Chemistry 814-865-6553 drh283@psu.edu
	Robert Hickey Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering 403 Steidle Building If internal to Penn State, please contact me through Microsoft Teams. Outside of Penn State, please call 814-865-5766. rjh64@psu.edu
	John Mauro National Academy of Engineering \| National Academy of Inventors \| Dorothy Pate Enright Professor and Associate Head Department of Materials Science and Engineering 307 Steidle Building If internal to Penn State, please contact me through Microsoft Teams. Outside of Penn State, please call 814-865-5766. jcm426@psu.edu
	Suzanne Mohney Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electrical Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering N-209 Millennium Science Complex, 328 Steidle Building 814-863-0744 mohney@matse.psu.edu
	Darren Pagan Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering 328 Steidle Building 814-863-0655 dcp5303@psu.edu
	Todd Palmer Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics Department of Materials Science and Engineering 147B Research West Building 814-863-8865 palmer@matse.psu.edu
	Dipanjan Pan Dorothy Foehr Huck & J. Lloyd Huck Chair Professor in Nanomedicine 205 Hallowell Building 814-865-0043 dipanjan@psu.edu
	Clive Randall Director, Materials Research Institute Department of Materials Science and Engineering N-221 Millennium Science Complex 814-863-1328 car4@psu.edu
	Joan Redwing Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering N336 Millennium Science Complex 814-865-8665 jmr31@psu.edu
	Wesley Reinhart Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering 303 Steidle Building If internal to Penn State, please contact me through Microsoft Teams. Outside of Penn State, please call 814-865-5766. reinhart@psu.edu
	Joshua A. Robinson Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering 337N Millennium Science Complex 814-863-8567 jrobinson@psu.edu
	Susan Trolier-McKinstry Evan Pugh University Professor N-227 Millennium Science Complex 814-863-8348 trolier-mckinstry@matse.psu.edu

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Analysis and Characterization

Research Experts