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Dr. James Andrews

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Professor
Physics and Astronomy
(330) 941-7108
Email: jandrews AT ysu DOT edu
WBSH 1009

Education Info:
B.A.:  Philosophy, Bucknell University,1979.
J.D.: University of Virginia, 1982.
Ph.D.: Physics, Case Western Reserve University, 1995.

Research Interests:
Nonlinear optics and photorefraction in polymers and organic materials, laser source development, and applied optics.

Michael D. Costarell

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Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering Technology
(330) 941-3741
Email: mdcostarell AT ysu DOT edu
Moser Hall 4126

Education Info:
B.S.: Civil Engineering, Youngstown State University, 1989.
M.S.: Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 1999.

Research Interests:
Modeling of industrial energy use, efficiency, and cost including electricity, natural gas, coal; sustainable energy for industrial energy audits and low-velocity wind turbine research; development of YSU Alternative Energy curriculum to include Wind, Solar, Biodiesel and Fuel Cell programs.

Dr. Larry S. Curtin

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Associate Professor
Analytical Chemistry
(330) 941-7101
Email: lscurtin AT cc.ysu DOT edu
WBSH 5014

Education Info:
B.S.: Chemistry, Northern Illinois University, 1985 .
M.S., PhD: Inorganic Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1986, 1990.
Post-doctoral: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Research Interests:
Synthesis and electrochemical characterization of self-assembled alkanethiol monolayers containing ferrocene dimers. Spectroelectrochemical characterization of conducting polymers with buckminsterfullerene (C60) covalently attached to the polymeric backbone.

Dr. Cynthia Hirtzel

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Executive Director
Center for Transportation and Materials Engineering
(330) 941-2421
Email: cshirtzel AT ysu DOT edu
Moser Hall 2015

Education Info:
A.B.: Washington University, 1973.
M.S.: Northwestern University, 1979.
Ph.D.: Northwestern University, 1980.

Research Interests:
Materials science and engineering; green engineering and sustainability; chemical and environmental engineering

Dr. Allen D. Hunter

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Professor
Materials Chemistry
(330) 941-7176
Email: adhunter AT ysu DOT edu
WBSH 5015

Education Info:
B.Sc.: University of British Columbia, 1981.
Ph.D.: University of British Columbia, 1985.
Postdoctoral:  Australian National University, 1985-86.
                      
 University of Alberta, 1987.

Research Interests:
Automation and cyberization of scientific instrumentation and remote access to such instruments; synthesis and characterization of new nanoscale molecular materials for electronic and nonlinear optical applications; bioactive organometallic materials, structural studies in the solid state (X-ray diffraction) and solution (liquid crystal NMR)

Dr. Frank X. Li

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Assistant Professor
Electrical Engineering
(330) 941-2253
Email: xli AT ysu DOT edu
Moser Hall 2025

Education Info:
B.S.: Ohio State University
Ph.D.: Case Western Reserve University.

Research Interests:
Electron spin resonance imaging, EMC, RF and software engineering, networks, and applied magnetic fields.

Dr. Clovis A. Linkous

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Associate Professor
Materials Chemistry
(330) 941-1958

Education Info:
B.Sc.: Chemistry and Physics, Purdue University 1976.
Ph.D.: Chemistry Michigan State University, 1983.

Research Interests:
Batteries, fuel cells, electrolysis; Fabrication and characterization of solid polymer electrolytes; Kinetics and mechanisms of semiconductor photochemistry; Hydrogen energy systems; The organic solid state; Photocatalytic chemistry; advanced oxidation technologies.

Dr. Sherri Lovelace-Cameron

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Associate Professor
Inorganic Chemistry
(330) 941-1997
Email: srlovela AT cc.ysu DOT edu
WBSH 5016

Education Info:
B.S.: Drexel University, 1986.
Ph.D.: University of Pittsburgh, 1992.
Postdoctoral: University of Vermont, 1993-1995.

Research Interests:
Synthesis and electrochemistry of novel organometallic polymers; use of electrochemistry to study the effects of electron transfer reactions on the reactivity and bonding modes of pi-coordinated ligands in organometallic compounds

Dr. Hazel Marie

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Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
(330) 941-3017
Email: hmarie AT ysu DOT edu
Moser Hall 2530

Education Info:
B.S.: Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas-Austin, 1985.
M.S.: Mechanical Engineering, Youngstown State University, 1998.
Ph.D.: Mechanical Engineering, University of Akron, 2005.

Research Interests:
CFD modeling applied to solid-fluid interface of thin film lubrication in rotordynamic seals coupled with the overall dynamic modeling of seal- rotor assemblies in turbine engines.; evaluation of experimental techniques for the material characterization of bio-materials; incorporation of non-elastic material properties as a model for the dynamic behavior of bio-materials.

Dr. Robert McCoy

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Professor Emeritus
Mechanical Engineering
(330) 941-1736
Email: ramccoy AT ysu DOT edu
Moser Hall 1460

Education Info:
B.S.: Engineering Physics, The Ohio State University, 1962.
M.S.: Metallurgical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 1963.
D.Engr.: Materials Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 1971.

Research Interests:
Failure analysis, metallography, scanning electron microscopy

Dr. Howard Mettee

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Professor
Physical Chemistry
(330) 941-3669
Email: hdmettee AT ysu DOT edu
WBSH 5015

Education Info:
B.S.: Middlebury College, VT, 1961.
Ph.D.: University of Calgary, 1964.
Postdoctoral: National Research Council, Ottawa, 1964-1966.
University of Texas, Austin, 1966-1968.

Research Interests:
Computational chemistry and modeling of active site energetics in enzyme catalysis. Physical and chemical modification of hardwoods and charcoal to enhance water filtration characteristics. And synthesis and evaluation of dimethyacrylate based resins as articular cartilage materials for degraded, weight bearing joints.

Dr. Tom N. Oder

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Associate Professor
Physics and Astronomy
(330) 941-7111
Email: tnoder AT ysu DOT edu
WBSH 1016

Education Info:
B.Sc.: Makerere University,Uganda
M.Sc.: University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
Ph.D.: Auburn University, Alabama, USA 1999.

Research Interests:
Ohmic and Schottky contacts on wide band gap semiconductors. Micro/Nano fabrication and characterization of electronic and opto-electronic devices of wide band gap semiconductors. III-nitride semiconductors: Schottky barrier diodes, photonic crystals, waveguides and microlens. Growth and characterization of ZnO single crystal films for device applications. Ion Implantation for semiconductor doping and high power device fabrication.

Dr. Douglas Price

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Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering
(330) 941-3019
Email: dmprice AT ysu DOT edu
Moser Hall 2068

Education Info:
B.S.: Pennsylvania State University, 1984.
M.S.: University of Notre Dame, 1986.
Ph.D.: University of Notre Dame, 1988.

Research Interests:
Corrosion measurement and corrosion inhibition. Preparation of non-uniformly distributed catalysts. Carbon dioxide capture by sorbents and algal solutions.

Dr. Virgil Solomon

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Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
(330) 941-1730
Email: vcsolomon AT ysu DOT edu
Moser Hall 2505

Education Info:
B.S./M.S.:Gh. Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Romania.
Ph.D.: Kumamoto University, Japan.

Research Interests:
Synthesis and investigation of ferroic functional materials and nanostructures and characterization of novel materials using electron microscopy techniques.

Brian D. Vuksanovich

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Assistant Professor
Manufacturing
(330) 941-1773
Email: bdvuksanovich AT ysu DOT edu
Moser Hall 4108

Education Info:
B.E.: Mechanical Engineering, Youngstown State University, 1992.
M.S.: Mechanical Engineering, Youngstown  State University, 1996.

Research Interests:
Mechanical design, energetic materials and systems, fluid power (hydraulic and pneumatic), computational simulation, manufacturing methods (CAD/CAM/CAE, automation, robotics) and materials processing

Dr. Timothy R. Wagner

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Professor
Inorganic / Solid State Chemistry
(330) 941-1960
Email: trwagner AT ysu DOT edu
WBSH 5034

Education Info:
B.S.: Chemistry, University of Wisconsin at River Falls, 1981.
Ph.D.: Solid State Chemistry, Arizona State University, 1986.
Postdoctoral: Dept. of Material Science, Northwestern University, 1988-1990.

Research Interests:
Synthesis of mixed anion and oxide ceramic materials; characterization by powder & single crystal X-ray diffraction and scanning & transmission electron microscopy; synthesis and characterization of metal-ceramic interpenetrating phase composite materials.

Dr. Darrell Wallace

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Assistant Professor
Industrial Engineering
(330) 941-3272
Email: drwallace01 AT ysu DOT edu
Moser Hall 2525

Education Info:
B.S.: Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 1995.
M.S.: Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 1998.
Ph.D.: Industrial Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2006.

Research Interests:
Studies of energy efficiency, heat transfer, and wear characteristics and their relationship to manufacturing and materials processing.

Dr. Matthias Zeller

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Adjunct Faculty
 Diffraction Methods & CyberTechnology
(330) 941-2194
Email: mzeller AT cc.ysu DOT edu
WBSH 5029

Education Info:
Diploma: Chemistry; Friedrich-Alexander University, Germany., 1998.
Ph.D.: Organometallic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander University, Germany, 2000.
Postdoctoral: Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001.
Postdoctoral: Chemistry, Youngstown State University, 2002-2004.

Research Interests:
All aspects of X-ray crystallography; supervises the overall operation of YSU’s X-ray diffractometers; trains X-ray facility users; assists with growing single crystals, data collection, structure solving and refinement, and data interpretation

Ray Hoff

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Instrumentation Service Specialist
Chemistry
Email: rehoff AT ysu DOT edu
WBSH 5025A

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