Materials scientists and engineers seek to uncover the fundamental connections between processing, microstructure, properties, and performance. Advances in experimental characterization now provide unprecedented views of materials behavior across scales, while continued progress in computational modeling enables realistic simulations from the electronic to the continuum level. With ever-increasing computing power, these tools have transformed our ability to explore and predict material phenomena.
Building on this foundation, machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly reshaping the field. Beyond traditional physics-based simulations, AI frameworks can classify complex microstructures, predict properties, and even guide the selection of new experiments or simulations. By integrating experimental, computational, and AI-driven approaches, materials science is entering a new era—one where data-rich facilities and intelligent models work together to accelerate the discovery and design of transformative materials.
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
- Affiliated Faculty, Industrial & Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
- Office: RDMC 226
- 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
- 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
- Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Presidential Impact Fellow
- Chancellor EDGES Fellow
- Office: RDMC 212
- Phone: 979-458-9845
- Email: demkowicz@tamu.edu
Michael Dimitriyev
- Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Office: RDMC 236
- Phone: 979-458-9134
- Email: msdim@tamu.edu
Dimitris Lagoudas
- Interim Department Head, Aerospace Engineering
- Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Robert C. “Bud” Hagner Chair of Engineering
- University Distinguished Professor
- Office: HRBB 517, RDMC 300F
- Phone: 979-458-1378
- Email: lagoudas@tamu.edu
Xiaofeng Qian
- Associate Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Joint Appointment, Physics and Astronomy
- AZZ Inc. Fellow
- Affiliated Faculty, Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Office: RDMC 224
- Phone: 979-458-9843
- Email: feng@tamu.edu
Ankit Srivastava
- Director of Graduate Programs, Materials Science & Engineering
- Associate Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Office: RDMC 302G
- Phone: 979-458-9841
- Email: ankit.sri@tamu.edu
