Extreme conditions push materials to their limits. Examples of extreme conditions include temperatures near melting, mechanical and thermal shock loadings, high energy particle irradiation, exposure to reactive chemicals and gases, or deformation to extreme strains. Developing materials that survive under such conditions and perform to desired specifications is a grand challenge. It is also a key enabler of future technologies, such as hypersonic flight, blast-resistant infrastructure, commercial fusion reactors, sustainable waste processing, and environmentally friendly production. MSEN faculty are at the forefront of science and engineering in materials under extreme conditions.
Core Faculty
Raymundo Arróyave
- Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Presidential Impact Fellow
- Chancellor EDGES Fellow
- Engineering Dean’s Research Fellow
- Segers Family Dean's Excellence Professor
- Office: RDMC 216
- Phone: 979-845-5416
- Email: rarroyave@tamu.edu
Raymundo Case
- Professor of Practice, Materials Science & Engineering
- Office: RDMC 300E
- Phone: 979-458-1090
- Email: raymundo.case@tamu.edu
Homero Castaneda
- Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Director, National Corrosion and Materials Reliability Center
- Office: RDMC 300D
- Phone: 979-458-9844
- Email: hcastaneda@tamu.edu
Michael J. Demkowicz
- Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Director of Graduate Programs, Materials Science & Engineering
- Director, Center for Research Excellence on Dynamically Deformed Solids (CREDDS)
- Presidential Impact Fellow
- Office: RDMC 212
- Phone: 979-458-9845
- Email: demkowicz@tamu.edu
Ibrahim Karaman
- Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Department Head, Materials Science & Engineering
- Chevron Professor I
- Office: RDMC 245
- Phone: 979-862-3923
- Email: ikaraman@tamu.edu
George M. Pharr IV
- Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- University Distinguished Professor
- Erle Nye ’59 Chair I
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Office: RDMC 244
- Phone: 979-458-3182
- Email: pharr@tamu.edu
Miladin Radovic
- Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Associate Department Head
- Director, Materials Characterization Facility
- Office: RDMC 213
- Phone: 979-845-5114
- Email: mradovic@tamu.edu
Patrick Shamberger
- Associate Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Director of Undergraduate Programs, Materials Science & Engineering
- AZZ Inc. Fellow
- Office: RDMC 227
- Phone: 979-458-1086
- Email: patrick.shamberger@tamu.edu
Hung-Jue Sue
- Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Meinhard H. Kotzebu ‘14 Professor
- Director, Polymer Technology Consortia
- Office: RDMC 220
- Phone: 979-845-5024
- Email: hjsue@tamu.edu
Edwin L. (Ned) Thomas
- Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Erle Nye ’59 Chair II
- Permanent Member, Hagler Institute for Advanced Study
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Office: RDMC 243
- Phone: 979-458-6689
- Email: elt@tamu.edu
