Sustainable Materials & Processes
Sustainable Materials & Processes
Sustainable Materials & Processes
Sustainable materials and processes, encompassing renewable polymers, nanomaterials, circular economy modeling, and additive manufacturing, drive innovation in eco-friendly materials and resource-efficient processes that contribute to a more sustainable and circular economy, thereby significantly reducing environmental impact across various industries—an area of vital research expertise among our dedicated faculty members below.
 Renewable Polymers & Composites
Renewable Polymers & Composites
 Functional Materials & Nanomaterials
Functional Materials & Nanomaterials
 Lifecycle & Circular Economy Modeling
Lifecycle & Circular Economy Modeling
 Additive Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing
 
 
                                Smitesh Bakrania, Ph.D.
Professor
bakrania@rowan.edu
856-256-5316
Rowan Hall 132
 
 
                                Gerard Capellades, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
capellades@rowan.edu
856-256-5366
Rowan Hall 334
 
 
                                Peter Galie, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
galie@rowan.edu
856-256-5780
Engineering Hall 230
 
 
                                Francis (Mac) Haas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
haas@rowan.edu
Rowan Hall 215
 
 
                                Robert Hesketh, Ph.D.
Professor
hesketh@rowan.edu
856-256-5313
Rowan Hall 336
 
 
                                Patrick Hwang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
hwangp@rowan.edu
678-790-8185
Joint Health Science Center 313B
 
 
                                Antonios Kontsos, Ph.D.
Henry M. Rowan Foundation Professor; Director of the Digital Engineering Hub
kontsos@rowan.edu
856-256-5309
Rowan Hall 141
 
 
                                Behrad Koohbor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
koohbor@rowan.edu
856-256-5328
Rowan Hall 140
 
 
                                Ken Lau, Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering Professor and Department Head
laukk@rowan.edu
856-256-5312
Rowan Hall 311
 
 
                                Aditya Lele, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
lele@rowan.edu
856-256-5540
Rowan Hall 232
 
 
                                Gilson Lomboy, D.Eng, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
lomboy@rowan.edu
856-256-5374
Rowan Hall 136
 
 
                                Islam Mantawy, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
mantawy@rowan.edu
856-256-5380
Rowan Hall 230
 
 
                                Paromita Nath, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
nath@rowan.edu
856-256-5349
Rowan Hall 138
 
 
                                Amin Nozari, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
nozaari@rowan.edu
856-256-5539
Rowan Hall 333
 
 
                                Giuseppe R. Palmese, Ph.D.
Dean, Associate Director AMMI, Professor of Chemical Engineering
palmese@rowan.edu
856-256-5300
Engineering Hall 350
 
 
                                William Riddell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
riddell@rowan.edu
856-428-3382
Rowan Hall 137
 
 
                                Rachel Riley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
rileyr@rowan.edu
856-256-5392
Engineering Hall 229
 
 
                                Chen Shen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
shenc@rowan.edu
856-256-5342
Rowan Hall 229
 
 
                                Joseph F. Stanzione, III, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of AMMI
stanzione@rowan.edu
856-256-5356
Rowan Hall 314
 
 
                                Ying (Gina) Tang, Ph.D.
Professor
tang@rowan.edu
(856) 256-5339
Engineering Hall 331
 
 
                                Sebastián Vega, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
vegas@rowan.edu
856-256-5522
Engineering Hall 228
 
 
                                Andrea Vernengo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Director, REACTS GAANN Program
vernengo@rowan.edu
856-256-5357
Rowan Hall 328
 
 
                                Wei Xue, Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering Professor & Department Head
xuew@rowan.edu
856-256-5358
Rowan Hall 211
 
 
                                Kirti Yenkie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
yenkie@rowan.edu
856-256-5375
Rowan Hall 329
 
 
                                Cheng Zhu, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
zhuc@rowan.edu
856-256-5514
Rowan Hall 139
