Department of Physics and Engineering

Research in the Department

• Dr. Sidney Abrahams
• Dr. George Quainoo
  • Characterization of decomposition reactions in metal alloys for engineering application.
  • Precipitation kinematics in aluminum alloys for auto panel application.
  • Creep behavior in metal alloys for engineering applications.
  • Deformation and thermo-mechanical interaction effects on mechanical properties in metals for engineering application.
  
  
• Dr. Panos Photinos
  • Physical properties of liquid crystals.
  • Rheological properties of complex fluids.
  • Ferroelectric materials.
  • Origin of the large scale structure in the Universe.
  
  
• Dr. Ellen Siem
  • Continuum modelling of materials structures.
  • Interfaces of nanoscale materials.
  • Wetting phenomena in confined geometries.
  
  
• Dr. Peter Wu
  • Pulsed Laser Deposition - PLD of ferroelectric materials and MAPLE.
  • Direct Write techniques - Bio-LP and MAPLE-DW.
  • Acoustics of guitars.