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Ben Church Dr. Church joined the UWM faculty after working for Modine Manufacturing in Racine, WI, as a technical advisor in the metallurgical lab. His real-world experience brings energy to his research interests. He is currently working on high-temperature corrosion of materials used in petrochemical processing applications, with a focus on oxidation in steam and resistance to coking and carbon attack. This project is in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Duraloy, and MetalTek International and aims to develop cast alumina-forming austenitic stainless steels for this and other applications. |
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Joseph Domblesky Marquette University Faculty Member Dr. Domblesky has been at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI since 1996 and is a faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering Department where he teaches manufacturing processes and materials science. His research interests include computational welding, surface engineering (particularly MAO), metal casting, and forming processes. Dr. Domblesky also teaches a workshop in die stress analysis for the cold and hot forming industries in collaboration with Scientific Forming Technologies Corp and was an instructor for the metal forming fundamentals session in the FIA Die School. Prior to becoming a faculty member at Marquette University, he held positions at General Motors and MSW Inc. as a manufacturing engineer and tool room supervisor. Dr. Domblesky has received B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Pennsylvania State University and a Ph.D. in Metal Forming from Ohio State University. |
| Junjie Niu UWM Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Associate Editor RSC Advances, a publication of the Royal Society of Chemistry Dr. Junjie Niu is an Assistant Professor in Department of Material Science and Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He received Ph.D. in Materials Science from Zhejiang University. Before joining in UWM, Dr. Niu worked as a Postdoc Associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2011 to 2014. He also did interdisciplinary research as a Postdoc Associate at the Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) from 2009 to 2011. Dr. Niu’s interdisciplinary research includes understanding fundamental science in physics/chemistry/mechanics, and engineering materials in applications of energy storage and water-energy nexus. In particular, lithium-based batteries, advanced lead-acid battery, self-cleaning, water purification and air purification. Dr. Niu has published over 70 papers in peer-reviewed journals including 3 Nature series journals with a total citation 4900+ and h-index of 33 and filed over 5 US patents. |
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Pradeep Rohatgi UWM Distinguished Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Also joint Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Director of UWM Centers for (i) Composites, and (ii) Advanced Materials Manufacture Areas of expertise include: metal matrix composites, materials processing including casting, lightweight materials, low energy embodied materials, high performance structured materials including aluminum alloys and steels, smart materials: self-healing, self-lubricating, and self-cleaning, and bio-derived and biomedical materials and materials policy.Dr. Rohatgi’s research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Naval Research, Tank and Automotive Command, Army Research Laboratory, Electric Power Research Institute, United Nations and several major corporations including Ford, General Motors, GE Medical, Oshkosh Truck, Rockwell Automation, A.O.Smith, Sunstrand, and Briggs and Stratton. Dr. Rohatgi has 360 Reference Journal Papers, 20 US. Patents, twelve authored and co-educated books, and has received numerous awards for excellence in research, including election to Fellowships of National Academy of inventors, Materials Research Society, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), ASM International Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and SAE International. |
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Benjamin F. Schultz UWM Research Associate, Materials Science and Engineering Dr. Schultz has expertise in the design, processing, testing and characterization of high-performance and lightweight hybrid and composite materials. These include metal alloys, composite materials, foams, nanocomposites, self-lubricating and other tribomaterials, biomaterials, and materials for additive manufacturing. He has published over 40 peer reviewed articles on the topic of advanced materials and manufacturing and he has presented his work to a broad audience including conference attendees (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, ASM International, American Foundry Society, Materials Science & Technology, Institute for Defense and Government Advancement), industry professionals, and students ranging in preparation from elementary to graduate school. His current research is on bio-resorbable magnesium alloy foam biomaterials produced using additive manufacturing and casting processes. His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the UWM Research Foundation and the Department of Defense. |