Materials Engineering Faculty

Overview

Pratim Biswas

Professor

(305) 284-5986
Pratim Biswas is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Miami, with an affiliated appointment in the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. He served as dean of the University of Miami College of Engineering from 2020 to 2025. Biswas is a pioneer in his field...

Chang-Yu Wu

Professor and Chair

(305) 284-5650
Prof. Chang-Yu Wu is the Chair of the Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at University of Miami from Jan 2023.  Prior to joining the University of Miami, he was Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida, where he served as Department Head from...

Fateme Rezaei

Professor

(305) 284-5615
Dr. Rezaei is a Professor of Chemical Engineering in the Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering Department at the University of Miami (UM). Before joining UM, she held Linda and Bipin Doshi Endowed Professor of Chemical Engineering at Missouri S&T. She obtained her PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering from Monash University in...


Samiul Amin

Professor Prof. Practice

Samiul Amin,is currently Professor of Practice at the University of Miami, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering Department.  He is also the Director of the Engineering Corporate Affiliates Program (E-CAP) for the College of Engineering. Prior to this he was Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Manhattan College....


Charles Vincent Tomonto

Professor Prof. Practice

(305) 905-3561

Giacomo Po

Assoc. Professor

Giacomo Po joined the University of Miami College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering as an assistant professor. A leader in computational mechanics of materials, he developed novel tools to predict the microstructural evolution of high-temperature and high-strength materials such as refractory metals...

Chunlei Wang

Professor

(305) 284-3308
Chunlei (Peggy) Wang is a professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Miami. She earned her PhD in Solid State Physics from Jilin University in 1997. From 2006 to 2023, she dedicated 17 years to Florida International University (FIU), progressing from a tenure-track assistant professor to a full...



Alice Tomei

Associate Professor

(305) 243-3469
Dr. Tomei is an Associate Professor in the departments of Biomedical Engineering, Immunology and Surgery and the director of the Islet Immunoengineering Laboratory at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami Millers School of Medicine. She is applying her unique background in bioengineering and immunology to develop novel...

Sakhrat Khizroev

Professor & Graduate Program Director
Graduate Program Director (GPD)

(305) 284-4789
Sakhrat Khizroev is a tenured Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the College of Engineering of the University of Miami (the U), with a secondary appointment at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Miller School of Medicine. His expertise is in the area of electromagnetics known as...

Luis Ruiz Pestana

Asst. Professor

(305) 284-3490
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Architectural EngineeringDr. Reza and Georgianna Khatib Endowed Chair Research Expertise Dr. Ruiz Pestana is an expert in molecular modeling and simulation and his research is focused on understanding the amazing properties of nanostructured materials. Teaching and Mentoring Dr. Ruiz Pestana teaches...

Prannoy Suraneni

Assoc. Professor

(541) 979-0035
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering – College of Engineering Position and Research Expertise Prannoy Suraneni is Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Miami College of Engineering. Suraneni is an expert in the materials science, chemistry,...


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