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
Chang-Yu Wu has served as chair of the Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Miami since January 2023. Before joining the University of Miami, he was a professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida, where he served as department head from 2013 to...

Fateme Rezaei

Professor

(305) 284-5615
Fateme Rezaei is a professor in the University of Miami College of Engineering’s Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering. Before joining the University of Miami, she held the Linda and Bipin Doshi Endowed Professorship in Chemical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Rezaei earned...

Chao Luo

Assoc. Professor

Chao Luo is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Miami College of Engineering. His research focuses on the development of organic materials, polymers, carbon-sulfur composites and electrolytes for high-energy, sustainable battery technologies.Luo earned a...

Samiul Amin

Professor Prof. Practice

Samiul Amin is a professor of professional practice in the University of Miami College of Engineering’s Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering. He also serves as director of the Engineering Corporate Affiliates Program (E-CAP). Before joining the University of Miami, he was an associate professor of chemical...


Charles Vincent Tomonto

Professor Prof. Practice

(305) 905-3561

Giacomo Po

Assoc. Professor

Giacomo Po is an assistant professor in the University of Miami College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His research focuses on computational mechanics of materials, including the development of novel tools to predict the microstructural evolution of high-temperature and high-strength materials such...

Chunlei Wang

Professor

(305) 284-3308
Chunlei "Peggy" Wang is a professor in the University of Miami Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. She earned a doctorate in solid-state physics from Jilin University in 1997. Before joining the University of Miami, Wang spent 17 years at Florida International University, where she advanced from assistant professor to...



Alice Tomei

Associate Professor

(305) 243-3469
Alice Tomei is an associate professor in the departments of Biomedical Engineering, Immunology and Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and director of the Islet Immunoengineering Laboratory at the Diabetes Research Institute. Tomei combines expertise in bioengineering and immunology to develop immunoengineering platforms...

Sakhrat Khizroev

Interim Chair, Professor & Graduate Program Director
Graduate Program Director (GPD)

(305) 284-4789
Sakhrat Khizroev serves as interim chair, professor and graduate program director in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Miami College of Engineering. He also holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Miller School of Medicine. His research focuses on...

Luis Ruiz Pestana

Assoc. Professor

(305) 284-3490
Luis Ruiz Pestana is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Miami College of Engineering and the Dr. Reza and Georgianna Khatib Endowed Chair. His research focuses on molecular modeling and simulation, with an emphasis on understanding the unique properties of nanostructured...

Prannoy Suraneni

Assoc. Professor

(541) 979-0035
Prannoy Suraneni is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Miami College of Engineering. His research focuses on the materials science, chemistry and engineering of cementitious materials. He aims to develop durable, low-carbon concrete through the use of innovative waste materials...


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