Sivaram Arepalli
Guest Editor for this issue of MRS Bulletin
Nanoscience and Engineering Consultant, Texas, USA; tel. 757-771-3651; and email sivaram.arepalli@gmail.com.
Arepalli earned a PhD degree in physics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India. He was the chief scientist of the Applied Nanotechnology Program and Reentry Plasma Diagnostics Program at NASA Johnson Space Center (NASA-JSC), and worked for 22 years before moving to Korea in 2009, where he was a senior professor in the Department of Energy Science at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea. He was the vice president of graduate education and director of nanotechnology at the National Institute of Aerospace, USA. Arepalli received the “Chairman’s Award for 1998” from GB Tech, Inc., and the “President’s Award for 2005” from Jacobs Technology for his support of NASA-JSC. In 2007, he received the Rotary National Space Achievement Award for the accomplishments of the Carbon Nanotube Team. He received the Nanocarbon 2008 Award from the Carbon Society of Japan. Arepalli currently provides consultancy services to industry, academia, and government on flow diagnostics, aerothermodynamics, and applications of nanomaterials for aerospace, energy, and medicine.
Padraig Moloney
Guest Editor for this issue of MRS Bulletin
Advanced Technology Center, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, USA; tel. 978-671-1206; and email padraig.moloney@lmco.com.
Moloney is a senior scientist and program manager at Lockheed Martin, where he has the charter to integrate nanotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and materials into its product portfolio. Prior to joining Lockheed, he was the applications team lead for applied nanotechnology at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where he led numerous projects that spanned the gamut of human spaceflight. Moloney received a BS degree in aerospace engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and MS and PhD degrees in nanoscale physics and materials science, respectively, from Rice University.
Catharine C. Fay
NASA Langley Research Center, USA; tel. 757-864-4296; and email catharine.c.fay@nasa.gov.
Fay is the assistant branch head of the Advanced Materials and Processing Branch and technical group leader of the Boron Nitride Nanotube Development Program at the NASA Langley Research Center. Employed by NASA Langley for over 22 years, she specializes in the synthesis, characterization, and development of advanced multifunctional materials for aerospace and space applications. She holds a BS degree in chemistry from Virginia Tech, and MS and PhD degrees in applied science: polymer chemistry and composite materials from the College of William & Mary.
Jin-Woo Han
NASA Ames Research Center, USA; tel. 408-702-0216; and email jin-woo.han@nasa.gov.
Han is a research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center and University Space Research Association. He received his PhD degree in electrical engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea. He conducts research in the areas of nanoelectronics, nanoscale vacuum tubes, novel sensors, and flexible electronics. He is the recipient of the IEEE Electron Device Society Early Career Award.
Joycelyn S. Harrison
Air Force Office of Scientific Research, USA; tel. 703-696-6225; and email joycelyn.harrison@us.af.mil.
Harrison is the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Program Officer for the Low Density Materials Program. She obtained BS degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering from Spelman College and Georgia Tech, respectively, and earned her MS and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from Georgia Tech. Her AFOSR program funds transformative fundamental materials research in support of aerospace applications. She has authored more than 30 publications and holds 12 US patents in the area of electroactive and nanostructured materials.
Jin Ho Kang
National Institute of Aerospace, USA; tel. 757-864-9219; and email jin.h.kang@nasa.gov.
Kang is a senior research scientist at the National Institute of Aerospace. He has been a resident scientist at the NASA Langley Research Center since 2004. He received his PhD degree in electrical and computer engineering (chemical engineering—materials major) from Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea, in 2004. His current research interests include the development of carbon/boron nitride nanotube-related nanomaterials for electric/optical/sensing/radiation shielding and energy harvesting applications. Kang has authored numerous papers, presentations, patents, a book chapter, and received many awards, including the Richard T. Whitcomb and Paul F. Holloway Technology Transfer Award from NASA Langley.
Glen C. King
Research Directorate, Advanced Materials and Processing Branch, NASA Langley Research Center, USA; tel. 757-864-4123; and email glen.c.king@nasa.gov.
King is a materials research engineer at the NASA Langley Research Center, with over 25 years of experience in materials processing and development. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Old Dominion University and a master’s degree in optical engineering from Norfolk State University. For the last 10 years, his research efforts have included eight NASA Langley projects for the development of new materials, devices, and applications. King has served as the principal investigator for the “Development of a Novel Bio-Nanobattery” and the “Silicon Germanium Quantum Well Solar Cell” projects. He holds over 20 patents, mostly related to new materials development.
Jessica E. Koehne
NASA Ames Research Center, USA; tel. 650-604-6818; and email jessica.e.koehne@nasa.gov.
Koehne is a research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, Center for Nanotechnology. She received her PhD degree in chemistry from the University of California, Davis. Her research at Ames has focused on the development of nanobiosensors for biomedical and environmental monitoring applications and nanoelectrodes for neurochemical monitoring and deep brain stimulation. She is the recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award.
Paulo C. Lozano
Space Propulsion Laboratory and Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA; email plozano@mit.edu.
Lozano is an associate professor and chair of the graduate program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the director of MIT’s Space Propulsion Laboratory. His main interests include plasma physics, space propulsion, ion-beam physics, small satellites, and nanotechnology. His research features the development of highly efficient and compact ion thrusters for applications in space systems, including pico- and nano-satellites. He has published over 80 publications and has delivered over 20 invited presentations. He teaches subjects in space and rocket propulsion, fluid mechanics, and plasma physics. Lozano is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He has served on the Asteroid Mitigation and NASA Technology Roadmaps panels of the National Research Council.
Michael A. Meador
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, USA; tel. 703-292-5166; and email mmeador@nnco.nano.gov.
Meador is Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He is on-loan from the NASA Glenn Research Center, where he has been involved in the planning, leading, and implementation of research programs in nanotechnology and polymer science and engineering for more than 30 years. He received a BA degree in chemistry from Ithaca College and a PhD degree in physical organic chemistry from Michigan State University. Meador is the recipient of the NASA Medal for Equal Opportunity Employment for his efforts to involve students and faculty from minority-serving institutions in NASA’s materials R&D activities, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal for his proactive leadership of NASA’s nanotechnology efforts, and is a Fellow of ACS. His research interests include polymer and organic photochemistry and the development of nanoscale materials and devices.
Meyya Meyyappan
NASA Ames Research Center, USA; tel. 650-604-2616; and email m.meyyappan@nasa.gov.
Meyyappan is the chief scientist for exploration technology at NASA Ames Research Center. His research interests include carbon nanotubes, graphene, inorganic nanowires, and application development in electronics, sensors, and instrumentation. He is a Fellow of MRS, IEEE, ECS, AVS, IOP, ASME, and AIChE. His awards for his contributions to nanotechnology include the IEEE Judith Resnick Award, IEEE Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology, AIChE Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Award, and AVS Nanotechnology Recognition Award.
Cheol Park
Advanced Materials and Processing Branch, NASA Langley Research Center, USA; tel. 757-864-8360; and email cheol.park-1@nasa.gov.
Park is a senior research engineer in the Advanced Materials and Processing Branch at the NASA Langley Research Center. He received his BS and MS degrees in textile engineering from Seoul National University, South Korea, and his PhD degree in macromolecular science and engineering from the University of Michigan. Park’s research activities include the synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes/carbon nanotubes and the development of intelligent multifunctional nanocomposites.
Ramakrishna Podila
Department of Physics and Astronomy and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies, Clemson University, USA; tel. 864-656-4447; and email rpodila@g.clemson.edu.
Podila is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies at Clemson University. He received his MS degree in physics from the Indian Institute of Technology at Roorkee in 2007, and a PhD degree in physics from Clemson University in 2011. Podila pursued his postdoctoral training at the Brody School of Medicine, USA. His current research is centered on biophysics at the nanoscale, soft-, and hard-condensed-matter physics. He has published more than 70 papers in nanoscience, condensed matter, and biophysics.
Pooja Puneet
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, USA; tel. 864-656-1426; and email ppuneet@g.clemson.edu.
Puneet is a lecturer in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Clemson University. She received her MS degree in physics from the Indian Institute of Technology at Roorkee in 2007, and a PhD degree in physics from Clemson University in 2013. Her current research interests include nanomaterials, thermoelectricity, and superconductivity.
Apparao M. Rao
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson Nanomaterials Center, Clemson University, USA; tel. 864-656-6758; and email arao@g.clemson.edu.
Rao is the R.A. Bowen Professor of Physics at Clemson University and Director of the Clemson Nanomaterials Center. He pioneered synthesis methods for carbon nanotubes, thermoelectric and oxide nanomaterials, and has been instrumental in advancing Raman spectroscopic characterization of fullerene polymers and carbon nanotubes. His research interests include defect-induced phenomenon at the nanoscale, with a view toward nanomaterial-based device applications in energy generation, storage, sensors, and nanomedicine. Rao is a recipient of the 2014 SC Governor’s Award for Excellence in Research. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Suraj P. Rawal
Advanced Technology Center, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, USA; email suraj.p.rawal@lmco.com.
Rawal is a technical fellow at the Advanced Technology Center of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. He received his BTech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, and PhD degree at Brown University in materials science and engineering. During the last 30 years, he has been a program manager and principal investigator of several R&D programs, and has transitioned new technology components related to thermal management, advanced composites, nanocomposites, additive manufacturing, and multifunctional structures into Department of Defense/NASA satellites. Rawal holds nine patents and four trade secrets.
Godfrey Sauti
National Institute of Aerospace, USA; tel. 757-864-8174; and email godfrey.sauti-1@nasa.gov.
Sauti is a senior research scientist at the National Institute of Aerospace. He has been a resident scientist at the NASA Langley Research Center since 2007. He received his BSc degree in physics from the University of Zimbabwe and PhD degree in physics from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, in 2005. His current research interests include percolation, scaling and universality in heterogeneous dielectrics, simulation and testing of radiation shielding materials, and applications of nanomaterials, including carbon and boron nitride nanotubes.
Emilie J. Siochi
Advanced Materials and Processing Branch, NASA Langley Research Center, USA; tel. 757-864-4279; and email emilie.j.siochi@nasa.gov.
Siochi is a senior materials researcher in the Advanced Materials and Processing Branch at NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC). She obtained her BS degree in chemistry from the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, and earned her MS degree in chemistry and PhD degree in materials engineering science from Virginia Tech. She leads the structural nanomaterials development effort at NASA LaRC, as well as research in additive manufacturing, engineered surfaces for insect residue mitigation, self-healing materials, and energy harvesting.
Sheila A. Thibeault
Advanced Materials and Processing Branch, NASA Langley Research Center, USA; tel. 757-864-4250; and email sheila.a.thibeault@nasa.gov.
Thibeault is a senior research physicist in the Advanced Materials and Processing Branch at the NASA Langley Research Center. She earned a PhD degree in physics from North Carolina State University. Her research interests include developing radiation shielding and radiation-durable materials and radiation testing in ground- and space-based facilities. She has authored numerous papers and presentations and received many awards, including the NASA Exceptional Service Medal “For Outstanding Service in Advancing Space Materials for NASA Missions.”
Brian L. Wardle
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA; tel. 617-252-1539; and email wardle@mit.edu.
Wardle is the founder and director of the necstlab research group and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) NECST aerospace industry consortium. His research interests are in materials and structures with a focus on nanoengineered hierarchical composites. He received a BS degree in aerospace engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 1992, and completed SM and PhD degree work at MIT in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1995 and 1998, respectively. He has authored over 70 publications, given more than 80 invited talks, and holds four patents, with more than 10 pending applications in the area of nanoengineered materials. Wardle is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He has served on the NASA Technology Roadmaps panel of the National Research Council.
