Vitaliy Avrutin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Avrutin specializes in the growth and characterization of oxide materials (ZnO, perovskite oxides)
III-Nitride expitaxial structures for light emitters and high-power devices including semipolar and nonpolar material on silicon and sapphire substrates
Jessika Rojas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Rojas is a nuclear engineering expert specializing in nuclear materials, nanomaterials, and radiation processing.
Nuclear materials Radiation chemistry and radiation processing Radiation damage and radiation effects on nuclear materials Nanostructures for targeted radionuclide therapy and enhanced external radiotherapy Nanomaterials for nuclear engineering applications
Jayasimha Atulasimha, Ph.D.
Engineering Foundation Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Atulasimha researches nanomagnetic/spintronic memory and neuromorphic computing devices.
Spintronics and Nanomagnetism Exploratory neuromorphic devices Straintronics: Strian mediated electric field control of magnetism Electric field (VCMA) control of skyrmions Magnetic and multiferroic materials
Priscilla Hwang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Duke University · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Hwang's research focuses on developing 3D microphysiological systems to investigate musculoskeletal pathologies and cancer progression.
tumor microenvironment intervertebral disc microphysiological systems cancer metastasis collective cell migration
Dmitry Pestov, Ph.D.
Senior NCC Scientist · VCU College of Engineering
Chemical engineering expert, with a focus on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Electron beam-assisted polymerization Electron beam lithography for graphene electronics Molecularly imprinted polymers for sensor applications Chemical and biological miniature sensors Polymer nanomaterials developed by supercritical fluids and solid-state photopolymerization
Frank A. Gulla
Professor of the Practice, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering.
Engineering Education Process Control Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Total Quality Management
Zhifang Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Zhifang Wang specializes in electric power grid vulnerability analysis, synthetic grid modeling, and renewable integration.
Cascading Failures in Power Grids Energy System Modeling and Optimization Integration of Renewable Generation Voltage Stability and Controls Smart Grid Communication Architecture
Thomas W. Gyeera, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Research interests and work center around artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, network engineering and big data.
Yanxiao Zhao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Zhao specializes in wireless networking, Internet of things and cyber security.
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Systems Machine Learning and Applications Wireless Communication and Networking Internet of Things (IoT)
Shawn Brixey
Professor; Affiliate Faculty · VCU College of Engineering
Affiliate Faculty in Computer Science, former Dean School of the Arts.
Immersive Media Film & Video Production Stereoscopy Computer Graphics Spatial Imaging
Carl Elks, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Elks' career focuses on maturing and advancing the state of the art in the areas of safety assessment and fault tolerance.
Runtime Verification and Monitoring Fault Injection for Cyber Physical Systems Complexity Aware Design for Critical Systems Assessment Methods for Dependable and High Integrity Systems Cyber Physical Systems
Anton Toutov, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Toutov develops new chemical strategies for organic synthesis, catalysis, and medicinal chemistry.
Hydroesulfurization of Fuels PET Radiotracer Development Organic Synthesis Catalysis Medicinal Chemistry
Weijun Xiao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Xiao's research covers networked storage, computer system and architecture, embedded systems and distributed systems
High-performance and GPU Computing Emerging Storage and Memory Technologies Embedded System Computer Architecture
Luke Gusukuma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Luke teaches Computer Science (CS) and does research in CS Education. He focuses on the design and delivery of feedback and instruction.
Computer Science Education
Hadis Morkoç, Ph.D.
Virginia Microelectronics Consortium Chair, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Morkoç researches nitride semiconductor heterostructures and devices
Group III-V Semiconductors Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) Nitride Semiconductor Heterostructures
Tomasz Arodz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Arodz's research focuses on machine learning and bioinformatics
Biomedical Data Science Foundational Models Bioinformatics Machine Learning & Deep Learning Quantum Machine Learning
Gary M. Atkinson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Atkinson specializes in microelectromechanical systems
Microelectromechanical Systems Biochip Smart materials Micro and Nanofabrication Energy Conversion Devices
Carrie L. Peterson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Director of Undergraduate Programs, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., University of Michigan | MSE and Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin | Postdoctoral Training, Northwestern University · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Peterson's expertise is in neuromusculoskeletal biomechanics of human movement and rehabilitation design.
Home-Based Rehabilitation Neuromodulation Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Musculoskeletal Modeling and Simulation of Human Movement Neuroplasticity
John E. Speich, Ph.D.
Interim Chair and Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Engineering and program development expert with research focused on bladder biomechanics and robotics
Cooperative Education Engineering Education Mechanical Engineering Robotics Medical Devices
Hong Zhao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Specializing in solid-liquid interactions, self-assembly of colloidal nano particles, and development of various printing processes
Additive Manufacturing/3d Printing Printed functional devices Transport and self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles Surface science and surface engineering