Mentors & advisors

Faculty

The core research faculty who mentor NRT trainees, plus the program's leadership and advisory boards.

Core faculty

Derek T. Anderson

Derek T. Anderson

Naka Endowed Professor; Co-Director, Center for Geospatial Intelligence; Director, MINDFUL; Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Co-Principal Investigator

Specializes in artificial intelligence and data/information fusion, directing the Mizzou INformation and Data FUsion Laboratory (MINDFUL), with applications in computer vision, remote sensing, and materials.

Artificial intelligenceData fusionComputer visionMachine learningRemote sensing
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Jordan Malof

Jordan Malof

Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Co-Principal Investigator

Develops advanced artificial intelligence and machine-learning models, including computer vision, for real-world problems across materials science, energy systems, and remote sensing.

Artificial intelligenceMachine learningComputer visionMaterials scienceRemote sensing
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Matt Maschmann

Matt Maschmann

Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Co-Director, MU Materials Science & Engineering Institute

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Principal Investigator

Investigates nanoscale materials and thermal energy transport, spanning the synthesis, properties, and behavior of nanomaterials and nano/micro systems.

NanomaterialsThermal transportNano/micro systemsMaterials science
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Matthias J. Young

Matthias J. Young

Associate Professor, joint appointment in Chemistry and Chemical & Biomedical Engineering; Jerry L. Jost Endowed Chair of Chemical Engineering

Chemical & Biomedical Engineering / Chemistry

Co-Principal Investigator

Works at the intersection of thin-film coating chemistry (atomic layer deposition) and electrochemical materials, with applications in energy storage and water treatment.

Atomic layer depositionThin filmsEnergy materialsElectrochemistryWater treatment
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Reginald E. Rogers Jr.

Reginald E. Rogers Jr.

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies; Honors College Tarkow Teaching Fellow; Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

Co-Principal Investigator

Develops novel carbon nanomaterial structures for water purification and energy storage, including tailored 2D and 3D designs for contaminant removal, sodium-ion batteries, and supercapacitors.

Carbon nanomaterialsWater treatmentEnergy storageNanomaterial synthesis
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Program Evaluator

Maartje Van Den Bogaard

F.SEFI · STEM Delta

External Advisory Board

Benji Maruyama

Autonomous Materials Lead, Materials & Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory

Jeffrey Elam

Senior Chemist & Distinguished Fellow, Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory

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Mark Losego

Professor of Materials Science & Engineering; Dean's Education Innovation Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Ryan Gaston

Senior Research Scientist (Retired), Dow Chemical

Internal Advisory Board

Filiz Bunyak Ersoy

Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

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Jeni Hart

Dean of the Graduate School; Vice Provost for Graduate Studies; Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis

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Kannappan Palaniappan

Curators' Distinguished Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

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Prasad Calyam

Interim Associate Dean for Research; Curators' Distinguished Professor, EECS; Director, CERI

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Scott Kovaleski

Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

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Tim Glass

Associate Dean for Research, College of Arts & Science; Professor, Chemistry

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Tommy Sewell

Curators' Distinguished Professor, Chemistry; Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Emeritus Director, MSEI

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Zhen Chen

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Nuclear Engineering; Adjunct Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

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