Bilal El-Zahab

Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director

Research interests: lithium-ion batteries, electrolyte and electrolyte additives, gel-polymer electrolytes, electrolytes fillers, solid-state electrolyte glasses, reaction battery catalysis, lithium-air batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries, all-solid-state batteries, and development of in situ analytical tools for the determination of the source of capacity fade and the capacity fade mechanism in various battery systems.

Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30-2:00 pm

Office: EC 3172
Phone: (305) 348-3558

Website: https://battery.fiu.edu/


Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor

Secondary Appointment in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Research interests:

  1. Synthesis of advanced functionalized materials:
  • Fabrication of layered nonlinear crystals for optoelectronic and quantum information science and engineering (QISE)
  • Porous Nanomaterials for environmental, catalyst, gas storage, and heat exchange applications
  1. Additively Manufactured Electronics (AME)
  2. Cancer research: Intracellular biomacromolecules (DNA, RNA, and proteins) delivery nanodevice for biological systems
  3. Plant-based Nanomaterials: Functionalization, Mechanics of Nanomaterial-Reinforced Nanocomposites and Nanobiotechnology Applications
  4. Nanomedicine, Biomaterials, Bioimaging, and Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

Office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 12:00-3:00 pm
For appointments: please contact Ms. Ana  Munoz EC 3475A anmuno@fiu.edu 305-348-0198

Office: EC 3242
Email : clai@fiu.edu

Website: https://lai-afm.fiu.edu/


Pezhman Mardanpour

Associate Professor

Research interests: aeroelasticity (experimental and theoretical), design based on constructal theory, fluid-structure interaction, structural dynamics, thermodynamics, aeroelasticity (experimental and theoretical), design based on constructal theory, fluid-structure interaction, structural dynamics, thermodynamics.

Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00 to 2:00 p.m

Office: EC 3464
Phone: (305) 348-6103

Website: https://mardanpour.fiu.edu/


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Dwayne McDaniel

Associate Professor

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Research interests: Robotics with applications to infrastructure inspection, autonomous systems, sensor systems, nondestructive evaluation, multi-body dynamics, and structural mechanics.

Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00 am-12:00pm and by appointment

Office: EC 2108
Phone: (305) 348-6554

Website: http://web.eng.fiu.edu/mcdaniel/


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Anamika Prasad

Associate Professor Joint Appointment

Research Interests: Biobased and bioinspired material design, Tissue biomechanics (bone tumor, vascular tissue in plant, cardiovascular tissue), Nano-mechanical characterization Biomedical devices for precision agriculture and healthcare.

Office: EC3140
Phone: 305-348-6950

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/prasadlab/home