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Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes Institute

Dr. Marcus Young, the Director of the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes Institute (AMMPI), brings a dynamic vision for advancing materials innovation and manufacturing technologies. Through his leadership and expertise in advanced alloys and materials characterization, he is strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration, expanding industry partnerships, and positioning AMMPI as a leader in next-generation materials research and workforce development.
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AMMPI's Mission

AMMPI's mission is to test, develop, and process next-generation structural and functional materials via rapid combinatorial assessment and advanced processing technologies. The institute seeks to drive the development of functional materials for semiconductors, energy conversion and storage, optoelectronics, sensors, and structural and environmental monitoring

Areas of Expertise

  • Lightweight high strength alloys (Al, Ti, Mg base)
  • High temperature materials
  • Wear and corrosion resistant coatings
  •  Polymeric and composite coatings for high temperature applications
  • Structural biomaterials for load-bearing applications
  • Electronic and opto-electronic materials and devices
  • Energy storage materials and devices
  • Sensor materials and devices
  • Organic, inorganic and hybrid film processing
  • Plasma assisted processing of 2D and composite films
  • Ultrafast spectroscopy
  • First principles calculations and high throughput/ combinatorial techniques for materials discovery
  • Molecular dynamics simulations, computational thermodynamics (CALPHAD) and multiscale materials modeling
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Hybrid manufacturing processes
  • Electrodeposition