People Studying Granular Materials at The University of Chicago

All the people doing research on granular materials at The University of Chicago are affiliated with the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center and as such are members of the James Franck Institute and the Departments of Physics and Mathematics. If you want to find out what other research we do besides granular materials, check out the individual names below or the homepage of the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center. Below is a list of people who have actively worked on granular materials at The University of Chicago over the last few years.

 

Faculty:

Graduate Students:

  • Scott Hill
  • Matthias Möbius
  • Nathan Mueggenburg
  • Eric Corwin

    • Recent REU Summer Students participating in granular research:

  • J. Michael Erikson (2001, U Maryland, Baltimore)
  • Adam Bushmaker (2001, U Wisconsin, Platteville)
  • Benjamin Lauderdale (2000, UC Lab High School; 2001, Harvard) co-authored publication #1, co-authored publication #2
  • Gilbert Martinez (2000, U Washington, Seattle)
  • Lillia Richardson (1996, Spellman College)
  • Janna Flint (1994-5, Rice Univ.)
  • Damien Dawson (1995-97, UC Lab High School, UIUC)

    • Former Graduate Students:

  • Daniel Blair (now at Clark U)
  • Elizabeth Grossmann (now at NRC, Washington, D.C.)
  • James Knight
  • Chiu-Heng Liu
  • Milica Medved
  • Daniel Mueth (Arryx Inc)
  • Long Nguyen
  • Norbert Schorghofer
  • Fernando Villaruel
  • Tong Zhou

    • Former Postdocs: