Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology

Biography

Dr. Michael Nastasi is the Director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is also the Elmer Koch Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. Mike’s personal research interests include ion-solid interactions, irradiation induced phase transformations, nanomaterials for extreme irradiation environments, ion irradiation and plasma modification of materials, ion beam analysis of materials, synthesis and properties of high strength nanolayered composites, and surface mechanical properties. He has co-authored more than 550 refereed publications, authored the books entitled Ion-Solid Interactions: Fundamentals and Applications, published by Cambridge University Press in 1996, Ion Implantation and Synthesis of Materials, published by Springer-Verlag in 2006, and Ion Beam Analysis: Fundamentals and Applications, published by CRC Press in 2015, and edited several volumes including the MRS best seller, the Handbook of Modern Ion Beam Materials Analysis.

Research Interest

Research interests include ion-solid interactions, irradiation induced phase transformations, nanomaterials for extreme irradiation environments, ion irradiation and plasma modification of materials, ion beam analysis of materials, synthesis and properties of high strength nanolayered composites, and surface mechanical properties.