Ralph E. Napolitano , Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Office: 515.294.9101/515.294.1140
Email: ralphn@iastate.edu
Homepage: http://www.mse.iastate.edu/who-we-are/people/faculty/ralph-e-napolitano.html

Education/Employment
Ph.D., Metallurgy, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996
M.S., Metallurgical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1994
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering,University of Florida, 1989

Role in the ADVANCE Program

Dr. Ralph E. Napolitano, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, became the ADVANCE Professor in his department starting in the spring of 2009.

Research Interests

• Crystal-melt interfacial phenomena
• Solidification dynamics
• Microstructural modeling and simulation
• Diffusive phase transformations
• Multicomponent thermodynamics
• Rapid solidification and metallic glass formation
• Computational Materials Science