Coating Process Fundamentals Faculty | College of Continuing & Professional Studies

Course Faculty

Lorraine F. Francis

Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Lorraine F. Francis, (Course Director), professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, leads the Coating Process Fundamentals Program, and researches drying and microstructure of coatings.

Marcio S. Carvalho

Professor, Mechanical Engineering

PUC, Rio de Janeiro

Marcio S. Carvalho, program alumnus, formerly with 3M and Imation, is a professor of mechanical engineering at PUC in Rio de Janeiro, and an expert in the area of coating flows.

Satish Kumar

Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Satish Kumar, professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, researches coating flows and interfacial phenomena in coating and printing processes.

Wieslaw J. Suszynski

Research Fellow

Coating Process Fundamentals Program, University of Minnesota

Wieslaw J. Suszynski heads the Coating Process and Visualization Laboratory at the University.

Alon McCormick

Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota

Alon McCormick, professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, researches nanostructures and curing processes.

Xiang Cheng

Associate Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, U of M

Xiang Cheng, associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, researches dynamics and rheology of colloidal and active suspensions, the flow behaviors of granular materials, and applied fluid mechanics.