Matthew R. Libera

Matthew R. Libera, Sc.D.
Stevens Institute of Technology
Dept. of Chemical,Biochemical, and Materials Engineering
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Phone: (201)216-5259
Fax: (201)216-8306
E-mail: mlibera@stevens-tech.edu

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Electron microscopy and phase transformations
with applications to the design and measurement of
polymers, biomaterials, and thin films
structured at nano and meso length scales

Matthew Libera leads the Stevens Microstructure Research Group and is Director of the
Electron-Optics Laboratory at Stevens. His research centers on the development,
implementation, and application of advanced electron-optical techniques
to the measurement of microstructure and morphology in engineering materials
at high spatial resolution. He has active research studying polymer morphology
and polymer interfaces using transmission electron holography and spatially
resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy. Other activities concentrate on the
development of morphology in polymer blends and block copolymers for biomaterials
applications. He has collaborative research studying inorganic materials such as
silicides for device applications and ceramic-matrix composites for
high-temperature applications.

EDUCATION

Sc.D. (1987)	MIT, Cambridge, MA, Materials Science Thesis Title: "Microstructural Development during the Solidification of Supercooled Metal Droplets" Minor in physics Thesis advisors: John Vander Sande and Morris Cohen
S.M. (1983)	MIT, Cambridge, MA, Materials Science Thesis Title: "Solidification Morphologies in Atomized Fe-Ni-Cr" Thesis advisor: John Vander Sande
B.S. (1981)	Lafayette College, Easton, PA, Metallurgical Engineering Thesis Title: "Intermediate Phase Identification in Si-V Alloys"

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1998-present	Professor Dept. of Chemical, Biochemical, and Materials Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
1994-98	Associate Professor Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
1990-1994	Assistant Professor Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
1989-1990	Visiting Scientist IBM Research Division Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA
1988-1989	Post-Doctoral Research Associate MIT, Cambridge, MA