Dr. Venkat Selvamanickam M.D. Anderson Chair Professor Dept. of Mechanical Engineering University of Houston N214 Engineering Building One Houston, TX 77204-4006 Office Location: Telephone: (713) 743-4044 Fax: (713) 743-4513 E-mail: selva@uh.edu Website: http://www2.egr.uh.edu/~vselvama/Templates/Site_Home.htm

Research Interests: Epitaxial thin film growth by PVD and CVD, Single crystalline films on polycrystalline/amorphous substrates, Solidification and crystal growth, Oxide & nitride materials, Roll-to-roll thin film coatings on flexible substrates, Bulk ceramic processing, Control of nano-scale interfacial and bulk defects, Texture evolution and grain boundary control, Nucleation and growth kinetics in vapor phase and liquid phase growth

Research Applications: High Temperature Superconductors, Photovoltaics, Thermoelectrics, Batteries, Supercapacitors

Curriculum vitae

Ph.D., University of Houston