Sakamoto, Jeff | Faculty

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering

2678 GGB

jeffsaka@umich.edu

734-763-2219

Sakamoto Lab

Education
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 2001

Research Interests
Materials for energy and biomedicine.  Superionic conducting ceramic electrolytes enabling advanced batteries that go beyond Li-ion technology are the primary focus.  Highly-ordered and hierarchical hydrogel scaffolds functionalized with polyelectrolytes for nerve repair.