Krishna Rajan

ScD

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Krishna Rajan

ScD

Krishna Rajan

ScD

SUNY Empire Innovation Professor
SUNY Distinguished Professor

Research Topics

Materials informatics; Quantitative high resolution imaging; Atom probe tomography

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  • UB CMI awards more than $450,000 for 10 faculty-industry manufacturing R&D projects
    1/27/26

    Innovations include AI-driven ceramics, next generation contact lenses, semiconductors, copper ink and more.

  • Edward Snell named chair of materials design and innovation
    10/6/25

    Edward Snell has been named the next chair of the Department of Materials Design and Innovation. He will succeed Krishna Rajan, who has served as the department’s inaugural chair since 2015.

  • SEAS faculty, staff and student earn 2025 SLICE Awards
    5/6/25

    Krishna Rajan, Monica Miles and CSEE student Ava Fetzner have received the University at Buffalo’s Sustainability Leadership, Innovation and Collaborative Engagement (SLICE) Awards.

  • SEAS research expenditures reach record $113 million
    11/27/24

    The funding will contribute to advancements in artificial intelligence, clean energy, health care, cybersecurity and more.

  • UB researcher co-founds data/AI-driven software venture to revolutionize companies’ materials usage
    9/30/24

    An applied AI company, materialsIN leverages database infrastructure with advanced data processing.

  • Rajan named fellow of ASM International
    6/21/24

    Krishna Rajan has been named a 2024 fellow of ASM International for his innovative work in the field of materials informatics.

  • Materials Design and Innovation graduates first undergraduates
    5/21/24

    Four students in the class of 2024 made up the first cohort to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in material science and engineering.