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Gregory B. Olson

Thermo-Calc Professor of the Practice

S.B., MIT, 1970
S.M., MIT, 1970
Sc.D., MIT, 1974

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(617) 324-2390
gbolson@mit.edu

Computational Materials Science

Recent News

Toward new, computationally designed cybersteels

February 4, 2023

With a grant from the Office of Naval Research, MIT researchers aim to design novel high-performance steels, with potential applications including printed aircraft components and ship hulls.

Engineers develop a new kind of shape-memory material

October 5, 2022

The ceramic-based material could be used for highly efficient actuators for aircraft or other uses, with minimal moving parts.

MIT team places third in materials design competition with novel 3-D printable metal

September 22, 2022

New material could be used by Tesla to produce all-electric vehicles with just a few massive parts.

Teachers make Frankensteel during Materials Camp at MIT

August 30, 2022

Experiments can be recreated in their high school labs.

Greg Olson to join DMSE

December 30, 2019

Professor Greg Olson will join our department as the Thermo-Calc Professor of the Practice, effective January 2020.

Alumni Honors

February 25, 2010

Two alumni have recently received awards:
Prof. Greg Olson, SB 1970, SM 1970, and ScD 1974, of Northwestern University, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering, "For…

Publications

2020

E. L. Pang, Olson, G. B., and Schuh, C. A., “Role of grain constraint on the martensitic transformation in ceria‐doped zirconia”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society. Wiley, 2020.