Harry L. Tuller

R.P. Simmons Professor of Ceramics and Electronic Materials

BS Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 1966
MS Columbia University, 1967
EngScD Columbia University, 1973

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tuller@mit.edu

Ceramics; Electrochemistry; Electronic Materials; Environment; Materials Processing; Materials Chemistry; MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems); Nanotechnology; Photonic Materials; Semiconductors; Surfaces, Interfaces, and Thin Films; Thermodynamics; Transport Phenomena

Research

Dr. Tuller's research focuses on defects, transport and electronic structure of metal oxides and their integration into sensors; fuel cells; solar cells, and MEMS devices.

Recent News

Large MIT presence at international conference on solid state ionics

August 30, 2022

Field involving movement of charged atoms through materials has many applications.

Team IDs simple way to increase lifetimes of fuel cells

August 23, 2022

Devices made of solid-metal oxides are promising because they’re low-cost and efficient. But they degrade over time. Now, work by Harry Tuller’s lab solves that decades-old problem.

Harry Tuller honored for career-advancing solid-state chemistry and electrochemistry

August 15, 2022

The materials scientist’s research involves the movement of electric charges through solids, which could lead to better-performing fuel cells and batteries.

School of Engineering second quarter 2022 awards

July 25, 2022

Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes.

Professor Harry Tuller honored with C2C award

February 18, 2020

Celebrating great mentorship for graduate students

April 27, 2018

In recent years, a growing body of research has highlighted the importance of advising and…

High-temperature devices made from films that bend as they “breathe”

May 9, 2017

Carrying out maintenance tasks inside a nuclear plant puts severe strains on equipment, due to extreme temperatures that are hard for components to endure without degrading. Now, researchers at MIT and elsewhere have come up with a radically new way to make actuators that could be used in such…

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