Roads, rails, planes, and buildings are all made of complex materials, with critical needs related to climate, weight, cost, and other factors. Our research includes projects from high-density energy storage for electrified airplanes to decarbonized cement production to high-performance alloys aerospace usage.
Professor of Materials Engineering and Engineering Systems
Professor Eagar studies the physics and chemistry of metals and other fabricated materials to improve their reliability and performance, particularly when welded or joined.
Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering; MacVicar Fellow
Professor Gibson studies cellular solids from both natural and synthetic sources for uses ranging from construction to medicine.
John Chipman Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor LeBeau connects structure to properties using electron microscopy and advanced data analytics to inform where defects and interfaces are and the chemical nature of those structures. This cutting-edge characterization approach informs behavior of ferroelectrics, semiconductors, materials for quantum computing, structural materials and energy storage.
Thermo-Calc Professor of the Practice
Professor Olson computationally designs and qualifies new materials grounded in science-based methods supported by genomic-level fundamental databases using a hierarchy of design models.
Danae and Vasilis Salapatas Professor of Metallurgy; MacVicar Fellow
Professor Schuh studies structural materials, from fundamental scientific discovery through new material design. Recent projects include studying the micromechanics of particle adhesion with implications for additive manufacturing and creating new shape memory ceramics that could be used as micro-actuators for small autonomous robotics.
Thomas B. King Associate Professor of Metallurgy
Professor Tasan studies the microstructural mechanisms of metal deformation and failure using in-situ microscopy techniques, in order to design new alloys with superior property combinations.
