Credentials
Education
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Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
University of Pittsburgh, 1991 -
M.S., Metallurgical Engineering
University of Pittsburgh, 1989 -
B.S., Metallurgical Engineering
University of Pittsburgh, 1985
Professional Appointments
- 2014 – present: Director, Ames Laboratory
- 2014 – present: Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University
- 2014 – present: Critical Materials Institute Advisory Board, Ames Laboratory
- 2013 – 2014: Leadership Team, Developing Substitutes Focus Area Leader, Critical Materials Institute, Ames Laboratory led DOE Energy Innovation Hub
- 2010 – 2014: Division Leader, Condensed Matter and Materials Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- 2009 – 2010: Acting Program Leader for Dynamic Materials Properties, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- 2009 – 2010: Acting Program Leader for Physics and Engineering Models, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- 2009 – 2010: Group Leader, Actinide Science and Characterization, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- 2005 – 2008: Adjunct Research Professor, Washington State University
- 2002 – 2004: Board of Directors, Valley Children’s Museum, San Ramon, CA
- 1994 - 2014: Staff Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- 1991 – 1994: Post Doctoral Research Associate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Areas of Expertise
- Accelerating advanced material discovery, development, and deployment
- Critical Materials
- Rare earth elements, alloys, and compounds
- Structure - property - processing - performance relationships in materials
- High pressure and dynamic properties of materials
Research
Research Interests
- Accelerating advanced material discovery, development, and deployment
- Critical materials
- Rare earth elements, alloys, and compounds
- Structure - property - processing - performance relationships in materials
- High pressure and dynamic properties of materials
Patents
- United States Patent Number: US 6,397682 B2, June 4, 2002, Mukul Kumar, Adam Schwartz, Wayne King, “Intergranular Degradation Assessment Via Random Grain Boundary Network Analysis.”