Overview
RESEARCH FIELDS
- Artificial Intelligence Materials Science
- Autonomous Materials Design
- Computational Materials Science
- High-Entropy Disordered and Amorphous Systems
- Materials for Energy Applications
- Materials for Aerospace Applications
- Materials for Deep Space Exploration
The research is multidisciplinary and makes use of state of the art techniques from fields like materials science, chemistry, physics, quantum mechanics, mathematics and computer science.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Edmund T. Pratt Jr. School Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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2021 - Present
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science,
Pratt School of Engineering
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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2012 - Present
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science,
Pratt School of Engineering
Director of the Center for Extreme Materials
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2025 - Present
Pratt School of Engineering
Professor in the Department of Physics
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2012 - Present
Physics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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2013 - Present
Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Recent Publications
Integrated computational and experimental investigation of Groups V and VI metals in (M,Hf,Ti,Zr)B2-(M,Hf,Ti,Zr)C ceramics
Journal Article Journal of the European Ceramic Society · February 1, 2026 Dual-phase compositionally complex ultra-high temperature ceramics were formulated by incorporating different Groups V and VI metals such as V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, or W into a base composition containing the Group IV elements, Hf, Ti, and Zr. Metal distributio ... Full text CiteSoliquidy: a descriptor for atomic geometrical confusion
Journal Article Npj Computational Materials · December 1, 2025 Tailoring material properties often requires understanding the solidification process. Herein, we introduce the geometric descriptor Soliquidy, which numerically captures the Euclidean transport cost between the translationally disordered versus ordered st ... Full text CiteVariable-Temperature Plasmonic High-Entropy Carbides
Journal Article High Entropy Alloys and Materials · December 1, 2025 Effective thermal management at variable and extreme temperatures face limitations for the development of novel energy and aerospace applications. Plasmonic approaches, shown to be capable of tailoring black-body emission, could be effective if materials w ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
DETER: Disrupting Electron Transport to Minimize Thermal Conductivity
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Missouri University of Science and Technology · 2024 - 2027Transition States Algorithms for the AFLOW Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2024 - 2027NRT-HDR: Harnessing AI for Autonomous Material Design
Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ·
2003
Sc.D.
Pennsylvania State University ·
1999
M.S.
University of Padua (Italy) ·
1998
M.S.
University of Padua (Italy) ·
1995
M.S.