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Stefano Curtarolo

Edmund T. Pratt Jr. School Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
144 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708-0300
144 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708

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 · 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 · 2012 - Present Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Pratt School of Engineering
Director of the Center for Autonomous Materials Design · 2012 - Present Pratt School of Engineering
Professor in the Department of Physics · 2012 - Present Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · 2013 - Present Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering

In the News


Published August 13, 2024
Materials Scientist Stefano Curtarolo Elected to the European Academy of Sciences
Published January 11, 2024
Computational Method Discovers New Materials for Extreme Environments
Published November 16, 2023
Which Duke Scholars Made the Most Cited List?

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Recent Publications


Soliquidy: 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 Cite

Intermediate stage densification kinetics of high-entropy ceramics during spark plasma sintering

Journal Article Journal of the European Ceramic Society · May 1, 2025 The intermediate stage densification kinetics of (Hf, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr)B2 and (Hf, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr)C were studied using a Coble creep rate model. (Hf, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr)B2 was synthesized by boro/carbothermal reduction and (Hf, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr)C was synthesized b ... Full text Cite

Magnetic transparent conductors for spintronic applications

Journal Article Acta Materialia · May 1, 2025 Transparent Conductors (TCs) exhibit optical transparency and electron conductivity, and are essential for many opto-electronic and photo-voltaic devices. The most common TCs are electron-doped oxides, which are limited in the choice of possible dopants, a ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


DETER: Disrupting Electron Transport to Minimize Thermal Conductivity

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Missouri University of Science and Technology · 2024 - 2027

Transition States Algorithms for the AFLOW Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2024 - 2027

NRT-HDR: Harnessing AI for Autonomous Material Design

Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2026

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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.