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Walter Neal Simmons

Gendell Family Professor of the Practice
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
309 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708-0302
309 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Grants


High Sensitivity Low Cost Solid State Neutron Detection

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by US Department of Homeland Security · 2014 - 2019

DMREF: GOALI: Collaborative Research: High-Throughput Simulations and Experiments to Develop Metallic Glasses

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2014 - 2018

An Assessment of Working Channel Damage by the FlexivaTracTipTM Holmium Laser Fiber

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Boston Scientific Corporation · 2015 - 2017

Innovations in Shock Wave Lithotripsy Technology

ResearchResearcher · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1997 - 2010

Carbon Ionic Conductors for Use in Novel Carbon-ion Fuel Cells

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2003 - 2005