About

David Dunand is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University. His research focuses on the physical and mechanical metallurgy of multiphase metallic materials, including metallic alloys, composites, foams, and scaffolds. He emphasizes measuring and modeling the mechanical properties of these materials in relation to their microstructure, with a particular focus on additive manufacturing of metals through techniques such as ink extrusion combined with sintering and selective laser melting. Additionally, his work involves sustainable manufacturing processes for metals and the use of neutron and synchrotron X-ray radiation to study strains, phase composition, and tomography in situ and operando. Dunand has received significant recognition for his contributions, including being named a Fellow of the Minerals Metals and Materials Society in 2012, a Fellow of ASM International in 2007, and receiving the TMS Distinguished Scientist/Engineering Award in 2008. He has also served as co-founder of NanoAI, LLC, and co-director of the Initiative for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, and has held visiting professorships, notably at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

Research topics

• Metallurgy
• Materials science
• Composite material
• Astrobiology
• Thermodynamics

Selected publications

• Mechanical properties of meteoritic Fe–Ni alloys for in-situ extraterrestrial structures

  Acta Astronautica · 2021 · 11 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Materials science
  • Metallurgy
  • Composite material
  PublisherDOI

• Coarsening- and creep resistance of precipitation-strengthened Al–Mg–Zr alloys processed by selective laser melting

  Acta Materialia · 2020 · 151 citations

  • Materials science
  • Metallurgy
  • Composite material
  DOI

• Sustainability through alloy design: Challenges and opportunities

  Progress in Materials Science · 2020 · 178 citations

  • Materials science
  • Metallurgy
  DOI

• Synthesis of precipitation-strengthened Al-Sc, Al-Zr and Al-Sc-Zr alloys via selective laser melting of elemental powder blends

  Additive manufacturing · 2020 · 77 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Materials science
  • Metallurgy
  • Composite material
  DOI

Recent grants

• Collaborative Research: Size Effects on Magneto-Mechanics of Ni-Mn-Ga Fibers

  NSF · $347k · 2012–2017

• Ink-based additive manufacturing of high-entropy alloys from oxide and hydride powders

  NSF · $400k · 2020–2024

• In-Situ Processing of Superconducting MgB2-Metal Composites

  NSF · $400k · 2003–2008

• Freeze-Cast Manufacturing of Stable Iron-Alloy Foams for Energy Conversion and Storage

  NSF · $424k · 2020–2024

• Size Effect on the Evolution of Kirkendall Pores in Ti-Coated Ni Wires

  NSF · $397k · 2016–2021

Frequent coauthors

• David N. Seidman

  128 shared

• Christopher A. Schuh

  Northwestern University

  31 shared

• Nhon Q. Vo

  31 shared

• Jonathan Almer

  30 shared

• Anthony De Luca

  Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

  27 shared

• Christoph Kenel

  ABB (Switzerland)

  25 shared

• Heeman Choe

  24 shared

• Peter Müllner

  22 shared

Education

• PhD, Materials Science and Engineeing

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1991

• Werkstoffingenieur / MS, Materials

  Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

  1986

Awards & honors

• TMS Fellow, 2012
• Minerals Metals and Materials Society Structural Materials D…
• Fellow, ASM International, 2007
• Department Teacher of the Year, 1998
• James and Margie Krebs Professorship, 2005-2016

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