William Curtin
William A. Curtin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brown University, Cornell University |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (2005-06)[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Materials Science, Theoretical Physics |
| Institutions | Brown University, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) |
William A. Curtin is an American materials scientist who is Elisha Benjamin Andrews Professor at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.[2]
From 2011 to 2022, he was director of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005.[1]
His research interests span a wide range of topics in materials science and theoretical physics, including the mechanics of materials, multiscale modeling, and the properties of metal alloys and composites.[2] He is the author of several high-impact publications in the field of materials science.[3]
He was editor-in-chief of Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering for more than ten years until 2016.[4]
Curtin proposed a new model for the Portevin–Le Chatelier effect (PLC effect), which is based on the "single-atomic-hop motion of solutes from the compression to the tension side of a dislocation core." This model provides a predictive framework for understanding dynamic strain ageing (DSA) in these alloys, offering new insights into the microscopic interactions that lead to macroscopic material behaviors.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "William A. Curtin Jr. – John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation…".
- ^ a b William A. Curtin at Brown University
- ^ Google Scholar profile
- ^ Curtin, William A. (2016). "New Editors-in-Chief for MSMSE". Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 24 (8). Bibcode:2016MSMSE..24h0201C. doi:10.1088/0965-0393/24/8/080201.
- ^ Curtin, William A., David L. Olmsted, and Louis G. Hector Jr. "A predictive mechanism for dynamic strain ageing in aluminium–magnesium alloys." Nature materials 5, no. 11 (2006): 875-880. Nature Materials.
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