Matthew Beck, Ph.D.
Professor, Materials Engineering; Director of Graduate Studies, Materials Engineering
Chemical and Materials Engineering, Materials Engineering, Director of Graduate Certificates, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Research Interests
- Computational materials science
- Atomistic and multi-scale calculation of structure-property relationships
- Surfaces, interfaces, and nanoscale systems
- Catalysis, electron emission, bond breaking/bond forming processes
Education
Post-Doctoral Research, Materials Physics, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, 2005-2008
Ph. D., Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University, 2005
B. S. E., Materials Science & Engineering, University of Michigan, 2000
Appointments
2023-Present: Professor, Materials Engineering; Director of Undergraduate Studies, Materials Engineering
2016-2023: Associate Professor of Materials Engineering, Dept. of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
2017-2022: co-Director of Graduate Studies, Dept. of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
2009-2016: Assistant Professor of Materials Engineering, Dept. of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
2008-2009: Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Vanderbilt University
2005-2008: Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Vanderbilt University