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David Dunand

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

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2220 Campus Drive
Cook Hall 1129
Evanston, IL 60208

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Departments

Materials Science and Engineering

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Education

Ph.D. Metallurgy, MIT, Cambridge, MA

B.S., M.S. Materials Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland


Research Interests

Physical and mechanical metallurgy of multiphase metallic materials. My research focuses on metallic alloys, composites, foams and scaffolds, with particular emphasis on measuring and modeling their mechanical properties in light of their microstructure. Strong focus in the area of additive manufacturing of metals via ink extrusion + sintering or via selective laser melting, as well as sustainable manufacturing of metals. Use of neutron and synchrotron X-ray radiation to study strains, phase composition and tomography in situ and operando.


Significant Recognition

  • TMS Fellow, 2012
  • Minerals Metals and Materials Society Structural Materials Division Distinguished Scientist/Engineering Award, 2008
  • Fellow, ASM International, 2007
  • Department Teacher of the Year, 1998

Significant Professional Service

  • Co-founder, NanoAI, LLC (acquired by Braidy Industries, 2018)
  • Co-Director, Initiative for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN) 2008-2015
  • James and Margie Krebs Professorship, 2005-2016
  • Visiting professor, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland), spring 2000

Selected Publications

  • Al-Buainain, Maryam; Dunand, David C., Sustainable Fe-Cr-Ni Stainless Steels via Hydrogen Reduction of Blended Oxides, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering (2025).
  • Pennell, Samuel; Dunand, David C., Microstructural evolution of Fe-25 W powder beds during CO2-H2 redox cycling at 800 °C, Chemical Engineering Journal (2024).
  • Chen, Ming; Pennell, Samuel; Dunand, David C., Tungsten's Role in Enhancing Sintering Resistance of Fe-W Hierarchical Foams during Redox Cycling, Advanced Functional Materials (2024).
  • Chen, Ming; Pröschel, Alex; Star, Kurt E.; Bux, Sabah K.; Snyder, G. Jeffrey; Dunand, David C., Ink Casting and 3D-Extrusion Printing of Yb14MnSb11 for High-Temperature Thermoelectric Material, Advanced Functional Materials (2025).
  • Qi, Jie; Dunand, David C., Strengthening effects from Mg and Ni in Al-mischmetal eutectic alloys, Acta Materialia (2025).
  • Pennell, Samuel; Chen, Ming; Dunand, David C., Tungsten Strongly Inhibits Sintering of Porous Iron During High-Temperature Redox Cycling, Small (2024).
  • Misiaszek, John P.; Sather, Nicholas A.; Goodwin, Alyssa M.; Brecount, Hogan J.; Kurapaty, Steven S.; Inglis, Jacqueline E.; Hsu, Erin L.; Stupp, Samuel I.; Stock, Stuart R.; Dunand, David C., 3D-ink-extruded titanium scaffolds with porous struts and bioactive supramolecular polymers for orthopedic implants, Acta Biomaterialia (2024).
  • Zhang, Dingchang; Hsu, Ya Chu; Dunand, David C., Ink-Extrusion 3D Printing and Silicide Coating of HfNbTaTiZr Refractory High-Entropy Alloy for Extreme Temperature Applications, Advanced Science (2024).
  • Bahl, Sumit; Wu, Tiffany; Michi, Richard A.; An, Ke; Yu, Dunji; Allard, Lawrence F.; Rakhmonov, Jovid U.; Poplawsky, Jonathan D.; Fancher, Chris M.; Dunand, David C.; Plotkowski, Alex; Shyam, Amit, An additively manufactured near-eutectic Al-Ce-Ni-Mn-Zr alloy with high creep resistance, Acta Materialia (2024).
  • Pennell, Samuel M.; Chappuis, Benoît; Carpenter, Julia A.; Dunand, David C., Hierarchically Porous Iron Alloys with High Sintering Resistance During Cyclic Steam Oxidation and Hydrogen Reduction, Advanced Functional Materials (2023).