Julie M. Schoenung
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Department Chair, Materials Science and Engineering
| Location: | 716B Engineering Tower | |
| Email: | julie.schoenung@uci.edu | |
| Phone: | (949) 824-2725 | |
| Address: | The Samueli School of Engineering University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-2585 |
Profile
Professor Julie M. Schoenung has worked extensively in the area of novel materials processing, testing and characterization. She is also a pioneer in the field of sustainable development of materials. Dr. Schoenung is currently the Founding Department Chair in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. in materials engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in ceramic engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Schoenung was recently selected to be the recipient of the 2018 ASM International Edward DeMille Campbell Memorial Lectureship, the inaugural Innovation in Research Award (2017) from Materials Science & Engineering-A, and the 2016 Holloman Award for Materials & Society from Acta Materialia, Inc.. Dr. Schoenung recently served as an Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy and has served for many years as a Key Reader for Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A (2003-present). She is also a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society, Alpha Sigma Mu Honor Society and ASM International.
Education
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research
Dr. Schoenung’s research activities seek to provide fundamental insight into structure-processing-property mechanistic relationships in a variety of material systems. Innovative synthesis and consolidation processes are combined to fabricate novel materials that exhibit unique behavior. Her current research focus is on high entropy ceramics and additive manufacturing of ceramics, cermets, composites and metals, including the application of alternative feedstock materials generated from waste products. Microstructural characterization, including in-situ techniques, and modeling efforts are also critical components of her fundamental investigations. Dr. Schoenung also has many years of experience in studying the materials-selection process in a variety of applications. She conducts research into the analysis of factors that guide the materials-selection decision-making process, such as economics, environmental impact and toxicity, cost-performance trade-offs, and market potential. Her research activities here are currently focused on energy systems including battery and photovoltaic systems.
Links
Schoenung Research Lab https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/schoenung/