Professor Jay Kruzic

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

• Professor, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (2016 – present)
• Deputy Head of School (Research), School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (2017 – 2023)

Oregon State University, USA

• Courtesy Professor, School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (2016 – present)
• Professor, School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (2014 – 2016)
• Associate Professor, School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (2008 – 2014)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (2004 – 2008)

Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany

• Visiting Scientist, Chair for Metallic Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (2012 – 2013)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Materials Sciences Division (2001 – 2004)

EDUCATION

University of California, Berkeley, USA (1998-2001)            
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Mineral Engineering
 

University of California, Berkeley, USA (1996-1998)
M.S. in Materials Science and Mineral Engineering
 

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA (1992-1996)             
B.S with honours in Materials Science and Engineering

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Expertise in the mechanical behavior of a wide range of hard and soft materials, including metals, ceramics, intermetallics, polymers, composites, biomaterials, and biological tissues such as teeth, bones, and skin. Understanding how manufacturing processes affect material microstructures and the mechanisms of fracture, fatigue, crack propagation, creep, and deformation. Development of fracture mechanics and solid mechanics models for predicting the performance and lifetime of materials. Understanding the interaction of mechanics, materials, and biology in clinical applications of dentistry, dermatology, and surgery. Professor Kruzic has published over 180 technical articles in his field. Notable honors include receiving the prestigious CAREER award from the United States National Science Foundation in 2006, the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany in 2011, and the Brimacombe Medal from The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) in 2021. 

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