Deborah Chung Email & Phone Number

SUNY Distinguished Professor Chung (recipient of President's Medal) of University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, received her Ph.D. degree in Materials Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the late Professor M.S. Dresselhaus, and her B.S. degree from Caltech. She is a pioneer and international leader in the field of multifunctional structural materials (best known for the invention of smart concrete) and has authored or coauthored over 600 archival journal papers and 10 books. Chung is Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (elected in 2023), Fellow of ASM International, and Fellow of American Carbon Society. She received the Pettinos Award (an international research award) from the American Carbon Society, and an Honorary Doctorate Degree from University of Alicante, Spain. She is ranked by the 2022 Stanford University study to be 13th among 315,721 materials scientists in the world (living and deceased), 10th among those that are living, and 1st among those that are female. Her Google Scholar h-index is 112, with 46,731 citations (as viewed on April 27, 2024).Broad interest is associated with multidisciplinary research, practical applications, engineering material development, and scientific outreach to the public. Experience includes expert witness service, research consulting service, failure analysis, engineering materials research, education, book writing, book editing, public speaking, and Board work. Specialties: The engineering materials relate to mechanical engineering (thermal management, smart materials, composite materials), electrical engineering (electronic packaging, sensors), civil engineering (concrete) and chemical engineering (fuel cells, batteries, activated carbon, filter membranes).

Listed skills include Materials Science, Composites, Nanotechnology, Sensors, and 16 others.