Olivier Delaire
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Bio
The Delaire group investigates atomistic transport processes of energy and charge, and thermodynamics in energy materials. We use a combined experimental and computational approach to understand and control microscopic energy transport for the design of next-generation materials, in particular for sustainable energy applications. Current materials of interest include superionic conductors, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, ferroelectrics/multiferroics, and metal-insulator transitions. Our group's studies provide fundamental insights into atomic dynamics and elementary excitations in condensed-matter systems (phonons, electrons, spins), their couplings and their effects on macroscopic properties. We probe the microscopic underpinnings of transport and thermodynamics properties by integrating neutron and x-ray scattering, optical spectroscopy, and thermal characterization, together with quantum-mechanical computer simulations.
Education
- M.Sc. Pennsylvania State University, 2000
- Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 2006
Positions
- Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
- Associate Professor of Chemistry
- Associate Professor of Physics
Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
- DOE EARLY CAREER AWARD 2014 u201cQuasiparticle Couplings in Transport of Heat, Charge, and Spin for Novel Energy Materialsu201d. Department of Energy. 2014
- World Materials Research Institute Forum Prize, 2nd International Workshop for Young Materials Scientists, Berlin, Germany. World Materials Research Institute. 2010
- Director's Award, Outstanding Science Team Accomplishment. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 2009
- Clifford G. Shull Fellowship. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 2008
- Louis Rosen Prize. Los Alamos National Laboratory . 2008
- Outstanding Ph.D. Research Award. Neutron Scattering Society of America. 2006
Courses Taught
- ME 490: Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
- ME 510: Diffraction and Spectrometry of Materials
- ME 591: Research Independent Study in Mechanical Engineering or Material Science
- ME 758S: Curricular Practical Training
- MSEG 591: Independent Study
- PHYSICS 995: Graduate Training Internship