Julia R. Greer

Julia Rosolovsky Greer is a materials scientist and pioneer in the field of nanomechanics and architected materials.[1] Greer has earned many awards, such as being named a CNN 2020 Visionary, for her work investigating how materials behave at the nano-scale.[2]

Julia R. Greer
EducationMIT (B.S., 1997) Stanford University (M.S., 2000, Ph.D., 2005)
Scientific career
FieldsNanomaterials, Materials Science, Mechanics

Greer has been a professor at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) since 2007.[3] She is also an Associate Editor at both Extreme Mechanics Letters[4] and Nano Letters.[5]

Early life and education

Greer was born in Moscow, Russia, and moved to the U.S. with her parents at the age of 16.[6] Greer attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for college, where she received a Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering and a minor in Advanced Music Performance in 1997.[7][8] Greer then went on to receive graduate degrees in Materials Science and Engineering; she earned a Masters of Science (M.S.) in 2000 and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in 2005, both from Stanford University. Between receiving her M.S. and Ph.D., Greer worked at Intel from 2000-2003.[9] For her dissertation, titled "Size dependence of strength of gold at the micron scale in the absence of strain gradients,"[10] Greer worked with materials scientist William D. Nix studying the mechanical properties of nanopillars.[9] After her PhD, Greer pursued postdoctoral studies at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) from 2005-2007.

Research and career

Greer joined the Materials Science Department at Caltech in 2007 as an Assistant Professor; she received tenure and was promoted to Full Professor in 2013.[11][12] Her research focuses on the application of nanotechnology in biomedical materials, multi-functional devices, energy storage, and material synthesis.

Greer has received much recognition and several career awards for her work. Her lab's early work has resulted in a new direction in nanomechanics.[9] Her lab is now harnessing strategies in nanofabrication for applications ranging from improving lithium ion batteries to developing biomedical devices.[13]

Awards and recognition

Personal life

In addition to being a scientist, Greer is also an accomplished pianist. She took piano lessons starting at age 5 and has studied music at several institutions, including Moscow's Gnessin School of Music, the Eastman School of Music, MIT, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and Stanford University.[6]

Greer also loves rollerblading. She will occasionally rollerblade to and from work and has even participated in a rollerblading marathon.[6]

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