Gregory Carman

Gregory Carman is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He serves as the Director of the Center for Translational Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems (TANMS) and holds the Ben Rich-Lockheed Martin Chair in Advanced Aerospace Technologies (46-147N, Eng IV).

• Education: Virginia Tech, 1991

Research Interests focus on advanced materials and aerospace technologies, including:

• Nanoscale Multiferroic Materials
• Piezoelectric Materials
• Magnetostrictive Materials
• Thin Film Shape Memory Alloys
• Fiber Optic Sensors

Scientific Awards & Recognition:

• 2016 IEEE Magnetics Society Distinguished Lecturer
• Society of Experimental Mechanics Keynote Lecture (May 2015)
• SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Lifetime Achievement Award (November 2014)
• UCLA Dean’s Recognition Award (February 2012)
• ASME Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures, and Intelligent Systems Keynote (2009)
• American Helicopter Society Howard Hughes Award (2009)
• ASME Best Paper Awards (2007, 2001, 1996)
• ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Prize (2004)
• ASME Fellow (March 2003)
• Honorary Professor, Baotou University of Iron and Steel Technology (2002)
• Northrop-Grumman Young Faculty Award (1995)

Labs & Centers: Leads the Active Materials Lab (AML) and directs TANMS, a translational research center focused on nanoscale multiferroic systems.