Alexandra Navrotsky

Professor Alexandra Navrotsky serves in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of California, Davis College of Engineering, with her office located in 4440B Chem Annex (Davis, CA 95616). She is contactable via email at anavrotsky@ucdavis.edu and phone at (530) 752-3292.

Her research program fundamentally investigates the relationship between atomic-scale structural and bonding characteristics and macroscopic thermodynamic behavior across minerals, ceramics, and complex inorganic materials. This work bridges materials science, thermodynamics, and solid-state chemistry to elucidate energy landscapes governing material stability and phase transitions.

With over 500 scientific publications, Professor Navrotsky has established significant contributions to understanding energy-structure-property relationships in geological and engineered materials, particularly through calorimetric methodologies.