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Brent Fultz is the Barbara and Stanley Rawn, Jr. Professor of Materials Science and Applied Physics at the California Institute of Technology. A graduate of MIT (B.Sc., 1975) and UC Berkeley (Ph.D., 1982), he has held progressively senior faculty roles since 1985, becoming a full Professor in 2003 and receiving his named chair in 2013.
- Materials Physics and Chemistry
- Thermodynamics and Entropy Studies
- Neutron and X-ray Scattering Techniques
- Energy Storage Materials Research
His research spans fundamental and applied materials science, with particular focus on vibrational thermodynamics and phase transitions. Recent work combines experimental neutron scattering with machine learning interatomic potentials to study phonon entropy, and develops novel materials for hydrogen storage and lithium battery electrodes. He leads the ARCS spectrometer project at Spallation Neutron Source and contributes to DANSE software for neutron data analysis.
Key scientific contributions include:
- Explaining the Invar effect through spin-phonon competition
- Developing miniaturized Mössbauer spectrometers for planetary missions
- Quantifying vibrational entropy in metallic glasses through inelastic scattering
- Establishing the anharmonic origins of thermal expansion anomalies in NaBr and TiO2
His awards include: TMS EMPMD Distinguished Scientist Award (2010), William Hume-Rothery Award (2016), multiple society fellowships, and the 2022 Neutron Scattering Society of America Service and Leadership Award.
