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David Cahill is the Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He leads the David Cahill Research Group, focusing on nanoscale thermal transport, magnetic materials, and energy-related materials. His roles include co-Director of the IBM-Illinois Discovery Accelerator Institute and former Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (2010-2018). Cahill holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Cornell University (1989) and a B.S. in Engineering Physics from Ohio State (1984).
His research explores thermal management in advanced materials, nanoscale heat transfer, and experimental techniques like ultrafast laser metrology. Key interests include thermal conductivity of soft matter, magnetic materials' thermal properties, and battery material transport phenomena.
Awarded the 2023 Paul Klemens Award and elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2023), Cahill has been recognized globally for innovations in materials characterization. His work bridges fundamental science and engineering applications, including thermoelectrics, battery technology, and semiconductor materials.
Courses taught include MSE 201 (Phases and Phase Relations), MSE 401 (Thermodynamics of Materials), and specialized quantum materials seminars. His research group actively collaborates with industry and academia on projects such as thermal conductivity switching in polymers and high-performance solid-state electrolytes.
