Scott J. McCormack

Scott J. McCormack is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses on materials in extreme environments, with an emphasis on crystallography, thermodynamics, and synthesis of complex oxides, carbides, and nitrides under high-temperature and high-pressure conditions. The McCormack Lab explores how material symmetry and atomic structure influence thermochemical and thermophysical properties to develop materials for space exploration and hypersonic applications.

Key research areas include entropy-stabilized oxides, ultra-high-temperature ceramics, and non-equilibrium materials. McCormack has secured significant funding, including a $1.4M grant for ceramic processing and an NSF CAREER Award. His work merges experimental methods (e.g., in-situ XRD, aerodynamic levitation) with computational modeling to characterize materials under extreme conditions.

• Awards: NSF CAREER Award, $1.4M Research Grant
• Labs/Teams: McCormack Lab
• Key Technologies: High-temperature synthesis, carbothermal reduction, entropy stabilization

His publications span advanced ceramics, thermal expansion analysis, and phase transformation kinetics, with a focus on applications in aerospace and energy systems.