As a pioneer in the field of nanomechanics and architected materials, Greer has earned many awards, such as being named a CNN 2020 Visionary, for her work investigating how materials behave at the nano-scale.[2][3] Greer has been a professor at Caltech since 2007, and is also an Associate Editor at both Extreme Mechanics Letters and Nano Letters.[4][5][6]
Early life and educationedit
Greer was born in Moscow, Russia, and moved to the U.S. with her parents at the age of 16.[7] Greer attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for college, where she received a Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering and a minor in Advanced Music Performance in 1997.[8][9] Greer then went on to receive graduate degrees in Materials Science and Engineering; she earned a Masters of Science (M.S.) in 2000 and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in 2005, both from Stanford University. Between receiving her M.S. and Ph.D., Greer worked at Intel from 2000-2003.[10] For her dissertation, titled "Size dependence of strength of gold at the micron scale in the absence of strain gradients,"[11] Greer worked with materials scientist William D. Nix studying the mechanical properties of nanopillars.[10] After her PhD, Greer pursued postdoctoral studies at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) from 2005-2007.
Research and careeredit
Greer joined the Materials Science Department at Caltech in 2007 as an Assistant Professor; she received tenure and was promoted to Full Professor in 2013.[12][13] Her research focuses on the application of nanotechnology in biomedical materials, multi-functional devices, energy storage, and material synthesis.
Greer has received much recognition and several career awards for her work. Her lab's early work has resulted in a new direction in nanomechanics.[10] Her lab is now harnessing strategies in nanofabrication for applications ranging from improving lithium ion batteries to developing biomedical devices.[14]
Greer also loves rollerblading. She will occasionally rollerblade to and from work and has even participated in a rollerblading marathon.[7]
External media and linksedit
Lecture given at the 2014 MRS Fall Meeting for receiving the Kavli Early Career Award in Nanoscience: "Three Dimensional Architected Nanostructured Meta-Materials"
Talk given at TEDxCERN in 2014: "The surprising strengths of materials in the nanoworld"
Talk given at TEDxManhattanBeach in 2016: "Nanotechnology: When Less is More"
STEM Gems feature: "Bigger Doesn’t Always Mean Stronger: Julia Greer is Changing the Idea of How Materials Are Made"
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^ ab"World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013" (PDF).
^"Honors & Awards - Young Investigator Medal". Young Investigator Medal - Society of Engineering Science. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
^"2013 China-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium". www.naefrontiers.org. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
^"The Nano Letters Young Investigator Lectureship Award | The Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech". www.kni.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
^Griffith, Eric (February 18, 2014). "5 Moonshot Projects Just Crazy Enough to Work". PCMag. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
^"Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering at Caltech | News | Professor Greer Named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum". www.mede.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
^Gertner, Jon (2014-05-12). "Julia Greer". Fast Company. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
^"About the 2014 Journal of Materials Science Robert W. Cahn Best Paper Prize". springer.com. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
^"Caltech Materials Science | News | Professor Greer Receives Robert W. Cahn Best Paper Prize". ms.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
^"2014 MRS Fall Meeting Speaker | The Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech". www.kni.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
^"The Kavli Foundation Early Career Lectureship in Materials Science". www.mrs.org. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
^"2015 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium". Retrieved 2019-03-06.
^"2014-15 Seminar Archives — Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering". ame.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^"Armstrong Endowment for Young Engineers - Gilbreth Lectures". NAE Website. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^"Technology Spotlight: Materials - MIT Technology Review". MIT Technology Review Events. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^"Two Named as National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellows". www.caltech.edu. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^"Pentagon Officials Select 2016 National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellows". Executive Gov. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^"DoD Announces National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellow". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^"2016 Vannevar Bush Fellows". basicresearch.defense.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^"Julia Greer Featured in Caltech's Break Through Campaign | The Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech". kni.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^"AAAFM-Nakamura & Heeger Award Winner Announced". AAAFM. Retrieved 2023-02-02.