Christopher Schuh

Christopher A. Schuh (born August 4, 1975) is an

American metallurgist. He is the current dean of the Christopher Schuh
McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern Born August 4, 1975
University. Previously, he was the Danae and Vasilis Academic background
Salapatas Professor in Metallurgy in the Department of
Education BS, 1997, Materials Science and
Materials Science and Engineering at the
Engineering, University of Illinois
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he spent
at Urbana–Champaign
21 years.
PhD., 2001, Materials Science
Schuh was elected as a member into the National and Engineering, Northwestern
Academy of Engineering in 2019 for contributions to University
design science and application of nanocrystalline Academic work
metals. Institutions Massachusetts Institute of
Technology

Early life and education

Schuh was born on August 4, 1975.[1] He earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois
at Urbana–Champaign before attending Northwestern University's Robert R. McCormick School of
Engineering and Applied Science for his PhD.[2] Schuh conducted his postdoctoral fellowship at
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from 2001 to 2002.[3]

Career
Schuh joined the faculty of Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in 2002 as an assistant professor.[4] Within two years, he was the recipient of the Presidential
Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers for his experimental and theoretical research.[5] Schuh
was shortly thereafter promoted to associate professor without tenure,[6] during which he co-discovered a
safer method for shrinking crystals for metal alloys.[7] By 2009, Schuh's research team developed a
nickel-tungsten alloy that is considered safer and more durable than chrome.[8] He was also granted
tenure,[9] and received the 2009 Young Alumnus Award from the University of Illinois at Urbana–
Champaign.[3]

In 2011, Schuh was elected a MacVicar fellow for undergraduate teaching excellence[10] and received the
SAE International Ralph R. Teetor Education Award.[11] He was later appointed head of the Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, succeeding Carl Thompson.[12] The following year, Schuh, Tongjai
Chookajorn, and Heather Murdoch co-developed a method to produce nanocrystals, alloys made of tiny
grains which hold exceptional strength and other properties.[13] By 2013, Schuh's research team
developed a method of making minuscule ceramic objects flexible and able to hold “memory” for
shape.[14]
He also led a team of researchers through a high-speed imaging impact process, which could help
engineers design materials for erosion protection in the future. They used the data collected from the
study to predict the response of particles of a given size traveling at a given speed.[15] In 2019, Schuh was
elected a Member of the National Academy of Engineering,[16] and fellow of the National Academy of
Inventors.[17]

References
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June 1, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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news.mit.edu. February 15, 2006. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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tp://news.mit.edu/2009/metal-0519). news.mit.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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17. Orenstein, David (December 3, 2019). "Two MIT professors named 2019 fellows of the
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