Donald Brenner
Department Head and Kobe Distinguished Professor
- Phone: 919-515-0493
- Email: brenner@ncsu.edu
- Office: Engineering Building I (EB1) 3028D
- Website: http://www.mse.ncsu.edu/research/brenner
Prof. Donald Brenner received his B.S. from the State University of New York in 1982 and his Ph.D. from Penn. State University in 1987, both in Chemistry. He then joined the research staff of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory as a member of the Theoretical Chemistry Section. In 1994 Brenner joined the faculty at NC State, where he is currently a Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor and Department Head in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
Research Interests
His research focuses on the development and use of atomic, multi-scale, and statistical modeling methods for the virtual design, development, and characterization of advanced materials.
Education
| Degree | Program | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Doctorate of Philosophy in Chemistry | Penn. State University | 1987 |
| BS.Chem | Bachelors of Science in Chemistry | State University of New York | 1982 |
Awards and Honors
2016 | Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence
2013 | Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Achievement Award
2002 | Feynman Prize for advances in nanotechnology
Publications
- Predicting properties of high entropy carbides from their respective binaries
- Lim, M., & Brenner, D. W. (2023), COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE, 226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2023.112255
- High-entropy ceramics: Propelling applications through disorder
- Toher, C., Oses, C., Esters, M., Hicks, D., Kotsonis, G. N., Rost, C. M., … Curtarolo, S. (2022, April 19), MRS BULLETIN. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-022-00281-x
- The Challenges of Modeling Defect Behavior and Plasticity across Spatial and Temporal Scales: A Case Study of Metal Bilayer Impact
- Granger, L., Chen, M.-J., Brenner, D., & Zikry, M. (2022), METALS, 12(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122036
- Carbon stoichiometry and mechanical properties of high entropy carbides
- Hossain, M. D., Borman, T., Kumar, A., Chen, X., Khosravani, A., Kalidindi, S. R., … Maria, J.-P. (2021), ACTA MATERIALIA, 215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117051
- Entropy Landscaping of High-Entropy Carbides
- Hossain, M. D., Borman, T., Oses, C., Esters, M., Toher, C., Feng, L., … Maria, J.-P. (2021, September 2), ADVANCED MATERIALS. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202102904
- High-Entropy Ultra-High-Temperature Borides and Carbides: A New Class of Materials for Extreme Environments
- Feng, L., Fahrenholtz, W. G., & Brenner, D. W. (2021), ANNUAL REVIEW OF MATERIALS RESEARCH, VOL 51, 2021, Vol. 51, pp. 165–185. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-matsci-080819-121217
- Settling the matter of the role of vibrations in the stability of high-entropy carbides
- Esters, M., Oses, C., Hicks, D., Mehl, M. J., Jahnatek, M., Hossain, M. D., … Curtarolo, S. (2021), NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25979-5
- Dynamics of Neutral and Charged Nanodiamonds in Aqueous Media Confined between Gold Surfaces under Normal and Shear Loading
- Su, L., Krim, J., & Brenner, D. W. (2020), ACS OMEGA, 5(18), 10349–10358. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c00073
- Electron and phonon thermal conductivity in high entropy carbides with variable carbon content
- Rost, C. M., Borman, T., Hossain, M. D., Lim, M., Quiambao-Tomko, K. F., Tomko, J. A., … Hopkins, P. E. (2020), ACTA MATERIALIA, 196, 231–239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.06.005
- Exchange interactions and long-range magnetic order in the (Mg,Co,Cu,Ni,Zn)O entropy-stabilized oxide: A theoretical investigation
- Rak, Z., & Brenner, D. W. (2020), JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 127(18). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0008258
