About
Christopher A. Schuh is Dean of the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University, and previously served as the Danae and Vasilis Salapatas Professor of Metallurgy at MIT. He holds a B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1997) and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University (2001), and his research addresses structural metallurgy, including the design and control of grain boundary structure and chemistry. Schuh has co-founded several metallurgical companies, including Xtalic Corporation, Desktop Metal, and Foundation Alloy, and is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of ASM, TMS, and the National Academy of Inventors.
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Experience
- Northwestern UniversityDean of the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern Universitycurrent2023 — presentEvanston, Illinois, United States
- Xtalic CorporationFoundercurrent2005 — presentMarlborough MA
- Desktop MetalFoundercurrent2015 — present
- Foundation AlloyCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDanae and Vasilis Salapatas Professor of Metallurgy at MIT2002 — 2023Cambridge, MA
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment Head, Professor2011 — 2020United States
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- Who is Chris Schuh?
- Christopher A. Schuh is Dean of the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University, and previously served as the Danae and Vasilis Salapatas Professor of Metallurgy at MIT. He holds a B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1997) and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University (2001), and his research addresses structural metallurgy, including the design and control of grain boundary structure and chemistry. Schuh has co-founded several metallurgical companies, including Xtalic Corporation, Desktop Metal, and Foundation Alloy, and is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of ASM, TMS, and the National Academy of Inventors.
- Where does Chris Schuh work?
- Chris Schuh is Founder of Xtalic.
- What companies did Chris Schuh found?
- Chris Schuh founded Xtalic.
- Where did Chris Schuh go to school?
- Chris Schuh studied at Northwestern University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Materials Science and Engineering); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Materials Science and Engineering).
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