The Packard Research Group conducts materials science research to address societally relevant topics of:

Sustainable Materials Utilization

Energy Efficiency

We employ advanced manufacturing techniques and seek to enhance material performance in extreme environments. The materials and problems we work on are relevant to

Aerospace and Electronics

Including applications in gas turbines, high temperature applications, satellites, high efficiency solar cells, optics, and flexible electronics

 

If you have a passion for one or more of the fundamentals listed below, please consider applying for an open position

• Mechanical behavior of materials
• Mechanics of materials
• Deformation mechanisms and fracture
• Ceramics
• Semiconductors
• Crystallography
• Mathematics/Linear algebra

Dr. Packard has recently relocated to the University of Southern California from the Colorado School of Mines. She is now accepting new group members at USC.

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