A new class of soft materials that exhibit extraordinary electric-field induced shape changes with potential applications as actuators and in mechanical energy harvesting.
Thermal barrier coatings enable gas turbine engine components to operate in gas temperatures greater than the melting temperatures of the metallic components and increase engine efficiencies. Our research spans the discovery of new, lower thermal conductivity oxides, thermal cycling induced rumpling and damage evolution and the development of non-destructive testing methods.
Exploration and discovery of improved high-temperature thermoelectric materials for energy conversion applications. Our current focus is on oxide thermoelectrics.
David R. Clarke is the inaugural holder of the Extended Tarr Family Professor of Materials in the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge, a B.Sc. in Applied Sciences from Sussex University and was awarded a ScD from the University of Cambridge.... Read more about David R. Clarke
