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​Dr. Kathy Lu​​
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Professor and Chair
​Engineering Leadership Endowed Scholar
Department of Mechanical and Material Engineering
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Education Engineering Complex, Room 257
1150 10th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294


Tel: 205-934-1994
E-mail: [email protected]



​Research Interests:

  • Polymer derived ceramics and composites
  • High temperature and harsh environment materials
  • Machine learning and simulation in materials processing
  • Material synthesis, processing, and fundamental studies
  • Composites, hybrids, functionally/structurally graded materials, porous materials
  • Materials under non-equilibrium conditions
  • Coatings

​Education:

  • B.S., Ceramics, Tianjin University, China
  • M.S., Ceramics, Tianjin University, China
  • M.S., MSE, Ohio State University
  • Ph.D., MSE, Ohio State University

​Honors and Awards:

  • 2025: Materials Letters Advisory Editorial Board
  • 2024-2025: President of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
  • 2023-2024: Editor of Materials Letters
  • ​2023: The American Ceramic Society’s Arthur L. Friedberg Ceramic Engineering Tutorial and Lecture Award
  • 2022: Board of Trustees of the Science Museum of Virginia
  • 2022: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Fellow
  • 2022: Editorial Review Board Member of International Materials Reviews
  • 2021-2026: Board of Directors of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
  • 2020: VEBELO Scientist Award
  • 2020: ELATES (Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science) Fellow
  • 2020: Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award
  • 2017: Fellow of the American Ceramic Society
  • 2015: Virginia Tech Alumni Award for Research Excellence
  • 2015: Associate Editor of Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • 2018: JOM Journal Advisor and Guest Editor
  • 2014: Editorial Review Board of Frontiers in Energy Research, section Fuel Cells
  • 2014: Editorial Board Member of Annals of Material Science & Engineering
  • 2012: College of Engineering Faculty Fellow Award, Virginia Tech
  • 2011: Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  • 2008: Karl Schwartzwalder- Professional Achievement in Ceramic Engineering Award, American Ceramic Society
  • 2005: Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
  • 2001: P/M Metallography Competition Award, APMI International

​Professional Affiliations:

  • The American Ceramic Society
  • Materials Research Society
  • TMS, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
  • Alpha Sigma Mu International Professional Honor Society
  • National Institute of Ceramic Engineers

Read my Books!

Nanoparticulate Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Processing
Materials in Energy Conversion, Harvesting, and Storage ​

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Last Updated: February 2025

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