Keith A. Brown

Associate Professor (ME, MSE, Physics) Associate Chair for Graduate Programs (ME)

Office Photonics, Rm 920
Email brownka@bu.edu
Phone (617) 353-4841
Website Brown Research Group

In the News

A Robot on a Mission

Making the most efficient energy-absorbing material ever. [ More ]

Publications

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Research Areas

The Brown group studies polymers and smart fluids to determine how useful properties emerge from hierarchical structure. A considerable focus is developing approaches that increase the throughput of materials research using scanning probe lithography, autonomous experimentation, additive manufacturing, and combinatorial chemistry.

Honors and Awards

The Early Career Research Excellence Award, College of Engineering, 2021
Professor of the Year, Mechanical Engineering, 2020
Frontiers of Materials Award, The Minerals Metals and Materials Society (TMS), 2020
Dean’s Catalyst Award, 2018 and 2020
Moorman-Simon Interdisciplinary Career Development Professor, 2016

Classes Taught

ENG ME 303 Fluid Mechanics
ENG ME 306 Introduction to Materials
ENG ME/MS 576 Nanomanufacturing and Hierarchical Materials

Additional Affiliations

Division of Materials Science & Engineering
Physics Department

Departments or Divisions: Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Affiliations: Intelligent, Autonomous & Secure Systems, Materials by Design, Primary & Affiliated Faculty

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