Dr. Elizabeth Dickey

Biography

Elizabeth Dickey is the Department Head and a Distinguished Professor at Carnegie Mellon University in the College of Engineering. Her research focuses on developing processing-structure-property relationships in material systems, specifically the macroscopic physical properties governed by grain boundaries and internal interfaces. She places particular emphasis on understanding the role of grain boundary chemistry in electrical and chemical transport. Additionally, she is interested in the mechanical properties of eutectic ceramic composites, especially in relation to high-temperature armor applications. Her research employs a variety of analytical techniques, prominently electron microscopy and spectroscopy, to explore the structure and chemistry of internal defects in materials. Dickey holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University and previously spent a decade at North Carolina State University (NCSU) as a professor and associate department head, contributing significantly to the field with over 200 publications and more than 20,000 citations. Her accolades include being a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Ceramic Society, the Microscopy Society of America, and the Materials Research Society.

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