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Lauren Garten joined the School of Materials Science and Engineering as an assistant professor in Fall 2021. Her research focuses on developing new materials for energy electronic applications, particularly in the nexus of ferroelectricity, ferromagnetism, and photovoltaics. She earned her B.S. in Ceramic Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology and went on to obtain her Ph.D. in Material Science from Pennsylvania State University, where she studied the synthesis and characterization of ferroelectric, piezoelectric, and dielectric materials under Professor Susan Trolier-McKinstry. Following her doctorate, Lauren became a postdoctoral researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, working on metastable materials for energy applications. She also had a brief role as a material scientist at Sandia National Laboratories and received the NRC Research Associateship from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, hosted at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. Additionally, she has received several awards, including the Jerome Isabella Karle Distinguished Scholar Fellowship from NRL for her work on lead-free multiferroic materials and devices.
Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.