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Richard Neu is a Professor and Director at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research focuses on understanding prediction fatigue behavior in materials, particularly in thermomechanical fatigue, high-temperature fatigue, fretting fatigue, and creep environmental effects. He has worked extensively on various materials including steels, titanium alloys, nickel-base superalloys, and metal matrix composites, addressing their performance in applications such as aerospace, surface transportation, and electronic packaging. Neu’s work emphasizes the prediction of long-term reliability in components, especially in critical locations such as dovetail connections in gas turbine engines and solder interconnects in electronic packages. His research has been supported by numerous industries and government funding agencies. Neu has published extensively in reputable journals and has received several awards, including the 6th International Symposium Fretting Fatigue Paper Award and the Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award from the American Society for Engineering Education. He is actively involved in professional communities such as ASTM International and ASME.
Georgia Institute of Technology • Atlanta, GA
Engaged in teaching and research in the field of Materials Science and Engineering.
Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.