School of Engineering
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Derek Mess

Derek Mess

Professor of the Practice, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Derek Mess

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Research/Areas of Interest

thermal barrier coating (TBC), solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) ceramics, carbon dioxide acceptors

Education

  • B.Sc., Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, 1980
  • Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States, 1989

Biography

Derek Mess' research interests include materials development for energy, environmental, and aerospace applications; synthesis and processing of high temperature materials, including thermal barrier coating (TBC) and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) ceramics; and fundamental gas-solid reactions associated with carbon dioxide capture.