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Owen Hildreth
Associate Professor
Contact Information
CoorsTek 214
- Materials Science
- Mechanical Engineering
Biography
Dr. Owen Hildreth received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego in 2002 and worked for five years as a mechanical engineer designing consumer products. In 2012 received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology under the supervision of Prof. C. P. Wong. His Ph.D. research identified the mechanism for catalyst motion in metal assisted chemical etching (MacEtch) for applications in 3D nanofabrication. His current research areas focus on additive manufacturing (nm to cm scales); mass transport, reaction kinetics, and interface design in reactive inks for stretchable electronics, photovoltaics, and microfluidic devices; sensitization kinetics, microstructure evolution, dilution, and corrosion of metals fabricated using Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) and Directed Energy Deposition (DED) technologies.
Before joining Mines, he was an Assistant Professor at the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy (SEMTE) at Arizona State University (ASU).
Labs & Research Centers
Additional Information
Research Pillars
Earth | Environment | Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas
Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery
Research Keywords
Additive Manufacturing | Ceramics & Glasses | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Nanoscale Materials