John Cumings

Assistant Professor John Cumings (Department of Materials Science and Engineering) has pioneered a novel in-situ thermal imaging technique, designed multiferroic device structures with unique functionalities and lead the synthesis of one-of-a-kind lithiated silicon nanostructures for future advanced batteries. Cumings received a NSF CAREER Award earlier this year. He has taught several courses since joining the Clark School in 2005, including three semesters of ENES 100 as a Keystone Professor. He earned his bachelor’s degree in physics with distinction from Boston University, and his Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley.