Prof. Harry L. Tuller

Harry L. Tuller is R.P. Simmons Professor of Ceramics and Electronic Materials,  Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.  He obtained his Eng.Sc.D. from Columbia University, USA and served as Postdoctoral Associate in Physics at the Technion, Israel.

His research focuses on defects, diffusion, and the electrical, electrochemical and optical properties of metal oxides with applications to sensors, fuel cells, MEMS and memristive devices.

He has published over 530 articles, co-edited 15 books and awarded 34 patents. He is Founding Editor of the Journal of Electroceramics; Series Editor of Electronic Materials: Science and Technology, Springer-Nature; co-founder of Boston MicroSystems, a pioneer in silicon carbide-based MEMS technology and devices, and Past President of the International Society of Solid State Ionics (2015-17).  

His honors include honorary doctorates from the University Provence, Marseilles and the University of Oulu, Finland, Fellow of the American Ceramic Society, the Electrochemical Society and the Materials Research Society and Life Senior member IEEE. He is recipient of Fulbright, von Humboldt and Helmholtz International Fellow Awards and of the Thomas Egleston Medal – Columbia University School of Engineering.