David B. Brown

About

David earned his B.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His dissertation focused on the thermal properties of two-dimensional materials and thin films utilized in nanoengineered systems. After graduation, David joined Raytheon Intelligence and Space in El Segundo, CA, and performed thermal design and analysis of spacecraft hardware. Following a brief stint in industry, he returned to academia as a postdoctoral fellow in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of California, Los Angeles. Before joining the University of Virginia, he was a research fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. David received multiple fellowships, including the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Minority Ph.D. Fellowship, and the University of California Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship.

David’s research group conducts experimental and theoretical studies of energy transport/conversion mechanisms and material properties across multiple length scales and temperature ranges. The primary motivation is the thermal management of hypersonic vehicles, electronic devices, and other engineering systems.

Education

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology