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Amanda R. Krause is an assistant professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University. Before joining CMU, she was an assistant professor of MSE at the University of Florida. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech, and her Ph.D. in Materials Science from Brown University. Before joining University of Florida in 2019, she was a lecturer and post-doctoral research associate at Lehigh University. Her research focus is engineering grain boundaries and interfaces for improving the mechanical performance, degradation response, and thermal properties of ceramics used in extreme environments. She is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award (2022) and the Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering George Tallman Ladd Research Award.

Office
4319 Wean Hall
Phone
412.268.8292
Email
krause@cmu.edu
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Amanda Krause
Websites
Krause Group

Using Ceramics for Technical Applications

Education

Ph.D. Materials Science, Brown University

M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech

Media mentions


American Ceramics Society

Krause awarded Robert L. Coble Award

MSE’s Amanda Krause was awarded the Robert L. Coble Award for Young Scholars by the American Ceramics Society. The award recognizes an outstanding scientist who is conducting research in academia, in industry or at a government-funded laboratory.

Materials Science and Engineering

Sparking interest in materials science

MSE faculty are involved with a variety of efforts aimed to engage elementary, middle, and high school students with materials science concepts.

Faculty award winners announced

Congratulations to the 2024 faculty award winners who represent six departments across the College of Engineering. The recipients were recognized for their achievements as researchers and educators.

CMU Engineering

Krause and Abbott receive NSF CAREER Awards

CMU College of Engineering’s Krause and Abbott receive NSF CAREER Awards for their research in materials science and biomedical engineering.

Krause and Wang named Wimmer Faculty Fellows

CEE’s Jerry Wang and MSE’s Mandie Krause have been named Wimmer Faculty Fellows at the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation.

Materials Science and Engineering

Krause leans into creativity with ceramics

Assistant Professor Mandie Krause is a ceramicist passionate about merging engineering and art. She joined CMU this fall.