David P. Cann
303D Dearborn
cann@engr.orst.edu
Phone: 
541.737.9623
Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

Professor of Materials Science

Research Lab: 
Electroceramics Research Group

Materials

Editor: Journal of Materials Science

Education:

  • PhD, Materials, The Pennsylvania State University, 1997
  • MS, Materials, The Pennsylvania State University, 1993
  • BS, Materials Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991

Research Interests:

The electronic properties of ceramics, including dielectric properties, piezoelectricity, defect chemistry, crystal chemistry, non-stoichiometry, synthesis methods, and solid-state phase transformations. Applications include capacitors, energy storage, piezoelectric sensors and transducers, transparent conductors, chemical sensors, and interfacial phenomena.

Biography:

Assistant and Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, 1997–2005. Dr. Cann is affiliated with the interdisciplinary Materials Science Graduate Program at Oregon State. At Oregon State since 2005.