
Edgar Lara-Curzio
Distinguished Scientist, Co-Director of ORNL's Fossil Energy Program, Director for Energy Transitions and Infrastructure Programs
Bio
Edgar Lara-Curzio is a Distinguished Scientist in the Energy Science & Technology Directorate. He currently co-directs ORNL's Fossil Energy & Carbon Management Program, and coordinates ORNL's engagement with programs in DOE's Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure (S3).
He received a B.Sc. in Engineering Physics from the Autonomous Metropolitan University (1986) and a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1992). He served as leader of the Mechanical Properties & Mechanics Group between 2000 and 2022, and as Director of the High Temperature Materials Laboratory between 2007 and 2012. In 2001 Lara-Curzio developed and implemented an Internship Program for Laboratory Technicians at ORNL, which created a pipeline for a new generation of technicians with the skills needed to support current and future missions of ORNL. In 2008 and 2009 Lara-Curzio co-chaired and chaired, respectively, the first two $1M+ United Way fundraising campaigns at ORNL.
Lara-Curzio has authored or co-authored more than 260 papers, 8 U.S. patents, and has given more than 50 invited presentations at national and international meetings. His area of expertise is the development and characterization of functional and structural materials and components for power generation, and for the conversion, transmission, storage and utilization of energy.
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Lara-Curzio served as member of the Board of Directors of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) between 2013 and 2016, and is a member of the External Advisory Board for the Institute for Materials at the Georgia Institute of Technology and a member of the Advisory Board of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Lara-Curzio is a Fellow of both ACerS and ASTM and a member of Alpha Sigma Mu the International Metallurgical Honorary Society.