Michele Manuel
U. S. Steel Dean of Engineering · Swanson School of Engineering · University of Pittsburgh
Quick answer: Michele Manuel is U. S. Steel Dean of Engineering at University of Pittsburgh. Michele Manuel shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
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Research interests
Michele Manuel is the U. S. Steel Dean of the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering. Previously, she was Professor and Department Chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. She received her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University. Dr. Manuel is a National Academy of Engineering (NAE) member and a fellow of ASM International. She is also the recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), NSF CAREER, NASA Early Career Faculty, ASM Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers, AVS Recognition for Excellence in Leadership, TMS Early Career Faculty, TMS Brimacombe Medalist, and TMS/JIM International Scholar Awards. Her research lies in the basic understanding of the relationship between processing, structure, properties, and performance. She uses a systems-based materials design approach that couples experimental research with theory and mechanical modeling for the accelerated development of materials. Her current research focuses on using systems-level design methods to advance the development of new materials through microstructure optimization.
Research Interests: Materials engineering Mechanical engineering Condensed matter physics Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy Biomedical engineering Physical chemistry
Selected publications (since 2023)
Ezenwajiaku, S.S., Gallo, F.C., Yang, Y., & Manuel, M.V. (2025). The Effect of Ca Addition on the Behavior of Bioresorbable Duplex Phase Mg-Li-Zn-Ca Alloys. JOM , 77(7), 5496-5509.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s11837-025-07359-2 . Gallo, F.D.C., Yang, Y., Hershkovitz, E., Kapoor, M., Henderson, H.B., Kesler, M.S., Kim, H., & Manuel, M.V. (2025). Hardenability and microstructural evolution of a precipitation strengthened Ni50Ti21Hf25Al4 alloy. JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS , 1010.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.178088 . Hershkovitz, E., Yoo, T., Gallo, F.D.C., Baucom, G., Manuel, M.V., & Kim, H. (2025). Anisotropic Suppression of Martensitic Transformation in Precipitation-Hardened NiTiHf High-Temperature Shape Memory Alloys. JOM , 77(5), 2852-2861.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s118
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