Frederic Sansoz
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
ASME Fellow
363 Votey
33 Colchester Ave
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Ecole des Mines de Paris
- M.S., Materials Science, ISAE-ENSMA, France
- B.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, ISAE-ENSMA, France
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Materials Science Graduate Program
- Fellow of the ASME professional society
- Member of the MRS, TMS and ASM professional societies
BIO
Frederic Sansoz has earned a BS degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering and MS degree in materials science and engineering from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et Aérotechnique (ISAE - ENSMA) in France in 1996, and a PhD degree with honors in materials science and engineering from Ecole des Mines in Paris in 2000. Before moving to Vermont, he was a post-doctoral fellow in mechanical engineering at the Johns Hopkins University until 2003. Sansoz received the National Science Foundation CAREER award in 2008, and two faculty awards for excellence in research at the University of Vermont in 2009 and 2017. His research focuses on understanding the mechanics and physics of metallic nanomaterials and has been published in high-impact journals such as Nature Materials, Nature Communications and Nano Letters. Also, he is passionate about teaching Materials Science to students at all levels, from middle-school to doctoral students.
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Courses
- ME 5120 – Advanced Engineering Materials (Spring 2025)
- ME 6550 – Multiscale Modeling (Fall 2025)
- ME 2110 – Materials Engineering (Fall 2025)
Publications
Dr. Frederic Sansoz on Google Scholar
Awards and Achievements
- 2019 Elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- 2017 CEMS Faculty Award for Excellence in Research
- 2011 Named among “World's Nanotechnology Thought Leaders” by AzoNano.com
- 2009 CEMS Milt Silveira Junior Faculty Award
- 2008 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Area(s) of expertise
Science and Engineering of Nanostructured Materials, Small-scale Mechanics, Atomistic Simulation and Multiscale Modeling
Bio
Frederic Sansoz has earned a BS degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering and MS degree in materials science and engineering from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et Aérotechnique (ISAE - ENSMA) in France in 1996, and a PhD degree with honors in materials science and engineering from Ecole des Mines in Paris in 2000. Before moving to Vermont, he was a post-doctoral fellow in mechanical engineering at the Johns Hopkins University until 2003. Sansoz received the National Science Foundation CAREER award in 2008, and two faculty awards for excellence in research at the University of Vermont in 2009 and 2017. His research focuses on understanding the mechanics and physics of metallic nanomaterials and has been published in high-impact journals such as Nature Materials, Nature Communications and Nano Letters. Also, he is passionate about teaching Materials Science to students at all levels, from middle-school to doctoral students.
Related Links:
Courses
- ME 5120 – Advanced Engineering Materials (Spring 2025)
- ME 6550 – Multiscale Modeling (Fall 2025)
- ME 2110 – Materials Engineering (Fall 2025)
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- 2019 Elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- 2017 CEMS Faculty Award for Excellence in Research
- 2011 Named among “World's Nanotechnology Thought Leaders” by AzoNano.com
- 2009 CEMS Milt Silveira Junior Faculty Award
- 2008 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Areas of Expertise
Science and Engineering of Nanostructured Materials, Small-scale Mechanics, Atomistic Simulation and Multiscale Modeling