Alberto Salleo

Alberto Salleo is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University, and Chair of the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the School of Engineering. He recieved his Laurea degree in Chemistry from the University of Rome (Italy) in 1994. He received his M.S. (1998) and Ph.D. (2001) in Materials Science from UC Berkeley investigating optical breakdown in fused silica. He spent three years at the Palo Alto Research Center as a postdoc and one as a member of the research staff in the Electronic Materials Laboratory before joining the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University in 2005.

Academic Appointments

• Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
• Member, Bio-X
• Affiliate, Precourt Institute for Energy
• Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Administrative Appointments

• Department Chair, Stanford University/Materials Science and Engineering (2019 - Present)

Honors & Awards

• Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching, Stanford University (2016)
• Highly Cited Researcher in Materials Science, ISI/Clarivate (2015-)
• Tau Beta Pi Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Stanford University (2013)
• Early Career Award, SPIE (2010)
• CAREER Award, NSF (2007-2011)
• Untenured Faculty Award, 3M (2007-2009)
• Outstanding Performance Award, PARC (2003, 2004)
• Award for Outstanding Students Abroad, Italian University Council (1997)
• John Tyssowski Memorial Fellow, UC Berkeley (1997)
• Fellow, Fulbright (1995-2000)

Program Affiliations

• Stanford SystemX Alliance

Professional Education

• PhD, UC Berkeley, Materials Science (2001)