Assistant Professor of Materials Science Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University (2005) M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University (2000) B.S., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1997) Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Julia R. Greer was born in Moscow, Russia, and attended a "Science and Mathematics" High School as well as the Prep Division of the Moscow Conservatory School of Music where she studied piano. After her family’s immigration to the United States in 1992 with no English knowledge, she attended Penfield High School in upstate New York where she tutored students in Calculus and Differential Equations in exchange for English interactions. These tutoring sessions proved to be extremely helpful as Julia went to MIT for her undergraduate education to major in Chemical Engineering.

After graduation from MIT, Julia worked as an intern in Components Research Department of Intel Corp. while pursuing a M.S. In Materials Science at Stanford University, where she built a novel X-ray diffraction equipment (Generalized Focusing Diffractometer) in order to study mechanical properties of materials in computer microprocessors with Dr. Paul Flinn. Specifically, this technique was used for determination of stress states in Cu and Al interconnect lines on Si substrates. Subsequently, after working at Intel’s Mask Operations Department for 2 years, Julia received a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University studying size effects in plasticity of metals at the nano-scale with Professor William D. Nix. The scope of this research involved developing a unique fabrication technique of nano-scale compression samples, design and execution of these mechanical testing, and the subsequent analysis and modeling of the mechanical response and microstructural changes in the material. Throughout her graduate career, Julia gave multiple presentations at many conferences including MRS, TMS, Gordon Research Conference and was an invited speaker at several of them. She was also one of 6 recipients of the MRS Gold Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in 2004 and a representative in the Stanford student delegation to the Netherlands.