Katherine Faber

Katherine Faber
Katherine Faber
	Faber at the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University
Born	Katherine Theresa Faber; June 19, 1953; Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Education	Alfred University (BS); Pennsylvania State University (MS); University of California, Berkeley (PhD);
Spouse	Thomas Felix Rosenbaum
	Scientific career
Fields	Materials Science; Porous mediums; Ceramics; Composite materials;
Institutions	Ohio State University; Northwestern University; California Institute of Technology;
Doctoral advisor	Anthony G. Evans

Katherine T. Faber is an American materials scientist and one of the world's foremost experts in ceramic engineering, material strengthening, and ultra-high temperature materials. Faber is the Simon Ramo Professor of Materials Science at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). She is also an adjunct professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University.

Faber is known for her work in the fracture mechanics of brittle materials and energy-related ceramics and composites, including the Faber-Evans model of crack deflection which is named after her. Her research encompasses a broad range of topics, from ceramics for thermal and environmental barrier coatings in power generation components to porous solids for filters and flow in medical applications. Faber is the co-founder and co-director of the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts and also oversees a number of collaborative endeavors, especially with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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