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Michel W. Barsoum
Born (1955-01-01) January 1, 1955 (age 71)
Cairo, Egypt
Alma materAmerican University in Cairo (BSc)
University of Missouri–Rolla (MSc)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Known forWork on MAX phases and MXenes
AwardsInternational Ceramics Prize (2020)
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences Foreign Member (2016)
American Ceramic Society Fellow (2005)
Alexander von Humboldt-Max Planck Research Award (2000)
Scientific career
FieldsMaterials science
InstitutionsDrexel University
Websitedrexel.edu/engineering/about/faculty-staff/B/barsoum-michel/

Michel W. Barsoum (born January 1, 1955, in Cairo, Egypt) is a materials scientist and Distinguished Professor at Drexel University in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He is known for his work with MAX phases, and for research that led to the development of MXenes, a family of two-dimensional materials derived from MAX phases.[1][2]

Education

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Barsoum was born on January 1, 1955, in Cairo, Egypt.[3] He earned his Bachelor of Science in Materials Engineering from the American University in Cairo in 1977. He received a Master of Science in Ceramics Engineering from the University of Missouri–Rolla in 1980. Barsoum completed his PhD in Ceramics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985.[4]

Academic career

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Barsoum joined Drexel University in 1985 as an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Engineering (now Materials Science and Engineering). He was promoted to associate professor in 1991, full professor in 1997, and distinguished professor in 1999. He served as A.W. Grosvenor Professor from 2009 to 2013.[3][4]

Barsoum has held visiting positions at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (1993–1994 and 2000–2001), Los Alamos National Laboratory (Wheatley Scholar, 2008–2009), University of Poitiers (2003 and 2012), CEA Saclay (2006), Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (2013–2014), Imperial College London (Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor, 2015), Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble (2016), and Linköping University (ongoing since 2008).[3][4]

Research

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In the mid-1990s, Barsoum and El-Raghy worked on the MAX phases,[5] ternary compounds with the formula Mn+1AXn (where M is a transition metal, A is an A-group element, and X is carbon or nitrogen) that exhibit metallic conductivity and ceramic hardness.[6][7] His group synthesized and characterized many MAX phases, including Ti3SiC2, establishing them as thermodynamically stable nanolaminates.[6][8] These materials are used in high-temperature refractories, protective coatings, and nuclear reactor components due to their machinability, thermal shock resistance, and irradiation tolerance.[9]

In 2011, Barsoum with M. Naguib and Y. Gogtsi, co-discovered MXenes, two-dimensional derivatives of MAX phases obtained by removing the A-layer.[5][8][10]

Barsoum and Tucker identified ripplocations, a universal deformation mechanism in layered solids like graphite and MAX phases.[11][12] They found that atomic layers, like all other layered systems, will buckle.[13][14]

In 2022, Barsoum and El-Badr discovered a simple, scalable method to synthesize quantum-confined one-dimensional titania-based nanofilaments whose cross-sections are ≈ 5 x 7 Å2. In 2024, he cofounded the company One-D Nano with G. Schwenk to market this discovery.[15][16][17]

Publications

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Barsoum has authored two books in materials science:

  • Fundamentals of Ceramics (McGraw-Hill, 1997; Taylor & Francis, 2002; CRC Press, 2019), a textbook on the structure, properties, and applications of ceramic materials.[18]
  • MAX Phases: Properties of Machinable Ternary Carbides and Nitrides (Wiley-VCH, 2013), covering the synthesis, properties, and applications of MAX phases.[9]

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ↑ Kubitza, Niels; Büchner, Carina; Sinclair, Jordan; Snyder, Rose M.; Birkel, Christina S. (2023). "Extending the Chemistry of Layered Solids and Nanosheets: Chemistry and Structure of MAX Phases, MAB Phases and MXenes". ChemPlusChem. 88 (8). doi:10.1002/cplu.202300214. ISSN 2192-6506.
  2. ↑ Gonzalez‐Julian, Jesus (29 October 2020). "Processing of MAX phases: From synthesis to applications". Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 104 (2): 659–690. doi:10.1111/jace.17544. ISSN 0002-7820.
  3. 1 2 3 "Michel Barsoum CV". Drexel University. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Michel Barsoum". Drexel University College of Engineering. 27 September 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Naguib, M.; Kurtoglu, M.; Presser, V.; Lu, J.; Niu, J.; Heon, M.; Hultman, L.; Gogotsi, Y.; Barsoum, M. W. (2011). "Two Dimensional Nanocrystals Produced by Exfoliation of Ti3AlC2". Advanced Materials. 23 (37): 4248–4253. doi:10.1002/adma.201102306. PMID 21861270.
  6. 1 2 Barsoum, M. W.; El-Raghy, T. (1996). "Synthesis and Characterization of a Remarkable Ceramic: Ti3SiC2". Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 79 (7): 1953–1956. doi:10.1111/j.1151-2916.1996.tb08018.x.
  7. ↑ Barsoum, M. W.; El-Raghy, T. (2001). "The MAX Phases: Unique New Carbide and Nitride Materials". American Scientist. 89 (4): 334–343. doi:10.1511/2001.28.334.
  8. 1 2 Barsoum, M. W. (2000). "The M_{n+1}AX_n Phases: a New Class of Solids; Thermodynamically Stable Nanolaminates". Progress in Solid State Chemistry. 28 (1–4): 201–281. doi:10.1016/S0079-6786(00)00006-6.
  9. 1 2 Barsoum, M. W. (2013). MAX Phases: Properties of Machinable Ternary Carbides and Nitrides. Wiley-VCH. ISBN 978-3-527-33011-9.
  10. ↑ Ghidiu, M.; Lukatskaya, M. R.; Zhao, M.-Q.; Gogotsi, Y.; Barsoum, M. W. (2014). "Conductive two-dimensional titanium carbide 'clay' with high volumetric capacitance". Nature. 516 (7529): 78–81. Bibcode:2014Natur.516...78G. doi:10.1038/nature13970. OSTI 1286827. PMID 25470044.
  11. ↑ Gruber, J.; Lang, A.; Griggs, J.; Taheri, M.; Tucker, G.; Barsoum, M. W. (2016). "Evidence for Bulk Ripplocations in Layered Solids". Scientific Reports. 6 33451. Bibcode:2016NatSR...633451G. doi:10.1038/srep33451. PMC 5027581. PMID 27640724.
  12. ↑ Barsoum, M. W.; Zhao, X.; Shanazarov, S.; Romanchuk, A.; Koumlis, S.; Pagano, S. J.; Lamberson, L.; Tucker, G. (2019). "Ripplocations: A Universal Deformation Mechanism in Layered Solids". Physical Review Materials. 3 (1) 013602. Bibcode:2019PhRvM...3a3602B. doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.013602.
  13. ↑ Barsoum, M. W.; Tucker, G. (2017). "Deformation of Layered Solids: Ripplocations not Basal Dislocations". Scripta Materialia. 139: 166–172. doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.04.002.
  14. ↑ Aslin, J.; Mariani, E.; Dawson, K.; Barsoum, M. W. (2019). "Ripplocations provide a new mechanism for the deformation of phyllosilicates in the lithosphere". Nature Communications. 10 686. Bibcode:2019NatCo..10..686A. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-08587-2. PMC 6377708. PMID 30770801.
  15. ↑ "One.D Nano". Activate. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  16. ↑ Badr, Hussein O.; El-Melegy, Tarek; Carey, Michael; Natu, Varun; Hassig, Mary Q.; Johnson, Craig; Qian, Qian; Li, Christopher Y.; Kushnir, Kateryna; Colin-Ulloa, Erika; Titova, Lyubov V.; Martin, Julia L.; Grimm, Ronald L.; Pai, Rahul; Kalra, Vibha; Karmakar, Avishek; Ruffino, Anthony; Masiuk, Stefan; Liang, Kun; Naguib, Michael; Barsoum, Michel W. (2022). "Bottom-up, scalable synthesis of anatase nanofilament-based two-dimensional titanium carbo-oxide flakes". Materials Today. 54: 8–17. doi:10.1016/j.mattod.2021.10.033.
  17. ↑ Ibrahim, Mohamed A.; Walter, Adam D.; Badr, Hussein O.; Schwenk, Gregory R.; Ibrahim, Ahmed M. H.; Morris, Vanessa R.; Boukhris, Sébastien; Florea, Mihaela; Constantin, Doru; Barsoum, Michel W. (2025). "Expanding the processing space of quantum confined, one-dimensional titania-based lepidocrocite nanofilaments". Matter. 8 (7) 102260. doi:10.1016/j.matt.2025.102260.
  18. ↑ Barsoum, M. W. (2019). Fundamentals of Ceramics. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-7503-0902-8.
  19. ↑ "Michel Barsoum, PhD, Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow". Drexel University. December 12, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Electrochemistry Team Wins Royal Society of Chemistry's Prestigious New Horizon Prize". Drexel University. July 12, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Barsoum, Gogotsi Win Prestigious Ceramics Prize for MAX Phases". Drexel University. September 11, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Prize Laureates". World Academy of Ceramics. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Barsoum Elected to Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences". Drexel University. December 20, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Barsoum Chair Excellence". Drexel University. December 20, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Barsoum Gogotsi with Students and Colleagues Win ACerS 2013 Ross Coffin Purdy Award". Drexel University. June 11, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Prof. Dr. Michel W. Barsoum". www.humboldt-foundation.de. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
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