Sean Hearne Explained

Sean Hearne
Nationality:	American
Fields:	Physics / Materials Science
Thesis Title:	Stress creation and relaxation during thin film deposition
Thesis Url:	https://search.lib.asu.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991045453159703841&context=L&vid=01ASU_INST:01ASU&lang=en&search_scope=MyInstitution&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,Sean%20Hearne&offset=0
Thesis Year:	2000
Doctoral Advisor:	Ignatius Tsong

Sean Hearne is an American born physicist, who is the President and CEO of the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) and served as the 43’rd president of the Materials Research Society. Hearne was elected to be a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2020.^{[1] [2]}

Education

Hearne received his B.S. in Aviation Technology from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Solid State Physics from Arizona State University. ^[3]

Career

Hearne spent 18 years as a scientist and manager at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he rose to be the co-director of the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies. In 2019, joined Oak Ridge National Laboratory as the director of first the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences and then the director of the Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD). In 2022, Hearne became the President and CEO of the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA).^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Hearne also sat on numerous boards and review committees including Princeton University’s External Advisory Council for the Princeton Materials Institute ^[8] and Georgia Tech’s Advisory Board for SENIC,^[9] a National Science Foundation user facility.

Research

Hearne’s spans material science, electrodeposition, grid scale energy storage, micro- and nanofabrication, and III-V semiconductors, with his most highly cited work being in residual stress in thin films.^{[10] [11]}

Other Interests

Hearne’s interests included amateur auto racing. He raced both Spec Miata with SCCA and vintage Formula Ford ^[12] and traveled around the US racing as part of the Daniel’s Racing team, led by New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Charles W. Daniels. ^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Past MRS Presidents . Materials Research Society.
2. Web site: Hearne named American Physical Society fellow . The Oak Ridger . 22 September 2023.
3. https://cbe.unm.edu/events/hearne-abstract.pdf
4. Web site: Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) . U.S. Department of Energy . 29 April 2022 . 22 September 2023.
5. Web site: Hearne joins ORNL as director of the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences . Oak Ridge National Laboratory . 22 September 2023.
6. Web site: Materials Science and Technology Division . Oak Ridge National Laboratory . 22 September 2023.
7. Web site: Dr. Sean J. Hearne Named SURA President and Chief Executive Officer . SURA . 22 September 2023.
8. Web site: PMI External Advisory Council . 31 March 2024.
9. Web site: SENIC Advisory Board. 31 March 2024.
10. Web site: Sean Hearne . Google Scholar.
11. Chason . E . Sheldon . BW . Freund . LB . Floro . JA . Hearne . SJ . Origin of compressive residual stress in polycrystalline thin films . Physical Review Letters . 29 March 2002 . 88 . 15 . 156103 . 10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.156103 . 11955209 . 2002PhRvL..88o6103C . 22 September 2023.
12. Web site: CINT manager elected president of Materials Research Society . 31 March 2024.
13. Web site: Racing Formula Fords in the SVRA’s National Championships Is a Blast . 31 March 2024.