John
Mauro

John Mauro is an expert in fundamental and applied glass science, statistical mechanics, computational and condensed matter physics, thermodynamics, and the topology of disordered networks. He is a pioneer in the use of physics-based modeling for the design of new glassy materials and is the inventor of new models for supercooled liquid and glass viscosity, glass structure and topology, relaxation behavior, and thermal and mechanical properties. Prior to coming to Penn State, Mauro worked at Corning where he was the inventor or co-inventor of several new glass compositions, including Corning Gorilla® Glass products.

Building on more than 18 years of industrial research experience, Mauro uses a combination of theoretical and experimental approaches to address fundamental problems in glass science and engineering. Two of his key research areas are glass transition and predictive design of new glassy materials by “decoding the glass genome.” Other research areas include: high-strength glasses, with particular emphasis on chemically strengthened glasses; nucleation/crystallization in glasses and glass-ceramics; and glass melting and processing.