Brian Cecil Wyatt

Brian C. Wyatt is a Maria Goeppert Mayer Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory in the Applied Materials Division, working in the Nanocomposite Materials and Membrane Manufacturing Group. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 2024, where he investigated the high-temperature behavior of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides (MXenes). His postdoc at Purdue University’s School of Materials Engineering focused on the design of 2D MXene chemistry for extreme environment applications.

His current research focuses on the application-driven chemical design of 2D materials, including MXenes, as stable, multifunctional, high-performance materials for energy storage, catalytic, separation, and other demanding energy-related applications in next-generation energy technologies. He is also a key research lead in the Argonne MXene Innovations program, which aims to expand MXene research at Argonne National Laboratory to meet key Department of Energy needs. 

Education

• Ph. D., Purdue University, 2024
• B.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 2019

Awards & Honors

• Outstanding Postdoc Award, School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, 2025
• Arthur Nowick Award, Materials Research Society, 2024
• Graduate Student Award - Gold, Materials Research Society, 2024
• Graduate Excellence in Materials Science, Materials Science & Technology, 2022
• National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, 2021

Professional Affiliations

• Materials Research Society
• American Ceramic Society