Home – Dave Field Lab Site
Office: ETRL 303A (Engineering Teaching and Research Lab Building)
Phone: (509) 335-3524
Fax: (509) 335-4662
dfield@wsu.edu
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Institute of Materials Research (IMR)
Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
EBSD Pattern and ECAP Processed Cu
Current Teaching (Fall 2025)
MSE 318
Research Interests
Microstructure evolution in crystalline materials (metals, ceramics), solid mechanics, physical metallurgy (ferrous and non-ferrous), materials characterization (microscopy and electron microscopy), material anisotropy, texture, grain boundary structure, thin film and IC interconnect structure/properties relationships, and advanced experimental techniques.