About

Dr. Jacob Marx is a Senior Research Scientist at Biomason Inc. Jacob works in the Government Programs and Contracts groups supporting ongoing government research projects. He is Co-PI on multiple contracts, supporting over $3 million in contract funding. Jacob supports material development and testing for biocementation technologies relevant to dust abatement in commercial fields and military applications. Jacob previously worked as a Research Associate at the Precision Engineering Consortium (PEC) at North Carolina State university. In his previous role, Jacob assisted graduate students on research projects and manages multiple project timelines in order to coordinate between department resources. He headed his own research efforts in collaboration with industry partners to build knowledge and initiate new cutting-edge research efforts. His interests are in developing and bringing to market novel material technologies and unique applications.

Jacob is a PhD graduate of the Advanced Materials Research Lab (AMRL) at NCSU. His research focused on manufacturing and testing composite metal foam (CMF) under extreme environments. He has worked on building and testing the next generation of military armors using CMF as the primary energy absorption layer. His work has also lead to designing and machining new large-scale molds needed to create the armors. He has explored manufacturing CMF core sandwich panels and characterized their microstructural and mechanical properties under compression, tension, and bending. His research has given him the ability to lead project testing and development while meeting deadlines and outperforming sponsor’s expectations. He has held positions as the lead lab safety manager for his research group and is in charge of training and educating new members on equipment and research techniques.

Jacob received his bachelors degree from Case Western Reserve University in Physics and Dance. He then followed his passion for materials and applied physics to North Carolina State University where he graduated with his masters in Nuclear Engineering.