Rate My Professor David Stollberg

Dr. David W. Stollberg, P.E., serves as Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology and Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Kennesaw State University. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2000, an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1990, and a B.E. in Mechanical and Materials Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1988. His academic career at Kennesaw State includes roles as Department Chair and Professor since 2024, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology from 2019 to 2024, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology from 2016 to 2019, and Assistant Professor of Physics from 2012 to 2015 and 2003 to 2007.

Prior to his current positions, Dr. Stollberg held the role of Senior Research Engineer and Program Manager at the Georgia Tech Research Institute from 2007 to 2012 and served as a Materials Science and Engineering Instructor at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 2005 to 2012. Earlier experience encompasses Senior Research Scientist and Project Manager at nGimat from 2000 to 2003, Research Assistant at Georgia Tech from 1995 to 2000, Mechanical Engineer at Parsons Corporation in 1995, Master Instructor in Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy from 1993 to 1995, Project Manager and Contract Administrator at the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command from 1990 to 1993, and Valve Engineer for Naval Reactors and the Department of Energy from 1988 to 1989. He continues as Program Management and Engineering Consultant at PGLA Consulting since 2012. Dr. Stollberg's research encompasses materials science, including combustion chemical vapor deposition of ceramic thin films, nanoindentation measurements, and nanotechnology applications. Notable publications include "Nanoindentation measurements of combustion CVD Al2O3 and YSZ films" (2003, Materials Science and Engineering: A), "Combustion chemical vapor deposition of CeO2 film" (1999, Thin Solid Films), and U.S. Patent 8,022,601 for "Piezoelectric-coated carbon nanotube generators" (2011). He acts as primary investigator for undergraduate projects on mechanical testing of additively manufactured polymers.