Biography
Koroush Sasan earned a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from the University of California at Riverside. Afterwards, he joined Sandia National Lab as a postdoc, where he developed novel nanoparticles and porous materials for catalysts and water treatment applications. Following his postdoc work at Sandia National Lab, he joined Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Since 2017, he has been focused on developing innovative 3D printing methods for creating optical materials and glass components with customizable structure and material properties. Additionally, he leads the effort to develop preforms for the next generation of fiber lasers.
Research Interests:
- Sol-gel chemistry
- Surface characterization
- Ion-exchange materials
- Nanoporous materials
- 3D printing inks development
- Optical properties of glasses
Education
- Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, 2015
Publications
2023 1 publication
- A Lange, JW Dawson, R Dylla-Spears, C Wren, MJ Messerly, K Sasan.” System and method for optical fiber preform preparation via high-surface-area coating” US Patent 11,655,183.2023
2022 3 publications
- A. Chinn, E. Marsh, T. Nguyen, Z. Alhejaj, M. Butler, B. Nguyen, K. Sasan, R. Dylla-Spears, J. Destino, Silica-encapsulated germania colloids as 3D-printable glass precursors, ACS Omega 7, 17492-17500, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c02292
- Ha, K. Sasan, T.D. Yee, A.P. Lange, D.T. Nguyen, N. Dudukovic, R. Dylla-Spears ” Refractive Index and Abbe Number Tuning via 3D Printable Optical Quality Silica-Titania-Germania Glasses," Advanced Photonics Research 2200017, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202200017
- A. Lange, K. Sasan, L.B. Bayu Aji, T.Y. Yee, J. Ha, F.J. Ryerson, G. Remulla, R. Dylla-Spears, “Mass Transport in Binary TiO2:SiO2 and GeO2:SiO2 Direct Ink Write Glasses,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society 105, 4681-4690, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.18422
2020 3 publications
- Dylla-Spears, T.D. Yee, K. Sasan, D.T. Nguyen, N.A. Dudukovic, J.M. Ortega, M.A. Johnson, O.D. Herrera, F.J. Ryerson, L.L. Wong, “3D Printed Gradient Index Glass Optics,” Sci. Adv. 6, eabc7429, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abc7429
- K. Sasan, A. Lange, T. Yee, N. Dudukovic, M.A. Johnson, O. Herrera, J.H. Yoo, A. Sawvel, M. Ellis, C. Mah, R. Ryerson, L. Wong, T. Suratwala, J. Destino, R. Dylla-Spears, “Additive Manufacturing of Optical Quality Germania-Silica Glasses,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12, 5, 6736-67, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b21136
- D. Dylla-Spears, T. Baumann, E. Duoss, J. Kuntz, R. Miles, D. Nguyen, C. Spadaccini, T. Suratwala, T. Yee, C. Zhu, C. Meyers, N. Dudukovic, T. Fears, F. Qian, K. Sasan, J. Destino, “Engineered feedstocks for additive manufacture of glass” US Patent App. 16212525.2020
2019 1 publication
- D.T. Nguyen, T.D. Yee, N.A. Dudukovic, K. Sasan, A.W. Jaycox, A.M. Golobic, E.B. Duoss, R. Dylla-Spears, “3D Printing of Compositional Gradients Using the Microfluidic Circuit Analogy,” Advanced Mater. Technol., 4 (12), 1900784, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.201900784
2018 1 publication
- Tina M. Nenoff, Koroush Sasan, Patrick V. Brady and James L. Krumhansl. “Method of Removing Dissolved Silica from Waste Water’’ US Patent App. 15/374,835, 2018.
Other 3 publications
Selected publications:
- Patents:
- For a full list, see: Google Scholar
Awards
2022 R&D100 Award: Tailored Glass by Direct Ink Writing
2017 Sandia Outstanding Innovation Award
2012 Dean's Distinguished Fellowship Award University of California.


