[1][6] Beckermann joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Iowa as an assistant professor in 1987.
He achieved full professorship in 1996 and was designated a University of Iowa Foundation Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 2000.
[7][8] His most frequently cited articles involve the development of volume-averaged multiphase/multiscale and phase-field models of alloy solidification and casting.
In 2010, he received the Bruce Chalmers Award from The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) which recognizes leaders who make outstanding contributions to the field of solidification.
[4][6] His work has led to being named a Fellow of the ASME, and he holds an honorary life membership at TMS.