Research

Hot deformation and thermo-mechanical processing

• Physical simulation of flow behavior for engineering and structural alloy systems
• Testing and investigation of material manufacturing routes for various alloy systems, design of multivariant processing maps
• Determination of thermo-physical properties and phase transformations (CCT, TTT diagrams, CTE, melting point, etc.)

Welding research

• Large-scale structural welding using electro-slag welding and electro-slag strip surfacing
• Wire-based Additive manufacturing using CMT/CMTadvanced on aerospace grade Al-alloys, Ni-based alloys
• Numerical modeling of HAZ effect on residual stress in steel welds

Alloymaking and manufacturing

• CALPHAD-assisted design of high temperature alloy systems: Equilibrium phase diagrams, Scheil solification plots, homogenization treatments
• VIM/VAR lab-scale casting of model alloys for rapid material development and sample testing
• Pilot-scale ESR casting for slag studies to improve cleanliness and scalability studies together with manufacturing systems at NETL, Albany, OR

Nanoscience and nanotechnology group (Prof. Jiao)

• Sustainable Groundwater Treatment using Granular Activated Carbon Supported Bimetal Catalysts
• Efficiency Enhancement of Photocatalytic Water Purification using 3D Optical Materials
• Photocatalytic Material Synthesis and Reactor Development for Semiconductor Quantum Yield Optimization
• Developing advanced techniques for computationally refining images gathered with in situ observation of metal oxide phase transformations using the transmission electron microscope
• Investigation of Coloration Defects in Zirconium Sponge
• Optimization of Carbon Nanotube Gas Sensors
• Nanoparticulate Adjuvants and Delivery Systems Towards New Generation Vaccines
• Characterization of Wafer-Scale Chemical Vapor Deposition Graphene for Spintronics Applications

Surface characterization and strength of machined product, and fatigue testing of gears (Prof. Wern)

Multi-scale Joining and Interconnection technology Group (Prof. Lee)

Collaboration with Oregon State University on design and corrosion of structural alloys for sCO2/A-USC applications

Nuclear materials and metallurgy group