Microconfigured Materials with Improved Physical and Mechanical Properties

Although there is currently great interest in engineering materials at the nanoscale, there are also tremendous opportunities to influence properties by altering microscale features. Ceramic foams and honeycombs are two examples of micro-scale cellular ceramics that are used in reformers, catalytic converters, particulate filters and porous burners because of the their superior thermo-mechanical properties. We are developing methods for designing, processing, and testing of novel cellular ceramics with non-uniform cellular geometries.

This work is a collaboration with the Ellzey, Rodin , Seepersad, and Haberman research groups.