The UHP Materials Processing Laboratory conducts cutting-edge research and advanced education on ultra-high-performance (UHP) metallic materials, with a strong focus on ultra-high-precision and ultra-high-purity processing technologies.

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Recent Research Highlights

Our recent research activities include:

• Hot cracking mechanisms in welding and additive manufacturing (AM) of advanced superalloys for next-generation gas turbines and nuclear  power systems.
  
  

• Laser-based joining and packaging technologies for electric vehicle battery and power semiconductor systems.
  
  

• Phase-field–based and multiphysics computational modeling of solidification and hot cracking phenomena 

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Achievements Over the Past Three Years

• More than 20 peer-reviewed journal publications addressing weld-induced hot cracking phenomena
  
  

• Over 50 presentations at leading international academic and industrial conferences
  
  

• Ten patent applications and granted patents on novel processing technologies for hot cracking mitigation and control in welding

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Vision

Advanced materials are only meaningful when they can be reliably implemented in real processes and systems.

We are committed to advancing predictive and reliable high-performance materials processing technologies to enable the practical implementation of advanced materials, thereby contributing to the development of next-generation energy and mobility systems through the integration of experimental investigation and computational materials science.