Research Thrust Areas
Advanced Alloys
- Advanced Steels
- Amorphous
- Bulk Metallic Glasses
- Nano Crystalline Composites
- Ni-Based Alloys
- Ti Alloys
Advanced Processing
- Additive Manufacturing
- Electronic Packaging
- Gelcasting
- Infrared/Photonic Processing
- Laser Interference Patterning
- Magnetic Field Processing
- Powder Metallurgy
- Pulse Thermal-Processing (PTP)
Ceramics
Conventional Metals Processing
Lightweight Metals
Modeling
- Materials Behavior Under Severe Environments
- Microstructure Modeling During Phase Transformations
- Process Modeling and Simulation: Energy Transport
- Sensors and Data Acquisition Techniques
- Thermomechanical Properties
- Thermophysical Properties
Refractory Metals
Thin Film Processing
Previous Areas of Research
- Development of Cost-Effective Low-Permeability Ceramic and Refractory Components for Aluminum Melting and Casting
- Refractory Metal and Superalloy Component Manufacturing
- Ultrasonic Processing of Materials
- Reinforcement of Aluminum Castings with Dissimilar Metals
- Surface Treatment of Refractories Using High Density Infrared Heating
- Laser Surface Engineering
- NOx Sensors for Heavy Vehicle Applications
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