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ORNL's Xin Sun elected ASME fellow

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 23, 2018 – Xin Sun of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

The Energy & Transportation Science Division director was cited by ASME for outstanding accomplishments in multidisciplinary research initiatives in the areas of carbon capture simulations, advanced high strength steel development, lightweight metals manufacturing process optimization and performance simulations.

She was also recognized for authoring more than 170 peer-reviewed journal articles, authoring more than 10 books and delivering more than 60 invited talks.

Since joining ORNL in 2017 as division director, Sun has been instrumental in securing a significant number of user agreements, invention disclosures, patent applications and licenses. She has also led the development of an additively manufactured intensified device for post-combustion carbon capture.

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