Ke An
Distinguished R&D Staff Scientist - VULCAN; Materials and Engineering Science Initiative Lead; and IAP Liaison
Bio
Dr. Ke An is a Distinguished R&D Staff Scientist and the Lead Scientist of the VULCAN instrument at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). He also serves as the neutron scattering Materials and Engineering Initiative Lead and Industrial Liaison of the industry application program of SNS and HFIR (High Flux Isotope Reactor). Dr. An earned Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in 2003, and since then he works at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Research interests and activities are in neutron scattering studies of material systems under temperature, magnet, current, and complex loading, etc.; electrochemical performance, durability, and reliability of energy storage/conversion materials; residual stress; fatigue life prediction of structural materials under complex loading; and scientific instrumentation and scientific software development.
Current research includes residual stress and deformation behavior of structural materials including high entropy alloys, additively manufactured alloys, high strength steel, and lightweight alloys; deformation and structural (phase/twinning) transition magnetic shape memory materials; thermal mechanical integrity of critical engineering materials by high spatial resolution neutron diffraction; synthesis, structure, stability and degradation of energy storage and energy conversion materials.
Experiences
2022-, Distinguished R&D Staff Scientist, Spallation Neutron Source, ORNL.
2017-2021, Senior R&D Staff Scientist, Spallation Neutron Source, ORNL.
2017-, Lead/Coordinator, M&E Science Initiative, NScD, ORNL.
2017-, New materials and engineering instrument POC, MENUS, Second Target Station, ORNL.
2016-, Industry Liaison, Industry Applications Program (IAP), NScD, ORNL.
2012-, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Materials Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
2011-, Lead Scientist/POC, VULCAN, Spallation Neutron Source, ORNL.
2011-2016, R&D Staff Scientist, Spallation Neutron Source, ORNL.
2008-2010, Associate R&D Staff Scientist/Instrument Scientist, VULCAN, Spallation Neutron Source, ORNL.
2005-2008, Research Associate, NRSF2/VULCAN, High Flux Isotope Reactor/Spallation Neutron Source, ORNL.
2004, Research Visitor, NRSF2, ORNL Advanced Short Term Research Opportunity.
Educations
Ph.D. Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, 2003.
M.S. Department of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, 2000.
B.S. Department of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, 1998.
B.S. Department of Management, Tianjin University, 1998.
Publications:
See ORCID.