Takaaki Koyanagi

Bio

Education:

• Ph. D., Energy Science, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Japan, March 2013. Thesis title: Constitutive Modeling of Irradiation Effects on Mechanical Properties of Silicon Carbide Composites.
• M. S., Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, March 2010.
• B. Sc., School of Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, March 2008.

Experience:

• January 2021–present, R&D staff, Materials Science & Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Research focuses on the development and characterization of refractory materials and their composites for high-temperature and severe-environment applications. This emphasizes the effects of neutron irradiation on the mechanical properties and microstructure of ceramics and fiber reinforced composites, highlighting ceramics matric composites and high temperature materials for nuclear fusion and fission applications.
  • Principal Investigator of US Department of Energy (DOE)–funded research projects, including ceramics material development in the fusion materials program and silicon carbide accident-tolerant fuel cladding development in the advanced fuel campaign
• March 2016-January 2021, Research associate, Materials Science & Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
• July 2013-February 2016, Postdoctoral fellow, Materials Science & Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 
• April-June 2013, Postdoctoral fellow, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Japan. Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
  • Evaluated effects of neutron irradiation on mechanical properties of silicon carbide (SiC) fiber reinforced SiC matrix composites.