Current Structural Research Projects
Amit Ghosh
- Cavitation during superplastic deformation of modified 5083 Al
- Novel lightweight open cell metal foam process and resulting properties
- Fabrication and creep studies on open cell nickle structures
- Elastic and Inelastic Recovery after Plastic Deformation of DQSK Steel Sheet
- Inelastic effects on springback in metals
- MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION DURING SEVERE DEFORMATION OF AZ31 MAGNESIUM ALLOY UNDER NON-ISOTHERMAL PROCESSING CONDITIONS
Sharon Glotzer
- Multiscale Simulation of the Synthesis, Assembly and Properties of Nanostructured Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials
- Simulation of DNA- and Polymer-Mediated Nanoscale Assembly
- Theory and Simulation of Patchy Particles
- Surfactant Assembly on Nanostructured Surfaces
- Cooperative molecular motion and spatially heterogeneous dynamics in supercooled liquids and glasses
- Role of Spatially Heterogeneous Dynamics and Polydispersity in the Early Stages of Homogeneous Nucleation: Application to the Promotion and Suppression of Crystallization and Vitrification
J. Wayne Jones
- Focused Research Group (FRG): Fundamental Approaches to Design of New Structural Magnesium Alloys
- Rapid Assessment of the Role of Microstructural Variability in the Fatigue Behavior of Structural Alloys Using Ultrasonic Fatigue
- GOALI: Investigation by Ultrasonic Methods of the Very Long Life Fatigue Behavior of Structural Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys
- Rapid Assessment of the Role of Microstructural Variability in the Fatigue Behavior of Structural Alloys Using Ultrasonic Fatigue
- Rapid Characterization of Fatigue Behavior in Cast Structural Material by Ultrasonic Fatigue
- Alloys for 1000C Service in the Next Generation Nuclear Plant
- MURI: Hyperspectral and Extreme Light Diagnostics for Defense-Critical Advanced Materials and Processes
- Creep, Bolt Load Retention (BLR) and Microstructural Analysis of Mg Alloys for Automotive Powertrain Applications
John Kieffer
- Multiscale Simulations of Crosslinked Polymers
- Inelastic Light Scattering of Layer-by-Layer Thin Film Nanocomposites
- A Computational Study of the Molecular Structure and Dynamics of Porous Silica Aerogels
- Simulations of Structural Transitions in Inorganic Compounds
- Structural Developments in Ion-Implanted Sol-Gel Films and Resulting Glasses
Richard Laine
- Corrosion resistant coatings
- Advanced Silesquioxane Research Program
- Silsesquioxane Materials for Flip/Chip No Flow Underfill
- Creep Resistant YAG Oxide Fibers
- Processing of Oxide nanopowders for Transparent Ceramics
- Porous bodies for filters and insulation using nanocomposite binders
- Oxygen Barrier Membranes
Xiaoqing Pan
- Artifically Engineered Nanoscale Ferroelectrics
- NIRT Supplement: Artifically Engineered Nanoscale Ferroelectrics
- Focused Research Group (FRG): Piezoelectric Micromachined Transducers Using Epitaxial PMN-PT Films for Medical Ultrasound
- Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoscale Metal Oxide Heterostructures for Chemical Sensing
- Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT): Complex Epitaxial Magnetic Oxide Structures for Nanoscale Spin Devices
- Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT) Supplement: Artificially Engineered Nanoscale Ferroelectrics
- Epitaxial Heterostructures of Piezoelectric/Metallic Oxides for Medical Ultrasound Transducer Applications
- NIRT: Artificially Engineered Nanoscale Ferroelectrics
- CAREER Supplement: Processing/Structure/Property Relationships of Nanocrystalline Oxide Films for Gas Sensors
- Deactivation Mechanisms of High - Temperature - Stable Automotive Exhaust Catalysis
- Epitaxial Heterostructures of Piezoelectric / Metallic Oxides for Medical Ultrasound Transducer Applications
- Microstructural Instabilities of Nanocrystalline Oxide Thin Films for Gas Sensors
- CAREER: Processing - Structure Property Relationships of Nanocrystalline Oxide Films for Gas Sensors
Tresa Pollock
- Bond Coats and Thermal Barrier Coatings
- Rapid Assessment of the Role of Microstructural Variability in the Fatigue Behavior of Superalloys Using Ultrasonic Fatigue
- Focused Research Group onFundamental Aspects of Design of New Structural Magnesium Alloys
- Ruthenium Aluminides: Deformation Mechanisms and Substructure Development
- Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Health Monitoring of Critical Structural Components in Advanced Defense Systems
- Local Strain Development and Property Variability in B2 Aluminides
- Development of Microstructure and Micromechanism-Sensitive Property Models and Their Integration into the Design of Advanced Disk and Blade Turbine Systems
- Defects Associated with Solidification of Melt-Processed Superalloys for the Aerospace Industry and Their Impact on High-Temperature Mechanical Properties
- Knowledge-Oriented Materials Engineering of Layered Thermal Protection
- Hold Time Dwell Fatigue in Advanced Disk Alloys
- MURI: Revolutionary Materials for Hypersonic Flight
- MURI: Hyperspectral and Extreme Light Diagnostics for Defense-Critical Advanced Materials and Processes
- Strategies for Alloy Development for 1000 degree C Service in the Next Generation Nuclear Plant
- Single Crystal Growth by the Liquid Metal Cooling Process
- Mechanisms of Deformation and Structure-Property Models for Creep in Rotor Materials
- Tools for 3-D Microstructural Characterizaion
Gary Was
- Design of Radiation-Tolerant Alloys for Generation IV
- Developing and Evaluating Candidate Materials for Generation IV
- Stress Corrosion Cracking and Corrosion of Candidate Alloys for the Supercritical Water Reactor Concept
- BWRVIP Highly Irradiated Stainless Steel Crack Growth
- Localized Deformation as a Primary Cause of Irradiation Assisted Stress Corrosion Cracking
- Candidate Materials Evaluation for the Supercritical Water-cooled Reactor
- Alloys for 1000C Service in the Next Generation Nuclear Plant