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

• Ceramics

Conventional Metals Processing

• Casting
• Extrusion
• Forging

Lightweight Metals

• Aluminum
• Magnesium
• Titanium

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

• High Temperature Applications
• High Wear Applications
• Penetrators

Thin Film Processing

• Batteries
• Electronics
• Hydrogen Fuel Cells
• Photovoltaics/Solar
• Solid State Lighting

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