Our group uses experiments, analytical theory, and computer simulations to explore the processing-structure-property relationships in structural metals and materials, with particular emphasis on the role of structural disorder and its effect on mechanical properties. Our research covers many length scales, from long-range disorder in grain boundary networks, to the nanoscale disorder in amorphous and nanocrystalline alloys.

 

April 7, 2021

Congratulations, Dr. Edward Pang

Congratulations to Dr. Edward Pang for a successful defense of his thesis, “Towards Crack-Resistant Polycrystalline Zirconia Shape-Memory Ceramics with Low Hysteresis,” and for his upcoming position at MP Materials.
March 5, 2021

Congratulations, Dr. Ahmed Alade Tiamiyu

Congratulations to Dr. Ahmed Alade Tiamiyu for his new position at the University of Calgary.

February 20, 2021

Congratulations, Dr. Alice Perrin

Congratulations to Dr. Alice Perrin for her new position at Oakridge National Laboratory.

February 15, 2021

Congratulations, Dr. Ievgeniia Chaban

Congratulations to Dr. Ievgeniia Chaban for her new position at the Institute of Physics of Rennes.

December 20, 2020

Researchers find a better way to design metal alloys

System uses machine learning to analyze boundaries between crystal grains, allowing for selection of desired properties in a new metal. Read the full article by David L. Chandler here.