Institute for Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Physical metallurgy of structural materials; ion and neutron irradiation effects on the microstructure, physical and mechanical properties of metals and ceramics; fusion and fission reactor materials; deformation and fracture mechanisms.
Mechanical behavior, fatigue and fracture behavior, nondestructive-evaluation, and neutron/synchrotron studies of advanced materials, including bulk-metallic glasses, nano-structural materials, high-entropy alloys, superalloys, steels, and intermetallics.
Quantum materials synthesis, molecular quantum systems, 2D materials, quantum magnetism, strongly correlated electron systems, nanoscale electron, ion and photon beam induced processing, thin film processing and characterization
Radiation effects in materials, burnable absorbers, research reactors, ultra-high vacuum technology
Nuclear reactor safety and simulation of reactor and system transients, advanced nuclear fuel and cladding materials, assessment and simulation of sustainable nuclear fuel cycles
New insights into complex functional materials, both bulk and nano, through advances in structural characterization, ferroelectric oxides, energy conversion materials, nanoscale catalysts
