Research Areas
- Characterization of powders, whiskers, and fibers for composites
- Wetting and bonding between matrix and reinforcement
- Development of new solidification processes for synthesis of composites
- Near net-shaped castings of composites
- Powder and deposition process
- Quantitative characterization of composite microstructures
- Characterization of physical and mechanical properties of composites
- Composites for high-damping applications
- Waterjet machining of composites
- Metal matrix composites including Al-C, Al-SiC, Al-Al2O3, Cu-C, Mg-C, Aluminum-Fly Ash Composites
- Polymer carbon composites
- Ceramic matrix composites
- Composites for superconductivity applications
- Interfacial phenomenon, surface analysis in composites
- Failure analysis of composites
- Welding and laser processing of composites
- Interactions between electromagnetic waves and solid or liquid metals in the synthesis of composites
- Friction, wear and tribological properties of composites
- Composites for automotive and small engine applications
- Technological forecasting and technoeconomics of composites
- Composites with improved machinability
- Self-lubricating composites
- Composites for power generation and transmission equipment
- Composites for electronic packaging
- Composites uding industrial waste by-products
- Low-cost manufacture of environmentally friendly composites
- Lightweight automotive parts to reduce fuel consumption
- Use of fly ash - the largest waste stream in the world - to produce automotive and small engine parts
- Lead-free copper plumbing alloys
- Ultralight metals incorporating hollow microballoons, which have applications in automotive and small engines, as well as in the biomedical industry
- Aluminum-silicon carbide composites for lightweight brake rotors and computer components, currently being manufactured at Eck Industries in Wisconsin
- Solidification synthesis and characterization of metal matrix-nanoparticle and nanotube composites
- Synthesis of metal matrix-nanoparticle composites by stir mixing
- Synthesis and properties of lightweight alumina particle reinforced ductile iron castings
- Synthesis of cast aluminum, reinforced with ultrafine foundry sand for industrial applications
- Pressure infiltration synthesis of aluminum-alumina nanocomposites
- High gravity-induced functionally gradient structures in aluminum-boron nitride nanotube composites