Metal alloys have been popularly used for thousands of years in the history of human civilization, and are still essential in many key parts of contemporary and future times, from cars to airplanes, from construction materials to energy equipment, and from implants to electronics.

Our lab is focused on the design and fabrication of high-performance multi-functional (i.e. mechanical+) metal alloys, where “+” simply refers to the extra physical, chemical, biological, or environmentally resistant properties. We take high-throughput and correlative approaches in design and microstructural characterization to yield fundamental and in-depth understanding on process and underlying mechanisms within the classical composition-processing-microstructure-property “tetrahedron” space.