Crystal growth and solidification dynamics are essential processes in materials science, influencing the properties and performance of various materials. Recent research in this field has focused ...

Recent research has focused on understanding the various factors that influence the solidification of single crystal turbine blades, particularly the formation of defects such as freckles and ...

Lab exercises include: Mat_Sci 302 - 1) Polymer crystallization and 2) Liquid crystal transformations Mat_Sci 316-2 - 1) Salt solidification/ phase transformations and 2) quantitative measurements of ...

To better understand how eutectic microstructures form, the research team designed a new in-situ furnace at the synchrotron beamline for directional solidification—a technique where the crystal ...