Dr. Mario Buchely

Roberta and G. Robert Couch Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Principal Investigator, Peaslee Steel Manufacturing Research Center
Research investigator, MRC, ISC, CREE, CAMT

Biography

Dr. Mario Buchely is a highly qualified and experienced Research and Assistant Professor with expertise in mechanical engineering and materials science. He currently holds a position as the Roberta and G. Robert Couch Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Missouri S&T, and as a PI at the Kent D. Peaslee Steel Manufacturing Research Center (PSMRC) at Missouri S&T, where he conducts research and oversees projects related to metallurgy, manufacturing and steelmaking fields. His research interests include thermo-mechanical testing and design, thermo-mechanical characterization of materials, finite-element analysis, manufacturing technologies, and steelmaking process and technology.

Dr. Buchely earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from National University of Colombia in 2004, and a M.Sc. and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) in 2010 and 2016, respectively. After completing his PhD, he held a postdoctoral appointment at Missouri S&T for four years, working in the PSMRC on various research projects related to the steelmaking process.

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Disciplines

Research Interest:

  • Thermo-mechanical testing and characterization of materials
  • Manufacturing processes (Casting, Rolling, Forging, Machining, Welding)
  • Finite-Element structural and thermal models
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Dynamic behavior or materials at high strain-rates
  • Data analysis and Optimization
  • Steelmaking process and technology

Teaching experience:

  • Heat treatment of Steels
  • Introduction to Manufacturing Processes
  • Transport Phenomena in Metallurgy
  • Mechanical testing of Materials
  • Extractive Metallurgy Laboratory
  • Metals processing laboratory

Education