- PhD student openings
Prof. Haiming Wen in Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology has opening for 1 PhD student to start in the semester of Fall 2024. The position is fully funded. Interested students should contact Prof. Wen directly. The PhD student will work on the research project described below. This project is funded by U.S. Department of Energy. It involves microstructure characterization and mechanical testing of oxide-dispersion strengthened (ODS) steels.
- Postdoc openings
Prof. Wen’s group has an opening for a postdoctoral research scholar. The incumbent will work on advanced manufacturing, microstructure characterization and mechanical testing of oxide-dispersion strengthened (ODS) steels.
- Visiting PhD students or scholars openings
Multiple positions are open for visiting PhD students and scholars. Specific research projects are flexible, as long as they fit the research scope described below. The visiting students/scholars must come with their own funding. Prof. Wen works in the area of materials for extreme environment applications, including energy, aerospace and defence. The overarching research theme is to design, develop, manufacture, characterize and test structural materials to achieve superior mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, irradiation tolerance and stability at high temperatures, for applications in extreme environments, as well as understand the fundamental mechanisms. The specific material systems for study include nanostructured metals and alloys (such as steels and aluminium alloys), high-entropy alloys, ceramics (such as SiC and high-entropy ceramics), as well as composites (including metal matrix composites and ceramic matrix composites). The manufacturing techniques used include casting, additive manufacturing, severe plastic deformation, powder metallurgy, rapid sintering, and etc.. The mostly used characterization tools in Prof. Wen’s group include electron microscopy and atom probe tomography.