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RAP opportunity at Naval Research Laboratory     NRL

Advanced Characterization of 3D Material Microstructures

Location

Naval Research Laboratory, DC, Materials Science & Technology

opportunity location
64.15.85.B7745 Washington, DC 203755321

Advisers

name email phone
David Rowenhorst david.j.rowenhorst.civ@us.navy.mil 202 767 2565

Description

We at NRL are developing three-dimensional materials characterization and analysis techniques to explore fundamental material characteristics and structure-property relationships in Naval materials. Current efforts include 3D data collection using serial sectioning, dual-beam focused ion beam (FIB) analysis, electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), and x-ray computed microtomography; image processing and data analysis; crystallographic analysis; and material response simulation using finite element modeling. We are particularly interested in the 3D structural characterization of both single and multicomponent systems, analysis of grain/interphase boundaries, and determination of their influence on observed materials properties. Materials of interest include structural and multifunctional metals and alloys, composites, ceramics, and porous materials.

 

Reference

Rowenhorst DJ, Lewis AC, Spanos G: Acta Materialia 58(16): 5511, 2010

 

key words
Microstructure; 3D analysis; Crystallography; 3D characterization; Metals and alloys; Structural materials; Metallurgy;

Eligibility

Citizenship:  Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents
Level:  Open to Postdoctoral applicants

Stipend

Base Stipend Travel Allotment Supplementation
$99,200.00 $3,000.00
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