Published on Monday January 23, 2012
Dr. Surya Kalidindi, Professor in the
Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics and Materials
Science and Engineering, is a recipient of a $347K three-year Office of Naval
Research grant, "Using Spatial Correlations Measured on a
Limited Number of Oblique Sections for Establishing Reliable
Structure-Property-Processing Linkages."
The central objective of this work is to develop a set of
mathematically rigorous, computationally efficient, protocols for
utilizing the spatial correlations extracted from a limited number
of two-dimensional microstructure scans on optimally selected
oblique sections in the sample to reliably quantify the most
important 3-D topological features of the microstructure. This work
is expected to aid in accelerated design and development of new
advanced materials with improved performance characteristics and
their successful insertion into engineering practice.