Thrust 1: Transformative Solid Phase Processing

Understanding the relationships between the complex thermomechanical conditions that are imposed and the resulting microstructures that are obtained during bulk solid phase processing. 

Thrust 2: Microscopic Origins of Mass Transport

Creating and leveraging entirely new in situ tools to develop a comprehensive understanding of deformation physics during SPP events, at precise spatial and temporal scales. 

Thrust 3: Data-Enhanced Predictive Modeling

Identify and optimize SPP approaches through a robust mesoscale modeling capability for predicting non-equilibrium phase formation and microstructure evolution.

Science Thrust 1:  Transformative Solid Phase Processing

• Glenn Grant/Anthony Reynolds: Discovering Solid Phase Processing Thermomechanical Pathways (2019–2021)
• Nicole Overman (formerly Scott Whalen): Exploring the Role of Severe Shear in Bulk Solid Phase Processing Systems (2019–2020)
• Ayoub Soulami (formerly Varun Gupta): Continuum Scale Computational Modeling to Predict Thermomechanical Behavior of Material During Solid Phase Processing (2020–2022)
• Scott Taysom: Thermometric Temperature Measurement of Deforming Solids (2020)
• Morris Good: Internal Temperature and Stress Measurement Using Ultrasound (2020)
• Tianhao Wang: Solid Phase Gradient Alloying Method via ShAPE (2020–2021)
• Julian Escobar Atehortua (formerly Scott Whalen): Sensing and Control During Bulk Solid Phase Processing (2021–2023)
• Glenn Grant: Solid Phase Processing at the Extremes (2022–2023)

Science Thrust 2:  Microscopic Origins of Mass Transport

• Arun Devaraj: Advanced Beamline Studies of Microstructural Evolution under Shear Deformation (2019–2021)
• Aashish Rohatgi: Multiscale Tribometric Shear Deformation (2019–2021)
• Saumyadeep Jana: In Situ Mechanical Alloying through ShAPE (2020–2021)
• Keerti Kappagantula: Evaluating Effects of Shear Processing on 2-D Crystalline Materials (2020–2021)
• Eric Machorro: Artificial Intelligence for Materials Manufactured Using ShAPE (2020)
• Arun Devaraj (formerly Bharat Gwalani): Correlative InSitu/ExSitu Approaches to Reveal the Mass Transport Mechanisms During Shear Deformation (2021–2023)
• Chongmin Wang: Atomic Scale Effects of Shear Deformation in Metals by In situ Transmission Electron Microscopy (2021–2023)

Science Thrust 3:  Data-Enhanced Predictive Modeling

• Yulan Li: Phase Field and Crystal Plasticity Simulation of High Shear Events with Metastable Phases (2019–2021)
• Shenyang Hu: Metastable Substructures and Their Thermodynamic Properties (2020–2022)
• Peter Sushko: Atomic-Scale Insight into the Shear-Induced Transformation of Metals and Metal Alloys (2020–2022)
• Mohammad Taufique (formerly Ram Devanathan): Data Management and Analysis to Advance Solid Phase Processing (2021–2022)

Leveraging Science Project: 

• Jorge F. dos Santos: Leveraging the Science of the Solid Phase Processing Science Initiative (2022–2023)
• Dalong Zhang: Low-Cost, Low-Emission Dispersion Strengthened Ferritic Alloys from Direct Reduced Iron (2022)
• Brian Milligan: Advanced Roof Rail Structures via Multi-Alloy ShAPE (2022)
• Mageshwari Komarasamy: Fabrication of Cladded High Temp Heat Exchanger Tubes (2022-2023)
• Arun Devaraj: Influence of Solid Phase Processing on Dislocation Cottrell Atmospheres & Grain Boundary Segregation (2022)
• Bharat Gwalani: Bulk Scale Processing of Advanced Magnetic Alloys using Shear-Assisted Processing/Extrusion (2022)
• Tianhao Wang: Towards Making High-Performance Solid-State Batteries via Shear-Assisted Pressing (2022-2023)
• Xiao Li: Solid Sate Alloying: Upcycle Scrap to High-Performance Aluminum (2023)