Ceramic matrix composites (Jet engines, Brake discs, & Hypersonic flight)

• Development of ceramic matrix composite for hypersonic vehicles, and reentry (C/UHTCMC)
• Development of composites and coatings for aero gas turbine engines (SiC/SiC, and Ox/Ox)
• Evaluation of mechanical properties of CMC disc brakes for automobile. (C/SiC)

Polymer matrix composites 

• Fatigue life of polymers, and CFRPs
• Mutli-scale simulation of CFRP cables
• Evaluation of mechanical properties of thin CFRP and FEM simulation

High Entropy Materials

• Development of high entropy alloys and homogenization analysis
• Development of high entropy oxides, and silicates for next generation thermal/environmental barrier coatings

Advanced operand-, high-throughput measurements 

• Development experimental techniques for measurement of strain distribution at high temperature

3D- and 4D imaging using tomographic images for monitoring deformation and failure of materials

• Three dimensional defect analysis of polycrystalline coarse Al2O3 granules by using synchrotron radiation tomography
• Quantitative evaluation of deformation distribution in composites by X-CT and DVC

Simulation and Machine learning

• Multiphysics simulation of manufacturing process in CMCs
• Strength prediction of CFRP laminates by using 2D- and 3D CNN
• Phase segmentation of digital image obtained from X-ray CT by deep learning

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