At Purdue University (2022-Present)
- Congradulations to Jingfan Yang on winning 2023 Best Paper Award of Journal of Nuclear Materials. This honor recognizes one paper among all papers published in the journal for the year. The work reveals a new failure mechanism of 316L stainless steel manufactured by laser direct energy deposition additive manufacturing in light-water reactor environments (3/2024) Intragranular irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking (IASCC) of 316L stainless steel made by laser direct energy deposition additive manufacturing: Delta ferrite-dislocation channel interaction
- Congradulations to Jingfan Yang being selected by Materials Engineering for Purdue University College of Engineering Graduate Student Outstanding Research Award. This honor recognizes outstanding PhD candidates who have demonstrated excellence in research through publications, recognized contributions to the research field and society, leadership within a research community, academic achievements, and participation in professional societies.(2/2024)
- Novelis Global Research Center grant to establish high-throughput alloy development protocols for new Al 3xxx and 6xxx alloys (1/2024)
- Peter Suarez wins Undergradaute Research Scholarship from Purdue Nuclear Engineering. (12/2023)
- Welcome Chenglu Tang and Aleena Masaeng joining the group!!! (9/2023)
- Thanks to the sponsorship from US DOE Fusion Energy Office, our lab organizes a Fusion Energy Summer Camp for Students from Florida International University and Miami Dade College. (8/2023)
- John Snitzer and Jingfan Yang are Awarded NSUF RTE Research Grants with other faculties and scientists to support the advancement of nuclear science and technology. Purdue News Link (6/2023)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awards a 2-year project to further develop metal additive manufacturing technology. (6/2023)
- Welcome Evan McDermott joining the group!!! (5/2023)
- US Department of Energy Office of Fusion Energy Sciences awards to develop new ways to manufacture plasma facing materials for fusion applications and partner with minority serving institutes. (2/2023)
- Josh Le successfully defended his MS thesis. Congrats! (12/2022)
- Jongkyung Lee joined the team from Berkeley. Welcome! (08/15/2022)
- The laboratory moved to Purdue University. (8/10/2022)
At Auburn University (2018-2022)
- Auburn University 2022 Summer Commencement. Congratulate Dr. Houshang Yin and Ms. Catherine McConatha (8/6/2022)
- Houshang Yin successfully defended his PhD thesis. Congrats! (7/18/2022)
- John Snitzer won DOE UNLP Graduate Fellowship to continue PhD research. Congratulations~ (4/12/2022)
- Three graduate students presented in TMS 2022 in Anaheim, California, USA (2/27–3/3, 2022)
- The team completed the installation and training of the new IMicro nanoindentation system. Thanks DOE for the funding support! (10/7/2021)
- US Nuclear Regulatory Commission awards Dr.Lou $500K to develop a high-throughput approach to certify the irradiation resistant stress corrosion cracking (IASCC) susceptibility of additively manufactured stainless steels for nuclear applications. (08/26/2021)
- Jingfan Yang visits Idaho National Laboratory and conducts collaborative research for developing new radiation resistant stainless steels (7/2021-10/2021)
- US Department of Energy NEUP program awards Dr.Lou $800K to lead a joint university/industry team to develop the qualification standard of metal additive manufacturing for high-temperature cyclic service. (06/18/2020)
- Novelis Global Research Center contracts a Phase II project to continue the development of Al alloy (6/17/2021)
- The team completed the installation and training of the new Correlated Solution digital image correlation system. Thanks DOE for the funding support! (6/3/2021)
- Jingfan Yang delivers a keynote speech as the only student keynote speaker at the International Cooperative Group on Environmentally-Assisted Cracking of Water Reactor Materials. Good job! (5/21/2021)
- Jingfan Yang, Qingyu Pan, and Houshang Yang presented in TMS 2021. (3/2021)
- Congradulate John Snitzer awarded Undergraduate Research Fellowship. (3/2021)
- Dr. Lou received the Outstanding Faculty Award. (2/2021)
- Welcome Ricardo Vinicius Barroso Gomes to join the group. (1/2021)
- 2020 Best Paper Award in Journal of Nuclear Materials (10/2020)
- Congratulate Qingyu Pan for passing PhD qualifying exam. (10/2020)
- Welcome Josh Le to join the group. (9/2020)
- Congratulate Pu Deng on successfully defending the PhD dissertation and becoming Dr. Pu Deng. Wish you the best for your future career in metal 3D printing. (7/2020)
- US Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy awards Dr.Lou $210K to expand the material testing capability to support high-throughput alloy discovery. (06/18/2020)
- US Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy awards Dr.Lou $1M to lead a joint university/industry team to develop and demonstrate advanced technology for manufacturing large dissimilar metal structures for modular and GEN IV reactors. (06/18/2020)
- Congratulate Catherine McConatha and Ilkin Hajiyev on obtaining their degrees during the pandemic season. (5/2020)
- Jingfan Yang gave two talks in TMS 2020. (2/2020)
- US Department of Energy Nuclear Science User Facilities awards Dr.Lou's lab to study the origins of the improved IASCC resistance on additive manufactured materials by hot isostatic pressing. The grant supports the access to Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory and Center for Advanced Energy Studies. (02/06/2020)
- Lucideon USA donates two active load control systems to Dr.Lou's lab to support research on environmentally assisted cracking (12/11/2019)
- Novelis Global Research Center contracts Dr.Lou's Lab for developing new Al alloy (12/5/2019)
- Congratulate Jingfan Yang and Houshang Yin for passing PhD qualifying exam. Good job! (9/2019)
- Welcome Auburn MATL PhD student Qingyu Pan to join the group. (6/13/2019)
- Drs. James Fekete and Monica Kapoor from Novelis Global Research Center visit Dr.Lou's Lab to discuss future collaboration on aluminum alloy development (5/22/2019)
- Welcome Auburn MATL MS student Ilkin Hajiyev to join the group. (5/1/2019)
- Catherine McConatha is awarded the AU College of Engineering Undergraduate Research Fellowship to investigate the pitting corrosion mechanism of additively manufactured alloys used in medical implants. Good job! (3/18/2019)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awards Dr.Lou's lab a 3-year project to further develop metal additive manufacturing technology. Thanks NIST! (9/5/2018)
- Dr. Kevin Chasse, principal materials engineer at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, visited Dr. Lou's lab and Auburn Additive Manufacturing Center to discuss future collaboration in the area of metal additive manufacturing. (9/5/2018)
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL) awards Dr.Lou's lab a 3-year lab directed R&D project to team up with INL and University of Michigan to develop new stainless alloys to mitigate stress corrosion cracking issues in light water reactor. Thanks INL! (9/5/2018)
- David Gandy, Senior Technical Executive of Electric Power Research Institute, visited Dr. Lou's lab at Auburn to discuss future collaboration in the area of advanced manufacturing. (08/15/2018)
- Welcome Auburn MATL undergraduate student Samir Freij to join the group. (8/27/2018)
- Welcome Auburn MATL undergraduate student Catherine McConatha to join the group. (8/20/2018)
- Houshang Yin, a new PhD student, joined the group. (08/15/2018)
- Jingfan Yang completed SCC research and system training by Dr. Peter Andresen in Schenectady NY. Congratulations! Thanks Lucideon to host the training session. (07/30-08/03/2018)
- GE donates a complete stress corrosion cracking testing system with high temperature high pressure water loop to our nuclear material research. Thanks GE! (06/20/2018)
- Jingfan Yang, a new PhD student, joined the group from USC. Welcome! (05/21/2018)
- US Department of Energy awards Auburn University (PI: Dr. Xiaoyuan Lou) and University of Michigan to work on understanding the irradiation resistance of SCC resistant stainless steel by additive manufacturing. (05/17/2018)
- Dr.Lou represents Auburn University as the point of contact in International Cooperative Group on Environmentally Assisted Cracking. (04/18-20/2018)
- Dr.Lou presented at the NACE Corrosion 2018 Conference in Phoenix AZ. (04/16-17/2018)
- Dr.Lou presented at the TMS 2018 Conference in Phoenix AZ. (03/11-15/2018)
- Visiting scholar Prof. Jianfeng Song Joins the group. Welcome! (02/21/2018)
- Dr.Lou joined Department of Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University. (01/08/2018)
