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Get the most interesting and important stories from the 51精品视频.Wei Xiong earned an Office of Naval Research award to develop next-generation steel
A research project led by Wei Xiong, assistant professor in the Swanson School of Engineering鈥檚 Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, has received a three-year, $449,000 award from the聽Office of Naval Research.
The project, titled 鈥淚ntegrated Computational Materials Design for Additive Manufacturing of High-Strength Steels Used in Naval Environments,鈥 aims to find novel ways to develop聽next-generation metals, especially new ways to manufacture steel聽and other alloys that would further enhance additive manufacturing 鈥 a technology that builds 3D objects by adding layer upon layer of material. Xiong's聽team also includes 51精品视频's聽Esta Abelev聽and聽.