{"id":52,"date":"2023-08-16T09:20:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T13:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:42:56","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Research Areas:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>My team works on both fundamental and applied research and on both experimental and computational research related to metal additive manufacturing. Our current research areas mainly include:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manufacturing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improving the manufacturing capabilities of existing laser-based additive manufacturing (AM) processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developing new manufacturing methods \u2013 hybrid AM processes \u2013 that incorporate secondary processes (e.g., micro-rolling) and\/or heat resources (e.g., induction heating) to transform AM technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Materials<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In-situ synthesizing advanced metallic and metal-based materials using AM and hybrid AM processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Convergent manufacturing of dissimilar materials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resolving the metallurgical defects in AM-fabricated alloys and materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ARL-Visit-Presentation_Shunyu_Xin-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ARL-Visit-Presentation_Shunyu_Xin-Copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ARL-Visit-Presentation_Shunyu_Xin-Copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ARL-Visit-Presentation_Shunyu_Xin-Copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ARL-Visit-Presentation_Shunyu_Xin-Copy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ARL-Visit-Presentation_Shunyu_Xin-Copy.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Digital Manufacturing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Multi-scale microstructure modeling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crystal plasticity finite element modeling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AM process modeling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ARL-Visit-Presentation_Shunyu_Xin-simulation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ARL-Visit-Presentation_Shunyu_Xin-simulation-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ARL-Visit-Presentation_Shunyu_Xin-simulation-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ARL-Visit-Presentation_Shunyu_Xin-simulation-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ARL-Visit-Presentation_Shunyu_Xin-simulation-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ARL-Visit-Presentation_Shunyu_Xin-simulation.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Smart manufacturing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Process optimization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defect control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Material design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Active Research Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Single PI<\/strong>, \u201cCAREER: Understanding Dynamic Recrystallization Mechanisms in Hybrid In-situ Rolled Additive Manufacturing,\u201d Sponsored by NSF.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Single PI<\/strong>, \u201cEPSCoR Research Fellows: Origin of Radiation Tolerance of Additive Manufacturing Single-phase Concentrated Solid-solution Alloys,\u201d Sponsored by NSF.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PI<\/strong>, \u201cDesign, Manufacturing and Testing of Advanced TBC Bond Coats for Hot Gas Path Hydrogen Turbine Components,\u201d Sponsored by DOE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PI<\/strong>, \u201cConvergent Manufacturing of Multi-materials with Strengthened Metal-Ceramic Interface,\u201d Sponsored by US Army Research Laboratory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PI<\/strong>, \u201cEstablishing A Hierarchical Physical-Computational Material Design Framework\u201d Sponsored by SMAE STRIve seed grant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Co-PI<\/strong>, \u201cLaser 3D Printing of Highly Compact Mobile Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cell System,\u201d Sponsored by US ARMY VIPR-GS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Co-PI<\/strong>, \u201cAn Integrated Multi-Material Digital Life Cycle Approach for Additive Manufacturing of Ground Vehicle Structures and Components.\u201d Sponsored by U.S. ARMY Contracting Command, Department of Defense.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Co-PI<\/strong>, \u201cPredicting Ceramic Microstructure Through GAN-based ML and Non-destructive Characterization of Materials,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Co-PI<\/strong>, \u201cUnderstanding the Role of Nanostructuring in Enhancing Phase Stability &amp; Void Resistance of TiAl Intermetallic Alloys,\u201d Sponsored by DOE-NE, CINT User Proposal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Senior Personnel<\/strong>, \u201cCU-SRNL ELI: 3D X-ray Tomography for advanced materials and systems,\u201d Clemson University (FDP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PI<\/strong>, \u201cCoupling Neutron Diffraction and CPFEM to Understand Dynamic Deformation and Texture Evolution in Hybrid Additive Manufacturing,\u201d Oak Ridge Neutron Diffraction SNS User Proposal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PI<\/strong>, \u201cUnderstanding of High-temperature Dynamic Deformation Mechanisms in Additively Manufactured AA6061\u2013TiC Composites,\u201d Oak Ridge Neutron Diffraction SNS User Proposal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PI<\/strong>, \u201cEnhancing Additively Manufactured MnAl-Based Rare-Earth-Free Magnets via Secondary Particles,\u201d NSF, MagLab User Proposal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thank you, Sponsors!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/NSF-logo-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~shunyul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/NSF-logo-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-720\" style=\"width:94px;height:auto\" 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