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Professor Seok-Woo Lee’s Journey from Alchemy Dreams to Materials Science

Seok-Woo published a book that introduces Materials Science to high school students.

Seok-Woo Lee, “Make materials that changes the world! Materials Science!,” (2024) – This book introduces Materials Science and Engineering to high schoolers! [Book contents and preface] [IngramSpark] [Amazon] [Barnes&Noble]

This book offers students a concise overview of materials science, covering key topics such as: (1) the significance of materials science, (2) the cosmic origins of materials, (3) the internal structure of materials, (4) methods for analyzing material structures, (5) materials thermodynamics, (6) materials kinetics, (7) properties of materials, (8) different classes of materials, and (9) innovations in materials science.

Given the crucial role of new materials in advancing technology, materials science has become increasingly important. Understanding this field is essential for anyone interested in engineering. Materials scientists work to address major challenges like global warming and the energy crisis, and they contribute to the development of technologies such as spacecraft, artificial intelligence, quantum computers, electric vehicles, and supersonic planes. This book will help students grasp the fundamentals of materials science and understand how materials scientists develop new materials that drive technological progress.

 

 

Gyuho, the former group member, gave a wonderful department seminar at UConn MSE on 09/20/24. His presentation discussed his PhD research on ductile-to-brittle transition and its relation to his life. He also shared the lessons that he has learned as an engineer at the start-up company (Frore systems). I think that his presentation was one of the best (also funniest) department seminars ever for my past 10 years at UConn.

 

Zhongyuan’s carbon pillar work is published Nature Comm! Many congratulations on this great achievement!

This work reports the discovery of ultrahigh strength of nanoporous amorphous carbon nanopillars, which are fabricated through self-assembly, nanoimprinting, and carbonization processes. This material is easily scalable up to centimeter scale, providing a strong potential to develop advanced structure material across the wide length scale.

Zhongyuan Li, Ayush Bhardwaj, Jinlong He, Wenxin Zhang, Thomas T. Tran, Ying Li, Andrew McClung, Sravya Nuguri, James J. Watkins, Seok-Woo Lee, “Nanoporous amorphous carbon nanopillars with lightweight, near-theoretical strength, large fracture strain, and high damping capability,” Nature Communications 15, 8151 (2024)  [PDF.pdf][web]

[Explore Engineering (E2) 2024 Lecture for high school students]

Explore Engineering 2024 PPT Slide [PPT file]

Seok-Woo Lee, “Make a new material that changes the world,” (2024) [Working_Draft] – This is the book that introduces Materials Science and Engineering to high schoolers!

Seok-Woo gave the invited presentation at (1) Materials Science and Engineering at Seoul National University and (2) Mechanical Engineering at Yonsei University in South Korea.

The title of presentation was “Superelasticity of ThCr2Si2-structured Intermetallic Compounds via Lattice Collapse and Expansion”. This talk summarized our group’s 8 years research on ThCr2Si2-structured Intermetallic Compounds.

The presentation slides can be downloaded here.

Seok-Woo gave the invited talk at NanoKorea 2024!

The title of presentation was “Micro-tensile Behavior of Body-centered-cubic Metal Single Crystals at Cryogenic Temperatures.”

Zhongyuan graduated! Many Congratulations, Dr. Zhongyuan Li!!!

 

 

 

Zhongyuan successfully finished his PhD defense on May 20th! Congrats!

 

Lee group rocked the TMS 2024 (Orlando, FL)! There were FIVE oral presentations! Everyone did a great job!!!

• Alexander Horvath, “Tension-compression asymmetric behavior of screw dislocation in body-centered-cubic metal nanopillars,” Symposium: Mechanical Behavior at the Nanoscale VII, 4:10PM-4:30PM, 03/04/2024, Room: Manatee Spring I
• Seok-Woo Lee, “Micro-tensile behavior of niobium single crystals at cryogenic temperatures,” Symposium: Nanostructured Materials in Extreme Environments II, 5:20PM-5:40PM, 03/05/2024, room: Bayhill 19
• Zhognyuan Li, “Nanoporous amorphous carbon nanopillars with lightweight, near-theoretical strength, large fracture strain, and high damping capability,” Symposium: Mechanical Response of Materials Investigated through Novel
  In-situ Experiments and Modeling, 2:20PM-2:40PM, 03/06/2024, room: Barrel Spring I
• Kyrus Tsai (Mark Aindow’s group, Seok-Woo and Jay were co-authored!), “The Effects of Molybdenum Segregation on Mechanical Behavior in Maraging Steel Processed by Wire Directed Energy Deposition,” Symposium: High Performance Steels, 03/06/2024, 4:55PM-5:15PM, room: Bayhill 31
• Zachary Arenella, “Grain Size Effect on Microstructural Evolution in Nanocrystalline MgAl2O4 under Nanoindentation,” Symposium: Mechanical Behavior at the Nanoscale VII, 11-11:20AM, 03/07/2024, room: Manatee Spring I

 

<Dinner with Alex and Zhongyuan at Disney Spring>

<Alex’s presentation>

<Zack’s presentation>

<Dinner with Prof. William Nix (Seok-Woo’s PhD advisor) and his former PhD students>