In situ / in operando Microscopy Methods and Applications

Recent progress in the area of in situ electron microscopy has allowed for quantitative interrogations of the deformation of nanoscale materials and has been an enabling technology. Our group is pushing the cutting edge of in situ testing methods and instrument science to allow for unprecedented views of materials behavior and evolution.

Researchers

Daniel S. Gianola

Nanomechanical behavior and deformation mechanisms in ultra-strong materials.

W. Streit Cunningham

Characterization of engineered defect phases through electron microscopy and in-situ testing.

Nicolò Maria della Ventura

Small scale mechanical testing and characterization of plastic deformation in metals.

Julia Puerstl

Phase transformations in refractory multi-principal element alloys investigated by in-situ small scale mechanical testing and electron microscopy. 

Hannah Howard

Linear defect phase transformations and their effect on mechanical properties.

Bailey Rhodes

Defect structures, mechanical properties, and magneto-structural coupling effects of intermetallic materials. 

Florent Mignerot

Postdoctoral researcher, 2024

Leah Mills

Ph.D. 2024

Ashley Roach

Ph.D. 2023