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• Nov

  1

  MSE Colloquium: High Entropy Alloys and How to Strengthen Them

  Department of Materials Science and Engineering

  4:00 PM Tech L361 Technological Institute

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  High entropy alloys and how to strengthen them

  Presented by: Tai-Gang Nieh

  In this presentation, I will first give a brief overview of the recent development of high-entropy alloys and, then, discuss and summarize different traditional strengthening mechanisms that have been observed in high-entropy alloys. Some of these mechanisms are useful for low-temperature and some for high-temperature applications. Special emphasis is placed on the perspective of developing precipitation-hardened alloys for both low and high temperature applications. Examples of coherent precipitates strengthened fcc-base alloys, such as Al and Ti-modified NiFeCoCr, will be given. Microstructure-wise, these precipitation-hardened alloys, in fact, bear great resemblance to the well-known γ-γ' Ni-base superalloys. Aging response as well as strengthening of this alloy will be presented. Finally, if time permits, I will discuss the intrinsic strength (or frictional stress) resulting from lattice distortion induced by the uniform distribution of concentrated constituent elements. The measurements of intrinsic strength will correct the misuse of traditional solid-solution theory for the
  explanation of the apparent high strength in high-entropy alloys.

  Biography: Dr. T.G. Nieh is currently a professor in Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The University of Tennessee. From 1980 to 1992, he worked at Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. (now Lockheed-Martin Corporation) as a Senior Fellow of Research Laboratory. He subsequently worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a Senior Research Fellow until he joined UT in 2004. Nieh is a world leader in superplasticity and superplastic forming. He is also widely recognized for his work in several material science disciplines, including multicomponent complex alloys (including high entropy alloys and bulk metallic glasses), nanocrystalline materials, lightweight alloys, metal-matrix composites, intermetallics, refractory metals and nanolaminates. He published over 400 papers and a textbook on “Superplasticity of metals and ceramics'. He is now serving as Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Intermetallics., has served as Editor, Materials Letters, 2008-2013. Nieh received the Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University, the M.S. degree in Physics from University of Washington, Seattle, and the B.S. degree in Physics from National Cheng-Kung University in Taiwan.

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  TIME Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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• Apr

  25

  MSE Resource Center Open Lab Sessions

  Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)

  10:00 AM 2036, Cook Hall

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  TIME Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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  CONTACT Wade Tischhauser    wade@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Apr

  29

  MSE Resource Center Open Lab Sessions

  Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)

  10:00 AM 2036, Cook Hall

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  TIME Monday, April 29, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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• May

  2

  MSE Resource Center Open Lab Sessions

  Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)

  10:00 AM 2036, Cook Hall

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  TIME Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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• May

  6

  MSE Resource Center Open Lab Sessions

  Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)

  10:00 AM 2036, Cook Hall

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  TIME Monday, May 6, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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• May

  8

  Extending Care: A Conversation about Conservation and Futurity

  Block Museum of Art

  6:00 PM Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh

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  The Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts is a collaboration between the Art Institute of Chicago and materials science-related departments at Northwestern University to pursue objects-based and objects-inspired scientific research. Materials research benefits ongoing work in conservation, archaeology, art history, and curatorial scholarship.

  Learn how the Center uses materials research to care for art objects in sustainable, innovative ways with Maria Kokkori, Senior Scientist in the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts. She will be in conversation with Corey Byrnes, Northwestern Associate Professor of Chinese Culture and co-founder/co-director of the Environmental Humanities Workshop in Kaplan Humanities Center.

  This event is presented by the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science in conjunction with exhibition Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology.

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  TIME Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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• May

  9

  MSE Resource Center Open Lab Sessions

  Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)

  10:00 AM 2036, Cook Hall

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  TIME Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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  CONTACT Wade Tischhauser    wade@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• May

  13

  MSE Resource Center Open Lab Sessions

  Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)

  10:00 AM 2036, Cook Hall

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  TIME Monday, May 13, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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  CONTACT Wade Tischhauser    wade@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• May

  16

  MSE Resource Center Open Lab Sessions

  Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)

  10:00 AM 2036, Cook Hall

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  TIME Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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  CONTACT Wade Tischhauser    wade@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• May

  20

  MSE Resource Center Open Lab Sessions

  Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)

  10:00 AM 2036, Cook Hall

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  TIME Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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  CONTACT Wade Tischhauser    wade@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• May

  23

  MSE Resource Center Open Lab Sessions

  Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)

  10:00 AM 2036, Cook Hall

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  TIME Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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• May

  27

  MSE Resource Center Open Lab Sessions

  Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)

  10:00 AM 2036, Cook Hall

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  TIME Monday, May 27, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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• May

  30

  MSE Resource Center Open Lab Sessions

  Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)

  10:00 AM 2036, Cook Hall

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  TIME Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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• Jun

  10

  Northwestern Engineering PhD Hooding and Master's Degree Recognition Ceremony

  McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  9:00 AM Welsh-Ryan Arena

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  McCormick School of Engineering PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony

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  TIME Monday, June 10, 2024 at 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  LOCATION Welsh-Ryan Arena   

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  CONTACT Amy Pokrass    amy.pokrass@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Jun

  10

  Northwestern Engineering Undergraduate Convocation

  McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  2:00 PM Welsh-Ryan Arena

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  McCormick School of Engineering Undergraduate Convocation

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  TIME Monday, June 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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  CONTACT Amy Pokrass    amy.pokrass@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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