U. S. citizenship is generally required. The successful candidate will develop diagnostic and process controls methods, and physical and process models for melt processing. Requirements include a recently awarded Ph.D. in metallurgy, materials science, or related discipline, and excellent communication skills. Desired expertise includes experience with the melting and casting processes, expertise in physical and mechanical metallurgy, knowledge of alloy solidification, and familiarity with numerical modeling methods and the development of physically based process models. Current programs are focused on developing improved understanding and control of vacuum arc remelting, electroslag remelting, and hearth melting by electron beam or plasma torch processes for production of nickel base superalloys, titanium alloys, and uranium alloys.
Emphasis is on production of defect-free ingots.
Research and development programs are performed in conjunction with the Specialty Metals Processing Consortium which is composed of 13 major U. S. companies that produce and utilize specialty metals. U. S. citizenship is generally required for this position. This page is maintained by webmaster and was last updated on April 17, 2000.