- Metal Additive Manufacturing: LPBF, rapid solidification, thermal cycling, and post-processing.
- Physical Metallurgy: Phase transformations, microstructural evolution, crystallographic texture, and phase stability.
- Materials Characterization: SEM/EDS, EBSD, TEM/STEM, XRD, and quantitative microstructural analysis.
- Mechanical Behaviour: Strength, ductility, hardness, toughness, and deformation mechanisms.
- Corrosion Science: Passivity, localized corrosion, electrochemical characterization, and microstructure–corrosion relationships.
Computational interests: Scientific data analysis · Finite-element modelling · J2 elastoplasticity · Phase-field modelling · Numerical verification and validation
Experimental evidence · Mechanistic understanding · Reproducible research
I prioritize quantitative analysis, physically grounded interpretation, and transparent computational workflows, with particular attention to uncertainty, competing explanations, and model limitations.