3D Imaging & Modelling of Materials & Processes

In the area of 3D imaging, our team's work is diverse. Our general focus is on addressing current technical industrial issues and future scientific challenges in the transportation, energy and natural resources sectors. Examples of research topics include investigating the strength and structure of cellulose-based products and composite materials, permeability in proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells, and degradation of lung tissue due to smoking. In each of these interdisciplinary topics, novel 3D characterization methods are combined with imaged-based mathematical modelling to derive new fundamental mechanistic insight. Recently, our research has focused on in-situ observation of metal additive manufacturing via X-ray radiography and diffraction techniques in order to better understand metal transport and solidification in this complex environment.