Abstract: Robert G. Landers is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Associate Chair for Graduate Affairs in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. ...

Abstract: Use of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) stainless steel in corrosive environments is attractive due to material's high corrosion resistance and fine feature resolution, which is advantageous for fluidic applications. For ...

Abstract: Laser shock peening (LSP) is investigated for its use in altering the electrochemical and wetting behavior of 316L stainless steel made with laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). The corrosion performance of LPBF stainless steel ...

Abstract: Laser scribing of multilayerthinfilm solar cells is an important process for producing integrated serial interconnection of minimodules, used to reduce photocurrent and resistance losses in a largearea solar cell. Quality ...

Abstract: Sandwich panels with metal foam cores have a tremendous potential in various industrial applications due to their outstanding strength-to-weight ratio, stiffness, and shock absorption capacity. A recent study paved the ...

Abstract: With the invention of chirped pulse amplification for lasers in the mid-1980s, high power ultrafast lasers entered into the world as a disruptive tool, with potential impact on a broad range of application areas. Since ...