Postdoctoral Research Associate
Western Transportation Institute
Phone: 404-513-1544; Fax: 406-994-1697
Email: yajun.liu@coe.montana.edu
Education
Ph.D. Materials Science and
Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology,
M.S. Materials Science and
Engineering,
B.S. Materials Science and
Engineering,
Key Qualifications
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Extensive
project experience and dedicated interest in materials science research
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Multi-disciplinary
background in engineering-related modeling.
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Strong
capabilities and extensive (10 years) experience in conducting engineering and
science research
Research Interests
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High temperature oxidation and corrosion
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Chemical
vapor deposition
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Phase diagram and phase equilibria in alloys and ceramics
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Diffusional
processes in alloys and ceramics
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Metal-matrix or Ceramic-Matrix
Composite
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Computer-assisted
material and process design by the finite element method
Employment History
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January
2008 – Present: Postdoctoral Research
Associate, Western Transportation Institute,
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January
2007 – December 2007: Postdoctoral Fellow,
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June
2006 – December 2006: Postdoctoral
Research Associate, Western Transportation Institute,
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October
2001 – June 2006: Graduate Research
Associate,
Project Experience
UTC Anti-Icers
& Deicers in Airport Soils - The goal of this project is to establish a comprehensive
understanding of the transportation of anti-icers & deicers in airport
soils. Great efforts will be made on the study of the influence of various
operational parameters. The results will provide some fundamental information
on anti-icers and deicers usage and soil protection. Funded by the
Fabrication
of Novel ZrC/W Composite for High Temperature Applications - The objectives of this research
are to prepare ZrC/W high temperature composite for aerospace applications,
characterize material microstructures and measure mechanical properties. Funded
by the
Modeling the Electrically-Assisted
Transport of Chlorides and Quaternary Ammonium Salts in the Heterogeneous
Concrete Matrix – The objectives of this
project are to establish a theoretical framework that integrates the relevant
interactions occuring in the heterogeneous concrete matrix exposed to an
electric field and to
provide an improved understanding of ECE and EICI using the modeling tools.
Funded by the
The
Kinetics of Incongruent Reduction between Sapphire and Mg-Al Melts - The objective of the project is to get some
fundamental understanding of the chemical interaction between a solid and a
fluid. Great efforts are provided to study how the
processing conditions will finally determine the microstructures. Funded by the
Refereed Journal Publications
1.
Yajun Liu and Dong Liang, “Thermodynamic reevaluation of the
Mg-Tl system”, Journal
of alloys and compounds, 2007, in press
2.
Yajun Liu and Dong Liang, “Comment on diffusion mobilities
for B2-bcc phase in the Ni-Al binary system ”, Journal of alloys and compounds, 2007, in press
3.
Dong
Liang and Yajun Liu, “Reevaluation of the Cu-Hf binary system ”, Journal of alloys
and compounds, 426(1-2), 2006, 101-105
4.
Yajun
Liu and Dong Liang, “Thermodynamic modeling of the Ag-Sr system ”, Journal of alloys
and compounds, 407(1-2),2006, 74-77
5.
Yajun
Liu and Dong Liang, “A contribution to the Al-Pb-Zn ternary system ”, Journal of alloys
and compounds, 403(1-2),2005, 110-117