Ph.D., Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States, December 2014 (Expected)

M.S., Materials Science & Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, July 2010

B.S., Materials Science & Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China, July 2008

Research Areas

Metal/MAX Phase Composites

Porous Ceramics

Publications(Updated Dec. 2013)

1. Hu L, Gupta S, Karaman I, Radovic M. On the processing and properties of metal/MAX phase composites, a review. Advanced Engineering Materials. In press.

2. Hu L, Kothalkar A, O’Neil M, Karaman I, M. Radovic. Melt infiltration based on spark plasma sintering technique: a novel, versatile route for producing interpenetrating ceramic-metal composites. Materials Research Letters. In press.

3. Hu L, Cheng F, Reddy JN, Karaman I, Hoffman E, Radovic M. Temperature-dependent thermal properties of a shape memory alloy/MAX phase composite: Experiments and modeling. Acta Materialia. In press.

4. Kothalkar A, Benitez R, Hu L, Radovic M, Karaman I. Thermo-mechanical response and damping behavior of shape memory alloy/MAX phase composites. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. In press.

5. Li S, Wang CA, Hu L. Improved heat Insulation and mechanical properties of porous YSZ ceramics after silica aerogels impregnation. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2013, 96: 3223-27.

6. Hu L, Karaman I, Radovic M. Simple, inexpensive synthesis of damage tolerant MAX phase foams. American Ceramic Society Bulletin 2013, 92: 31-32.

7. Hu L, Benitez R, Basu S, Karaman I, Radovic M, Processing and characterization of porous Ti₂AlC with controlled porosity and pore size. Acta Materialia 2012, 60: 6266-77.

8. Hu L, Wang CA, Huang Y. Porous YSZ ceramics with unidirectionally aligned pore channel structure: Lowering thermal conductivity by silica aerogels impregnation. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2011, 31: 2915-22.

9. Hu L, Wang CA, Hu Z, et al. Porous yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramics with ultra-low thermal conductivity-part II: temperature dependence of thermophysical properties, Journal of Materials Science 2011, 46: 623-8.

10. Hu L, Wang CA, Huang Y, et al. Control of pore channel size during freeze casting of porous YSZ ceramics with unidirectionally aligned channels using different freezing temperatures, Journal of European Ceramic Society 2010, 30: 3389-96.

11. Hu L, Wang CA, Huang Y. Porous yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramics with ultra-low thermal conductivity, Journal of Materials Science 2010, 45: 3242-6.

12. Hu L, Wang CA. Effect of sintering temperature on compressive strength of porous yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramics, Ceramics International 2010, 36: 1697-1701.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations(Updated Dec. 2013)

1. TMS 2013 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, San Antonio, TX, Mar 2013. Thermo-mechanical response and damping behavior of shape memory alloy/MAX phase composites.

2. 37^th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC’13), Daytona Beach, FL, Jan 2013. Morphology evolution and phase evaluation in shape memory alloy/MAX phase composites.

3. Materials Science & Technology Conference & Exhibition (MS&T 2012), Pittsbrugh, PA, Oct 2012.     Development of porous Ti₂AlC with controlled porosity and pore size.

4. 4^th International Congress on Ceramics (ICC4), Chicago, IL, Jul 2012. Processing and characterization of porous Ti₂AlC with controlled porosity and pore size.

5. TMS 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Orlando, FL, Mar 2012. Processing and characterization of NiTi/MAX phase composites.

6. 36^th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC’12), Daytona Beach, FL, Jan 2012. Processing, microstructure, and mechanical properties of porous Ti₂AlC.

7. ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, Nov. 2011. Processing and structural characterization of MAX phase/metal composites.

8. 2009 Forum on the Near Space Vehicle Technology, Beijing, China, Sep 2009. Fabrication of porous yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramics using TBA-based gel-casting process.