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. 37th
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. 4th
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. 36th
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.