Prof. Dr. Kathy Lu

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsSynthesis and Properties of Functional Materials,Metallurgical, Thermal and Thermomechanical Treatment of Materials
Keywordsnanomaterials, patterning, processing, high temperature materials, sintering

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityBlacksburg
InstitutionVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
InstituteDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ralf RiedelInstitut für Materialwissenschaft, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt
Start of initial sponsorship01/08/2012

Programme(s)

2011Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Kathy Lu is a highly esteemed scholar in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. She has established an outstanding research program recognized for its remarkable accomplishments in novel nanomaterial processing approaches and unconventional high temperature material study methodologies. Her stay in Germany will initiate a close collaboration between Virginia Tech and Technische Universität Darmstadt in the field of cutting-edge research on nanoscaled advanced ceramics with special focus on ultra-high temperature resistant carbides and nitrides and transparent ceramics for applications in the key technologies such as energy, information, environment and mobility.