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3D printing Steel Parts - Trammels and gears for USDA Senior Design Team

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Sriram Vijayan
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Materials Science and Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Materials and Manufacturing

Ultramicrotomy and TEM imaging

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Erico Fraga Freitas
College/School:	Administration
Department(s):	Associate VP for Research Integrity

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Macro-, Micro- and Nano-Sciences

Service Order #26-0399 Materials Characterization

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Erico Fraga Freitas
College/School:	Administration
Department(s):	Associate VP for Research Integrity

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Macro-, Micro- and Nano-Sciences

PRISM - Probing Rocks and Industrial Samples through Microscopy: A Keweenaw Microscopy Initiative

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Sriram Vijayan
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Materials Science and Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus:

Investigation into Industrially Viable High-Strength, High-Toughness Alloys

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Joshua Mueller
Co-Principal Investigator: Alexandra Glover
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Materials Science and Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Materials and Manufacturing

Bioextraction of Nickel from Recycled Batteries

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Timothy Eisele
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Chemical Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Macro-, Micro- and Nano-Sciences

Michigan Mine Safety and Health State Grants Training

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Matthew Portfleet
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Geological & Mining Eng & Sciences

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Education and Outreach, Materials and Manufacturing

Expansion of Flexible Semiconductor Technician and Maintenance Micro-Credentials Talent Pipeline

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Christopher Middlebrook
Co-Principal Investigator: Paul Bergstrom
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Electrical and Computer Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Macro-, Micro- and Nano-Sciences

Creation of a Concentration in Advanced Manufacturing of Semiconductors, Advanced Substrates, Assemblies, Packaging and Testing

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Christopher Middlebrook
Co-Principal Investigator: Paul Bergstrom
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Electrical and Computer Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Education and Outreach

High Entropy Photocatalysts for CO2 Reforming of Methane

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Yun Hu
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Materials Science and Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Energy and Sustainability, Materials and Manufacturing

Metallurgical Engineering and Trades Apprenticeship and Learning (METAL) Program

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Alexandra Glover
Co-Principal Investigator: Joshua Mueller
Co-Principal Investigator: Paul Sanders
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Materials Science and Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Macro-, Micro- and Nano-Sciences

Materials Characterization

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Miller
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Materials Science and Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Materials and Manufacturing

Development of a Joint Modeling- and Experimental-Based Methodology to Evaluate Heat Checking Resistance in Open-Die Forge Tooling

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Joshua Mueller
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Materials Science and Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Materials and Manufacturing

Development of High Strength High Toughness Materials for Impulsively Loaded Pressure Vessels

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Joshua Mueller
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Materials Science and Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Materials and Manufacturing

DIRECT HYDROGEN REDUCTION OF IRON ORE CONCENTRATE AND NET-SHAPED FABRICATION OF LINEAR CELLULAR ALLOY STEELS

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Timothy Eisele
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Chemical Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Materials and Manufacturing

Optimization of Metal Manufacturing

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Alexandra Glover
Co-Principal Investigator: Joshua Mueller
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Materials Science and Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Macro-, Micro- and Nano-Sciences

Supplying Refined Battery Materials into the United States Electric Vehicle Battery Supply Chain by Synergizing Lithium-ion Battery Recycling with Mine Waste Reclamation (for Cost Share)

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Lei Pan
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Chemical Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Energy and Sustainability, Ecology, Ecosystems, and Environmental Policy

Energy Reduction and Improved Critical Mineral Recovery From Low-Grade Disseminated Sulphide Deposits and Mine Tailings

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Lei Pan
Co-Principal Investigator: Timothy Eisele
Co-Principal Investigator: Robert Handler
Co-Principal Investigator: David Shonnard
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Chemical Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability

Control of Li Surfaces for Solid-State Batteries

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Erik Herbert
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Materials Science and Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability,Macro Micro and Nano Sciences

NSF-BSF: Computation-Guided Advanced Fabrication of Silicide Nanostructures with Novel Magnetic Properties

Investigators
Principal Investigator: Yongmei Jin
Co-Principal Investigator: Ranjit Pati
College/School:	College of Engineering
Department(s):	Materials Science and Engineering

Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Research Focus: Macro Micro and Nano Sciences