Enrique J. Lavernia is the Dean of the College of Engineering at UC Davis. Dean Lavernia has over 480 publications and papers in the areas of materials processing, metal atomization, solidification and physical behavior.
Here is a sampling of Dean Lavernia’s ongoing research activities.
List of Research Projects: Spray Forming, Thermal Spray, and Nanocryastalline Materials
- Spray Rolling Aluminum Strip
- Development And Demonstration Of Advanced Tooling Alloys For Molds And Dies
- Structural Amorphous Aluminum For Aerospace Applications
- Atomization Studies For Fine Particle Generation
- Deformation And Damage Processes In Nanostructured Metallic Systems
- Novel Multifunctional Lightweight Systems Using Multi-Scale Materials: From The Nanoscale To The Mesoscale
- Synthesis And Characterization Of Bulk Nanostructured Alloys
- Synthesis And Behavior Of Nanostructured Materials Using Thermal Spraying
- Synthesis Of Bulk Nanostructured Al Alloys With Ultra-High Strength And Wear Resistance For Army Applications
- Thermally Sprayed Nanostructured Zirconia For Thermal Barrier Coatings
- Advanced Materials Fabrication Using A Laser-Engineered Net Shaping (Lenstm) System
- Fabrication Of Novel Metal Matrix Composites (Mmcs) For Microelectronics Packaging
- Heat Transfer And Solidification In Advanced Spray Processing Using Mono-Size Droplet Generator
- Application Of A Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer (Pdpa) For Characterization Of Metallic Droplet-Based Processescryogenic Spray Atomization
- Cryogenic Spray Atomization