New understanding of an old alloy leads to prestigious award
Monique Clement
Strong, lightweight aluminum-copper alloys have been used in aircraft and automotive designs for decades, but little is known about their structural mechanisms during deformation. Recent Arizona State University materials science doctoral graduate Shashank Kaira set out to find answers. His research, published in the journal Acta Materialia , earned a competitive Acta Student Award for the impact of its results. The Acta Student Award is given to first-author graduate students who have papers pu