Penn State Aerospace Engineer is About to Get Tough on Ceramics
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 00:32
in Physics & Chemistry
Namiko Yamamoto, assistant professor of aerospace engineering at Penn State, was recently awarded $447,663 through the Office of Naval Research Sea-Based Aviation Airframe Structures and Materials program to study fundamental toughening mechanisms of novel ceramic composites and their use as alternative materials for high-temperature applications in the aerospace industry.