Announcement: Post-doc and Graduate Student Openings Are Available. Email Your CV to klu@vt.edu
Contact Information

Dr. Kathy Lu
Email: klu@vt.edu
Tel: (540) 231-3225
Fax: (540) 231-8919

Virginia Tech
​Materials Science and Engineering Department
213 Holden Hall-M/C 0237
​Blacksburg, VA 24061

Welcome

Our passion is the endless pursuit of fundamental materials understanding and solutions to the most challenging materials problems. We rely on the confluent intelligence and hard work from all our group members to deliver high quality research, training, and outreach results.
Our Activities Focus On:
  • ​​Fundamental science, processing, and applications of high temperature materials, hybrid materials, and nanomaterials.​
  • Systems involving particulate materials and interfaces with an emphasis for energy applications.
  • Active research in patterning, processing, 3D microstructure reconstruction, and characterization of all different materials. 
  • Composites and functionally/structurally graded materials and porous materials.
News

Post-doc and graduate student openings are available. Apply today!

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