Innovation at High Temperatures: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Advanced Materials

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently awarded a $6.25 million research grant to a collaborative research team from Arizona State University (ASU) and the University of Virginia (UVA) to investigate if Earth- and space-based rocks and minerals can potentially be used to develop future high-temperature materials. The project is being led by Dr. Elizabeth J. Opila, who is a Rolls-Royce Commonwealth Professor and chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UVA and holds the potential to gain better insight into the methods and…