Being Scientific: Saryu Fensin: Sparking innovations in both materials science and shock physics
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
As an enterprising materials scientist, Saryu Fensin leverages both experiments and simulations to improve understanding of how materials behave when subjected to extreme forces. Her aim is to use the complementary techniques to design and develop innovative materials for use in extreme conditions such as stockpile-focused applications. “To certify our stockpile with confidence, we need to understand the role a material’s microstructure plays in determining its dynamic properties,” Saryu says. “I’m hoping to solve this puzzle and improve our predictive capability to model material response in extreme conditions. Achieving this kind of specific controlled functionality of materials could have a big impact on the Laboratory’s national security science mission.” Her tools include molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo methods, gas gun experiments, metallography and various microscopy techniques. She looks forward to the prospect of new capabilities that could let her "see" inside materials.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- OSTI ID:
- 1530755
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-19-26011
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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