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About Yijia Gu

Dr. Yijia Gu joined Missouri S&T as Assistant Professor in the department of Materials Science and Engineering on Jan. 1, 2019. He has a B.Eng. in Materials Science and Engineering from Shandong University, M.Eng. in Materials Science and Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Penn State.

Dr. Gu previously worked at Arconic (previously known as Alcoa Inc.) in the Materials Modeling and Characterization Division.

New Faculty 2019-2020

Positions

2019 - Present Assistant Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology Materials Science and Engineering
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2017 - 2018 Staff Engineer (Materials Modeling and Characterization), Arconic Inc
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2014 - 2017 Senior Engineer (Materials Modeling and Characterization Division), Arconic Inc
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Curriculum Vitae




Grants

2020 - 2021 Rapid Development of Next Generation Ultrahigh Strength and Lightweight Steels for Army Modernization
Army Research Office
Role: Co-PI
Colleague(s): Laura Bartlett, Mario Buchely, K. Chandrashekhara, Fuewen Liou, Julia Medvedeva, Joseph Newkirk, Ronald O'Malley, Jeffrey Smith
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Honors and Awards

  • Arconic Impact Award Finalist
  • Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad
  • Graduate Excellence in Materials Science Diamond Award
  • Robert E. Newnham Award for Research Excellence

Courses

  • MET ENG 4637 Material Selection, Fabrication and Failure Analysis
  • CER ENG 4410 Introduction to Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
  • CER ENG 6410 Advanced Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
  • MECH ENG 2653 Introduction to Manufacturing Processes
  • AERO ENG 3877 Principles of Engineering Materials
  • MET ENG 2125 Microstructure Development Laboratory

Education

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2014 Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
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2009 M. Eng in Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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2006 B. Eng in Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University
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Contact Information

Missouri University of Science and Technology
223 McNutt Hall
Rolla, MO 65409

573-341-4384

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