Dr. Hahn Choo
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology: Synthesis and Processing of High-Temperature Intermetallics, Neutron Diffraction Characterization
Brief Bio
Dr. Choo received his bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea in 1988; and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in 1991 and 1998, respectively. His Ph.D. dissertation research included synthesis and processing of high-temperature intermetallic alloys and composites, and neutron diffraction characterization of mechanical behavior. In 1998, Dr. Choo joined Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) as a postdoc. His research at LANSCE was focused on the experimental and theoretical investigation of composite micromechanics using neutron diffraction and finite element modeling. In 2001, Dr. Choo joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Tennessee as a tenure-track assistant professor. Dr. Choo was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 2007. Dr. Choo’s current research thrust areas include: synthesis of amorphous and nanostructured structural alloys; and development and application of neutron and synchrotron x-ray diffraction techniques. Dr. Choo currently teaches a number of undergraduate and graduate courses including Introduction of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE201) and Principles of Materials Laboratory (MSE304). Dr. Choo has authored and co-authored more than 90 technical journal papers, and has contributed to over 200 technical presentations given by his research group members and collaborators including about 25 invited talks given by himself at national and international conferences.
Research Areas
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Synthesis, processing, and physical/mechanical behavior of advanced structural alloys
Development and application of neutron scattering for structural materials research
Selected Awards and Honors
2006 Professional Promise in Research and Creative Achievement Award, Chancellor’s Citation, University of Tennessee
2006 Engineering Research Fellow Award, College of Engineering, UT
2005 Engineering Research Fellow Award, College of Engineering, UT
2004 Outstanding Young Faculty Researcher Award, MSE Dept, UT
Professional Activities
» Member: TMS, MRS, ASM International, NSSA (Neutron Scattering Society of America)
» Associate Editor: Journal of Texture, Stress, and Microstructure, Hindawi
» Member of Board of Review: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
Selected Publications
Tao KX, Choo H, Li HQ, Clausen B, Jin JE, Lee YK, “Transformation-induced plasticity in an ultrafine-grained steel: An in situ neutron diffraction study”, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 90 (10): Art. No. 101911 MAR 5 2007.
Fan GJ, Fu LF, Choo H, Liaw PK, Browning ND, “Uniaxial tensile plastic deformation and grain growth of bulk nanocrystalline alloys”, ACTA MATERIALIA 54 (18): 4781-4792 OCT 2006.
Woo W, Choo H, Brown DW, Vogel SC, Liaw PK, Feng ZL, “Texture analysis of a friction stir processed 6061-T6 aluminum alloy using neutron diffraction”, ACTA MATERIALIA 54 (15): 3871-3882 SEP 2006.
Wang YD, Ren Y, Li HQ, Choo H, Benson ML, Brown DW, Liaw PK, Zuo L, Wang G, Brown DE, Apl EE, “Tracing memory in polycrystalline ferromagnetic shape-memory alloys”, ADVANCED MATERIALS 18 (18): 2392+ SEP 18 2006.
Li HQ, Fan C, Tao KX, Choo H, Liaw PK, “Compressive behavior of a Zr-based metallic glass at cryogenic temperatures”, ADVANCED MATERIALS 18 (6): 752+ MAR 17 2006.
Fan C, Li HQ, Kecskes LJ, Tao KX, Choo H, Liaw PK, Liu CT, “Mechanical behavior of bulk amorphous alloys reinforced by ductile particles at cryogenic temperatures”, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 96 (14): Art. No. 145506 APR 14 2006.
Contact Dr. Choo
319 Dougherty Engineering Bldg.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-2200
Tel: (865) 974-3643
Email: hchoo@utk.edu
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