Brian Rodgers

Program Year:

University:

Colorado School of Mines

Field of Study:

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Advisor:

Amy Clarke

Degree(s):

M.S. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2019; B.S. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2017

Residency Experience(s)

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2024)

Residency Supervisor(s):

Joseph

McKeown

Residency Title:

Pattern Selection in Model Metallic Alloys Under Additive Manufacturing Conditions

Annual Program Review Abstracts

Pattern Selection in Model Alloys Under Additive Manufacturing Conditions (2024)

Solidification Pattern Selection and In situ Imaging of Al-Ag Under Rapid Solidification Conditions Relevant for Additive Manufacturing (2023)

Pattern Selection in Model Alloys Under Additive Manufacturing Conditions (2022)

Publications

D. Tourret, J. Klemm-Toole, A. Eres-Castellanos, B. Rodgers, G. Becker, A. Saville, B. Ellyson, C. Johnson, B. Milligan, J. Copley, R. Ochoa, A. Polonsky, K. Pusch, K. Fezzaa, M. Haines, T. Sun, K. Clarke, S. Babu, T. Pollock, A. Karma, A. Clarke, "Morphological Stability of Solid-Liquid Interfaces Under Additive Manufacturing Conditions", Acta Materiala, 2023

K. Dang, J. Chen, B. Rodgers, S. Fensin, "LAVA 1.0: a General-Purpose Python Toolkit for Calculation of Material Properties with LAMMPS and VASP", Comp. Phys. Comm., 2023

C. Gus Becker, D. Tourret, D. Smith, B. Rodgers, S. Imhoff, J. Hunter, M. Espy, K. Clarke, A. Clarke "Integrating In Situ x-Ray Imaging, Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy, and Calculated Phase Diagram Analysis of Solute Segregation During Solidification of an Al-Ag Alloy", JOM 73, 3291-3300, 2021

B. Rodgers, "Laser brazing of reaction-bonded silicon carbide with a silicon-aluminum-titanium filler alloy", MS Thesis, 2019, Golden, Colorado, Colorado School of Mines

B. Rodgers, J. Wei, J.C Madeni, S. Liu, S. Nelson, and R. Xu, "Laser brazing of reaction-bonded silicon carbide with a novel Si-based filler metal", presented in the 72nd International Institute Welding Annual Assembly and published as XVIIC-0048-19, July 9-12, 2019, Bratislava, Slovakia.

B. Rodgers, J.C Madeni, S. Liu, S. Nelson, and R. Xu, "Wettability of reaction-bonded silicon carbide with a laser heat source and novel Si-based filler", presented in the 71st International Institute Welding Annual Assembly and published as XVIIA-0144-18, July 16-20, 2018, Bali, Indonesia.

J. Wei, B. Rodgers, J.C Madeni, S. Liu, S. Nelson, and R. Xu, "Effect of thermal exposure in air on shear strength of SiC/SiAlTi/SiC braze joints", presented in the 72nd International Institute Welding Annual Assembly and published as XVIIA-0169-19, July 9-12, 2019, Bratislava, Slovakia

S. Nelson, R. Xu, S. Liu, J. C. Madeni, B. Rodgers, "Indirect laser brazing of SiC/SiC CMCs for manufacturing and repair", patent No. 16/744345, issued 2023

Awards

Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship, 2021-2025
Alpha Sigma Mu (international professional honors society for materials science and engineering), Colorado School of Mines, 2020-2025