Stephen Liu
Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
American Bureau of Shipping Endowed Chair
Contact Information
Phone: 303-273-3796
Fax: 303-273-3795
Office: HH 254
Email: sliu@mines.edu
Education
- Ph.D. Metallurgical Engineering – Colorado School of Mines
- B.S. Met. Eng. & M.S. Metallurgical Engineering – Escola de Engenharia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Ind. Chem. – Escola Tecnica Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Research Interests
My interest in welding and joining sciences actually started about 28 years ago when I was a research metallurgist working in the areas of steel making and ingot pouring in an integrated steel mill. The intense chemical reactions in a ladle of molten steel fascinated me. In fusion welding, you have the same ingredients of excitement but with at least one extra degree of challenge – the dynamic nature of the welding process. Reactions happen in the molten weld pool only in a matter of seconds.
Labs and Research Centers
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
- American Society for Materials Information (ASM International) – Fellow
- American Institute for Metallurgical Engineering – The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (AIME – TMS)
- American Welding Society (AWS) – Fellow
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – Fellow
- The Institute of Materials – United Kingdom (IOM)
CURRENT COURSES
- MTGN 348 MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS
- MTGN 475/477 METALLURGY OF WELDING / LABORATORY
- MTGN 557 SOLIDIFICATION
- MTGN 580 ADVANCED WELDING METALLURGY
- MTGN 584 NON-FUSION JOINING PROCESSES
- MLGN 451/551 CORROSION ENGINEERING
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
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Portuguese – Speak, read, and write fluently (technical & non-technical)
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Chinese – Speak, read, and write fluently (technical & non-technical)
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Spanish – Read, and translate (technical & non-technical)