Bryan Webler
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Co-Director, Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research
Courtesy Appointment, Mechanical Engineering
Bryan Webler joined the Carnegie Mellon faculty in 2013 and is a Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He has been Co-Director of the Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research, an industry-supported steel research consortium, since 2021 and has a courtesy faculty appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Bryan received a B.S. (2005) in engineering physics from the University of Pittsburgh, and an M.S. (2007) and Ph.D. (2008) in materials science and engineering from Carnegie Mellon.
Prior to joining the faculty, he was a Senior Engineer in the Materials Technology department of the Bettis Atomic Laboratory from 2008-2013. His research interests are in four areas of process metallurgy:
- Chemical reactions during liquid steel refining
- Non-metallic inclusion characterization and control
- Continuous casting of steel
- Laser powder bed fusion and powder-feed direct energy deposition additive manufacturing
His research group employs high temperature experiments, computational thermodynamics calculations, and kinetic models to study process fundamentals in the above areas. He was awarded the Kent D. Peaslee Junior Faculty award by the Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation and is now an AIST Foundation Steel Professor. Bryan is active as a Key Reader for Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B and is an associate editor for Metallurgical Research and Technology. He has strong interests in the history of metallurgy, particularly the steel industry in the Pittsburgh area.
Processing and Manufacturing Metals
Education
2008 Ph.D., Materials Science & Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
2007 MS, Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
2005 BS, Engineering Physics, University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests
Media mentions
CMU Engineering
CISR forges on after 40 years
The Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research has made significant contributions to iron and steel production through collaborative efforts between industry partners and CMU faculty and students.
CMU Engineering
Interdisciplinary team partners to develop advanced alloys
Materials science and engineering and chemical engineering faculty will collaborate on projects supported by the Naval Nuclear Laboratory to create additively manufactured structural alloys that can sustain extreme environments.
CMU Engineering
Mill 19 growing a digital backbone
Digital backbone at Mill 19 will make data readily available for advancing digital twin and AI-related manufacturing research.
CMU Engineering
CMU to Lead NASA Space Technology Research Institute
A new NASA Space Technology Research Institute (STRI) led by Carnegie Mellon University seeks to shorten the cycle required to design, manufacture, and test parts that can withstand the conditions of space travel through constructing models for qualification and certification.
CMU Engineering
Revisiting steel
Advancing modern steel research allows us to access unique properties while lowering the carbon footprint, and it’s important for education.
Wired
Webler quoted on razor blade materials
MSE's Bryan Webler was quoted in Wired on razor blade materials.
CMU Engineering
Taking a closer look at steel using computer vision
CMU engineers are applying computer vision and machine learning to improve the study of inclusions, microscopic particle within steel that can have a big impact on metal properties.
Scott Institute
Scott Institute announces seed grants
Funding from the Scott Institute will stimulate new research initiatives ranging from developing a tool that can help people assess the climate risks of hydroelectric projects globally to finding a way to produce semiconductors economically for use in ultra-high efficiency power electronic devices.
CMU Engineering
Engineering strength
Carnegie Mellon University engineers are answering the need for heat-tolerant materials by developing a new way to strengthen metals using oxide particles.
Industrial Heating
Webler develops new method to strengthen metals
Is it possible to create stronger metals? According to MSE’s Bryan Webler in an article for Industrial Heating, it is. In fact, he recently created a new, two-step method to strengthen metals using oxide particles.
3ders.org
MSE researchers featured for new rapid screening method for developing metal alloys
MSE’s Bryan Webler was featured in 3ders for his new rapid screening method for quickly developing new 3D printing metal alloys.
3ders.org
Webler’s research featured on 3ders.org
MSE’s Bryan Webler was featured in 3ders.org for his research on 3-D printing.