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. Webler 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. He has strong interests in the history of metallurgy, particularly the steel industry in the Pittsburgh area.
The Materials Innovation Cloud Lab
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
Taking the heat
Tungsten withstands extremely hot temperatures but can crack like glass at room temperature. Carnegie Mellon researchers used AI to narrow down potential alloys to add some stretch to this super metal.
CMU Engineering
Automated lab to accelerate materials discovery
The Materials Innovation Cloud Lab, part of CMU’s AI Science Foundry, will provide a flexible, automated environment to generate new materials for aerospace, energy, and infrastructure.
CISR
Students, faculty showcase steel innovation and decarbonization
CMU faculty and student researchers presented at 13 technical sessions and participated in two panel discussions during the annual AISTech meeting.
Materials Science and Engineering
Cracks exposed: tungsten challenges identified
Recent work from the department of materials science and engineering at Carnegie Mellon investigates the processing challenges associated with tungsten, finding that solidification cracking is an additional failure.
Carnegie Mellon University
Webler represented iron- and steel-making research at energy summit
MSE’s Bryan Webler attended the AI and Energy Summit, hosted by CMU, and spoke about his research in the iron- and steel-making industry.
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.