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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:

  1. Chemical reactions during liquid steel refining
  2. Non-metallic inclusion characterization and control
  3. Continuous casting of steel
  4. 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.

Office
4311 Wean Hall
Phone
412.268.2675
Email
webler@cmu.edu
Assistant
Kelly Rockenstein
Google Scholar
Bryan Webler
Websites
Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research

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

Media mentions


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.