Nathan Huft, Ph.D. Research Areas:
Biography:
Dr. Nathan Huft is a materials engineer in Idaho National Laboratory’s Materials and Properties Performance organization. His research expertise includes welding metallurgy, solidification behavior, additive manufacturing (especially wire and arc methods) welding processes and applications, and numerical modeling. Before joining INL he was a part-time foundry engineer at Montana Precision Products and an adjunct professor at Montana Technological University, where he earned his doctorate in materials science. He holds a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and a master’s in general engineering from Montana Tech. His professional memberships include American Welding Society (AWS) and The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS). Education: Ph.D., Materials Science, Montana Technological University
M.S., General Engineering, Montana Tech of The University of Montana
B.S, Metallurgical Engineering,South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Affiliations: American Welding Society (AWS) The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) Publications: Huft, Nathan, “Investigation of Multiple Torch Paw-Based Additive Manufacturing”. Dissertation. Montana Technological University, 2019.
Sudhakar Vadiraja, Bryce Abstetar, Penn Rawn, Ronda Coguill, Nathan Huft, and Bruce Madigan. “Additive Manufacturing of Stainless Steel and Aluminum alloy: Processing, Microstructure, and Material Properties”. Materials Science and Technology Conference 2016. Salt Lake City, UT. October, 2016.
K. Sudhakar, L. George, and N. Huft, “Analysis of failure mechanisms in a planetary gear,” International Engineering Journal – IENJ, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 5-13, January 2013.
Huft, Nathan, “Heat Transfer in GTA Welding Arcs”. Thesis. Montana Tech of The University of Montana, 2012.
Research Interests: Welding metallurgy Solidification behavior Additive manufacturing, especially wire and arc methods Welding processes and applications
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