- March 09, 2022
I was able to use some of the things we learned in the various labs I have done at MIT. My supervisor was very surprised when I was able to explain exactly how the scanning electron microscope and EDXS produced the data they do.
I was working in the Materials Research Department of IHI. Because IHI makes a lot of heavy machinery and products, it is important that the materials used to make those products are durable and designed with the products’ working environment and function in mind.
My project at IHI was oxidation property evaluation of silicide and ceramics for use in jet engine turbine vane materials.
Most of my project dealt with studying oxidation, corrosion and diffusion. I had learned a little about those subjects this past spring in 3.022, Microstructural Evolution of Materials.