Bio: Baris earned his BS in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (MME) from Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in 2011. He spent 6 months as an exchange scholar in the Agency for Science, Technology & Research at the National University of Singapore, before returning to ITU to pursue graduate study. He earned an MS in Materials Engineering in 2014, and a PhD in MME in 2020. Both his MS and PhD projects concerned synthesis of novel ceramics and metal-matrix composites by spark plasma sintering. He joined UConn in August of 2020 to work jointly with the Aindow and Alpay groups on a project exploring the potential of Al-Cu-Fe-based systems as quasicrystal-reinforced aluminum matrix MMCs for use in additive manufacturing.
Current Research:
- Advanced characterization techniques (Transmission Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Focused Ion Beam Milling, X-ray diffraction)
- Microstructural development
- Novel alloy development for additive manufacturing
- Failure analysis
- Materials in extreme environments
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LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baris-yavas-331519109/
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Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=z7E6knMAAAAJ
ORCID: 0000-0001-9273-456X
Publications
Evaluating the Dislocation Structures Involved in Dwell Fatigue Crack Initiation
Yavas B, Akram N, Frye A, Venkatesh V, Pilchak A, Furrer D, Cernatescu I, Aindow A, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 29 (S1), 138-139, (2023).
High-Temperature Interactions Between Titanium Alloys and Strontium Zirconate Refractories
Uwanyuze RS, Yavas B, Zhang J, Kanyo JE, Frame LD, Heber RJ, Schafföner S, Alpay SP, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, (2023).
Topological Variations in Aluminum-Silicon Alloys through Inoculation with Alkali Earth Elements: A First-Principles Study
Reid T.K., Yavas B., Sahoo S., Alpay S.P., Scripta Materialia, 234, 115574, (2023).
Laser glazing of a quasicrystal-reinforced Al-Cu-Fe-Cr alloy: Implications for use in additive manufacturing
Yavas B, Hung CJ, Li MX, Hebert RJ, Alpay SP, Aindow M, Scripta Materialia, 226, 115249, (2023).
Quasicrystal stability in complex aluminum alloys: Insights from first principles models on structural motifs in crystalline approximants
Yavas B, Hung CJ, Nayak SK, Aindow M, Alpay SP, Scripta Materialia, 222, 115046, (2023).
Identifying Experimental Parameters for In Situ TEM Heating Experiments on Metastable Microstructures: Application to a Quasicrystal-Reinforced Al Alloy
Yavas B, Li MX, Leonard, HR, Alpay SP, Aindow M, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 28 (S1), 1840-1842, (2022).
Functional Desing to Protect TZM against Oxidation
Yavas B, Goller G, Oxidation of Metals, 95 (5), 389-407, (2021).
Investigation of the effects of varying amount of graphene nanoplatelets’ (GNPs) addition on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) reinforced boron carbide produced by spark plasma sintering
Balci E, Yavas B, Goller G, Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society, 57 (5), 1435-1444, (2021).
The Sintering Behaviour and Mechanical Properties of Hydroxyapatite - Based Composites for Bone Tissue Regeneration
Tecu, L. Antoniac, G. Goller, B. Yavas, D. Gheorghe, A. Antoniac, I. Ciuca, A. Semenecu, A. D. Raiciu, I. Cristescu, Mater. Plast. 56 (3), 644 (2019).
Production and characterization of TZM based TiC or ZrC reinforced composites prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS)
Tuzemen, B. Yavas, I. Akin, O. Yucel, F. Sahin, and G. Goller, J. Alloys Compd. 781, 433 (2019).
A novel approach to boriding of TZM by spark plasma sintering method
Yavas and G. Goller, Int. J. Refract. Hard Mat. 78, 273 (2019).
Spark plasma sintered ZrC-TiC-GNP composites: Solid solution formation and mechanical properties
C. Ocak, B. Yavas, I. Akin, F. Sahin, and G. Goller, Ceram. Int. 44, 2336 (2018).
Processing and characterization of spark plasma sintered TZM alloy
C. B. Danisman, B.Yavas, O. Yucel, F. Sahin, and G. Goller, J. Alloys Compd. 685, 860 (2016).
Investigation the effect of B4C addition on properties of TZM alloy prepared by spark plasma sintering
Yavas and G. Goller, Int. J. Refract. Hard Mat. 58, 182 (2016).
Effect of particle size, heating rate and CNT addition on densification microstructure and mechanical properties of B4C ceramics,
Yavas, F. Sahin, O. Yucel, and G. Goller, Ceram. Int. 41, 8936 (2015).
Spark Plasma Sintering of Boron Carbide Ceramics Using Different Sample Geometries and Dimensions
Cengiz, B. Yavas, Y. Celik, G. Goller, O. Yucel, and F. C. Sahin, Acta Phys. Pol. A 125, 260 (2014).