Iron and Steelmaking

Research in this area is primarily conducted within the Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research (CISR), whose mission is to perform fundamental research in ironmaking, steelmaking, refining, and casting. The CISR conducts cooperative research that leverages industrial and government support. Areas of interest include experimental and computational research on high temperature kinetics of metallurgical processes, primary metal production with the goal of reducing energy and emissions, fundamentals of gas-metal and slag-metal reactions, refining of metals for high quality products, and examining competitive, economic, and environmental issues related to metal production.

MSE Faculty with focused efforts in Iron and Steelmaking Research are:

Richard J. Fruehan
Chris Pistorius
Sridhar Seetharaman

Additional MSE and Courtesy Faculty involved in Iron and Steelmaking Research are:

Robert Heard
Alan W. Cramb