Assistant Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
Faculty Member of the Center for Iron & Steelmaking Research

telephone: 412-268-2675
fax: 412-268-7247
email: webler@cmu.edu

Dr. Webler received a BS in Engineering Physics from the University of Pittsburgh in 2005 and an MS (2007) and PhD (2008) in Materials Science and Engineering from Carnegie Mellon. His PhD work at CMU was with the Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research (CISR), studying high temperature oxidation of low carbon steels. From 2008 to 2013, he was a Senior Engineer in the Materials Technology Department of the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, studying corrosion resistance and mechanical behavior of stainless steels and nickel-base alloys. Dr. Webler joined CMU as an assistant professor in 2013 and is a faculty member in CISR.

Dr. Webler’s research interests deal with the reactions between metals and their environment, specifically:

1. Steel production and refining
2. High temperature oxidation
3. Corrosion
4. Fundamental thermodynamics and transport phenomena

See Dr. Webler’s publications here.

U.S. Steel Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
University Professor
Director Emeritus of the Center for Iron & Steelmaking Research
Associate Editor of Metallurgical and Materials Transactions

R. J. Fruehan received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, was a Post Doctoral Fellow at Imperial College London and spent 12 years at U. S. Steel before joining Carnegie Mellon University. He established the Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research in 1985 and is Co-Director. He has published over 200 papers, three books and the holder of seven patents. He is the recipient of numerous international awards and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

1. Primary metal production with the goal of reducing energy and emissions.
2. Fundamentals of gas-metal and slag-metal reactions.
3. Refining of metals for high quality products.
4. Examining competitive, economic, and environmental issues related to metal production.

See Dr. Fruehan’s publications here.

Program Assistant, Center for Iron & Steelmaking Research

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Telephone: 412-268-1332
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