Congratulations to KES college intern Quinton Moore for leading his LSU Summer Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF) team, culminating in their recent presentation of, “Investigation of Grain Boundary Transformations in Sintered W-Ni Alloys“! His fellow students Tremayne Sweat, Samantha Esselstyn, and Angelina Jorgenson, with the support of Dr. Vipul Jain and LSU Prof. Christopher Marvel, worked together in in impactful material research.
Sintering tungsten-nickel (W-Ni) alloys presents a pathway for creating high-density refractory components used in extreme environments. Tungsten (W) use is limited by its high melting point (prohibits metal casting) and strength (prohibits forging). It was theorized that adding nickel (Ni) to will improve the usability for tungsten. The initial results showed and annealed four W-Ni alloys milled and annealled with potential servicability up to 1200 °C. This justifies continued investigation by Quinton and his team.
Quinton has proven himself to be a first-class researcher with us, so his success with the LSU Summer Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF) program is consistent with his demonstrated skills and leadership. Presentations were on Aug. 1, 2025. KES understands our college students’ first priority is a successful college career. Sometimes we help them by giving them field work or a chance to co-author a paper, other times its to stay out of their school time and other opportunities to excel. Kudos to Quinton and his team and all their hard work!!
Quinton Moore by his team’s poster during the Aug. 1 LSU SURF presentations. Quinton led this LSU materials research team to investigate new high-density refractory materials.
“Investigation of Grain Boundary Transformations in Sintered W-Ni Alloys”, investigated by Quinton Moore, Tremayne Sweat, Samantha Esselstyn, Angelina Jorgenson, Dr. Vipul Jain, Prof. Christopher Marvel.
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