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摘要

Laurentiu Nastac is currently an Associate Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at The University of Alabama, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He is also the Key Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) Professor and the Director of the Solidification and Ultrasonic Laboratories and of the MTE foundry. Dr. Nastac received the Diploma Engineering degree in Metallurgy and Materials Science from the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania in 1985 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from The University of Alabama (Advisor, Prof. Doru M. Stefanescu), Tuscaloosa in 1993 and 1995, respectively. He has held various engineering, research, and academic positions in Romania (1985-1991) and the United States (1991-present). At Caterpillar (1994-1996), he conducted research in the area of macro transport and solidification-kinetics modeling and developed specialized casting simulation software tools. At Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC; 1996-2011) he conducted research primarily in the area of advanced metal-casting and solidification processes with emphasis on the modeling and simulation of casting phenomena. In 1999, in recognition of his work on solidification of Ti-based alloys and superalloy remelt ingots, he received the prestigious "Bunshah Best Paper Award" from the American Vacuum Society, Vacuum Metallurgy Division. More recently, he received the NMC (Navy Metalworking Center) achievement award and two CTC awards.