We are super excited to share the news that Eleonore passed her PhD viva, and will be graduating this coming summer.
During her almost five years at MCG, Eleonore's research topic was the degradation mechanisms of 2 coatings on single crystal nickel superalloys in hot corrosion and fatigue environment. Using an experimental rig, she exposed the samples to 4-point-bend load at 700°C in different atmosphere, including SO2/SO3 + air mixes. She then uses gravimetric measurements, SEM and XRD to characterise the samples after exposure.
She is now working as a postdoctoral researcher at CSEM, the Swiss Centre for Electronic and Microtechnique, in the Additive Manufacturing and Component Reliability group. Using Laser Powder Bed Fusion processes, she prints and characterises parts for aerospace, medical, radio frequency and automotive industries, at the intersection between research and industry focussing on the proof of concept. In addition to the LPBF and material characterisation machines operation, she also has to do simulation work and work with process monitoring and machine learning teams.
We are looking forward to congratulate Eleonore in person this summer and wish her every success in her next chapter!