Baris Yavas

Boris Yavas, Research ScientistBaris Yavas
Research Scholar
Ph.D., Istanbul Technical University (2020)

Department of Materials Science and Engineering
25 King Hill Road
Storrs, CT 06269

Email: baris.yavas@uconn.edu

Research Interests

  • Advanced characterization techniques (Transmission Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Focused Ion Beam Milling, X-ray diffraction)
  • Microstructural development
  • Novel alloy development for additive manufacturing
  • Failure analysis
  • Materials in extreme environments
  • Advanced ceramics and processing methods

 Awards & Honors

2021 The Most Successful Doctoral Thesis Award, Istanbul Technical University
2021 MSE- Materials Research Society, Science as Art Competition, Third place, University of Connecticut,
2018 Honorary Award (for its outstanding contributions in the field of Materials Science and Engineering as a young scientist), 7th International Conference on Materials Science and Technologies, Romania
2018 Vehbi Koc Foundation, Scholarships for Teaching Assistants
2016 Best Oral Presentation, 6th International Conference on Materials Science and Technologies, Romania
2011 Graduated with the highest GPA in the bachelor’s degree program, Istanbul Technical University

Recent Publications

Mooraj S., Feng S., Luebbe M., Register M., Liu J., Li T., Yavas B., Schmidt D., Priddy MW., Nicholas MB., Champagne V., Aindow M., Wen H., Chen W., “Martensitic transformation induced strength-ductility synergy in additively manufactured maraging 250 steel by thermal history engineering”, Journal of Materials Science and Technology, (2024) Accepted.

Izci A., Yavas B., Antoniac I., Goller G., “Investigation the effects of spark plasma sintering parameters on equiatomic CoCrFeNiMo high entropy alloy”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 1-10 (2023)

Uwanyuze RS, Yavas B, Zhang J, Kanyo JE, Frame LD, Heber RJ, Schafföner S, Alpay SP, “High- Temperature Interactions Between Titanium Alloys and Strontium Zirconate Refractories”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 1-11 (2023).

Reid T.K., Yavas B., Sahoo S., Alpay S.P., “Topological Variations in Aluminum-Silicon Alloys through Inoculation with Alkali Earth Elements: A First-Principles Study”, Scripta Materialia, 234, 115574, (2023).

Yavas B, Hung CJ, Li MX, Hebert RJ, Alpay SP, Aindow M “Laser glazing of a quasicrystalreinforced Al-Cu-Fe-Cr alloy: Implications for use in additive manufacturing”, Scripta Materialia, 226, 115249, (2023).

Yavas B, Hung CJ, Nayak SK, Aindow M, Alpay SP, “Quasicrystal stability in complex aluminum alloys: Insights from first principles models on structural motifs in crystalline approximants”, Scripta Materialia, 222, 115046, (2023)

Yavas B, Goller G “Functional Desing to Protect TZM against Oxidation”, Oxidation of Metals, 95 (5), 389-407, (2021).

Balci E, Yavas B, Goller G, “Investigation of the effects of varying amount of graphene nanoplatelets’ (GNPs) addition on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) reinforced boron carbide produced by spark plasma sintering”, Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society, 57 (5), 1435- 1444, (2021).

Tecu C, Antoniac L, Goller G, Yavas B, Gheorghe D, Antoniac A, Ciuca I, Semenecu A, Raiciu AD, Cristescu I “The Sintering Behaviour and Mechanical Properties of Hydroxyapatite – Based Composites for Bone Tissue Regeneration”, Materiale Plastice, 56 3 644-648, (2019).

Tuzemen C, Yavas B, Akin I, Yucel O, Sahin F Goller G, “Production and characterization of TZM based TiC or ZrC reinforced composites prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS)”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 781 433-439, (2019).