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Sindo Kou

Emeritus Professor · University of Wisconsin

https://researchid.co/sindokou
@directory.engr.wisc.edu
204Scopus Publications

Research Interests

Welding, casting, and crystal growth

Biography

1. Director, NSF I/UCRC (Industry/University Collaborative Research Center) for Integrative Materials Joining Science for Energy Applications (2010-2015), UW-Madison along with Colorado School of Mines, Lehigh University, Ohio State University (lead) 2. Department Chair (2000-2004), Emeritus Professor (May 21, 2024 - present), Professor (1985-2024), Associate Professor (1983-85), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 3. Associate Professor (1982-83), Assistant Professor (1979-82), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 4. Associate Senior Research Engineer (1978-79), General Motors Research Lab, Warren, MI 5. Research Associate (1977-78), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

Education

1. PhD, 1978, Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 2. MS, 1974, Materials Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 3. BS, 1971, Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. Effect of Cu on weld solidification microstructure of CoCrFeNiCux alloys
    Welding in the World, 2026
  2. Microstructure evolution of a CoCrFeNiCu high entropy alloy in directional solidification by arc welding and quenching
    Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025
  3. Dihedral Angle and Cracking During Solidification
    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 2025
  4. A Test for Susceptibility to Solidification Cracking and Liquation Cracking in Additive Manufacturing
    Metals, 2025
  5. Grain Refining and Cracking During Solidification
    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 2024

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