Ep 52: Wade Karlsen - Laboratory Manager, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Published: Aug. 7, 2018, 10 a.m.

In this episode, we discuss...

  • The fields of metallurgy and powder metallurgy.  

  • How the various fields function within the processes of shaping and forging steel.  

  • The molecular interactions involved in creating different types of steel.  

  • 3D printing and how it is used to forge materials otherwise difficult to manipulate. 

  • Wade's personal evolution from a student of metallurgy to VTT's Laboratory Director.  

  • A deep dive into the research conducted at the VTT Centre for Nuclear Safety.  

  • Flexible, multi-scale experimental environments for material testing.  

  • The future of material science and its vital role in the nuclear space.