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Anter El–Azab

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1994
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesNuclear Materials and PropertiesFusion materials and technologiesHigh Temperature Alloys and CreepSolidification and crystal growth phenomena

Publications

184

Citations

2,827

Est. group size

~14

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

33

Publishing since 1994

Research summary
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Anter El-Azab's research focuses on the theory and computational modeling of materials at the microstructure level, including dislocation dynamics (how line-like defects that control metal deformation move and organize), phase-field models of defect evolution in irradiated nuclear materials, and first-principles calculations of point defects in nuclear fuel-related oxides like ThO2 and mixed Th/U oxides. The work combines continuum mechanics, statistical physics, and machine learning to connect atomic-scale defect behavior to the mechanical and transport properties of structural and nuclear materials.

Dislocation dynamics and crystal plasticityRadiation damage and nuclear materials modelingPhase-field and continuum microstructure modelingFirst-principles defect and diffusion calculationsMachine learning for microstructure characterization

Publication output grew sharply from a handful of papers per year in 2017-2020 to a peak of over 20 papers in 2021-2022, then declined somewhat but remained active with a resurgence in 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 12.4/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 22 publications22212022: 21 publications222023: 13 publications232024: 7 publications242025: 19 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×17
  • Acta Materialia×12
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×8
  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids×7
  • Journal of Applied Physics×5
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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