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Laura Hawkins

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1991Rising activity
Nuclear Materials and PropertiesFusion materials and technologiesAdditive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesNuclear materials and radiation effectsMetal and Thin Film Mechanics

Publications

23

Citations

295

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

35

Publishing since 1991

Research summary
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Laura Hawkins studies how materials used in nuclear and fusion reactors behave when exposed to radiation, high temperatures, and corrosive environments like molten salts. Her work combines ion/proton irradiation experiments with microscopy-based mechanical testing (such as micro-pillar compression and in-situ testing inside electron microscopes) to understand how radiation damage changes the strength and fracture behavior of metals and alloys. This research supports the design of safer, more durable materials for advanced nuclear reactors.

Radiation damage in nuclear materialsMolten salt corrosionMicro-scale mechanical testingIon and proton irradiation experimentsMetal and alloy microstructure

Publication output began around 2021 and has remained fairly steady since, averaging about 3-5 papers per year through 2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.6/year recently
171819202021: 4 publications212022: 5 publications5222023: 4 publications232024: 5 publications5242025: 4 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Nuclear Materials×10
  • Microscopy and Microanalysis×2
  • Acta Materialia×1
  • Corrosion Science×1
  • Materials Science and Engineering A×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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