Youxing Chen, assistant professor of mechanical engineering with W.S. Lee College of Engineering and the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center, has earned an NSF CAREER Award for his research proposal, “Atomic-level understanding of stability and transition kinetics of 3-dimensional interfaces under irradiation.” The award, considered the NSF’s most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty in STEM, provides $555,785 to support Chen’s study of metallic nanostructure, which will ultimately benefit the energy industry as they work toward safer energy production at lower costs.
