Rate My Professor Amit Shyam

Amit Shyam is Distinguished R&D Staff and leader of the Alloy Behavior and Design Group in the Materials Science and Technology Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He joined ORNL in November 2004 as a post-doctoral researcher and has held progressive roles including Research Associate, R&D Staff, Senior R&D Staff Scientist, and Distinguished R&D Staff since April 2023. He also serves as Digital Metallurgy Initiative Lead. Shyam earned a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Michigan Technological University and a B.Tech in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His research focuses on the design of aluminum and other non-ferrous alloys for structural applications, mechanical behavior of materials, high-temperature aluminum alloys, and additive manufacturing. He has led multiple projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, including efforts on advanced aluminum alloys for lightweight engines and propulsion materials. Shyam maintains affiliations as a graduate advisor with the Bredesen Center at the University of Tennessee and as Affiliate Professor at Colorado School of Mines. He has received numerous honors, including multiple R&D 100 Awards for alloy developments such as DuAlumin-3D and ACMZ cast aluminum alloys, as well as team awards from the Vehicle Technologies Office. Shyam has authored or co-authored over 150 publications and serves in editorial and organizational roles, including as lead editor for special issues and organizer of symposia on fatigue and microstructure.