
Matt Alan Steiner, PHD
Assoc Professor
637 Rhodes Hall
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221
Email matt.steiner@uc.edu
Education
Doctor of Philosophy: University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA, 2014 (Engineering Physics)
Bachelor of Science: Columbia University New York, NY, 2008 (Applied Physics)
Research and Practice Interests
Metallurgy, phase transformations, recrystallization, microscopy, x-ray diffraction, neutron diffraction, crystallography, residual stress analysis, strain induced phase transformations, surface metrology, high temperature mechanical testing, nuclear materials, laser material interactions, crystallographic texture, magnetic materials
Research Support
Grant: #URS Steiner New Faculty Development Award – 2017/18 Investigators:Steiner, Matthew 06-01-2018 -06-30-2019 UC's Research Support URS Steiner New Faculty Development Award – 2017/18 Role:PI $2,500.00 Active Level:Internal UC
Grant: #DE-NE0008770 Investigators:Mannava, Seetha Ramaiah; Steiner, Matthew; Vasudevan, Vijay 10-01-2018 -09-30-2021 Department of Energy Development of Repair and Mitigation Methods for Enhancing Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Austenitic Stainless Steel Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Canisters Role:Collaborator $710,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #2092-001-01 / STTR N18-T010 -010 Investigators:Steiner, Matthew 10-01-2018 -02-25-2019 Department of the Navy In-situ Monitoring of Sensitization of Aluminum Alloys in Marine Applications Role:PI $62,500.00 Awarded Level:Federal
Grant: #DE-NE0008971 Investigators:Steiner, Matthew; Vasudevan, Vijay 10-01-2020 -09-30-2023 Department of Energy Investigation of Novel Nickel-Based Alloys for Molten Chloride Fast Reactor Structural Applications Role:Collaborator $725,000.00 Awarded Level:Federal
Grant: #FA9550-20-1-0218 Investigators:Angelopoulos, Anastasios; Guliants, Vadim; Jha, Rashmi; Shanov, Vesselin; Shi, Jing; Smith, Leigh; Steiner, Matthew; Vasudevan, Vijay; White, Ryan; Zhang, Peng 09-01-2020 -08-31-2021 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Acquisition of an Analytical High-Resolution Scanning/Transmission Electron Microscope for Multidisciplinary Research and Education Role:Collaborator $500,000.00 Awarded Level:Federal
Grant: #AF 1677 Investigators:Angelopoulos, Anastasios; Guliants, Vadim; Jha, Rashmi; Shanov, Vesselin; Shi, Jing; Smith, Leigh; Steiner, Matthew; Vasudevan, Vijay; White, Ryan; Zhang, Peng 09-01-2020 -08-31-2021 Ohio Department of Higher Education Acquisition of an Analytical High-Resolution Scanning/Transmission Electron Microscope for Multidisciplinary Research and Education Role:Collaborator $237,500.00 Awarded Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #FIERF Grant Investigators:Steiner, Matthew 08-15-2023 -10-31-2024 Forging Industry Educational and Research Foundation Assessing deviations from flow stress models at the extremes of the aluminum forging range Role:PI 9241.00 Hold Level:Non Profit
Grant: #DE-SC0024308 Investigators:Steiner, Matthew 09-01-2023 -08-31-2028 Department of Energy Bulk Synthesis of Rare-Earth-Free Tetrataenite Permanent Magnets Role:PI 170757.00 Awarded Level:Federal
Grant: #MBMA-Cross Investigators:Cross, Rachel; Steiner, Matthew 03-01-2024 -12-31-2024 Metal Building Manufacturer Association Residual Stress Measurements of Built-Up I-Shapes in Metal Building Applications Role:Collaborator 18638.00 Hold Level:Non Profit
Grant: #EEC-2349580 Investigators:Bellur, Kishan; Payton, Eric; Reeping, David; Rowe, Annette; Steiner, Matthew; Sun, Ying; Watzman, Sarah; Webb, Amanda 04-01-2024 -03-31-2027 National Science Foundation REU Site: Research Experiences for American Leadership of Industry with Zero Emissions by 2050 (REALIZE-2050) Role:Collaborator 445485.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #22-01-EWD-6104 Investigators:Calhoun, Christopher; Erdeniz, Dinc; Payton, Eric; Paz y Puente, Ashley; Steiner, Matthew 09-01-2023 -02-28-2024 Department of Energy Short Courses in Software Tools for Alloy and Process Optimization Role:Collaborator 99113.00 Hold Level:Federal
Grant: #DMR-2442268-000 Investigators:Steiner, Matthew 08-01-2025 -07-31-2030 National Science Foundation CAREER: Microstructural Influences on the Diffusion Paths Controlling Nucleation and Growth of the Grain Boundary Precipitates Responsible for Sensitization in Al-Mg Alloys Role:PI 100387.00 Awarded Level:Federal
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Sun L.; Steiner M.A. (12-01-2024). Grain boundary sensitization kinetics of cold-rolled Al–Mg alloys. Materialia, 38More Information
Stall K.; Culhane A.; Sun L.; Cross R.C.; Steiner M. (07-01-2024). Tensile Coupon Testing and Residual Stress Measurements of High-Strength Steel Built-Up I-Shaped Sec. Engineering Journal, 61 (3) , 159-176More Information
Kaufman J.; Racek J.; Cieslar M.; Minárik P.; Steiner M.A.; Mannava S.R.; Vasudevan V.K.; Sharma A.; Böhm M.; Brajer J.; Pila? J.; Pína L.; Mocek T. (01-01-2022). The effect of laser shock peening with and without protective coating on intergranular corrosion of . Corrosion Science, 194More Information
Kaufman J.; Špirit Z.; Vasudevan V.K.; Steiner M.A.; Mannava S.R.; Brajer J.; Pína L.; Mocek T. (10-01-2021). Effect of laser shock peening parameters on residual stresses and corrosion fatigue of aa5083. Metals, 11 (10) More Information
Griffiths R.J.; Garcia D.; Song J.; Vasudevan V.K.; Steiner M.A.; Cai W.; Yu H.Z. (03-01-2021). Solid-state additive manufacturing of aluminum and copper using additive friction stir deposition: P. Materialia, 15More Information
Donkor B.T.; Song J.; Fu Y.; Kattoura M.; Mannava S.R.; Steiner M.A.; Vasudevan V.K. (04-01-2020). Accelerated ?-face-centered cubic to ?-hexagonal close packed massive transformation in a laser powd. Scripta Materialia, 179, 65-69More Information
Steiner M.A.; Garlea E.; Creasy J.; DeMint A.; Agnew S.R. (03-01-2018). Temperature dependent elastic properties of ?-phase U – 8?wt% Mo. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 500, 184-191More Information
Zhang R.; Steiner M.A.; Agnew S.R.; Kairy S.K.; Davies C.H.J.; Birbilis N.
(12-01-2017).
Experiment-based modelling of grain boundary ?-phase (Mg
Steiner M.A.; Klein R.W.; Calhoun C.A.; Knezevic M.; Garlea E.; Agnew S.R. (11-01-2017). Efficient rolling texture predictions and texture-sensitive thermomechanical properties of ?-uranium. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 495, 234-243More Information
Steiner M.A.; McCabe R.J.; Garlea E.; Agnew S.R. (08-15-2017). Monte Carlo modeling of recrystallization processes in ?-uranium. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 492, 74-87More Information
Steiner M.A.; Bunn J.R.; Einhorn J.R.; Garlea E.; Payzant E.A.; Agnew S.R. (06-01-2017). Path length dependent neutron diffraction peak shifts observed during residual strain measurements i. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 50 (3) , 851-858More Information
Einhorn J.R.; Steiner M.A.; Vogel S.C.; Garlea E.; Agnew S.R. (06-01-2017). Crystallographic texture of straight-rolled ?-uranium foils via neutron and X-ray diffraction. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 50 (3) , 859-865More Information
Steiner M.A.; Bhattacharyya J.J.; Agnew S.R. (01-01-2017). The relative contributions of deformation modes to AZ31 rolling textures in different temperature re. Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, Part F8, 555-561More Information
Steiner M.A.; Calhoun C.A.; Klein R.W.; An K.; Garlea E.; Agnew S.R. (08-15-2016). ?-Phase transformation kinetics of U - 8 wt% Mo established by in situ neutron diffraction. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 477, 149-156More Information
Steiner M.A.; Garlea E.; Agnew S.R. (06-01-2016). Modeling solute segregation during the solidification of ?-phase U-Mo alloys. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 474, 105-112More Information
Steiner M.A.; Agnew S.R. (02-01-2016). Predictive sensitization modeling for AA5xxx aluminum alloys including non-isothermal cases. Corrosion, 72 (2) , 169-176More Information
Amin M.; Tomko J.; Naddeo J.J.; Jimenez R.; Bubb D.M.; Steiner M.; Fitz-Gerald J.; O'Malley S.M.
(09-01-2015).
Laser-assisted synthesis of ultra-small anatase TiO
Steiner M.A.; Bhattacharyya J.J.; Agnew S.R. (07-29-2015). The origin and enhancement of {0001} <112¯0> texture during heat treatment of rolled A. Acta Materialia, 95, 443-455More Information
Tomko J.; Naddeo J.J.; Jimenez R.; Tan Y.; Steiner M.; Fitz-Gerald J.M.; Bubb D.M.; O'Malley S.M. (07-07-2015). Size and polydispersity trends found in gold nanoparticles synthesized by laser ablation in liquids. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17 (25) , 16327-16333More Information
Steiner M.A.; Agnew S.R. (06-01-2015). Modeling sensitization of Al-Mg alloys via ?-phase precipitation kinetics. Scripta Materialia, 102, 55-58More Information
Steiner M.A.; Fitz-Gerald J.M. (05-30-2015). Dynamics of the inverse MAPLE nanoparticle deposition process. Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, 119 (2) , 629-638More Information
Steiner M.A.; Comes R.B.; Floro J.A.; Soffa W.A.; Fitz-Gerald J.M.
(02-15-2015).
L1? ordering: Evidence of L1
Klein R.; Steiner M.; Suhring W.; Agnew S.; Fitz-Gerald J. (01-01-2015). Constructing portable depth from defocus optical profilometers for surface roughness evaluation. Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, 3 (1) More Information
O'Malley S.M.; Amin M.; Borchert J.; Jimenez R.; Steiner M.; Fitz-Gerald J.M.; Bubb D.M. (03-18-2014). Formation of rubrene nanocrystals by laser ablation in liquids utilizing MAPLE deposited thin films. Chemical Physics Letters, 595-596, 171-174More Information
Steiner M.A.; Comes R.B.; Floro J.A.; Soffa W.A.; Fitz-Gerald J.M.; Smentkowski V.S.
(09-01-2013).
Strain induced microstructural and ordering behaviors of epitaxial Fe
Steiner M.A.; Soffa W.A.; Fitz-Gerald J.M. (11-01-2011). Matrix assisted growth of nanoparticles and nanoporous films. Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, 105 (3) , 593-603More Information
Contact Information
Academic - 637 Rhodes Hall
Cincinnati
Ohio, 45221
matt.steiner@uc.edu