Yutai Kato

Current Roles:

• Director, Materials Science and Technology Division
• Program Manager, ORNL Fusion Materials

Research Interest:

• Development and characterization of ceramics, graphite, composites and other advanced materials for high temperature and severe environment applications
• Effects of neutron and high energy particle irradiation in metals, alloys and ceramics, with emphases on irradiation effects on properties and microstructures of silicon carbide and influences of helium on irradiation effects in metals and ceramics
• Development and qualification of emerging materials for nuclear energy