Thomas R. Bieler

Prof. Thomas R. Bieler is affiliated with the College of Engineering at Michigan State University and collaborates with institutions like IMDEA Materiales (Madrid, Spain) and CHESS (Ithaca, NY USA). His research focuses on heterogeneous deformation in metallic polycrystals, slip transfer across grain boundaries, and multiscale modeling of material behavior.

Research Interests include

• Crystal Plasticity
• Grain Boundary Slip Transfer
• Anisotropic Deformation
• Computational Materials Science
• Multiscale Simulation
• High Energy X-ray Diffraction

Publications highlight work on aluminum and titanium deformation mechanisms, slip transfer thresholds, and machine learning applications for grain boundary characterization.

Grants include funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE/BES) and the Community of Madrid.