Paul G. Sanders

Paul G. Sanders is a Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Michigan Tech, holding the Patrick S. Horvath Endowed Professorship and serving as Foundry Educational Foundation Key Professor. He demonstrates expertise in alloy design, additive manufacturing, and integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) through extensive research publications and teaching leadership.

His research interests focus on optimizing alloys in aluminum, copper, iron, and nickel systems using ICME, machine learning, and statistical tools for applications in sustainability, transportation lightweighting, and thermal stability. His work involves production verification through casting, wrought processing, and wire-based additive manufacturing techniques.

Recent publications highlight his contributions to alloy design and processing, including studies on Sc/Zr dispersoids, extrusion optimization, and additive manufacturing. The Institute of Materials Processing at Michigan Tech serves as his primary affiliation. Awards include the AIST Foundation Steel Professor designation.