Kent D. Peaslee, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor - Metallurgical Engineering

Department of Materials Science & Engineering

Dr. Peaslee joined the metallurgical engineering faculty in 1994 with a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla.  He has over 13 years of melting, casting, forming, and environmental experience in the steel industry.  He is a manufacturing and process metallurgist with research interests in waste and metals recycling, steelmaking, continuous casting, steel foundries, refractory interactions, and environmental aspects of metal manufacturing.
 
 

Address:     University of Missouri-Rolla
                  Metallurgical Engineering Department
                  218 McNutt Hall, 1870 Miner Circle
                  Rolla, MO 65409-0340

Phone:        (573) 341-4714              Fax:  (573) 341-6934
E-mail:   kpeaslee@umr.edu

CURRENT/RECENT RESEARCH WORK (highlighted projects are linked to pages with more details):

1)      CO2 Breakthrough Program Phase I: Geological Sequestration of CO2 by Hydrous Carbonate Formation with Reclaimed Slag (funded by AISI/DOE)

                 

2)    Energy SMART:  Melting Energy Efficiency (Funded by US Department of Energy and SFSA)

 

3)    Development of a Process to Continuously Melt, Refine and Cast High Quality Steel (Funded by US Department of Energy)

 

4)    Steelmaking Nozzles that Resist Clogging (2002-2004) and Development of Submerged Entry Nozzles that Resist Clogging (1998-2001) (Funded by American Iron and Steel Institute and US Department of Energy)

 

5)    Steel Foundry Refractory Lining Optimization:  Initial Studies of Induction Furnaces (Funded by US Department of Energy)

 

6)    Steel Deoxidation Study – Phase I and Phase II (Funded by Eramet Metals Co.)

 

7)    Relationship of Mn/Si Ratio to Continuous Casting of Structural Steels (Funded by Nucor-Yamato Steel)

 

8)    Effects of Steel Processing on Austenitic Grain Size (Funded by Nucor-Yamato Steel)

 

9)    Steel Foundry Refractory Lining Optimization: Electric Arc Furnaces (Funded by US Department of Energy)

 

10)  Development of a Five-Axis Rapid Metal Forming System (Funded by National Science Foundation and MRTC) 
 

If you have questions about research, interest in graduate studies on one of these projects (or one of my new ones), comments, or suggestions, send email to kpeaslee@umr.edu


Dr. Peaslee and his family doing a fluids transport experiment last summer.  Who said Transport Phenomena with Dr. Peaslee isn't exciting?
 
 












 

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