Kevin Jacob, PhD

I am a materials scientist working to understand how materials behave under extreme environments such as nuclear irradiation, high strain rates, and high temperatures. I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Iowa State University. I completed my Ph.D. at IIT Bombay, where I worked on the precipitation and deformation behaviour of maraging steels subjected to different levels of strain.

My research centers on the quantitative, multiscale mechanical characterization of materials in extreme environments, combining mechanical testing with advanced microscopy to connect deformation mechanisms from individual grains to industrially relevant length scales.

The discovery involved in solving problems of real consequence to the world, and the opportunity to mentor the next generation of researchers and pass that knowledge forward, are what keep me motivated on this journey.