Familiarity with degradation mechanisms (hydriding, oxidation, texture evolution) positions you to assess how recycled or reprocessed metals and/or alloys would behave differently from raw material into critical applications.
This could inform material-flow and quality-assurance frameworks for reintegrating secondary sources into high-performance supply chains such as nuclear or aerospace.

The Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) is Switzerland's largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences, part of the ETH Domain, known for its large-scale research facilities (including synchrotron light sources and neutron sources) that support cutting-edge materials characterization. Within PSI, your group focuses on nuclear fuel and materials research, studying the behavior of zirconium cladding materials under reactor-relevant conditions to support the safety and performance of nuclear fuel systems.