Kinga Unocic
Associate Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
Engineering Building I (EB1), Room 3028C
Bio
Dr. Unocic is an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University. She received her M.S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland, and her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University in 2008. From 2009 to 2024, she was an R&D Staff Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Dr. Unocic’s current research focuses on developing cutting-edge analytical and in situ/operando electron microscopy methods to study how environmental factors influence the physical behavior of advanced materials. Her research interests include high-temperature oxidation, corrosion, materials in extreme environments, radiation effects, novel materials processing, alloy development, mechanical behavior, and catalysis.
Publications
- Microstructure, stored energy, and stability of H/He-filled nanocavities in low temperature irradiated Inconel 718 , MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING (2025)
- Butene-Rich Alkene Formation from 2,3-Butanediol through Dioxolane Intermediates , ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2024)
- Dynamic Copper Site Redispersion through Atom Trapping in Zeolite Defects , Journal of the American Chemical Society (2024)
- Tuning Surface, Phase, and Magnetization of Superparamagnetic Magnetite by Ionic Liquids: Single-Step Microwave-Assisted Synthesis , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024)
- Additive manufacturing as a processing route for steel-aluminum bimetallic structures , Materials & Design (2023)
- Advancements and challenges in the production of low-carbon fuels via catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass through refinery integration and co-product generation , Green Chemistry (2023)
- Compositional dependence of hydrodeoxygenation pathway selectivity for Ni2−xRhxP nanoparticle catalysts , Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2023)
- Experimental and computational studies of the production of 1,3-butadiene from 2,3-butanediol using SiO2-supported H3PO4 derivatives , Chemical Engineering Journal (2023)
- Hardness Measurements and Interface Behavior of SiC-B4C-Si Multiple Phase Particulate Composites Made with Melt Infiltration and Additive Manufacturing , Journal of Composites Science (2023)
- Investigation of Cu Species in Dealuminated Beta Zeolite Studied by Operando Closed-Cell Gas Reaction STEM , Microscopy and Microanalysis (2023)