
Jianyu Liang is a professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where she also holds affiliated appointments in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Chemical Engineering. She served at the Army Research Laboratories from 2013–2014 and Brown University in 2023–2024.
Various in-situ methods can track realtime heat treatment response in bulk materials. This can aid material engineers in designing the most effective heat treatment procedures and processing methods. In-situ methods such as thermogravimetry (TG), differential thermal analysis (DTA), and dilatometry, offer capabilities to examine heat treatment behavior in real time, giving insight into the thermochemical mechanisms and the thermal behavior of steel.