About Shawn

I’m a materials scientist with a passion for finding creative and synergistic usage of materials characterization equipment. I feel at home in the lab and love spending mornings doing sample prep and afternoons analyzing data.

I have a special interest in microscopy and love sharing awesome images of microstructures with my coworkers and friends. Join me on my journey as I attempt to document my day to day as a metallographer. This isn’t strictly a metallography blog, however, sometimes I image cool looking bugs I find on the floor.

One of my major drivers is communicating science to a general audience. I enjoy teaching, collaborating and helping people with their materials challenges. Feel free to reach out.

smmatt@vt.edu

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-matt-0b385613b/