Dr. Sket’s research activities within the multiscale characterization of materials and processes have been focused on the field of laboratory and synchrotron computed tomography and diffraction applied to the investigation of damage mechanisms and damage development in a wide field of engineering materials such as metal alloys, fiber reinforced polymer composite materials and biomaterials.

The microstructural evolution information, obtained from non-destructive techniques, and occurring during e.g. mechanical deformation or material processing was used to understand and model the final properties of the materials. He has also gained experience in enhancing data acquisition quality through image analysis techniques, developing new strategies for material characterization (e.g. in-situ devices, testing methodologies) and software for the evaluation of damage development from tomographic data. He is also applying new image analysis techniques based on machine learning method for analysis of tomographic data, and for correlation with other NDT techniques, such as ultrasound, in-situ monitoring of SLM processes, etc.

In the field of experimental mechanics, he has experience in the design and improvement of miniaturized testing devices for in-situ tomographic and diffraction measurements. The multiscale characterization of materials for mechanical deformation and material processing in 3D and 4D has provided Dr. Sket also with experience in several X-ray based imaging techniques (available at synchrotron) as well as electron microscopy techniques such as 3D FIB-SEM-EDS-EBSD and 3D TEM.