1. First-principles calculations and thermodynamic modeling of the Hf-Re binary system with extension to the Ni-Hf-Re ternary system Open Access Author: Ling, Yan Title: First-principles calculations and thermodynamic modeling of the Hf-Re binary system with extension to the Ni-Hf-Re ternary system Area of Honors: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: Ni-based superalloysthermodynamicsHf-ReCALPHADmodelingfirst-principleshafniumrhenium File: Download Ling_thesis_revised.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Zi Kui Liu, Thesis SupervisorZi Kui Liu, Thesis SupervisorPaul Raymond Howell, Thesis Honors Advisor