Articles

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Peak Stir Zone Temperatures during Friction Stir Processing (with Sprinivasan Swaminathan, Keiichiro Oh-Ishi, Alexander P. Zhilyaev, Christian B. Fuller, Murray W. Mahoney, and Terry R. McNelly), Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A (2010)

The stir zone (SZ) temperature cycle was measured during the friction stir processing (FSP) of...

 

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The Mechanical and Thick Section Bending Behavior of Friction Stir Processed Aluminum Plate (with D. Hilbert, C. Fuller, and M. Mahoney), Scripta Materialia (2007)

Friction stir processing (FSP) 2519-T87 aluminum plate results in enhanced ductility, 25% strain at fracture....

 

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Investigation of Subcritical Fatigue Crack Growth in Gamma Titanium Aluminides, Final Technical Report Number 53630 (2004)

Our titanium aluminide alloy was readily heat treated to a fully lamellar state by holding...

 

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Evidence of Heterogeneous Substructure Development During Primary Creep of Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo (with R. W. Hayes and Cecil Rhodes), Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia (1995)

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On the Creep Deformation of a Cast Near Gamma TiAl Alloy Ti-48Al-1Nb (with R. W. Hayes), Acta Metallurgica et Materialia (1992)

The steady-state creep deformation behavior of a cast two phase gamma TiAl alloy having the...

 

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Steady-State Creep Deformation of Investment Cast Near-Gamma Titanium Aluminide (with D. A. Wheeler and D. E. Larsen Jr.), Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia (1992)

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New Specimen Design for Studying the Growth of Small Fatigue Cracks with Surface Acoustic Waves, Review of Scientific Instruments (1985)

The study of small surface fatigue cracks in AISI 4140 quenched and tempered steel by...

 

Conference Proceedings

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Converting Traditional Materials Labs to Project-based Learning Experiences: Aiding Students' Development of Higher-order Cognitive Skills (with Linda Vanasupa, Katherine C. Chen, Jonathan Stolk, Richard N. Savage, Trevor Harding, and William Hughes), Forum on Materials Science and Engineering Education for 2020 (Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings: Boston, MA, 2007) (2007)

Against a backdrop of compelling societal needs, graduates in science and engineering now must master...

 

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Work in Progress: Crossing the Engineering Border into Art and Society with a Materials Selection for the Life Cycle Course (with Katherine C. Chen), Proceedings of the 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (2006)

A new course in materials engineering has been developed to incorporate industrial design and sustainability...

 

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Work in Progress: The Five Basic “Positions” of Engineering (with Lisa Deyo), Proceedings of the 36th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: San Diego, CA (2006)

Classical ballet technique relies on mastery of the five basic positions of the feet. Every...

 

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Curricula to Educate the 2020 MSE Engineering Professional: Simple But Powerful Changes in the Way that MSE is Taught (with Linda Vanasupa, Katherine C. Chen, and Richard Savage), ASEE 2006 Annual Conference Proceedings (2006)

National leaders in science and technology sectors speak in unison as they call for engineers...

 

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Infusing the Materials Engineering Curriculum with Sustainability Principles (with Katherine C. Chen, Linda Vanasupa, and Richard Savage), American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings (2006)

In order to better prepare our students for the complex, global world outside the confines...

 

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The Ballet Model in Engineering Classes – What Works, What Doesn't, and What's New (with Lisa Deyo), Proceedings of the 35th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: Indianapolis, Indiana (2005)

Six different engineering courses were taught using aspects of the classical ballet instruction model in...

 

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Work in Progress – Classical Ballet Structure and Practice Applied to Engineering Class Sessions (with Lisa Deyo), Proceedings of the 34th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: Savannah, GA (2004)

Classical ballet classes have a universal structure that fosters active in-class learning. This structure creates...

 

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Travelogue from the Materials World: A First Week Laboratory Activity (with Katherine C. Chen, Linda Vanasupa, Timothy T. Orling, and Lisa Christensen), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exhibition: Salt Lake City, UT (2004)

A fun, yet educational, laboratory activity was developed for the first week of an introductory...

 

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The Foundation Series on Corrosion: Integrating Science, Math, Engineering & Technology in a Lab Setting (with Linda Vanasupa, Heather Smith, Katherine C. Chen, David Niebuhr, Lanny Griffin, and Jeff Jones), ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings: Albuquerque, NM (2001)

We have developed a laboratory module focusing on the subject of corrosion. The module itself...

 

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Cultivating Graduate Students: Techniques to Inspire Effective Research (with David Braun, Linda Vanasupa, Kevin Kingsbury, and Heather Smith), Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings (2001)

Each year, U.S. institutions grant well over 10,000 bachelor's degrees in science and engineering. However,...

 

Patents

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Use of Friction Stir Processing and Friction Stir Welding For Nitinol Medical Devices (with Murray Mahoney and Alan Pelton), United States Patent Number: 0283918 A1 (2006)

Metallic materials may be joined utilizing a friction stir processing technique. The friction stir processing...

 

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Heat Treatment of Gamma Titanium Aluminide Alloys (with Thomas J. Kelly, Michael J. Weimer, Curtiss M. Austin, Donald E. Larson Jr., and Dean A. Wheeler), United States Patent Number: 6,231,699 (2001)

A gamma titanium aluminide alloy article, is prepared using a piece of a gamma titanium...