Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering

Interdisciplinary Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program Self Study

January 2012

Table of Contents List of Figures ...... 5 List of Tables ...... 6 1. INTRODUCTION ...... 7 1.1. Welcome ...... 7 1.2. Charge to the Review Team ...... 8 1.3. Itinerary and Contact Persons ...... 9 2. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY ...... 11 2.1. The University System ...... 11 2.2. Texas A&M University ...... 12 2.2.1. Dwight Look College of Engineering ...... 16 2.2.2. College of Science ...... 16 3. GRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS ...... 17 4. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE PROGRAM ...... 18 4.1. Program Overview ...... 18 4.2. Brief History ...... 19 4.3. The MSEN Program Bylaws ...... 21 4.4. University Administration of the MSEN Program ...... 21 4.5. Administrative Structure of the MSEN Program ...... 23 4.5.1. Executive Committee ...... 24 4.5.2. Administrative Committees ...... 25 4.5.3. Program Coordinator ...... 26 4.6. Budget Allocations and Program Expenditures ...... 27 4.7. MSEN Related Centers and Programs ...... 28 5. VISION, GOALS, AND ASSESSMENT ...... 35 5.1. Texas A&M University Vision 2020 ...... 35 5.2. Strategic Plan/Program Assessment ...... 36 5.2.1. Vision...... 36 5.2.2. Mission ...... 36 5.2.3. Goals ...... 36 5.2.4. Objectives/Outcomes ...... 37 5.2.5. Measures, Findings, and Action Plans ...... 37 5.3. Connection to the Vision, Goals, Mission and Objectives of TAMU ...... 46 6. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY ...... 48 6.1. Faculty Profile ...... 48

6.2. Faculty Reinvestment Program and the MSEN Program ...... 52 6.3. Faculty Involvement in Teaching ...... 53 6.4. Faculty Honors and Recognition ...... 53 6.5. Faculty Research ...... 57 6.6. Research Productivity ...... 60 7. THE GRADUATE PROGRAM ...... 62 7.1. Application Process, Admissions Criteria, Evaluation and Selection Procedures ...... 62 7.2. Fellowships, Scholarships, Assistantships ...... 62 7.2.1. Regents’ Graduate Fellowship (Office of Graduate Studies - OGS) ...... 62 7.2.2. Teaching Assistantships ...... 63 7.2.3. NSF-IGERT Fellowship ...... 63 7.2.4. Academic Scholarship ...... 63 7.2.5. Other Academic Scholarships, Fellowships and Grants ...... 63 7.3. Curriculum Development Activities ...... 65 7.4. Degree Requirements ...... 66 7.4.1. Required Core Courses ...... 69 7.4.2. Designated Elective Courses ...... 70 7.5. Qualifying, Preliminary, and Final Examinations ...... 80 7.6. Academic Probation ...... 82 7.7. Enrichment Activities ...... 82 7.7.1. Seminar Series ...... 83 7.7.2. Materials Advantage Student Chapter ...... 86 7.8. Students ...... 88 7.8.1. Program Enrollment Trends ...... 88 7.8.2. Recruitment ...... 89 7.8.3. Applicant Quality Profile ...... 90 7.8.4. Student Demographics ...... 90 7.8.5. Program Graduates ...... 92 7.9. Program Assessment Benchmarks ...... 96 8. STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES ...... 98 8.1. Program Strengths ...... 98 8.1.1. Successful, Multidisciplinary Faculty ...... 98 8.1.2. Curriculum ...... 99 8.1.3. Research & Enrichment Opportunities ...... 100 8.1.4. Quality of Students ...... 100

8.1.5. Diversity ...... 101 8.1.6. Graduate Placement ...... 101 8.1.7. Serving Texas and the Rest of the World ...... 101 8.2. Program Weaknesses ...... 102 8.2.1. Program Visibility ...... 102 8.2.2. Domestic Student Enrollment ...... 102 8.2.3. Research Infrastructure and Staff ...... 103 8.2.4. Faculty Retention ...... 103 8.2.5. Space ...... 103 8.2.5. Curriculum Weaknesses ...... 104 APPENDIX A: Administrative Framework for Interdisciplinary Programs ...... 105 APPENDIX B: The Materials Science and Engineering ByLaws ...... 109 APPENDIX C: An Example PhD Dissertation Exam Flier ...... 123 APPENDIX D: MSEN Course Syllabi ...... 125 APPENDIX E: MSEN Program Pamphlet ...... 164 APPENDIX F: Biographies of The MSEN Faculty ...... 167

List of Figures

2.1 Texas A&M University System universities…………………………….…………………………. 11 4.1 University administration of the MSEN program until 2010……………..………………………. 21 4.2 Current university administrative structure of the MSEN Program……….…………………….. 22 4.3 Administrative structure of the MSEN program……………...……………………………………. 23 5.1 Percentages of the MSEN students with fellowships, assistantships (RA and TA), and sponsorships as of Fall 2011……….………………………………………………………………. 39 5.2 Number academic scholarships per year given to the MSEN students…………….………….. 39 6.1 Home academic colleges of MSEN faculty……………………………….……………………….. 48 6.2 Professorial ranks of the MSEN faculty……………………………………………………………. 48 6.3 Academic departments represented by the MSEN faculty………………………………………. 49 6.4 Gender distribution of the MSEN faculty……………...…………………………………………… 51 6.5 Ethnicity distribution of the MSEN faculty…………………………………………………………. 51 6.6 Average annual external research awards per MSEN faculty since 2008……………………... 58 6.7 Average annual research expenditures per MSEN faculty since 2008………………………… 58 6.8 Average annual incentive earnings per MSEN faculty since 2008……………………………… 59 6.9 Peer-reviewed publications of the MSEN faculty and students…………………………………. 60 6.10 Average number of peer-reviewed publications by the MSEN faculty…………………………. 61 7.1 Student enrollment trends per semester by degree level (2007-present)……………………… 89 7.2 Applicant acceptance and matriculation trends (2008–2011)…………………………………… 89 7.3 Average GRE scores (verbal + quantitative) of entering MSEN Students (2005–2011)…….. 90 7.4 Gender breakdown of the enrolled MSEN students by year…………………………………….. 91 7.5 Nationality of the enrolled MSEN students by year………………………………………………. 91 7.6 Race/ethnic breakdown of the enrolled MSEN students by year……………………………….. 92 7.7 Number of MSEN graduates each year since the program inception (2004-………………….. 93 7.8 Total number of MSEN graduates by degree since the program inception (2004-2011)…….. 93 7.9 Average GRE scores (verbal + quantitative) of MSEN degree recipients (2005-2010)……… 96 8.1 Current and former MSEN faculty who received NSF CAREER Award……………………….. 98 8.2 Few examples of the journal covers highlighting the research of the MSEN Faculty………… 99 8.3 Comparison of the productivity, research expenditures, and recognition of the MSEN faculty at Texas A&M University as compared to the other MSEN programs in the nation. Source: Academic Analytics, LLC……………………………………………………………………………. 100 8.4 The placement statistics for the MSEN Program graduates……………………………………. 101

List of Tables

4.1 MSEN Program Admissions and Recruitment Committee………………………………………... 25 4.2 MSEN Program Curriculum Committee…………………………………………………………….. 25 4.3 MSEN Program Qualifying and Preliminary Exams Committee…………………………………. 25 4.4 MSEN Program Nomination and Election Committee…………………………………………….. 26 4.5 Revenue Sources for the MSEN Program………………………………………………………….. 27 4.6 Expenditures of the MSEN Program………………………………………………………………… 27 5.1 MSEN Students that received prestigious fellowships/scholarships…………………………….. 43 5.2 A partial list of the student research awards in the MSEN Program…………………………….. 44 5.3 A partial list of the joint research awards with at least three PIs from the MSEN Program…… 45 6.1 List of MSEN faculty, associated academic colleges and departments, and research areas… 49 6.2 Endowed Faculty Fellowships, Professorships, and Chairs……………………………………… 51 6.3 TAMU Faculty Reinvestment hires who are members of the MSEN Faculty…………………… 52 6.4 Partial listing of MSEN Faculty honors & recognition……………………………………………… 53 6.5 Partial list of Editorships, Editorial Board Memberships, and book authorships among the MSEN Faculty……………………………………………………………………..…………………… 56 6.6 Partial list of collaborative research projects with more than 3 faculty members………………. 59 7.1 Master of Engineering Degree Requirements……………………………………………………… 66 7.2 Master of Science (with Thesis) Degree Requirements…………………………………………… 66 7.3 Master of Science (Non-Thesis) Degree Requirements…………………………………………... 67 7.4 Doctor of Philosophy (entering with an MS) Degree Requirements……………………………... 67 7.5 Doctor of Philosophy (entering with a BS) Degree Requirements……………………………….. 68 7.6 Historical enrollment numbers for the core MSEN courses………………………………………. 70 7.7 Partial list of MSEN Seminar Speakers……………………………………………………………... 83 7.8 Placement data for the MSEN Graduate Students Receiving Degrees…………………………. 93

1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Welcome

Howdy!

The faculty, staff, and students of the Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) Interdisciplinary Graduate Program are pleased to welcome you to Texas A&M University and trust that you will experience the Aggie Spirit and the culture that makes Aggieland unique. Texas A&M University has just completed what many have termed the largest faculty expansion program anywhere. We recruited more than 500 new faculty members across campus over the last seven years! The university is steeped in tradition, has a rich heritage of service, and is the designated Land Grant University of Texas. As of Fall 2011, total student enrollment at Texas A&M University (College Station) was 49,861, an increase of 1.5% over the Fall of 2010. During this time, the enrollment at the doctoral level increased by 8.6% to 3,943. Enrollment in the Dwight Look College of Engineering totaled 8,329 undergraduates, 1,620 M.S. and 1,230 Ph.D. degree students that represent a change in enrollment of 2.1%, -8.9%, and 9.6%, respectively. The same numbers for College of Science are 2,389 undergraduates, 395 M.S. and 523 Ph.D. degree students, a change of -0.3%, -12.2%, and 20.5%, respectively.

We are pleased to have this opportunity for a panel of materials experts to evaluate our M.S. and Ph.D. graduate program and to provide insight as to how the program can be made stronger and enhance our academic standing and reputation. The external review is a required periodic review of all Texas A&M University academic programs. This is the first external review of the MSEN program since the inception, and the present document was prepared specifically for this purpose. This self‐study reflects a comprehensive summary of the MSEN program, its history, faculty, students; an assessment of the program’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities; an examination of the graduate curriculum; and an evaluation of the administrative components of the program.

We look forward to receiving feedback and recommendations from the review panel as we strive for excellence in the graduate program of Materials Science and Engineering and look for opportunities to turn this program into a department. We realize this is a time consuming task and wish to thank you in advance for the service that you provide. Should you have questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Ibrahim Karaman Chair, Materials Science and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Professor of Mechanical Engineering Associate Director of Texas Institute of Intelligent Bio-Nano Materials and Structures

1.2. Charge to the Review Team

Charge to the Peer Review Team Materials Science and Engineering Academic Program Review This letter provides you with background on the Interdisciplinary Program of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, and explains the expectations for our upcoming external review. There are three degrees currently offered by the department, all established in 2003; doctor of philosophy, master of science, and master of engineering. The chart below provides information on the number of degrees the department has awarded over the last six years.

Degree Degrees Awarded Annually Offered 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 MS 4 2 1 0 1 3 MEngr 0 0 0 2 0 1 PhD 2 2 6 3 7 11 This activity is part of a periodic review of all Texas A&M University academic programs, and offers an opportunity to assess the standards of the programs and to learn from review team members’ experiences with similar programs. The review team is requested to examine this graduate program, and the teaching and research programs for graduate students of this using the materials that will be provided, information you gain through personal interactions while visiting Texas A&M University, and any additional information that you might request. While evaluating the program, please consider the allocation of resources within the department (both human and fiscal) and the absolute level of support the program receives from the university. Please comment as appropriate on current and potential leveraging of these resources, as well as the current and potential interaction with other departments, programs and groups, both on and off campus. Please address the issue of learning-based outcomes:  Does the department have ongoing and integrated planning and evaluation processes that assess its programs and services, that result in continuing improvement, and that demonstrate that the department is effectively accomplishing its mission?  Has the department identified expected outcomes for its educational programs?  Does the department have evidence of improvement based upon analysis of results? Last, please address the department’s contributions to two guiding strategic initiatives developed by Texas A&M University. The first of these is a document developed in 1999, entitled Vision 2020: Creating a Culture of Excellence, and identifies twelve specific areas of focus for Texas A&M’s future. The other is the more recent Action 2015, intended to build on our gains made since the inception of Vision 2020. Both documents may be referenced at http://provost.tamu.edu/strategic-planning-2010 Summaries of both documents will be provided upon your arrival at Texas A&M University. We look forward to meeting with you and the entire committee in February 2012. If you have any questions or require additional information prior to your visit, please contact Dr. Martyn Gunn, Special Advisor to the Provost or Katy Williams, Interim Program Coordinator at (979) 845-3631.

1.3. Itinerary and Contact Persons

Texas A&M University Materials Science and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Academic Program Review Itinerary February 5‐8, 2012

Contact persons Program Chair Dr. Ibrahim Karaman 979-862-3923 979-324-6649 [email protected] Program Coordinator Ms. Jan Gerston 979-845-0750 979-492-9931 [email protected] Graduate Student Mr. Cengiz Yegin 832-858-8717 [email protected]

Sunday February 5, 2012 Review team arrives in College Station (CLL) Approximate arrival times: . Enrique Barrera (driving from Houston) . David McDowell 7:30 PM (rental car from IAH) . William Gerberich 7:30 PM (rental car from AUS) Lodging: Rudder-Jessup B&B, 115 Lee Avenue, College Station Christopher’s Introductory dinner World Grille, 8:00 PM (reservations for 9 under Karaman) 5001 Boonville Rd., Bryan Monday, February 6, 2012 Introductory meeting with Rudder-Jessup . Provost Karan Watson (845-4106) B&B Transportation to 7:30 – 8:30 AM . Vice Provost Pamela Matthews (845-4106) TAMU by MSEN . Associate Provost for Graduate Studies Karen Butler-Purry personnel (845-3631) Meeting with . Dean M. Katherine Banks (845-1321) . Dean N.K. Anand ( 845-6363) 9:00 – 10:00 AM 324 WERC . Dean Dennis O’Neal (845-6946) . Dean Robin L. Autenrieth (862-3201, 845-7200) . Dean Michael Hall (845-7361)

Meet with Dr. Ibrahim Karaman and MSEN Executive 10:00 – 11:30 AM 426 MEOB Committee 11:30 – 1:00 Lunch: Meet with MSEN graduate students 301 MEOB Lab tour: Materials Characterization Facility 341 Jack E 1:30 – 2:00 PM (Dr. D. Shantz, 845-3492) Brown. Lab tour: Microscopy and Imaging Center 2:15 – 3:00 PM (Dr. A. Holzenburg, 845-1129)

Lab tour: Aero Materials and Structures 3:00 – 3:25 PM (D. Lagoudas, 845-7541) 3:30– 4:30 PM Meet with full professors 301 MEOB 4:30 – 5:00 PM Open time 426 MEOB Lobby, Jack E. 5:00 – 6:30 PM Faculty reception Brown Madden’s Casual 6:30 PM Dinner with NSF CAREER, DOD YIP award winners Gourmet

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Transportation to 7:30–8:30 AM Reviewers eat breakfast at B&B TAMU by MSEN personnel 9:00–10:00 AM Meet with assistant professors 301 MEOB

10:00–11:00 AM Meet with associate professors 301 MEOB Reviewers lunch with department heads (Caton, Lagoudas, 11:15–1:00 PM Glover, David H. Russell, Welch, Coté, Georghiades, 301 MEOB Hassan)

1:00–1:30 PM Lab tour: Polymer Technology Center (Dr. H-J Sue, 458-0918) 208 MEOB Lab tour: Materials Development and Characterization Center 1:30–1:45 PM 110A Doherty (MDC2) (Dr. I. Karaman, 862-3923) 1:45–2:30 PM Meet with MSEN Curriculum Committee 426 MEOB

2:30 – 3:30 PM Meet with MSEN Admission, Exam, Nomination committees 301 MEOB

3:30 – 5:00 PM Open time 426 MEOB

5:00 – 6:00 PM Dinner catered to B&B 6:00 – 9:00 PM Reviewers’ work session, /prep for draft report / faculty debrief

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Exit interview (Rudder-Jessup B&B) Transportation to 7:30 – 9:00 AM . Vice Provost Pamela Matthews TAMU by MSEN . Associate Provost for Graduate Studies Karen Butler-Purry personnel Meet with Chair, Executive Committee, and Administrative 9:00 – 10:00 AM Committee Chairs (Arroyave - curriculum; Balbuena - 426 MEOB Admissions, Hartwig - Nominations; Radovic - Exams)

10:00 – 11:00 AM Open time 426 MEOB

11:00 – 12:00 AM Meet with all Faculty 301 MEOB Abuelo’s (840 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch, Drs. Karaman and Grunlan University Drive East)

2. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY 2.1. The University System The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) is one of the largest systems of higher education in the United States. The System comprises 11 universities (Figure 2.1), 7 state agencies, and a comprehensive health science center. A&M System members educate more than 120,000 students and reach another 22 million people through service each year. With more than 28,000 faculty and staff, the A&M System has a physical presence in 250 of the state’s 254 counties and a programmatic presence in every one. In 2010, externally funded research expenditures exceeded $772 million to help drive the state’s economy.

Figure 2.1. Texas A&M University System universities.

The Texas A&M University System includes:

Texas A&M University – College Station (flagship university) Texas A&M University at Galveston Texas A&M University at Qatar (in the Middle East) Prairie View A&M University Texas A&M University at Commerce Tarleton State University at Stephenville West Texas A&M University at Canyon Texas A&M University at Kingsville Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi Texas A&M International University at Laredo Texas A&M University at Texarkana Texas A&M University Central Texas at Killeen Texas A&M University at San Antonio Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station

The Texas A&M University System Agencies include:

Texas AgriLife Research Texas AgriLife Extension Service Texas Engineering Experiment Station Texas Engineering Extension Service Texas Forest Service Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory Texas Transportation Institute

2.2. Texas A&M University Texas A&M University started as Texas’ first public institution of higher learning on October 4, 1876. Located in College Station in the heart of Texas, it is centrally situated among three of the country's 10 largest cities – Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Texas A&M ranks as the nation’s fourth largest public university in enrollment, with close to 50,000 students – including 9,500 graduate students – on the main campus. It consistently ranks among the country’s top 20 universities in enrollment of National Merit Scholars, with more than 600 of these high‐achieving students currently on campus. Texas A&M University also ranks 17th in the nation in attracting international students, with more than 4,790 from 125-plus countries currently enrolled, most of whom are involved in graduate studies and research. To date, the university has awarded more than 365,000 degrees. It is one of a select few academic institutions in the nation to hold triple federal designations as a Land-Grant, Sea-Grant and Space-Grant university. It offers more than 120 undergraduate degree programs and 240 master’s and Ph.D degree programs.

Texas A&M University operates 2 branch campuses and awards “Texas A&M University” degrees in Galveston and Qatar (fully funded by Qatar Foundation). The university also operates centers in Mexico City, Costa Rica, and Italy to facilitate education, research, and outreach.

The annual research portfolio at the University is estimated to be in excess of $689 million in FY10, placing it among the top 20 universities nationwide and third behind only MIT and University of California-Berkeley for universities without medical schools. More than 80% of the 2,600 faculty members hold doctoral degrees and more than 300 hold endowed professorships or chairs. The faculty includes Nobel Prize, National Medal of Science, and Wolf Prize winners. There are more than two dozen faculty members who are members of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, or the National Academy of Medicine.

There are 10 academic colleges at Texas A&M University. These are:

 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences  College of Science  Dwight Look College of Engineering,  College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences,  College of Architecture,  Bush School of Government and Public Service  Mays Business School  College of Education and Human Development  College of Geosciences  College of Liberal Arts

Aggie Traditions

Aggie Ring One of the greatest moments in the life of every Aggie is the day that he or she receives an Aggie Ring. This tradition began with the Class of 1889. The original rings were very different from the one worn today because, at that time, several companies made different versions of the Aggie Ring. E.C. Jonas, Class of 1894, designed a ring that is similar to the ring worn today. There have been only slight changes to this design, including the name of the institution in 1964, from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas to Texas A&M University. The Aggie Ring is rich in symbolism and tradition and is perhaps the most recognizable and enduring symbol of the Aggie Network. To learn more about the symbolism of the Aggie Ring, visit www.AggieNetwork.com/ring. The highly cherished Aggie Ring can only be obtained through The Association of Former Students which has the distinct privilege of protecting the spirit and integrity of the Ring. Students must meet eligibility requirements, including completion of at least 95 hours of coursework, before they can order their Aggie Ring. Traditionally, students wear their ring with the class year facing them to signify that their time at A&M is not yet complete. At the annual Ring Dance, the student’s ring is turned around to face the world proudly, just as the Aggie graduate will be ready to face the world.

Bonfire What began in 1907 as the casual custom of gathering junk and scrap wood for a bonfire, symbolizing the undying love all Aggies hold in their hearts for Texas A&M, eventually evolved into an exciting and eagerly anticipated tradition at Texas A&M. For nearly a century, Bonfire was lit just prior to the annual football game with the University of Texas (referred to as “t.u.” by Aggies), representing the burning desire Aggies have to “beat the hell out of t.u.!” Aggie Bonfire has been a testament to Aggie spirit and what Aggie leadership, teamwork

and motivation can accomplish. Since the tragic fall of the stack on November 18, 1999, the Aggie Bonfire is now remembered in a memorial on campus dedicated to those who were lost and injured that day and throughout Bonfire’s history.

Silver Taps By far, one of Texas A&M’s most honored traditions is Silver Taps. Silver Taps is held for a student who passes away while enrolled at A&M. This final tribute is held the first Tuesday of the month when a student has passed away the previous month. The first Silver Taps was held in 1898 and honored Lawrence Sullivan Ross, the former governor of Texas and president of A&M College. Silver Taps is currently held in the Academic Plaza. On the day of Silver Taps, a small card with the deceased students name, class, major, and date of birth is placed as a notice at the base of the academic flagpole. Around 10:15 that night, all campus lights are extinguished and hymns chime from Albritton Tower. Students silently gather at the statue of Lawrence Sullivan Ross. At 10:30 p.m., the Ross Volunteer Firing Squad marches into the plaza to honor the deceased with a 21-gun salute. Buglers then play a special rendition of Silver Taps by Colonel Richard Dunn. Taps is played three times from the dome of the Academic Building: once to the north, south, and west. It is not played to the east because the sun will never rise on that Aggie again. After the buglers play, the students leave from Academic Plaza in complete silence.

Muster Muster began in June of 1883 as members of the Ex‐Cadets Association came together to “live over again our college days, the victories and defeats won and lost upon drill ground and classroom” and to “let every alumni answer a roll call.” In 1922, April 21st became a formalized day of events for all A&M clubs to celebrate San Jacinto Day in the same fashion. Since then, events that occurred on April 21st have grown in size and number.

Muster gained national recognition in 1942 when newspapers reported that a Muster ceremony was held by 24 Aggies on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines just days before the land fell to the Japanese. Throughout World War II, there were reports of Aggies coming together from across the globe. Two men were said to have held Muster in a submarine. Accounts such as these inspired Aggies to establish annual Musters around the world and to inaugurate the first campus Muster ceremony in 1944. Today Aggie Muster is celebrated in more than 400 places worldwide. The ceremony brings together more Aggies and friends of Aggies on one occasion than any other at any other university in the world. Students coordinate the Campus Muster that is held for students, faculty and Former Students of the Brazos Valley. Each year Muster is

dedicated to the fifty‐year reunion class. The Campus Muster involves a day of activities for students of past and present. Former Students enjoy a special program including personalized tours of the ever‐changing but historic campus. At noon, all Aggies converge at the Academic Plaza to enjoy food, friendship and entertainment with a barbecue, reminiscent of the early years at Texas A&M. The day closes with the Roll Call for the Absent ceremony, when over thirteen thousand people come together to honor and remember those who are no longer with us. Following the Singing Cadets, Aggie Band and Muster speaker, lights are dimmed and the roll call is called for Aggies who are no longer with us. As each name is called, a candle is lit and a friend or family member answers “here” to remind us all that each Aggie, though no longer present in body, will always remain with us in spirit. Muster will continue to serve as the foundation of Aggie Spirit, upholding those ideals and principles common to all students of Texas A&M, common to all Aggies, forever.

Corps of Cadets The tradition of the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets, a student military organization, is as old as the university itself. Originally established as an all‐male military college, Texas A&M remained a primarily all‐male military institution with mandatory membership in the Cadet Corps until 1965, when Corps membership became voluntary. The Corps brings young women and men from all walks of life into the ultimate Aggie experience. The military‐inspired cadet program provides students a structured lifestyle where academic excellence is emphasized, balanced with a university life rich in extra‐curricular and leadership opportunities available only to Corps members. Through the Corps experience, cadets learn master management and organizational skills and build their leadership capability. Many cadets graduate with an Academic Certificate in Leadership Studies along with their selected degree and begin careers in business, nonprofit or government. However, approximately 40 percent become commissioned officers and join one of the Military services upon graduation. Texas A&M has consistently produced more military officers than any other institution in the nation, except for the service academies. More than 225 of its graduates have become generals or admirals.

2.2.1. Dwight Look College of Engineering Engineering has been a part of Texas A&M University since its inception in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Today, the Dwight Look College of Engineering is the largest college on the Texas A&M campus with more than 350 faculty members and more than 11,000 engineering students in 12 departments – Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering and Petroleum Engineering. Enrollment includes more than 2,900 graduate students and 8,000 undergraduates, including more than 2,000 women. The Look College is one of the largest engineering schools in the country, ranking third in undergraduate enrollment and sixth in graduate enrollment by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in its 2011 survey. The Look College also ranked 7th in the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded, 13th in master’s degrees, and 10th in doctoral degrees awarded. In 2010, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Texas A&M Engineering graduate program 7th and the undergraduate program 9th in the nation. Texas A&M Engineering was ranked 14th on list of “Best Colleges for Minorities in STEM” by Forbes magazine. The Engineering faculty includes seven university Distinguished Professors. Among the senior faculty are holders of 124 endowed chairs and professorships and 18 Regents Professorships. Eleven are members of the National Academy of Engineering. Since 2003, the junior faculty has received 46 NSF CAREER Awards. Texas A&M Engineering is also among the top engineering schools in the number of National Merit Scholars, nationally recognized faculty and funded research. Engineering researchers have established preeminence in the areas of energy; homeland and national security; engineering the ultra-small; and space exploration. Underlying technologies that propelled the college to the forefront of the above research areas include mathematical modeling and simulation, optimization, mechanics, sensors, structures, robotics, autonomous vehicles, communications and networks, process engineering, materials, and computational sciences. The Engineering Program of Texas A&M University is a partnership of state agencies and universities committed to technology-related education in engineering in the applied sciences; to the highest-quality research in engineering and technology; and to outreach through training, services and technology transfer. The partnership, composed of the College, Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Texas Engineering Extension Services (TEEX), and Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), has annual expenditures of over $240 million.

2.2.2. College of Science

Within five departments and many interdisciplinary centers and institutes, the College of Science is responsible for nearly $60 million in research, including approximately $7 million in indirect cost return that is reinvested in new and continuing projects, with a total of 3,250 students (undergraduate and graduate). The College of Science boasts two of A&M's three Nobel laureates, four National Academy of Sciences members, five American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows, half of A&M's distinguished professors, eight of its 32 University Faculty Fellows, all but one of its Searle Scholars. Many faculty are CAREER, NYI, and Sloan awardees. The college hired 70 of the more than 500 new faculty recruited under A&M's five-year faculty reinvestment plan — a figure that represented one of the largest percent-gains across the university.

3. GRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS At Texas A&M University, graduate degrees are awarded by traditional discipline-based academic departments, as well as by graduate interdisciplinary programs. Graduate interdisciplinary programs are relatively new to Texas A&M University, with the earliest such program being officially recognized only in 1989. The formation of interdisciplinary programs is primarily a faculty-driven process, with faculty members and researchers from diverse academic departments who have overlapping programmatic interests coming together to capitalize on their collective strengths.

According to the University rules, an Interdisciplinary Degree Program (IDP) involves a group of faculty from more than one discipline representing single or multiple colleges, organized and administered by the procedures outlined in University Rule 15.01.99.M7 for the purpose of enhancing research and scholarly activities and overseeing graduate education for a degree program not offered in any existing academic unit. Approval of interdisciplinary degrees themselves is granted through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Oversight of IDPs falls under the responsibility of the Council of Participating Deans (COPD), which consists of the Deans of the colleges having faculty participating in the IDP, together with the Vice President for Research (VPR), and the Dean of Graduate Studies (DGS). Faculty participation in an IDP may be incorporated into promotion, tenure, and merit raise decisions based upon recommendations of the IDP. In addition, graduate degrees granted IDPs are also subject to external review as part of the University’s commitment to academic excellence.

Currently, there are 11 Interdisciplinary Degree Programs at the university level that are approved to offer graduate degrees by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. These are as follows:

Interdisciplinary Degree Program Masters Doctorate Agribusiness MAB - Biotechnology MBIOT - Engineering Systems Management MS – Online - Food Science and Technology MS PhD Genetics MS PhD Materials Science and Engineering MS, ME PhD Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences MS PhD Neuroscience MS PhD Nutrition MS PhD Water Management and Hydrological Science MS PhD Toxicology MS PhD

4. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE PROGRAM — BACKGROUND 4.1. Program Overview The Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) Interdisciplinary Graduate Program at Texas A&M University is an interdisciplinary partnership between the Dwight Look College of Engineering and the College of Science. The primary mission of the MSEN program is to promote and administer the graduate program in Materials Science and Engineering in conformance with University System Rule 15.01.99.M7 (Appendix A), the administrative framework for all Interdisciplinary Programs (IDPs) at Texas A&M University. The further mission of the MSEN program is to serve as a focal point for materials research activities which cut across disciplines, departments, and colleges, to foster new collaborative research efforts, and to coordinate the establishment of shared experimental facilities needed to advance the university programs in this area. Briefly, the MSEN, through the Executive Committee, Chair, and program committees, coordinates the graduate program, reviews and accepts applicants for admission, teaches graduate courses, assists with course assignments, performs periodic curricula assessments, approves new courses for submission to the College Graduate Program Committees, makes scholarship assignments, ensures a rigorous course of study for M.S. and Ph.D. candidates, organizes weekly MSEN seminars, facilitates interdisciplinary research efforts and coordinates efforts for research infrastructure enhancement. Additional responsibilities include assessment of the learning objectives to improve curriculum and instruction, strengthen research and improve the overall effectiveness of graduate training. Ultimately, the program strives to provide and foster a strong academic framework for the training of candidates to earn a Master of Engineering, Master of Science and/or Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Materials Science and Engineering. The MSEN Program prepares graduates with an understanding of science, engineering, and communication through an interdisciplinary program of graduate courses. MSEN students remain associated with their home departments, but follow the MSEN degree plan, enrolling in classes offered by MSEN and by participating departments. The MSEN degree programs adhere to an interdisciplinary format that crosses traditional departmental boundaries to provide students with technical courses and access to state-of-the-art research facilities where students gain practical, hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge. From a foundation of four materials science core courses, students take electives to broaden their knowledge base and to facilitate investigation into leading-edge areas of materials research. A weekly seminar series brings students in contact with leaders in materials research from other universities, research laboratories, and industry. The MSEN is currently composed of 50 Full Members and 1 Associate Member actively engaged in a diversity of research and fully committed to graduate instruction. The interdisciplinary approach combined with the established research programs of individual faculty provides students with exceptional research opportunities that enable them to have a broad yet meaningful graduate experience. As of Fall 2011, the total graduate enrollment was 32 M.S. and 63 Ph.D. candidates, dispersed across a variety of discipline areas such as Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, and Physics. The enrollment in the MSEN has increased 14.5% from Fall 2010 to Fall 2011 and 150% from Fall 2007 to Fall 2011. The matriculation rate of graduate students into the MSEN over the past 2 years has ranged from 9 to 14%. The average enrollment in the MSEN curricula over the past five years is 69 students

(31% female, 69% male) with the ethnicity profile of the current students being 73.7% International, 1.1% Hispanic, 17.9% White, 1.1% Black, and 6.3% Asian. To date, the MSEN has granted 3 M.Engr., 13 M.S. and 42 Ph.D. degrees with excellent placement of graduates in academic, corporate or government positions. The number of MSEN graduates is anticipated to increase over the next 3 years due to the substantial increase in the student enrollment since 2008. Our former students are dispersed not only nationally, but globally, and as a consequence, the MSEN graduate program at Texas A&M University is recognized for its strong international linkages. The MSEN curricula has expanded over the past 3 years with the addition of 2 new core courses and 6 elective courses: MSEN 603 Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials, MSEN 604 Quantum Mechanics for Materials Scientists and Engineers, MSEN 606 Multifunctional Materials, MSEN 608 Nanomechanics, MSEN 616 Surface Science, MSEN 640 Thermodynamics in Materials Science, MSEN 656 Fundamentals of Ceramics, and MSEN 670 Computational Materials Science and Engineering. These courses have added significant strength to the curriculum. Professional development of our students through oral presentation of their research in bi- weekly student seminar series and defense of their research approach hones their communication and critical thinking skills and is vitally important to their future success. A weekly seminar series not only enhances these skills, but also provides an opportunity to hear invited presentations by MSEN faculty as well as national and international speakers of prominence in the field. Almost all MSEN students are funded to pursue their graduate studies either through research or teaching assistantships, fellowships or scholarships. In Fall 2011, out of 95 students, 76 have research assistantships, 6 have IGERT and other fellowships, 3 are funded by their governments, and 10 are self-funded. With the steady growth of the MSEN program, continuing support of an Administrative Assistant is essential to provide administrative management of graduate student applications, timely correspondence, assistance with seminars and travel arrangements, tracking of graduate students, compiling graduate survey information for assessment purposes, assistance with the assessment, assimilation of annual reports, management of the MSEN website and assisting the Executive and other program committees as needed. 4.2. Brief History The Materials Science and Engineering Program first came into being in 1986 as a group of faculty interested in materials science and engineering. This move was facilitated through the Texas A&M Regents’ “Commitment to Texas” as a response to well established programs at universities including MIT, California Institute of Technology, and University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign. Texas A&M University was able to obtain National Science Foundation funds to renovate half of Doherty Hall and two floors of one wing of the Chemistry Building to support materials research. In efforts to improve the infrastructure for materials research, a grant of $720,000 was directed toward the purchase of major equipment and another funded proposal for $520,000 used to purchase an electron microscope under the leadership of Dr. Abraham Clearfield1. Initially six interdisciplinary research interest groups were initiated involving 23 faculty members in five departments in the Colleges of Science and Engineering. At the same

1 Memo from Dr. Abraham Clearfield, Department of Chemistry and Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering to Dr. Ronald G. Douglas, Executive Vice President and Provost, November 24, 1998.

time, a mechanics of materials (MEMA) program existed in the Department of Aerospace Engineering with primary interest in fracture mechanics and composite materials.2 In response to the Regents’ Commitment to Texas, the College of Science prepared a proposal to establish a Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program in 1990, which was declined. In 1994, the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering was awarded $871,000 by National Science Foundation for the purchase of a scanning tunneling microscope, susceptometer- magnetometer, and laser ablation system. Since the matching funds for an additional $1.4 million to renovate the remaining space in Doherty Hall were denied by the university, due to the demands of construction of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service, the instruments were housed in individual laboratories. In 1997, the Faculty Senate approved the formation of an Interdisciplinary Faculty of Material Science and Engineering, first comprising 96 faculty from six colleges—Science, Engineering, Geosciences, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and Agriculture and Life Sciences—organized into 14 research interest groups (biomaterials; catalysis and surface science; composites; electronic materials; fracture mechanics; modeling, theory, synthesis; materials for environmental remediation; nondestructive testing/materials characterization; materials synthesis; optical materials; metals and metallurgy, corrosion; polymers; smart materials; thin films). The objectives of this interdisciplinary program were— . To provide a focal point for current diffused activities in materials research presently conducted throughout the University, . To develop an academic program that properly addresses the interdisciplinary educational requirements of students desiring a career in advanced technology areas, . To improve the research infrastructure of the University by equipping a Materials Characterization Center, . To develop more versatile opportunities for faculty interactions, collaborative research, and interdisciplinary funding strategies, . To provide an effective mechanism for defining the needs and future growth of Materials Science and Engineering at TAMU and the TAMU System, . To provide expertise in critical areas of technology to the State of Texas and to serve as a resource for Texas industry. In 1998, proposals establishing materials science and engineering programs/departments at peer universities were studied. A committee of faculty from the Colleges of Science and Engineering, in 1999, created a proposal espousing a new graduate program in Materials Science and Engineering to grant master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees, which was sent to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Although the original proposal to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board was declined, a subsequent proposal signed by Dr. Robert M. Gates, President of Texas A&M University in 2002 was approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on July 17, 2003. As a result, the first students entered the program in Fall 2003. Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas of the Department of Aerospace Engineering served as the first chair of the interdisciplinary program. In Fall 2004, 10 Ph.D. and 3 M.S. students were enrolled in the program. This number steadily increased, reaching a total of 95 students in Fall 2011, which included 63 Ph.D. and 32 M.S. or

2 Proposal for a Materials Science and Engineering M.S./Ph.D. Program, Texas A&M University College of Science, August 24, 1990

MEngr students. Graduates of the program are employed by national laboratories (Argonne, Brookhaven, and Los Alamos), industry, and academia. In Fall 2011, the program had 50 full faculty from ten departments in two colleges. In 2006, program chair Joseph H. Ross, Jr., of the Department of Physics wrote a successful IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education Research and Traineeship) proposal to the National Science Foundation on “New Mathematical Tools for Next Generation Materials”, bringing in $1.3 million to fund the formative years of doctoral academic careers of a total 26 domestic students in Material Science and Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. 4.3. MSEN Program Bylaws The Bylaws currently in effect for the MSEN program are included in Appendix B. The Bylaws includes details regarding nominations, membership and elections to the Interdisciplinary Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering and Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering. 4.4. University Administration of the MSEN Program The Faculty of MSEN was originally administered (until summer of 2010) by the Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR) and Office of Graduate Studies through what was termed the “Council of Participating Deans” (COPD). The COPD, responsible for program oversight and budgets, was comprised of Deans of Colleges involved in the interdisciplinary programs. Under this model, the deans from the College of Science and College of Engineering provided oversight of the MSEN program (Figure 4.1). The MSEN program Chair met annually with the COPD and VPR and provided annual program reports.

Figure 4.1. University administration of the MSEN program until 2010. Interdisciplinary graduate programs, unlike conventional department-based programs, are at a disadvantage when it comes to budgets, administrative support, etc. Unlike traditional-discipline based academic departments, which have a history of administrative structure and support within the university, interdisciplinary programs are relatively new. Hence, the university’s experience in administering such programs is also relatively limited. In the administrative model

that existed prior to late 2008, the student enrollment numbers in the MSEN program was administratively counted or linked to the COPD. Enrollment figures for graduate students in the program were not “counted” as part of any academic department. Therefore, the formula funds associated with the students in the program did not filter through or reach the academic departments. Thus, there was a sense that the interdisciplinary programs were somehow competing with the academic departments. The IDP Chairs believed that a number of administrative, logistical, and financial issues arose from this situation. Self-study reports from other IDPs such as Genetics and Toxicology also highlighted these problems. In response to these concerns, in late 2008, the university re-organized the administrative management and oversight of the Interdisciplinary Degree Programs. In late 2008, the university’s administrative structure for managing IDPs changed. The university’s current administrative structure for managing the MSEN Program is shown below (Figure 4.2). The Dean of College of Engineering has overall responsibility over the MSEN program. The Offices of the VPR and Graduate Studies partner with the College in attempting to ensure seamless financial and other functions. This administrative structure is a significant improvement over the previous model. Another major change is the financial function. Currently, the entire budget of the program comes from the Office of Graduate Studies, while in the past the budget was split between The Office of the VPR and the Colleges of Engineering and Science. Moreover, the College of Engineering provides additional financial support for the MSEN program since the majority of the faculty and students in the program are from this college.

Chair of Council of Participating Deans Council of Participating Deans (COE) (COE, COS) + VPR + OGS

Chair of Council of Participating Council of Participating Department Heads (ME) Department Heads (3‐year term) (ME, ChE, AE, Phys, Chem)

Chair of MSEN Executive (3‐year term; Committee renewable once)

Interdisciplinary Faculty of MSEN

Graduate Program in MSEN

Figure 4.2. Current university administrative structure of the MSEN Program. The “home” department of IDPs, such as MSEN, generally belongs to the department in which the Chair has a faculty appointment. From 2002 to 2004, MSEN’s “home” was the Department of Aerospace Engineering because the Chair at that time, Prof. Dimitris Lagoudas, was in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, followed by Prof. Joseph H. Ross from the Department of Physics. Since 2010, when Prof. Ibrahim Karaman took over as the Chair, MSEN has been “housed” in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The “home” department provides the office space and certain accounting functions.

4.5. Administrative Structure of the MSEN Program Governance of the MSEN Program is by a five‐member Executive Committee elected by the program faculty to serve a 3‐year term with 2 members rotating off each year. The chair is elected from among those serving a 3‐year term on the Executive Committee (Figure 4.3). The Chair is recommended by the Executive Committee and approved by the participating deans. A vice‐chair may be elected within the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is responsible for administrative management of the faculty. The current Bylaws may be found in the Appendix B and provides more detail for governance of the faculty. The MSEN Faculty currently includes 51 members. These faculty members represent 2 colleges and 10 academic departments at Texas A&M University, which are listed in Section 6 below. The Faculty, through the Executive Committee and Chair, coordinates the graduate program, reviews and accepts applicants for admission, teaches graduate courses, assists with course assignments, performs periodic curricula assessments, approves new courses for submission to the College Graduate Program Committees, makes scholarship assignments and ensures a rigorous course of study for M.S. and Ph.D. candidates. Additional responsibilities include assessment of the learning objectives to improve curriculum and instruction, strengthen research and improve the overall effectiveness of graduate training.

Interdisciplinary Faculty of MSEN

Graduate Admissions Qualifying and Nomination and Curriculum and Recruitment Preliminary Exams Election Committee Committee Committee Committee

Chair of MSEN Executive (3‐year term; renewable once) Committee

Graduate Program in MSEN

Figure 4.3. Administrative structure of the MSEN program Participating Colleges and Departments Dwight Look College of Engineering Aerospace Engineering Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Nuclear Engineering College of Science Biology Chemistry Physics

4.5.1. Executive Committee

The MSEN Program’s Executive Committee consists of 5 elected members, two from the each academic colleges plus a Chair. The current members on the Executive Committee are:

Ibrahim Karaman Chair, Materials Science and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Professor of Mechanical Engineering Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering Associate Director of Texas Institute of Intelligent Materials and Structures College of Engineering

Joseph H. Ross, Jr. Professor of Physics and Astronomy Department of Physics College of Science

Tahir Cagin Professor of Chemical Engineering Departments of Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering

James D. Batteas Associate Professor of Chemistry Department of Chemistry College of Science

Jaime C. Grunlan Gulf Oil/Thomas A. Dietz Development Professor I Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering College of Engineering

4.5.2. Administrative Committees

4.5.2.1. Admissions and Recruitment Committee The Admissions and Recruitment Committee screens, evaluates, and recommends the admission of students to the MSEN Program (Table 4.1).

Table 4.1. MSEN Program Admissions and Recruitment Committee Member Affiliation GPSA Professor, Department of Chemical Perla Balbuena (Chair) Engineering, College of Engineering Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Jun Kameoka Engineering, College of Engineering Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Kenith Meissner Engineering, College of Engineering Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Igor V. Roshchin Astronomy, College of Science Linda and Ralph Schmidt Professor, Department of Hung-Jue Sue Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering

4.5.2.2. Curriculum Committee The Curriculum Committee has the responsibility for coordination of the graduate curriculum (Table 4.2).

Table 4.2. MSEN Program Curriculum Committee Member Affiliation Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Raymundo Arroyave (Chair) Engineering, College of Engineering Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Zhengdong Cheng Engineering, College of Engineering Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Joseph H. Ross, Jr. College of Science Tenneco Professor, Department of Aerospace Ramesh Talreja Engineering, College of Engineering Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Haiyan Wang Engineering, College of Engineering

4.5.2.3. Qualifying and Preliminary Exams Committee The Qualifying and Preliminary Exams Committee has the responsibility for setting up the rules, coordination and the evaluation of the execution for these exams (Table 4.3).

Table 4.3. MSEN Program Qualifying and Preliminary Exams Committee Member Affiliation Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Melissa Grunlan (Chair) Engineering, College of Engineering

Professor, Departments of Chemical Engineering Tahir Cagin and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Miladin Radovic Engineering, College of Engineering Assistant Professor, Department of Nuclear Lin Shao Engineering, College of Engineering Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Wenhao Wu Astronomy, College of Science Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Xinghang Zhang Engineering, College of Engineering

4.5.2.4. Nomination and Election Committee The Nomination and Election Committee handles the nomination and election of the Executive Committee members in a regular basis, per the program Bylaws (Appendix B) (Table 4.4).

Table 4.4. MSEN Program Nomination and Election Committee Member Affiliation Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, K. Ted Hartwig (Chair) College of Engineering Tenneco Professor, Department of Aerospace Ramesh Talreja Engineering, College of Engineering Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Donald G. Naugle College of Science

Additional details regarding nominations, membership and elections to the Interdisciplinary Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering and MSEN Graduate Program committees are detailed in the program Bylaws (Appendix B).

4.5.3. Program Coordinator Ms. Jan Gerston was hired in 2005 as the Program Coordinator. She serves and assists the MSEN chair and the Executive Committee members. She manages day-to-day activities of the program, including, but M not limited to advising graduate students, responding to inquiries, responding to e‐mails from faculty and other A&M Personnel, drafting memos/letters and other correspondence, and seminar arrangements. She is also responsible for all bookkeeping, accounts payable, and reimbursements, updating the MSEN website (http://msen.tamu.edu), sending out reminders for meetings and deadlines, and attending and recording the minutes in Executive Committee meetings and Annual Faculty meetings. She is also responsible for compiling and disseminating graduate applications and disseminating for review by the faculty, correspondence with applicants, handling general graduate program inquiries, and compiling data for required reports. However, currently one person is not sufficient to oversee all these operations with nearly 100 graduate students, therefore, there is an urgent need for an additional administrative assistant.

4.6. Budget Allocations and Program Expenditures Budgetary allocations to the MSEN Program from the Vice President of Research (VPR), Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) and Colleges of Science and Engineering are shown in Table 4.5 from FY 2008 to FY 2011. Expenditures of these funds are presented in Table 4.6.

Table 4.5. Revenue Sources for the MSEN Program. Funding source FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012

Office of Graduate Studies 28,800 28,800 28,800 114,016 111,698 Vice President for Research 27,000 27,000 27,000 42,800

College of Engineering 27,000 27,000 27,000 40,000 40,000

College of Science 27,000 27,000 27,000 — —

Fellowships: 16,373 15,373 12,918 7,220 — Regents’, Lechner

Recruitment & conf. exp — — — 8,500 —

MS student support 12,234

Totals 126,173 125,173 122,718 167,418 211,050

Table 4.6. Expenditures of the MSEN Program. FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 Program Coordinator. Salary + fringe + 38,730 41,742 43,239 43,239 health insurance Student worker salary + fringe — — 3,206 — Office expense 2,141 1,342 642 787 (supplies, telephone) Seminar expenses 10,800 14,400 1,800 9,000 Student financial support 47,836 63,686 40,807 41,154 (TAs; 50:50 RAs; $1,000 fellowships) Chair stipend 6,000 7,000 6,000 6,000

Additional commitments to the MSEN program have included  one course release per year for the Chair from the Department of Mechanical Engineering (for FY2009, FY2010, and FY 2011)  Instructor supports for MSEN 601 (for FY2008 to FY 2011) and MSEN 603 (for FY2010 and FY 2011) from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and for MEEN 602 (for FY2008 to FY 2011) and MEEN 604 (for FY 2009 to FY 2011) from the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

4.7. MSEN Related Centers and Programs Materials Characterization Facility – Dr. Dan Shantz – Director, http://mcf.tamu.edu The Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) at Texas A&M University is a multi-user facility designed to support the research efforts of the TAMU community. The facility receives funding from the Office of Vice President for Research, the College of Engineering (TEES) and the College of Science. The MCF houses the fabrication and characterization instrumentation essential for the development, understanding and study of new materials and devices. Current capabilities include:

• Cleanroom with the following: Spin Coater, Metal Evaporation Chamber, Mask Aligner, 3D Microscope, Profilometer, Wire Bonder, and Reactive Ion Etcher • Surface analysis: XPS, AFM, nanoindenter, dip pen nanolithography, imaging ellipsometer, Cameca ion microprobe • Spectrsoscopy: spectrofluorometer, UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer, Raman/FTIR confocal microscope • Microscopy: confocal microscopes (2), FE-SEM.

MCF has a large user base with investigators from most departments in the College of Engineering and the College of Science. The MCF supports educational activities involving lab tours and demonstrations, outreach and broader impact related activities.

Microscopy and Imaging Center – Dr. Andreas Holzenburg – Director, http://microscopy.tamu.edu The mission of The Microscopy and Imaging Center (MIC) is to provide current and emerging technologies for teaching and research involving microscopy and imaging in Life and Physical Sciences on the Texas A&M campus and beyond, training and support services for microscopy, sample preparation, in situ elemental/molecular analyses, as well as digital image analysis and processing.

MIC is promoting cutting edge research in basic and applied sciences through research and development activities, as well as quality training and education through individual training, short courses and formal courses that can be taken for credit.

Facilities and Resources

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

A high-resolution field emission-SEM with high-end analytical capabilities originally funded by the NSF (DBI-0116835). FEI Quanta 600 FE-SEM: Field emission scanning electron microscope capable of generating and collecting high-resolution and low-vacuum images. It is equipped with an Everhart-Thornley detector, back-scattered electron detector, IR-CCD chamber camera, Oxford EDS system equipped with X-ray mapping and digital imaging, HKL/Oxford EBSD system incl. geological phase database for phase ID, Gatan panchromatic cathodoluminescence detector with RGB filters and a Zyvex S100 nanomanipulator.

JEOL JSM-6400: Analytical SEM (and main entry-level training instrument), 0.2 to 40kV at 10 to 300,000x. PGT EDS System, digital image capture

Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

JEOL 1200 EX: 0.45 nm-resolution easy-to-use TEM, double condenser projection lens, 60-120 kV, bright/dark field imaging, electron diffraction, eucentric goniometer (+/- 60° tilt), 3kx3k SIA lens-coupled CCD slow-scan camera.

JEOL JEM-2010: 200kV (0.23 nm point resolution) TEM, interchangeable pole pieces, double- tilt holder, Be double-tile holder for EDS, Gatan heating stage (up to 1100 °C), storable alignment parameters and grid positions, low-dose imaging, ED and CBED, video-rate Gatan Orius SC-1000 CCD camera, Oxford Instruments Inca EDS and semi-STEM system, light- element (Z>5) capable. Dr. Haiyan Wang has also purchased a nano-indentation stage for use with this microscope.

FEI Tecnai G2 F20: 200kV (0.24 nm point resolution) Field Emission TEM. This microscope is equipped with a GATAN Tridiem energy filter and a 2kx2k GATAN Ultrascan 1000 CCD camera for zero-loss imaging and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). In addition the F20 has a dedicated Fischione HAADF STEM detector (STEM resolution: 0.24 nm) and an Oxford Instruments EDS detector. A GATAN 626 cryo-holder and twin-blade anti-contaminator allows cryo-electron microscopy to be carried out. The microscope is also equipped for low-dose imaging. In addition automated electron tomography (+/- 60º) is possible using the FEI Xplore3D or USCF tomography acquisition software packages. A single-tilt specimen holder and a low background beryllium double-tilt specimen holder for EDS analysis are available.

FEI Tecnai G2 F20-ST: This sibling of the above 200-kV instrument has been configured for materials applications and features EDS, STEM (resolution: 0.19nm), a Supertwin objective lens (+/- 70º tilt possible with special Fischione holder), threefold astigmatism correction and a 2kx2k GATAN Ultrascan 1000 CCD camera. Lattice fringes at 0.1 nm have been demonstrated. Both Tecnai F20 microscopes are equipped for STEM tomography.

Various ancillary equipment in support of specimen preparation.

Materials Development and Characterization Center (MDC2) – Dr. Ibrahim Karaman – Director The Materials Development and Characterization Center (MDC2), a 2,000 square foot facility located in the Texas A&M University main campus, is a centralized, well-supported instrument facility providing multi-ferroics material fabrication equipment including a magnetron sputtering system with up to four targets, vacuum arc melting and suction casting systems up to 200 gr. capacity, large vacuum glove box for nano-particle and powder handling, powder consolidation and sintering instruments, a spark plasma sintering instrument, a dedicated equal channel angular processing press, conventional deformation processing instruments including a cold and hot rolling system, an extrusion press, a cold swaging machine, 3 servo-hydraulic thermomechanical testing systems with temperature capability up to 1700ºC in different environments (air, vacuum, inert gas, and steam), several heat treatment furnaces in different environments, two magneto-thermo-mechanical characterization instruments, Quantum Design MPMS SQUID VSM magnetometer, Bruker x-ray diffraction instrument with in situ stress and field capability and other customized equipment for the study of advanced materials. The unique facility for XRD is capable of texture measurements, thin film texture and residual stress measurements, and measurements at cryogenic (down to 6K) as well as high temperatures (up to 1500 K).

XRay Diffraction Laboratory – Dr. Joe Reibenspies – Director, http://xray.tamu.edu This is a full service X-ray Diffraction laboratory offering state of the art instrumentation for the analysis of solid materials. The purpose of this laboratory is to provide x-ray diffraction analysis to the Texas A & M University system. The main focus is to determine molecular structure from single-crystal samples and to perform high resolution x-ray powder diffraction. The laboratory is a primary tool to researchers in Biochemistry, Geology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and Material Sciences. The services include:

 Single-Crystal and X-ray Powder Diffractometery  High Resolution and Two-Dimensional X-ray Powder Diffractometery  Wide Angle Diffractometry  Small Angle X-ray Scattering  Structure Solution from single-crystal or powdered materials  Qualitative and quantitative phase analysis  Micro-Powder Diffraction  Ultra-low temperature single-crystal diffraction (~30K)  Polymorph and crystalline state Identification Powder Pattern comparisons  Identification of unknown materials by X-ray powder pattern search and match routines

The existing instruments include:  SMART1 Bruker-AXS SMART1000 CCD 3-thircle X-ray Diffractometer  SMART2 Bruker-AXS SMART1000 CCD 3-thircle X-ray Diffractometer  APEX21 Bruker-AXS APEX-II CCD 3-thircle X-ray Diffractometer  GADDS Bruker-AXS MWPC 3-thircle X-ray Diffractometer  APEX23 Bruker-AXS APEXII CCD 3-thircle X-ray Diffractometer  APEX22 Bruker-AXS APEX-II CCD 3-thircle X-ray Diffractometer Workstation 6  Powder_SA BrukerD8-Focus Bragg-Brentano X-ray Powder Diffractometer

 POWDER_LA BrukerD8-Vario X-ray Powder Diffractometer  SAXSSA BrukerNANO-STAR Small Angle X-ray Scattering Instrument Short Collimator  SAXSLA Bruker NANO-STAR Rotating Anode Small Angle X-ray Scattering Instrument  OXFORD Cryosystem Helix He Low-temperature attachment

Polymer Technology Center – Dr. H.J. Sue – Director, http://ptc.tamu.edu The Polymer Technology Center (PTC) encompasses polymer faculty members from Aerospace Engineering, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering Technology, Material Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. The PTC serves the State of Texas and the nation by providing the best polymer science and engineering education and training to prepare students to be leaders in the polymer industry. Active since 1986, The PTC includes 27 faculty members, 16 industrial partners and 50 students. Annually, the funding for polymer research alone exceeds $5 million. Three industrial consortia, Advancing Performance Polymers in Energy Applications Consortium, APPEAL; Polymer Technology Industrial Consortium, PTIC; and Polymer Scratch Behavior Consortium, SCRATCH, support operations of the PTC. Members of the consortia sponsor research projects both individually and jointly.

1. Vision: To provide new technology and insight to the polymer industry through a focused and synergistic multidisciplinary approach, facilitate collaborative research efforts between university and industrial research, and to offer training opportunities in polymer science and technology through continuing education, service, short courses, and outreach programs.

2. Mission: The mission of the PTC is to be a source of trained engineers and scientists, and to provide new technology and insight to the polymers industry. PTC serves to foster multi‐disciplinary research within TAMU. The PTC also features an educational component of graduate and undergraduate courses and seminars on polymer‐related topics.

3. Brief History: The Center was established in 1986 and went through many phases of changes. It now manages three consortia: Advancing Performance Polymers in Energy Applications Consortium, APPEAL; Polymer Technology Industrial Consortium, PTIC; and Polymer Scratch Behavior Consortium, SCRATCH.

4. Facility: The Center occupies an administrative office, a conference room, and a polymer testing and characterization facility. The detailed description of the facility can be found at ptc.tamu.edu/hjsue/facilities.html.

5. Polymer Specialty Program: The Polymer Specialty Certificate Program is designed to provide a strong interdisciplinary educational program for undergraduate and graduate students and suitably prepare students interested in pursuing a polymer career. The certificate will also provide training and background required to turn Texas A&M students into productive members of the industrial workforce. This program is the first of its kind offered in the State of Texas. The Polymer Specialty Certificate Program requires a student to take four three‐credit‐hour core polymer courses to receive official certificate. Completion of the certificate will be recorded on the student’s University transcript.

Other user facilities and programs across the campus that the MSEN faculty and students often utilize in their research are listed below:

Elemental Analysis Laboratory (EAL): The Elemental Analysis Laboratory is a component of the Department of Chemistry's Center for Chemical Characterization and Analysis. The laboratory provides research support in the area of elemental and trace analysis as well as service analyses to TAMU users, other university and government agencies and private industry. It is unique in that it features fast neutron activation analysis (FNAA) capabilities in addition to thermal instrumental neutron activation (INAA) using the University's Nuclear Science Center 1 MW TRIGA research reactor. In addition, the laboratory has recently added inductively-coupled plasma - mass spectrometry to its stable of facilities. The ICP-MS has been fitted with both conventional sample introduction hardware for solution work as well as a 213 nm laser ablation system for studying solids and surfaces. The laboratory is extensively used to benefit a wide

variety of research programs, reporting some 50,000 measurements completed each operational year. Manager: Dr. William D. James, www.chem.tamu.edu/eal.

Texas Institute for Intelligent Bio-Nano Materials and Structures: The Texas Institute of Intelligent Bio-Nano Materials and Structures (TiiMS) brings together some of the top researchers in Texas and the world - including a Nobel laureate and several members of the National Academies - in biotechnology, nanotechnology, biomaterials and aerospace engineering to develop the next generation of bio-nano materials and structures. The new large- scale projects include the International Institute for Multifunctional Materials for Energy Conversion (IIMEC), which NSF-funded, and an AFOSR funded MURI on Functionally Graded Multifunctional Hybrid Composites for Extreme Environments. For more information, see http://tiims.tamu.edu. Center Director: Dr. Dimitris C. Lagoudas.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility: The NMR Facility is a part of the Department of Chemistry and has a total of 9 super-conducting magnet systems as well as four LINUX workstations dedicated to data processing. The spectrometer systems range from routine Proton/Carbon switchable systems at 300 MHz to 500 MHz systems designed and optimized for Biochemical studies. Manager: Mr. Steven K. Silber, http://nmr.tamu.edu.

International Institute of Multifunctional Materials for Energy Conversion. The International Institute of Multifunctional Materials for Energy Conversion (IIMEC) is an NSF supported, international collaboration effort, lead by Texas A&M, dedicated to researching materials for energy conversion. The countries involved range from North America, Asia, Africa, and across Europe. Center Director: Dr. Dimitris C. Lagoudas, http://iimec.tamu.edu

Laboratory for Molecular Simulation (LMS): The Laboratory for Molecular Simulation (LMS) brings molecular modeling and computational chemistry closer to the experimental scientist by offering training to both new and advanced users. Advanced modeling software is available to perform quantum calculations on small molecular or solid systems and molecular mechanics/dynamics modeling for large systems such as proteins, DNA, nanomolecules, polymers, solids, and liquids. The LMS also provides support for faculty that wish to incorporate molecular modeling in their course material. Director: Dr. Michael B. Hall, http://www.chem.tamu.edu/LMS.

Magnetism and Magnetic Resonance Laboratory: The Magnetism and Magnetic Resonance Laboratory is a part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and includes a wide range of instruments for magnetic properties characterization, including: • Quantum Design MPMS-XL7-SQUID Magnetometer/AC Susceptometer for operation from 1.8 K - 800 K in magnetic fields to 7 T at frequencies 1 Hz – 1 kHz. • 9T Solid-State NMR Facility. • Quantum Design 7 T PPMS system including electrical and thermal transport, magnetotransport, thermopower, specific heat, torque magnetometry. • Scanning Probe Microscopes including Thermomicroscopes, AFM, Nanotec SPM/MFM, cryogenic scanner, Nanomagnetics scanning hall probe microscope system (SPHM), with cryogenic probe for high-field, low-temperature measurements, as well as room- temperature scanner. The SHPM can be used for quantitative, noninvasive measurement of surface magnetic fields at the 0.1 μm scale (acquired with an NSF-IMR grant). Both a room temperature low field version (0.03T) and a low temperature version are available. The SHPM heads can also incorporate STM and AFM sensors in place of the Hall sensor.

• Lake Shore Model 229 Magnetometer/AC Susceptometer for operation from 1.35 K - 300 K in magnetic fields to 9 T at frequencies 10 Hz – 10 kHz. • Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM): A low temperature STM head has been built and is being mounted in a specially designed 3He cryostat which incorporates charcoal adsorption pumps for cooling down to 0.5 K. It can be used in both STM vacuum and point contact spectroscopy modes. • Cryostats for Low Temperature Transport Measurements (Thermopower, Hall effect, thermal conductivity resistivity, magnetoresistance, AC susceptibility): 1. 3He Cryostat, 0.35 – 20 K, with SQUID multifunction probe. 2. 4He Cryostats (three), 1.5 K – 300 K, with fully automated data collection. A 6 T superconducting magnet is available for use with any of the 3He or 4He cryostats. Directors: Dr. Joseph Ross and Dr. Don Naugle.

SMART Vehicles Concepts Center. The Smart Vehicle Concepts Center (SVC) is an NSF funded center with the following mission: (1) Conduct basic and applied research on the characterization of smart materials, and the development of adaptive sensors, actuators and devices (based on active materials and control methods) for application to vehicle sub-systems and components; (2) Build an unmatched base of research, engineering education, and technology transfer with emphasis on improved vehicle performance; and (3) Develop well- trained engineers and researchers (at the MS and PhD levels) with both experimental and theoretical viewpoints. Center supervisor: Dr. James Boyd.

Materials and Structures Laboratory: The Materials and Structures Laboratory is a part of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and includes a wide range of instruments for structural and functional property characterization, including: • MTS Axial, Closed Loop, Servo Hydraulic Test Systems with Load Capacities Ranging from 20 to 100 KIP's and temperature ranges from 150 K up to 1500 K. • Adelaide axial torsional, closed loop, screw driven test system which can simultaneously or independently apply axial and torsional loads up to 20 KIP's and 10,000 in lbs, respectively • MTS high rate, open loop, servo hydraulic test system capable of accelerating the cross head up to 60,000 in/sec and impacting a specimen with 24,000 in lbs of energy. All of the servo hydraulic load frames are completely automated and have data acquisition, reduction and control software written specifically for tests typically associated with constitutive parameter evaluation and damage mechanics. In addition, three axial load frames are specifically equipped with alignment fixtures and hydraulic collet grips in order to precisely align the load train for ceramic specimens, as well as compression testing. • Asea Brown Bovari Hot Isostatic Press • Leica MEF 4M Inveterted Light Microscope with Brightfield, Darkfield, Polarized Light, Polarization Contrast and Differential Interference Contrast, and Hi-Res CCD Camera for Digital Imaging • Perkin-Elmer Pyris 1 Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) • Centorr Furnaces • Creep Frames • Long Distance Microscopes and Digital Image Correlation Systems Director: Dr. Dimitris C. Lagoudas

5. VISION, GOALS, AND ASSESSMENT 5.1. Texas A&M University Vision 2020 The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission (SACS) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) assess the quality of Texas A&M University as a whole. In 1999, Texas A&M embarked upon a comprehensive evaluation and planning program to meet the SACS and THECB guidelines and with the aim of securing recognition as a consensus "Top 10" public university by the year 2020 under the direction of then‐President, Dr. Ray Bowen. The program known as “Vision 2020” (http://vision2020.tamu.edu) was intended to build upon Texas A&M's tradition of excellence, while identifying areas requiring improvement and recommending necessary action, without sacrificing the core values upon which the university is solidly founded or its proud and unique heritage. The vision, developed with input from more than 250 stakeholders, involves benchmarks which, if achieved, would enhance the value of Texas A&M University to the Texas A&M University System, the State of Texas and the nation. The report, Vision 2020: Creating a Culture of Excellence, sets forth individual recommendations categorized into 12 "imperatives" relating to all aspects of Texas A&M and its relationships with students, faculty, staff, the community and the state, nation and world it proudly serves. The 12 imperatives are:

1. Elevate the Faculty and their Teaching, Research, and Scholarship 2. Strengthen the Graduate Programs 3. Enhance the Undergraduate Academic Experience 4. Build the Letters, Arts, and Sciences Core 5. Build on the Tradition of Professional Education 6. Diversify and Globalize the A&M Community 7. Increase Access to Knowledge Resources 8. Enrich the Campus Environment 9. Build Community and Metropolitan Connections 10. Demand Enlightened Governance and Leadership 11. Attain Resource Parity with the Best Public Universities 12. Meet the Commitment to Texas

Former Texas A&M University President Robert Gates (who served from August 2002 – December 2006, before he was sworn in as the 22nd Secretary of Defense) embraced Vision 2020 and elected to focus on areas embedded in the original imperatives, plus one new imperative:

1. Elevate the Faculty and Their Teaching, Research, and Scholarship (Imperative 1) 2. Improve graduate and undergraduate programs (Imperatives 2 and 3) 3. Diversify and Globalize the A&M Community (Imperative 6) 4. Improve space (New Imperative 13)

The Academic Master Plan (2010-2015) is the strategic plan for achieving key aspects of Vision 2020. The Academic Master Plan has 3 roadmaps, namely: the Teaching- Learning Roadmap, the Research Roadmap, and the Engagement Roadmap.

5.2. Strategic Plan/Program Assessment

5.2.1. Vision In line with the Vision 2020, The Interdisciplinary Program of Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) has a goal to be among the top 10 public graduate programs in the nation for students pursuing an advanced degree in materials science and engineering, fulfilling its part of TAMU’s mission with scholarship, leadership and innovation in all aspects of research, teaching and service.

5.2.2. Mission The mission of the Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) Interdisciplinary Graduate Program is to:

1. Provide quality graduate education that is well-grounded in the fundamental principles of materials science and engineering coupled with the latest technological advances in order to advance student’s problem solving skills, nurture discovery and innovation, develop life-long learning skills, and preparing students for national and international leadership roles and successful careers in academia, government, and industry.

2. Prepare M.S. and Ph.D. graduates to be exceptional scientists and engineers, and future leaders that pursue excellence in every endeavor.

3. Advance the knowledge base of materials science and engineering by fostering multidisciplinary basic and applied research efforts, cutting across disciplines, departments, and colleges.

4. Promote transformative interdisciplinary activities in materials science and engineering by acting as a locus for collaborative research efforts, and the establishment and enhancement of shared research facilities that advance the solutions to interdisciplinary problems.

5.2.3. Goals The goals of the MSEN program are to:

1. Recruit academically exceptional domestic and international graduate students to the program including the students from under-represented groups.

2. Recruit active researchers to the MSEN faculty and enhance the national and international visibility of the MSEN program.

3. Establish, enhance, and maintain an interdisciplinary graduate curriculum that is increasingly responsive to the ever-changing and multidisciplinary needs of industry, academia, and government.

4. Maintain an atmosphere in which interdisciplinary research collaboration and shared research facilities are encouraged and fostered. Promote interdisciplinary research activities with an eventual goal of establishing a nationally and internationally recognized materials science and engineering department, while maintaining the strongly interdisciplinary aspects of the program.

5. Produce graduates who will: a. have well-grounded fundamental knowledge in materials science and engineering b. have interdisciplinary research experience and work well in interdisciplinary team environments c. apply acquired knowledge, effectively communicate ideas and technical information, and continue to learn and improve d. contribute to the development of advanced concepts, leading edge technologies, and training of next generation scientists and engineers

5.2.4. Objectives/Outcomes 1. Graduates will demonstrate a basic knowledge of materials science and engineering.

2. Graduates will demonstrate critical analysis and creative problem solving skills. Courses and research will provide opportunities and the requirement to solve problems with creative and analytical thought.

3. Graduates will gain experience in effectively working in multidisciplinary teams.

4. Graduates will be aware of state-of-the-art technologies and research areas through graduate seminars, laboratory courses, and shared facilities.

5. Graduates will be proficient in making effective presentations and written communication through required oral and written exams, publications in referreed journals, student seminars, in-class presentations and reports, activities in student societies, and a scientific writing course.

6. Synergistic collaborations will develop among the MSEN faculty resulting in additional student enrichment opportunities.

7. Students will actively participate in student chapters of professional societies

8. Graduates will have a basic understanding of ethics, research methodology, professional issues, and actual practice, and understand how these issues could affect them in their professional careers through graduate seminars given by professional engineers and scientists, and seminars given by outside experts on these topics, the TAMU faculty, and other students.

9. The program will provide needed workforce trained in materials expertise for Texas. The State of Texas is the largest materials-producing state in the country, and there is a significant need for well-trained materials scientists in the Texas workforce.

5.2.5. Measures, Findings, and Action Plans The extent to which the graduate program is achieving these goals/objectives is measured using the following metrics:

1. The quality and demographics of incoming students a. GRE scores of incoming graduate students.

Finding: The averages for the MSEN incoming graduate students are summarized in Figure 7.3. Action Plan: • Continue to recruit and admit graduate students of the highest quality. • Raise admissions standards. • Make admission decisions and notify students of acceptance and scholarships within 2 weeks of the application deadline

b. Admission selectivity (admission rate). Finding: The yearly admission rates for the MSEN program are given in Figure 7.2. Action Plan: Set a cap on the number of PhD students in the program at 100 for the next few years to evaluate the demand and future of the program. This is expected to improve the selectivity in the application pool.

c. Number of domestic students and students from under-represented groups Finding: The statistics are summarized in Section 7.8.4. Action Plan: • Submit a follow-on NSF-IGERT proposal and a new Department of Education – GAANN Proposals to be able to attract high quality domestic students. • Recruit students from under-represented groups with the help of Diversity and Pathways to the Doctorate Fellowships, available through the Texas A&M University System. • Coordinate with Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) and College of Engineering Office to have a continuous presence at all recruitment fairs attended by TAMU. • Actively promote the program and recruit through the MSEN website, noting new faculty, research advances and funding opportunities. • Utilize OGS recruitment funds to bring selected U.S. students for campus visits • Recruit at national Graduate and Professional Career Days including events at SHPE, NSBE, NOBCCHE and SACNAS.

The hiring of an additional program assistant will help facilitate these activities. A recruitment committee specific to the recruitment and retention of domestic and underrepresented students will also be established.

d. Number of students receiving fellowships/assistantships (e.g., NSF fellowships, Graduate Merit Fellowships, Regent’s fellowships). Finding: Table 5.1 lists the MSEN students with prestigious fellowships/scholarships and Figure 5.1 shows the percentages of the students with fellowships, assistantships, and sponsorships.

e. Number of competitive Academic Scholarships given annually to graduate students (in the amount of $1,000) Finding: 27 Academic Scholarships have been granted annually to the MSEN students since 2005 (Figure 5.2). Action Plan: Offer 10 competitive Academic Scholarship per year. The Program can afford this level of commitment due to the increase in the

budget allocation to the MSEN program as a result of the increase in the number of students.

Graduate Student Funding in MSEN Program

Assistantship, 74 (79%)

Self‐Funded, 11 (12%) Fellowship, 6 (6%) Sponsorship, 3 (3%)

Figure 5.1. Percentages of the MSEN students with fellowships, assistantships (RA and TA), and sponsorships as of Fall 2011.

Academic Scholarships Distributed to the MSEN Students 8 8

7 6 6 6

3 2 2 2 2 1 1

0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Figure 5.2. Number academic scholarships per year given to the MSEN students.

2. Quality of student education and research a. Number of student publications in peer-reviewed archival journals Finding: Beginning in Spring 2010, this information has been gathered for each graduating Ph.D. student right before the dissertation final exam. The average number of peer-reviewed publications per graduating Ph.D. student since 2010 is 8.5. Each graduating PhD student prepares a final exam announcement (Appendix C) to inform the students and faculty in the MSEN Program and other related departments.

Action Plan: Collect this data from both graduating M.S. and Ph.D. students starting Spring 2012.

b. Number of student research awards (e.g., best paper awards, poster awards, technical society awards) Finding: Table 5.2 below presents the partial listing of the student research awards in the MSEN program. Action Plan: Collect this data from existing students more aggressively using annual online surveys through surveymonkey.com, starting Spring 2012.

c. Number and content of MSEN courses offered Findings: The list of courses offered in the program is given in Section 7.4. Action Plan: • Offer a new course on Kinetics and Phase Transformations and provide release time for the development of this course. • Cross-list MSEN related courses offered in other departments to enrich the curriculum. • Cross-list the “Scientific Writing” course offered by Department of Mechanical Engineering. • Evaluate graduate curriculum (Curriculum Committee) every 2 years for course modifications, additions or deletions. • Communicate with Department Heads who hold the ad-loc of Interdisciplinary Faculty members about graduate course needs. • Encourage faculty to use the Center for Teaching Excellence resources in course development/modification and assessment of learning objectives

d. Number of patents Finding: N/A Action Plan: Starting Spring 2012, this data will be collected annually from existing students using l online surveys through surveymonkey.com.

e. Number of conference presentations Finding: N/A Action Plan: Collect this data from existing students more aggressively using annual online surveys through surveymonkey.com, starting Spring 2012.

3. Demand of graduates a. Percentage of graduates employed in science and engineering positions upon graduation. Findings: The statistics are summarized in Section 7.8.5. The percentage of graduates employed in science and engineering positions upon graduation is currently 97%. Action Plan: Continue to collect this data from both graduating M.S. and Ph.D. students using a new exit survey.

b. Number of graduates in faculty positions Findings: 12 out of 42 PhD graduates currently hold teaching positions at different universities. Action Plan: Continue to collect this data regularly by sending surveys to the graduates.

c. Number of graduates in research positions (non-faculty positions) Findings: The statistics are summarized in Section 7.8.5. Action Plan: Continue to collect this data from both graduating M.S. and Ph.D. students using a new exit survey.

4. Quality of MSEN faculty a. Number of publications in peer-reviewed archival journals Finding: The statistics are summarized in Section 6.6. Action Plan: Continue to collect this data annually.

b. Number of service awards Finding: The statistics are summarized in Section 6.4. Action Plan: Continue to collect this data annually.

c. Editorships Finding: The statistics are summarized in Section 6.4. Action Plan: Continue to collect this data annually.

d. Annual research expenditure Finding: The statistics are summarized in Section 6.5. Action Plan: Continue to collect this data annually.

e. Number of patents Finding: N/A Action Plan: Collect this data from the faculty annually.

f. Number of conference presentations Finding: N/A Action Plan: Collect this data from the faculty annually.

5. National and international visibility of the MSEN Program a. National ranking Finding: N/A. Action Plan: • Hire an internationally visible materials researcher with past administrative experience to lead the program and turn it into a department. • Begin attending the official MSEN meetings that are held for MSEN Department Heads in the country. • Coordinate informational booths for Texas A&M and the MSEN Program in technical conferences (first one was organized in Fall 2010 at the MS&T Conference and Exhibition in Houston) • Encourage the MSEN faculty to use MSEN as one of their affiliations in the journal publications, books, conference presentations, and invited speeches. • Organize alumni events in technical conferences (first one was organized in Fall 2010 at the MS&T Conference and Exhibition) • Organize a “Materials Day” on campus to invite local industry for a day of selected research presentations, poster presentations, and facility tours. • Continuously update the MSEN website.

b. Multidisciplinary, multi‐university activities Finding: Partial listing of multidisciplinary, multi-university research activities are listed in Table 5.3. Action Plan: Collect this data annually from the faculty.

c. International collaboration (number of faculty with international collaboration) Finding: N/A. Action Plan: • Send out RFPs for international research projects to the MSEN faculty • Enhance the interactions with TAMU-Qatar campus and Qatar National Research Foundation by encouraging faculty visits, joint teaching, and student exchanges • Collect this data from the faculty annually.

6. Interdisciplinary activities a. Number of joint team proposals and awards Finding: Table 5.3 below presents the partial listing of the research awards acquired by the MSEN faculty with more than three PIs from the MSEN program. Action Plan: • Send out RFPs for collaborative research projects to the MSEN faculty • Facilitate interaction among the faculty to enhance grant acquisition by organizing small thematic research meetings. • Collect this data from the faculty annually.

b. Number of joint publications with MSEN faculty from different home departments Finding: N/A Action Plan: Collect this data from the faculty annually, starting Spring 2012.

c. Number of faculty involved in these activities and number of different departments with MSEN affiliated faculty. Finding: The former information has not been collected so far. Number of MSEN faculty from the Department of Chemistry, and overall from the entire College of Science is significantly lower as compared to the faculty from Dwight Look College of Engineering. Similarly, only few MSEN faculty from COS supervise MSEN graduate students. One of the reasons for this was identified as the higher number of course requirements for the graduate students in Engineering and MSEN than that in the Science departments. Action Plan: • Collect this data from the faculty annually, starting Spring 2012. • Evaluate the possibility of developing both science and engineering curricular tracks to increase the involvement from COS faculty and students in the MSEN program

The assessment of the goals and objectives for the MSEN Program has recently started and is continuously evolving. Data collection is being coordinated by the program coordinator and the program chair. However, the program Chair obligated by his own research and teaching commitments, could not commit enough quality time for the assessment activities due to all the other responsibilities, such as student recruitment, advising, coordination of interdisciplinary activities. Therefore, a program assistant we will be hired to coordinate the assessment activities and data collection. Statistics regarding the measures associated with the incoming

and graduating students’ quality have been collected for a number of years. Some are presented in this self-study. Statistics regarding the measures associated with quality and demand for graduating students will be collected through the use of an exit interview. Starting with the Spring 2012 semester, all students, after applying for graduation, will be asked to complete an exit survey which will provide us with the measures specified. The Executive Committee will review the data collected and make recommendations for improvements on a yearly basis.

Table 5.1. MSEN Students that received prestigious fellowships/scholarships. Fellowhips –Scholarships Student Name Years Awarded Bufford, Daniel 2007-2009 Gibbons, Sean 2010- Link, Lauren 2010- NSF-IGERT Maxwell, Kevin 2010- Integrative Graduate Education and Research Trainee Nandyala, Anil 2007-2009 Fellowship Njoroge, Jean 2011- Nolan, James 2008-2010 $30,000/Year-Stipend Pankonien, 2010- $10,500/Year-Tuition-Fees-Health Insurance $1,000/Year- Alexander Travel Phillips, Francis 2008-2010 Wellington, Tracey 2007-2009 William, Kristen 2007-2009 Yegin, Cengiz 2008-2010 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Volk, Brent 2010-2013 (NDSEG) Fellowship Gonzales, Jeremy 2008-2009 Pathways to Doctorate ($25,000) Songok, Shadrack 2008-2009 Applied Materials Fellowship ($35,000) Lin, Chen-Han 2009 NSF ICMR Apprentice Science Reporter Award Travel Njoroge, Jean 2011 Grant ($5000) National Consortium for Measurement and Signature Martinez Jr., Hugo 2010 Intelligence Research (NCMR) Scholarship TAMU Graduate Diversity Fellowship ($40,000), Wellington, Tracey 2005-2008 Montgomery Endowed Fellowship Prize, Texas A&M Wellington, Tracey 2009 University Office of Naval Research (ONR) Summer Fellowship, Naval William, Kristen 2010,2011 Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP), Badakhshan-Raz, 2007 Sadegh Chou, Chia-Yun 2006, 2007 Hare, Brian 2009 Regents’ Graduate Fellowship, Office of Graduate Studies, Texas A&M University (in varying amounts from $1,000 to Hernandez, Gerardo 2009 $13,000) Hsu, Jia-Lin 2009 Jimenez, Carolina 2009 Kalidindi Sanjay 2006, 2007 Kim, Hyunsoo 2009

Kothalkar, Ankush 2010 Lin, Chen-Han 2009 Meka, Shiv 2009 Njoroge,Jean 2009 Wang, Guanqun 2009

Table 5.2. A partial list of the student research awards in the MSEN Program. Name Year Award Dr. Laxam Desai Graduate Student Best Abstract Award, Society of Aishu Sooresh 2011 Toxicology. Wiley-VCH Award for best poster in the area of Materials Science, Amanda Cain 2011 International Layer-by-Layer Symposium 2011 – Strasbourg, France Outstanding Oral Presentation Award, Texas Section of the Andrew Liao 2011 American Physical Society (TSAPS) Meeting, Commerce, Texas Excellence in Graduate Student Research – American Chemical Brennan Bailey 2011 Society Selected to attend the 61st Annual Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Brent Volk 2011 Lindau, Germany (one of 80 students representing the U.S.) Third Prize, Polymer Modifiers and Additives Division Challenge Minhao Wang 2011 Technical Writing Contest, Society of Plastics Engineers Polymer Modifiers and Additives Division Scholarship for Graduate Minhao Wang 2011 Students, Society of Plastics Engineers Distinguished Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research, Yu-Chin Li 2011 Texas A&M University 1st Prize in Materials Science, Student Research Week Aracely Rocha 2010 Competition, Texas A&M University, College Station TX. Second Place Poster, Polymer Chemistry Conference, Puerto Brennan Bailey 2010 Morelos, Mexico Brent Volk 2010 J. Malon Southerland Aggie Leadership Scholarship 2nd Prize in Taxonomy, Student Research Week Competition, Rodrigo Cooper 2010 Texas A&M University, College Station TX. Aracely Rocha 2009 Students Fellowship Awards($500), STLE – Houston Platinum award, Student Poster Award Competition, 69th Annual Ke Wang 2009 Meeting of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), Orlando, FL 1st Prize in Student Research Competition, Polymer Technology Ke Wang 2009 Center Meeting, Texas A&M University, College Station TX Nicolas Nudo 2009 Outstanding Graduating Senior Award Nicolas Nudo 2nd Prize in Taxonomy, Student Research Week Competition, Jill Butler 2009 Texas A&M University, College Station TX. Michael Cleveland Rodrigo Cooper 2009 Students Fellowship Awards($2500), STLE – Houston Tracey Wellington 2009 Buck Weirus Spirit Award, Texas A&M University Student Presentation award, American Physical Society TSAPS Xiang Zheng 2009 Meeting, San Marcos TX Faculty Senate Aggie Spirit Award, Texas A&M University, College Alice Pendleton 2008 Station,TX Alice Pendleton 2008 Students Fellowship Awards($500), STLE – Houston Platinum award, Student Poster Award Competition, 68th Annual Aracely Rocha 2008 Meeting of STLE, Cleveland, OH Best Student Contribution, International Conference on Adaptive Brent Volk 2008 Structures and Technologies

Gold award, Student Poster Award Competition, 68th Annual Rodrigo Cooper 2008 Meeting of STLE, Cleveland, OH Rodrigo Cooper 2008 Students Fellowship Awards($2500), STLE – Houston Silver award, Student Poster Award Competition, 68th Annual Ryan Gola 2008 Meeting of STLE, Cleveland, OH Subrata Kundu 2nd Prize in Research Poster Competition, Materials 2008 Ke Wang Characterization Facility, Texas A&M University, College Station,TX Tracey Wellington 2008 Texas A&M University Academic Excellence Award Alice Pendleton 2007 Students Fellowship Awards ($2500), STLE – Houston Honorable Mention, Best Paper Competition, Int. Soc. Optical Engineers (SPIE), 14th Int. Symp. on Smart Structures and Bartosz Mika 2007 Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring,San Diego, California USA. Honorary Mention, Student Poster Competition, 211th Dedy Ng 2007 Electrochemical Society Meeting, Chicago, IL Gold award, Student Poster Award Competition, 67th Annual Ke Wang 2007 Meeting of STLE, Philadelphia, PA Silver award, Student Poster Award Competition, 67th Annual Luohan Peng 2007 Meeting of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), Philadelphia, PA 1st and 2nd place, ASME Top 10 Most Downloaded Articles of Pranay Asthana 2007 Journal of Tribology Silver award, Student Poster Award Competition, 67th Annual Raj Kar 2007 Meeting of STLE, Philadelphia, PA Raj Kar 2007 Students Fellowship Awards ($500), STLE – Houston Tracey Wellington 2007 Graduate Student Council Guseman Award, Texas A&M University National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Tracey Wellington 2006 Institutes Fellowship Student Poster Award, Honorary Mention, World Tribology Pranay Asthana 2005 Congress III, Washington, D.C

Table 5.3. A partial list of the joint research awards with at least three PIs from the MSEN Program. Funding Agency Title MSEN Faculty involved D.C. Lagoudas (PI) MURI: Synthesis, Characterization and Modeling of I. Karaman AFOSR Functionally Graded Multifunctional Hybrid M. Radovic Composites for Extreme Environments J. Whitcomb DURIP: Acquisition of Mechanically Assisted Spark D.C. Lagoudas (PI) Plasma Sintering System for Advanced Research AFOSR I. Karaman and Education on Functionally Graded Hybrid M. Radovic Materials Advanced BioMaterials as Implantable Chemical DARPA M. McShane Sensors (BioMICS) ARI-LA: A Framework for Developing Novel DHS Detection Systems Focused on Interdicting Shielded Y. Kuo HEU R. Arroyave A. Benzerga DOE LLNL: Support for Stockpile Stewardship Program T. Cagin S. McDeavitt DOE EERE: Highly dispersed alloy catalyst for durability P. Balbuena ARPA-E: Stimuli-Responsive Metal-Organic H.K. Jeong DOE Frameworks for Highly Efficient Post-combustion H. Zhou

CO2 Capture D.C. Lagoudas (PI) R. Arroyave NSF - IMI: International Institute for Multifunctional NSF - DMR A. Benzerga Materials for Energy Conversion (IIMEC) T. Cagin I. Karaman J. Ross (PI) IGERT: New Mathematical Tools for Next T.Cagin NSF Generation Materials I. Karaman D.C. Lagoudas D.C. Lagoudas (PI) Active NIRT: Hierarchical Manufacturing and J. Kameoka NSF Modeling Approaches for Phase Transforming I. Karaman Nanostructures X. Zhang NIRT: Nanoengineered Shells for Encapsulation NSF M. McShane and Controlled Release I/UCRC: Establishment of a Site on SMA-Research D.C. Lagoudas (PI) NSF Technologies (SMA-RT) as part of OSU-SVC I. Karaman Collaborative Research: Modeling Reliability for NSF Y. Kuo Scale-driven Degradation and Spatial Defects D.C. Lagoudas (PI) T. Cagin NSF REU Site: Multifunctional Materials Systems J. Grunlan H.J. Sue J. Whitcomb REU Site: Chemical Engineering Approach to NSF P. Balbuena Biological and Materials Systems Acquisition of a Combined Raman and Infrared A. Holzenburg (PI) NSF - BES Microscope with Nano-Scale Spatial Resolution D.C. Lagoudas REU Site in Chemistry (CHE - 0755207 and CHE – NSF - CHE J. Batteas 1062840) A. Holzenburg D.C. Lagoudas NSF - EEC REU Site: Nanotechnology and Materials Systems W. Teizer J. Whitcomb Phages of Agronomic Bacteria-Based Genomics NSF - EF A. Holzenburg Approach : A Student- Based Genomics Approach

5.3. Connection to the Vision, Goals, Mission and Objectives of TAMU

The Interdisciplinary Faculty of MSEN is committed to contributing to the relevant Vision 2020 imperatives. Specifically, it is aimed at making sure that the goals and action plans are aligned with:

Imperative # 2: Strengthening our graduate programs Imperative # 5: Building on the tradition of professional education Imperative # 6: Diversifying and globalizing the A&M community Imperative # 12: Meeting our commitment to Texas

Meeting Imperatives # 2 and # 5:

The MSEN program faculty has spent considerable effort identifying and implementing different approaches to strengthen the graduate program. The major changes in the curriculum have

come through offering several new courses including MSEN 603: Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials and MSEN 604: Quantum Mechanics for Materials Scientists, the award of an NSF-IGERT (DGE – 0549487) on Mathematical Methods in Materials Science and the influx of several bright domestic students for this project are examples. Additionally, the efforts of the program coordinator and the chair to manage a student research seminar and organize informational booths and meetings about the program are examples where the program is investing heavily in the development of the students.

Meeting Imperative # 6:

The MSEN program adds to the wealth of diversity and globalization on the university campus. Though we are focusing our efforts to increase the number of high quality U.S. students to the program, we are also continuously attempting to recruit the best and the brightest students from around the world.

Meeting Imperative #12:

An important goal of the MSEN program is to increase the number of Hispanic MSEN students that we graduate. Texas is a minority majority state and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board sees this as an important part of meeting our commitment to diversity and to Texas.

6. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY 6.1. Faculty Profile The MSEN Faculty has interdisciplinary expertise with its 51 members (50 full and 1 associate member) holding primary appointments in Dwight Look College of Engineering and College of Science (Figure 6.1). They are actively engaged in a diversity of research and fully committed to graduate instruction in the discipline of MSEN.

20% (10)

Faculty of Engineering 80% (41) Faculty of Science

Figure 6.1. Home academic colleges of MSEN faculty.

The MSEN faculty has a good mix of senior experienced researchers (18 professors among which 8 have distinguished and/or named professorships), and mid-junior level faculty members (16 associate and 16 assistant professors, Figure 6.2) who represent 10 different academic departments (Figure 6.3).

32% (16)

31% (16) Full Associate 35% (18) Assistant Adjunct

2% (1)

Figure 6.2. Professorial ranks of the MSEN faculty.

The complete list of the MSEN faculty is given in Table 6.1. The biographical summaries of individual faculty can be found in the appended materials. These sketches give a summary of research, peer‐reviewed publications, honors and awards received and recent grants and contracts.

Home Departments of MSEN Faculty

Biomedical Aerospace Engineering Engineering (6) (5) Chemical Physics and Engineering Astronomy (10) (5)

Electrical Engineering (4)

Chemistry (3)

Biology (2) Mechanical Engineering Nuclear (13) Engineering Civil Engineering (2) (1)

Figure 6.3. Academic departments represented by the MSEN faculty.

Table 6.1. List of MSEN faculty, associated academic colleges and departments, and research areas. Last First Home Home Rank Research Area Name Name Department College Computational Materials Science Balbuena Perla CHEN Nanomaterials Engineering Computational Materials Science Cagin Tahir CHEN Nanomaterials Engineering Hartwig K. Ted Structural Materials MEEN Engineering Functional Materials Hemmer Philip ELEN Nanomaterials Engineering Holzenburg Andreas Biomaterials BIOL Science Hughbanks Timothy F. Nanomaterials CHEM Science Functional Materials Karaman Ibrahim MEEN Nanocrystalline Materials Engineering Nano, Microelectronic and Kuo Yue CHEN Optoelectronic materials Engineering Composite Materials Lagoudas Dimitris C. AERO Functional Materials Engineering Nanomaterials Professor Liang Hong MEEN Surfaces and interfaces Engineering Nanomaterials Mannan M. Sam CHEN Functional Materials Engineering Functional Materials Naugle Donald G. PHYS Nanomaterials Science Ross, Jr. Joseph H. Functional Materials PHYS Science Computational Materials Science Seminario Jorge CHEN Nanomaterials, Electronics Engineering Polymers and Composites Sue Hung-Jue MEEN Functional Materials Engineering Polymers and Composites Talreja Ramesh R. AERO Structural Materials Engineering Polymers and Composites Whitcomb John D. AERO Structural Materials Engineering Hong-Cai Nanomaterials Zhou CHEM Science (Joe) Functional Materials

Nanomaterials Batteas James CHEM Functional Materials Science Cheng Zhengdong Soft Matter CHEN Engineering Creasy Terry Polymers and Composites MEEN Engineering Biomaterials Grunlan Melissa BMEN Polymers and Composites Engineering Polymers and Composites Grunlan Jaime MEEN Multilayer Thin Films Engineering Hwang Wonmuk Biomaterials BMEN Engineering Kameoka Jun Nanomaterials ELEN Engineering Biomaterials Maitland Duncan BMEN Engineering Associate Polymers and Composites Professor McDeavitt Sean Structural Materials NUEN Engineering Biomaterials McShane Mike BMEN Nanomaterials Engineering Meissner Kenith Biomaterials BMEN Engineering Polymer and Composites Ounaies Zoubeida AERO Functional Materials Engineering Nanomaterials Teizer Winfried PHYS Biomaterials Science Nanomaterials Wang Haiyan ELEN Functional Materials Engineering Wu Wenhao Functional Materials PHYS Science Structural Materials Zhang Xinghang MEEN Nanomaterials Engineering Computational Materials Science Abu Al-Rab Rashid CVEN Nanomaterials Engineering Nanomaterials Akbulut Mustafa CHEN Functional Materials Engineering Computational Materials Science Arroyave Raymundo MEEN Structural and Functional Materials Engineering Computational Materials Science Benzerga Amine AERO Structural Materials Engineering Cosgriff- Biomaterials Elizabeth BMEN Engineering Hernandez Polymers and Composites Gentleman Molly Structural Materials MEEN Engineering Biomaterials Hahn Mariah CHEN Polymers and Composites Engineering Functional Materials Assistant Harris Rusty ELEN Engineering Professor Nanomaterials Nanomaterials Jeong Hae-Kwon CHEN Biomaterials Engineering Radovic Miladin Structural Materials MEEN Engineering Functional Materials Roshchin Igor PHYS Nanomaterials Science Biomaterials Schwartz Cris MEEN Polymer and Composites Engineering Shao Lin Structural Materials NUEN Engineering Nanomaterials Vaddiraju Sreeram CHEN Thermoelectrics, Solar Cells Engineering Yu Choongho Functional Materials MEEN Engineering Polymers and Colloids Zacharia Nicole MEEN Functional Materials Engineering

Among the faculty, two are holders of an endowed chair, six are holders of endowed professorships, and one holds a Regents Professorship (Table 6.2).

Table 6.2. Endowed Faculty Fellowships, Professorships, and Chairs Home Last Name First Name Rank Description Department Balbuena Perla CHEN Professor GPSA Professor Edward "Pete" Aldridge Career Benzerga Amine AERO Assoc. Prof. Development Professorship Gulf Oil/Thomas A. Dietz Development Grunlan Jaime MEEN Assoc. Prof. Professor I Kuo Yue CHEN Professor Dow Professor Lagoudas Dimitris AERO Professor John and Bea Slattery Chair T. Michael O'Connor I Chair Mannan Sam CHEN Professor Regents Professor Seminario Jorge CHEN Professor Lannater and Herb Fox Professor Sue Hung-Jue MEEN Professor Linda and Ralph Schmidt Professor Talreja Ramesh AERO Professor Tenneco Professor

The MSEN faculty is made up of 82% males (42 faculty) and 18% females (9 faculty) (Figure 6.4). Figure 6.5 summarizes the ethnicity distribution of the MSEN faculty (65% White, 8% Hispanic, 28% Asian).

18% (9)

Male 82% (42) Female

Figure 6.4. The gender distribution of the MSEN faculty.

28% (14)

Asian 65% (33) 8% (4) Hispanic White

Figure 6.5. The ethnicity distribution of the MSEN faculty.

The faculty members participate in the program in one or more of the following roles:

• Serving as Chair of MSEN graduate student committees • Serving on MSEN graduate student committees and MSEN program committees

• Teaching MSEN courses (MSEN 601/MSEN 602/MSEN 603/MSEN 604/MSEN 607/MSEN 608/MSEN 616/MSEN 625/MSEN 640/MSEN 656/MSEN 670) • Involvement as MSEN Seminar series speakers or in recommending seminar speakers • Providing solicited and unsolicited programmatic input • Assisting with MSEN student recruitment and placement

In accordance with the Bylaws, there is an annual review of faculty participation in the program that is associated with continued full membership in MSEN. 6.2. Faculty Reinvestment Program and the MSEN Program Beginning in 2005, Texas A&M began an ambitious faculty re-investment program to enhance the teaching and research competitiveness of the university. To date, over 500 new faculty members have joined the TAMU community. The research areas targeted for these hires included some fields, such as nanoscience, having a strong overlap with MSEN. The MSEN program chairs were involved in the search committees for some of these positions and have also been specifically involved (as the chair of the MSEN Program) in some of the candidates’ interviews on campus. To best take advantage of the new expertise arriving on campus and to provide additional MSEN student training opportunities, the MSEN program has actively sought to recruit many of these individuals to join the MSEN faculty. Some faculty members have specifically sought out membership in MSEN. Some of these inquiries have occurred after MSEN students have contacted these individuals about research training opportunities. To date, 30 new additions to the MSEN program are part of the faculty re-investment hires (Table 6.3). New members are usually invited to present in the seminar series.

Table 6.3. TAMU Faculty Reinvestment hires who are members of the MSEN Faculty Last Name First Name Home Department Home College Abu Al-Rab Rashid CVEN Engineering Akbulut Mustafa CHEN Engineering Arroyave Raymundo MEEN Engineering Batteas James CHEM Science Benzerga Amine AERO Engineering Cagin Tahir CHEN Engineering Cheng Zhengdong CHEN Engineering Cosgriff-Hernandez Elizabeth BMEN Engineering Gentleman Molly MEEN Engineering Grunlan Jaime MEEN Engineering Grunlan Melissa BMEN Engineering Hahn Mariah CHEN Engineering Harris Rusty ELEN Engineering Jeong Hae-Kwon CHEN Engineering Kameoka Jun ELEN Engineering Maitland Duncan BMEN Engineering McDeavitt Sean NUEN Engineering McShane Mike BMEN Engineering Ounaies Zoubeida AERO Engineering Radovic Miladin MEEN Engineering Roshchin Igor PHYS Science Schwartz Cris MEEN Engineering Shao Lin NUEN Engineering

Vaddiraju Sreeram CHEN Engineering Wang Haiyan ELEN Engineering Wu Wenhao PHYS Science Yu Choongho MEEN Engineering Zacharia Nicole MEEN Engineering Zhang Xinghang MEEN Engineering Zhou Hong-Cai (Joe) CHEM Science

6.3. Faculty Involvement in Teaching Some of the members of the MSEN faculty are directly involved in the program by teaching 4 MSEN core courses and elective courses listed in Chapter 7. In addition, faculty members are also involved in teaching by their involvement as seminar speakers, and as research supervisors. Out of 50 full members of the MSEN Program, 33 are currently serving as the Chairs of the MSEN graduate student committees and research advisors, as of Fall 2011. Some of the faculty supervise as many as 7 MSEN students. 6.4. Faculty Honors and Recognition Members of the MSEN program are outstanding researchers and teachers. They are active in their professional associations, serve on high visibility research and advisory panels, secure highly competitive awards, and are highly sought after as invited speakers in professional meetings and universities all around the world. Table 6.4 presents the partial listing of MSEN Faculty honors and recognition. In addition, the MSEN Faculty serves in the editorial boards of many prestigious journals and published various books as listed in Table 6.5.

Table 6.4. Partial listing of MSEN Faculty honors & recognition. Last Name First Name Honors/Awards  Student Led Award for Teaching Excellence, Texas A&M University, 2009 and 2011  Truman R. Jones Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, Texas A&M University, 2010 Abu Al-Rub Rashid  Tenneco Meritorious Teaching Award, Texas A&M University, 2011  Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston Jr. Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award, American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 American Chemical – Petroleum Research Fund Young Investigator Akbulut Mustafa  Award, 2010  The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Young Leader, Electronic, Magnetics and Photonic Material Division, 2006  NSF CAREER Award, 2010 Arroyave Raymundo  TEES Select Young Faculty Award, Texas A&M University, 2012  Honorable Mention for the 2012 Early Career Faculty Fellow Award, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2012  "Professor of the Year", Student's Choice Award, Texas A&M University American Institute of Chemical Engineers Chapter, 2004- 2005 Balbuena Perla  GPSA Professorship, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2005  TEES Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2010 and 2011

Cosgriff- Women`s Initiative Committee Appreciation Award, American Institute Elizabeth  Hernandez of Chemical Engineers, 2010 The Peggy L. and Charles L. Brittan '65 Award for Outstanding Creasy Terry  Undergraduate Teaching, 2004  NSF Career Award, 2007  TEES Select Young Faculty, Texas A&M University, 2007  Dow Chemical Young Faculty Award, 2009  Student Led Award for Teaching Excellence, Texas A&M University, Grunlan Jaime 2009  Carl A. Dahlquist Award, The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC), 2010  Gulf Oil/Thomas Dietz Career Development Professorship, Texas A&M University, 2011  Association of Former Students Distinguished Award in Teaching, Grunlan Melissa Texas A&M University, 2009-2010  Herbert H. Richardson Fellow, 2010-2011  Brockett Professorship Award, Texas A&M University, 2007 Hartwig K. Ted  Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Texas A&M University, 2008  TEES Fellow, 2007, 2010 Hemmer Phil  Fellow, Optical Society of America  Ruth and William Neely ’52 Dow Chemical Fellowship  President of the Texas Chapter of the Alexander von Humboldt Holzenburg Andreas Association of America, 2006-2008 Student Led Award for Teaching Excellence, Texas A&M University, Hwang Wonmuk  2009  The Celanese Teaching Excellence Award, Texas A&M University, 2009 Jeong Hae-Kwon  AlChE US Chapter Outstanding Young Investigator Award, 2009  Student Led Award for Teaching Excellence, Texas A&M University, 2010  TEES Select Young Faculty Award, Texas A&M University, 2004  Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program Award, 2005  Robert Lansing Hardy Award, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2005  TEES Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2006 Karaman Ibrahim  Honorable Mention for the 2007 Early Career Faculty Fellow Award, TMS, 2007  Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award, Joint Award between The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2008  TEES Senior Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2012  Science Direct Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2005  Electrochemical Society Electronics and Photonics Division Award, 2007 Kuo Yue  Honorary Professorship, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2009  Honorary Professorship, Nankai University, 2009  Honorary Professorship, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2009  John and Bea Slattery Chair, Texas A&M University, 2004  NASA Faculty Fellowship, NASA Langley, 2004 Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Prize, American Society of Lagoudas Dimitris  Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006  ASME William Sweet Smith Prize, 2008  Fellow of Engineering Science, Society of Engineering Science (SES),

2009

 Fellow, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), 2007  Life Member, Tribology Society of India, 2009 Liang Hong  Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009  Charles H. Barclay, Jr. ‘45 Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2009-2010  Texas Emerging Technology Fund Superiority Award, 2008  Faculty of the Year, Biomedical Engineering Society, Texas A&M Chapter, 2010 Maitland Duncan J  William Keeler Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2010  2nd Place, Goradia Innovation Prize, 2011  Faculty Fellow Award, Texas A&M University, 2012  Research Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2004  George Armistead, Jr. ’23 Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2004-2005 Mannan Sam  Medal of Honor, Technical University of Lodz, Poland, 2008  Doctoris Honoris Causa, Technical University of Łódź, Poland,2011  George Armistead Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2007-2009 McShane Mike  E.D. Brockett Professorship, Texas A&M University, 2011-2012 Radovic Miladin  NSF Career Award, 2011 High Impact Practices in Undergraduate Education Award, Texas Roshchin Igor V  A&M University, 2011  Best Professor Award for Graduate Teaching, Texas A&M University, 2007 Ross Joseph  Texas A&M Presidential Award of Excellence for Faculty Service to International Students, 2008  Student Led Award for Teaching Excellence, Texas A&M University, 2009 Schwartz Cris  Peggy L. and Charles L. Brittan ’65 Teaching Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching, Texas A&M University, 2009  Lannater and Herb Professorship, 2006  Alumni Achievement Award, Southern Illinois University, 2007 Seminario Jorge  Honorary Professor, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, 2009  IEEE Senior Member, 2009  Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Peru, 2010  TEES Select Young Faculty Award, Texas A&M University, 2011  Teaching Excellence Award, Texas A&M University, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Shao Lin  NSF CAREER Award, 2009  IBMM Prize (inaugural), Dresden, Germany, International IBMM Committee, 2008 Patent and Innovations Award, Office of Technology Sue Hung-Jue  Commercialization, Texas A&M University, 2010 Diplome of Honour, Honorary degree bestowed by University of Talreja Ramesh  Patras, Greece, 2007 Montague/Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar, Texas A&M Teizer Winfried  University, 2004  The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Young Leader, Electronic, Magnetic and Photonic Material Division, 2005 Wang Haiyan  Featured as one of the Rising Stars of TX at the NANO Summit, Texas 2007

 Air Force Young Investigator Research Program Award, 2007  NSF Career Award, 2009  TEES Young faculty Fellow Award, Texas A&M University, 2010  ASM Silver Medal Award for Outstanding Materials Scientist in Mid career, 2011  Charles H.Barclay Jr. Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2011  Halliburton Professor, 2005 Whitcomb John  College of Engineering Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2008  TEES Senior Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2008  Honorary Professor, School of Materials Science, Hefei University of Technology, China  Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Texas A&M University, 2009 Zhang Xinghang  NSF CAREER Award, 2007  TMS Young Leader of Electronic, Magnetic, Photonic Materials Division, 2003  Research Corporation Cottrell Scholar Award, 2005 Zhou Hongchai  NSF CAREER Award, 2005-2009  Air Products Faculty Excellence Award, 2007

Table 6.5. Partial list of Editorships, Editorial Board Memberships, and book autorships among the MSEN Faculty. Last Name First Name Memberships/Editorships

Akbulut Mustafa  Editorial Board Member: Journal of Powder Metallurgy & Mining  Chief Editor: Open Surface Science journal Balbuena Perla  Editorial Board Member: Journal of Thermodynamics and Journal of Nanomedicine  Associate Editor: RSC Advances Batteas James  Editorial Board Member: ISRN Nanotechnology  Editor: Powder Metallurgy & Mining Cheng Zhengdong  Book Author: Colloids, Drops and Cells, The Press of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, 2009  Editorial Board Member: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part Cosgriff- B: Applied Biomaterials Elizabeth Hernandez  Editorial Board Member: Journal of Biomaterial Science, Polymer Edition Grunlan Jaime  Associate Editor: Green Materials Editorial Board Member: Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Grunlan Melissa  Engineering Hartwig K. Ted  International Advising Editor: Cryogenics  Editorial Board Member: Micron Holzenburg Andreas  Editorial Board Member: Journal of Biological Chemistry Jeong Hae-Kwon  Advisory Board Member: Applied Chemistry and Engineering

Karaman Ibrahim  Editorial Board Member: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A  Associate Editor: Journal of Electrochemical Society  Technical Editor: ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology Kuo Yue  Editor: Electrochemical Society Transactions  Book Author: Amorphous Silicon Thin Film Transistors, 511 pages,

Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004  Book Author: Polycrystalline Silicon Thin Film Transistors, 505 pages, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004  Editor: Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Lagoudas Dimitris  Editor: Smart Materials and Structures  Associate Editor: ASME Journal of Tribology Liang Hong  Editorial Board Member: Advances in Applied Plasma Science  Field Editor: Encyclopedia of Tribology  Editorial Advisory Board: Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing Editorial Board Member: Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Mannan Sam  Transactions of the Institute of Chemical Engineers  Editorial Board Member: Process Safety Progress  Associate Editor: IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience McShane Mike  Associate Editor: Journal of Sensors  Associate Editor: Sensors Editorial Advisory Board Member: Advances in Condensed Matter Naugle Donald G  Physics  Co-Editor: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Vol. 32, expected 2012 Co-Editor: Advances in Nanomaterials and Nanostructures, Ceramic Radovic Miladin  Transactions, Vol. 229, 2011  Co-Editor: Strategic Materials and Computational Design, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 31, Issue 10, 2010  Editor: Journal of Nanotechnology  Editor: Open Applied Physics Journal Seminario Jorge  Editor: Research Letters in Nanotechnology  Editor: Advances in Molecular Imaging Shao Lin  Co-Editor: Journal of Nuclear Engineering & Technology  Chief Editor: International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2006- 2009 Talreja Ramesh  Editorial Board Member: Over 10 journals  International Advisory Board Member: Laboratory for Lightweight Structures, Brazil  Editorial Board Member: Comments on Inorganic Chemistry Zhou Hongchai  Advisory Board Member: Current Inorganic Chemistry, 2011 6.5. Faculty Research MSEN faculty has been quite productive in generating external research funding and publishing their research findings. The hiring of the new faculty through the faculty reinvestment program notably helped the overall productivity of the program. The figures and tables presented below summarize the average amounts of award income and research expenditures per faculty per year, and the partial listing of successful collaborative proposals with more than 3 faculty.

Average Amount of Awards per Faculty

500,000 $408,447.73

400,000 $307,941.56 $290,540.09 $274,356.00 300,000

200,000

100,000

0 2008 2009 2010 2011

Figure 6.6. Average annual external research awards per MSEN faculty since 2008.

Average Amount of Expenditures

500,000 $410,579.69 $374,967.31 400,000 $324,388.89 $277,740.41

300,000

200,000

100,000

0 2008 2009 2010 2011

Figure 6.7. Average annual research expenditures per MSEN faculty since 2008.

Average Incentive Earnings

15,000 $12,961.81 $12,264.90

12,500 $10,145.15

10,000 $6,881.28

7,500

5,000

2,500

0 2008 2009 2010 2011

Figure 6.8. Average annual incentive earnings per MSEN faculty since 2008. The overhead rate of Texas A&M University is 45.5%. 16% of this overhead is returned to the PIs as the PI incentive.

Table 6.6. Partial list of collaborative research projects with more than 3 faculty members. Funding Agency Title MSEN Faculty involved D.C. Lagoudas (PI) MURI: Synthesis, Characterization and Modeling of I. Karaman AFOSR Functionally Graded Multifunctional Hybrid M. Radovic Composites for Extreme Environments J. Whitcomb DURIP: Acquisition of Mechanically Assisted Spark D.C. Lagoudas (PI) Plasma Sintering System for Advanced Research AFOSR I. Karaman and Education on Functionally Graded Hybrid M. Radovic Materials Advanced BioMaterials as Implantable Chemical DARPA M. McShane Sensors (BioMICS) ARI-LA: A Framework for Developing Novel DHS Detection Systems Focused on Interdicting Shielded Y. Kuo HEU R. Arroyave A. Benzerga DOE LLNL: Support for Stockpile Stewardship Program T. Cagin S. McDeavitt DOE EERE: Highly dispersed alloy catalyst for durability P. Balbuena ARPA-E: Stimuli-Responsive Metal-Organic H.K. Jeong DOE Frameworks for Highly Efficient Post-combustion H. Zhou CO2 Capture D.C. Lagoudas (PI) R. Arroyave NSF - IMI: International Institute for Multifunctional NSF - DMR A. Benzerga Materials for Energy Conversion (IIMEC) T. Cagin I. Karaman J. Ross (PI) IGERT: New Mathematical Tools for Next T.Cagin NSF Generation Materials I. Karaman D.C. Lagoudas

D.C. Lagoudas (PI) Active NIRT: Hierarchical Manufacturing and J. Kameoka NSF Modeling Approaches for Phase Transforming I. Karaman Nanostructures X. Zhang NIRT: Nanoengineered Shells for Encapsulation NSF M. McShane and Controlled Release I/UCRC: Establishment of a Site on SMA-Research D.C. Lagoudas (PI) NSF Technologies (SMA-RT) as part of OSU-SVC I. Karaman Collaborative Research: Modeling Reliability for NSF Y. Kuo Scale-driven Degradation and Spatial Defects D.C. Lagoudas (PI) T. Cagin NSF REU Site: Multifunctional Materials Systems J. Grunlan H.J. Sue J. Whitcomb REU Site: Chemical Engineering Approach to NSF P. Balbuena Biological and Materials Systems Acquisition of a Combined Raman and Infrared A. Holzenburg (PI) NSF - BES Microscope with Nano-Scale Spatial Resolution D.C. Lagoudas REU Site in Chemistry (CHE - 0755207 and CHE – NSF - CHE J. Batteas 1062840) A. Holzenburg D.C. Lagoudas NSF - EEC REU Site: Nanotechnology and Materials Systems W. Teizer J. Whitcomb Phages of Agronomic Bacteria-Based Genomics NSF - EF A. Holzenburg Approach : A Student- Based Genomics Approach 6.6. Research Productivity The MSEN faculty and graduate students have also been productive in disseminating the research findings through peer-reviewed journal articles. The number of peer‐reviewed publications (Figures 6.9 and 6.10) is also used as a measure of faculty and student productivity.

Total Number of Papers Published by MSEN Faculty

450 420

400 357 350 299 300 273 226 250 211 200

150 128 124

100

0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Figure 6.9. Total number of peer-reviewed publications of the MSEN faculty in each year since the inception of the program.

Average Number of Papers Published by MSEN Faculty

10 9.1 9 7.6 8 6.8 6.8 7 6.0 5.7 6 5.6 4.8 5 4 3 2 1 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Figure 6.10. The number of peer-reviewed publications per faculty in each year since the inception of the program.

7. THE GRADUATE PROGRAM 7.1. Application Process, Admissions Criteria, Evaluation and Selection Procedures Application Deadlines for Spring Entry: August 1 – general applicants

Application Deadlines for Fall Entry: March 1 – general applicants

Prospective students can apply after these deadlines and still be admitted if spaces are available. Domestic students can be admitted as late as the week that classes start. International students must allow enough time for application processing and visa processing which takes 6 weeks or more.

Minimum Requirements: . 3.0 GPA in a related baccalaureate degree program . 1100 GRE (Combined Verbal and Quantitative scores) . 80 TOEFL. TOEFL is waived in the case of GRE verbal >= 400

In exceptional circumstances, some of the minimum requirements may be waived if the applicant has demonstrated strong research capability, potential for success in the program and truly outstanding letters of recommendation.

Required Materials for a Complete Application: . ApplyTexas online application (www.applytexas.org) . A statement of purpose essay detailing the career goals of the applicant . Official undergraduate and, if applicable, MS transcripts . Official GRE scores . TOEFL scores (if from a country in which English is not the primary languge.). TOEFL is waived if student scores 400 GREV or better. . 3 Letters of Recommendation . Application fee . Resume/CV (not required, but recommended)

Once the documents are entered into the electronic database by the Admission Processing Office, the applications are available to the MSEN program for admission decisions. The program coordinator is responsible for organizing the applicant materials, analyzing credentials, and presenting the profiles and complete applications (on CD) to the MSEN Admissions Committee. The Admissions Committee then makes the admission recommendation to the Chair. The MSEN Chair confirms admissions and denials electronically, then communicates with the applicants via e-mail about the status of their application. 7.2. Fellowships, Scholarships, Assistantships

7.2.1. Regents’ Graduate Fellowship (Office of Graduate Studies OGS) This award is intended to support the recruitment of new students pursuing graduate degrees at Texas A&M University. It provides a variable support amount for 1 year based on the student’s credentials, and it is assumed that full assistantship funding of the student will be covered by the

faculty member. Recent allocations from the OGS to the MSEN program have been between $13,720 and $15,000. The MSEN Chair is responsible for selecting the Regents’ Fellowship and uses the following elements in an evaluation rubric to score each candidate: previous academic accomplishments, GRE and TOEFL test scores, previous awards, personal statement of professional goals, and complete curriculum vitae. In prior years, the Regents’ fellowship was distributed in equal parts to a number of promising incoming students. The Regents’ fellowship, supported by the permanent university fund, mostly oil royalties, has been discontinued starting the 2011-2012 academic year.

7.2.2. Teaching Assistantships The MSEN program offers two to three teaching assistantships (TAs) every semester to provide support for the four core courses in the program. TA assignments are based on the number of students enrolled in these courses. Either half-time (if the number of students is less than 20) or full-time TAs (if the number of students is more than 20) are assigned for the core courses. Occasionally, based on the funding availability, the elective courses can also be assigned TAs/graders if the number of students is more than 20 to 30. The MSEN Chair selects the TAs in consultation with the course instructors and based on the following documentation: GRE and TOEFL test scores, personal statement of professional goals, and complete curriculum vitae to assess the background, previous academic accomplishments and courses taken. The current TA salaries in the MSEN Program range from $1,350 to $1,800, based on the former salary of the students to be TA and their seniority in the program, i.e. whether they passed the qualifying and preliminary exams. The tuition of the TAs is paid by the OGS. For half-time TAs, the tuition cost is split between the Office of Graduate Studies and the MSEN program

7.2.3. NSFIGERT Fellowship Under the NSF-sponsored IGERT program, The “New Mathematical Tools for Next Generation Materials” program is an interdisciplinary project involving members of the Texas A&M MSEN program and Mathematics department, as well as collaborating faculty and students at Prairie View A&M University and Texas State University. This project began in 2006 and has supported 34 students at Texas A&M, including 14 students in the MSEN curriculum and 20 in related departments. Traineeships are for two years, with stipends of $30,000/year, plus $1000/year travel support, plus $10,500/year tuition and health insurance allowances. A special curriculum was designed for the trainees falling within the MSEN PhD program, and the associated courses have helped to enhance the MSEN curriculum. This program has allowed highly qualified students interested in computational-related materials science to be recruited into the MSEN program, and has helped to increase the diversity of our students—trainees have included 10 females, 2 from Hispanic backgrounds, and 1 African-American student.

7.2.4. Academic Scholarship Academic scholarships ($1,000 each) are awarded on a competitive basis by the MSEN Chair. These fellowships confer the non‐resident tuition waiver should students not be Texas residents. The student, however, is still responsible for in-state tuition and fees. Dossier requirements for the academic scholarship include an application form, recent transcript, GRE and TOEFL test scores, and complete curriculum vitae (to include career goals and evidence of academic achievement).

7.2.5. Other Academic Scholarships, Fellowships and Grants Pathways to the Doctorate Fellowships: (First semester, fall start only fellowship.) Through the Pathways to the Doctorate program, several institutions in the Texas A&M University System

are making assistantships or scholarships available to students from within the Texas A&M University System wishing to pursue graduate study at Texas A&M University in College Station. To qualify, students must be from a different institution within the Texas A&M University System. Two MSEN students have been awarded Pathways to Doctorate Fellowships.

Graduate Merit Fellowships/The Association of Former Students Fellowships: This fellowship is by faculty nomination only. (Students do not apply for this fellowship.) First semester, fall start only fellowship. These fellowships are awarded through a University‐wide competition. The fellowships are designed to encourage high‐quality applicants to enroll for the first time in graduate programs at Texas A&M University. The departments make nominations to the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) and these awards are given for one year.

Graduate Diversity Fellowships: This fellowship is by faculty nomination only. (Students do not apply for this fellowship.) First semester, fall start only fellowship. This fellowship was established to attract students to Texas A&M who have a proven record of success in a diverse environment. Academic departments nominate prospective graduate students, and students are selected based on overall merit and the nominating department's statement of support. The fellowship provides funding for two years for master's students and three years for PhD students, and includes for each year: $13,000 stipend, $8,000 for tuition and fees, and a departmental assistantship, which pays a minimum of $7,569 per year. With the graduate assistantship, the student has an option for health insurance at a nominal cost. One MSEN student has been awarded the Graduate Diversity Fellowship.

National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships: Individual students apply for these awards directly to NSF. Once awarded, NSF dedicates funds and the money is administered through the OGS.

Texas Aggie Graduate Grant: This is a need‐based grant (need is determined by Student Financial Aid) for graduate students who are Texas residents. Each student may receive up to $1,500 per semester, with a maximum of $3,000 per year.

Research and Presentation Grants: The student must be registered for at least 9 hours in fall and spring and at least 6 hours in summer to receive this grant. This program is to support graduate student research or travel by reimbursing students for certain expenses.

Lechner Grant: Each year the College of Engineering makes available $1,373 to each department and program. This amount will increase to $2,727 in academic year 2012–2013.

Graduate Honors Fellowship (top-off funds). Starting with the 2012–2013 academic year, the College of Engineering is making available a total of $190,000 in “top-off” funds to attract highly desirable graduate prospects.

Society of Plastics Engineers. Students with a polymer research focus can compete for $1,000 fellowships.

Industrial fellowships. One MSEN students was awarded a $35,000 fellowship from Applied Materials.

Research and presentation grants. The Office of Graduate Studies offers $500 fellowships to defray the cost of presenting research at conferences.

7.3. Curriculum Development Activities Early in 2010, a new Curriculum Committee was formed within the MSEN program to address several areas of opportunity that had been identified in order to strengthen the curriculum for the graduate program in MSEN at Texas A&M University.

As part of the preliminary review for the status of the MSEN curriculum as of 2010, the following issues were identified and actions were taken:

1. Core courses: In the early stages of the MSEN program, two core courses (MSEN 601: “Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering” and MSEN 602: “Advanced Materials Science and Engineering”) were considered to be the courses that all students enrolled in the PhD program had to take before they took the qualifying exam. The curriculum committee concluded that both core courses were strongly biased towards crystalline (“hard”) materials and did not provide sufficient background to the considerable number of MSEN graduate students whose research was more focused on “soft” materials. Additionally, it was found that MSEN 602, with its emphasis on solid state physics required students to have at least a moderate background on quantum mechanics. Given the diverse profile of admitted MSEN graduate students, it was found that MSEN should offer an introductory course on quantum mechanics as applied to materials science. To address these issues, the curriculum committee recommended the creation of two additional core courses (MSEN 603: “Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials” and MSEN 604: “Quantum Mechanics for Materials Scientists and Engineers”).

2. Math requirement: The graduate programs in science and engineering at Texas A&M University require graduate students to take at least one (MS) or two (Ph.D.) Mathematics courses. Since its inception, the MSEN curriculum had this mathematics requirement, and the curriculum committee did not find it appropriate to change it. The curriculum committee reviewed the mathematics courses deemed satisfactory to fulfill the math requirement, and updated the list to account for the different mathematical needs of MSEN graduate students.

3. Experimental core course: In order to ensure proper training on the experimental aspect of MSEN, the curriculum committee recommended that different characterization courses already offered within Texas A&M University were cross-listed as MSEN elective courses whenever possible. Some of these include CHEM 635: Introduction to X-ray Diffraction Methods, BIOL 602: Fundamentals of Transmission Electron Microscopy, BIOL 603: Advanced TEM Methodologies in Material Sciences, BIOL 604: Fundamentals of Scanning Electron Microscopy, and GEOL 643: Introduction to Electron Microprobe Analysis. However, at the time (early 2010) the committee did not recommend a specific course on characterization or experimental techniques to be required as part of the core curriculum.

4. Enrichment of MSEN curriculum. In the past two years, the curriculum committee has worked with MSEN Chair and faculty associated with the MSEN program in order to expand the breadth and depth of the catalog of courses related to Materials Science and Engineering in order to enrich the formation of our MSEN graduate students. Currently, there are 84 courses that have been listed as “Designated Electives” and a number of these courses have been cross-listed with MSEN designation.

7.4. Degree Requirements A complete catalog description of degree requirements for the MEngr, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees can be found online in the graduate catalog at: http://catalog.tamu.edu/. The degree requirements as shown in Tables 7.1 through 7.5 for each graduate degree in Materials Science and Engineering include four type of courses: a) a foundation (prerequisite/leveling) courses as needed; b) required courses; c) designated electives; and d) free electives. The designated electives include currently offered courses enumerated in the following subsections. Since there are several new junior faculty in the program, it is anticipated that several current and future special topics courses in various fields will be adopted in near future as regularly offered courses in the TAMU Graduate Catalog. These will subsequently be added to the MSEN Designated Course List, after approval from the Curriculum and Executive Committees. Currently, the MSEN program is mostly focused on granting PhD students and the vast majority of students have in fact PhD as their intended ultimate degree.

MSEN students have to file a Degree Plan with the Office of Graduate Studies within 2 semesters of joining the program. Filing of a degree plan requires the formation of a graduate advisory committee. The requirements for this advisory committee for each degree are summarized in the tables below.

Table 7.1. Master of Engineering Degree Requirements MEngr Degree Requirements SCH Undergraduate/Graduate Prerequisite/Leveling Courses: 0-12 assigned on an individual basis, as needed Required Courses 7 MSEN 601 Fundamental Materials Science and Engineering MSEN 604 Quantum Mechanics for Materials Scientists (Prerequisite: MATH 311 or MATH 601, or approval of instructor; graduate classification) Designated Electives 9-12 3 courses from the MSEN Designated Electives List Free Electives 6-8 2. On an individual basis, the student will consult with his/her committee chair to choose additional courses appropriate to research area Mathematics 3-4 1 mathematics course selected from MATH 601 or other graduate-level mathematics course. MATH 311, PHYS 615, PHYS 616, CHEN 604. Directed Studies 1-3 Maximum 3 hours Seminar 1 MSEN 681 Materials Science and Engineering Seminar

Total Semester Credit Hours Required for Degree 30

Note: The College of Engineering stipulates that MS students with no degree plan on file will be blocked from registration after completion of 9 credit hours.

Table 7.2. Master of Science (with Thesis) Degree Requirements MS with Thesis Degree Requirements SCH Undergraduate/Graduate Prerequisite/Leveling Courses: 0-12 assigned on an individual basis, as needed Required Courses 7 MSEN 601 Fundamental Materials Science and Engineering MSEN 604 Quantum Mechanics for Materials Scientists (Prerequisite: MATH 311 or MATH 601, or approval of instructor; graduate classification)

Designated Electives 9-12 3 courses from the MSEN Designated Electives List Free Electives 3-4 1. On an individual basis, the student will consult with his/her committee chair to choose additional courses appropriate to research area Mathematics 3-4 1 mathematics course selected from MATH 601 or other graduate-level mathematics course. MATH 311, PHYS 615, PHYS 616, CHEN 604. Research Seminar 1 MSEN 681 Materials Science and Engineering Seminar

Total Semester Credit Hours Required for Degree 32

Note: The College of Engineering stipulates that MS students with no degree plan on file will be blocked from registration after completion of 9 credit hours.

The M.S. advisory committee must consist of three members, at least two members of the MSEN faculty and one member outside the home department of the student's advisor.

Table 7.3. Master of Science (Non-Thesis) Degree Requirements MS Non-Thesis Degree Requirements SCH Undergraduate/Graduate Prerequisite/Leveling Courses: 0-12 assigned on an individual basis, as needed Required Courses 7 MSEN 601 Fundamental Materials Science and Engineering MSEN 604 Quantum Mechanics for Materials Scientists (Prerequisite: MATH 311 or MATH 601, or approval of instructor; graduate classification) Designated Electives 12-16 4 courses from the MSEN Designated Electives List Free Electives 6-8 2. On an individual basis, the student will consult with his/her committee chair to choose additional courses appropriate to research area Mathematics 3-4 1 mathematics course selected from MATH 601 or other graduate-level mathematics course. MATH 311, PHYS 615, PHYS 616, CHEN 604. Directed Studies 3-6 Up to 6 credit hours Seminar 1 MSEN 681 Materials Science and Engineering Seminar

Total Semester Credit Hours Required for Degree 36

Note: The College of Engineering stipulates that MS students with no degree plan on file will be blocked from registration after completion of 9 credit hours.

The M.S. advisory committee must consist of three members, with at least two members of the MSEN faculty and one member outside the home department of the student's advisor.

Table 7.4. Doctor of Philosophy (entering with an MS) Degree Requirements PhD (entering with an MS) Degree Requirements SCH Undergraduate/Graduate Prerequisite/Leveling Courses: 0-12 assigned on an individual basis, as needed Required Courses 7 MSEN 602 Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (Prerequisite: undergraduate course in quantum mechanics or MSEN 604, or approval of instructor)

MSEN 603 Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials Designated Electives 9-12 3 courses from the MSEN Designated Electives List Free Electives 3-4 1. On an individual basis, the student will consult with his/her committee chair to choose additional courses appropriate to research area Mathematics 3-4 1 mathematics course selected from MATH 601 or other graduate-level mathematics course. PHYS 615, PHYS 616, CHEN 604. Research Seminar 2 MSEN 681 Materials Science and Engineering Seminar

Total Semester Credit Hours Required for Degree 64

Note: The College of Engineering stipulates that Ph.D. students with no degree plan on file will be blocked from registration after completion of 30 credit hours.

The Ph.D. advisory committee must consist of four members, with at least three members of the MSEN faculty and one member outside the home department of the student's advisor.

Table 7.5. Doctor of Philosophy (entering with a BS) Degree Requirements PhD (entering with a BS) Degree Requirements SCH Undergraduate/Graduate Prerequisite/Leveling Courses: 0-12 assigned on an individual basis, as needed Required Courses 7 MSEN 601 Fundamental Materials Science and Engineering MSEN 602 Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (Prerequisite: undergraduate course in quantum mechanics or MSEN 604, or approval of instructor) MSEN 603 Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials MSEN 604 Quantum Mechanics for Materials Scientists (Prerequisite: MATH 311 or MATH 601, or approval of instructor; graduate classification) Designated Electives 9-12 5 courses from the MSEN Designated Electives List Free Electives 3-4 2. On an individual basis, the student will consult with his/her committee chair to choose additional courses appropriate to research area Mathematics 3-4 2 mathematics course selected from MATH 311, MATH 601 or other graduate-level mathematics course. PHYS 615, PHYS 616, CHEN 604. Research Seminar 2 MSEN 681 Materials Science and Engineering Seminar

Total Semester Credit Hours Required for Degree 96 Note: The College of Engineering stipulates that Ph.D. students with no degree plan on file will be blocked from registration after completion of 30 credit hours.

The Ph.D. advisory committee must consist of four members, with at least three members of the MSEN faculty and one member outside the home department of the student's advisor.

Studies leading to the Ph.D. degree are designed to give the candidate thorough and comprehensive knowledge of his or her professional field, as well as training in research methods. The criteria for granting the degree shall be the candidate's comprehension of the subject matter and a demonstrated ability to perform independent research. In addition, the candidate must have the ability to express thoughts clearly, both verbally and in written form. A

minimum of 96 semester credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree or 64 semester credit hours beyond the master's degree, and a dissertation are part of the minimum requirements for the Ph.D. degree.

Prospective students who do not have a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering or closely related discipline may be required to take undergraduate courses as prerequisites for the graduate-level courses in the degree programs. All leveling coursework is assigned on an individual basis after a review of the application by either the MSEN Chair or the student’s committee chair if already known. The students may petition to use alternate classes for the two core required courses if he/she has already taken equivalent courses.

Each M.S. (with thesis) student is required to complete a thesis. Each Ph.D. student is required to pass the qualification and preliminary exams in addition to completing a doctoral dissertation.

Graduate course offerings in the Materials Science and Engineering curriculum are briefly described below with a listing of the credit hours and prerequisite courses.

7.4.1. Required Core Courses The MSEN curricula have expanded over the past 3 years with the addition of 7 new courses, 2 of which are the required core courses:

MSEN 603: Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials (Nicole Zacharia – MEEN), MSEN 604: Quantum Mechanics for Materials Scientists (Donald Naugle – Physics) MSEN 616: Surface Science (Hong Liang - MEEN), MSEN 640: Thermodynamics in Materials Science (Raymundo Arroyave - MEEN), MSEN 656: Mechanical and Physical Properties of Thin Films (Xinghang Zhang - MEEN), MSEN 658: Fundamentals of Ceramics (Miladin Radovic – MEEN), MSEN 670: Computational Materials Science and Engineering (Tahir Cagin – CHEN).

These courses have added significant strength to the curriculum. In addition, MSEN offers a professional internship, directed studies, and a seminar series.

MSEN 601. Fundamental Materials Science and Engineering. (4-0). Credit 4. Fundamentals of microstructure-property relationships of materials. Topics include: electronic and atomic structure of solids, structure of crystalline materials, imperfections in crystalline materials, introduction to dislocation theory, mechanical properties, fundamental thermodynamics of materials, phase equilibria and diagrams, diffusion, and kinetics of phase transformations. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

MSEN 602. Advanced Materials Science and Engineering. (4-0). Credit 4. Fundamentals of quantum mechanics, physics of solid state, and physical electronics and photonics for advanced materials. Topics include: basic quantum mechanical problems, quantum basis for structural and physical properties of solids, lattice vibrational effects in solids, free electron model for magnetism in solids, semiconductor materials and devices, nanostructures and mesoscopic phenomena, superconductivity, recent advances in new types of materials. Prerequisite: Undergraduate quantum mechanics or approval of instructor.

MSEN 603. Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials. (3-0). Credit 3. Introductory graduate-level survey on the general areas of soft materials and biomaterials; includes basic concepts of colloidal particle physics, polymer physics and chemistry, and

general concepts in biomaterials. Prerequisites: Undergraduate general chemistry course; graduate classification.

MSEN 604. Quantum Mechanics for Materials Scientists. (3-0). Credit 3. Provides a background in quantum mechanics for graduate materials scientists or engineers with little or no quantum mechanics background. The following topics are covered: origins of quantum theory, interpretation, Schroedinger equation and its applications, operator mechanics, approximation methods, angular momentum, the hydrogen atom, and quantum statistics. Prerequisites: MATH 601 or MATH 311 or approval of instructor; graduate classification.

MSEN 681. Materials Science and Engineering Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1. Selected research topics in materials science and engineering presented by faculty, students, and outside speakers. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

MSEN 691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester. Research toward thesis or dissertation.

Example syllabi of these courses are included in Appendix D. MSEN 601 is offered every fall and spring semesters, MSEN 602 is offered only in the spring, MSEN 604 only in the fall, and MSEN 603 is offered only in the spring. Table 7.6 below summarizes yearly enrollment in these core courses.

Table 7.6. Historical enrollment numbers for the core MSEN courses. Historical Enrollment, Material Science and Engineering Courses

2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011

Fundamental Materials Science & 89 84 96 68 MSEN 601 Engineering

MSEN 602 Advanced Materials Science & Engineering 20 14 23 16

MSEN 603 Fundamentals of Soft and Bio Materials - - - 23

MSEN 604 Quantum Mechanics for Materials Scientists - - 29 34

7.4.2. Designated Elective Courses MSEN 606. Multifunctional Materials. (3-0). Credit 3. This course will present an in-depth analysis of multifunctional materials and composites, and their novel applications. Prerequisites: Theory of elasticity or Continuum Mechanics MEMA 601 or MEMA 602, MSEN 601 or MEMA 609.

MSEN 607. Polymer Physical Properties. (3-0). Credit 3. Macromolecular concepts; molecular weight characterization; solubility parameters; phase diagrams; viscoelasticity; rheology; thermal behavior; damage phenomena; morphology; crystallization; liquid crystallinity; nanocomposites. Prerequisites: MEEN 222 (or other intro to materials science course).

MSEN 608. Nanomechanics. (3-0). Credit 3.

Application of mechanics concepts to nano-scale behavior of materials. Review of continuum mechanics; Extensions to generalized continua; Nonlocal elasticity; Nano-scale plasticity. Focus on multi-scale modeling: Dislocation Dynamics; Quasi-Continuum method; Molecular dynamics with introductions to quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics. Prerequisite: AERO 603 or MEMA 601.

MSEN 616. Surface Science. (2-2). Credit 3. Properties of surfaces, principles of classic and contemporary surface characterization techniques, recent development and roles of surface science in advanced technology. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

MSEN 625. Mechanical Behavior of Materials. (3-0). Credit 3. Examination of deformation and microstructure mechanisms responsible for deformation and failure in metals; fatigue, creep, and fracture mechanisms of materials; emphasis on microstructural-mechanical property relationship. Prerequisite: Undergraduate level materials science course.

MSEN 640. Thermodynamics in Materials Science. (3-0). Credit 3. Use of thermodynamic methods to predict behavior of materials; codification of thermodynamic properties into simplified models; principles, methods, and models to generate accurate equilibrium maps through computational thermodynamics software; applications to bulk metallic, polymeric and ceramic materials, defects, thin films, electrochemistry, magnetism. Prerequisites: MEEN 222 or equivalent; graduate classification.

MSEN 658. Fundamentals of Ceramics. (3-0). Credit 3. Atomic bonding; crystalline and glassy structure; phase equilibria and ceramic reactions; mechanical, electrical, thermal, dielectric, magnetic, and optical properties; ceramic processing. Prerequisite: MEEN 222 or equivalent or approval of instructor.

MSEN 670. Computational Materials Science and Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. Modern methods of computational modeling and simulation of materials properties and phenomena, including synthesis, characterization, and processing of materials, structures and devices; quantum, classical, and statistical mechanical methods, including semi-empirical atomic and molecular-scale simulations, and other modeling techniques using macroscopic input. Prerequisites: Approval of instructor approval; graduate classification.

MSEN 684. Professional Internship. Credits 1 to 9. Directed internship in an industrial or laboratory setting under the supervision of successful, experienced personnel; work related to the student's career aspirations and areas of specialization. May be taken 2 times for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

BIOL 602. Fundamentals of Transmission Electron Microscopy. (3-6). Credit 5. This course is designed to provide students with state-of-the-art fundamentals in transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Students will be equipped with the necessary theoretical background in support of a strong hands-on course component comprising specimen preparation, image acquisition and interpretation. Students will gain sufficient practical experience to attain a proficiency level permitting independent operation of one of the transmission electron microscopes in the Microscopy and Imaging Center. Prerequisite: Students are required to write a half-page summary describing the specific problem they wish to resolve using transmission electron microscopy.

BIOL 604. Fundamentals of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM). (1-3). Credit 2. Provides biologists, material scientists, and students from other disciplines with the techniques of operation of the scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the environmental SEM (ESEM) coupled with the appropriate theoretical background knowledge; individual instruction in support of their research endeavors involving SEM/ESEM. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

BMEN 620. Bio-Optical Imaging. (3-0). Credit 3. Optical imaging techniques for detection of structures and functions of biological tissues; basic physics and engineering of each imaging technique. Prerequisite: MATH 308.

BMEN 631. Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems. (3-0). Credit 3. Introduces equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and applies them to understand various bimolecular systems; including ensemble theory, reaction kinetics, nonlinear dynamics, and stochastic processes; with applied examples such as enzyme-ligand binding kinetics, conformational dynamic of proteins and nucleic acids, population dynamics, and noise in biological signals. Prerequisites: BMEN 240, PHYS 208 and MATH 308.

BMEN 632. Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics. (3-0). Credit 3. Introduces biomolecules and their assemblies that play structural and dynamical roles in subcellular to cellular level mechanics, with emphasis on quantitative/theoretical descriptions, and discussions of the relevant experiment approaches to probe these nano to micro-scale phenomena; including topics in (1) self-assembly of cytoskeleton and biomembranes, (2) molecular motors, (3) cell motility, and mechanotransduction. Prerequisites: BMEN 240 and MATH 308.

BMEN 635. Biomaterials Compatibility. (3-0). Credit 3. Relevance of mechanical and physical properties to implant selection and design; effect of the body environment on metallic, ceramic and plastic materials; tissue engineering; rejection mechanisms used by the body to maintain homeostasis regulatory requirements. Prerequisites: Approval of instructor.

BMEN 660. Vascular Mechanics. (3-0). Credit 3. Application of continuum mechanics to the study of the heart arteries; on the measurement and quantification of material properties, and the calculation of vascular stresses; analysis of several cardiovascular devices to reinforce the need for careful analysis in the device design. Prerequisites: BMEN 240 and 341 or equivalents.

BMEN 661. Cardiac Mechanics. (3-0). Credit 3. Application of continuum mechanics and computational solid mechanics to the study of the mammalian heart; utilization of continuum mechanics and finite element analysis in solving nonlinear boundary value problems in biomechanics. Prerequisites: BMEN 240 and 602; MEMA 467; or equivalents.

BMEN 682. Polymeric Biomaterials. (3-0). Credit 3. Preparation, properties, and biomedical applications of polymers including: polymerization; structure-property relationships; molecular weight and measurement; morphology; thermal transitions; network formation; mechanical behavior; polymeric surface modification; polymer biocompatibility and bioadhesion; polymers in medicine, dentistry, and surgery; polymers for drug delivery; polymeric hydrogels; and biodegradable polymers. Prerequisites: BMEN 342, or instructor approval.

CHEM 601. Analytical Chemistry I. (3-0). Credit 3. Fundamentals of chemical instrumentation. Modular approach to instrumental methods of chemical analysis; modules to be covered include digital electronics, modern optics, basic quantification and signal-to-noise enhancements. Prerequisite: Graduate classification in chemistry or approval of instructor.

CHEM 602. Analytical Chemistry II. (3-0). Credit 3. Modern analytical techniques, spectroscopies, chromatography, and “hyphenated” methods such as GC-FTIR, GC-MS, HPLC-MS, CE-LIF, and CE-MS are examined from the perspective of surface analysis, fundamentals of separation science and structural characterization of complex molecular systems. Prerequisite: CHEM 601.

CHEM 619. Analytical Spectroscopy. (3-0). Credit 3. Modern analytical spectroscopic techniques; U.V., visible spectroscopy, atomic absorption, emission spectrometry, flame emission, fluorometry, x-ray methods and other new developments in analytical spectroscopy. Prerequisite: CHEM 602 or approval of instructor.

CHEM 621. Chemical Kinetics. (3-0). Credit 3. Present theories about chemical reaction rates and mechanisms. Prerequisite: CHEM 324.

CHEM 623. Surface Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3. Nature, structure and chemistry of surfaces; characterization of surfaces from surface energy to structure; relation to chemical processes. Prerequisite: Graduate classification in chemistry or approval of instructor.

CHEM 626. Thermodynamics. (3-0). Credit 3. Theory and applications of classical thermodynamic functions. Prerequisite: CHEM 324.

CHEM 631. Statistical Thermodynamics. (3-0). Credit 3. Methods of statistical mechanics based primarily on Boltzmann statistics; approach to thermodynamics through partition function; statistical concept of entropy. Prerequisite: CHEM 626.

CHEM 634. Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3. Determination of the molecular structure of inorganic and organometallic species; modern aspects of diffraction, magnetic resonance and vibrational methods. Prerequisite: CHEM 641 or 673.

CHEM 635. Introduction to X-ray Diffraction Methods. (3-0). Credit 3. This course presents the fundamentals of diffraction theory by crystals and the solution of crystal structures using this methodology. Prerequisite: BS in Chemistry, Physics, or Engineering.

CHEM 647. Spectra of Organic Compounds. (3-0). Credit 3. Correlations of molecular structure with spectroscopic and other physical properties; applications to modern problems in organic chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 646 or approval of instructor.

CHEM 671. Macromolecular Folding and Design. (1-0). Credit 1.

Oral presentations and discussions in the general area of biomolecular structure, folding, function and design. May be taken 12 times. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

CHEN 623. Applications of Thermodynamics to Chemical Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. Application of thermodynamics to chemical engineering operations and processes. Prerequisite: CHEN 354 or approval of instructor.

CHEN 633. Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Confined Fluids. (3-0). Credit 3. Emphasis on fluids, adsorption phenomena (theory and applications), phase transitions in confined fluids (capillary condensation and freezing), the behavior of confined water, reactions in confinement, and applications. Prerequisite: CHEN 623 or approval of instructor.

CHEN 640. Rheology. (3-0). Credit 3. Principles of stress, deformation and flow; vector and tensor equations of fluid mechanics. Behavior of Newtonian, non-Newtonian and viscoelastic fluids. Prerequisite: MATH 601 or approval of instructor.

CHEN 641. Polymer Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. Principles and practice of polymer structure, synthesis, reaction mechanisms and kinetics; polymer characterization, chemical and physical properties degradation and recycling, melt and solid mechanical and rheological properties. Technology of production and processing operations. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

CHEN 642. Colloids and Interfacial Boundaries. (3-0). Credit 3. Fundamental principles related to interactions, dynamic, and structure in colloidal and interfacial systems. Concepts covered include hydrodynamics, Brownian motion, diffusion sedimentation, electrophoresis, colloidal forces, surface forces, polymeric forces, aggregation, deposition, equilibrium phase behavior, rheology, and experimental methods. Prerequisites: None.

CHEN 643. Applied Statistical Mechanics of Fluids. (3-0). Credit 3. Application of molecular theories and computer simulation techniques to describe the thermodynamics and transport properties of fluids and fluid mixtures. Prerequisite: CHEN 623 or approval of instructor.

CHEN 651. Biochemical Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. Integration of principles of engineering, biochemistry and microbiology; application to the design, development and improvement of industrial processes that employ biological materials. Engineering discipline directed toward creative application of interdisciplinary information to the economic processing of biological and related materials. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

CHEN 675. Microelectronics Process Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. State-of-art process engineering principles on microelectronics, especially for the fabrication of very large scale integrated circuits (VLSICs); fundamental unit processes, such as thin film deposition, thermal growth, lithography, etching and doping, material structures and properties, and basic device operation principles. Prerequisites: CHEN 623 and 624 or approval of instructor.

CVEN 614. Stabilization of Soil-Aggregate Systems. (2-0). Credit 2. Theory of mechanical and chemical stabilization of soils and soil-aggregate systems.

CVEN 622. Properties of Concrete. (3-0). Credit 3.

Materials, properties and behavior of concrete; cement, cement types, aggregate characteristics; properties of fresh concrete; structure of portland cement paste; mechanical properties of hardened concrete; durability and repair of concrete structures. Prerequisites: CVEN 342.

CVEN 653. Bituminous Materials. (2-3). Credit 3. Production, specifications and tests of bituminous materials; design and evaluation of asphaltic concrete for construction and maintenance; inspection control of street, parking and highway paving surfaces. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

ECEN 631. Fiber-Optic Devices. (3-0). Credit 3. Fiber optic waveguides; directional couplers; polarization; Poincare sphere fractional wave devices; PM fiber; interferometric devices and sensors fiber gyroscope; faraday effect devices; multiplexing techniques. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

ECEN 640. Thin Film Science and Technology. (3-0). Credit 3. The course focuses on the thin film technology in semiconductor industry. Topics include the basic growth mechanisms for thin films (growth models, lattice matching epitaxy and domain matching epitaxy), the instrumental aspects of different growth techniques and advanced topics related to various applications. Prerequisites: Graduate standing.

ECEN 656. Physical Electronics. (3-0). Credit 3. Elementary quantum theory; statistical mechanics; Lattice dynamics; semiconductor theory; dielectrics; magnetic materials; quantum electronics; introduction to quantum devices, such as the laser. Prerequisite: Graduate classification or approval of instructor.

ECEN 657. Quantum Electronics. (3-0). Credit 3. Application of principles of quantum mechanics to problems in optics including emission, absorption and amplification of light; optical resonators and lasers; optical modulation; nonlinear optics; photodetectors and optical receivers. Prerequisites: PHYS 412 and 606 or approval of instructor.

ECEN 664. Nanotechnology Fabrication. (3-0). Credit 3. Cutting edge nanostructure fabrication techniques for both top-down and bottom up approaches. Prerequisite: Instructor approval.

ECEN 671. Solid State Devices. (3-0). Credit 3. Development of mathematical analysis and systematic modeling of solid state devices; relationships of measurable electrical characteristics to morphology and material properties of solid state devices, p-n junction, bipolar and unipolar transistors. Prerequisite: ECEN 656 or approval of instructor.

ECEN 672. Semiconductor Lasers and Photodetectors. (3-0). Credit 3. III-V compound semiconductor material, spontaneous and stimulated emission in lasers; optical wave guiding, rate equation solutions, quantum noise and spectral linewidth properties of lasers; principle and structure of photodetectors; III-V compound material technology. Prerequisite: ECEN 370.

ECEN 673. Fundamentals of Microelectronics. (3-0). Credit 3. Microelectronic systems and fabrication technologies; methods of engineering analysis and device characterization. Junction diodes, Schottky diodes, bipolar transistors, junction and MOS

field-effect devices, solar cells, light emitting diodes, charge coupled devices, magnetic bubbles, liquid crystal displays and other newly developed devices and circuits. Prerequisite: Graduate classification or approval of instructor.

ECEN 675. Integrated Optoelectronics. (3-0). Credit 3. Light propagation and interactions in anisotropic media; electrooptic and acoustooptic effects; passive and active guided-wave devices; fabrication and characterization. Prerequisite: ECEN 464 or equivalent.

ECEN 678. Statistical Optics. (3-0). Credit 3. Statistics of laser and thermal light; partial polarization; Jones and coherency matrices; Temporal coherence; spatial coherence; mutual coherence; optical noise; detection noise. Prerequisite: ECEN 464.

GEOL 643. Introduction to Electron Microprobe Analysis. (1-3). Credit 2. Digital imaging and qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis of geological and material science samples using the electron microprobe; emphasis on quantitative chemical analysis using WDS (wavelength-dispersive spectrometry) methods; use the electron microprobe and correctly interpret analytical results. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

MEEN 467. Mechanical Behavior of Materials. (3-0). Credit 3. Fundamentals of flow and fracture in metals, emphasizing safe design by anticipating response of materials to complex stress and environmental service conditions; micromechanisms of flow, fatigue, creep and fracture; fracture mechanics approach to design. Special emphasis given to microstructure-mechanical property relationship and damage tolerant design. Prerequisite: MEEN 360.

MEEN 475. Materials in Design. (3-0). Credit 3. The heuristics of synthesis of material properties, configuration and processing in the optimization of material selection in the design process; product design and development overview, failure mode effects analysis, design margin establishment; role of the generic failure modes and codes and standards; fundamental characteristics of process methods. Prerequisites: MEEN 360; CVEN 305.

MEEN 603 or MEMA 601. Theory of Elasticity. (3-0). Credit 3. Analysis of stress and strain in two and three dimensions, equilibrium and compatibility equations, strain energy methods; torsion of noncircular sections; flexure; axially symmetric problems. Prerequisite: Mechanics of Materials, Advanced Calc Different Equations.

MEEN 606. Polymer Laboratories. (2-3). Credit 3. Introduction to basic experimental skills relating to Polymers. Experiments to be performed include polymerization, Molecular weight determination, FTIR, tensile text, NMR, DSC, swelling index, viscosity, x-ray diffraction.

MEEN 608 or MEMA 602. Continuum Mechanics. (3-0). Credit 3. Development of field equations for analysis of continua (solids as well as fluids); conservation laws: kinematics, constitutive behavior of solids and fluids; applications to aerospace engineering problems involving solids and fluids. Prerequisite: Graduate Classification.

MEEN 610 or MEMA 610. Applied Polymer Science. (3-0). Credit 3.

Macromolecular concepts, molecular weight, tacticity, theory of solutions, rubber elasticity, thermal transitions, rheology, crystallinity, heterogeneous systems and relation of mechanical and physical characteristics to chemical structure; applications to polymer blends, thermosetting resins, structural adhesives and composites; design and processing of fibrous composites. Prerequisite: Graduate Classification, ENGR 213.

MEEN 615. Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics. (3-0). Credit 3. Theories of thermodynamics and their application to more involved problems in engineering practice and design; equilibrium, Gibbs’ function, nonideal gases and various equations of state; second law analysis and statistical theory. Prerequisite: MEEN 421 or equivalent.

MEEN 635 or MEMA 607. Flow and Fracture of Polymeric Solids. (3-0). Credit 3. Relationship of molecular structure to flowand fracture in polymeric materials; introduction of viscoelastic fracture mechanics; micromechanisms of fracture including crazing; fatigue behavior of polymeric materials.

MEEN 661 or MEMA 613. Principles of Composite Materials. (3-0). Credit 3. Classification and characteristics of composite materials; micromechanical and macromechanical behavior of composite laminae; macromechanical behavior of laminates using classical laminate theory; interlaminar stresses and failure modes; structural design concepts, testing and manufacturing techniques. Prerequisites: Mechanics of Materials (CVEN 305 or equivalent).

MEEN 666 or MEMA 641. Plasticity Theory. (3-0). Credit 3. Theory of plastic yield and flow of two and three-dimensional bodies; classical plasticity theories, unified viscoplastic theories, numerical considerations; applications and comparisons of theory to experiment. Prerequsite: MEMA 601 or equivalent and MEMA 602, MEEN 689 (Fundamentals of Solid and Fluid Motion) or equivalent.

MEMA 604. Mathematical Foundations of Continuum Mechanics. (3-0). Credit 3. Mathematical description of continuum mechanics principles, including: tensor analysis, generalized description of kinematics and motion, conservation laws for mass and momentum; invariance and symmetry principles; application to generalized formulation of constitutive expressions for various fluids and solids. Prerequisites: MATH 410; MATH 451 or equivalent.

MEMA 611. Fundamentals of Engineering Fracture Mechanics. (3-0). Credit 3. Understanding of the failure of structures containing cracks with emphasis on mechanics; linear elastic fracture mechanics, complex potentials of Muskhelishvili and Westergaard, J-integral, energy release rate, R-curve analysis, crack opening displacement, plane strain fracture toughness testing, fatigue crack propagation, fracture criteria, fracture of composite materials. Prerequisite: MEMA 601 or AERO 603.

MEMA 614. Physical Phenomena in Materials. (3-0). Credit 3. Physical principles governing behavior in materials; emphasis on crystalline materials, particularly in metals; includes crystal structures, vacancies, solid diagrams, diffusion and transformations. Prerequisite: MEEN 340 or equivalent.

MEMA 616. Damage and Failure in Composite Materials. (3-0). Credit 3. Mechanisms and models related to damage and failure in composite materials subjected to mechanical loads. Prerequisite: Courses in composite materials, elasticity.

MEMA 625. Micromechanics. (3-0). Credit 3. Eigenstrains; inclusions, and inhomogeneities; Eshelby’s solution for an ellipsoidal inclusion; Eshelby’s equivalent inclusion method. Effective elastic properties of composites; composite spheres and cylinders models; bounds on effective moduli; Hashin-Shtrikman bounds; applications to fiber, whisker and particulate reinforced composites; introduction to micromechanics of inelastic composites and solids with damage. Prerequisite: MEMA 601 or 602.

MEMA 626. Mechanics of Active Materials. (3-0). Credit 3. Introduction to coupled field theories: constitutive response of materials with thermal and electromagnetic coupling; microstructural changes due to phase transformations; shape memory alloys; piezoelectric and magnetostrictive materials; active polymers and solutions. Micromechanics of active composites. Prerequisite: MEMA 601 or 602.

MEMA 635. Structural Analysis of Composites. (3-0). Credit 3. Formulation and analysis structural response of laminated composite components; bending, vibration and stability of laminated composite plates; interlaminar stresses, effect of shear deformation on structural response; numerical modeling of laminated plates. Prerequisite: MEMA 613.

MEMA 646. Introduction to the Finite Element Method. (3-0). Credit 3. Weak or variational formulation of differential equations governing one- and two-dimensional problems of engineering; finite element model development and analysis of standard problems of solid mechanics (bars, beams and plane elasticity), heat transfer and fluid mechanics; time- dependent problems; computer implementation and use of simple finite element codes in solving engineering problems. Prerequisite: Senior or graduate classification.

MEMA 651. Viscoelasticity of Solids and Structures I. (3-0). Credit 3. Linear, viscoelastic mechanical property characterization methods, time-temperature equivalence, multiaxial stress-strain equations; viscoelastic stress analysis: the correspondence principle, approximate methods of analysis and Laplace transform inversion, special methods; static and dynamic engineering applications; nonlinear behavior. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

PHYS 304. Advanced Electricity and Magnetism I. (3-0). Credit 3. Electrostatics; dielectrics; electrical current and circuits; magnetic fields and materials; induction; Maxwell’s equations. Prerequisites: PHYS 221; MATH 311; registration in MATH 412.

PHYS 305. Advanced Electricity and Magnetism II. (3-0). Credit 3. Radiation and optics. Electromagnetic waves; radiation; reflection and refraction; interference; diffraction; special relativity applied to electrodynamics. Prerequisite: PHYS 304.

PHYS 408. Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. (4-0). Credit 4. Statistical method, macroscopic thermodynamics, kinetic theory, black body radiation, Maxwell- Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, and Fermi-Dirac statistics. Prerequisites: PHYS 412; MATH 311 or equivalent.

PHYS 412. Quantum Mechanics I. (3-0). Credit 3. Postulates of wave mechanics; wave packets; harmonic oscillator; central field problem; hydrogen atom; approximation methods. Prerequisites: PHYS 302 and 309; MATH 412.

PHYS 414. Quantum Mechanics II. (3-0). Credit 3. Continuation of PHYS 412. Electron spin; addition of angular momenta; atomic structure; time dependent perturbations; collision theory; application of quantum mechanics to atomic, solid state, nuclear or high energy physics. Prerequisite: PHYS 412.

PHYS 603. Electromagnetic Theory. (3-0). Credit 3. Boundary-value problems in electrostatics; basic magnetostatics; multipoles; elementary treatment of ponderable media; Maxwell’s equations for time-varying fields; energy and momentum of electromagnetic field; Poynting’s theorem; gauge transformations. Prerequisites: PHYS 304 or equivalents; PHYS 615.

PHYS 606. Quantum Mechanics. (4-0). Credit 4. Schrodinger wave equation, bound states of simple systems, collision theory, representation and expansion theory, matrix formulation, perturbation theory. Prerequisites: PHYS 412 or equivalent; MATH 311 and 412 or equivalents; concurrent registration in PHYS 615.

PHYS 607. Statistical Mechanics. (4-0). Credit 4. Classical statistical mechanics, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, and equipartition theorem; quantum statistical mechanics, Bose-Einstein distribution and Fermi-Dirac distribution; applications such as polyatomic gases, blackbody radiation, free electron model for metals, Debye model of vibrations in solids, ideal quantum mechanical gases and Bose-Einstein condensation; if time permits, phase transitions and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. Prerequisites: PHYS 408 and 412 or equivalents; PHYS 615.

PHYS 611. Electromagnetic Theory. (4-0). Credit 4. Continuation of PHYS 603. Propagation, reflection and refraction of electromagnetic waves; wave guides and cavities; interference and diffraction; simple radiating systems; dynamics of relativistic particles and fields; radiation by moving charges. Prerequisite: PHYS 603.

PHYS 617. Physics of the Solid State. (3-0). Credit 3. Crystalline structure and symmetry operations; electronic properties in the free electron model with band effects included; lattice vibrations and phonons; thermal properties; additional topics selected by the instructor from: scattering of X-rays, electrons, and neutrons, electrical and thermal transport, magnetism, superconductivity, defects, semiconductor devices, dielectrics, optical properties. Prerequisites: PHYS 606 and 607.

PHYS 624. Quantum Mechanics. (4-0). Credit 4. Continuation of PHYS 606. Scattering theory, second quantization, angular momentum theory, approximation methods, application to atomic and nuclear systems, semiclassical radiation theory. Prerequisite: PHYS 606.

PHYS 631. Quantum Theory of Solids. (3-0). Credit 3. Second quantization, and topics such as plasmons; manybody effects for electrons; electron- phonon interaction; magnetism and magnons; other elementary excitations in solids; BCS theory of superconductivity; interactions of radiation with matter; transport theory in solids. Prerequisites: PHYS 617 and 624.

PHYS 632. Condensed Matter Theory. (3-0). Credit 3. Continuation of PHYS 631. Recent topics in condensed matter theory. Peierl’s Instability, Metal- Insulator transition in one-dimensional conductors, solitons, fractionally charged excitations,

topological excitations, Normal and Anomalous Quantum Hall Effect, Fractional Statistics, Anyons, Theory of High Temperature Superconductors, Deterministic Chaos. Prerequisites: PHYS 601, 617 and 624.

PHYS 633. Advanced Quantum Mechanics. (3-0). Credit 3. Many-body theory; second quantization; Fermi systems; Bose systems; interaction of radiation with matter; quantum theory of radiation; spontaneous emission; relativistic quantum mechanics; Dirac equation; Klein-Gordon equation; covariant perturbation theory. Prerequisite: PHYS 624.

PHYS 648. Quantum Optics and Laser Physics. (3-0). Credit 3. Line widths of spectral lines; laser spectroscopy; optical cooling; trapping of atoms and ions; coherence; pico- and femto-second spectroscopy; spectroscopic instrumentation. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

PHYS 666. Scientific Instrument Making. (2-2). Credit 3. Theory and techniques for designing and constructing advanced scientific instruments such as spectrometers, cryostats, vacuum systems, etc.; mechanical and electronic shop procedures utilizing the lathe and mill; welding and soldering; drafting and print reading; circuit design. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. 7.5. Qualifying, Preliminary, and Final Examinations All MSEN students signed up for the Ph.D. degree with or without a prior M.S. degree are required to pass the qualifying and preliminary exams to continue their Ph.D. work. The objective of the qualifying exam is to examine the student’s foundation in materials science and engineering which will enable him or her to carry out research in a chosen field of study. The MSEN qualifying exam consists of a critical literature review, the writing of a paper of at most 15 double-spaced pages in length, excluding references, and a mini-defense of that paper before the qualifying exam committee.

Format of the Qualifying Exam The MSEN qualifying exam consists of a research paper composed of a rigorous literature review of the state of the art in the assigned topic and a critical analysis identifying future challenges and suggesting possible directions. This paper must be prepared and written by the candidate alone. The paper should be at most 15 double-spaced pages in length, excluding references. The student presents his/her paper and a mini-defense of the paper for 1.5 hours in front of the qualifying exam committee. The exam committee members ask questions about the examination theme and other topics related to the student’s prior coursework.

Request for Qualifying Exam To request the Ph.D. qualifying exam, students provide the MSEN program office with an electronic version of a completed application form before the end of the first week of classes that semester. The application includes the name of the student’s research advisor (or one MSEN faculty of the student’s choice if the student does not have an advisor), prior degrees received and institutions, current thesis/research topic and maximum one page abstract (if known), the M.S. thesis abstract (if the student has a prior M.S. degree), degree plan (classes taken to date and grades, plans for future coursework), and three preferred MSEN topics for the exam. The application can be obtained from the MSEN graduate office.

Qualifying Exam Committee

At the start of each semester, the MSEN chair selects the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Committee for each student, no later than the end of September for fall semesters and the second week of February for spring semesters. The exam committee is composed of four MSEN faculty members. The committee includes the student’s research advisor as a non-voting member. If the student does not have a research advisor at the time of the exam, he/she can randomly select one MSEN faculty to serve in the committee as a non-voting member. Voting members cannot all be from the same primary department (for example, all voting members cannot be from Department of Chemical Engineering). The student does not know the members of the examination committee before he/she submits the research paper.

Selection of the Topic Before the qualifying exam, the MSEN office asks each voting committee member to provide one research topic for the student’s qualifying exam. Each committee member suggests one topic and the MSEN office combines and forwards these topics to the student and the MSEN chair. The student chooses one of the three topics provided by the committee. These topics are chosen to reflect the interest area(s) of the student. However, students are assigned a research topic that is different from that of their dissertation research or of the M.S. thesis topic. In case of a re-take, the second topic must be different from the first one.

Evaluation of the Exam The (three) voting members of the qualifying exam committee decide whether the student has passed or failed, along with any coursework recommendations. The voting takes place after the mini defense in the absence of the student and the student’s research advisor. The number of "yes" votes must be at least two from the three-member voting committee in order for the student to be considered passed. The committee signs an evaluation form (with comments/recommendations, if any) and returns it to the MSEN Program office right after the mini defense. It is the student’s responsibility to assure that the committee returns the evaluation form to the MSEN program office on the same day.

Timeline  The qualifying exam is offered in the Fall and Spring semesters only.  The qualifying exam must be taken by the end of the 3rd semester, excluding summers.  In the event that the student fails the first attempt, a retake must be completed by the end of the 4th semester. If the student does not pass on the second try, he/she is not permitted to continue in the MSEN Ph.D. program. Such a student can be allowed to continue to study for an M.S. degree in MSEN if he/she has not already earned a master's degree from Texas A&M University.  The student should file an application before the end of the first week of the semester to take the qualifying exam that semester. The program chair appoints three faculty members for each qualifying exam. The committee comes up with three topics no later than the end of October in the fall, and no later than the end of February in the spring. Then the student has 4 weeks to write the paper and turn it in to the MSEN Program Office in electronic form on his/her selection among these three topics. The MSEN Program Office forwards the paper to the committee. The mini defense takes place within 2 weeks after the submission of the report. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange for the mini defense time and the room. If it is not possible to arrange for the mini defense due to the unavailability of the members, the student can request the replacement of one of the committee members by the MSEN Chair.  For M.S. students switching to the PhD program before completing the M.S., the three- semester clock starts whenever they started their studies at Texas A&M. If they have

already exceeded the 3rd semester, then they should take the qualifying exam in the first semester they switched to PhD.  If a Ph.D. student from another Texas A&M program, who has already passed the qualifying exam of that program, wants to switch to MSEN, that student would still need to pass the qualifying exam for MSEN. Their three-semester clock starts when they are admitted to the program.

The preliminary examination is also required. The preliminary examination is given no earlier than a date at which the student is within 6 credit hours of completion of the formal coursework on the degree plan. The Office of Graduate Studies must receive the results of the preliminary examination at least 14 weeks prior to the final examination date. The examination is oral with an accompanying dissertation research proposal. Prior to scheduling the preliminary examination, the committee chair and the MSEN Program coordinator review the student eligibility criteria to ensure that the student is ready for the examination. The chair of the advisory committee reports the results of the exam to the Office of Graduate Studies. These forms should be submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies within 10 working days of the scheduled examination. In the preliminary exam, the dissertation research proposal should also be approved for continuation for the degree.

After passing the preliminary exam for the doctoral degree, the student must complete the final examination within four calendar years. Otherwise, the student is required to repeat the preliminary examination. Upon approval of the student’s advisory committee, with no more than one member dissenting, and the approval by the Office of Graduate Studies, a student who has failed the preliminary examination can be given one re-examination, when adequate time has been given to permit the student to address the inadequacies emerging from the first examination (normally six months).

The Final Exam is the last step towards the Ph.D. degree where the students present their dissertation research to the student’s advisory committee and to the entire community. The final exam is announced publicly in the MSEN Program through announcements on the bulletin boards and through e-mails. One example of the final exam announcement is presented in Appendix C. 7.6. Academic Probation The MSEN Program has the following academic probation policy:  MSEN students with an overall GPA less than 3.0 are on Academic Probation.  Full-time students who had individual semester GPAs less than 2.00 twice cannot continue their MSEN degree program.  Full-time students who had individual semester GPA less than 3.00 in two successive semesters cannot continue their MSEN degree program.  Full-time students who have cumulative GPA less than 3.00 will have two following semesters to raise their GPA above 3.00 to be able to continue their MSEN degree program. 7.7. Enrichment Activities Texas A&M University fosters an environment in which students can excel in academics, leadership opportunities, co-curricular, and extracurricular enrichment activities. The MSEN program has specific academic and enrichment activities that are aimed at promoting leadership, professionalism, collegiality, and a “sense of community” among its students and

faculty. The MSEN program has specific activities directed towards the students in the program. These include the student-run Material Advantage chapter, which is mentored by one of the MSEN faculty, Dr. Miladin Radovic; a chapter of Society of Plastics Engineers, mentored by MSEN faculty, Dr. Hung-Jue Sue; a student seminar series, which is coordinated by the MSEN program coordinator; regular seminar series where faculty and external speakers present their research; TAMU Student Research Week poster competitions sponsored by the Polymer Technology Center; the Student Engineering Council Career Fairs; a library web page dedicated to materials science and engineering literary and database resources. IGERT fellows participate in semi-monthly research roundtables.

Material Advantage is a student organization allowing combined membership in ACerS (American Ceramic Society), AIST (Association for Iron and Steel Technology, ASM International (Materials Information Society, formerly American Society for Materials), and TMS (The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society), for a single student membership fee. Material Advantage group invites industry speakers and sponsors mock interviews. The group has office- bearers with formalized nominations and elections. The Houston ASM chapter conducted a monthly meeting at Texas A&M University, with a poster session organized by the Materials Advantage chapter.

The Interdisciplinary Faculty of MSEN has also helped catalyze the formation of collaborative research groups on campus (that otherwise may not have naturally happened, example of which NSF-IGERT program housed in MSEN). Research proposals from such collaborations have resulted in funded projects. These interactions and synergistic activities have a direct impact on the MSEN students since they are able to work on cutting-edge multi disciplinary research projects as part of their research training.

7.7.1. Seminar Series Professional development of our students through oral presentation of their research projects and defense of their research approach hones their communication and critical thinking skills and is vitally important to their future success. A weekly seminar series is offered each Fall and Spring Semester to enhance these skills as well as provide an opportunity to learn about new and emerging technologies through invited presentations by MSEN faculty as well as national and international speakers of prominence from academia, industry and government. The opportunity to meet and interact with leaders in the field of MSEN is critical to graduate education and essential to developing future career and service opportunities. Examples of the seminar schedules and presentations are given in Table 7.7.

Table 7.7. Partial list of MSEN Seminar Speakers. Semester Speaker Affiliation Presentation Title Nanotubes in Global Warming: From Boris Yakobson Rice University Dynamic Topology in Superplasticity to Hyperthermia in Cancer Treatment Core Materials Development and Testing for Stuart Maloy Los Alamos NL Global Nuclear Energy Partnership’s Fall 2008 Advanced Burner Reactor University of Biomedical Materials: A new mammography Jackie Johnston Tennessee image plate and implant coatings Nanotubes for Controlled Release of Yuri Lvov Louisiana Tech Protective Agents

IBM Watson Jim Lloyd Electromigration Research Center Nanoscale Plasticity from Atomistic Frederic Sansoz University of Vermont Simulations Texas State Calixarenes and silicon nanoparticles— Gregory Spencer University Some materials projects at TSU University of 3-D modeling of materials with promounced Igor Guz Aberdeen internal micro-and nano-heterogenities University of Physical Phenomena in Ferroelectric Solid George Rosetti Connecticut Solutions Carbide-derived Carbons for Energy-related Yuri Gogotsi Drexel University Spring 2009 applications California Institute of Axel van de Walle The Alloy Theoretical automated toolkit Technology The scaling law and its universality in A.K. Majumdar IIT Kanpur anomalous Hall effect of giant magnetoresistive Fe/Cr multilayers Swiss Federal Development and optimization of iron- and Sotiris Pratsinis Institute of zinc-containing nano-structured powders Technology Mechanical Deformation in MEMs: Large Washington State David Bahr Strains, Small Structures, and Adhesive University Contacts Effect of Interfacial Structure and Strain on Xioaqing Pan University of Michigan the Properties of Multiferroic BiFeO3 Thin Fall 2009 Films Dow Electronic Peter Trefonas Materials University of Texas at Nonlinear mechanics of monolayer Rui Huang Austin graphene Carbon nanotubes fluids: Simple or Matteo Pasquali Rice University Complex Laboratory for Colloidal force measurements between Yves Grohens Engineering Materials, cellulose and polylactic acid to mimic France interfaces adhesion in biocomposites Eduardo Dvorkin SIM & TEC, Argentina On the modeling of industrial processes

Texas State Research Capability at Texas State Ravi Droopad Spring 2010 University University: Multifunctional Heterostructures

Nancy Sottos UIUC Self-healing polymers and composites Three-dimensional time-resolved studies of Ian Robertson UIUC defect behavior: current status and future directions National Institute for From Supramolecular Materials toHand- Katsuhiko Ariga Materials Science, Operating Nanotechnology Japan

Turning weakness into strength: How Markus Buehler MIT protein materials balance strength, robustness and adaptability Irreversible thermodynamics modelling of Christopher Ober Cornell University plasticity across the scales: an application to severe plastic deformation Atomic Structure and Defect Behavior of Fall 2010 University of Texas, Nanoparticles through Aberration-Corrected Paulo Ferreira Austin STEM, High-Resolution TEM and In-situ TEM Materials Needs and Research for Improved Jeremy Busby Oak Ridge NL Nuclear Power Plant Performance Irreversible thermodynamics modelling of University of Pedro Rivera plasticity across the scales: an application Cambridge to severe plastic deformation Antibiotic-Releasing Porous Space Antonios Mikos Rice University Maintainers for Craniofacial Tissue Engineering Multi-Scale Electronic Media: Packaging Kayleen Helms Intel Challenges Neutron Diffraction Study of the Strain Rate- Don Brown Los Alamos NL Dependent Development of Microstructure Spring 2011 in Beryllium Strategies for Studying Very High Dose Gary Was University of Michigan Irradiation Effects in Reactor Components

Michael Rubner MIT Nature-inspired Materials

Wear-Resistant PTFE-based Thierry Blanchet Rensselaer Nanocomposites Institute of Metal Nano-twinned metals and gradient nano- Ke Lu Research-Chinese grained metals Academy of Sciences University of Multivalent polymers in the design of hybrid Kristi Kiick Delaware biomaterials West Texas A&M Catherine Clewett NMR Characterization of Materials University Christopher High Temperature Melt Integrity Battery Celgard, LLC Stokes Separator Development Fall 2011 The Ohio State Jessica Winter Nanotechnology for Cancer Detection University

Engineering Instructive Biomaterials for Elizabeth Lipke Auburn University Guiding Stem Cell-derived Cardiomyocyte Differentiation and Electrophysiology

Internal Sean McDeavitt NUEN Fall 2009 Rusty Harris ECEN

Fall 2010 Wonmuk Hwang BMEN Rational Assembly of Advanced Multifunctional Nanoparticles with Mustafa Akbulut CHEN Simultaneous Therapeutic, CT and MRI Spring 2011 Detectability, and Targeting Capabilities The Art of Science of Magnetism at Igor Roshchin PHYS Nanoscale Smaller is Stronger: Size Effects on Rashid Abu Al-rub CVEN Properties of Micro/Nano Systems The Effect of Confinement on Layer-by- Jodie Lutkenhais CHEN Fall 2011 Layer Assemblies Membrane-Based Gas Separations:Beyond Hae-Kwon Jeong CHEN Polymeric Membranes Elizabeth Cosgriff- Injectable polyHIPEs as high-porosity bone BMEN Hernandez grafts Students The manipulation of zirconium phosphate Fall 2008 Minhao Wong (ZrP) nanoplatelets Synthesis and Integration of Quantum Dots Spring 2011 Ravish Majithia for Biomedical Applications

7.7.2. Materials Advantage Student Chapter Brief Overview Materials Advantage Chapter at Texas A&M is professional student organization at Texas A&M University for undergraduate and graduate students from different departments and programs who are interested in materials science and engineering. The Chapter is member of the network of student chapters at more than 75 top schools of materials science and engineering throughout the world. Members of the Chapter receive the benefit of full membership in four professional organizations, namely ASM International (ASM), The American Ceramic Society (ACerS), Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST), and The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).

Material Advantage Chapter provides students a much-needed edge in the global job market, and the knowledge, experience and networking they need to begin their career successfully. The Chapter receives regular fantail support from Material Advantage National Headquarter and ASM Houston Chapter, as well as from Materials Science and Engineering Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Association of Former Students at Texas A&M University. The Chapter activities at Texas A&M include regular technical meetings with guest seminar speakers, industrial tours, promotion of materials science and engineering at various events throughout the Campus, and active enrolment in various ASM Houston Chapter’s activities. In addition, members of the Material Advantage Chapter at Texas A&M University serve as supervisors for K-12 student projects, judges at various K-12 science fairs, and participate in Materials Camps in Houston. More details about Material Advantage Chapter at Texas A&M University can be found at materialsadvantage.tamu.edu.

Mission Statement The mission of the Materials Advantage Chapter at Texas A&M is to promote among Texas A&M undergraduate and graduate students a self-sought increasing knowledge of materials

science and engineering and all its branches; to assist its members in their academic endeavors; and to instill the professional pride in their chosen life work.

List of Activities

Fall 2009 • Presentation of the Chapter at Memorial Student Center Open House. • Three technical meetings with following guest seminar speakers: Jaime C. Grunlan, Texas A&M University; David Gerrard, Baker Oil Tools; and Randy Armstrong, Raytheon.

Spring 2010 • Three technical meetings with following guest seminar speakers: Mel Esmacher, GE Power and Water; Daniel Benac, BakerRisk; and Kent Coulter, Southwest Research Institute. • Served as judges at International Sustainable World - Energy, Engineering, & Environment - (I-SWEEEP) Project Olympiad in Houston, TX. • Participated in the Science-Engineering-Technology Congressional Visits Days (SETCVD) in Washington, D.C. where Materials Advantage Students attended various seminars and had chance to talk to Congressmen and Senators about importance of materials science and engineering (see picture below).

Material Advantage students from Texas A&M University in U.S. Senate, April 2010. From left to right: M. Radovic, faculty advisor, M. Grier, Chapter president, Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senator from Texas, N. Obando, Chapter Treasurer, E. Ormond, Chapter’s Webmaster.

Fall 2010 • Three technical meetings with following guest seminar speakers: Nicole Zacharia, Texas A&M University; Glenn Armstrong, Engineering Design and Testing; and Edgar Zapata, Anderson & Associates. • Chapter students participated in presenting Materials Science and Engineering Program at 2010 MS&T Conference in Houston, TX.

Spring 2010

• Students served as judges at International Sustainable World - Energy, Engineering, & Environment - (I-SWEEEP) Project Olympiad in Houston, TX. • Organized Industrial tour to Stress Engineering Services, Houston, TX. • Three technical meetings with following guest seminar speakers: J. Ping Liu, University of Texas at Arlington; Haiyan Wang, Texas A&M University; and Paul Maxwell, Carpenter.

Fall 2011 • Presentation of the Chapter at Engineering Student Welcome at Texas A&M. • Three technical meetings with following guest seminar speakers: Mel Esmacher, GE Power and Water; Molly Gentleman, Texas A&M University; and Paul Maxwell, Carpenter. • Hosted ASM Houston Chapter’s Student Night at Texas A&M University including laboratory tours for guests from Houston, dinner, student research poster contest and seminar lectures given by I. Karaman and D. Lagoudas. Three best student research posters awarded with monetary awards that we sponsored by Materials Science and Engineering Program at Texas A&M University.

Current Officers

Miladin Radovic, Primary Faculty Advisor Raymundo Arroyave, Secondary Faculty Advisor

Steven Rios, President David Foley, Vice President Cheng Sun, Secretary & IT Officer/Webmaster Grant Castels, Treasurer 7.8. Students

7.8.1. Program Enrollment Trends The total graduate enrollment as of Fall 2011 was 32 M.S. and 63 Ph.D. candidates (Figure 7.1), dispersed across a variety discipline areas such as Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, and Physics.

As shown in Figure 7.1, the enrollment in the MSEN has increased 14.5% from Fall 2010 to Fall 2011 and 150% from Fall 2007 to Fall 2011. This increase is projected to continue due to the addition of new faculty to various departments in the Colleges of Engineering and Science. However, the program plans to put a cap on number of students at 100 for few years to evaluate the demand, need, and graduation statistics. Clearly, the level of 100 students in mainly Ph.D. track is quite significant for a non-department graduate program, the MSEN faculty and Executive Committee strongly believes that the university administration should eventually consider establishing a department.

Out of 110 total applications that were processed for Fall 2011, admission offers were sent to 62 students. Of these, only 14 (23%) actually joined the program. The acceptance rate of graduate students into the MSEN over the past 2 years has ranged from 40 to 56% (Figure 7.2).

Student Enrollment Trends of MSEN Program by Degree Level (2007‐2011)

100 90

80 Masters PhD 32 22 70 31 60 25 19 50 23 29

40 13 4 63 63 30 12 52 43 38 41 36 20 30 25 26 10 0 Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011

Figure 7.1. Student enrollment trends per semester by degree level (2007 – present)

Yearly Admission Rates of MSEN Program

138 140 110 120 Applicants 100

70 Admitted 80 62 56% 51% 60 Matriculated

40 26 Admission 14 Rate 20

0 2010 2011

Figure 7.2. Applicant acceptance and matriculation trends (2010-2011)

7.8.2. Recruitment

Recruitment of internal graduate candidates is primarily driven by individual faculty recruiting students in their area of expertise. Internal candidates are typically identified as undergraduates excelling in key materials related courses, or through students participating in directed studies/research in a faculty member’s laboratory. External candidates from other universities are often recruited at professional society meetings by MSEN faculty or come recommended from a colleague’s laboratory. A larger pool of external candidates applies directly to graduate school at Texas A&M University through the Admissions Office and specify an interest in MSEN on their application form. Each applicant that meets the Office of Graduate Studies minimum

requirements is forwarded to the MSEN Program. Assistantship funding is contingent upon the availability of funds from individual faculty.

7.8.3. Applicant Quality Profile The MSEN program has always attracted a large pool of high quality students (based on metrics such as GRE scores, TOEFL scores, and GPR). Because the program is geared towards training high quality science/engineering professionals with strong oral and written communication skills, the admissions committee has used the TOEFL scores and the statement of purpose as indicators of applicants’ communication skills. The admissions committee does recognize that these scores are not perfect indicators and are working towards developing standardized benchmarks to compare different applicants from around the world. Figure 7.3 shows the median GRE scores (Verbal + Quantitative) of those entering the program in the last 6 years.

Average GRE (Verbal+Quantitative) Scores of Entering MSEN Students (2005-2011)

1350 1315

1300 1281 1256 1253 1250 1204 1205 1200 1170

1150

1100

1050 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Figure 7.3. Average GRE scores (verbal + quantitative) of entering MSEN Students (2005- 2011)

7.8.4. Student Demographics There were 95 students who were enrolled in the MSEN program during Fall 2011. The demographics of these students and those enrolled in previous years are shown in Figures 7.4 through 7.7 in terms of gender, citizenship, and race/ethnicity, for the last 5 years. Of these students in Fall 2011, 30 (32%) are female and 65 (68%) are male. Domestic student population was 25 (26%) in Fall 2011, and domestic to international student ratio did not change notably in the last 5 years. Among the domestic students enrolled in the program in Fall 2011, 17 (68%) are white, 6 (24%) Asian/Oriental, 1 (4%) Hispanic) and 1 (4%) African-American. The average enrollment in the MSEN curricula over the past five years is 69 students (31% female, 69% male) with the ethnicity profile of the current students being 73.7% International, 1.1% Hispanic, 17.9% White, 1.1% Black, and 6.3% Asian.

Gender of MSEN Students (2007-2011)

100 90 Female Male 80 30 70 28 60 20 18 50 40 11 65 30 55 48 20 43 27 10 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Figure 7.4. Gender breakdown of the enrolled MSEN students by year.

Nationality of MSEN Students (2007-2011)

100 90 25 Domestic International (26%) 80 21 (25%) 70 18 60 15 (27%) (25%) 50 9 70 40 (24%) 62 (74%) 50 (75%) 30 46 (73%) (75%) 20 29 (76%) 10 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Figure 7.5. Nationality of the enrolled MSEN students by year.

Race/Ethnicity of Domestic MSEN Students (2007-2011)

1 25

6 20 2 Unknown or Not 1 Reported 1 4 Hispanic 1 3 15 1 1 Asian 4 2 Black 10 1 2 17 1 White 3 14 2 11 5 3 5 2 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Figure 7.6. Race/ethnic breakdown of the enrolled MSEN students by year.

7.8.5. Program Graduates To date, the MSEN has granted 3 M.Engr., 13 M.S. and 42 Ph.D. degrees (Figure 7.7. and Figure 7.8) with excellent placement of graduates in academic, corporate or government positions (Table 7.8). Figure 7.9 presents the entering GRE scores (Verbal + Quantitative) of MSEN graduates in the last 5 years. The number of MSEN graduates is anticipated to increase over the next 3 years due to the substantial increase in the student enrollment since 2008. Our former students are dispersed not only nationally, but globally and as a consequence, the MSEN graduate program at Texas A&M University is recognized for its strong international linkages.

The program graduates have an impressive track record in terms of the number of peer- reviewed journal publications they published before graduation. For example, the average number of journal articles since the beginning of 2010 is 8.5 per graduating PhD student. The program has just started keeping a better record of the publications from all students including M.S. students, which will constitute as one of the evaluation metrics for the MSEN program.

Degrees Received by MSEN Students (2005-2011)

12 11 10 10 Masters PhD

8 7 6 6

4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1

0 2004‐2005 2005‐2006 2006‐2007 2007‐2008 2008‐2009 2009‐2010 2010‐2011

Figure 7.7. Number of MSEN graduates each year since the program inception (2004- 2011)

Degrees Received by MSEN Students (2005‐2011)

Masters, 16 PhD, 42 (28%) (72%)

Figure 7.8. Total number of MSEN graduates by degree since the program inception (2004- 2011)

Table 7.8. Placement data for the MSEN Graduate Students Receiving Degrees.

Student Degree Faculty Year Placement Name Received Advisor

PTD Module and Integration Yield Engineer, PTD Etch 2012 N. Ozdemir PhD I. Karaman Group, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR 2012 X. Zhang PhD H.J. Sue 2011 A. Chen PhD Y. Kuo Research Scientist, Applied Mater., Santa Clara, CA 2011 B. Hare PhD H.J. Sue Engineer, Petroleum Geo-Services, Houston, TX 2011 E. Bellido MS J. Seminario

G. E. R. Assistant Professor, Universidad Nacional de 2011 PhD P. Balbuena Caballero Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia 2011 G. O. Zavaleta M.Engr. T. Cagin Principal, HECASA Corp., San Salvador El Salvador Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M 2011 N. L. Rangel PhD J. Seminario University, College Station, TX 2011 T. Lee PhD H. J. Sue Engineer, Taiwan Semiconductor, Taiwan Assistant Professor, Autonomous University of State 2011 V. V. Guerrero PhD H.-K. Jeong of Mexico, Toluca, Mexico 2011 V. Vasquez MS D. Naugle Technical Manager, Foroni Metals, Houston, TX 2011 Y.-C. Li PhD J. Grunlan NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland 2010 A. Adamczak PhD J. Grunlan Raytheon, Richardson, TX 2010 F. Philips MS D.C. Lagoudas Engineer, Samsung, Austin, TX 2010 G. Hernandez M.Engr. R. Harris PTD Etch Group, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR Doctoral Student, Dept. of Petroleum Engineering, 2010 G. Wang MS Z. Cheng Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 2010 K. Etika PhD J. Grunlan D1DR Hitachi Etch Eng., Intel Corp., Hilsboro, OR 2010 Nishitha Jetta PhD X.Zhang Maxim Integrated Products, Beaverton, OR Research scientist, Los Alamos National Lab, Los 2010 O. Anderoglu PhD X.Zhang Alamos, NM 2010 R. Browning PhD H. J. Sue Engineer, Halliburton, Duncan, OK 2010 T. Wellington MS W. Teizer Analyst, Texas Dept. of Health Services, Austin, TX Beckman Institute, University of Illinois Urbana 2009 A. Awashi PhD D.C. Lagoudas Champaign, Urbana, IL Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2009 A. E. Ozmetin PhD D. Naugle Meliksah University, Kayseri, Turkey 2009 B. Basaran PhD I. Karaman Lecturer, University of Houston, Houston, TX 2009 D. Liu PhD H. J. Sue Polymer Scientist, Exponent Inc. Wash. DC Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brookhaven 2009 D. Sun PhD H. J. Sue National Laboratory, Upton, NY 2009 D. Valliyappan PhD X.-L. Gao Lecturer, Mara University of Tech., Mara, Malaysia Engineer, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los 2009 E. Fu PhD X. Zhang Alamos, NM Associate Professor, Southwest Jiaotong University, 2009 H. Jiang PhD H. J. Sue China 2009 H. Liu PhD W. Wu PTD Etch Group, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR 2009 H. Yim MS B. Guo Engineer, Samsung, Daejeon, South Korea Humberto Sean Postdoctoral Research Associate, Argonne National 2009 Ph.D Ortega McDeavitt Laboratory, Argonne, IL K. G. 2009 PhD Z. Cheng Nalco Corp, Houston, TX Kinnibrugh Postdoctoral Research Associate, Argonne National 2009 K. Wang PhD H. Liang Laboratory, Argonne, IL Postdoctoral Research Associate, Case Western 2009 L. Liu PhD J. Grunlan Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2009 M. Al-Maharbi PhD I. Karaman Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman Research scientist, Los Alamos National Lab, Los 2009 N. Li PhD X. Zhang Alamos, NM 2009 P. Thakre PhD D.C. Lagoudas Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois

Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL Pariksith 2009 PhD D.C. Lagoudas Engineer, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Flagstaff, AR Kumar Senior Development Scientist, Henkel, Bridgewater, 2009 R. Murthy PhD M. Grunlan NJ Postdoctoral Research Associate, UCLA Dental 2009 Y. Hou PhD M. Grunlan School, Los Angeles, CA Adjunct Assistant Prof., Dept. of Mechanical Eng., 2008 A. Pendleton PhD H. Liang Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 2008 J. Wang PhD H. Wang Engineer, Corning Glass, Corning, NY R&D Engineer, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., Sugar 2008 L. Peng PhD H. Liang Land, TX 2008 Raj Kar PhD H. Liang Scientist, Chevron, Houston, TX 2008 S. Banda PhD Z. Ounaies Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA 2008 Vibhor Jain PhD X. Zhang Engineer, Schlumberger, Houston, TX 2007 C. Chou M.Engr. H. Wang Texas Research Institute, Austin, TX 2007 J. Chi PhD J. Ross Towers Watson Inc., Springfield IL 2007 N. Everett PhD M. Bevan Principal Scientist, Clean Energy Labs, Austin, TX 2007 W. J. Boo PhD H J. Sue Engineer, Samsung, Daejeon, South Korea Assistant Professor, Imam Muhammed bin Saud 2006 A. Amasri MS Z. Ounaies University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2006 J. Sue PhD J. Whitcomb Postdoctoral Research Associate, Harvard University, 2006 M. Khan PhD P. Hemmer Boston, MA Facility Engineer, Occidental Oil and Gas Corp., 2006 M. Kulkarni PhD H. Liang Houston, TX 2006 R. Bijai MS V. Kinra Aerospace Industry, Houston, TX Assistant Prof., Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006 R. Ribeiro PhD H. Liang Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India 2005 F. Tschen MS R. Morgan Real Estate Agent, Washington, D.C. 2005 Goyteck Lim PhD H. J. Sue Polymer Scientist, Exponent Inc., DC 2005 H. Liu PhD W. Wu Senior Consulting Eng., PDF Solutions, San Jose CA 2005 Jongil Weon PhD H. J. Sue Associate Professor, Dongguk University, Korea 2005 S. Adegbenro MS Manufacturing Engineer, Agilent Technologies, 2005 S. Khandekar MS J. Ross Phoenix, AR 2005 S. Kim PhD M. J. Andrews Assistant Professor, South Korea 2005 V. Goruganti MS J. Ross Technical Staff , Neocoil LLC, Milwaukee WI 2005 Y. Li PhD R. Morgan Huntsman Corp, Houston, TX

Average GRE (Verbal+Quantitative) Scores of MSEN Degree Recipients (2005-2011)

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Figure 7.9. Average GRE scores (verbal + quantitative) of MSEN degree recipients (2005- 2010) 7.9. Program Assessment Benchmarks Previous assessments of the MSEN program have been made through annual reports presented to the Vice President for Research, Office of Graduate Studies, Dwight Look College of Engineering and College of Science. The elements covered in these reports were documentation of active membership, changes in governance (if any), enrollment trends, graduate course offerings, graduate applications accepted/rejected, graduation rates, faculty CVs outlining publications, grant awards and accomplishments, student placement, and a budget overview. The Vision and Goals of the program is presented in Section 5. These goals and their associated benchmarks offer metrics to assess the progress made in achieving each respective goal. These metrics in part are to be used with other assessment measures of learning outcomes such as Weave‐on‐Line, student course assessments, and a graduating student survey to gauge the progress made in the MSEN program.

Some of the benchmarks used to assess the goals of the program are being met include the following

• Quality of participating faculty • Number of applicants to the MSEN program • Number of U.S. applicants to the MSEN program • Quality assessment of the applicants (GPR, GRE scores, etc.,) • Job Placement

Most of the MSEN courses offered by the program have a formalized system of student evaluation of instruction, administered at the end of each semester. This evaluation was done in class with the paper copies of the forms, however, the university has adapted an online system in the last two years.

In Spring 2012, the MSEN program will start a satisfaction survey to all current students and graduates using the free survey tool at SurveyMonkey.com. In the following years, this survey will be regularly conducted for new students at their second years, recent graduates and the graduates at their 5th year. The students will be asked to rate various aspects of the program.

8. STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES The premise of the Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) Graduate Program at Texas A&M University is that the program will offer an attractive alternative to outstanding students who are not interested in the traditional programs, but whose interests span a range of topics, and are seeking interdisciplinary education and research opportunities. Since 2003, when the program officially started, 45 students have graduated with M.S., MEngr., and Ph.D. in MSEN from Texas A&M University. In addition to serving the students’ needs, the Interdisciplinary Faculty of MSEN has served as a catalyst in bringing researchers from diverse academic departments across campus to form successful research collaborations. Many of these collaborations may not have otherwise naturally happened. These collaborations which cut across academic departments and colleges have resulted in research grant funding which in turn has provided additional opportunities for graduate and undergraduate student training at Texas A&M University. 8.1. Program Strengths

8.1.1. Successful, Multidisciplinary Faculty There is a wide-ranging pool of expertise amongst the 51 members of the MSEN Faculty at Texas A&M University, with faculty members of the highest quality in terms of scholarship, external research support, and dedication to excellence. These are successful researchers who manage strong research programs with excellent publication records and with annual external research funding levels comparable to the top MSEN programs in the nation. In addition, 13 of our junior faculty have won the prestigious NSF CAREER award (Figure 8.1), 2 won Department of Defense Young Investigator Program Awards, three won Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers since the inception of the program, and other faculty has been recognized with prestigious awards by professional societies like TMS, ASME, AIAA, AIChE. The faculty members cover very diverse areas of research with the result that it provides the MSEN students a veritable variety of research training opportunities. The work of the MSEN Faculty has also been highlighted as journal covers as shown in Figure 8.2 for the last few years.

13 NSF-CAREER Awards

Raymundo Amine Benzerga Jaime Grunlan Mariah Hahn Ibrahim Karaman Hong Liang Arroyave

Zoubeida Ounaies

Miladin Radovic Ray Schaak Cris Schwarz Lin Shao Haiyan Wang Xinghang Zhang

Figure 8.1. Current and former MSEN faculty who received NSF CAREER Award since the inception of the program.

The December 2010 edition, The January 2008 edition, Asst. The September 2009 edition, Asst. Prof.s Hae‐Kwon Jeong ‐ Prof. Hwang, BMEN Prof. Balbuena, CHEN Zhengdong Chen, CHEN.

The April 2008 edition, Asst. The September 2011 edition, The May 2006 edition, Prof. Prof. Wu, Prof. Naugle, PHYS Prof. Grunlan, MEEN Balbuena, CHEN Figure 8.2. Few examples of the journal covers highlighting the research of the MSEN Faculty.

In 2011, Texas A&M University charged Academic Analytics, LLC to conduct a survey comparing the MSEN Program at Texas A&M with about 99 MSEN related programs in the nation, comparing faculty awards, productivity in terms of publications, research expenditures, and recognition. Figure 8.3 summarizes the percentile ranking of the MSEN faculty in that pool. Clearly, the quality of faculty is one of the strengths of the MSEN program. In particular, in total number of articles, total citations, and total number of grants, the MSEN faculty is placed above 90 percentile as compared to the faculty at other MSEN programs.

8.1.2. Curriculum The MSEN program at Texas A&M University has a good blend of science and engineering courses. In its current form, the core curriculum offers students the opportunity to gain a broad perspective of some of the most fundamental concepts in Materials Science. The core courses provide students---regardless of their background---with a common knowledge. In contrast to many other MSEN graduate programs, TAMU MSEN students are required to take Math graduate courses as part of the core curriculum. Given the increasingly quantitative/theoretical nature of the discipline, this Math requirement gives our students adequate tools to assist them in their research process. We currently have a wide range of Designated Elective courses that--- in principle—provide students with good theoretical understanding of important disciplines and sub-disciplines within the broader field of MSEN. Many of these courses (particularly those focused on characterization techniques) also provide students with valuable toolkit essential for their research endeavors. Taking a long-term view, many of these courses, particularly those cross-listed as MSEN, provide the foundations for a more traditional MSEN core curriculum if this is the path to be taken in the future (see below).

Figure 8.3. Comparison of the productivity, research expenditures, and recognition of the MSEN faculty at Texas A&M University as compared to the other MSEN related programs in the nation. The scale demonstrates the percentile rank when all programs are sorted according to the particular statistic. Source: Academic Analytics, LLC.

8.1.3. Research & Enrichment Opportunities The students have opportunities for high quality interdisciplinary research training in a variety of disciplines that have direct value to their career opportunities. The students have learning opportunities ranging from physics, math, chemistry, mechanics, nanotechnology, materials characterization, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering. In addition to diverse research opportunities, the students have a large selection of enrichment activities that they can draw upon for their professional development. The Materials Advantage Chapter and the MSEN student and professional seminar series are some of the specific enrichment activities targeted directly to the students.

The MSEN program and the university provide scholarships to attract high caliber graduate students, support travel to professional meetings and ensure that research in their respective laboratories is visible nationally (and internationally).

8.1.4. Quality of Students The program attracts a number of high quality applicants with over 200 applications for the approximately 25 open positions. The quality of incoming graduate students, based on traditional metrics such as average GRE and TOEFL scores, and GPR, is high.

Existing graduate students compete well at professional meetings in poster/ oral competitions that bring recognition to the MSEN program. The program graduates have found jobs at prestigious academic and research institutions and Fortune 500 companies, as shown in Table

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7.8, despite being from a relatively new program. The average GRE Q+V scores of the incoming MSEN graduate students range from 1250 to 1300. The program graduates have an impressive track record in terms of the number of peer-reviewed journal publications they published before graduation. For example, the average number of journal articles since the beginning of 2010 is 8.5 per graduating PhD student.

8.1.5. Diversity

The MSEN program has members with diverse backgrounds among its faculty and students. The MSEN student body has consistently attracted high quality female students and the percentage of the female students increased from 27% to 32-33% in the last 6 years. Similarly, the percentage of the female faculty has ranged between 15 to 20% since the inception of the program. Currently, 18% of the MSEN faculty is female. Similarly, the Hispanic student population has constituted 9 to 25% of the domestic students, depending on the year, while 8% of the faculty is Hispanic. These ratios are comparable or better than those in other engineering programs at Texas A&M University.

8.1.6. Graduate Placement

The MSEN graduates have been quite successful in securing jobs right after graduation. Almost all the graduates (except few graduated in Fall 2011) have science and engineering jobs in industry, academia, and government organizations. 55% of the graduates are currently working for industry, 31% are in academia, and 14% are in DOE or DOD research laboratories, as summarized in Figure 8.4.

8.1.7. Serving Texas and the Rest of the World The MSEN program at Texas A&M University is serving a critical need, in terms of human resources, for the well-developed materials industry in Texas. Unfortunately, none of the three largest state universities in Texas (Texas A&M, University of Texas at Austin, and Texas Tech) have MSEN departments. Only Texas A&M and UT-Austin have MSEN graduate programs. It would be advantageous to the State of Texas and Texas A&M University to have a full-fledged Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

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8.2. Program Weaknesses

8.2.1. Program Visibility The program’s external visibility is far from satisfactory. One of the major reasons for this is not being a department with associated resources. Moreover, the program is relatively new, with many recently hired faculty, and with sizable numbers of PhD graduates only in the last few years. The lack of external visibility has serious consequences for the program in terms of student recruitment, competitiveness of the program for multi-investigator grants such as center grants, and the development of long-term job placement programs with industry and research institutions. The program coordinator has many responsibilities and the growth of the program has outstripped the ability of one person to handle these tasks. There is an immediate need for at least one additional administrative support staff to coordinate program activities such as those to improve the program’s visibility. On-going efforts to improve the program’s visibility have been the creation of an informational booth at the TMS Annual Meeting, hosting ASM Houston Chapter monthly meetings on campus, development of a new program pamphlet (Appendix E), and launching a new website (http://msen.tamu.edu). Additionally, several MSEN faculty have been advertising the program in conference talks and invited speeches. However, more efforts are definitely needed to gain recognition for the full capacity of the program. The resources needed to maintain such efforts on a scale that matches the scale of the MSEN graduate program and ongoing research activities would normally be associated with a department; establishment of an MSEN department would also enhance the visibility of the program to potential graduate students A full-fledged Department of MSEN would increase industrial interest in recruiting students specifically for Materials Science positions.

8.2.2. Domestic Student Enrollment The number of applications and enrollment of US citizen/permanent residents in the program is relatively low. US domestic student enrollment in the MSEN program is currently 26%, which did not change more than ± 2% since 2007. In Fall 2011, however, 31% of Masters students and 48% of Ph.D. students at TAMU were international, notably higher than the MSEN program numbers. One of the reasons for the low domestic student enrollment in the MSEN program could be the poor visibility of the program. Another reason could be the fact that the program is new and does not offer a competitive scholarship/fellowship packages as compared to other traditional graduate programs that can be offered early on in the admissions process. A key part of the program’s future plan is to actively increase the US student population. The plan aims to increase US domestic student enrollment to 50%. For this purpose, the former MSEN chair, Dr. Ross, was successful in bringing an NSF-IGERT grant to the program. Currently, the MSEN program is putting together a Department of Education, GAANN proposal to target high quality domestic students in need. Moreover, we plan to submit a follow-on NSF-IGERT proposal in the next round. We will also actively recruit high-achieving students, especially those from underrepresented populations, at national and local events such as the career and/or graduate school fairs, including Purdue University’s Big 10 Graduate School Exposition and Fair, Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES),National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and Texas Lone Star Diversity Colloquium

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8.2.3. Research Infrastructure and Staff The infrastructure for the MSEN related research has been notably improved at Texas A&M University in the last 10 years. The X-Ray facility in the Chemistry Department is a good example, as it is probably the best X-Ray facility in a university setting in the country. However, the rate of improvement is not yet competitive with the top 10 MSEN programs. This has caused issues with the retention of successful faculty, as an example. The MSEN faculty has submitted several instrumentation proposals, such as for NSF-MRI, NSF-IMR, and DoD-DURIP programs, since the inception of the MSEN program, some of which have been successful. However, the university is still missing several necessary pieces of infrastructure such as a Focussed Ion Beam system and fully accessible state-of-the-art clean room facility. One of the issues has been the lack of consistent policy for the research infrastructure improvement at the university level, as many of the MSEN related research infrastructure requires sizeable capital investments. In addition, the research staff support for the user facilities is not at the level of top 10 MSEN programs. The recent budget cuts across all the programs at Texas A&M has negatively influenced the user research facilities, such as the Microscopy and Imaging Center (MIC). In addition there is a need for research staff to supervise the materials characterization facilities in order for MSEN research activities to maintain and enhance their national stature.

8.2.4. Faculty Retention As part of the faculty reinvestment program at Texas A&M University, both Colleges of Engineering and Science were able to attract world-class materials faculty, especially at the junior level. However, at the same time, the MSEN program has lost some of the most- productive faculty among its ranks. Dr. Ray Schaak (CHEM) and Dr. Zoubeida Ounaies (AERO) have moved to PennState, Dr. Mike Bevan (CHEN) to John Hopkins, Dr. David Ford (CHEN) to University of Massachusetts, and Dr. Xinlin Gao (MEEN) to UT - Dallas. At the same time, two participating colleges have successfully retained faculty members by making competitive retention offers.

The MSEN program is aware of these issues. One of the main goals of the majority of MSEN faculty is indeed the establishment of an MSEN department. For this purpose and with the support from COE, the program launched an initiative to hire an internationally visible program chair that would potentially take the program to a department level. Unfortunately, even though two candidates with very successful career and administrative experiences in the top 10 MSEN programs were interviewed, the search eventually failed. It is anticipated that a new search would start shortly after the new COE dean (Dr. Banks) starts her new position. Additional support will be sought through the College of Science for this initiative as well. In addition, it would be beneficial to have faculty endowments directly connected with the MSEN Program, to improve faculty retention.

8.2.5. Space

One of the issues for the MSEN program has been the lack of office space directly connected to the program. When the program was established, the program office was located in the Bright Building (HRBB) using the space dedicated to the Department of Aerospace Engineering. After the construction of The Jack E. Brown Building, where the Department of Chemical Engineering is located, the program office was moved to its new location in this building. At that time, the program chair was initially from the Department of Physics (Dr. Ross) and then Dr. Cagin from Chemical Engineering served as the chair. When the new Chair (Dr. Karaman) was appointed in 2010 and due to the space needs of the Department of Chemical Engineering, the MSEN program office was relocated to its current location in the Mechanical Engineering Office

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Building. However, it is not clear how long the program will be at this location, especially if the current MSEN Chair would be rotated to a new one from another department and considering that the Department of Mechanical Engineering is looking for its new head. This sense of “homelessness” leads to discomfort for students and faculty. Obviously, there is a need to have a dedicated, permanent MSEN program office which is not connected to a particular department or the home department of the program chair.

8.2.5. Curriculum Weaknesses Despite the fact that we have a wide range of Designated Elective courses, there is a lack of coordination on the part of Faculty and host departments to ensure availability of the courses to all interested students. As a rule, we should guarantee that all MSEN courses are taught at least once every year (or every two years in the case of more specialized courses). This will require a strong commitment on the part of host departments as these courses usually count towards a faculty teaching load. Given current economic environment, as well as an increasingly tight budget, further coordination among all stakeholders is required. In addition, there are certain aspects that the program needs to enhance its curriculum to become in-line with more traditional MSEN programs, such as Kinetics and Phase Transformations. The curriculum has been significantly improved in the last 3 years with the development of two new core courses and several elective courses. This improvement is expected to continue in the next few years with the help of recently hired faculty. Additional effort is also required to build up courses in materials synthesis and design through greater participation from the Department of Chemistry. At present there are only two actively participating faculty from Chemistry in the MSEN program

Essential courses on transcripts not cross‐listed as MSEN courses may reduce visibility/ creditability of the discipline for graduates. There is an effort to cross-list most of the designated electives as MSEN courses since they are mainly taught by the MSEN faculty. Another issue is the fact that teaching of an MSEN graduate course must be approved by the MSEN faculty member’s ad loc Department Head. Currently, there is no policy at the university level to resolve this issue, and it is treated in case by case basis.

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APPENDIX A

UNIVERSITY RULE 15.01.99.M7 Administrative Framework for Interdisciplinary Programs

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UNIVERSITY RULE

15.01.99.M7 Administrative Framework for Interdisciplinary Programs Approved December 14, 2006 Next Scheduled Review: August 3, 2012

1. GENERAL

1.1 An Interdisciplinary Research Program (IRP) involves a group of faculty, from more than one discipline representing single or multiple colleges, organized and administered by the procedures outlined in this rule for the purpose of enhancing research and scholarly activities beyond what is possible through the traditional administrative structure.

1.2 An Interdisciplinary Degree Program (IDP) involves a group of faculty from more than one discipline representing single or multiple colleges, organized and administered by the procedures outlined in this rule for the purpose of enhancing research and scholarly activities and overseeing graduate and/or undergraduate education for a degree program that does not exist in an existing academic unit. The approval of the interdisciplinary degrees themselves are approved through the normal degree approval process.

2. ESTABLISHING INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS

2.1 For a group of faculty to establish an IRP or IDP, they must;

2.1.1 Develop a set of bylaws for the IRP or IDP including a mission statement, membership criteria, and procedures for selecting an Executive Committee (EC) and its leadership (e.g., a chair or co- chairs).

2.1.2 Identify a department or set of departments (called sponsoring departments) and the corresponding colleges (called sponsoring colleges) to act as advocates for the proposed program during the creation/evaluation process.

2.1.3 In conjunction with the sponsoring units, identify a department in which the IRP or IDP will reside administratively. This department is called the administrative department, and the corresponding college is called the administrative college.

2.1.4 Submit a proposal for the establishment of the IRP or IDP containing the items in Section 2.2 of this rule. This proposal

15.01.99.M7: Administrative Framework for Interdisciplinary Programs 106 originates with the faculty group seeking to establish the IRP or IDP and is routed for approval through:

a. The sponsoring department heads, through b. The sponsoring deans, through c. The Dean of Graduate Studies (DGS) if the proposal includes a graduate degree program, and/or the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs (APUP) if the proposal includes an undergraduate degree program, through d. The Vice President for Research (VPR), to e. The Provost and Executive Vice President for Academics

2.2 The proposal for establishing an IRP or IDP must contain the following items:

2.2.1 The rationale for the creation of the IRP or IDP.

2.2.2 The bylaws described in Section 2.1.1 of this rule; including the identification of the administrative units as described in Section 2.1.3 and listing roles and responsibilities of the administrative units.

2.2.3 A description of the Council of Participating Deans (COPD) which consists of the deans of the colleges having faculty participating in the IRP or IDP, together with the VPR, and the DGS for IDP’s offering graduate degrees and/or the APUP for IDP’s offering undergraduate degrees. One of the college deans, to be selected by the COPD, will serve as the lead dean.

2.2.4 A list of the participating department heads (PDH), that is, the set of department heads having faculty participating in the IRP or IDP.

2.2.5 A budget (and budget justification) for the operating costs of the IRP and IDP.

2.3 The Provost and Executive Vice President for Academics, in consultation with the COPD, will make the final decision as to whether the proposed IRP or IDP should be established. Establishment of and funding for the operating budget is the collective responsibility of the COPD and other participating units.

3. PROGRAMMATIC REVIEW

15.01.99.M7: Administrative Framework for Interdisciplinary Programs 107 Annual reports will be submitted to the COPD who will ensure that the report is distributed appropriately. A yearly meeting of the COPD, PDH, and EC will be held. Additional meetings may be called at the discretion of the COPD.

3.1 It is responsibility of the COPD to establish a review schedule. This review will involve the COPD, PDH, and EC.

3.2 As part of the normal annual review of faculty, each participating department head will review with each of their involved faculty members their future level of participation in the IRP or IDP as well as the results of their previous participation. These discussions may be incorporated into promotion, tenure, and merit raise decisions.

3.3 A rigorous periodic review of all IDP’s and IRP’s will be conducted by the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academics to determine if the program is performing successfully and if it should be continued. In addition, graduate degrees granting IDP’s will also be externally reviewed as part of the University’s academic program reviews.

4. COORDINATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TAMU SYSTEM

IRP or IDP efforts may include faculty from other Texas A&M University System members as outlined in the program’s bylaws. A memorandum of understanding must be initiated between the System member(s) and Texas A&M University, as represented by the Vice President for Research, to establish the level of participation of the System member(s) in the IDP or IRP.

OFFICE OF RESPONSIBILITY: Vice President for Research

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APPENDIX B:

The Materials Science and Engineering ByLaws

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By-Laws

Materials Science and Engineering Program Texas A&M University

January 2004

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Article I. Background and Purpose

The unprecedented progress of Science and Engineering since World War II has

advanced our understanding of the world, helped to develop a strong global economy, and been

utilized in the defense of freedom. In this context, materials research and development stands

out as a twentieth century phenomenon. By materials research, we mean the fundamental

science underlying the preparation, characterization, and utilization of materials such as

catalysts, polymers and plastics, ceramics, semiconductors, metals, and alloys which illustrate

how materials research has shaped our economy and our society.

In 1986, the Board of Regents at Texas A&M University initiated a program to “Shape

the New Economy of Texas.” Several ongoing research areas were targeted for enhanced funding

and new ones created. Among the latter was a new Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN)

Program. Dr. Abraham Clearfield, Professor of Chemistry was named as coordinator of the

Program. Based upon ongoing work and perceived strengths in both the College of Science and

the College of Engineering, eight major research projects were emphasized, each being

interdisciplinary in nature.

1 Growth of single crystals for optical and electronic applications

2 Amorphous metal alloys

3 Single crystal and thin film superconductors

4 Fabrication of nanometer-sized electrical conductors

5 Catalysis and surface science

6 Polymers

7 Ceramics

8 Composites

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While the initial number of faculty participating in the program represented only a

portion of the Faculty involved in materials research, their success was quite marked. External

funding nearly tripled and more than two million dollars worth of equipment was donated by

interested industrial concerns.

In addition to the above programs, there are significant ongoing materials research and

engineering related efforts in the Colleges of Engineering and Science. Among them are the

Mechanics and Materials (MEMA) Program, the Polymer Technology Center, the Center for

Mechanics of Composites, Materials Characterization Facility, Microscopy and Imaging Center

and several others. There are many other research programs which are connected with materials

research to some degree. Thus, the number of faculty with interest in materials related research

and/or engineering mechanics is considerable. The purpose of the Faculty of Materials Science

and Engineering, referred herein as “the Faculty” or “FMSE”, is to foster interdepartmental

materials research, provide an academic program on the graduate level, commensurate with the

research activities, and coordinate these programs for greater effectiveness. The membership of

the Faculty would be expected to include all Graduate Faculty members with a primary focus in

materials research and/or engineering mechanics, as well as those in affiliated areas with a

significant materials interest.

On July 17, 2003, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board granted approval of

the Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program. The official start of the Program was

the Fall 2003 semester, for transfer students. New students selected MSEN as a major for the

first time in the Spring 2004 semester.

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Article II. Organization

Since the MSEN Program crosses disciplinary boundaries, the Program will be

administered under the specifications of Texas A&M University's Administrative Framework for

Interdisciplinary Programs. Should any part of these Bylaws come into conflict with the

regulations for interdisciplinary programs at Texas A&M University, those regulations are understood to take precedence over these Bylaws. Oversight for the Program will be provided by an Administrative Council composed of the Vice President for Research, the Council of

Participating Deans, and the Dean of Graduate Studies. The Council of Participating Deans includes Deans of the two major colleges having faculty involvement in the Program:

Engineering and Science. The Chair of the Executive Committee (see Article IV) serves as liaison between the MSEN Faculty and this Administrative Council.

Faculty for the Program will be drawn from existing departments, and participating faculty will remain members of their respective departments. Each participating department can nominate new faculty members in materials-related disciplines to become members of the MSEN

Program.

Article III. Membership

A. Qualifications

1. A member of the Faculty at Texas A&M University who is a member of the

Graduate Faculty and is qualified to direct the research of candidates for M.E., M.S., and Ph.D.

degrees in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, or related fields is eligible for full

membership. The Faculty consists of tenured, tenure-track, or other Graduate Faculty members

who teach materials-related courses, have administrative responsibilities for the program, or are

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willing to serve on committees for graduate students in Materials Science and Engineering. To

be qualified, the Faculty member should be actively engaged in scholarship and/or research in

the field of materials research and/or engineering mechanics, teaching graduate or undergraduate

courses in materials related subjects.

Evidence of scholarly competence may be presented by membership in nationally

recognized scientific and engineering societies requiring nomination and election to the society,

publication in refereed journals where review is provided by materials scientists and engineers,

and/or authorship of textbooks and other evidence of scholarship. Continued evidence of interest,

including willingness to present a graduate seminar at least biennially, is also a criterion for

continued membership.

A. Faculty with temporary academic or postdoctoral appointments to Texas A&M

University or the Graduate Faculty, who are qualified to conduct materials or

mechanics related research, are eligible for associate membership. Associate

membership will be conferred by the Executive Committee of the Faculty. Associate

Members will not be entitled to voting rights or be eligible to serve on committees.

B. Subsequent nomination and election to membership.

a. Following adoption and approval of these By-Laws, nominations for

additional membership may be made by any Faculty member and/or

participating department head and shall be made in writing to the Membership

Committee of the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering (FMSE).

b. The Executive Committee shall (1) identify potential members and facilitate

their participation in faculty functions; (2) screen nominations for full and

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associate members to the Faculty; and (3) each Fall semester update the

Faculty Research Directory and the Membership Roster.

c. The Chair of the Faculty shall present the names of nominees at the annual

meeting. Full membership shall be conferred by a majority vote of those full

members present at the meeting.

d. The Executive Committee shall review each member’s participation in the

program on an annual basis to determine if modifications need to be made to

membership levels. Individuals that no longer meet the full-member criteria

will be reassigned to the appropriate membership level.

Article IV. Executive Committee

A. The Executive Committee shall be composed of the Chair and four members of

the Faculty from each participating College, all of whom are elected by members

of the FMSE. At this time, the College of Engineering and College of Science are

being represented.

B. The term of the office for Executive Committee members shall be three years.

Elections of at least two members of the Committee will be held annually, so that

the terms of the Committee members overlap to maintain continuity. Committee

members may serve consecutive terms as determined by election of the Faculty.

The Chair shall be drawn from the Executive Committee and Appointed by the

Administrative Council after consultation with the Executive Committee. He or

she shall serve as Chair the remainder of his/her active term. The Chair should be

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a senior faculty member. Provision for release time, supplement pay, or other

support for the Chair will be left up to the Dean of the College of the Chair.

C. The Executive Committee shall fill, by appointment, any vacancies that may

occur among its selected members during the year. All appointed positions will

be declared open at the time of the next annual election.

D. The Chair of the Executive Committee shall be the Chief Officer and Chair of the

Faculty and representative of the Executive Committee. The Chair shall preside

over meetings of these bodies and shall appoint, with the approval of the other

members of the Executive Committee, members of committees. The Chair will

serve as the liaison with the department heads involved, the Administrative

Council, and the Faculty Senate. Sufficient office space, secretarial help, and

other resources necessary to the functioning of the Faculty Chair shall be supplied

by the Colleges involved.

E. The Chair is the chief financial officer of the Program, and oversees expenditures

from University accounts controlled by the MSEN Program. The Chair shall make

a report to the Executive Committee summarizing these expenditures, and shall

prepare an Annual Report to the Administrative Council describing the activities

and expenses of the Program.

F. The Vice-Chair shall be selected by the newly elected Chair, and shall serve the

remainder of his/her active term. The Vice-Chair shall serve as Secretary of the

Faculty, prepare and distribute minutes of the Faculty and Executive Committee

meetings to the general membership, and maintain other appropriate records of

the Faculty activities. The Vice-Chair shall also serve as Chief Officer and Chair

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of the Faculty and Executive Committee in the absence of, or when designated by,

the Chair. The parliamentarian shall monitor all meetings of the Faculty and the

Executive Committee according to Robert’s Rules of Order.

Article V. Election of the Executive Committee

A. A Nomination and Election Committee composed of three persons from the

general membership, excluding members of the Executive Committee, shall be

appointed by the Executive Committee prior to the annual meeting.

B. The Nomination and Election Committee shall recommend at least two candidates

for each vacant position on the Executive Committee. Additional nominations,

with the prior consent of the nominee, by any full member, may be made from the

floor during the annual meeting.

C. If multiple candidates are nominated from the same department, faculty within

this department shall decide if they wish to support one or multiple candidates.

The Faculty in the department of question will make this decision and notify the

Election and Nominations Committee prior to the distribution of the election

ballots.

D. The Nominations and Election Committee shall conduct the election and report

the results of the membership.

E. Elections shall be conducted by mail or email ballot and are to be distributed

immediately after the annual meeting with the names of all nominees listed. Each

member shall vote for no more candidates than the number of positions to be

filled. Those persons receiving the most votes, with the exceptions noted in

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Article IV of the By-Laws, shall be declared elected. Election results shall be

mailed to the general membership promptly and elected members shall normally

assume their duties the following September 1.

F. A tie in voting would result in a run-off election. A ballot containing all tied

nominees shall be distributed to the Faculty. If a tie results in the run-off election,

the Dean for the college being represented will identify the candidate.

G. The first election, conducted for the initial organization of the Faculty, shall be

conducted by the Steering Committee for the formation of the Faculty, acting as

the Interim Executive Committee. The Steering Committee will be dissolved, and

the newly elected Executive Committee will begin its duties immediately upon

written announcement of the election results to the Faculty Steering Committee.

Members of the Steering Committee will be eligible for nomination to the first list

of candidates for the Executive Committee.

Article VI. Functions of the Executive Committee

A. The principal functions of the Executive Committee shall be:

a. Administer the Graduate Program in the discipline ensuring an appropriate

degree of uniformity of the program as sponsored in several departments of

Texas A&M University.

b. Develop and publish a program description and faculty list which describe the

detailed rules for admission, selection of graduate advisor, degree

requirements, examinations, and other information necessary for the program.

c. Receive and rule on the admission of new associate members as required.

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d. Provide leadership in short and long-term planning for the program and advice

on matters of new faculty selection and hiring.

e. Represent, as appropriate, the Graduate Faculty of Materials Science and

Engineering in College and University meetings. Coordinate recruitment of

students into the graduate program in Materials Science, Materials

Engineering and Mechanics.

f. Work closely with heads of departments to secure GAT, GANT, and GAR

support for students in the discipline. Develop a selection process for

awarding GATs and GANTs to graduate students and provide

recommendations to heads of departments in which members of the Faculty

group reside.

g. Review graduate programs with the Faculty making recommendations for

changes and new courses as appropriate.

h. Develop and maintain a strong seminar program in the discipline.

i. Establish the agenda of the annual meeting and distribute it to the FMSE

membership one week prior to the meeting.

j. Annually appoint members of Committees to serve from September 1 to

August 31.

k. Coordinate activities for the disciplines which are not directly related to the

Graduate Program.

l. Additional procedures of an administrative nature which pertain to graduate

degree program may be administered through the appropriate channels of the

administrative department of the student’s major professor.

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Article VII. Meetings

a. The annual meeting of the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering shall

be held during the Spring semester each year. Items for the agenda must be

submitted in writing to the Executive Committee at least two weeks prior to

the annual meeting.

b. Special meetings for the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering may be

held at the call of the Chair or by written application to the Executive

Committee by at lease five members of the Faculty of Materials Science and

Engineering.

c. A regular meeting of the Executive Committee shall be held on a bi-monthly

basis, unless otherwise determined by vote of the Faculty. Other meetings of

the Executive Committee may be held as frequently and for such purposes as

are deemed desirable by the Executive Committee.

d. The minutes of each Annual and Executive Committee meeting shall be

approved by the Executive Committee and distributed to all members of the

Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering within ten days after the

meeting. Corrections, if needed, will appear in the minutes of the next

meeting.

e. At Executive Committee and Faculty meetings, Robert’s Rule of Order shall

be followed in matters of parliamentary procedure.

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Article VIII. Standing Committees

A. Nominations and Election Committee. See Article V, Section A, B, and C.

B. Graduate Admissions and Recruitment Committee. One faculty advisor from

each of the Departments represented in the Program shall be appointed by the

Executive Committee to serve on the Graduate Admissions and Recruitment

Committee. The Committee will develop literature which publicizes the graduate

program in Materials Science and Engineering, including the list of faculty and a

brief description of their research. The Committee shall organize recruitment for

professional meetings, respond to inquiries from potential graduate students,

maintain a file of and screen all current applicants, recommend acceptance or

rejection of applications to the Office of Graduate Studies through the appropriate

department, and facilitate equitable access to applicants and their files for all full

members of the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering.

C. Curriculum Committee. This committee will consist of members to be drawn

from at least four participating Departments, with at least two members each from

the colleges of Science and Engineering. The committee will review the MSEN

curriculum, and forward any recommended modifications to the Executive

Committee and Chair. Major curriculum changes shall be subject to a vote by the

full Faculty, either at a faculty meeting or by email ballot.

Article IX. Other Committees

A. Other Committees may be created by action of the Faculty or the Executive

Committee.

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B. Suggestions for changes in Curriculum, Program, Seminar, Admissions, or items

of similar interest to students may be submitted in writing at any time by any

registered graduate student to the Executive Committee.

Article XI. Amendments

Suggestions for amendments to the By-Laws may be submitted in writing at any time by any member of the Faculty to the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee will

schedule discussion by the Faculty of any such amendments to the By-Laws and must be

approved by at least two-thirds of the votes cast by the full members of the Faculty via a mail or

email ballot.

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APPENDIX C:

An Example PhD Dissertation Exam Flier

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Gustavo E. Ramirez Caballero Dissertation Abstract Publications

Density functional theory is used to study the physico-chemical effects of 1. G. E. Ramírez-Caballero and P. B. Balbuena, “Electronic Confinement between Metal Surfaces at Subnanometer Distances,” J. of Phys. Cond. two metallic thin films separated by distances in a range of 4-10 Å. In this Matter., submitted, (2011). condition, the electrons from the metallic thin film surfaces tunnel through 2. P. R. Alonso, P. H. Gargano, P.B. Bozzano, G.E. Ramirez-Caballero, P.B. the energy barrier existing between the separated thin films, creating an Balbuena, and G. H. Rubiolo, “Combined ab initio and experimental study of A2 + L21 coherent equilibria in the Fe-Al-X (X = Ti, Nb, V) systems,” electronic distribution in the gap between films. The characteristics and Intermetallics, 19, 1157-1167 (2011) features of this electronic distribution, such as energy, momentum, and 3. G. E. Ramírez-Caballero and P. B. Balbuena, “Confinement-induced number of electrons, can be traced by quantum mechanical analyses. These changes in magnetic behavior of a Ti monolayer on Pt,” Chem. Phys. Lett., 507, 117-121, (2011) same features can be tuned by varying metallic thin film properties like 4. G. E. Ramirez-Caballero, A. Mathkari, and P. B. Balbuena, “Confinement- thickness, separation between films, and film chemical nature. The induced polymerization of ethylene,” J. Phys. Chem C.,115, 2134-2139, Announcement of the possibility to tune the physical properties of the electrons located in the gap (2011) 5. P. B. Balbuena, S. R. Calvo, R. Callejas-Tovar, Z. Gu, G. Ramirez- Final Examination between thin films makes the studied systems promising for applications Caballero, P. Hirunsit, and Y. Ma, “Challenges in the design of active and that range from catalysis to nano-electronics. durable alloy nanocatalysts for fuel cells,” In “Theory and Experiment in Ph.D., Materials Science and Electrocatalysis,” Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry, Eds. P. B. Molecular oxygen, water, and ethylene were located in the gap between Balbuena and V. R. Subramanian, Springer Science, NY, V. 50, p.351-396, Engineering (2010) thin films in order to study the physical and chemical effects of having those 6. G. E. Ramirez-Caballero, P. Hirunsit, and P. B. Balbuena, “Shell-anchor- Nanoscale Confinement Effects molecules in the gap between thin films. It was observed that the electron core structures for enhanced stability and catalytic oxygen reduction structure in the gap modifies the geometric and electronic structure of those activity,” J. Chem. Phys.,133, 134705, (2010) between Thin Metallic Surfaces: 7. G. E. Ramirez-Caballero and P. B. Balbuena, “Confinement effects on Fundamentals and Potential molecules placed in the gap. In the case of molecular oxygen, it was found alloy reactivity,” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.,12, 12466-12471, (2010) Applications that the dissociation energy can be tuned by changing the separation 8. G. E. Ramirez-Caballero, Y. Ma, R. Callejas-Tovar, and P. B. Balbuena, between thin films and changing the chemical nature of the surface and “Surface segregation and stability of core-shell alloy catalysts for oxygen reduction in acid medium,” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 12, 2209-2218, Advisory Committee overlayer of the thin film. For water, it was found that by tuning the (2010) chemical nature of the surface and sub-surface of both metallic thin films, 9. G. E. Ramirez-Caballero and P. B. Balbuena, “Dissolution-resistant core- Dr. Perla B. Balbuena (Chair) molecular dissociation can occur. When ethylene was located in the gap shell materials for acid medium oxygen reduction electrocatalysts,” J. Department of Chem. Eng./MSEN Phys. Chem. Letters,1, 724-728, (2010) between Ti/Pt thin films, the molecule converts in an anion radical adopting 10. G. E. Ramirez-Caballero, P. B. Balbuena, P. R. Alonso, P. H. Gargano, Dr. Tahir Cagin the geometry and structure of the activated monomer necessary to initiate and G. H. Rubiolo “Carbon adsorption and absorption in the (111) L1 Department of Chem. Eng./MSEN 2 chain polymerization. Fe3Al surface,” J. Phys Chem. C., 113, 18321-18330, (2009) Dr. Raymundo Arroyave 11. G. E. Ramirez-Caballero, J. C. Burgos, and P. B. Balbuena, “Growth of Department of Mech. Eng/MSEN carbon structures on stepped (211) cobalt surfaces,” J. Phys. Chem. C,113, Regarding magnetism, it was found that by the surface interaction between 15658-15666, (2009). Dr. Jaime C. Grunlan Ti/Pt and Pt thin films, the magnetic moment of the system decreases as the 12. G. Ramirez-Caballero and P. B. Balbuena, “Effect of confinement on Department of Mech. Eng./MSEN separation between thin films decreases. The phenomenon was explained by oxygen adsorbed between Pt(111) surfaces,” J. Phys. Chem. C, 113, 7851- changes observed in the number of electronic states at the Fermi level and 7856, (2009) 10:30 am, Sept. 27, 2011, JEB 211 13. G. E. Ramirez-Caballero and P. B. Balbuena, “Surface segregation of core in the exchange splitting as a function of separation between films. Finally, a atoms in core-shell structures,” Chem. Phys. Lett., 456, 64-67, (2008). system that resembles a p-n junction was proposed and analyzed. The 14. G. E. Ramirez Caballero and P. B. Balbuena " Surface segregation system is a junction of two metallic thin films with different electronic phenomena in Pt-Pd nanoparticles: Dependence on nanocluster size,” Molecular Simulation, 32, 297-303, (2006). density in the gap between surfaces. These junctions can be the building Vita: blocks for many electronic devices. B.A., Universidad Industrial de Santander

APPENDIX D:

MSEN Course Syllabi

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MSEN 601 – (Spring 2011) Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering Instructor: Miladin Radovic email: [email protected] Phone: (979) 845-5114

Tuesday and Thursday 12:45- 2:00 Engineering Physics Building Office hours: Office: PM By appointment (email) (ENPH) Room 127

Tuesday & Thursday – 2:20 – 3:35 PM Class schedule: Classroom: EDCT 632 Friday - 10:20 – 11:10 AM TA: Shamik Basu Email: [email protected]

GENERAL INFORMATION

Course description: Fundamentals of microstructure-properties relationship of engineering materials. Topics will include: electronic and atomic structure of solids, structure of crystalline materials, imperfections in crystalline materials, introduction to dislocation theory, mechanical properties, fundamental thermodynamics of materials, phase equilibria and diagrams, diffusion, and kinetics of phase transformations.

Class Credits: Four credits (4-0)

Prerequisites: You need to be a graduate student to enroll in this class

Textbooks: You are required to at least use the undergraduate-level book by W. D. Callister, “Materials Science and Engineering An Introduction,” 7th or 8th Ed. John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 978- 0470419977.

Additionally, the following texts will be used for specific lectures (these books will be on reserve at the Evans library or available as electronic copy through the library). If you want recommendations on which books to purchase for your personal library, feel free to ask me:  G.S. Rohrer, “Structure and Bonding in Crystalline Materials”, Cambridge University Press ISBN: 978-0521663793, e-copy available at Texas A&M University Library  D.A. Porter and Kenneth E. Easterling, “Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys”, 2nd Edition, CRC PRESS, ISBN: 978-0748757411  D. Hull and D.J. Bacon, “Introduction to dislocations”, Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN: 978- 0750646819, e-copy available at Texas A&M University Library  M.W. Barsoum, “Fundamentals of ceramics”, 2nd Edition , Institute of Physics Pub., ISBN: 978-0750309028; e-copy available at Texas A&M University Library  R. Abbaschian and R.E. Reed-Hill, “ Physical metallurgy principles”, CL-Engineering, ISBN: 978-0495082545  G.E. Dieter, “Mechanical Metallurgy”, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 978-0070168930

You might also find following books useful for the course:  J.I. Gersten and F.W. Smith, “Physics and Chemistry of Materials”, Wiley-Interscience, ISBN: 978-0471057949  R.T. Dehoff, “Thermodynamics in Materials Science”, CRC Press, ISBN: 978-0849340659  R.A. Swalin, “Thermodynamics of Solids”, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 978-0471838548  N.E. Dowling, “Mechanical behavior of materials : engineering methods for deformation, fracture, and fatigue”, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 978-0139057205

Additional Material: Lecture notes, assignments, solutions, grades, laboratory instructions, and additional material will be available at http://elearning.tamu.edu

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Learning Outcomes:

 Provides graduate students with fundamental materials science knowledge used to perform materials related research and development.  Investigate processing-microstructure (chemistry) – properties relationship. Briefly we will study chemical bonding, crystal structures and microstructure, defects in solids, theory of dislocations, mechanical properties and strengthening, basic thermodynamics for solid materials, phase diagrams and transformations; nucleation and growth. Enables students to predict microstructures and mechanical properties from phase diagrams.  Basic and introductory overview of structural characteristics and mechanical and thermal properties of principal material classes: polymers, ceramics, metals is also provided.  The students will also learn how to perform proper literature reviews as well as develop a synthetic view of the topics being researched  This course also provides students with training on the communication of scientific concepts through written and oral reports.

Assessment and Evaluation:

Proper understanding of the structure-property relationships will be evaluated through conceptual questions in both quizzes and examinations and through numerical problems in which the relevant physical quantities will be calculated or candidate materials will be selected based on their underlying properties. To be able to solve the homework, the student needs to understand the theory covered in classes, implement different theories, solve the problem, analyze the results, etc. The final step in the assessment is the project where students are expected to demonstrate ability to learn, understand and present the specific topic of their choice that is related to the structure, properties, processing and application of ceramic materials.

GRADING POLICY

Number of credits needed Course Final grade Activity Grade % Mid- Credits Without With final semester final exam exam 10 Quizzes 25 A ≥90 ≥29.25 ≥72.00 ≥90 26.00- 64.00- Exam I 20 B 80-89.99 80.00-89.99 29.24 71.99 22.75- 56.00- Exam II 20 C 70-79.99 70.00-79.99 25.99 63.99 19.50- 48.00- Final Exam (optional) 20 D 60-69.99 60.00-69.99 22.74 55.99 Project 10 F <60 <19.50 <48.00 <60 Group Experimental The total number of credits will be calculated at any time using 5 Assignment the following formula: 25/120 ∑ . 0.2 · ∑ Extra Credits: 2 where: 110 – is sum of credits collected on 10 quizzes, max. 100; ∑ - is sum of credits collected on 2 Exams, max. 200; − are credits collected for the Project, Total 102 max. 10; GEA - are credits collected for the Group Experimental Assignment, max 5 EC – are extra credits, max. 2.  Grading will not be based on a curve, or normal distribution because: o Curves rely on the assumption that all classes are the same. Thus, grades have as a different weight depending on the overall class performance. o Grading on a distribution implies a normal distribution of grades. If distribution is not normal, it can result in fewer A. o By definition, there will always be people one or two standard deviations below the average if grading is based on curve. Thus, there will always be students that get a D or an F. Also, the number of students

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with an A will be limited by the actual statistics of the grades. At any time during the semester, you will be able to know how many credits you have accumulated. All grades will be posted on http://elearning.tamu.edu.  The criteria for assigning final grades have been clearly outlined above. Those criteria are final, non- negotiable.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES Individual activities: 1. Quizzes: o The set of problems/questions will be assigned at the end of the each class and posted on http://elearning.tamu.edu. Please do not bring solved problems and/or answers to the questions to instructor or teaching assistant. Although this is individual activity, work on homework problems with classmates is strongly encouraged. One or two numerical problems from the assigned set of homework problems will be on the Quizzes. o Approx. 50% conceptual question and 50% numerical problem. o Quiz handed out at beginning of class. You will have 15 minutes to answer Quiz questions. o Closed book. Formula sheets provided by the instructor. o Quizzes are graded on the 0-10 points scale. o The contents and schedule of quizzes are shown in Lecture and Assignment Schedule. 2. Exams 1 and 2: o Closed book. Formula sheets provided by the instructor. o Duration: One class (approx. 1h and 15 min) o Approx. 60% conceptual question and 40% numerical problem o Quizzes are graded on the 0-10 points scale. o Exams are graded on the 0-100 points scale. o Exam 1 is scheduled for 03/03/2011; Exam 2 is scheduled for 04/26/2011. 3. Final Exam is OPTIONAL! o Final grades without final exams will be posted after Exam 2 on http://elearning.tamu.edu. If you are satisfied with your grade you do not need to take Final Exam. However, if you think that you can improve your grade you can take Final Exam. Please e-mail instructor if you want to take Final Exam by 05/05/2011. o Final Exam is closed book. o Duration: 2 hours. o Approx. 40% conceptual question and 60% numerical problem. o Final exams is graded on the 0-100 points scale. o Scheduled for 05/11/2011 starting at 1:00 PM in 632 EDCT.

Group activities: Students should form 8 teams of and submit the name of the team and the list of members and group leader to instructor by 02/01/2011 (see attached Team registration form). IMOPRTANT! Each group member will grade the contribution of all group member except himself in group activities on the scale from 0 to 10 and average grade for each group member will be multiplied with the group grade and divided by 10 for particular assignment to calculate the individual grade of the each group member for that assignment.

4. Project: o Teams should select a topic of their interest related to processing, properties, structure and application of metals and ceramics that is not covered in the class, but is related to the class topics. Teams are encourage to discuss possible topics with the course instructor prior to submitting an abstract. o Last day to submit 400 words abstract for the project is 02/15/2011. Selected topics should be approved by instructor within a week after abstract submission. o Teams are expected to present their project in classes 04/28-05/05/2011. In-class presentation should be 20-25 minutes. Power Point presentations are preferred and all team members have to participate in the presentation. Team leader should e-mail a Power Point presentation to the instructor minimum 5 days before scheduled presentation. o 50% of the grade for the presentation will be assigned by instructor and 50% by class. o Each group have to write project report and e-mail to instructor by 04/15/2011 as a Word file. Project reports should be minimum 4500 words, without references, figure captions, table captions and abstract. 128

5. Group Experimental Assignment (GEA): o Description: There will be two lab sessions in which the mechanical properties of different metals will be tested. o Detailed schedule of lab activities and instructions will be given in the class and posted on http://elearning.tamu.edu. o The students are responsible for writing a report. The due date to e-mail lab report is 04/28/2011. o Further instructions for this activity can be found in the ―GEA folder on http://elearning.tamu.edu

Extra Credits: 6. Materials Advantage Seminar: o 2 extra credits can be gained by attending one out of 3 Seminars organized by Materials Advantage Students Chapter at Texas A&M University. Students will be informed about day, time and topics of the Seminars in the class.

GUIDLANCE Expectations: What you can expect from me:  To make sure that quizzes, exams and other activities will be graded within a week of being turned in.  To come prepared to class.  To treat you with respect.  To begin and end the class on time.  To admit to not knowing something, but to search for an answer promptly.  To pursue the maximum punishment for plagiarism, cheating, and other violations of academic integrity.  To make myself available to you for both course and career advice.  To maintain confidentiality concerning your performance.  To assign a grade that will reflect the quality of your work and nothing else.  To be honest with you.  To promptly reply to your e-mils and answer your questions, except if you ask me something that is already explained in the syllabus. What I expect from you:  To be willing to learn the material.  To treat everyone in the class, including the instructor, teaching assistant and visitors with respect.  To do the work on time.  To accept that previous academic preparation (e.g., mathematics, lower engineering courses) will affect your performance in this course.  To realize that your perception of effort is not enough to justify a good grade.  To not plagiarize or otherwise steal the work of others and be true to the Aggie Honor Code.  To accept the consequences of your actions. Advice: Come to lecture ready to learn. As you enter the classroom, occasional handouts and quizzes will handed out. After the class is called to order, the first several minutes of class will be devoted to announcements, questions of interest to the entire class and a summary of topics to be covered in the day's lecture. Lectures will be presented mainly on the whiteboard and overhead projector. Questions during the lecture material are always welcome. Attendance:  Work missed due to absences will only be excused for University-approved activities in accordance with TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY STUDENT RULES (see http://student-rules.tamu.edu/rule7.htm). Specific arrangements for make-up work in such instances will be handled on a case-by-case basis. This will only be possible if the student lets the instructor know about this absence with at least a week in advance. (Obviously this restriction does not apply to medical or personal emergencies).  “University-Approved Absences” are for activities formally scheduled with the Department of Student Activities (see: 7. Attendance, http://student-rules.tamu.edu). There are two kinds of activities: Authorized Activities (associated with classes), and Sponsored Activities (generally student organization activities). Just because an activity is suggested by a faculty member, it does not necessarily mean it is a 129

“University-Approved Activity.” Additional details are available at: http://stuact.tamu.edu/activitylist/letter.html  In accordance with recent changes to Rule 7, please be aware that in this class any "injury or illness that is too severe or contagious for the student to attend class" will require "a medical confirmation note from his or her medical provider" even if the absence is for less than 3 days.  Missed quizzes, midterms and final require a written University excuse; otherwise a zero will be assigned:  Quizzes and Exams 1 and 2: Make up quizzes and exams will only be available within one week of the absence, at the instructor's office.  Exams: you may take the examination the day before the final for justified absences (earlier winter vacations is definitely not a valid reason). If grades have not been reported to the Registrar, you may take the test after the examination date in case of emergency justified according to University Regulations. Lectures: No cell phone calls allowed. If you are expecting an extremely important call from someone you know, let me know before the class begins. This is the only exception. Please refrain from talking with your classmates about stuff not related to the course.

Grading disputes:  If you wish to dispute the grading of a quiz, exam or other activity first contact the grader and explain the problem. If you are not able to resolve the problem with the grader, then please approach the instructor within 1 week of the paper being handed back to the class, thereafter the grade will not be changed.  If you want to dispute the final, you will need to quickly see the instructor before the final grades are submitted at the end of the semester.  Unless there is a clear grading error on the part of the instructor, final grade will not be modified. Grade upgrade will only be applied at the discretion of the instructor, based on the criteria outlined above.

Academic Misconduct:  Sign and give back to instructor Aggie Honor Code on the first class. The form is given in attachment.  Academic misconduct (see http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor/acadmisconduct.htm for definitions) will not be tolerated.  Academic misconduct will be dealt with according to University Regulations.  Academic misconduct in ANY Quiz, or One-hour Exam will automatically imply a grade reduction of 30 points.  A second violation receives an F* in the course and an “Honor Violation Probation”  Regarding plagiarism: i. It is your responsibility to understand what plagiarism is. Check for example this website: http://www.turnitin.com/research_site/e_home.html ii. I will scan all your papers through plagiarism-detecting technology, so please avoid the temptation. 20% plagiarized material (copy-paste from Wikipedia, for example) automatically qualifies as plagiarism. iii. This technology will compare your paper with billions of papers to search for possible cases of intellectual dishonesty, as defined here, here, here and here. Remember: ignorance cannot be used as an excuse.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy Statement The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact Disability Services, in Cain Hall, Room B118 or call 845-1637. For additional information visit http://disability.tamu.edu.

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Tentative lecture and assignment schedule* Week Lecture Date Topics Important dates 01/18 Introduction Atomic Structure and 1 01/20 1 Bonding Atomic Structure and 1 01/21 Bonding 01/24 Last day for adding/dropping courses for the fall semester 01/25 No class 2 01/27 No class 01/28 No class Thermodynamics of Last day to submit signed forms from Appendices 2 02/01 Solids A, B & C Thermodynamics of 3 2 02/03 Quiz 1 – Lecture 1 Solids Thermodynamics of 2 02/04 Solids Structure of Crystalline 3 02/08 Materials Structure of Crystalline 4 3 02/10 Quiz 2 – Lecture 2 Materials Structure of Crystalline 3 02/11 Materials 4 02/15 Crystal Defects Last day to e-mail project abstract to the instructor. 5 4 02/17 Crystal Defects Quiz 3 – Lecture 3 4 02/18 Crystal Defects 4 02/22 Crystal Defects 6 5 02/24 Diffusion Quiz 4 – Lecture 4 5 02/25 Diffusion 03/01 Review for Exam 2 Quiz 5 – Lecture 5 03/03 EXAM 1 – Lectures 1-5 7 Kinetics, Nucleation and 6 03/04 Growth Kinetics, Nucleation and 6 03/07 Mid-semester grades due. Growth 8 7 03/08 Phase Diagrams 7 03/10 Phase Diagrams Quiz 6 – Lecture 6 7 03/11 Phase Diagrams 03/15 No class Spring break 9 03/17 No class Spring break 03/18 No class Spring break 7 03/22 Phase Transformations 10 7 03/24 Phase Transformations 8 03/25 Mechanical Properties 8 03/29 Mechanical Properties Quiz 7 – Lecture 7 11 8 03/31 Mechanical Properties 8 04/01 Strengthening 04/04 No class Last day to drop courses with no penalty (Q-drop). 04/05 GEA 12 04/07 GEA 9 04/08 Fracture and Failure 9 04/12 Fracture and Failure Quiz 8 – Lecture 8 9 04/14 Creep and Fatigue 13 Last day to e-mail project report and presentation to the 10 04/15 Thermal Properties instructor 131

10 04/19 Composites Quiz 9 – Lecture 9 14 04/21 Review for Exam 2 Quiz 10 – Lecture 10 04/22 No class Reading day 04/26 EXAM 2 – Lectures 5-10 Project presentations (3 04/28 Last day to e-mail GEA to the instructor. 15 teams) Project presentations 04/29 (3 teams) Project presentations (2 Last day of fall semester classes Redefined day, students 05/03 teams) attend their Friday classes. Prep day§. 16 05/05 No class Reading day. E-mail instructor if you are taking final exam. 05/06 Beginning of Fall semester final examinations 17 05/11 FINAL EXAM 1:00 – 3:00 PM in EDCT 632 *Subjected to changes. Eventual changes will be posted on http://elearning.tamu.edu **GEA- Group Experimental § Prep day, classes meet. No regular course exams (except for laboratory and one-hour classes) shall be given on these days

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APPENDIX A MSEN 601 –600 (Spring 2011)

Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering

Academic Integrity Statement

Aggie Honor Code: "An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do." Upon accepting admission to Texas A&M University, a student immediately assumes a commitment to uphold the Honor Code, to accept responsibility for learning and to follow the philosophy and rules of the Honor System. Students will be required to state their commitment on examinations, research papers, and other academic work. Ignorance of the rules does not exclude any member of the Texas A&M University community from the requirements or the processes of the Honor System. For additional information please visit: www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor/

On all course work, assignments, and examinations at Texas A&M University, the following Honor Pledge shall be preprinted and signed by the student:

"On my honor, as an Aggie, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this academic work."

______Print First and Last Name Signature of student Date

Permission to Distribute Graded Papers to Class Members By my signature below, I grant permission to Miladin Radovic to distribute my graded papers, quizzes and exams in MSEN 601 section 600 in any of the following ways:  Placing papers in a prescribed location in the classroom or near the professor's office for students to pick up personally  Passing out papers to the class in a single bundle or stack that is passed from student to student for each student to retrieve his/her own paper I fully understand that these methods may make it possible for others to see the grades on such papers or materials but am hereby waiving my right to privacy in these instances.

______Print First and Last Name Signature of student Date

Fill, sign and give to instructor on 02/01/2011.

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APPENDIX B

TEAM REGISTRATION FORM

Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering MSEN – 601 Spring 2011

Registration Date: ______

Name of the Team: ______

Print first and last name Signature e-mail:

Team Leader: ______

Members: ______

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We do / do not (please strike through the inappropriate words in bold face) allow Dr. Miladin Radovic to reproduce, distribute, display, and post our project results, presentations and report.

Fill, sign and give to instructor on 02/01/2011. Only one form per group is needed !!!!!!!!!!!!

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APPENDIX C Laboratory Safety:Basic Student Guidelines Please read these Safety Guidelines, complete and sign the last page and give it to your instructor. Safety is a priority at Texas A&M University! While it may seem unlikely that an accident could happen to you, you should know the accident rate in universities is 10 to 100 times greater than in the chemical industry. To help prevent accidents, safety notes are included in the lab manual. In addition, relevant Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are in a laboratory binder and guidelines are posted. Pay close attention to this information – our goals are: To avoid accidents in the lab, and To respond promptly and appropriately should an accident occur. Safety depends on you! It is your responsibility to follow the instructions in the lab manual and any additional guidelines provided by your instructor. It is also your responsibility to be familiar with the location and operation of safety equipment such as eyewash units, showers, fire extinguishers, chemical spill cleanup kits etc. Questions about chemicals can be answered by referring to the appropriate Material Safety Data Sheet. If you need help deciphering an MSDS, please see your instructor. General Laboratory Safety Guidelines  Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) goggles or appropriate safety eyewear, whenever you use chemicals. Bring your own, or obtain them from your instructor or the lab manager. You will not be allowed to complete a laboratory without goggles.  Wear PPE gloves as instructed. Assume hands are contaminated even if gloves are worn. Avoid touching your face and eyes. Wash frequently during the lab and before you leave the lab. It is highly recommended that you bring extra gloves to each laboratory session.  Wear appropriate protective clothing. Do not wear open-toed shoes, sandals, shorts or shirts with dangling sleeves. Tie back long hair and avoid dangling jewelry.  Clean your workstation after each lab period, and return all glassware and materials to appropriate stations before leaving the lab.  Always read the label information and the MSDS. Do not remove information labels from bottles. If a label is missing notify your instructor.  Do not eat, drink, smoke, or apply cosmetics in the laboratory.  Avoid all horseplay in the laboratory.  Dispose of sharps waste properly — place broken glass in the glass discard container, metal in the metal waste container, and place other waste materials in the designated container(s). Secure all sharps, including needles, blades, probes, knives, etc.  Keep flammable chemicals away from heat sources. Note that hotplates retain heat after being turned off and Bunsen burner flames may appear nearly invisible. Treat both with caution.  Do not mouth pipette liquids, “sniff” chemicals or ingest them.  Clean spills promptly. Alert your instructor to ALL chemical spills, and follow spill response guidelines from the material safety data sheet. Microbiological Safety As with chemical safety, some microbiological hazards are more dangerous than others. We try to keep the really dangerous microbes out of these labs, but blood borne pathogens are always a risk in an accident situation. Blood borne pathogens include bacteria, viruses and parasites that may be present in the blood or other body fluids of infected individuals. Many diseases are caused by blood borne pathogens, but in the U.S., the two of greatest concern are hepatitis (A, B & C) and human immune-deficiency virus (HIV). Infection with blood borne pathogens may occur by way of these four routes: (1) Injection by contaminated “sharps” such as needles or cuts with broken glass; (2) Contact with open wounds, lesions or sores, (3) Contact with mucosa. In the lab the most likely exposures would be to oral or nasal mucosa; (4) Contact with the eyes. Some courses may use live microorganisms. Typically the strains used are not considered dangerous to individuals with normal immune system responses. If you have any health concerns associated with routine use of either chemical or biological agents, please tell your lab instructor and we will take measures to provide you with additional protection. Guidelines for Handling Microbes REPORT SPILLS IMMEDIATELY!!  Do not mouth pipette microorganisms.  Take care to avoid spills and the production of aerosols and droplets that may contaminate the laboratory.  Use extreme caution when handling sharps (needles, scalpels, razor blades, probes etc).  Disinfect sharps exposed to microbes and dispose in the appropriate sharps waste container.  Wear a lab coat, gloves, goggles, and other PPE, as appropriate.  Wash hands after all lab activity, after removing gloves and immediately following contact with potentially hazardous 135

materials.  Decontaminate surfaces with a 10% bleach solution both before and immediately after use.  Do not eat, drink, store food or smoke in the laboratory.  Laboratory access is not allowed unless an instructor is present. Students may not work in the laboratory except in designated times. Students may not work alone in the lab at any time.

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APPENDIX D

Student Safety Contract Agreement

Look College of Engineering Texas A&M University

By signing this form, I verify that I have read, understood, and agreed to follow the safety regulations required for this course as established by the Look College of Engineering and Texas A&M University. I have located all emergency equipment and PPE, and now know how to use it. While in the laboratory, improper conduct and horseplay of any kind that may endanger others or myself will not be tolerated and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken. I understand that I may be dismissed from this laboratory for failure to comply with the established safety procedures for this laboratory, and with all TAMU & TEES Safety Rules:

Date: ______

Course: MSEN 601

Instructor: Dr. Miladin Radovic

Student Name (print): ______

Address: ______Phone: ______

Email: ______

Person(s) to be notified in the event of an accident of emergency:

Name (print): ______Relationship: ______

Phone (home): ______Phone (work): ______

(Optional: Any special medical conditions or other comments pertaining to laboratory safety)

Signature: ______Fill this form, singe and give to instructor in the class on 02/01/2011. Students who do not sign and submit the Student Safety Contract Agreement will no be able to attend the classes in laboratory (GEA) and thus will lose corresponding points.

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MSEN 602 - (Spring 2012) Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Phone: 979-845-7730 Instructor: Winfried Teizer, Ph.D. Office: MPHY 453 E-mail: [email protected]

Office hours: Monday, 12:30-1:30pm and by appointment in MPHY 453 Class times: Section 601: MW 2:35 – 3:50 pm, F 1:50 – 2:40 pm Section 602: MW 4:10 – 5:25 pm, F 3:00 – 3:50 pm Slight changes of these class times may be made by mutual agreement. Class room: MPHY 213

Teaching Assistants: Levica Smith ([email protected]) Andrew Liao ([email protected])

Help/discussion time (optional): Wednesday evening, after section 601 class time, specific time and first meeting announced later Classroom: MPHY 213

Prerequisite: Advanced undergraduate quantum mechanics course, MSEN 604, or approval of instructor; graduate classification.

Texts and References Assigned Text: Physics and Chemistry of Materials by J.I. Gersten and F.W. Smith.

Supplemental Text Sources: 1) Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7th Edition, C. Kittel. 2) Materials Science, 4th Edition by J.C. Anderson, K.D. Leaver, R.D. Rawlings and J.M. Alexander. 3) Nanostructured Systems by M. Reed. 4) The Physical Principles of Magnetism by A.H. Morrish. 5) Mesoscopic Phenomena in Solids by B.L. Altschuler, P.A. Lee and R.A. Webb. 6) Earlier and Recent Aspects of Superconductivity edited by J.G. Bednorz and K.A. Müller. 7) High Temperature Superconductivity, an Introduction by G. Burns. 8) Electrons in Solids, an Introductory Survey by R.H. Bube.

90 – 100 points A

80 – 89 points B Grading Policy 70 – 79 points C Midterm Exam: 40 Points 60 – 69 points D Final Exam: 50 Points below 60 points F Homework submission: 10 Points Requests for regrading must be submitted within one Total: 100 Points week after exam.

Exams There will be one midterm and one final exam. (a) Each exam will generally consist of problems similar in content and difficulty to the homework; however, they may differ from the homework problems. The entire solution will be graded and partial credit given if merited. Your work must show steps toward the solution; the answer alone is not sufficient. The grader will judge your use of scientific argumentation in arriving at the solution. (b) You must bring your student ID with you to all exams for identification purposes.

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Homework  In the back of each book chapter there is a set of homework problems listed. Some of these problems will be assigned by the instructor.

 Submit: By the specified deadline please hand it to or place it in the mailbox of the Teaching Assistant. Submission is required.  Grading: The Teaching Assistant will return the homework to you in a reasonable time with corrections and feedback.  For each homework set turned in by the deadline you will receive the full number of points, specified on the homework set. For each homework set not turned in on time, you will receive zero points.

ADA The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact Disability Services, in Cain Hall, Room B118, or call 845-1637. For additional information visit http://disability.tamu.edu.

Aggie Honor As a student at Texas A&M University, you are bound by the Aggie Honor Code: “An Code Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do.” Should you have concerns or questions about ethical conduct in your studies or become aware of unethical conduct by others, please refer to the Honor Council Rules and Procedures on the web at http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor.

Tentative Course Schedule (for rough guidance only) Jan 18, 23, 25: Review of fundamental principles and problems of quantum mechanics. Jan 30, Feb 1: Quantum basis for structural and physical properties of solids. Feb 6, 8: Lattice vibrational effects in solids. Feb 13, 15: Free electron model for electrons in metals. Feb 27, Feb 29: Band structure and many body effects on electrons in solids. Mar 5, 7: Dielectric, ferroelectric and optical properties of solids. Mar 19, 21: Origin of magnetism in solids. Mar 26, 28: Ferro-, ferri-, and antiferro-magnetism. Apr 2, 4: Properties of semiconducting materials. Apr 9, 11: Principles of semiconductor devices. Apr 16, 18: Nanostructures and mesoscopic phenomena. Apr 23, 25: Introduction to superconductivity. Apr 30: High temperature superconductors and other advanced superconductors.

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MSEN 603 - (Spring 2011) Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials Instructor: Nicole Zacharia Phone: 979-845-2204 E-mail: [email protected] Office: ENPH 410 Prerequisite: undergraduate general chemistry Description: MSEN 603 aims to serve as an introductory level survey for graduate students to the general areas of soft materials and biomaterials. Basic concepts of colloidal particle physics, polymer physics and chemistry as well as general concepts in biomaterials will be discussed. Texts and References Hamley, I.W., Introduction to Soft Matter (required) 9780470516096 hardback 97804705161012 paperback Wiley Hiemenz, P.C., and T. P. Lodge, T.P., Polymer Chemistry (recommended) Sperling, L.H., Introduction to Physical Polymer Science (recommended) Young, R. J. and Lovell, P.A., Introduction to Polymer Chemistry (recommended) Hiemenz, P.C., Rajagopalan, R., Principles of Colloid & Surface Chemistry (recommended) Evans, D.F. Wennerstrom, H.,The Colloidal Domain (recommended) Ratner, Buddy, Ed., An Introduction to Materials in Medicine (recommended) Grading Policy Grades will be determined by a combination of tests, homework Homework 20% assignments/projects and a final exam. There will weekly homework Exam 1 25% assignments, as well as a five-page paper due towards the end of the Exam 2 25% semester. There will be two exams during the semester as well as a final Paper 5% exam. Final 25% A> =90; 80=

Week Topic 1 Intro to colloids, hydrodynamics, Brownian motion 2 Electrostatics (debye-huckel, dlvo, electrophoresis) 3 Electrostatics, surfaces (chemistry/monolayers) 4 Aggregation/dispersion/sedimentation 5 Surface tension and contact angle 6 Amphiphiles, micelles and vesicles, liquid crystals 7 Intro to polymers, chain structure, basic synthesis 8 Spring break 9 MW determination, viscosity, glass transition 10 Polymer solution thermodynamics, crystallinity 11 Rubber elasticity, light scattering 12 Mechanical properties/viscoelasticity 13 Intro to Biomaterials; natural polymers, hydrogels, bioerodible/bioresorbable material 14 Proteins and cells: adsorption and interaction with surfaces 15 Chemical and biochemical degradation of polymers, drug delivery

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy Statement The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact Disability Services, in Cain Hall, Room B118, or call 845-1637. For additional information visit http://disability.tamu.edu. • Academic Integrity Statement and Policy (All syllabi should contain a section that states the Aggie Honor Code and refers the student to the Honor Council Rules and Procedures on the web: http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor.) “An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do.” Students must include the following statement on assignments and examinations: “On my honor, as an Aggie, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this academic work.” [Signature of Student]

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MSEN 604 – (Fall 2011) Quantum Mechanics for Materials Scientists and Engineers

Instructor: D. G. Naugle Room 408 MPHY Phone: 845-4429 email: [email protected]

Text: Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers by David A.B. Miller ISBN 978-0-521-89783-9 Hours: (MWF 4:10 – 5:25, MPHY 213)

Course Description: Designed for graduate materials scientists with little or no quantum mechanics background, the following topic will be covered: origins of quantum theory, interpretation, Schroedinger equation and its applications, operator mechanics, approximation methods, angular momentum and quantum statistics, spin.

Prerequisites: Math 601 or Math 311 and Math 312 or approval of instructor.

Topics to Be Covered: 1. Experiments that indicate the necessity of a wave description 2. Waves and quantum mechanics: the wave equation 3. One-dimensional examples 4. Functions and operators 5. Operators and quantum mechanics 6. Approximation methods 7. Time dependent perturbation theory 8. Angular Momentum (Mid Term Exam 19 October) 9. Hydrogen atom 10. Quantum mechanics in crystalline materials 11. Fundamental concepts in statistical physics 12. Ensemble averages and relation to thermodynamics 13. Quantum statistics of identical particles 14. Intrinsic spin 15. Final Exam 13 December

Grading Basis: Mid-Term (50%) and Final Exam (50%) Homework will be assigned and graded but the homework grades will not be used in assessing the course grades. The homework and feedback should be very helpful in learning the material for the exams. It is particularly important that you do the homework yourself and in a timely fashion.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Department of Student Life, Services for Students with Disabilities, in Room B118 of Cain Hall, 979-845-1637.

academic integrity statement: The Aggie Honor Code is “An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do.” For more information, refer to the Honor Council Rules and Procedures on the web at http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor.

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MSEN 607 – (Fall 2011) Polymer Physical Properties

Instructor: Professor Jaime C. Grunlan Office: ENPH 218 (979) 845-3027 phone (979) 862-3989 fax [email protected] e-mail Office Hours: TR 9:15 – 10:45 am or by appointment

Homework Grader: Ms. Galina Laufer ([email protected])

Lectures: T-R 8:00 – 9:15am ENPH 206 (Cain Building) W 7:45 – 9:00am CHEN 102 (Chemical Engineering Building) Text: P. C. Hiemenz and T. P. Lodge, Polymer Chemistry, 2nd Ed. (CRC, 2007).

Additional References:

U. W. Gedde, Polymer Physics (Chapman & Hall, 1995). W. D. Callister, Jr. and D. G. Rethwisch, Materials Science and Engineering, An Introduction, 8th Ed. (Wiley, 2010). L. H. Sperling, Introduction to Physical Polymer Science, 4th Ed. (Wiley, 2006). M. Rubinstein and R. H. Colby, Polymer Physics, (Oxford University Press, 2003). R. J. Young and P. A. Lovell, Introduction to Polymers, 4th Ed. (CRC, 2011). G. R. Strobl, The Physics of Polymers, 3rd Ed. (Springer, 2006). T. A. Osswald, Polymer Processing Fundamentals, (Hanser, 1998).

Course Objectives (Learning Outcomes):

1. Define basic terminology and comprehend mathematics associated with physical polymer science. For example, you should be able to name or draw the chemical structure of common polymers, as well as know the basic properties of these polymers (e.g., glass transition temperature). Given appropriate information, you should be able to calculate various molecular weight averages and use those averages to determine what broad type of polymer it is.

2. Develop appreciation of polymer structure-property relationships. For example, you should be able to estimate whether a polymer is glassy or rubbery at room temperature by looking at the chemical structure.

3. Learn the inner workings of various characterization techniques and how they are able to provide information about polymer structure and physical properties. You should be able to choose the best tool (or technique) to measure a given property (modulus, glass transition temperature, etc.) of a specific polymer.

Why is this course important?

Some say we are now living in the Polymer Age because polymers have become so important to everyday life. Most engineers and chemists will work with polymers in one way, shape or form during their career. This course will provide a good foundation that will help you to better design and utilize polymers in your research. More polymers are produced in the State of Texas than the rest of the United States combined and polymer-focused jobs tend to be high paying, much like petroleum-related jobs. Having a strong polymer knowledge will make you very marketable and also help you appreciate many objects you encounter every day (e.g., food containers, instrument housings, automobile components, etc.). My hope is that this course will serve to increase your knowledge and interest in the field of polymers. Your book, notes and handouts should serve as useful references for the rest of you career.

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Course Description:

Macromolecular concepts; molecular weight; characterization; solubility parameter; phase diagram; rubber-like elasticity; viscoelasticity; rheology; thermal properties; surface damage phenomena; morphology; crystallization; liquid crystallinity; nanocomposites.

Lectures:

Lectures are designed to highlight important concepts, but are not a replacement for reading assignments in the textbook. Please read the book prior to lecture if possible. As you enter the classroom, homework assignments and occasional handouts will be available in piles. Take one as you enter the classroom. After the class is called to order, the first several minutes of class will be devoted to announcements, questions of interest to the entire class and a summary of topics to be covered in the day's lecture. Lectures will be presented mainly on the blackboard and overhead projector. There will also be occasional classroom demonstrations. Questions during the lecture are welcome. Please turn off cell phones and laptop computers during the lecture because they are a distraction to your fellow students. Any serious distraction (e.g., cell phone ringing) will result in a loss of 10 points for each violation.

Grading:*

Grades are assigned based upon natural breaks in the class points. In other words, when students are plotted based upon points awarded there will be natural groupings separated by open breaks in these groups. The group with the largest number of points all get A’s. The entire course is based upon 1000 points and those who get above 900 will definitely get an A, those above 800 will definitely have a B and so forth. There is also some curving that occurs during the semester, which increases everyone’s point values to some extent. Everyone could earn an A in this class. Those who are willing to spend at least 10 hours per week outside of class on homework, readying and studying of the class notes will put themselves in a good position to earn an A. The course material is not extremely difficult, but it will be unfamiliar to many of you. The more familiar you become with chemical structures and the terminology of polymers, the better chance you will have to succeed.

15 Homework** 25 Exam #1 25 Exam #2 35 Final Exam 100 * Requests for re-grading must be submitted within one week after the assignment or exam is returned. ** Working hard on the homework will help you understand the course material and perform better on the exams.

Course Requirements: Homework: Assignments will be due at the beginning of class (8:00am on T-R or 7:45am on W). There will be a total of 5 assignments. All assignments are due on the date specified on the handout. Assignments should have your name and ID# in the upper right corner. Problem answers should be given in order and neatly with the final answer in a box, when appropriate. Please use SI units. Late homework (even one minute late) will lose 10 of a possible 30 points and no homework will be accepted after class.

Exams: Exams are closed book and will cover primarily material from the beginning of class or since the previous exam. Exams are typically a combination of true/false, short answer and problem solving. An equation sheet is provided with each exam. The final exam is comprehensive and closed book, but will be more heavily weighted toward materials covered since the last hour exam.

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Lecture Schedule and Reading Assignments:*

Dates Topic Suggested Reading August 31 Introduction to Polymers Chapter 1 September 1 Chain Structure and Classifications Chapter 1 September 6 Molecular Weight Chapter 1 (Sections 1.7 – 1.8) September 7 Polymer-Solvent Thermodynamics Chapter 7 September 8 Polymer Chain Conformation Chapter 6 September 13 Radius of Gyration Chapter 6 (Section 6.5) September 14 Light Scattering Chapter 8 September 15 Light Scattering Chapter 8 HW1 September 20 Intrinsic Viscosity Chapter 9 (Section 9.3) September 21 Glass Transition Chapter 12 September 22 Glass Transition Chapter 12 September 27 Phase Behavior & Polymer Blends Chapter 7 (Section 7.5) September 28 Crystallinity Chapter 13 September 29 Crystallinity Chapter 13 HW2 October 4 EXAM #1 October 5 Crystallinity Chapter 13 October 6 Rubber Elasticity Chapter 10 October 11 Rubber Elasticity Chapter 10 October 12 Rubber Elasticity Chapter 10 October 13 Viscoelasticity Chapter 11 HW3 October 25 Viscoelasticity Chapter 11 October 26 Rheology Chapter 11 (Section 11.8) October 27 Rheology Chapter 11 (Section 11.8) HW4 November 8 EXAM #2 November 15 Rheometry Chapter 3 (Section 3.2) in Osswald November 16 Liquid Crystals Chapter 7 in Sperling November 17 Mechanical Behavior Chapter 15 in Callister and Rethwisch November 22 Mechanical Behavior Chapters 22 and 23 in Young and Lovell December 6 REVIEW DAY HW5 December 13 FINAL EXAM (1:00 – 3:00 pm In 150 BLOC (Blocker Building)

*Topics and dates are tentative and subject to change, but students will be promptly informed of any such changes.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy Statement: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Department of Student Life, Services for Students with Disabilities, in Room B118 of Cain Hall or call 845- 1637 (http://disability.tamu.edu).

Academic Integrity Statement and Policy: Aggie Honor Code: "An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do." It is the responsibility of students and instructors to help maintain scholastic integrity at the university by refusing to participate in or tolerate scholastic dishonesty (Student Rule 20. Scholastic Dishonesty, http://student-rules.tamu.edu). New procedures and policies have been adopted effective September 1, 2004. Details are available through the Office of the Aggie Honor System (http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu). An excerpt from the Philosophy & Rationale section states: "Apathy or acquiescence in the presence of academic dishonesty is not a neutral act -- failure to confront and deter it will reinforce, perpetuate, and enlarge the scope of such misconduct. Academic dishonesty is the most corrosive force in the academic life of a university." 144

MSEN 608 Nanomechanics

Instructor: A.A. Benzerga Office: 736C H.R. Bright Building Tel: 845-1602 Office Hours: TBD E-mail: [email protected]

Course Description: This two-part course adopts a top-down approach to nanomechanics. The first part (continuum nanomechanics) is based on advanced elasticity and diffusion concepts to motivate topics such as nanoindentation and self-assembly. The second part (discrete methods in nanomechanics) is focused on multi-scale computational methods. The course integrates concepts from continuum mechanics, materials science and solid state physics.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisite courses. However, a course in materials science (e.g., MSEN 601), continuum mechanics (e.g., MEMA 602), elasticity (e.g., MEMA 601) or condensed matter physics would be a plus.

Course Text There is no required text for this class. Notes and copies will be occasionally handed-out to motivate certain topics.

Course Evaluation: Homeworks 40% Mid-Term Exam 20% Project (report and oral) 40%

Course Topics Hours

1. Continuum Nanomechanics (Total 22)

(a) Elasticity and diffusion equations 3 (b) Basic results from elasticity (point forces, crystal defects) 3 (c) Theory of nanoindentation 3 (d) Theories of patterning and self-organization 4 (e) Nonlocal elasticity: connections to physics 3 (f ) Nanomechanics of defects in nanorods and nanotubes 3 (g) Open Topics 3

2. Discrete Methods in Nanomechanics (Total 20)

(a) Discrete dislocation plasticity 8 (b) Elements of quantum mechanics 3 (c) Introduction to molecular dynamics simulations 6 (d) Project Presentations 3

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MSEN 616 – (Spring 2012) Surface Science Instructor: Hong Liang, Ph.D. Phone: 979-862-2623 E-mail: [email protected] Office: 323 ENPO

Office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., or by appointment. Class times: TBD Class room: TBD Teaching Assistant: TBD Office hours: Tuesday, Thursday, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] Office: 313 Doherty Course Web pages: WebCT-Vista

Prerequisite: Graduate classification

Course description. The course discusses properties of surfaces and interfaces, principles of classic and contemporary surface characterization techniques, synthesis, manufacturing processes, and recent development and roles in advanced science and nanotechnology.

Goals: To develop an understanding of fundamental principles of materials surfaces and interfaces. Learn to apply those principles to materials research, real-life problem solving, and nanotechnology development

Texts and References Textbook: in preparation. References 1. Surface Science – An Introduction, John B. Hudson, Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN 0-7506-9159-X, 1991. 2. Modern Techniques of Surface Science (Cambridge Solid State Science Series) by D. P. Woodruff, T. A. Delchar, D. R. Clarke (Series Editor), S. Suresh (Series Editor), I. M. Ward (Series Editor), Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (March 3, 1994). ISBN: 0521424984. 3. Surface Analysis, The Principal Techniques, Ed. John C. Vickerman, Wiley, 1997. ISBN 0-471-97292-4 (paper) ISBN 0-471-95939-1 (cloth).

Course Credit Lab 5% Credits are distributed as shown: Project 40% Homework 5% Exams 50% (midterm 20%, final 30%)

Grading Policy Grade Basis: A > 90; 80 < B < 90; 70 < C < 80.

Homework • Homework will be collected one week after it is assigned. Solutions will be discussed during classes. • Late homework will not be accepted.

Lab Participation is required.

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There will be one midterm and one final exam. Exams Each exam will generally consist of problems similar in content and difficulty to the homework; however, they may differ from the homework problems. The entire solution will be graded and partial credit given if merited. Work must show steps toward the solution; the answer alone is not sufficient. The grader will judge your use of scientific argumentation in arriving at the solution.

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Course Schedule

Week 1 Electronic structure of surfaces Week 2 Atomic structure of surfaces Week 3 Physical properties Week 4 Mechanical Properties Week 5 Chemical Properties Week 6 Surface and intermolecular forces Week 7 Interfaces (including phases, bio-nano, and grain boundaries) Week 8 Surface-surface interactions Week 9 Particle-surface interactions Midterm Week 10 Surface (atomic, scanning probe, surface force, etc.) microscopes. Week 11 Electron Microscopy Week 12 Ion microscopy Week 13 Surface Engineering and Coatings Week 14 Advanced topics Week 15 Advanced topics and review Final Exam:

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MSEN625– (Spring 2012) Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Instructor: Prof. Ibrahim Karaman 322 ENPH, 862-3923, [email protected] Class Hours: 8:00 – 9:15 AM, TR, ENPH 205 Office Hours: TR, 2:00 – 3:00 PM Website: http://www1.mengr.tamu.edu/MESAM/index.html Grading: Homeworks 35% 1 Midterm 30% Final 35% Note: If the student misses the exam because of the medical reasons, he/she needs to bring a letter from the doctor.

Grading scale: 90 – 100  A 80 – 89  B 70 – 79  C 60 – 69  D < 60  F

Prerequisite: An undergraduate level Materials Science and Engineering course Suggested Reading: Mechanical Behavior of Materials, M.A. Meyers and K.K. Chawla, Prentice Hall, 1999.

Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials, R.W. Hertzberg, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1996.

Mechanical Behavior of Materials, N.E. Dowling, Prentice Hall, 1999.

Reference will be made to the above texts, but the course material will not exactly correspond to the text. Homeworks will be assigned on each Thursday, and will be due the following Thursday at the beginning of the class.

Course Objectives: The main objective of this course is to examine deformation, microstructural mechanisms that are responsible for deformation and failure in metals, fatigue, creep and fracture mechanisms of materials. Special emphasis will be given to the microstructure- mechanical property relationship.

This course is designed to help students learn to: (1) Predict elastic deformations in isotropic, anisotropic and composite materials; (2) Predict the yielding failure of engineering materials and components under multiaxial stress states; (3) Explain the effect of microstuctural features and deformation mechanisms on flow of materials. (4) Analyze crack growth behavior of engineering materials; (5) Predict the fatigue life of engineering components subjected to cyclic loading (6) Predict creep deformation and rupture life of engineering materials and components

Topics: 1. Week 1: Elasticity

Stress&Strain, Compliance and Stiffness tensors Isotropic and Anisotropic Stress-Strain Relations Elastic Properties of Materials

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Week 2: Elasticity Transformation of Stresses and Strains Complex and Principal Stresses and Strains Hydrostatic Stress and Dilatation Equivalent Stress and Strain Equilibrium and Compatibility Elastic Constitutive Relationships Physical Origin of Elastic Moduli Elastic Behavior in Anisotropic Materials: Single Crystals

Week 3: Elasticity Elastic Behavior of Composites Viscoelasticity

2. Week 3 and 4: Plasticity Constitutive Yield, Flow and Failure Criteria Tresca Von Mises Kinematic, Isotropic, and Mixed Hardening Plastic Flow under Multiaxial Loading (Levy-Mises Relations)

Week 4: Plasticity

Single Crystal Plasticity Polycrystal Plasticity and Texture

3. Week 5: Inelastic Deformation Theoretical Strength Lattice Resistance Geometry of Deformation and Crystallography

Week 6: Inelastic Deformation Dislocation Motion Dislocation Interaction Grain Boundaries and Nanocrystalline Materials

Week 7: Inelastic Deformation Twinning and Martensitic Transformation Strengthening Mechanisms

4. Week 8: Fracture Mechanics Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics Brittle Fracture Theoretical Cohesive Strength Orowan (stress concentration) Approach Griffith (Energy Balance) Approach Strain Energy Release rate Fracture Modes, Stress Intensity factor

Week 9: Fracture Mechanics Crack Tip Plasticity Plastic Zone Size Effective Stress Intensity Factor Crack Tip Opening Displacement Plane Stress vs. Plane Strain Environmentally Assisted Fracture 151

Hydrogen Assisted Cracking Stress Corrosion Cracking

5. Week 10: Fatigue Crack Initiation Crack Propagation Paris Law Cyclic Plastic Zone Size Load Ratio Effects

KTH Thresholds Stress/Strain Life Analysis Low Cycle Fatigue High Cycle Fatigue Role of Mean Stress Miner’s Rule

Week 11: Fatigue Damage Tolerant Design Models of Crack Growth Variable Amplitude Loading Multiaxial Fatigue Microstructural Mechanisms of Fatigue

6. Week 12: Creep Phenomenological Description of Creep Mechanism of Creep Deformation

Week 13: Creep Deformation Mechanism Maps Creep Crack Growth Creep under Multiaxial Stress States

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MSEN 640 - (Spring 2010) Thermodynamics in Materials Science

Instructor: Raymundo Arróyave email: [email protected] Phone: (979) 845-5416 Office hours: Tuesday 10-11 a.m. Office: 119 Engineering/Physics Thursday 10-11 a.m. By appointment (e-mail) TA: e-mail: [email protected] Class schedule: Classroom: What is Thermodynamics? Thermodynamics is the branch of science that deals with transfer of energy---in the broadest sense---between physical systems and their surroundings, as well as with the internal changes that the same systems undergo when external conditions are changed.

What is the role of Thermodynamics in Materials Science? Thermodynamics provides the basis for organizing information about how matter behaves. It tells you what kinds of changes are possible in material systems when you change their surroundings.

Description of this Course: This course presents an introduction to the usage of thermodynamic methods to predict the behavior of a wide range of materials in a unified manner. The predicted thermodynamic properties will in turn be codified into simplified thermodynamic models capable of describing the behavior of materials as they interact with their surroundings. Principles, methods and models will in turn be used to generate accurate maps of equilibrium states which allow the materials designer the study of the stability of the material of interest as a function of both internal and external constraints. In order to provide with a better understanding of the concepts of equilibrium maps (phase diagrams), the students will use computational thermodynamics software to calculate equilibria in select systems. The methods, presented in a general way, will in turn be applied to a diverse group of materials and materials problems such as: bulk metallic, polymeric, ceramic materials; defects; thin films; capillary effects (surfaces and interfaces); electrochemical systems; magnetic materials, etc.

Class Credits: Three credits (3-0). Prerequisites: MEEN 222 or equivalent materials science course. Preliminary general thermo course is not necessary.

Textbook: Thermodynamics in Materials Science, 2nd Edition by Robert DeHoff, Taylor and Francis, 2006

Learning Outcomes: At the end of the semester, you will be able to:  Identify materials science problems that can be studied within the context of Thermodynamics.  Enumerate and explain the basic Laws of Thermodynamics as they apply to material systems.  Establish relationships among material properties utilizing the formal Thermodynamics mathematical tools.  Identify the proper thermodynamic equilibrium condition based on the type of system and surroundings to be studied.  Represent thermodynamic equilibrium relations in a graphical manner by constructing equilibrium diagrams.  Utilize thermodynamic arguments to explain simple material problems.  Utilize state-of-the-art computational thermodynamic tools to predict equilibrium phase diagrams of binary and ternary systems. Expectations:

What you can expect from me:

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Grading Policy % Homework 60 Homework usually due on Fridays (you will have a week to complete). Students are encouraged to consult other class mates but they will present individual homework. Exam 1 15 There will be two take-home midterm Exams. Released on a Friday and due on the next Monday. Despite their name, these Exam 2 15 exams will be little more than a glorified homework. You should not spend more than two hours total. Contrary to HW, Exams will be individual. Final/Thermo-Calc Project 10 Students will be required to perform thermodynamic calculations of phase diagrams of select systems using the Thermo-Calc code. Temporary licenses to be used in the Mechanical Engineering computing Lab will be available. Final Exam 0 There will be no final exam for this class. Total: 100

Grading Scale The final weighed average of each student will be calculated based on the indicated grade distribution. The letter grade will be assigned by the following criterion: A: 85 and up B: 70 – 85 C: 60– 69 D: 50–59 F:<50

Note on Grading: Homework and Individual Take-home Exams will be graded and then normalized according to level of difficulty/class performance.

Final Grade:  At any time during the semester, you will be able to know how many points you have accumulated.

GUIDELINES Homework:  Homework is to be submitted with cover page. It is requested that the work is stapled. No loose sheets.  You may ask for help from other classmates. However, everyone is required to submit an individual HW.  Solutions to the homework will be posted online within a week of the due date.

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 Homework assignments are to be submitted on time (due-date and time will be defined in each homework): o For each day of late submission, an automatic 10% penalty will be assigned. o Homework handed in after the solutions are posted will be assigned a zero.  If homework is to be discussed during office hours, it is required that at least a rough effort is presented to the instructor.  Graded homework will be circulated for pick up during class. To satisfy FERPA requirements, the students must sign a grade release form or inform the instructor if they wish to pick up graded homework in any other form.

Examinations:  There will be 2 midterm examinations.  Missed midterms require a written University excuse; otherwise a zero will be assigned.  Study guides for each exam will be provided. These guides have a detailed description of the knowledge required to obtain a good grade. It is recommended to review, notes, quizzes and homework solutions to verify that all the points listed are understood.

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Academic Misconduct:  Academic misconduct (see http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor/acadmisconduct.htm for definitions) will not be tolerated.  Academic misconduct will be dealt with according to University Regulations.  Academic misconduct in ANY Quiz, Homework or Exam will automatically imply a grade reduction of 30 points.  A second violation receives an F* in the course and an “Honor Violation Probation”  Academic misconduct in the extra credit group project means an automatic F* in the course and an “Honor Violation Probation”.

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Syllabus*

 DATES FOR LECTURES AND QUIZZES AND DEADLINES FOR HOMEWORK ARE APPROXIMATE  DATES FOR EXAMS AND DEADLINE FOR EXTRA-CREDIT PROJECT ARE FINAL

Week L# Date Topic Important Events 1 1/14 Introduction to the Course, Chapter 2 1 2 1/16 The Structure of Thermodynamics, Chapter 2 3 1/18 The Laws of Thermodynamics, Chapter 3 4 1/21 The Laws of Thermodynamics, Chapter 3 2 5 1/23 Thermodynamic Variables and Relations, Chapter 4 6 1/25 Thermodynamic Variables and Relations, Chapter 4 7 1/28 8 1/30 Thermodynamic Variables and Relations, Chapter 4 3 (How materials properties are related to each other) 9 2/1

10 2/4 Equilibrium in Thermodynamic Systems, Chapter 5 4 11 2/6 (Definition of what we mean by equilibrium) 12 2/8 13 2/11 5 14 2/13 Unary (One-component) Heterogeneous Systems, Chapter 7 15 2/15 16 2/18 Multi-component Homogeneous Non-reacting Systems: Solutions, 6 17 2/20 Chapter 8 18 2/22 (Metallic, Ceramic and Polymeric Solutions will be discussed) Exam 1 19 2/25 Multi-component Heterogeneous Systems, Chapter 9 7 20 2/27 (Systems consisting of multiple components arranged in different 21 2/29 phases) 22 3/3 Thermodynamics of Phase Diagrams, Chapter 10 8 23 3/5 (Learning how to actually calculate phase diagrams from 24 3/7 thermodynamic models) 3/10 9 3/12 Spring Break! 3/14 25 3/17 10 26 3/19 Reacting Systems, Chapter 11 27 3/21 28 3/24 Capillarity Effects in Thermodynamics , Chapter 12 11 29 3/26 (Effects of surfaces, Thermodynamics of Nanomaterials) 30 3/28 31 3/31 Defects in Crystals, Chapter 13 12 32 4/2 (How do gas sensors, thermal protection layers, electrolytes work) 33 4/4 Exam 2 34 4/7 Equilibrium in Continuous Systems: Thermodynamic Effects of 13 35 4/9 Fields, Chapter 14 36 4/11 (Effects of gradients in concentration, gravitational, electrical fields) 37 4/14 Thermodynamics in thin films 14 38 4/16 (Stability of thin metastable phases, phase diagrams of thin films) 39 4/18 40 4/21 Thermodynamics of functional Systems 15 41 4/23 (Shape Memory Alloys, Piezoelectric Materials, etc) 42 4/25 Submission of Final 16 43 4/28 Final Day of Classes Project

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MSEN 656 – (Spring 2012) Introduction to Mechanical and Physical Properties of Thin Films and Coatings

Instructor: Xinghang Zhang Office Phone: 979-845-2143 E-mail: [email protected] Location: CHEN 112 Class Time: MWF 1:50 to 2:40 pm

Prerequisite MEEN 222-502, MSEN 601, or basic materials science background

Course Topics & Calendar Topics  Provides graduate students with fundamental knowledge on thin films and coatings widely used for a variety of applications.  Instills in students the relationships between mechanical and physical properties (thermal, electrical, optical, and magnetic) and the microscopic configuration that results from specific chemical bonding, crystal structure, and microstructure; processing of thin films; defects in thin films; nucleation and growth. Enables students to predict mechanical and physical properties from processing and microstructure.  Introduces laboratory experimentation and presentation of materials test results.

STUDENT REQUIREMENTS  Take responsibility for individual learning  Take responsibility for other individual's learning through participation in team activities

Recommended course text materials. I will use some chapters of the following textbooks for this class. 1. Thin Film Materials: Stress, Defect Formation and Surface Evolution, by L.B. Freund and S. Suresh. Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN: 0521529778

2. Mechanical Metallurgy, by George E. Dieter, (1988) ISBN: 007084187X rd 3. Electronic Properties of Materials, Rolf E. Hummel, 3 Edition, Springer, 2004. ISBN: 038795144X

Supplemental Reading Materials 1. Introduction to Surface and Thin Film Processes, By John A. Venables (2000) 2. Physical Vapor Deposition of Thin Films, By John E. Mahan (2000) 3. Materials Science of Thin Films (2nd ed.), by M. Ohring. Academic Press, 2002, ISBN: 0125249756 4. Materials Science in Microelectronics I: The Relationships Between Thin Film Processing & Structure, E.S. Machlin, Elsevier Science, 2005. ISBN: 008044640X 5. Materials Science in Microelectronics II: The effects of structure on properties in thin films, E.S. Machlin, Volume II, GIRO Express, 2005. ISBN: 0080446396

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Calendar (Tentative schedule)

Dates Subject

Week 1 and 2 Lecture 1-2 (1) Brief introduction (2) Thin film deposition techniques (3) Focus on sputtering

Week 2 Lecture 3-4 Microstructure and defects in thin films Epitaxy, texture, grain size, dislocations, interface Week 3 Lab 1: Deposition of thin films Lab 1 – deposition (1) Film thickness effect (2) Deposition rate effect

Week 3 Lecture 4-5 (1) General overview of mechanical properties (2) Brief intro to film mechanical properties: Film hardness, modulus, tensile strength, Indentation size effect, Other size effect

Week 4 Lecture 6 - 8 Film stress and curvature of substrate

Week 5 Lecture by students (students Nanomechanical testing techniques presentations) (1) Nanoindentation, (2) Film stress measurement (3) Tension (4) Bulge test (5) Micropillar tests

Week 5, 6 Lecture 9-10 Stress in patterned films

Week 6 Review for midterm exam

Week 7 Lab 2: Test the hardness of thin films Lab 2 (1) Indentation size effect (2) Deposition rate Nanoindentation effect (3) Layer thickness effect

Week 8 Lecture 11 Delamination and fracture of films

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Week 8, 9 Lecture 12-13 Epitaxy, stress and critical thickness (1) Brief introduction to theory of dislocations (1 lect) (2) Stress textbook, Chapter 6 (2 lectures)

Week 9 lecture 14: Research lecture Dislocations in films (stress, strain relaxation) Week 10 Lecture 15 Electrical properties of thin films – general introduction Conductivity, and charge carrier mobility Week 10 Lecture 16 Electromigration Film thickness effect, layer thickness effect Week 11 Lecture by students (Student Electrical properties measurement techniques for films presentation) Week 11 Lab 3: Test the electrical resistivity of thin films Lab 3 (1) Film thickness effect (2) Deposition rate Electrical properties effect (3) Layer thickness effect measurement

Week 12 Lecture 17-18. Magnetic properties of thin films (1) General concept - magnetisms (2) Application of magnetic thin films Magnetoresistance – GMR effect

Week 12 Lecture by students (Student Magnetic properties measurement techniques for films presentation) Week 13 Lecture 19. Other applications of thin films If time is available Thin film gas sensor – hydrogen

Week 13 Student presentation –

Last day Review for final exam

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MSEN 670 – (Spring 2010)

Computational Materials Science and Engineering

Instructor Dr. Tahir Cagin Rm. 241 JEB Tel. 979-862-1449 e-mail [email protected]

Textbook No single textbook covers the range offered here. Several textbooks will be recommended for different parts of the course.

Course Objectives: Arm graduate students in science and engineering disciplines with the modern methods of computational modeling and simulation of materials properties and phenomena, ranging from the synthesis, characterization and processing of materials, structures and devices. Computational Materials Science and Engineering course covers the quantum, classical and statistical mechanical methods, such as, semi-empirical, e.g. tight-binding and embedded-atom methods; first-principle calculations; density-functional theory; atomic and molecular-scale simulations, e.g. MC and MD techniques; other modeling techniques using macroscopic input, e.g. FE-methods, and contributions on properties of materials including electronic, dynamical, transport, mechanical, growth and thermodynamical properties of materials such as metals and alloys, semiconductors, insulators, superconductors, biomaterials, polymers, ceramics and composites in liquid, crystal, amorphous and cluster-like states. Students will learn background of the approaches as well as they will gain hands on experience through the final project.

Prerequisites Instructor approval

Grading policy Homeworks and class participation 40% Final Project 60%

Grading Scale A 85+ B 75 – 84 C 60 – 74 D 50 – 59 F <50

Office Hours: 1 hour / week

Copyrights The handouts used in this course are copyrighted. By “handouts” we mean all materials generated for this class, which include but are not limited to syllabi, lab problems, in-class materials, review sheets, and additional problem sets. Because these materials are copyrighted, you do not have the right to copy the handouts, unless the author expressly grants permission. Scholastic Dishonesty As commonly defined, plagiarism consists of passing off as one’s own ideas, work, writings, etc. that belongs to another. In accordance with this definition, you are committing plagiarism if you copy the work of another person and turn it in as your own, even if you have the permission of that person. Plagiarism is one of the worst academic sins, for the plagiarism destroys the trust among colleagues without which research cannot be safely communicated. If you have any questions regarding plagiarism, please consult the latest issue of the Texas A&M University Student Rules [ http://student-rules.tamu.edu/], under the section “Scholastic Dishonesty.”

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 Academic Integrity Statement and Policy “An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do.” Further information on the Aggie Honor Code the Honor Council Rules and Procedures can be found on the following web site: http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor

Every assignment must have the following statement on the cover page: “On my honor, as an Aggie, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this academic work.”

------Signature of student

Course Outline – CHEN 670:

1) Introduction to Modeling in Materials 2 h

2) Quantum Mechanical Methods 12 h b. a.Schroedinger Equations and Beyond c. Hartree Fock-Self Consisten Field Methods d. Tight Binding Semi empirical Approaches e. Density Functional Theory f. Quantum Monte Carlo Methods

3) Interaction Potentials for Materials and Materials Systems 12 h a. Van der Waals and Coulomb interactions b. Valence interactions for organics, polymers and biopolymers c. Metals and Alloys, and many body interactions d. Ceramics, oxides, zeolites, clays e. Compliant, reactive, bond order dependent force fielsds

4) Classical Simulation Methods 12 h a. Molecular Mechanics b. Molecular Dynamics c. Monte Carlo Methods d. Stochastic Dynamics Methods e. Coarse Grain Methods: beyond atoms and molecules

5) Continuum Methods 4 h a. Thermodynamics modeling based on atomistic simulations b. Microstructure evolution through phase field approaches c. Finite difference and finite element methods in fluid and solid mechanics

6) Total 42 h

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MSEN 684 Professional Internship

Course Description Directed internship in an industrial or laboratory setting under the supervision of successful, experienced personnel; work related to the student’s career aspirations and areas of specialization. Credit hours Variable Grading Course graded on an S/U basis Prerequisites MSEN 601 and MSEN 602

Instructor Dr. Xinghang Zhang Telephone (979) 845-2143 E-mail [email protected] Office 326 ENPH

Learning outcomes or The professional internship places students in real-world laboratory and course objectives industrial work opportunities: learning cutting-edge materials related science and technology, data analysis, problem-solving, and technical team interactions. Students participate as professional members of a research group.

Grading policy Satisfactory performance will be determined by successful completion of the internship, final exit report, and positive feedback from supervisors. Reports Student will be expected to write an exit report at the completion of the internship. If the internship spans several semesters, the report will be submitted at the end of the last semester

Americans with Disabilities The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute Act (ADA) that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact Disability Services, in Cain Hall, Room B118, or call 845-1637. For additional information visit http://disability.tamu.edu Academic Integrity “An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do.” For additional information please visit: http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor

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MSEN Program Pamphlet

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The Materials Science and Engineering Program (MSEN), established in 2003 at Texas A&M University, is an MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING interdisciplinary graduate program in the Dwight Look Fall 2010 College of Engineering and the College of Science. MSEN graduate students pursue Master of Engineering, Master Total Number of Graduate Students: of Science, or Doctor of Philosophy degrees, performing 86 hands-on research in cutting-edge areas of materials Enrollment increase: 100 percent in three years science. Texas A&M University produces materials specialists capable of applying critical thinking and All graduate students are supported by research problem-solving skills. and teaching assistantships, or fellowships/ scholarships.

Faculty: PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: 51 faculty in aerospace engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, Selected Facilities and physics • Center for Nano-Science and Technology http://cnst.tamu.edu/ • Elemental Analysis Laboratory http://www.chem.tamu.edu/eal/ • High-Bay Laboratory http://tti.tamu.edu/facilities/ • Laboratory for Molecular Simulation lms.chem.tamu.edu • Materials Characterization Facility http://mcf.tamu.edu/ • Materials Development and Characterization Center (MDC2) • Materials and Structures Lab http://smart.tamu.edu/ • Microscopy and Imaging Center http://microscopy.tamu.edu/ • Polymer Technology Center http://ptc.tamu.edu/ • Severe Plastic Deformation Laboratory • X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory http://www.chem.tamu.edu/xray/

Selected Materials-Related Programs, Centers and Institutes • MURI: Synthesis, Characterization and Modeling of Functionally Graded Multifunctional Hybrid Multiscale Composites for Extreme Environments http://muri18.tamu.edu/ • Integrative Graduate Research Education and Traineeship: New Mathematical Tools for Next-Generation Materials http://igert.tamu.edu • NSF International Materials Institute (IIMEC) http://iimec.tamu.edu • NSF-IUCRC: Industrial-University Cooperative Research Center http://www.mecheng.osu.edu/svc/ • Energy Engineering Institute http://energyengineering.org/ • NSF-NIRT: Hierarchical Manufacturing and Modeling for Phase Transforming Active Nanostructures • Air Force Minority Leaders Program on Materials and Sensors FACULTY RESEARCH AREAS:

Computational Materials Science John Whitcomb Raymundo Arróyave Haiyan Wang Perla Balbuena Wenhao Wu Amine Benzerga Choongho Yu Tahir Cagin Nanomaterials Dimitris Lagoudas Mustafa Akbulut Jorge Seminario Perla Balbuena John Whitcomb James Batteas Biomaterials Amine Benzerga Mustafa Akbulut Zhengdong Cheng Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez Ted Hartwig Melissa Grunlan Rusty Harris Mariah Hahn Philip Hemmer Wonmuk Hwang Jun Kameoka Jun Kameoka Ibrahim Karaman Hong Liang Igor Roshchin Michael McShane Christie Sayes Kenith Meissner Winfried Teizer Jorge M. Seminario Haiyan Wang Functional Materials (Electronic, Magnetic, Wenhao Wu Multifunctional, Optical) Xinghang Zhang James Batteas Polymers and Composites Jaime Grunlan Terry Creasy Timothy Hughbanks Jaime Grunlan Ibrahim Karaman Zoubeida Ounaies Yue Kuo Hung-Jue Sue Dimitris Lagoudas Nicole Zacharia Donald Naugle Structural Materials Zoubeida Ounaies Molly Gentleman Igor Roshchin Ted Hartwig Joseph Ross Sean McDeavitt Hung-Jue Sue Miladin Radovic Winfried Teizer Lin Shao Sreeram Vaddiraju Xinghang Zhang

RESEARCH TOPICS:

• Computational materials science: ab-initio methods; molecular dynamics and force fields; phase fields; dislocation dynamics; thermodynamics; continuum/ microstructural modeling.

• Processing microstructure mechanical/functional property relationships in metallic materials, including nanostructured metals and alloys, shape memory alloys, high-strength materials, refractory metals, lightweight alloys.

• Layer-by-layer assembly of polyelectrolytes and other charged species to create functional thin films for drug delivery, electrochromic, optical, and flame- retardant applications. Materials Science and Engineering Program

• Functioning of cellular hardware over multiple lengths and time scales to provide http://msen.tamu.edu foundations for a wide range of therapeutic and bioengineering applications, [email protected] molecular mechanics, motor proteins, biofilaments macromolecular assembly, 3003 TAMU computational biophysics. 412 Engineering–Physics • Novel methodologies to design and fabricate nanostructured materials, and to Texas A&M University build them into hierarchical structures and complex forms for wide ranges College Station, Texas 77843-3003 of applications, including actuators, sensors, energy converters, separation (979) 845-0750 (voice) membranes, selective catalysts, microsystems, fuel cells, microphotonics, etc. (979) 862-6835 (fax) • Ceramics; superconducting materials; high-temperature materials for energy applications; characterization and modeling of mechanical properties of ceramic and metallic materials, resonant ultrasound spectroscopy.

• Responsive soft and colloidal materials; biomimetics; polymeric multilayer

composites; lithographic and other patterning techniques.

• Multifunctional materials design, fabrication, processing, structure-functionality coupling, multi-scale modeling, and device fabrication.

APPENDIX F:

Biographies of The MSEN Faculty

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Abu Al-Rub, Rashid

Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3136, USA, Phone: +1-(979) 862-6603, Fax: +1-(979) 845-6554 E-mail: [email protected], Homepage: http://ceprofs.civil.tamu.edu/rabualrub

Education/Training Jordan University of Science &Technology, Irbid, Jordan Civil Engineering B.S. 1999 Jordan University of Science &Technology, Irbid, Jordan Civil Engineering M.S. 2001 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Civil Engineering Ph.D. 2004

Appointments 2007 – date Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of Civil Engineering 2011 – date Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Materials Science and Engineering Program 2010 – date Adjunct Assistant Professor, Air Force Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Dayton, Ohio 2007 – date Assistant Research Scientist, Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, Texas 2007 Assistant Professor, Catholic University of America, Civil Engineering Department, Washington DC 2004 - 2007 Visiting Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Honors and Awards  2011 Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston Jr. Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award, American Society for Engineering Education.  2009, 2011 Texas A&M University System Student Led Award for Teaching Excellence (SLATE).  2011 Tenneco Meritorious Teaching Award, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University.  2010 Truman R. Jones Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University.  Most Cited Article in International Journal of Solids and Structures between years 2004-2009.  2007, 2008 Pathways to the Doctorate Research Assistantship Award, Texas A&M University.  “2006 Department Achievement Award” for the Outstanding Teaching of Undergraduate Courses, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University.  2006 NSF Fellowship for attending the short course on “Micro and Nano Devices with Applications to Biology and Nanoelectronics” at Northwestern University, Summer Institute on Nano Mechanics and Materials.  “2004 Michael A. Clause” Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award, Louisiana State University.

Selected Publications 54 refereed peer-reviewed journal articles, 41 conference proceedings articles (1) You*, T., Abu Al-Rub, R.K., Darabi*, M.K., Masad, E.A, Little, D., “Three-dimensional microstructural modeling of asphalt concrete using a unified viscoelastic-viscoplastic-viscodamage model,” Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 531-548, 2012. (2) Darabi*, M.K., Abu Al-Rub, R.K., Little, D.N. “A continuum damage mechanics framework for modeling micro-damage healing,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Volume 49, No. 3- 4, pp. 492-513, 2012. (3) Tehrani*, A.H., Abu Al-Rub, R.K., “Mesomechanical modeling of polymer/clay nanocomposites using a viscoelastic-viscoplastic-viscodamage constitutive model,” ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Vol. 133, No. 4, 011017, 2011. (4) Abu Al-Rub, R.K., Ettehad*, M., “Modeling interparticle size effect on deformation behavior of metal matrix composites by a gradient enhanced plasticity model,” ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Vol. 133, No. 4, 015104, 2011.

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(5) Tyson*, B.M., Abu Al-Rub, R.K., Yazdanbakhsh*, A., Grasley, Z., “A quantitative method for analyzing the dispersion and agglomeration of nano-particles in composite materials,” Composites: Part B, Vol. 42, No. 6, pp. 1395-1403, 2011. (6) Tyson*, B.M., Abu Al-Rub, R.K., Yazdanbakhsh*, A., Grasley, Z. “Carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers for enhancing the mechanical properties of nanocomposite cementitious materials,” ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 23, No. 7, pp. 1028-1035, 2011. (7) Kim*, S.-M., Abu Al-Rub, R.K., “Meso-scale computational modeling of the plastic-damage response of cementitious composites,” Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 339- 358, 2011. (8) Yazdanbakhsh*, A., Grasley, Z., Tyson*, B.M., Abu Al-Rub, R.K., “Dispersion quantification of inclusions in composites,” Composites: Part A, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 75-83, 2011. (9) Darabi*, M.K., Abu Al-Rub, R.K., Masad, E.A., Huang*, C.-W., Little, D.N. “A thermo-viscoelastic- viscoplastic-viscodamage constitutive model for asphaltic materials,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 191-207, 2011. (10) Abu Al-Rub, R.K., Faruk*, A.N.M., “Coupled interfacial energy and temperature effects on size- dependent yield strength and strain hardening of small metallic volumes,” ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Vol. 133, No. 1, 011017, 2011. (11) Abu Al-Rub, R.K., Darabi*, M.K., Little, D., Masad, E.A., “A micro-damage healing model that improves prediction of fatigue life of asphalt mixes,” International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 48, No. 11, pp. 966-990, 2010. (12) Abu Al-Rub, R.K., Kim*, S.-M. “Computational applications of a coupled plasticity-damage constitutive model for simulating plain concrete fracture,” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 77, No. 10, pp. 1577-1603, 2010. (13) Abu Al-Rub, R.K., Palazotto, A.N., “Micromechanical theoretical and computational modeling of energy dissipation due to nonlinear vibration of hard ceramic coatings with microstructural recursive faults,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 47, No. 16, pp. 2131-2142, 2010. (14) Abu Al-Rub, R.K. “Modeling the particle size and interfacial hardening effects in metal matrix composites with dispersed particles at decreasing microstructural length scales,” International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 329-350, 2009. (15) Abu Al-Rub, R.K., Kim*, S.-M. “Predicting mesh-independent ballistic limits for heterogeneous targets by a nonlocal damage computational framework,” Composites: Part B, Vol. 40, No. 6, pp. 495-510, 2009. (16) Abu Al-Rub, R.K., Voyiadjis, G.Z., and Aifantis, E.C. “On the thermodynamics of higher-order gradient plasticity for size-effects at the micron and submicron length scales,” International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, Vol. 34, No. 1/2, pp. 172-187, 2009. (17) Abu Al-Rub, R.K. “Interfacial gradient plasticity governs scale-dependent yield strength and strain hardening rates in micro/nano structured metals,” International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 24, No. 8, pp. 1277-1306, 2008. (18) Voyiadjis, G.Z., Abu Al-Rub, R.K., and Palazotto, A.N. “Constitutive modeling and simulation of perforation of targets by projectiles,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 304-316, 2008. (19) Voyiadjis, G.Z. and Abu Al-Rub, R.K. “Nonlocal gradient-dependent thermodynamics for modeling scale dependent plasticity,” International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 3-4, pp. 295-323, 2007 [Special issue in Multiscale Materials Modeling]. (20) Abu Al-Rub, R.K. “Prediction of micro- and nano indentation size effect from conical or pyramidal indentation,” Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 39, No. 8, pp. 787–802, 2007. (21) Abu Al-Rub, R.K., Voyiadjis, G.Z., and Bammann, D.J., “A thermodynamic based higher-order gradient theory for size dependent plasticity,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 44, No. 9, pp. 2888–2923, 2007. (22) Voyiadjis, G.Z. and Abu Al-Rub, R.K. “A finite strain plastic-damage model for high velocity impacts using combined viscosity and gradient localization limiters, Part II: Numerical aspects and simulations,” International Journal of Damage Mechanics, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 335–373, 2006. (23) Abu Al-Rub, R.K. and Voyiadjis, G.Z. “A finite strain plastic-damage model for high velocity impacts using combined viscosity and gradient localization limiters, Part I: Theoretical formulation,” International Journal of Damage Mechanics, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 293–334, 2006. (24) Abu Al-Rub, R.K. and Voyiadjis, G.Z. “A physically based gradient plasticity theory,” International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 654-684, 2006.

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(25) Abu Al-Rub, R.K. and Voyiadjis, G.Z. “A direct finite element implementation of the gradient plasticity theory,” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 63, No. 4, pp. 603–629, 2005. (26) Voyiadjis, G.Z. and Abu Al-Rub, R.K. “Gradient plasticity theory with a variable length scale parameter,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 42, No. 14, pp. 3998-4029, 2005. (27) Abu Al-Rub, R.K. and Voyiadjis, G.Z. “Determination of the material intrinsic length scale of gradient plasticity theory,” International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 377-400, 2004. (28) Abu Al-Rub, R.K. and Voyiadjis, G.Z. “Analytical and experimental determination of the material intrinsic length scale of strain gradient plasticity theory from micro- and nano-indentation experiments,” International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 1139-1182, 2004. (29) Voyiadjis, G.Z., Abu Al-Rub, R.K., and Palazotto, A.N. “Thermodynamic framework for coupling of non-local viscoplasticity and non-local anisotropic viscodamage for dynamic localization problems using gradient theory,” International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 981-1038, 2004.

Synergistic Activities

1. Organizing many symposia in national and international conference in topics concerning size-scale effects, damage mechanics, nonlocal gradient-dependent theories, and multiscale mechanics. 2. Faculty Advisor of the Association of Civil Engineering Doctoral Students (AceDocs) at Texas A&M University. 3. Member of the National Science Foundation (NSF) $5M supported “International Institute for Multifunctional Materials for Energy Conversion (iiMEC).” 4. Reviewer for many journals in solid and computational mechanics. 5. Member of ASCE, ASME, AIAA, SES, ASEE, etc. 6. Supervised many undergraduate students and minority students.

Research Support in the last 4 years:

1. New Accelerated Aging Test and Methodology for Ballistic Fibers and Fabrics, (U.S. Army Research Office (ARO), $178,929, 09/01/11 - 01/23/13). PI: Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, co-PI: Xin-Lin Gao (University of Texas at Dallas). 2. Multiresolution Analysis of Dispersion and Interfacial Bond in Carbon Nanofiber/Nanotube Reinforced Concrete for Improved Strength and Fracture Toughness, (Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), $901,104, 9/1/11 – 8/31/14). PI: Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Co-PIs: Zachary Grasley, Khaldoon Bani- Hani. 3. Modeling of Environmental-Assisted Degradation Processes in Asphalt Mixtures Using Micromechanical and Continuum Damage Theories, (Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), $992,943, 9/1/11 – 8/31/14). PI: Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Co-PIs: Eyad A. Masad. 4. Thermal Dilation and Internal Damage of Cryogenic Concrete Utilized for Direct Liquefied Natural Gas Containment, (Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), $1,041,866, 9/1/11 – 8/31/14). PI: Zachary Grasley, Co-PIs: Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Eyad A. Masad. 5. Nanotechnology-Based Multi-Functional Self-Heating and Self-Healing Smart Pavements (Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC), $65,925, 9/1/10 - 8/31/11). PI: Rashid K. Abu Al- Rub. 6. Micromechanics of Small-Scale Discontinuities in Railway Steels for Improved Microcleanliness and Inspection Procedures (Association of American Railroads Affiliated Laboratory for Railway Research, $40,000, 1/1/10 – 12/31/10). PI: R.K. Abu Al-Rub. 7. Multiscale Computational Models for Predicting Performance of Asphalt Pavements under Realistic Loading Conditions (Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), $971,047, 9/1/09 – 8/31/12). PI: Eyad A. Masad, Co-PIs: Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Dallas N. Little. 8. Investigating Wear at High Strain Rates (AFIT/ENY, DOD - $20,000, 9/1/09 - 05/30/10). PI: Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub.

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9. Nanotechnology and a MEMS/NEMS-Based System for Damage Resistant Pavements (Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC), $65,475, 9/1/09 - 8/31/10). PI: Rashid K. Abu Al- Rub. 10. Fundamental Research in Asphalt Technology (Asphalt Research Consortium, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)), $500,000, 01/01/08-08/31/12). PI: Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub. 11. Multiresolution Analysis of the Ballistic Damage Performance and Strength of Low-Density Advanced Materials (U.S. Army Research Office (ARO), W911NF-09-1-0074, $231,272, 03/23/09 - 03/22/12). PI: Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub. 12. Strengthening and Micro-damage Mechanisms in Advanced Materials Reinforced with Particles at Different Nested Length Scales (Texas A& M University, $36,000, 9/1/09 – 8/31/11). PI: Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub. 13. Fatigue Damage of Micro/Nano Ceramic Coatings and Nanoscale Fatigue Experiments (AFIT/ENY, DOD - $24,500, 9/1/08 - 05/30/09). PI: Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub. 14. Physically-based Model for Predicting the Susceptibility of Asphalt Pavements to Moisture-Induced Damage (Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC), $72,750, 9/1/08 - 08/31/09). PI: Eyad A. Masad, Co-PIs: Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Robert Lytton. 15. Assessment the Potential of Using Carbon Nanotubes Reinforcements for Improving the Tensile/Flexural Strength and Fracture Toughness of Portland Cement Paste for Damage Resistant Concrete Transportation Infrastructures (Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC), $72,750, 9/1/08 - 12/31/09). PI: Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub. 16. AHSS: A Multiresolution Analysis of the Particle Size and Interface Effects on the Strength and Ductility of Advanced High Strength Steels (NSF, $226,064, CMMI-0728032, 6/15/08- 5/31/11). PI: Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub. 17. Improving the Performance of Asphalt Pavements through Developing a Predictive Model with Fundamental Material Properties (Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC), $65,500, No. 476660-400007, 9/1/07 - 8/31/08). PI: Eyad A. Masad, Co-PIs: Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Amit Bhasin.

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Akbulut, Mustafa

Assistant Professor, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3122, Tel: (979)-847-8766, Fax: (979)-845-6446, [email protected]

EDUCATION:

1996-2001 BS degree: Chemistry, Bogazici University, Turkey.

1996-2001 BEng degree: Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University, Turkey.

2001-2007 PhD degree: Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA.

2007-2009 Postdoctoral Associate: Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, NJ. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2010-present Assistant Professor: Material Science and Engineering Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. 2009–present Assistant Professor: Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

 Developed next-generation biodegradable multifunctional nanoprobes with simultaneous CT and MRI detectability, multi-therapeutic functions, and tumor targeting capability.  Generated a fundamental understanding of the principles and ideas associated with the operation of insect joints and used this knowledge in the preparation of innovative bio‐inspired engineering surfaces.  Enhanced the understanding of the surface properties that underlie bacterial adhesion and transport on fruit and vegetable surfaces and currently developing surface coating (antifouling) strategies that will prevent or minimize these processes. 2008 (summer) Visiting Scientist: Crystallization and Precipitation Division, and Polymer Division, BASF Corporation, Ludwigshafen, Germany.

 Developed a novel formulation for improving stability and changing crystal habit of a commercial pesticide. 2007-2009 Postdoctoral Associate: Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, NJ.

 Developed a novel assembly method for producing dual functional (fluorescence and therapeutic) nanoparticles.  Developed novel antibacterial nanoparticles for potential use in toothpaste and mouth rinse products in collaboration with Colgate.  Developed an innovative method for concentrating and drying polymeric nanoparticles.  Generated new fundamental insights into nanoparticle and colloidal stabilization.  Enhanced the understanding of the adsorption and targeting of charged micelles and nanoparticles onto biofilms. 2001-2007 Research Assistant: Surface and Interfacial Forces Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA.  Obtained a fundamental understanding of inter-nanoparticle forces between various types of nanoparticles and how these forces play an essential role in their assembly into hierarchical structures.  Investigated polymers at interfaces, their wetting and dewetting behavior, and their surface deformation during coalescence.  Studied the surface chemistry and tribochemistry of thin metal and metal oxide films.

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 Investigated the friction induced-electrification between self-assembled monolayers  Generated a better understanding of electrostatic double-layer forces in ionic liquids. RESEARCH INTERESTS:

 Surface and Interface Science  Adhesion  Friction and Wear  Biomechanics  Drug Delivery  Colloidal Stabilization  Crystallization  Material Chemistry  Nanoparticles, Multifunctional, and Nanostructured Materials  Biomaterials TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2009-Present Instructor, Taught applications of thermodynamics to chemical engineering for graduate chemical engineering students. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

2009-2010 Mentor, Supervised minority high school students from a local high school to provide them with firsthand experience in the university research environment. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

2008 (summer) Mentor, Served as a mentor for NSF-organized research experiences for undergraduates (REU). Princeton University, NJ.

2005 (summer) Mentor, Served as a mentor for research internships in science and engineering program. Material Research Laboratory (MRL), University of California, at Santa Barbara, CA.

2002-2005 Teaching assistant, Served as a teaching assistant for the following courses: Colloids and Interfaces I, Advanced Transport Processes II, and Biomaterials and Biosurfaces. HONORS and AWARDS:

2010 EHS Safe Laboratory of the Month Award, Texas A&M University

2005-2006 Mitsubishi Chemical Distinguished Graduate Fellowship

2005 Best experimental student poster, World Tribology Conference III, Washington DC.

2004 Art contest winner, University of California, at Santa Barbara

1996-2001 Graduated 3rd out of 55 students in Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University

1998-1999 Recipient of a “the Municipal of Istanbul Fellowship”, Bogazici University

1997-2001 Recipient of a “President of the Republic of Turkey Fellowship”, Bogazici University

1996 Ranked among top 0.1 % out of 1,200,000 students in the University Entrance Examination, Turkey, 1996 PUBLICATIONS:

1. M. Akbulut, N. Chen, N. Maeda, J. Israelachvili, T. Grunevald, C. Helm, “Crystallization in thin films induced by shear”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2005, 109(25); 12509-12514 2. J. Israelachvili, N. Maeda, K.J. Rosenberg, M. Akbulut, “Effects of sub-ångstrom (pico-scale) structure of surfaces on adhesion, friction and bulk mechanical properties, Journal of Material Research, 2005, 20; 1952-1972 3. A.R.G. Alig, M. Akbulut, Y. Golan, J. Israelachvili , “Forces between surfactant-coated ZnS nanoparticles in dodecane: Effect of water”, Advanced Functional Materials, 2006, 16(16); 2127-2134

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4. M. Akbulut, A.R.G. Alig, J. Israelachvili , “Friction and tribochemical reactions occurring at shearing interfaces between nano-thin silver films and various substrates”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 2006, 124; 174703 5. M. Akbulut, N. Belman, Y. Golan, J. Israelachvili , “Frictional properties of confined nanorods”, Advance Materials, 2006, 18(19); 2589-2592 6. M. Akbulut, A.R.G. Alig, J. Israelachvili , “Triboelectrification between smooth metal surfaces with self- assembled monolayers (SAMs)”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2006, 110(44); 22271 - 22278 7. M. Akbulut, A.R.G. Alig, Y. Min, et al., “Forces between surfaces across nanoparticle solutions: Role of size, shape, and concentration”, Langmuir, 2007 23 (7); 3961-3969 8. Y. Min, M. Akbulut, N. Belman, Y. Golan, J. Zasadzinski, J. Israelachvili, “Normal and Shear Forces Generated during the Ordering (Directed Assembly) of Confined Straight and Curved Nanowires”, Nanoletters, 2008, 8 (1); 246 -252 9. Y. Min, M. Akbulut, R. K. Prud’homme, Y. Golan, J. Israelachvili, “Frictional Properties of Surfactant- Coated Rod-Shaped Nanoparticles in Dry and Humid Dodecane”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2008, 112 (46); 14395-14401 10. M. Akbulut, N. K. Reddy, B. Bechtloff, S. Koltzenburg, J. Vermant, R. K. Prud’homme, “Flow-Induced Conformational Changes in Gelatin Structure and Colloidal Stabilization”, Langmuir, 2008, 24(17); 9636-9641 11. Y. Min, M. Akbulut, K. Kristiansen, Y. Golan, J. Israelachvili, “Role of interparticle and external forces on the assembly and properties of nanoparticle materials”, Nature Materials, 2008, 7; 527 – 538 12. Y. Min, M. Akbulut, R. K. Prud’homme, J. Israelachvili, “Frictional Properties of Surfactant-Coated Rod-Shaped Nanoparticles in Dry and Humid Dodecane”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2008, 112(46); 14395-14401 13. Y. Min, M. Akbulut, J. Sangoro, F. Kremer, R. K. Prudhomme, J. Israelachvili, “Measurement of forces across room temperature ionic liquids between mica surfaces”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2009, 113 (37); 16445-16449 14. M. Akbulut, P. Ginart, M. Gindy, C. Theriault, K. Chin, R. K. Prud’homme, “Generic method of preparing multifunctional fluorescent nanoparticles using Flash NanoPrecipitation”, Adv. Functional Materials, 2009, 19 (5); 718 - 725 15. M. Akbulut, S.M. D’Addio, M.E. Gindy, R.K. Prud’homme, “Novel methods of targeted drug delivery: the potential of multifunctional nanoparticles”, Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, 2009, 2(3); 265-282 16. J. Israelachvili, Y. Min, M. Akbulut, A.R.G. Alig, G. Carver, W. Greene, K. Kristiansen, E. Meyer, N. Pesika, K. Rosenberg, H. Zeng, " Recent advances in the surface forces apparatus (SFA) technique", Reports on Progress in Physics, 2010, 73; 036601-17 17. S.M. D’Addio, C. Kafka, M. Akbulut, P. Beattie, W. Saad, M. Herrera, M.T. Kennedy, R.K. Prud’homme, "Novel Method for Concentrating and Drying Polymeric Nanoparticles: Hydrogen Bonding Coacervate Precipitation", Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2010, 7 (2); 557–564 18. A. Chen, Z. Luo, M. Akbulut, “Ionic liquid mediated auto-templating assembly of CaCO3–chitosan hybrid nanoboxes and nanoframes”, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 2312-2314 19. V. Narayanunni, B. A. Kheireddin, M. Akbulut, “Influence of surface topography on frictional properties of Cu surfaces under different lubrication conditions: Comparison of dry, base oil, and ZnS nanowire- based lubrication system”, Tribology International, 2011, 44 (12), 1720-1725 20. M. Zhang, M. Akbulut, “Adsorption, Desorption, and Removal of Polymeric Nanomedicine on and from Cellulose Surfaces: Effect of Size”, Langmuir, 2011, 27 (20), pp 12550–12559

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SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES:

Manuscript reviewer: Soft Matter; Langmuir; Chemical Physics; CrystEngComm; J. of Material Chemistry; J. of Vacuum Science and Technology; J. of Colloid and Interface Science; J. of Physical Chemistry B; Polymers for Advanced Technologies Journal Editorial Board: Journal of Powder Metallurgy & Mining Session Chair, AICHE: Particle Synthesis and Stabilization; Drug Delivery; Nanostructured Biomaterials; Colloidal Assembly and Device Fabrication Judge: the International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering, and Environment) Project Olympiad

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Arroyave, Raymundo

Texas A&M University Voice: 979-845-5416

Department of Mechanical Engineering Fax: 979-845-3081

College Station, Texas 77843-3123 E-mail: [email protected]

Education/Training

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Materials Science PhD 2004

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Materials Science M. S. 2000

Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey Mechanical & Electrical Engineering B. S. 1996

Appointments

2006 – Present Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX,

2004- 2006 Postdoctoral Fellow, Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

Fall 2003 Teaching Assistant Thermodynamics, Undergraduate Level, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Fall 2001 Teaching Assistant Thermodynamics, Undergraduate Level, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1998 - 2004 Graduate Research Assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1997 - 1998 Researcher, Hylsamex, México

Honors and Awards

2012 TEES Select Young Faculty Fellow, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University

2012 Early Career Faculty Fellow Award –Honorable Mention

2010 NSF CAREER Award: ”Ab Initio Calculations for Design of High Temperature Materials”. Sponsored by NSF-CMMI-MSE Program under Dr. Clark V. Cooper.

2006-2007 Young Leaders Professional Development Award, EPMD Division. (Formerly known as the Young Leaders Internship Award). The Mineral, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).

2002-2003 Graduate Research Fellowship. American Welding Society (AWS).

1996 Academic Excellence Award. Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Monterrey, México).

1996 Second Place Statewide, Mechanical Engineer. Awarded by the state of Nuevo León, México and the state professional societies.

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Publications 43 refereed journal articles, 13 refereed conference proceedings, 52 scientific abstracts. 460 citations.

Publications since joining Texas A&M University:

 Olivos, E.; Miranda, A. L.; Arróyave, R,; Singh, N.; Romero, A. H. Spin Excitations in Co2NiGa under Pressure from a Theoretical Approach. Annalen der Physik (2011), Submitted  Park. M. S.; Arróyave, R. Concurrent Nucleation, Formation and Growth of two Intermetallic Compounds (Cu6Sn5 and Cu3Sn) during Early Stages of Pb-free Soldering. Acta Materialia (2011), Accepted.  Arróyave, R. Ab-Initio Investigation of Ti2Al(C,N) Solid Solutions. Physical Review B, Accepted  Singh, N.; Dogan, E.; Karaman, I.; Arróyave, R. The Effect of Configurational Order on the Magnetic Characteristics of Co-Ni-Ga Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys. Physical Review B (2011), p.184201  Duong, T.; Gibbons, S.; Kinra, R.; Arróyave, R. Ab Initio Approach to the Electronic, Structural, Elastic and Finite-Temperature Thermodynamic Properties of Ti2AX (A=Al or Ga, X=C or N). Journal of Applied Physics (2011), 110, 093504  Bajaj, S.; Landa, A.; Söderlind, P.; Turchi, P.; Arróyave, R. The U-Ti System: Strengths and Weaknesses of the CALPHAD Method. Journal of Nuclear Materials (2011), Accepted, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2011.08.050  Garay-Tapia, A. M.; Romero, A. H.; Trapaga, G.; Arróyave, R. First-principles Investigation of the Al-Si-Sr Ternary System: Ground State Determination and Mechanical Properties. Intermetallics (2011), Accepted (minor revisions requested).  Pham, H.; Williams, M. E.; Mahaffey, P.; Radovic, M.; Arróyave, R.; Cagin, T. Finite Temperature Elasticity of fcc Al: Atomistic Simulations and Ultrasonic Measurements. Physical Review B (2011), 84 pp. 064101  Garay-Tapia, A.; Trapaga, G.; Romero, A. H.; Arróyave, R. An ab-initio Study of the Electronic, Mechanical and Vibrational Properties of different Al2Si2Sr Crystalline Phases. Physical Review B (2011), 83 pp. 214111  Park, M.-S.; Arróyave, R. Computational Investigation of Intermetallic Compounds Cu6Sn5 and Cu3Sn) Growth during Solid-state Aging Process. Computational Materials Science (2011), 50 pp.1692-1700.  Dezellus, O.; Arróyave, R.; Fries, S. G. Thermodynamic Modelling of the Ag-Cu-Ti Ternary System. International Journal of Materials Science (2011), 2011(3) pp.286-294.  Bajaj, S.; Garay, A.; Landa, A.; Soderlind, P,; Turchi, P.; Arróyave, R. Thermodynamic Study of the Neptunium-Zirconium System. Journal of Nuclear Materials (2011), 409(1) pp.1-8.  Arróyave, R.; Junkaew, A.; Chivukula, A.; Bajaj, S.; Yao, C.-Y.; Garay, A. Investigation of the Structural Stability of Co2NiGa Shape Memory Alloys via Ab-Initio Methods. Acta Materialia (2010), 58(16) pp. 5220-5231.  Park, M.-S.; Arróyave, R. Formation and Growth of Intermetallic Compound Cu6Sn5 at Early Stages in Lead-free Soldering. Journal of Electronic Materials (2010), 39(12) pp.2574-2582.  Park, M.-S.; Arróyave, R. Early Stages of Intermetallic Compound Formation and Growth during Lead-free Soldering. Acta Materialia (2010), 58(14) pp.4900-4910  Chari, A.; Garay, A.; Arróyave, R. Thermodynamic remodeling of the Co-Ga system. CALPHAD (2010), Garay, A.; Trápaga, G.; Liu, Z.-K.; Arróyave, R. Thermodynamic Modelling of the Si-Sr System. CALPHAD (2009), 33(3), pp. 550-556.  Garay, A.; Williams, M. E.; Trápaga; Arróyave, R. Thermodynamics, Lattice Stability and Defect Structure of Strontium Silicides via First-Principles Calculations. Journal of Alloys and Compounds (2009), 484(1-2), pp. 822-831.  Park, M.-S.; Arróyave, R. Multi-phase Field Simulation of Intermetallic Compound Growth during Lead Free Soldering. Journal of Electronic Materials (2009), 38(12), pp. 2525-2533  Mantina, M.; Wang, Y.; Arróyave, R..; Wolverton, C.; Chen, L. Q.; Liu, Z.-K. First principles Calculations of Self-Diffusion Coefficients. Physical Review Letters (2008), 100, p. 215901

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 Powell IV, A. C.; Arróyave, R. Open Source Tools for Materials and Process Modeling. JOM (2008), 60(5), pp.32-37  Kozlov, A.; Ohno, M.; Arróyave, R.; Liu, Z.-K.; Schmid-Fetzer, R. Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics of the Mg-Ca-Sn System Part 1. Thermodynamic Modeling of Ternary Mg-Sn-Ca Phase Equilibria. Intermetallics (2008), 16(2), pp.299-315  Ge, L.; Hui, X.; Wang, E. R.; Chen, G. L.; Arróyave, R.; Liu, Z.-K. Prediction of the Glass Forming ability in Cu-Zr binary and Cu-Zr-Ti Ternary Alloys. Intermetallics (2008), 16(1), pp. 27-33  Prins, S; Arróyave, R.; Liu, Z.-K. Defect Structures and Ternary Lattice Site Preference of the B2 Phase in the Al-Ni-Ru System. Acta Materialia (2007), 55(14), pp. 4781-4787.  Shang, S.; Wang, Y.; Arróyave, R.; Liu, Z.-K. Phase Stability in Alpha- and Beta-rhombohedral Boron. Physical Review B (2007), 75(9), pp. 092101-1/4.  Shin, D.; Arróyave, R.; Liu, Z.-K. Thermodynamic Modeling of the Hf-Si-O System. CALPHAD (2006), 30(4), pp.375-386.  Arróyave, R.; Liu, Z.-K. Intermetallics in the Mg-Ca-Sn Ternary System: Structural, Vibrational and Thermodynamic Properties from First Principles. Physical Review B (2006), 74(3), pp. 174118/1-15.  Ohno, M.; Kozlov A.; Arróyave R.; Liu, Z.-K.; Schmid-Fetzer, R. Thermodynamic Modeling of the Ca-Sn System based on Finite Temperature Quantities from First-Principles and Experiment. Acta Materialia (2006), 54(18), pp. 4939-4951.

Synergistic Activities

1. Paper Reviewer: Acta Materialia, Applied Physics Letters, CALPHAD, Computational Materials, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Intermetallics, Inorganic Chemistry, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A/B, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Mathematics and Computer Simulation, Materials Characterization, Philosophical Magazine, Physical Review B, Physical Review Letters, Physica B.

2. Professional Affiliations: The Mineral Metals and Materials Society, The American Welding Society, The Materials Research Society, The American Chemical Society.

3. Committee Memberships: Young Leader Internship Committee, TMS (2006-present); Alloy Phases Committee, EMPMD Division, TMS (2007-present); Alloy Phase Diagram Committee, ASM International (2007-2010); Computer Committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University (2006-present), Curriculum Committee, MSEN, Texas A&M University (2010- present)

4. Conference Organization: Phase Stability, Diffusion Kinetics and Their Applications, MST 07-12 (Chair in 2009); Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics, TMS 09-12 (Chair in 2011).

External Awards:

1. Title: Computational and Experimental Design of Novel CoNiGa High Temperature Shape memory Alloys. Sponsor: NSF-DMR. PI: Raymundo Arróyave. Co-PI(s): Ibrahim Karaman. One graduate student supported. Dates: 06/2008-06/2011 (no-cost extension requested). Amount: $345,000. Share: $145,000. 2. Title: Collaborative Research: Solid-Liquid Interactions during Transient Liquid Phase Bonding. Sponsor: NSF-CMMI-MPM. PI: Raymundo Arróyave. Four graduate and two undergraduate students supported. Dates: 06/2008-06/2011 (no-cost extension requested). Amount: $518,942. 3. Title: Support of Stockpile Stewardship Program. Sponsor: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. PI: Jim Morel. Co-PI(s): Raymundo Arróyave, Yongmei Jin, Bojan Popov, Marvin Adams, Jean-Luc Guermond, Bani Mallick, Nancy Amato, Lawrence Rauchwerger, Tahir Cagin, Amine Benzerga. Dates: 07/2008-09/2011. Amount: $2,933,514. Share: $68,000/yr. 4. Title: Advanced High Strength Multiphase Steels through a Combined Alloy Microstructural 178

Design. Sponsor. NSF-CMMI. PI: I. Karaman. Co-PI(s): R. Arróyave. One graduate student supported. Date: 08/1/2009-08/1/2012. Amount: $ 280,000. Share: $140,000. 5. Title: Hydrogen Sorption Mechanisms in Magnesium-based Nanolayers. Sponsor: NSF-CBET. PI: X. Zhang. Co-PI(s): R. Arróyave. One graduate student supported. Date: 08/1/2009-08/1/2012. Amount: $300,000. Share: $150,000. 6. Title: CAREER: Ab Initio Calculations for Design of High Temperature Materials. Sponsor: NSF- CMMI. PI: R. Arróyave. Two graduate students supported. Dates: 03/2010-03/2015. Amount: $458,000. 7. Title: International Institute on Multifunctional Materials for Energy (IIMEC). Sponsor: NSF. PI: D. C. Lagoudas. Co-PIs: I. Karaman, Z. Ounaies, R. Arróyave, T. Cagin, G. T. Almes, A. A. Benzerga. One graduate student supported. Date: 09/01/2009 – 02/28/14. Amount: $4,030,000. Share: $75,000 (as of Year 1). 8. Title: CCLI: Scaling Up Undergraduate Research Experience through Student-led Class-wide Projects in an Introductory Materials Science Course. Sponsor: NSF-DUE. PI: Raymundo Arróyave. Co-PI(s): Miladin Radovic, Jeff Froyd. 0.5 Graduate Students Supported. Dates: 08/2010-08/2013. Amount: $158,000. Share: ~52,000. 9. Title: Support of Stockpile Stewardship Program-Phase 2. Sponsor: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. PI: Jim Morel. Co-PI(s): Raymundo Arróyave, Bojan Popov, Marvin Adams, Jean- Luc Guermond, Bani Mallick, Nancy Amato, Lawrence Rauchwerger, Tahir Cagin, Amine Benzerga. Dates: 10/2011-09/2014. Share: $90,000/yr. Note: Formal letter of agreement still pending.

Internal Awards:

1. Title: Collaborative Research: Computational Modeling and Experimental Verification of Solidification and Microstructural Evolution of Al-Si-Sr Alloys. Sponsor: Texas A&M-Conacyt. Sponsor: TAMU-CONACyT Program. PI: Gerardo Trápaga. Co-PI(s): Yongmei Jin, Raymundo Arróyave. Dates: 09/01/2007-08/31/2008. Amount: $24,000. Share: ~$8,000. 2. Title: Collaborative Research: Thermal Stability and Mass Transport in Nanofilms. Sponsor: TAMU-CONACyT Program. PI: Raymundo Arróyave. Co-PI: Alberto Herrera-GomezDates: 3/11/2008 – 3/10/2009. . Amount: $24,000. Share: ~$12,000. 3. Title: Collaborative Research: Diffusion of Indium in Metal/Dielectric/InGaAs Nanofilms. Sponsor: TAMU-CONACyT Program. PI: Raymundo Arróyave. Co-PI: Alberto Herrera-GomezDates: 09/2011 – 08/2012. . Amount: $24,000. Share: ~$12,000.

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Balbuena, Perla B.

Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843 Phone: (979)-845-3375; fax: (979)-845-6446, e-mail: [email protected]; Web: www.che.tamu.edu/balbuena

Education/Training The University of Texas at Austin Chemical Engineering Ph.D., 1996 University of Pennsylvania Chemical Engineering M.S., 1983 Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Argentina Chemical Engineering B.S., 1973 Appointments 1/2006-date Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University

5/2004-date Professor of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University

2002-5/2004 Associate Professor, Dept. of Chem. Eng., Univ. of South Carolina

1997-2002 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chem. Eng., Univ. of South Carolina 1992-1996 Research Associate, Dept. of Chem. Eng., The Univ. of Texas at Austin 1990-1992 Visiting Scientist, Cornell University, Chemical Engineering

1985-1986 Visiting Scientist, Cornell University, Department of Chemistry

1978-1990 Research Professor, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina

1974-1978 CONICET Graduate Fellow, Santa Fe, Argentina

Honors and Awards

TEES Fellow, for outstanding research performance, 2010 and 2011

GPSA Professorship, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2005

Young Investigator Award, University of South Carolina, 2002

NSF CAREER award, 1999, NSF-POWRE award, 1997

Phi Kappa Phi, Member, 1996

Selected Publications: 153 refereed peer-reviewed journal articles; 17 book chapters

Diego A. Gomez-Gualdron, Gilbert D. McKenzie, Juam F. J. Alvarado, and Perla B. Balbuena, “Dynamic Evolution of Supported Metal Nanocatalyst/Carbon Structure during Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Growth,” ACS Nano, in press.

Rafael Callejas-Tovar, Wenta Liao, Hilda Mera, and Perla B. Balbuena, “Molecular dynamics simulations of surface oxidation on Pt and Pt/PtCo/Pt3Co nanoparticles supported over carbon,” J. Phys. Chem. C, 115, 23768-23777, (2011).

Julibeth M. Martinez de la Hoz and Perla B. Balbuena, “Geometric and electronic confinement effects on catalysis,” J. Phys. Chem. C, 115, 21324-21333, (2011).

Rafael Callejas-Tovar and Perla B. Balbuena, “Molecular dynamics simulations of surface oxide-water interactions on Pt(111) and Pt/PtCo/Pt3Co(111),” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.,13, 20461-20470, (2011).

Juan C. Burgos, Erick Jones, and Perla B. Balbuena, “Effect of the metal-substrate interaction strength on the growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes,” J. Phys. Chem. C.,115, 7668-7675, (2011). 180

Gustavo E. Ramírez-Caballero and Perla B. Balbuena, “Confinement-induced changes in magnetic behavior of a Ti monolayer on Pt,” Chem. Phys. Lett.., 507, 117-121, (2011).

Jian-Rong Li, Yuguang Ma, M. Colin McCarthy, Julian Sculley, Jiamei Yu, Hae-Kwon Jeong, Perla B. Balbuena, and Hong-Cai Zhou, “Carbon Dioxide Capture-Related Gas Adsorption and Separation in Metal-Organic Frameworks,” Coord. Chem. Rev., 255, 1791-1823, (2011).

Alnald C. Javier, Youn-Geun Kim, Joseph B. Soriaga, Perla B. Balbuena, and Manuel P. Soriaga, “STM and DFT studies of anion adsorption at well-defined surfaces: Pd(111) in sulfuric acid solution” Phil. Sci. Lett.4, 18-23, (2011).

Rafael Callejas-Tovar, Wenta Liao, Julibeth Martinez de la Hoz, and Perla B. Balbuena, “Molecular dynamics simulations of surface oxidation on Pt(1 1 1) and Pt/PtCo/Pt3Co(1 1 1)” J. Phys. Chem C.,115, 4104-4113, (2011).

Gustavo E. Ramirez-Caballero, Ashish Mathkari, and Perla B. Balbuena, “Confinement-induced polymerization of ethylene,” J. Phys. Chem C.,115, 2134-2139,( 2011).

Jiamei Yu, Perla B. Balbuena, Joanne Budzien, and Kevin Leung, “Hybrid DFT functional-based static and molecular dynamics studies of excess electron in liquid ethylene carbonate,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 158 (4), A400-410, (2011).

P. R. Alonso, P. H. Gargano, P.B. Bozzano, G.E. Ramirez-Caballero, P.B. Balbuena, and G. H. Rubiolo, “Combined ab initio and experimental study of A2 + L21 coherent equilibria in the Fe-Al-X (X = Ti, Nb, V) systems,” Intermetallics, 19, 1157-1167, (2011).

Diego A. Gómez-Gualdrón, Jin Zhao, and Perla B. Balbuena, “Nanocatalyst structure as a template to define chirality of nascent single-wall carbon nanotubes,” J. Chem. Phys., 134, 014705, (2011).

S. Sitthisa, T. Sooknoi, Y. Ma, P. B. Balbuena, and D. E. Resasco, “Kinetics and mechanism of hydrogenation of furfuraldehyde on Cu/SiO2 catalysts,” J. of Catalysis, 277, 1-13, (2011).

Carlos Guadarrama-Perez, Julibeth Martinez de la Hoz, and Perla B. Balbuena, “ Correction to: Theoretical Infrared and Terahertz Spectra of an RDX/Aluminum Complex,” J. Phys. Chem. A.,114, 7815-7815, (2010).

Julibeth M. Martinez de la Hoz, Diego F. Leon-Quintero, Pussana Hirunsit, and Perla B. Balbuena, “Evolution of a Pt(111) surface at high oxygen coverage in acid medium,” Chem. Phys. Lett., 498, 328- 333, (2010).

A. Javier, D. Li, P. B. Balbuena, and M. Soriaga, “Density functional study of benzoquinone sulfonate adsorbed on a Pd(111) surface,” Electrocatalysis, 1, 159-162, (2010).

G. E. Ramirez-Caballero, P. Hirunsit, and P. B. Balbuena, “Shell-anchor-core structures for enhanced stability and catalytic oxygen reduction activity,” J. Chem. Phys.,133, 134705 (2010).

J. A. Ritter, H. Pan, and P. B. Balbuena, “Adsorption of binary gas mixtures in heterogenous carbon predicted by density functional theory: On the formation of adsorption azeotropes,” Langmuir, 26, 13968-13975, (2010).

Pussana Hirunsit and Perla B. Balbuena, “Stability of Pt monolayers on Ir-Co cores with and without a Pd interlayer,” J. Phys. Chem. C, 114, 13055-13060, (2010).

Gustavo Ramirez-Caballero and Perla B. Balbuena, “Confinement effects on alloy reactivity,” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 12, 12466-12471, (2010).

Gustavo Ramirez-Caballero and Perla B. Balbuena, “Dissolution-resistant core-shell materials for acid medium oxygen reduction electrocatalysts,” J. Phys. Chem. Letters, 1, 724-728, (2010).

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Kuanping Gong, Wei-Fu Chen, Kotaro Sasaki, Dong Su, Miomir B. Vukmirovic, Weiping Zhu, Elise L. Izzo, Carmen Perez-Acosta, Pussana Hirunsit, Perla B. Balbuena, and Radoslav R. Adzic, “Platinum monolayer electrocatalysts: Improving the activity for the oxygen reduction reaction with palladium interlayer on IrCo alloy core,”J. Electronal. Chem.649, 232-237, (2010).

L. G. Scanlon, L. R. Lucente, M. F. Lawson, J. W. Lawson, J. P. Fellner, W. A. Feld, and P. B. Balbuena, N. Munichandraiah and H. Xiao, “Low energy of activation lithium-ion conducting channel,”ECS Transactions, 25, 163-167, (2010) .

Juan C. Burgos, Humberto Reyna, Boris I. Yakobson and Perla B. Balbuena, “Interplay of Catalyst Size and Metal-Carbon Interactions on the Growth of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes,”J. Phys. Chem. C,114, 6952-6958, (2010).

Yuguang Ma and Perla B. Balbuena, “Surface adsorption and stabilization effect of Iridium in Pt-based alloy catalysts for PEM fuel cell cathodes,” ECS Transactions, 25, 1, 1037-1044, (2009).

Carlos Guadarrama-Perez, Julibeth Martinez de la Hoz, and Perla B. Balbuena, “Theoretical Infrared and Terahertz Spectra of an RDX/Aluminum Complex,” J. Phys. Chem. A.,114, 2284-2292, (2010).

Yuguang Ma and Perla B. Balbuena, “Role of Iridium in Pt-based Alloy Catalysts for the ORR: Surface Adsorption and Stabilization Studies,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 157, B959-B963, (2010).

Gustavo E. Ramirez-Caballero, Yuguang Ma, Rafael Callejas-Tovar, and Perla B. Balbuena, “Surface segregation and stability of core-shell alloy catalysts for oxygen reduction in acid medium,” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.,12, 2209-2218, (2010).

Gustavo E. Ramirez-Caballero, Perla B. Balbuena, Paula R. Alonso, Pablo H. Gargano, and Gerardo H. Rubiolo “Carbon adsorption and absorption in L12 Fe3Al surfaces,” J. Phys Chem. C.,113, 18321- 18330, (2009).

Morgana A. Ribas, Ding Feng, Perla B. Balbuena, and Boris I. Yakobson, “Nanotube nucleation versus carbon-catalyst adhesion: Probed by molecular dynamics simulations,”J. Chem. Phys., 131, 224501, (2009).

Pussana Hirunsit and Perla B. Balbuena, “Effects of water and electric field on atomic oxygen adsorption on PtCo alloys,” Surf. Sci., 603, 3239-3248, (2009).

Paula R. Alonso, Pablo H. Gargano, Gustavo E. Ramirez-Caballero, Perla B. Balbuena, and Gerardo H. Rubiolo, “First principles calculation of L21 +A2 coherent equilibria in the Fe-Al-Ti system,” Physica B, 404, 2845-2847, (2009).

Gustavo E. Ramirez-Caballero, Juan C. Burgos, and Perla B. Balbuena, “Growth of carbon structures on stepped (211) cobalt surfaces,” J. Phys. Chem. C,113, 15658-15666, (2009).

Gustavo Ramirez-Caballero and Perla B. Balbuena, “Effect of confinement on oxygen adsorbed between Pt(111) surfaces,” J. Phys. Chem. C,113, 7851-7856, (2009).

Diego A. Gómez-Gualdrón and Perla B. Balbuena, “Growth of chiral single-walled carbon nanotubes in the presence of a cobalt cluster,” Nanotechnology, 20, 215601, (2009).

Julibeth M. Martinez De La Hoz, Rafael Callejas-Tovar and Perla B. Balbuena, “Size effect on the stability of Cu-Ag nanoalloys,” Mol. Sim.,35, 785-794, (2009).

Pussana Hirunsit and Perla B. Balbuena, “Surface atomic distribution and water adsorption on PtCo alloys,” Surf. Sci., 603, 911-919, (2009).

L. G. Scanlon, W. A. Feld, P. B. Balbuena, G. Sandi, X. Duan, K. A. Underwood, N. Hunter, J. Mack, M. A. Rottmayer, and M. Tsao, “Hydrogen storage based on physisorption,” J. Phys. Chem. B.,113, 47108- 4717, (2009). 182

Yuguang Ma and Perla B. Balbuena, “Surface segregation in bimetallic Pt3M (M=Fe, Co, Ni) alloys with adsorbed oxygen,” Surf. Sci.,603, 349-353, (2009).

Synergistic Activities 1. NSF/REU program director: 2006-2009, Texas A&M University; Liaison Director of CoMSEF (Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers) 2006-2008; Co-organizer of Symposium of Nanoscale Inorganic Catalysis, ACS, Spring 2007, Co-organizer of AIChE Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria Session, Spring 2007; Organizer of Computational Chemistry Symposium for the Electrochemical Society, Hawaii, October 2004, Paris, May 2003, Denver, May 2006; Session Chair and Co-Chair of Molecular Modeling sessions for AIChE Annual Meetings (1997-2007), Co-Organizer of the Nanomaterials session of the International Society of Theoretical Chemical Physics, New Orleans, July 2005 . Organizer of ARO/DARPA Workshop on “Application of First-Principles Based Computational Methods to the Design of Electrochemical Power Systems,” Berkeley, Ca, 2001. 2. Reviewer of J. Phys. Chem., J. Chem. Phys., J. Electrochem. Soc., Langmuir, Electrochimica Acta, J. of Catalysis, J. Am. Chem. Soc., J. Memb. Sci., Cat. Today. Reviewer for DOE, NSF, ARO, PRF.

Research Support in the last 4 years “Stimuli-responsive metal-organic frameworks for energy-efficient post-combustion carbon dioxide capture” Sponsor: ARPA-E, PI: Hong-Cai Zhou, Co-PIs: PB Balbuena and Hae-Kwon Jeong, 7-1-10/6-30- 12; $1,163,000 (total); $387,667 (to PBB). “New Materials for Electrolytes and Electrodes of Li-ion Batteries,” Sponsor: Air Force Research Lab, PI: PB Balbuena, 10/1/10-10/30/14, $200,000 (to PBB). . “A Theory -Guided Approach to the Design of Molecular Sensing Devices and Systems,” Sponsor: US Army, ARO, PI: JM Seminario, Co-PI: PB Balbuena, 03/2006-12/2011, $2,000,000. Pro-rated amount: $300,000 (to PBB)

“Modeling Catalyzed Growth of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes,” Sponsor: DOE/BES. PI: PB Balbuena, Dates: 09/01/2006-08/31/2012, $610,000. “Theory-Guided Design of Nano-scale Multimetallic Catalysts for Fuel Cells,” Sponsor: DOE/BES, PI: PB Balbuena, Co-PI: JM Seminario, 6/2005-12/2012, Dollar Value: $1,390,000; Pro-rated amount: $990,000 (to PBB). “Power and Thermal Technologies for Air and Space”, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, PI: P. B. Balbuena. Dates: 10/2009-10/2010, $90,000. “Highly dispersed alloy for catalyst durability”, Sponsor: DOE/EERE (subcontract to UTC Fuel Cells), PI: PB Balbuena. Dates: 1/1/08-4/1/10, $6,000,000. Pro-rated: $350,000 (to PBB). “Symposium on Nanoscale Inorganic Catalysis”, Sponsor: US Army, ARO, PI: PB Balbuena, Dates: March 2007-April 2008, Dollar Value: $5,200. “Design of new corrosion-resistant materials for reactors of the nuclear industry”, PI: PB Balbuena, Sponsor: Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica (CNEA), Buenos Aires, Argentina, $5,000 Travel expenses for Dr Balbuena to visit CNEA, and for a CNEA scientist to visit College Station, 2008. “REU Site: Chemical Engineering Approach to Biological and Materials Systems”, Sponsor: NSF, PI: PB Balbuena, Co-PIs: V. Ugaz and J Hahn, Dates: 03/2006-02/2010, $249,722. Pro-rated amount: $83,240 (to PBB). “Single Ionic Conducting Solid-State Electrolyte”, Sponsor: Air Force Research Laboratory (subcontract to University of Dayton Research Institute), PI: PB Balbuena, Dates: 3/2005-7/2008, $160,000 “ Understanding Polymerization Kinetics in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide”, Sponsor: NSF (subcontract to NCSU), PI: PB Balbuena, Dates: 11/2004-10/2007, $100,000.

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Batteas, James D.

Texas A&M University Voice: 979-458-2965 Department of Chemistry FAX: 979-845-4719 College Station, TX 77842 E-MAIL: [email protected] Website: Education/Training University of Texas at Austin Chemistry B.S. 1990 University of California at Berkeley Chemistry Ph.D. 1995 Harvard University Chemistry Post-doctoral Fellow 1996

Appointments 2009 – presentAssociate Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of Chemistry (tenured) 2005 – 2009 Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of Chemistry 2002 – 2005Research Chemist, Surface and Microanalysis Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology 2001 – 2002 Associate Professor, College of Staten Island and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, Department of Chemistry (tenured) 1996 – 2001Assistant Professor, College of Staten Island and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, Department of Chemistry

Honors and Awards Netzsch Instruments Frank Giblin Memorial Award in Polymer Analysis (Society for Plastics Engineers – Polymer Analysis Division, 2001) Feliks Gross Endowment Award for Outstanding Scholarship (CUNY Academy, 2001) Research Corporation Research Innovation Award (1998) Robert A. Welch Research Fellowship (1987-1990) Robert A. Welch Scholar in Chemistry (1986-1990)

Selected Publications(since joining MSEN) A. Díaz, V. Saxena, J. González, A. David, B. Casañas, J.D. Batteas, J.L. Colón, A. Clearfield and M.D.Nussain, “Zirconium Phosphate Nano-platelets: A Novel Platform for Drug Delivery in Cancer Therapy,” Chem. Comm. (2011) in press. A. Aggarwal, M. Qureshy, J. Johnson, J.D. Batteas, C. M. Drain, D. Samaroo, “Responsive Porphyrinoid Nanoparticles: Development and Applications,” J. Porph. andPhthal. 15 (2011) 338-349.

S. Singh, A. Aggarwal, C. Farley, B.A. Hageman, J.D. Batteas and C.M. Drain, Hierarchical Organization of a Robust Porphyrin Cage Self-Assembled by Hydrogen Bonds,” Chem. Comm. 47 (2011)7134-7136.

X. Hong, Z. Luo, and JD. Batteas,“Enhanced Visible Light Absorption and Dopant Distribution of I- TiO2 Nanoparticles Synthesized by a New Facile Two-Step Hydrothermal Method,” Journal Solid State Chemistry 184(2011) 2244-2249.

R.L. Jones, B.L. Harrod and J.D. Batteas, “Intercalation of 3-phenyl-1-propoanol into OTS SAMs on Silica Nanoasperties to Create Self-Repairing Films for MEMS Lubrication,” Langmuir 26 (2010) 16355-16361.

K. Cho, W.D. Kerber,S.-R. Lee,A. Wan,J.D. Batteas and D.P. Goldberg, “Preparation, Size Control, Surface Deposition, and Catalytic Reactivity of Hydrophobic Corrolazine Nanoparticles in an Aqueous Environment,” Inorg. Chem. 49 (2010) 8465-8473.

M. Jurow, A.E. Schuckman, J.D. Batteas and C.M. Drain, “Porphyrins as Molecular Electronic Components of Functional Devices,” Coord. Chem.Rev. 254 (2010) 2297-2310

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Y.-H. Chan, J. Chen,Q.-S.Liu, S.E. Wark,D.-H. Son and J.D. Batteas, “Ultrasensitive Copper(II) Detection Using Plasmon-Enhanced and Photo-Brightened Luminescence of CdSe Quantum Dots,” Anal. Chem. 82 (2010) 3671-3678.

H. Fu, D. Policarpio, J.D. Batteas and D.E. Bergbreiter,“Redox-Controlled ‘Smart’ Polyacrylamide Solubility,”Polym. Chem. 1(2010) 631-633.

H. Fu, X. Hong, A. Wan, J.D. Batteas and D.E. Bergbreiter, “Parallel Effects of Cations on PNIPAM Graft

Wettability and PNIPAM Solubility,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces2 (2010) 452-458.

J. Chen,Y.-H. Chan, T. Yang, S.E. Wark,D.-H. Son and J.D. Batteas, “Spatially Selective Optical Tuning of Quantum Dot Thin Film Luminescence,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131(2009) 18204-18205.

T. Isaacson, D. Kosma, A.J. Matas, G.J. Buda, Y. He, B. Yu, A. Pravitasari, J.D Batteas, R.E. Stark, M.A. Jenks and J.K.C. Rose, “Cutin Deficiency in the Tomato Fruit Cuticle Consistently Affects Resistance to Microbial Infection and Biomechanical properties, but not Transpirational Water Loss,” The Plant Journal 60 (2009) 363-377.

Y.-H. Chan, J. Chen,S.E. Wark,S.L. Skiles,D.-H.Son and J.D. Batteas, “Using Patterned Arrays of Metal Nanoparticles to Probe Plasmon Enhanced Luminescence of CdSe Quantum Dots,” ACS Nano 3 (2009) 1735–1744.

Q. Liu,Z. Yan, N. L. Henderson, J.C.Bauer, D.W. Goodman, J.D. Batteas and R.E. Schaak, “Synthesis of CuPtNanorod Catalysts with Tunable Lengths,” J. Am. Chem. Soc.131 (2009) 5720-5721. R.L. Jones, N.C. Pearsall and J.D. Batteas, “Disorder in Alkylsilane Monolayers Assembled on Surfaces with Nanoscopic Curvature,” J. Phys. Chem. C. 113 (2009) 4507-4514.

J. Chen, W.-S. Liao, X. Chen, T. Yang, S.E. Wark, D.H. Son, J.D. Batteas, and P.S. Cremer, “Evaporation-Induced Assembly of Quantum Dots into Nanorings,” ACS Nano 3 (2009) 173-180. K.-S. Liao, H. Fu, A. Wan, J.D. Batteas and D.E. Bergbreiter, “Designing Surfaces with Wettability That Varies in Response to Solute Identity and Concentration,” Langmuir 25 (2009) 26-28.

K.-S. Liao, A. Wan, J.D. Batteas and D.E. Bergbreiter “Superhydrophobic Surfaces Formed Using Layer- by-Layer Self-Assembly with Aminated MWNTs,” Langmuir24 (2008) 4245-4253.

C. Xu, R.L. Jones and J.D. Batteas, “Dynamic variations in adhesion of self assembled monolayers on nanoasperities probed by atomic force microscopy,” Scanning30 (2008) 106-117.

Y.-H. Chan, A.E. Schuckman, L.M. Pérez, M. Vinodu, C.M. Drain and J.D. Batteas, “Synthesis and Characterization of Thiol Tethered Tri-pyridylPorphrin on Au(111),” J. Phys. Chem. C.112 (2008) 610-618.

M. Kadalbajoo, H. Suda, A. Opdahl, C.A. Kitchens, J. Garno,J. D. Batteas, M.J. Tarlov, and P. DeShong, “Oligosaccharide-Based Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAM): Evidence for Organized Monolayers and Bilayers,” Langmuir23 (2007) 700-707.

J.C. Garno, C.D. Zangmeister, and J.D. Batteas, “Directed Electroless Growth of Metal Nanostructures on Patterned Self-Assembled Monolayers,” Langmuir23 (2007) 7874-7879.

C.M. Mahoney, A.J. Fahey, G. Gillen, C. Xu, and J.D. Batteas, “Temperature-Controlled Depth Profiling in Poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) using Cluster Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS): 2. An Investigation of Sputter-induced topography, chemical damage and depolymerization effects” Anal. Chem.79 (2007) 837-845.

L.C. Teague, S. Banerjee, S.S. Wong, C.A. Richter, B. Varughese and J.D. Batteas, “Effects of Ozonolysis and Subsequent Growth of Quantum Dots on the Electrical Properties of Freestanding Single- Walled Carbon Nanotube Films,” Chem. Phys. Lett.442 (2007) 354-359.

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Synergistic Activities I am presently the Associate Editor for RSC Advances, where I handle papers in materials chemistry. I am also presently an Editorial Board Member of ISRN Nanotechnology. At TAMU, I am the Co-PI for our REU Program in Biological, Environmental and Materials Chemistry. I am also a faculty member, and sit on the executive committee, in the Materials Science and Engineering Program. Within the chemistry department, I also chair the Analytical Chemistry Division.In the past 15 years I have trained 24 undergraduate researchers (2 current), 19 graduate students (8 current) and 10 post-doctoral fellows (1 current) of which 30 are from underrepresented groups.

Research Support in the last 4 years

1. Studies of Friction and Adhesion in Nanoscale Asperity-Asperity Contacts, NSF Total Award Amount: $297,656 (direct + indirect) Award Period: 9/1/2011 –8/31/2014

2. REU Site: Biological, Environmental and Materials Chemistry Research at Texas A&M, NSF Total Award Amount: $300,071 (direct + indirect) (PI: Holly Gaede, Co-PI: Batteas), Award Period: 4/1/2011 –3/31/2014

3. Solvation Studies of Responsive Polymers in Solution and at Surfaces, NSF (PI: Bergbreiter, Co- PI: Batteas) Total Award Amount: $420,000, ($187,000, direct + indirect to Batteas lab), Award Period: 9/1/2009 – 8/31/2012

4. Collaborative Research: Conduction in Confined Molecular Assemblies, NSF (PI: Batteas, Co-PI: C.M. Drain, CUNY) Total Award Amount: $528,652 ($350,500, direct + indirect to Batteas lab), Award Period: 7/1/2009 – 6/30/2012

5. Probing the Role of Surface Defects and Disorder on the Tribology of Nanoscopic Contacts, NSF Total Award Amount: $217,075 (direct + indirect), Award Period: 7/1/2008 –6/30/2012

6. REU Site: Biological, Environmental and Materials Chemistry Research at Texas A&M, NSF Total Award Amount: $272,635 (direct + indirect) (PI: Holly Gaede, Co-PI: Batteas), Award Period: 3/1/2008 –2/28/2012

7. Emerging Methodologies for Molecular Structure Determination of Biological Solids, NSF Total Award Amount: $512,137 (PI: Ruth Stark, Senior Personnel: Batteas, Cowburn&Stokes ), Award Period: 3/1/2008 –2/28/2013

8. Fueling the Hydrogen Economy: Catalytic Approaches to Hydrogen Production , TAMU Energy Resources Program (PI: Goodman, Co-PIs Batteas and Cremer) Total Award Amount: $400,000 ($133,335 direct to Batteas lab), Award Period: 5/1/2008 – 8/31/2010

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Benzerga, Amine

Associate Professor Holder of the Edward "Pete" Aldridge Career Development Professorship

Degrees with fields, institution, and date B.S. (5 years) SUP'AERO, Toulouse France, 1995 Aerospace Engineering M.S. Universite Paul Sabatier, Toulouse France, 1995 Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. Ecole des Mines, Paris France, 2000 Materials Science & Engineering

Other related experience Industry 2 years Academia – other – 3 years

Consulting, patents, etc.: Gaz de France

Principal publications of last five years Benzerga, A.A., Besson, J. and Pineau, A., “Coalescence-Controlled Anisotropic Ductile Fracture“, ASME Journal of Engineering Materials Technology, Vol. 121, 1999, pp. 221-229. Benzerga, A.A. and Besson, J., “Plastic Potentials for Anisotropic Porous Solids“, European Journal of Mechanics, Vol. 20, 2001, pp. 397-434. Benzerga, A.A., Hong, S.S., K.-S. Kim, Needleman, A. and Van der Giessen, E., “Smaller is Softer: A Discrete Dislocation Analysis of an Inverse Size Effect in a Cast Aluminum Alloy“, Acta Materialia, Vol. 49, 2001, pp. 3071-3083. Benzerga, A.A., “Micromechanics of Coalescence in Ductile Fracture“, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 50, 2002, pp. 1331-1362. Benzerga, A.A., Besson, J., Pineau, A. and Batisse, R. , “ Synergistic effects of plastic anisotropy and void coalescence on fracture mode in plane strain “, Modelling & Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 10, 2002, pp. 73-102. Benzerga, A.A., Tvergaard, V. and Needleman A., “Size Effects in the Charpy V-Notch Test“, International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 116, 2002, pp. 275-296. Benzerga, A.A., Brechet, Y., Needleman, A. and Van der Giessen, E., “Incorporating 3D Mechanisms into 2D Dislocation Dynamics“, Modelling & Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering , Vol. 12, 2004, pp. 159-196. DeSandre, D.A., Benzerga, A.A., Tvergaard, V. and Needleman A., “Material Inertia and Size Effects in the Charpy V-Notch Test“, European Journal of Mechanics , Vol. 23, 2004, pp. 373-386. Scientific and professional societies of which a member: Material Research Society

Honors and awards: PhD with Highest Honors from Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris (France)

Institutional and professional service in the last five years: None

Professional development activities in the last years: Continuous

Other: None

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Cagin, Tahir

Texas A&M University Voice: 979-862-0119 Department of Chemical Engineering Fax: 979-845-6446 College Station, Texas 77843-3122 E-Mail: [email protected]

Education/Training Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Phyiscs B.S. 1981 Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Physics M.S. 1983 Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA Physics Ph.D. 1988

Appointments 2005 – date Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of Chemical Engineering 2007 – 2009 Chair, Texas A&M University, Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program 2007 – date Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering 1995 – 2004 Director, Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology 1991 – 1994 Director, R&D, Accelrys Inc., California 1991 – 1993 Visiting Research Scientist, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 1989 – 1990 Visiting Scientist, Wright Patterson AFRL, Ohio 1988 - 1989 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Texas

Honors and Awards  1999 Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology (Theory)  2010 College of Engineering Fellow, Texas A&M University

Selected Publications 10 Most Cited Articles

1. “Thermal conductivity of carbon nanotubes” Nanotechnology 11, 65-69 (2000), with J W Che and W A Goddard 2. “Energetics, structure, mechanical and vibrational properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes “ Nanotechnology Nanotech. 9, 183-191 (1998), with G H Gao and W A Goddard 3. “Melting and crystallization in Ni nanoclusters: The mesoscale regime “ J. Chemical Physics 115, 385-394 (2001), with Y Qi et al 4. “Strain rate induced amorphization in metallic nanowires “ Physical Review Letters 82, 2900- 2903 (1999), with H Ikeda et al 5. “Nanophase-segregation and transport in Nafion 117 from molecular dynamics simulations: Effect of monomeric sequence “ J. Physical Chemistry B 109, 10167 (2005), with SS Jang et al 6. “Effect of solvent and pH on the structure of PAMAM dendrimers “ Macromolecules 38, 979-991 (2005), with PK Maiti et al 7. “Structure of PAMAM dendrimers: Generations 1 through 11 “ J. Chem. Phys. 37, 6236-54 (2004), with PK Maiti et al 8. “Position of K atoms in doped single-walled carbon nanotube crystals “ Physical Review Letters 80, 5556 (1998), with GH Gao et al 9. “Molecular-dynamics simulations of glass formation and crystallization in binary liquid metals: Cu-Ag and Cu-Ni “ Physical Review B 59, 3527-3533 (1999), with Y Qi et al 10. “First principles calculation of pK(a) values for 5-substituted uracils “ J. Physical Chemistry A 105 274-280 (2001), with YH Jang et al.

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Recent Significant Articles

 “Characterization of vibrational and mechanical properties of quaternary compounds Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 in kesterite and stannite structures,” Phys. Rev. B 84, 205201 (2011) with T. Gurel, et al.  “Pressure Induced Structural Transformations in Selected Metal Organic Frameworks – a Theoretical Investigation,” Mater. Chem. Phys. 131, 44-51 (2011) with M. Mani-Biswas.  “Phonon engineering in carbon nanotubes by controlling defect concentration,” Nano Letters 11, 4971-7 (2011) with C. Sevik, H. Sevincli, G. Cuniberti.  “Hydrogen bonding and molecular rearrangement in 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene under compression,” J. Phys. Chem. B 115, 12085-93 (2011) with O. U. Ojeda.  B. Arman, C. Brandl, S.N. Luo, T.C. Germann, A. Misra, and T. Çağın, “Dislocation-induced shear banding in metallic glass within Cu/Cu46Zr54 glass Nanolaminates,“ J. Appl. Phys. 110, 043539 (2011).  C. Sevik, A. Kinaci, J. B. Haskins, and T. Çağın, ”Characterization of thermal transport in boron nitride nanostructures,” Phys Rev B 84, 085409 (2011).  “Finite Temperature Elasticity of FCC Aluminum: Atomistic Simulations and Ultrasonic Measurements,” Physical Review B 84, 064101 (2011) with H. H. Pham etal.  “Investigation of thermoelectric properties of chalcogenide semiconductors from first principles,” J. Appl. Phys. 109, 123712 (2011) with C. Sevik.  “Control of thermal and electronic transport in defect engineered graphene nanoribbons,” ACS Nano 5, 3779-87 (2011) with J. B. Haskins et al.  “Shock Compression and spallation of Palladium bicrystal with S 5 grain boundary. ” J. Appl. Phys. 109, 086107 (2011) with H. H. Pham etal.  “Thermal conductivity of Si-Ge Quantum Dot Super Lattices,” Nanotechnology 22, 155701 (2011), with J. B. Haskins.  “Dynamic response of phenolic resin and its carbon-nanotube composites to shock wave loading”, J. Appl. Phys. 109, 013503 (2011), with B. Arman etal.  “Simulation Studies on Hydrogen Sorption and its Thermodynamics in Covalently Linked Carbon Nanotube Scaffold,“ J. Phys. Chem. B 114, 13752–13763 (2010) with M. Mani Biswas.  “Electronic Transport Properties of SrTiO3 and its alloys: Sr1−xLaxTiO3, and SrTi1−xQxO3, Q = Nb, Ta” Physical Review B 82, 155114 (2010) with A. Kinaci etal.  “Elastic properties of Ni2MnGa from first principles.“ J. Alloys & Compounds 508, 177-183 (2010) with S. O. Kart.  “Multi scale Modeling of Crystalline Energetic Materials,” CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua 16, 127-174 (2010) with O. U. Ojeda.  “Lattice dynamics and third-order elastic constants of Fe from first-principles,” CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua 16, 175-194 (2010) with H. H. Pham.  “Ab initio Study of Thermoelectric Transport Properties of Pure and Doped Quaternary Compounds,” Phys. Rev. B 82, 045202 (2010) with C. Sevik.  “Fundamental Studies of Stress Corrosion Cracking in Iron and underlying mechanisms,” Acta Materialia 58, 5142-5149 (2010) with H. H. Pham.  “Coarse grain modeling of piezoelectric polyimide copolymers”, Polymer 51, 2786-94 (2010) with A. Chakrabarty.  “Dynamic response of Cu46Zr54 metallic glass to high strain rate shock loading: plasticity, spall and atomic-level structures” Phys Rev B 81, 144201 (2010) with B. Arman etal.  “Thermo-mechanical stability and strength of Peptide Nanostructures From Molecular Dynamics: Self-Assembled Cyclic Peptides Nanotubes,” Nanotech. 21, 115703 (2010) with J A Carvajal.  “Heat Transfer in Nanoscale Shear Flow: Viscous Heating in Nanometer thin liquid Films,” Microfluidics & Nanofluidics 9, 31-40 (2010) with B H Kim etal.  “Assessment of thermoelectric performance of Cu2ZnSnX4, X=S, Se, Te,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 112105 (2009), with C. Sevik.  C. Sevik, T. Cagin, “Structure and electronic properties of CeO2, ThO2 and their alloys,” Phys. Rev B. 80, 014108 (2009) with C. Sevik.

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 “Analysis of strain fields in Silicon Nanocrystals,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 191914 (2009) with D. E. Yilmaz etal.  “Structure of PAMAM dendrimers up to limiting generations: A mesoscopic description,” J. Chem. Phys. 130, 144902 (2009) with P K Maiti etal.  “Structure and dynamics of water within SW-CNTS and self-assembled cycle peptide nanotubes,” J. Comp. & Theo. Nanoscience 6, 894-902 (2009), with J. A. Carvajal.  “DFT Studies on Sulfur induced stress corrosion cracking in Nickel,” Computational Materials Science 44, 1236-1242 (2009) with H. H. Kart et al.  “Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Thermal Resistance at the Liquid Solid Interfaces ” J. Chem. Phys. 129, 174701(2008) with B. H. Kim et al.  “Dramatic enhancement in energy harvesting for a narrow range of dimensions in nanoscale piezoelectrics,” Phys. Rev B. 78, 121407 (R) (2008), with M.S. Majdoub, P. Sharma.  “Thermal Interactions in Nanoscale Fluid Flow – Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Solid- Liquid Interfaces,” Microfluidics & Nanofluidics 5, 551-9 (2008) with B. H. Kim et al.  “Enhanced size-dependent piezoelectricity and elasticity in nanostructures due to the flexoelectric effect,” Phys. Rev. B 77, 125424 (2008) with M.S. Majdoub, P. Sharma.  “Pathways of bond topology transitions at the interface of silicon nanocrystals and amorphous silica matrix,” Phys. Rev. B 77, 155306 (2008) with D. E. Yilmaz et al.  “Atomistic structure simulation of Silicon nanocrystals Driven with Suboxide Penalty Energy,” J. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 8, 635-9 (2008) with D. E. Yilmaz et al.  “DFT Studies on Structure, Mechanics and Phase Behavior of Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys: Ni2MnGa” Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 205, 1026-35 (2008), with S. O. Kart et al.

Synergistic Activities

Co-PI and Director of Research International Institute of Materials for Energy Conversion (NSF- International Materials Institute); Co-PI on NSF-IGERT Next-generation Computational and Analytical Tools for Materials Science Project; member of TAMU Super Computing Steering Committee. Development of a new graduate computational materials science and engineering course. Lecturer: in Numerical Methods in Condensed Matter Summer School, Mugla, Turkey (2005). Organizer and Lecturer on Computational Condensed Matter Summer Schools (2007, 2009). Organized and Lectured Computational Chemical EngineeringWorkshop, Bucaramanga (2006,2007). Reviewer for various physics, chemistry, materials science, and chemical engineering journals and government funding agencies. Organizer of Multiscale Modeling of Dynamics Response of Materials Conference in 2002 – Caltech.

Research Support in the last 4 years:

INSER: Computational Materials Science Strength of Materials and Phase Transformations,DOE/LLNS $450,000 Fundamental Studies on H Loading and H-Pd Interactions, ONR; $301,000 Modeling Thermoelectric materials, AFRL, $62,500 IMI: International Institute on Multifunctional Materials for Energy, NSF, $505,000 Materials and Manufacturing Research, Clarkson, AFRL, $40,000 Next-generation Computational and Analytical Tools for Materials Science, NSF-IGERT, $3,032,645 Materials and Manufacturing Research, Clarkson, AFRL, $32,000 Sensors Research, Clarkson, AFRL, $100,000 Development of Reactive Force Fields for Molecular Dynamics (RMD) Simulation, AFOSR, $12,500 Mesoscopic Modeling of Energetic Materials, AFOSR, $30,000 Insensitive Munitions, ARO MURI, ARO, $250,000 Predicting Real Optimized Materials, DARPA, 200,000 Multiscale Modeling of Stress Corrosion Cracking in metals and alloys, NSF, 200,000

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Cheng, Zhengdong

Texas A&M University Voice: 979-845-3413 Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering Fax: 979-845-6446 College Station, Texas 77843-3122 E-Mail: [email protected] http://research.che.tamu.edu/groups/Cheng/

Education/Training University of Sci. & Tech. of China, Hefei Modern Physics B.S. 1990 Institute Of High Energy Physics Particle Physics M.S. 1993 Princeton University Physics Ph.D. 1999

Appointments 2010-Present Associate Professor 2004-2010 Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor 2004-present The Professional Program in Biotechnology 2005-present Materials Science and Engineering

2002-2004 Harvard University Postdoctoral Fellow

2001-2002 DiCon Fiberoptics Engineer

2000-2001 ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Postdoctoral Fellow

1999-2000 Princeton Materials Institute Postdoctoral Fellow

Honors and Awards (1) Chemical & Engineering News (December 18, 2006, V84, Number 51 pp. 52-54) : Photo appearance in “Golden Chemical Engineering Days: Annual AIChE meeting draws chemical engineers to San Francisco for science and camaraderie”. The Posters.. Zhengdong Cheng of Texas A&M …described their research during poster sessions in San Francisco. (2) Photographic report in Aggie Engineering Weekly, June 29, 2007: RET teachers conducting research on microfluidics in my lab. (3) Research on microfludics (“Generation of Monodisperse Mesoporous Silica Microspheres with Controllable Size and Surface Morphology in a Microfluidic Device”) appears on the cover of “Advanced Functional Materials”( Dec. 2008). (4) Research on colloidal crystals (“Controlled growth of hard-sphere colloidal crystals”) appears on the cover of “nature” (Oct. 28, 1999). (5) Research on colloidal crystallization (“Colloidal hard-sphere crystallization kinetics in microgravity and normal gravity”) appears on the cover of “Applied Optics” (Agust, 2001). (6) Research on colloidal crystallization in microgravity “Crystallization kinetics of hard Spheres in microgravity in the coexistence regime: Interactions between growing crystallites, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 2002, 015501” is reported by “Crystal Cannibals” (27 Dec. 2001), Phys. Rev. Focus 8, Story 35, and by “Weightless model of crystallization” as Research news in Materialstoday, Mar. 2002). (7) Research on microdisks (“Light Streak Tracking of Optically Trapped Thin Microdisks” Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 2002, 108303) is reported in nature, [Colloidal lighthouses (Nature, Materials update & Physics portal 5 September 2002) ], Science news [ Bitty Beacon: Wee disks probe materials at microscales (Science News, 5 Sept. 2002)] and collected in a virtue journal [September 1, 2002 and December 1, 2003 issues of the Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research]. (8) Certificate from NASA in recognition of my contribution to the successful Physics of Hard Sphere Experiment aboard of the Orbiter Columbia, STS-83 April 1997 and STS-94 July 1997 Microgravity Science Laboratory-1. (9) Recognition from NASA Space Shuttle Crew for my contribution to the Colloidal Disorder-order Transition (CDOT-2) experiments aboard the STS-95 mission. This recognition in the form of a

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photograph of the space shuttle crew, autographed by each member, including Senator John Glenn, with a hand written note of appreciation. (10) AEC research award for “Multi-Functional Nanosensors Based on AAO Nano-Channels for Oil and Gas Exploration” (Jan. 1, 2010) (11) News report of the discovery of discotic smectic liquid crystalline phase “Stable smectic phase in suspensions of polydisperse colloidal platelets with identical thickness” D. Sun, * H-J. Sue, Z. Cheng, Y. Martinez-Ratonm and E. Velasco, Physical Review E, 80, 2009, 041704) in the Packaging Professional magazine, the Photonics Magazine, and various scientific news or websites. (May 2010) (12) Sarah Akbani, a ninth-grade student from Harmony School of Science in Houston working with me, has received a bronze medal in the International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering and Environment Project (ISWEEEP) Olympiad, an international science fair for middle and high school students. (May 13, 2010) (13) NSF DMR Award for “Phase Transitions in Colloidal Suspensions of Disks”. (July 1, 2010) (14) Graduate student Peng He has been named a recipient of the Paul and Ellen Deisler Fellowship in Chemical Engineering. (Sep. 23, 2010) (15) Exciting research news picked by President R. Bowen Loftin. (Exciting news: Dr. Zhengdong Cheng, associate professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, has developed a model that simulates the distinctive wave patterns formed from complex biochemical reactions within the human body, which may lead to more effective ways of identifying diseased organs. The complete story is here: http://engineering.tamu.edu/news/2010/11/18/chengs-research-links-damaged-organs- to-change-in-biochemical-wave-patterns/). (Nov. 30, 2010) (16) Nominated by the Student Engineering Council for the AFS Teaching Award. (December, 2010)

Selected Publications over 60 refereed peer-reviewed journal articles. 1. Cheng ZD, Russell WB, Chaikin PM，Controlled growth of hard-sphere colloidal crystals，Nature 401, 1999, 893-895. 2. C. Harrison, D.H. Adamson, Z. Cheng, J.M. Sebastian, S. Sethuraman, D.A. Huse, R.A. Register, P.M. Chaikin，Mechanisms of ordering in striped patterns，Science , 290, 2000, 1558- 1560。 3. Z. Cheng and H. Jeong, I. Lee, Y. Yoo, Generation of monodisperse mesoporous silica microspheres with controllable size and surface morphology via a microfluidic device， Advanced Functional Materials, 18, 2009, 4014. (cover) 4. Z. Cheng, P.M. Chaikin, T.G. Mason, Light streak tracking of optically trapped thin microdisks，Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 2002, 108303. (report natural) 5. Z. Cheng, P. M. Chaikin, J. Zhu, W. B. Russel, and W. V. Meyer ,Crystallization kinetics of hard spheres in microgravity in the coexistence regime: Interactions between growing crystallites, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 2002, 015501 (Phys. Rev. Focus 8, Story 35). 6. H. Kim, D. Luo, D. Link, D. A. Weitz, M. Marquez, Z. Cheng*, Controlled production of emulsion drops using an electric field in a flow-focusing microfluidic device, Applied Physics Letters, 91, 2007,133106 7. T.Y. Gong, J.Y. Shen, Z.B. Hu, M. Marquez, and Z. Cheng*, Nucleation Rate Measurement of Colloidal Crystallization using Microfluidic Emulsion Droplets, Langmuir, 23, 2007,2919. Citation: 10. (Creative and accurate nucleation measurement) 8. Mejia, P. He, D. Luo, M. Marquez and Z. Cheng, Uniform discotic wax particle via electrospray emulsification” J. Colloid and Interface Science 334, 2009, 22. 9. Z. Cheng, M Márquez and D.A. Weitz, J.M. Gordillo. A new device for the generation of microbubbles and microfoams, Physics of Fluids, 16, 2004, 2828 10. S. Tang, Z. Hu, B. Zhou, Z. Cheng*, J. Wu, M. Marquez, Melting kinetics of thermally responsive microgel crystals, Macromolecules 40, 2007, 9544 11. S. Pullela , J. Shen, M. Marquez, Z. Cheng*, A Ternary Phase Diagram for the Belousov- Zhabotinsky Reaction Induced Mechanical Oscillation of intelligent PNIPAM colloids, J. Phys. Chem. A., 111, 2007, 12081 12. “Hindrance function for sedimentation of colloidal disks” P. He*, D. Sun*, H-J. Sue, D. S. Dinair, and Z. Cheng, Physical Review E, 81: 026310 (2010). 192

13. “Low-frequency ac electro-flow-focusing microfluidic emulsification”, P. He*, H. Kim*, D. Luo#, M. Marquez, Z. Cheng, Applied Physics Letters 96: 174103 (2010). 14. “Flammability of heat transfer fluid aerosols produced by electrospray measured by laser diffraction analysis” P. Lian*, A. F. Mejia*, Z. Cheng, and M. Sam Mannan, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 23: 337-345 (2010). 15. “Surface-controlled shape design of discotic micro-particles”, A. F. Mejia*, P. He*, M. Netemeyer*, D. Luo#, M. Marquez, and Z. Cheng, Soft Matter, 6: 4885-4894 (2010). 16. “Photoelectrochemical hydrogen production from water/methanol decomposition using Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite thin films” N. Alenzi*, W. Liao*, P. S. Cremer, V. Sanchez-Torres, T. K. Wood, C. Ehlig-Economides, and Z. Cheng, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 35:11768-11775 (2010). 17. “Target to spiral wave pattern transition in a discrete Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction driven by inactive resin beads”, G. Wang*, Q. Wang*, P. He*, S. Pullela*, M. Marquez, and Z. Cheng, Physical Review E, 82: 045201(R) (2010). Exciting research news picked by President R. Bowen Loftin. 18. “Signature of structure recovery in colloidal glasses” X. Di, K. Z. Win, G. B. Mc Kenna, T. Narita, F. Lequeux, S. Rao Pullela*, and Z. Cheng, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 2011, 095701. 19. Q. Wang, G. Wang, Z. Cheng, “Oscillatory swelling behavior of hydrogel incorporated with ion- exchange nanoparticles” Drug Delivery Letters,1, 2011, 58

Book: Cheng Z. and He L., Colloids, Drops and Cells (In English), Pub-lished by the Press of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. August, 2009.)

Synergistic Activities

 Expertise in complex fluids research Dr. Cheng has extensive experience in complex fluids with over 30 publications in the field. He participated in the NASA-sponsored Space Shuttle experiments, the Physics of Hard Spheres (PHASE), and the Colloids Disorder-Order Transition- second flight (CDOT-2) during his Ph.D. studies at Princeton. He investigated the phase behavior, crystallization kinetics, and rheology of concentrated colloidal suspensions. Specifically, the experiments revealed the long-range interaction between growing crystallites (PHASE), and the dendritic growth instability of colloidal crystal growth (PHASE and CDOT-2). Using Zimm viscometry, he obtained a comprehensive set of low-shear viscosity data for the stable and metastable hard sphere fluids. He developed the temperature gradient method for controlling nucleation and growth of colloidal hard sphere crystals. He also studied di-block copolymers revealing the mechanism by which the ordering evolved in a 2D smectic or striped system. At ExxonMobil, he discovered the novel interaction between laser tweezers and micro-disks. He conducted the first measurements on one-dimensional rotational diffusion of a wax microdisk in an entangled polymer network in water using light streak tracking, and co-invented the rotational microrheology measurement. At Harvard and TAMU, his research on microfluidics includes fabrication of novel colloids, such as wax disks by solvent evaporation and microfoams, the integration with electrospray.  Industrial collaboration The Interdisciplinary Network of Emerging Science & Technologies (I’NEST) initiative currently is an activity sponsored by Philip Morris USA. I’NEST is an evolution of the Nanotek Consortium, created by Kraft Foods Inc. in 2000, to explore new applications of nanotechnology. A three year budget of $1.5 million has been provide by I’NEST to support Dr. Cheng’s study on complex fluids, such as colloids, polymers and biomolecules, utilizing emerging technologies such as self- assembly, microfluidics, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), and holographic laser tweezers. The goal is to explore nanotechnologies at the nano and mesoscopic levels. The initial focus of the research is on the control of self-assembly, the engineering of photonic crystals, and applications in nanomedicine. Dr. Cheng’s research in microfluidics has yielded two US Patents (20060163385, 20070003442), and has found direct industrial applications (RainDance Technologies, Inc.). His research in colloidal disk aggregations (US Patent 6839137) has applications in heavy oil processing.

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 International collaboration With education background in China, Dr. Cheng keeps close connections with professors and scientists in China. For example, “Photorefractive filament arrays formed in PDMS by fs pulse laser”, an invited paper on 2005 SPIE Optics & photonics conference at San Diego, is under collaboration with Prof. Guoying Feng from Sichuan University, China. A book “Colloids, Drops, and Cells” was published in China by August, 2009. International collaboration has also been established with scientists in Colombia and Mexico.  Broadening participation of underrepresented groups in science & engineering The complex fluids lab of Dr. Cheng has mentored four postdoctoral fellows, 10 graduate students, and 12 undergraduate students. Two postdocs and one graduate are female. One undergraduate is minority female. Three minority female teachers worked in the lab through a NSF RET program. One PhD student is Hispanic minority and one PhD is from Middle East.  Outreach activities Seven undergraduates have conducted research in the Dr. Cheng’s lab through honor-student research-course, REU or the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program for undergraduate research. One undergraduate has published a first-authored journal paper. One undergraduate student has been awarded NSF GFP. Four high school teachers have worked closely with the PI in the summer of 2007 and 2008 via the NSF RET site at TAMU. Dr. Cheng has been in a 2nd grade classroom at College Station and taken the students to the immersive visualization center of TAMU. Using colloidal crystals, he has inspired the children’s interest in math, physics, and engineering.

Research Support in the last 4 years:

1. Projects: “Phase Transitions in Colloidal Suspensions of Disks”, US NSF, $294,000 July 1, 2010-June 30, 2013. 2. “Nanoplate Surfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery” Oil ITF the Industry Technology Facilitator (UK), $627,000. Nov. 2011-Dec. 2014. 3. “Multi-Functional Nanosensors Based on AAO Nano-Channels for Oil and Gas Exploration” (Collaboration with Univ. of Houston) $655,982. January, 2010 through December, 2012 4. “Micro wax disks: Fabrication and Characterization”, Petroleum Research Fund, Type G, $35,000. July, 2006 through June, 2008 5. “INEST – Texas A&M University Research” I’NEST Group Interdisciplinary Network of Emerging Science & Technologies, $1.5M.

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Cosgriff-Hernandez, Elizabeth

Texas A&M University Voice: 979 845-1771 Department of Biomedical Engineering Fax: 979 845-4450 College Station, Texas 77843 3123 E Mail: [email protected] Website: biomed.tamu.edu/mte

Education/Training Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Biomedical Engineering B.S. 2000 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Macromolecular Sci & Eng. Ph.D. 2005 Rice University Bioengineering 2005 - 2007

Appointments 2007- Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University 2005-2007 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rice University 2000-2005 Graduate Research Assistant, Case Western Reserve University 1998-2000 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Case Western Reserve University 1998, 1999 Summer Internship, The Dow Chemical Company

Honors and Awards

2010 Women’s Initiative Committee Appreciation Award

American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2010

Environmental Health and Safety’s (EHSD’s) Safe Laboratory of the Month Award

Texas A&M University, October, 2008

UT-TORCH Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2005-2007

Student Award for Outstanding Research

Society for Biomaterials, 2005

Surface Modification and Characterization Poster Award

7th World Biomaterial Congress, 2004

Case Prime Fellowship, 2001-2005

Selected peer-reviewed publications. Note: Christenson is the PI’s maiden name

1. R. Moglia, J. Holm, C. Wilson, D. Harrison, E. Cosgriff-Hernandez, “Development of Injectable PolyHIPEs as High Porosity Bone Grafts,” Biomacromolecules, in press (2011). 2. M.B. Browning, D. Dempsey, V. Guiza, J. Rivera, M. Höök, B. Russell, F. Clubb, M. Miller, T. Fossum, M. Hahn, E. Cosgriff-Hernandez, “Multilayer Vascular Grafts Based on Collagen-Mimetic Hydrogels,” Acta Biomaterialia, in press (2011). 3. H. Benhardt, N. Sears, T. Touchet, E. M. Cosgriff-Hernandez, “Synthesis of Collagenase- Sensitive Polyureas for Ligament Tissue Engineering,” Macromolecular Biosciences, 11, 000-000 (2011). 4. M.B. Browning, T. Wilems, E. M. Cosgriff-Hernandez, “Decoupling PEG Hydrogel Mesh Size and Modulus with the Integration of 4-armed PEG,” J Biomed Mater Res, 98A, 268-273 (2011).

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5. D. Dempsey, C. Schwartz, R. Ward, A. Iyer, J. Parakka, E. M. Cosgriff-Hernandez, “Micropatterning of Electrospun Polyurethane Fibers through Control of Surface Topography,” Macromol Mat Engin, 295, 990–994 (2010). 6. E. M. Cosgriff-Hernandez, M. Hahn, B. Russell, T. Wilems, D. Munoz-Pinto, M.B. Browning, J. Rivera, M. Hook, “Bioactive Hydrogels Based on Designer Collagens,” Acta Biomaterialia, 6, 3969-3977 (2010). 7. A. S. Mistry, Q. P. Pham, C. Shouten, T. Yeh, E. M. Christenson, A. G. Mikos, J. A. Jansen, “In vivo bone biocompatibility and degradation of porous fumarate-based polymer/alumoxane nanocomposites for bone tissue engineering” J Biomed Mater Res, 92A, 451-462 (2010). 8. H. Benhardt, E. M. Cosgriff-Hernandez, “The Role of Mechanical Loading in Ligament Tissue Engineering” Tissue Engineering, Part B: Reviews, 15, 1-9 (2009). 9. A. S. Mistry, S. H. Cheng, T. Yeh, E. M. Christenson, J. A. Jansen, A. G. Mikos, “Fabrication and in vitro degradation of porous fumarate-based polymer/alumoxane nanocomposite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering” J Biomed Mater Res, 89A, 68-79 (2009). 10. E. M. Cosgriff-Hernandez, A.G. Mikos, “New Biomaterials as Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering” Pharmaceutical Research, 25, 2345-2347 (2008). 11. E. J. Goodman, E. M. Christenson, A. M. Douglas, E. J. Ziegler, B. R. Lewis, “Reusable Laryngeal Mask Airways can be used more than 40 times,” J Clinical Anesthesia, 20(2), 109-15 (2008). 12. E. M. Christenson, W. Soofi, J. L. Holm, N. R. Cameron, A. G. Mikos, “Biodegradable Fumarate- based PolyHIPEs as Tissue Engineering Scaffolds,” Biomacromolecules, 8, 3806–3814 (2007). 13. E. M. Christenson, A. Hiltner, J.M. Anderson, “Biodegradation Mechanisms of Polyurethane Elastomers,” Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology, 42(4), 312-323 (2007). 14. E. M. Christenson, K.S. Anseth, J. van den Beucken, C.K. Chan, B. Ercan, John A. Jansen, C.T. Laurencin, W.J. Li, R. Murugan, L.S. Nair, S. Ramakrishna, R.S. Tuan, T.J. Webster, A.G. Mikos “Nanobiomaterial Applications in Orthopaedics,” J Orthop Res, 25(1), 11-22 (2007). 15. E. M. Christenson, S. Patel, J.M. Anderson, A. Hiltner, “Enzymatic Degradation of Commercial Poly(ether urethane) and Poly(carbonate urethane) by Cholesterol Esterase,” Biomaterials, 27, 2920-2926 (2006). 16. E. M. Christenson, J.M. Anderson, A. Hiltner, “Antioxidant Inhibition of Poly(carbonate urethane) In Vivo Biodegradation,” J Biomed Mater Res, 76A, 480-490 (2006). 17. E. M. Christenson, J.M. Anderson, E. Baer, A. Hiltner, “Relationship between Nanoscale Deformation Process and Elastic Behavior of Polyurethane Elastomers,” Polymer, 46, 11744- 11754 (2005). 18. E. M. Christenson, M. Dadsetan, J.M. Anderson, A. Hiltner, “Biostability and Macrophage- Mediated Foreign Body Response of Silicone-Modified Polyurethanes,” J Biomed Mater Res, 74A, 141-155 (2005). 19. E. M. Christenson, M.J. Wiggins, J.M. Anderson, A. Hiltner, “Surface Modification of Poly(ether urethane urea) with Modified Dehydroepiandrosterone for Improved In Vivo Biostability,” J Biomed Mater Res, 73A, 108-115 (2005). 20. E. M. Christenson, J.M. Anderson, A. Hiltner, “Oxidative Mechanisms of Poly(carbonate urethane) and Poly(ether urethane) Biodegradation: In Vivo and In Vitro Correlations,” J Biomed Mater Res, 70A, 245-255 (2004). 21. E. M. Christenson, M.J. Wiggins, M. Dadsetan, J.M. Anderson, A. Hiltner, “Poly(carbonate urethane) and Poly(ether urethane) Biodegradation: In Vivo Studies,” J Biomed Mater Res, 69A, 407-416 (2004). 22. M. Dadsetan, E.M. Christenson, F. Unger, M. Ausborn, T. Kissel, A. Hiltner, J.M. Anderson, “In Vivo Biocompatibility and Biodegradation of Poly(ethylene carbonate),” J Control Release, 93, 259-270(2003). 23. W. G. Brodbeck, J. Patel, G. Voskerician, E. M. Christenson, M. S. Shive, Y. Nakayama, T. Matsuda, N. P. Ziats, J. M. Anderson, “Biomaterial Adherent Macrophage Apoptosis is Increased by Hydrophilic and Anionic Substrates In Vivo,” Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 99, 10287-10292 (2002).

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Synergistic Activities:

Editorial Board

Journal of Biomaterial Science, Polymer Edition

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B - Applied Biomaterials

Scientific Advisory Board

ECM Technologies, LLC

Guest Co-Editor, New Biomaterials as Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

Frontiers in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Research

Biomaterials Day at Texas A&M University

Society for Biomaterials, Chair 2010-2011

Society for Biomaterials, Chair 2009-2010

Society for Biomaterials Program Committee, 2011-2012

Society for Biomaterials Education & Professional Development Committee, 2011-2012

Society for Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering Special Interest Group, Program Chair, 2011-2012

Biomimetic Materials Session Chair

36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, 2011

35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, 2010

34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, 2009

“Meet the Faculty Candidate” Chair

Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, 2010

Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering Session Chair

Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, 2010

Porous Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Session Chair

Fall Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2010

Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Engineering Program Committee and Session Chair

Houston Society for Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2009

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Societal Impact Operating Council

American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Member 2010

Women's Initiatives Committee

American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Past Chair 2010

American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Chair 2009

American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Vice-Chair, 2008

Society for Women Engineers (SWE)

Summer Camp Speaker

Research Support in the last 4 years

BRIGE: Biomedical Applications of High Internal Phase Emulsions (PI) 09/01/09 – 08/31/11

NSF/EEC (0926824) $175,000.00

Current

Cell Responsive Biomaterials as Tissue Engineering Scaffolds (PI) 06/15/09 – 06/14/12, NSF/BMAT (0907067),$400,000.00

Injectable, High Porosity Bone Scaffolds by Emulsion Templating (PI) 07/01/10 – 06/30/12, NIH/NIAMS (1 R21 AR 057531), $338,476.00

Multilayer Vascular Grafts Based on Collagen-Mimetic Hydrogels 03/01/12 – 02/28/17, NIH/NIBIB R01 Pending January Council Review, Score 14 (5%) $1,775,538.00

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Creasy, Terry Steven

Department of Mechanical Engineering Web: www1.mengr.tamu.edu/SMC/index.html

Texas A&M University Tel: (979) 458-0118

100 Engineering/Physics Building Fax: (979) 845-3081

College Station, Texas 77843-3123 E Mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION/TRAINING University of Delaware (S.G. Advani, R. B. Pipes 1997 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering advisors.) Northwestern University (M.E. Fine and 1987 M.S. Materials Science J.R.Weertman advisors.) Washington University 1979 B.S. Mechanical Engineering

APPOINTMENTS 2006 - present Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Manufacturing Division, Texas A&M University 2000 - 2006 Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University 1999 - 2000 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science, University of Southern California; Associate Director of Research, Center for Composite Materials 1997 - 1999 M. C. Gill Postdoctoral Fellowship, Center for Composite Materials, Department of Materials Science, University of Southern California. 1995 - 1997 Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware. 1990 - 1995 Dupont Fellowship, Army Research Office Fellowship, Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware. 1987 - 1990 Engineering Specialist Senior, Lockheed Martin Ft. Worth Company. Principal Investigator, National Aerospace Plane (NASP) Materials 1985 - 1987 Research Assistant, Department of Materials Science, Northwestern University. 1979 - 1985 Senior Engineer, Lockheed Martin Ft. Worth Company. 1978 - 1979 Department Tutor for Minority and Foreign Students, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis.

HONORS AND AWARDS 2004 The Peggy L. and Charles L. Brittan '65 Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 16 refereed peer-reviewed articles, 18 conference proceedings articles (In print, 16) 2007 *Ju, J., R. J. Morgan, E. E. Shin, and T. S. Creasy, “Transverse Cracking of M40J/PMR-II-50 Composites under Thermal-Mechanical Loading; Part II – Experiment and Analytical Investigation,” Journal of Composite Materials. 41(9): 1067 - 1086. 2007 *Ju, J., R. J. Morgan, E. E. Shin, and T. S. Creasy, “Damage Characterization in M40J/PMR-II- 50 under Thermal Cycling Combined with Mechanical Loading; Part I - Investigation of Main

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and Interaction Effects Using Statistical Design of Experiments,” Journal of Composite Materials, 41 (8): 1009-1031. 2006 *McCutcheon, D. M., J. N. Reddy, M. J. O’Brien, T. S. Creasy, and G. F. Hawkins. Damping Composites Materials by Machine Augmentation. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 294 (4-5): 828-840. 2005 *S. Suryanarayan and T. S. Creasy, Analysis of interface granularity in discontinuous fiber composites. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 19 (13-14): 1175-1188 2005 Creasy, T. S. and *Y. S. Kang, Fiber Fracture during Equal Channel Angular Extrusion of Short Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 160 (1): 90-98 2005 *Weon, J. I., T. S. Creasy, H. J. Sue, and A. J. Hsieh, Mechanical Behavior of Polymethylmethacrylate with Molecules Oriented via Extreme Simple Shear. Polymer Engineering and Science. 45 (3): 314-324 2004 *Kim, J. and T. S. Creasy, Measurement of Sintering Characteristics of Clay-Reinforced Polyamide 6 Nanocomposite. Polymer Testing 23 (6): 629-636 2004 Creasy, T. S. and *Y. S. Kang, Fiber Orientation during Equal Channel Angular Extrusion of Short Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics. Journal of Thermoplastic Composites 17 (3): 205-227 2002 Creasy, T. S., Modeling Analysis of Tensile Tests of Bundled Filaments with a Bimodal Weibull Survival Function. Journal of Composite Materials 36 (2):183-194. 2002 *Morrison, B. J., T. S. Creasy, A. A. Polliack, R. Fite, A New Fabrication Technique Utilizing a Composite Material Applied to Orthopedic Bracing. Polymer Composites 23 (1): 10-20. 2000 Creasy, T. S., Forming Discontinuous Fiber Arrays by Fracture of Lubricated Carbon-Filament Tows. Journal of Materials Science 35 (17): 4431-4438. 2000 *Dooley, T., T. S. Creasy and *A. Cuellar, Extraction of Weibull Parameters from Fiber Bundle Experiments Through Fourier Deconvolution. Composites Part A 31 (11): 1255-1261. 2000 Creasy, T. S., A Method of Extracting Weibull Survival Model Parameters from Filament Bundle Load/Strain Data. Composites Science and Technology 60 (6): 825-832. 1997 Creasy, T.S. and S.G. Advani, A Model Long-Discontinuous-Fiber Filled Thermoplastic Melt in Extensional Flow. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 73 (3): 261-278. 1996 Creasy, T.S., S.G. Advani and R.K. Okine, Non-linear Response of a Long Discontinuous- Fiber/Melt System in Elongational Flows. Rheological Acta 35 (4): 347-355. 1996 Creasy, T.S., S.G. Advani and R.K. Okine, Transient Rheological Behavior of a Long Discontinuous Fiber-Melt System. Journal of Rheology 40 (4): 497-519.

BOOK CHAPTERS 1999 Advani, S.G., and T. S. Creasy, Rheology of Long Discontinuous Fiber Thermoplastic Composites. Invited chapter. Advances in the Flow and Rheology of Non-Newtonian Fluids, D. A. Siginer, R. P. Chhabra and D. DeKee ed., Elsevier, Amsterdam. 1997 Advani, S.G., T. S. Creasy, and S. Shuler, Rheology of Long Fiber Reinforced Composites in Sheet Forming. Invited chapter. Composite Sheet Forming Composite Materials Series 11, D. Bhattacharyya ed., Elsevier, Amsterdam.

RESEARCH SUPPORT Texas A&M University External Funds 2010-2012 FFATA: Machine Augmented Composites for Structures With High Damping With High Stiffness, DARPA/U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, T. S. Creasy-PI, G. F. Hawkins-coPI, $834.500 2010-2012 Novel SMA-Actuated Hybrid Nastic Materials for Shape Morphing Micro Air Vehicles,

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Universal Technology Corporation/AFRL, T. S. Creasy-PI, $80,000 2007-2008 New Accelerated Aging Test and Methodology for Ballistic Fibers and Fabrics, R. J. Morgan PI, T. S. Creasy, X. Gao, J. C. Grunlan, E. Marotta co PIs, $500K 2006-2008 A Preliminary Investigation of the ECAE Processing of Pure Tungsten, Army Research Laboratory, Hartwig, Karl T.-PI, Sue, Hung-Jue and Creasy, Terry S.-coPIs, $24,000 2006-2008 Controllable Active Materials via Internally Generated Pressure, Nastic Materials, Phase II, DARPA/U.S. Army Aviation Missile Command, T. S. Creasy-PI, J.N. Reddy and R. Morgan co-PIs, Aerospace Corporation & Bell Helicopter Textron Subcontractors, $4,584,916 2006-2011 IGERT: New Mathematical Tools for Next Generation Materials, NSF, Joseph Ross PI, David M. Ford, Jean-Luc Guermond, Dimitris Lagoudas, and Jay Walton coPI, T. S. Creasy Significant Personnel, $2,817,300 2006-2009 Thermal Protection / Light Weight Materials Development for Future Air Force Vehicles, US Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Roger Morgan PI, T. S. Creasy and J. N. Reddy coPIs, $346,108

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Gentleman, Molly M.

Assistant Professor, Materials Division, Mechanical Engineering Department

Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas A&M University, 3123 TAMU, College Station TX 77843

Email:[email protected] Phone:979-450-8222

Professional Preparation:

 Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL. B.S. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 2001.  University of California, Santa Barbara, CA. Ph.D., Materials 2006 (Advisor David R. Clarke).

Appointments:

 Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas A&M University: January 2010-Present.  Visiting Fellow, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology: June-July 2011.  Materials Scientist, Coatings and Surface Technologies Laboratory and Nanotechnology Advanced Technology Program, GE Global Research Center: September 2006-October 2009.  Research Assistant, Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, August, 2001 - August, 2006  Research Assistant, Energy Technology Division, Argonne Nation Laboratory, March 2000 – August 2001

Research Interest: Dr. Gentleman’s research group focuses on structure-property relationships for structural ceramics. In particular, the performance of ceramic coatings for harsh environments including turbines, refrigeration, and biological applications are being studied. Most recently research has focused on the use of non-destructive techniques for the evaluation and lifing of thermal and environmental barrier coatings including studies on toughening mechanisms in thermal barrier materials using Raman spectroscopy. Additionally, ongoing studies on the adhesion of ceramic surfaces and the fabrication of robust surfaces with tailored wettabilities.

Honors and Awards:  DARPA grant “High Carrier Density, Fast Switching Microscale Plasma Devices Enabled by Exploitation of Plasma Instabilities” (Co-PI).  Texas Space Grant Consortium Young Investigator Grant “Design of High Temperature, High Toughness Ceramics for Hypersonic Flight Engines.”  LANSCE Los Alamos National Laboratory Instrument Time Grant “Neutron Diffraction Measurements of the Coercive Stress Required for Ferroelastic Toughening in High Temperature Structural Ceramics.”  NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Visiting Fellow Summer Support.  CERAMIC TECH TODAY Highligh “Raman spectroscopy used like GPS to map toughening in zirconia.” Eileen De Guire, August 22, 2011. 202

 Materials Views Highlight “Raman spectroscopy used like GPS to map toughening in zirconia.” Eileen De Guire, August 22, 2011.  Bunshah Award, International conference on metallurgical coatings and thin films, San Diego, CA. April 2004.

Teaching Experience: Texas A&M University 2010-2011 MEEN 222 “Introduction to Materials Science” (undergraduate) MEEN 475 “Materials in Design” (undergraduate)

Invited Talks:

 “Designing Durable Superhydrophobic Surfaces,” Invited talk, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD. July 2011.  “Observations of Ferroelastic Domain formation and movement by Raman Spectroscopy,” Invited talk, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD. February 2011.  “Oxide Wettability,” Invited talk, The Metals, Minerals, and Materials Society, Seattle February 2010.

Publications:

1. A.M. Bolon and M.M. Gentleman. (in press) “Raman Spectroscopy Observations of Ferroelastic Switching in Ceria Stabilized Zirconia.” J. Am. Ceram. Soc. Available on Early View. 2. A.M. Limarga, J. Iveland, M.M. Gentleman, D.M. Lipkin, D.R. Clarke (2010) “The use of Larson Miller parameter to monitor the evolution of tetragonal zirconia with high temperature aging.” Submitted Surface and Coatings Technology. 3. J.A. Nychka and M.M. Gentleman. (2010) “Implications of wettability in biological materials science.” JOM 62(7): 39-48. 4. M.M. Gentleman and J.A. Ruud. (2010) “Role of hydroxyls in oxide wettability.” Langmuir. 26(3): 1408-1411. 5. D.R. Clarke and M.M. Gentleman. (2007) “Luminescence sensing of temperatures in thermal barrier coatings.” Surface and Coatings Technology. 202: 4-7. 6. M.M. Gentleman, J.I. Eldridge, D.M. Zhu, K.S Murphy, and D.R. Clarke. (2006) “Non-contact sensing of TBC/BC interface temperature in a thermal gradient.” Surface and Coatings Technology. 201 [7]: 3937-3941. 7. M.M. Gentleman, V. Lughi, J.A. Nychka, and D.R. Clarke. (2006) “Non-contact methods for measuring thermal barrier coating temperatures.” International Journal of Applied Ceramics Technology. 3 [2] 105-112. 8. M.M. Gentleman and D.R. Clarke. (2005) “Luminescence sensing of temperature in pyrochlore zirconate materials for thermal barrier coatings.” Surface and Coatings Technology. 200: 1264- 1269. 9. M.M. Gentleman and D.R. Clarke. (2004) “Concepts for luminescence sensing of thermal barrier coatings.” Surface and Coatings Technology. 188-189: 93-100. 10. D.R. Clarke, V. Tolpygo, and M.M. Gentleman. (2004) “Luminescence-based characterization of protective oxides: from failure mechanisms to non-destructive evaluation.” Materials Science Forum. 461-464: 621-629. 203

Issued Patents:

1. 8,062,775 M.M. Gentleman, J.A. Ruud, M.L. Blohm, and M. Manoharan. “Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith. 2. 8,057,923 M.M. Gentleman, J.A. Ruud, and M. Manoharan. “Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith.” 3. 8,057,922 M.M. Gentleman, J.A. Ruud, and M. Manoharan. “Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith.” 4. 7,977,267 M.M. Gentleman, J.A. Ruud, and M. Manoharan. “Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith.” 5. 7,901,798 M.M. Gentleman, J.A. Ruud, and M. Manoharan. “Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith.” 6. 7,897,271 M.M. Gentleman, J.A. Ruud, and M. Manoharan. “Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith.” 7. 7,892,660 M.M. Gentleman, J.A. Ruud, and M. Manoharan. “Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith.” 8. 7,887,934 M.M. Gentleman, J.A. Ruud, and M. Manoharan. “Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith.” Pending Patent Applications:

1. 20110226154 “Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith” M. M. Gentleman, J. A. Ruud, M.L. Blohm, and M. Manoharan. 2. 20110086754 “Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith” M. M. Gentleman, J. A. Ruud, and M. Manoharan. 3. 20110086200 “Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith” M. M. Gentleman, J. A. Ruud, and M. Manoharan. 4. 20110083736 “Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith” M. M. Gentleman, J. A. Ruud, and M. Manoharan. 5. 20110083583 “Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith” M. M. Gentleman, J. A. Ruud, and M. Manoharan. 6. 20110052902 “Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith” M. M. Gentleman, and J. A. Ruud. 7. 20100143620 “Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith” L. Ajdelsztajn*, J.A. Ruud, D. Zhong, M.M. Gentleman. 8. 20090155554 “Environmental barrier coatings and related articles and methods” M. M. Gentleman, P.J. Meschter, Y.J. Su, C.A. Johnson and K.A. Luthra. Synergistic Activities:

1. Mentoring of a total of 6 undergraduate intern students in her laboratory over the last year and a half providing them with exposure to research that they would otherwise not experience. 2. Visiting fellow at NIST, Gaithersburg, MD the summer of 2011. This experience provided the PI with connections that will result in the participation of undergraduate students in the residential SURF summer research program. 3. Participation in the Texas A&M University Undergraduate summer research grant program, which funded an undergraduate to work in the PI’s laboratory for the summer of 2010. This internship resulted in the undergraduate attending TMS annual meeting in the spring of 2011 and making an oral presentation of his research. 4. Participation in the Society of Women Engineer’s High School Conference where the PI presented a hands-on demonstration of materials science research encouraging them to pursue engineering degrees in college. 5. Judge at NSF REU and Texas A&M USRG program poster contests. By taking part in these programs the PI interacts with young researchers from a broad range of backgrounds.

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Grunlan, Jaime C.

Texas A&M University Voice: 979-862-3923 Department of Mechanical Engineering Fax: 979-862-2418 College Station, Texas 77843-3123 E-Mail: [email protected] Website:

Education/Training North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND Chemistry B.S. 1997 University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, MN Materials Science & Eng. Ph.D. 2001

Appointments 2010 – date Associate Professor and Gulf Oil Thomas A. Dietz Development Professor I, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering 2010 – date Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, Department Chemical Engineering 2007 - 2010 Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of Chemical Engineering 2006 – date Executive Committee Member, Texas A&M University, Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program 2004 – 2010 Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Materials Science and Engineering Program 2004 - 2010 Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Honors and Awards 1. 2010 Carl Dahlquist Award 2. Dow 2009 Young Faculty Award 3. NSF CAREER (2007 – 2012) 4. 3M Untenured Faculty Grant (2007 – 2010) 5. Texas Engineering Experiment Station Select Young Faculty (2007)

Selected Publications 70 refereed peer-reviewed journal articles in total

1. G. P. Moriarty,b J. N. Wheeler,c C. Yu, J. C. Grunlan,a “Increasing the thermoelectric power factor of polymer composites using a semiconducting stabilizer for carbon nanotubes,” Carbon 2012, 50, 885. 2. C. Yu, K. Choi, L. Yin, J. C. Grunlan, “Light-weight flexible carbon nanotube based organic composites with large thermoelectric power factors,” ACS Nano 2011, 5, 7885. This paper was featured in the Science and Technology Concentrates of C&EN (26 SEP 2011). 3. M. A. Priolo,b K. M. Holder,c D. Gamboa,c J. C. Grunlan,a “Influence of clay concentration on gas barrier of clay-polymer nano brick wall thin film assemblies,” Langmuir 2011, 27, 12106. 4. Y. T. Park,b A. Ham,c Y. H. Yang,b J. C. Grunlan,a “Fully organic ITO replacement through acid doping of double-walled carbon nanotube thin film assemblies,” RSC Advances 2011, 1, 662. 5. Y. C. Li,b S. Mannen,c A. B. Morgan, S. C. Chang, Y. H. Yang,b B. Condon, J. C. Grunlan,a “Intumescent all-polymer multilayer nanocoating capable of extinguishing flame on fabric,” Advanced Materials 2011, 23, 3926 (inside cover article). This was the focus of a press release issued by the American Chemical Society and a press conference held at the 242nd ACS National Meeting on August 30, 2011 (http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/16970683). Additionally, this paper was featured in the News of the Week section of C&EN (5 SEP 2011), Research Highlights of Nature (11 AUG 2011) and ScienceNews (24 SEP 2011). 6. Y. H. Yang,b M. Haile,c Y. T. Park,b F. Malek,c J. C. Grunlan,a “Super oxygen barrier of all-polymer multilayer thin films,” Macromolecules 2011, 44, 1450. 7. Y. C. Li,b S. Mannen,c J. Schulz,c J. C. Grunlan,a “Growth and fire protection behavior of POSS-based multilayer thin films,” Journal of Materials Chemistry 2011, 21, 3060. 8. G. Laufer,b F. Carosio,b R. Martinez,c J. C. Grunlan,a “Flame retardant properties of colloidal silica multilayer thin films on cotton fibers,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2011, 356, 69.

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9. A. D. Adamczak,b A. A. Spriggs,c D. M. Fitch,c C. Burke, E. E. Shin, J. C. Grunlan,a “Blistering in carbon fiber-filled fluorinated polyimide,” Polymer Composites 2011, 32, 185. 10. Y. T. Park,b A. Y. Ham,c J. C. Grunlan,a “Heating and acid doping thin film carbon nanotube assemblies for high transparency and low sheet resistance,” Journal of Materials Chemistry 2011, 21, 363. 11. J. N. Coleman, M. Lotya, A. O’Neill, S. D. Bergin, P. J. King, U. Khan, K. Young, A. Gaucher, S. De, R. J. Smith, I. V. Shvets, S. K. Arora, G. Stanton, H. Y. Kim, K. Lee, G. T. Kim, G. S. Duesberg, T. Hallam, J. J. Boland, J. J. Wang, J. F. Donegan, J. C. Grunlan, G. Moriarty,b A. Shmeliov, R. J. Nicholls, J. M. Perkins, E. M. Grieveson, K. Theuwissen, D. W. McComb, P. D. Nellist, V. Nicolosi, “Two-dimensional nanosheets produced by liquid exfoliation of layered materials,” Science 2011, 331, 568. 12. M. A. Priolo,b D. Gamboa,c K. M. Holder,c J. C. Grunlan,a “Super gas barrier transparent polymer-clay multilayer ultrathin films,” Nano Letters 2010, 10, 4970. This and related work was the focus of a press release issued by the American Chemical Society and a press conference held at the 241st ACS National Meeting on March 27, 2011 (http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13614054). 13. K. C. Etika,b F. D. Jochum, M. A. Cox,c P. Schattling, P. Theato, J. C. Grunlan,a “Tailoring properties of nanotube dispersions and nanocomposites using temperature-responsive copolymers of pyrene modified poly(N-cyclopropylacrylamide),” Macromolecules 2010, 43, 9447 14. A. D. Adamczak,b A. A. Spriggs,c D. M. Fitch,c M. Radovic, J. C. Grunlan,a “Low temperature formation of ultra high temperature transition metal carbides from salt-polymer precursors,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2010, 93, 2222. 15. Y. C. Li,b J. Schulz,c S. Mannen,c C. Delhom, B. Condon, S. C. Chang, M. Zammarano, J. C. Grunlan,a “Flame retardant behavior of polyelectrolyte-clay thin film assemblies on cotton fabric,” ACS Nano 2010, 4, 3325. This paper was featured in the Science and Technology Concentrates of C&EN (7 JUN 2010). 16. Y. S. Kim,d D. Kim, K. Choi, J. C. Grunlan,a C. Yu, “Improved thermoelectric behavior of nanotube- filled polymer composites with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrene sulfonate),” ACS Nano 2010, 4, 513. 17. M. A. Priolo,b D. Gamboa,c J. C. Grunlan,a “Transparent clay-polymer nano brick wall assemblies with tailorable oxygen barrier,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2010, 2, 312. This paper was featured in the Science and Technology Concentrates of C&EN (11 JAN 2010). 18. K. C. Etika,b F. D. Jochum, P. Theato, J. C. Grunlan,a “Temperature controlled dispersion of carbon nanotubes in water with pyrene-functionalized poly(N-cyclopropylacrylamide),” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2009, 131, 13598. 19. C. M. Dvoracek,b G. Sukhonosova,c M. J. Benedik, J. C. Grunlan,a “Antimicrobial behavior of polyelectrolyte-surfactant thin film assemblies,” Langmuir 2009, 25, 10322. 20. C. Yu, Y. S. Kim,d D. Kim, J. C. Grunlan,a “Thermoelectric behavior of segregated-network polymer nanocomposites,” Nano Letters 2008, 8, 4428. 21. T. J. Dawidczyk,b M. D. Walton,c W. S. Jang,b J. C. Grunlan,a “Layer-by-layer assembly of UV- resistant poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) thin films,” Langmuir 2008, 24, 8314. 22. L. Liu,b J. C. Grunlan,a “Clay-assisted dispersion of carbon nanotubes in conductive epoxy nanocomposites,” Advanced Functional Materials 2007, 17, 2343. 23. C. M. Stafford, J. C. Grunlan,a “Preface to Special Topic: Instruments and methods for combinatorial science and high-throughput screening,” Rev. Sci. Instr. 2007, 78, Art. No. 072101. This is the guest editors’ introduction to a special issue focused on instruments and methods for combinatorial science and high-throughput screening. 24. J. C. Grunlan,a L. Liu,b Y. S. Kim,b “Reversible control of single-walled carbon nanotube microstructure using poly(acrylic acid),” Nano Letters 2006, 6, 911 (featured as news item in Nature Materials). a Corresponding author. b Graduate student advised. c Undergraduate mentored. d Postdoc advised.

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Research Support in the last 4 years:

1. High Barrier Polymer Development. The Dow Chemical Company. J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 10/1/2011 – 9/30/2012. Dollar Value: $164,511. 2. Flame Retardant and Damage-Resistant Nanocoatings for Fabric, Fibers and Fill from Environmentally Benign Materials. USDOC – National Institute of Standards & Technology, J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 9/1/2011 – 8/31/2014. Dollar Value: $461,309. 3. Thermoelectric Polymer Composites. Company (Confidential), J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 9/1/2011 – 8/31/2013. Dollar Value: $201,935. 4. Development of Fully OrganicThermoelectric Materials for Converting Waste Heat to Useful Energy. II-VI Foundation, J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 7/1/2011 – 6/30/2012. Dollar Value: $95,625. 5. Improvement of Tires. Tire Maker (Confidential), J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 5/1/2011 – 4/30/2012. Dollar Value: $97,994. 6. Transparent Nanocoatings for Gas and Moisture Barrier on Polymer Film. Kuraray America, Inc., J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 3/1/2011 – 2/28/2012. Dollar Value: $99,804. 7. Performance Evaluation of Flame Resistant Coating for Foam. Huntsman International LLC. J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 12/15/2010 – 12/14/2011. Dollar Value: $89,754. 8. Pursuing Moisture Barrier in Self-Assembled Thin Films. Kuraray America, Inc., J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 6/21/2010. Dollar Value: $15,000. This is an unrestricted gift from Kuraray. 9. REU Site: Multifunctional Materials Systems. National Science Foundation, J. C. Grunlan (co-PI). Dates: 06/04/10 – 06/03/12. Dollar Value: $345,000. 10. Evaluation of Flame Retardant Nanotechnology in Bedding. Bedding Manufacturer (Confidential), J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 6/1/2010 – 5/31/2011. Dollar Value: $98,753. 11. Performance Evaluation of Flame Resistant Coating for Foam. Huntsman International LLC. J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 12/1/2009 – 5/31/2010. Dollar Value: $37,804. 12. Energy Harvesting: Thermoelectric Waste Heat Recovery Using Polymer Nanocomposites. U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, J. C. Grunlan (co-PI). Dates: 09/01/2009 – 08/31/2013. Dollar Value: $662,897. 13. Nanocomposite Coatings. Bayer Corporation. J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 1/1/2009 – 12/31/2010. Dollar Value: $176,690. 14. Protective Coatings. Baker Hughes. J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 1/1/2009 – 12/31/2010. Dollar Value: $180,772. 15. Improvement of Sporting Goods. Sporting Goods Maker (Confidential), J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 1/1/2009 – 6/30/2011. Dollar Value: $235,417. 16. Improvement of Thin Film Oxygen Barrier from Layer-by-Layer Assembly. Appleton, J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 9/1/2008 – 8/31/2009. Dollar Value: $115,589. This is a sub-contract from a multi-million dollar Army Natick project focused on MRE packaging. 17. Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Flame Retardant Coatings for Foam and Fabric. USDOC – National Institute of Standards & Technology, J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 7/1/2008 – 6/30/2011. Dollar Value: $253,165. 18. Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Fast Switching, High Contrast Electrochromics. The Dow Chemical Company. J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 6/1/2008 – 5/31/2010. Dollar Value: $162,897. 19. Evaluation of Epoxy Nanocomposites Containing Carbon Nanosphere Chains. Clean Technologies International Corp. J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 9/1/2007 – 2/29/2008. Dollar Value: $38,572. 20. New Accelerated Aging Test and Methodology for Ballistic Fibers and Fabrics. Army Research Office, J. C. Grunlan (co-PI). Dates: 7/09/2007 – 08/30/2008. Dollar Value: $500,000. 21. Performance Characterization of Polyimide-Carbon Fiber Composites for Future Hypersonic Vehicles. U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, J. C. Grunlan (co-PI). Dates: 04/01/2007 – 03/31/2010. Dollar Value: $443,504. 22. CAREER: Tailoring Nanoparticle Microstructure Using Simuli-Responsive Polymers. National Science Foundation, J. C. Grunlan (PI). Dates: 03/01/07 – 02/28/12. Dollar Value: $400,000.

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Grunlan, Melissa A.

Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3120, Phone: (979)845-2406 Fax: (979)845-4450

E-mail: mgrunlan@ tamu.edu, Lab: http://biomed.tamu.edu/biomaterials/

Professional Preparation North Dakota State University Chemistry B.S., 1995

North Dakota State University Polymers & Coatings M.S., 1997

University of Southern California Chemistry Ph.D., 2004

Texas A&M University Chemistry Post-doc, 2004-2005

Appointments 2011 - present: Associate Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University

2005 - 2011: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University

2005 - present: Faculty member, Materials Science & Engineering Program, Texas A&M University

1997-2001- Senior Chemist: The H.B. Fuller Company, St. Paul, MN

Honors and Awards Herbert H. Richardson Fellow – Faculty Fellow Award (Texas A&M University, College of Engineering; 2010-2011)

Association of Former Students Distinguished Award in Teaching (Texas A&M University, College of Engineering; 2009-2010)

Doctoral Research Award (University of Southern California, College of Letters, Arts & Sciences; 2005)

Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Travel Grant (University of Southern California; 2002) Quarterly Technical Achievement Award (H.B. Fuller Company; May 2001)

Selected Publications (25 peer-reviewed journal publications; 26 conference proceeding articles) (25) Fei, R.; George, J.T.; Park, J., Grunlan, M.A. “Thermoresponsive nanocomposite double network nanocomposite hydrogels,” Soft Matter 2011, 8, 481-487.

(24) Bailey, B.M.; Hui, V.; Fei, R., Grunlan, M.A. “Tuning PEG-DA hydrogel properties via solvent- induced phase separation (SIPS),” J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 18776-18782.

(23) Hou, Y.; Fei, R.; Burkes, J.C.; Lee, S.D., Munoz-Pinto, D.; Hahn, M.S.; Grunlan, M.A. “Thermoresponsive nanocomposite hydrogels: Transparency, rapid deswelling and cell release,” J. Biomat. Tissue Eng. 2011, 1, 93-100.

(22) Zhang, D.; Giese, M.L.; Prukop, S.L.; Grunlan, M.A. “Polycaprolactone-based shape memory polymers with variable polydimethylsiloxane soft segments,” J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem., 2010, 49, 754-761.

(21) Murthy, R; Bailey, B.M.; Valentin-Rodriguez, C.; Ivanisevic, A.; Grunlan, M.A. “Amphiphilic silicones prepared with branched PEO-silanes with siloxane tethers,” J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem., 2010, 48, 4108-4119.

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(20) Hou, H.; Hou, Y.; Grunlan, M.A.; Munoz-Pinto, D.J.; Hahn, M.S.; Han, A.+ “Micropatterning of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) PNIPAAm hydrogels: Effects of thermosensitivity and cell release behavior,” Sensors and Material, 2010, 22, 109-120.

(19) Gant, R.; Abraham, A.; Hou, Y.; Grunlan, M.A.; Coté, G.L. "Design of a self-cleaning thermoresponsive nanocomposite hydrogel membrane for implantable biosensors," Acta Biomaterialia, 2010, 6, 2903-2910.

(18) Munoz-Pinto, D.J.; McMahon, R.E.; Kanzelberger, M.A.; Jimenez-Vergara, A.C.; Grunlan, M.A.; Hahn, M.S. “Inorganic-organic hybrid scaffolds for osteochondral regeneration,” J. Biomed. Mater. Res. Part A, 2010, 94, 112-121.

(17) Hou, Y.; Schoener, C.A.; Regan, K.R.; Munoz-Pinto, D.; Hahn, M.S.; Grunlan, M.A. “Photo- crosslinked PDMSstar-PEG hydrogels: Synthesis, characterization, and potential application for tissue engineering scaffolds,” Biomacromolecules 2010, 11, 648-656.

(16) Schoener, C.A.; Weyand, C.B.; Murthy, R.M.; Grunlan, M.A. “Shape memory polymers with silicon-containing segments,” J. Mater. Chem. 2010, 20, 1787-1793.

(15) Hou, H.; Kim, W.; Grunlan, M.; Han, A. “A thermoresponsive hydrogel poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) micropatterning method using microfluidics techniques,” J. Micromech. Microeng. 2009, 19, 127001-127007.

(14) Gant, R.; Hou, Y.*; Grunlan, M.A., Coté, G.L. “Development of a self-cleaning sensor membrane for implantable biosensors,” J. Biomed. Mater. Res. 2009, 90A, 695-701.

(13) Pierce, L.M.+; Grunlan, M.A.; Hou Y.; Baumann, S.S.; Kuehl, T.J.; Muir, T.W. “Biomechanical properties of synthetic and biologic graft materials following long-term implantation in the rabbit abdomen and vagina,” Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 2009, 200, 549.e1-e8.

(12) Murthy, R.; Shell, C.E.; Grunlan, M.A. “The influence of poly(ethylene oxide) grafting via siloxane tethers on protein adsorption” Biomaterials 2009, 30, 2433-2439.

(11) Hahn, M.S.; Liao, H; Munoz-Pinto, D.; Xin, Q.; Hou, Y.; Grunlan, M.A.; “Influence of hydrogel mechanical properties and mesh size on vocal fold fibroblast extracellular matrix production,” Acta Biomaterialia 2008, 4, 1161-1171.

(10) Hou, Y.; Matthews, A.R.**; Smitherman, A.M.; Bulick, A.S.; Hahn, M.S.; Hou, H.; Han, A.; Grunlan, M.A.+ “Thermoresponsive nanocomposite hydrogels with cell-releasing behavior,” Biomaterials 2008, 29, 3175-3184.

(9) Murthy, R.; Cox, C.D.**; Hahn, M.S.; Grunlan, M.A. “Protein-resistant silicones: Incorporation of poly(ethylene oxide) via siloxane tethers,” Biomacromolecules, 2007, 8, 3244-3252.

(8) Grunlan, M.A.; Regan, K.R.; Bergbreiter, D.E. “Liquid/liquid separation of polysiloxane-supported catalysts,” Chem. Comm. 2006, 1715-1717. Selected as HOT TOPIC article.

(7) Grunlan, M.A.; Lee, N.S.; Mansfeld, F.; Kus, E.; Finlay, J.A.; Callow, J.A.; Callow, M.E.; Weber, W.P. “Minimally adhesive polymer surfaces (MAPS) prepared from star oligosiloxanes and star oligofluorosiloxanes,” J. Poly. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2006, 44, 2551-2566.

(6) Kus, E.; Grunlan, M.A.; Weber, W.P.; Mansfeld, F. “Evaluation of nontoxic polymer coatings with potential biofoul release properties using EIS,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 2005, 152, B236-B243.

(5) Grunlan, M.A.; Lee, N.S.; Weber, W.P. “Crosslinking of 1,9-bis-[glycidyloxypropyl]penta- (1’H,1’H,2’H,2’H-perfluoroalkylmethylsiloxane)s with ,-diaminoalkanes: The cure behavior and film properties,” J. Appl. Poly. Sci. 2004, 94, 203-210.

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(4) Grunlan, M.A.; Lee, N.S.; Cai, G.; Gädda, T.; Mabry, J.M.; Mansfeld, F.; Kus, E.; Wendt, D.E.; Kowalke, G.L.; Finlay, J.A.; Callow, J.A.; Callow, M.E.; Weber, W.P.+ “Synthesis of ,-bis epoxy oligo(1’H,1’H,2’H,2’H-perfluoroalkyl siloxane)s and properties of their photo-acid cross-linked films,” Chem. of Mater. 2004, 16, 2433-2441.

(3) Grunlan, M.A.; Lee, N.S.; Weber, W.P. “Synthesis of 1,9-bis[glycidyloxypropyl]penta- (1’H,1’H,2’H,2’H-perfluoroalkylmethylsiloxane)s and their copolymerization with piperazine,” Polymer 2004, 45, 2517-2523.

(2) Grunlan, M.A.; Mabry, J.M.; Weber, W.P. “Synthesis of fluorinated copoly(carbosiloxane)s by Pt- catalyzed hydrosilylation copolymerization,” Polymer 2003, 44, 981-987.

(1) Grunlan, J.C.; Ma. Y.; Grunlan, M.A.; Francis, L.F. “Monodisperse latex with variable glass transition temperature and particle size for use as matrix starting material for conductive polymer composites,” Polymer 2001, 42, 6913-6921.

Synergistic Activities 1. Developing a new undergraduate lab course “BMEN 489 Polymeric Biomaterials Lab” in TAMU Dept. of Biomedical Engineering for Spring 2012 and each spring thereafter.

2. Developed a new undergraduate/graduate level course “BMEN 482/682 Polymeric Biomaterials” in TAMU Dept. of Biomedical Engineering (Spring 2006; offered each year). This course is focused on the design of polymeric materials for medical devices.

3. Advised a total of 23 undergraduate students (14 female) in my lab since Fall 2005. These students include those who participated in the Texas A&M University sponsored USRG (Undergraduate Summer Research Grant) Program (8 students) as well as the NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program (5 students).

4. In 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, advised a team of two high school students (each) from Harmony Science Academy (HAS) (Houston, TX) in research projects presented by the students at various science fair competitions in Texas, the USA, and internationally.

5. Co-organizer of a Polymer Chemistry (POLY) Division Program symposium “Bioactive Polymer and Polymer Surfaces” to be held at the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, Boston, MA, United States, August 22-26, 2010.

6. (a) Reviewer for Macromolecules, Biomacromolecules, Polymer, Biomaterials, Langmuir, J. Biomed. Mater. Res. Part A, Acta Biomaterialia, Eur. Polym. J., Prog. Polym. Sci. and J. Appl. Polym. Sci. (b) Stage 1 Reviewer, Challenge Grants (NIH) (June 2009). (c) Grant review panelist, Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Chemistry Panel (NIH). (d) Grant review panelist, NSF CBET Division, Thermodynamics and Interfacial Processes Division; 11/23/2009

Research Support in the Last 4 years. ARRA: Self-Cleaning Sensor Membranes to Improve Glucose Monitoring In Vivo, 1R21DK082930 (Grunlan, PI), NIH/NIDDK 07/21/2009 - 07/20/2012 $385,748

ARRA: Micropatterned Thermoresponsive Nanocomposite Hydrogel Surfaces with Self-Cleaning Behavior, CBET 854462 (Grunlan, PI), NSF/CBET, 09/01/09-08/31/11 $300,000

Novel Star-PDMS/PEO Hydrogel Scaffolds with Tunable Properties for Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts (TEVGs), 1R21HL089964-01(Grunlan and Hahn, dual-PIs), NIH/NHLBI. 07/08/08-06/30/10, $387,837

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Hartwig, Karl T.

319 Engineering Physics Bldg.; Texas A&M University; College Station, TX 77843-3123;

Tel: 979-845-1585; Fax: 979-845-3081; Email: [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION:

University of Wisconsin-Madison Nuclear Engineering BS 1969

University of Wisconsin-Madison Nuclear Engineering MS 1970

University of Wisconsin-Madison Metallurgical Engineering PhD 1977

Carnegie Mellon University Materials Science and Engineering Post Doc 1978

APPOINTMENTS:

. 1/86 – Present: Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, Assoc. Prof. (1986- 1998), Prof. (1998-Present), Materials Division Leader (1998-2006, 2008-present). . 1/79 -- 12/85: Senior Scientist Applied Superconductivity Center, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison. . 1/78 -- 12/78: NSF Energy Fellow Post Doc, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, Carnegie Mellon Univ. (T.B. Massalski, Advisor). . 9/78 -- 12/77: Research Associate, Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, Univ. of Wisconsin- Madison (R.W. Boom and F.J. Worzala, Advisors for PhD). . 9/71 – 8/73: Engineer, Nuclear Engineering Dept., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison . 1/70 – 8/71: Member Technical Staff, Nuclear Systems Dept., TRW Systems Group, Redondo Beach, California . 1/69 – 12/69: NSF Trainee, Nuclear Engineering Dept., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison (MS degree program).

PUBLICATIONS

Five Related Publications

1. M. Haouaoui, I. Karaman, H. Maier, and K.T. Hartwig, “Microstructure evolution and mechanical Behavior of bulk copper obtained by consolidation of micro and nano powders,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol. 35A, pp. 2935-2949, 2004. 2. S.N. Mathaudhu and K.T. Hartwig, “Grain refinement and recrystallization of heavily worked tantalum,” Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol. 426, pp. 128-142, 2006. 3. M. Morehead, Y. Huang and K.T. Hartwig, “Machinability of ultrafine-grained copper using tungsten carbide and polycrystalline diamond tools,” International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture Design Research and Application, 47, pp. 286-293, 2007. 4. S.N. Mathaudhu and K.T. Hartwig, “Processing/microstructure/property relationships in severely deformed tantalum,” Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol. 463, pp. 94-1000. 2007. 5. S.N. Mathaudhu, K.T. Hartwig and I. Karaman, “Consolidation of blended powders by severe plastic deformation to form amorphous metal matrix composite,” Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Vol. 353, pp. 185-193, 2007. Five Other Publications

1. J. Robertson, J.T. Im, I. Karaman, K.T. Hartwig, and I. Anderson, “Consolidation of amorphous copper based powder by equal channel angular extrusion,” Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Vol. 317, pp. 144-151, 2003. 2. I. Karaman, J. Robertson, J-T. Im, S.N. Mathaudhu, Z.P. Luo and K.T. Hartwig, “The effects of temperature and extrusion speed on the consolidation of zirconium-based metallic glass powder using equal-channel angular extrusion”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, A., Vol. 35A, pp. 247-256. 2004.

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3. H.G. Salem, R.E. Goforth, and K.T. Hartwig, “Influence of intense plastic straining on grain refinement, precipitation, and mechanical properties of Al-Cu-Li-based alloys,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol. 34A, pp. 1153-1161, 2003. 4. S.T. Kadri, and K.T. Hartwig, “Recrystallized grain size in severely deformed pure copper,” Materials Science Forum, Vol. 503-504, pp. 349-354, 2006. 5. D. Baars, T.R. Bieler, K.T. Hartwig, H. Jiang, C. Compton and T.L. Grimm, “Processing strategies for RRR niobium sheet used for the superconducting radio frequency cavities of colliders,” Journal of Metals, Vol. , pp. 50-55, 2007.

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES:

 Materials Division Leader, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Texas A&M University (1998-2006). Assist with recruitment of graduate students interested in materials, and development of a stronger materials curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Development of a graduate course in Scientific Writing. This course is built around writing a scientific paper for submission to a peer reviewed international journal by the end of the term. PhD students are given formal training in writing to prepare them for careers in research. I plan to restructure this course for undergraduates in the near future.  International Advising Editor for Cryogenics.  Board Member and Treasurer of the International Cryogenic Materials Conference (1992- Present). Organize annual technical conference on superconductors and materials for cryogenic applications. I work on the Education Committee to broaden participation of underrepresented groups in science and engineering.

COLLABORATORS IN THE LAST 48 MONTHS:

D. Baars (MSU), S. Balachandran (TAMU), R.E. Barber (TAMU), T.R. Bieler (MSU), E.W. Collings (OSU), C. Compton (MSU), L. Cooley (FNAL), A.J. deRosset (JHU), R.J. Dowding (ARL), D. Dunand (NWU), D.C. Foley (TAMU), L.S. Gardiner (ARL), A. Ghosh (MSU), R.B. Griffin (TAMU), T.L. Grimm (MSU), M. Haouaoui (TAMU), P. Hoseman (LANL), Y. Huang (Clemson U.), J.T. Im (TAMU), S.J. Kadri (TAMU), I. Karaman (TAMU), L. Kesckes (ARL), P. Kniesel (Jefferson Lab), C. Koch (NCSU- Raleigh), P. Lee (NHMFL), Z.P. Luo (TAMU), E. Ma (Johns Hopkins U.), S.A. Malloy (LANL), S.N. Mathaudhu (ARL), P. McIntyre (TAMU), M. Morehead (Clemson U.), B. Onipede (TAMU), A. Payzant (ORNL), T. Pyon (Luvata Waterbury, Inc.), K.T. Ramesh (JHU), I. Robertson (UIUC), H.R.Z Sandim (U. Sao Paulo), A. Saxena (U. Ark.), R.P. Selvam (U. Alabama), P. J. Sharp (Marlow, Inc.),. D. Spearot (U. Ark), S. Viswanathan (UA), J. Wang (TAMU), Q.M. Wei (NCU), D.H. Woodman (ARL), X.H. Zhang (TAMU), Y. Zhu (NCSU-Raleigh).

GRADUATE AND POST-DOCTORAL ADVISORS:

Roger W. Boom (University of Wisconsin-Madison, currently retired), Frank J. Worzala (Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison, deceased), and T.B. Massalski (Carnegie-Mellon University).

RESEARCH STUDENTS AND POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATES ADVISED

S. Balachandran, R. Barber, D. Bier, S. Blum, D. Bryant, B. Chance, R. J. DeFrese, S. Ferrasse, D.C. Foley, J.T. Gehan, M. Gibbs, M. Haouaoui, J.D. Harper, T. Hathaway, C. Horan, H.C. Hua, J.T. Im, R.G. Irrgang, S. Kadri, N. Kelly, S. Khandehar, S. Leipert, S.N. Mathaudhu, L.C. McDonald, S. Mirmira, G. Olsen, B. Onipede, Z.K. Parakh, A. Parasiris, J. Pearson, H.A.G. Salem, M. Shadat, J.W. Sinclair, S. Soto, P.C. Sundby, W.J. Surovik, B.C. Tanner, C.L. Watts, Z.Y. Xia, S.J. Yun, H. Zapata, H. Zou.

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Hemmer, Philip

Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rm 216H, Texas A&M University, 3128 TAMU, College Station, TX 77845, Tel: 979-845-8932, Fax: 979-845-6259, email: [email protected]

Education:

Ph.D. in Physics, 1984, MIT; B.S. in Physics, 1976, University of Dayton

Previous Experience:

2004-present Professor, Texas A&M University

2002-2004: Associate Professor, Texas A&M University

1983-2001: Physicist/Senior Physicist, Air Force Research Laboratory

1980-1983: Research Assistant, MIT

1977-1980: National Science Foundation Fellowship

1976-1977: Teaching Assistant, University of Dayton

Brief Statement of Work History:

I have primarily concentrated on adapting the latest concepts in the forefront of optics to solving difficult problems of commercial and military importance. Past and current work includes: 1) Sub-wavelength gradient imaging of single electrons spins in nitrogen-vacancy (NV) diamond, 2) Room temperature single shot readout of nuclear spin in NV diamond, 3) Photon spin entanglement in NV diamond, 4) Ultra-sensitive room temperature solid state magnetometers with NV diamond, 5) Ultrasound optical tomography with persistent spectral hole burning materials and slow light 6) The use of optically excited spins in room temperature solids to demonstrate quantum processor nodes, 7) Plasmon nano-optics for few molecule chemical sensors and quantum information, 8) Demonstration of slow and stopped light in solids, 9) Room-temperature slow and fast light in solid-state materials for optical buffers and delay lines, 10) Low-threshold nonlinear optics applied to optical processing and turbulence aberration correction, 11) Materials and techniques for high-temperature spectral holeburning memories, 12) Polymer-based holographic optical memory materials for automatic target recognition, 13) Uses of smart-pixel devices for optoelectronic image processing and aberration correction, 14) Investigation of laser cooled and trapped atoms, 15) Development of more compact atomic clocks using optical Raman excitation. 16)

Awards:

Fellow of the Optical Society of America

TEES Fellow 2007, 2010

Ruth and William Neely ’52 Dow Chemical Fellowship

Air Force Research Laboratory Chief Scientist’s Award

AFOSR Star Team Award (3 times) 213

National Science Foundation Fellowship

Summa Cum Laude, University of Dayton

Teaching philosophy:

Courses should prepare the students for entry into the real world. They should be very “hands on” and require the students to learn to think.

Selected peer review articles:

1. “ Quantum entanglement between an optical photon and a solid-state spin qubit,” Togan E, Chu Y, Trifonov AS, Jiang L, Maze J, Childress L, Dutt MVG, Soren sen AS, Hemmer PR, Zibrov AS, Lukin MD, NATURE 466 (7307) Pages: 730-U4 (AUG 5 2010) 2. “Single-Shot Readout of a Single Nuclear Spin,” Neumann P, Beck J, Steiner M, Rempp F, Fedder H, Hemmer PR, Wrachtrup J Jelezko F, SCIENCE 329 (5991) Pages: 542-544 (JUL 30 2010) 3. “A diamond nanowire single-photon source,” Babinec TM, Hausmann BJM, Khan M, Zhang YA, Maze JR, Hemmer P, Loncar M, Nature Nanotechnology 5, Pages: 195-199 (2010) 4. “Repetitive Readout of a Single Electronic Spin via Quantum Logic with Nuclear Spin Ancillae,” Jiang L, Hodges JS, Maze JR, Maurer P, Taylor JM, Cory DG, Hemmer PR, Walsworth RL, Yacoby A, Zibrov AS, Lukin MD, SCIENCE 326 (5950) Pages: 267-272 (OCT 9 2009) 5. “Wave-particle duality of single surface plasmon polaritons,” Kolesov R, Grotz B, Balasubramanian G, Stohr RJ, Nicolet AAL, Hemmer PR, Jelezko F, Wrachtrup J, NATURE PHYSICS 5, Pages: 470- 474 (JUL 2009) 6. “Ultralong spin coherence time in isotopically engineered diamond,” Balasubramanian G, Neumann P, Twitchen D, Markham M, Kolesov R, Mizuochi N, Isoya J, Achard J, Beck J, Tissler J, Jacques V, Hemmer PR, Jelezko , Wrachtrup J, NATURE MATERIALS 8, Pages: 383-387 (MAY 2009) 7. “High-sensitivity diamond magnetometer with nanoscale resolution,” J. M. Taylor, P. Cappellaro, L. Childress, L. Jiang, D. Budker, P. R. Hemmer, A. Yacoby, R. Walsworth & M. D. Lukin, Nature Physics, 4, No 10, pp810 – 816, October 2008 8. “Nanoscale imaging magnetometry with diamond spins under ambient conditions,” Balasubramanian G, Chan IY, Kolesov R, Al-Hmoud M, Tisler J, Shin C*, Kim C*, Wojcik A*, Hemmer PR, Krueger A, Hanke T, Leitenstorfer A, Bratschitsch R, Jelezko F,,Wrachtrup J, NATURE 455, no. 7213, Pages: 648-U46, OCT 2 2008 9. “Multipartite entanglement among single spins in diamond,” Neumann P, Mizuochi N, Rempp F, Hemmer, P., Watanabe H, Yamasaki S, Jacques V, Gaebel T, Jelezko F, Wrachtrup, J., SCIENCE 320 no. 5881 Pages: 1326-1329, JUN 6 2008 10. “Generation of single optical plasmons in metallic nanowires coupled to quantum dots,” Akimov, A. V., Mukherjee, A., Yu, C. L., Chang, D. E., Zibrov, A. S., Hemmer, P. R., Park, H., Lukin, M. D., NATURE 450 (7168): 402-406 NOV 15 2007 11. “Quantum register based on individual electronic and nuclear spin qubits in diamond,” Gurudev Dutt, M. V., Childress, L., Jiang, L., Togan, E., Maze, J., Jelezko, F., Zibrov, A. S., Hemmer, P. R., Lukin, M. D., SCIENCE 316 (5829): 1312-1316 JUN 1 2007 12. “Coherent Dynamics of Coupled Electron and Nuclear Spin Qubits in Diamond,” L. Childress, M.V. Gurudev Dutt, J.M. Taylor, A.S. Zibrov, F. Jelezko, J. Wrachtrup, P.R. Hemmer, M.D. Lukin. SCIENCE 314 (5797): 281-285 OCT 13 2006 13. “Room-temperature coherent coupling of single spins in diamond,” Torsten Gaebel, Michael Domhan, Iulian Popa, Christoffer Wittmann, Philipp Neumann, Fedor Jelezko, James R. Rabeau, Nikolas Stavrias, Andrew D. Greentree, Steven Prawer, Jan Meijer, Jason Twamley, Philip R. Hemmer and Jörg Wrachtrup, Nature Physics 2 No 6 p. 408-413 June 2006 14. “Quantum lithography with classical light,” P. R. Hemmer, A. Muthukrishnan, M. O. Scully, and M. S. Zubairy, Physical Review Letters 96 (16): Art. No. 163603 APR 28 2006 15. Turukhin AV,** Sudarshanam VS,** Shahriar MS, Musser JA,* Ham BS, Hemmer PR, “Observation of ultraslow and stored light pulses in a solid,” PHYS REV LETT 88 (2): art. no. 023602 JAN 14 2002

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Synergistic activities:

 SPIE, Co-chair for Advances in Slow and Fast Light (OE21), international conference, Mar 2007 – Jan 2008.  SPIE, Co-chair for Advanced Optical Concepts in Quantum Computing, Memory, and Communication (OE19) international conference, Mar 2007 – Jan 2008.  OSA, Session organizer for Quantum optics for information processing in 2008 Frontiers in Optics/ Laser Science XXIV, Rochester, Jan 2008 - Oct 2008  SPIE, Co-chair for Advances in Slow and Fast Light (7226), international conference, Mar 2008 – Jan 2009.  SPIE, Co-chair for Advanced Optical Concepts in Quantum Computing, Memory, and Communication (7225) international conference, Mar 2008 – Jan 2009.  SPIE, Co-chair for Advances in Slow and Fast Light, Mar 2009 – Jan 2010.  SPIE, Co-chair for Advanced Optical Concepts in Quantum Computing, Memory, and Communication, Mar 2009 – Jan 2010.  SPIE, Co-chair for Advances in Slow and Fast Light, Mar 2010 – Jan 2011.  SPIE, Co-chair for Advanced Optical Concepts in Quantum Computing, Memory, and Communication, Mar 2010 – Jan 2011.

Recent funded research

Project title PI co-PIs Funding source Amount Term

Assembly of Metallic Clusters for NSF (Sandia 3/1/07- Hemmer Liang $350,000 High-Performance Optical Devices funds) 6/30/10

Solid state quantum information Harvard $180,000 Lukin Hemmer 8/1/07- system based on optically coupled University (TAMU (Harvard) (TAMU) 7/31/11 few qubit registers (NSF funds) share)

Development of a System of Harvard $198,000 Marcus Hemmer 6/1/06- Nonlocally Interconnected Spin University (TAMU (Harvard) (TAMU) 12/31/08 Qubits for Quantum Computation (ARO funds) share)

NV diamond micro-magnetometer Lukin ARO (DARPA 5/1/08- Hemmer $300,000 baseline studies (Harvard) funds) 6/30/09

Indestructable Fluorescent Markers Wrachtru in Diamond Nanocrystals with 8/31/08- Hemmer p (Univ NIH $463,000 Nanometer Distance-Scale 8/31/10 Stuttgart) Distinguishability

Harvard Diamond Based Magnetometry for $300,000 Yacobi Hemmer University 6/1/09- Quantum Information Processing (TAMU (Harvard) (TAMU) (DARPA 5/31/12 Using Endohedral Fullerenes share) funds)

Univ of Magnetic resonance (MRI) and Stuttgart coherent imaging of single cells and Wrachtru (Deutsche 7/15/09- proteins: A revolutionary new tool p (Univ of Hemmer €442,000 Forschungsge 7/14/12 for biology, medicine and material Stuttgart) meinschaft science funds)

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Holzenburg, Andreas

Texas A&M University Voice: 979-845-1164 Microscopy & Imaging Center Fax: 979-847-8933 College Station, Texas 77843-2257 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: http://microscopy.tamu.edu/

Education/Training University of Göttingen, Germany Biology M.S. 1984 University of Göttingen, Germany Microbiology/Botany/Chemistry Ph.D. 1987 University of Basel, Switzerland Structural Biology Postdoc 1987

Appointments 2010 – current Faculty member, Interdisciplinary Faculty of Toxicology (Texas A&M University) 2005 – current Faculty member, Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (Texas A&M University System Health Science Center) 2005 – 2010 Director, Materials Characterization Facility (Texas A&M University) 2002 – current Faculty member, Material Sciences and Engineering Program (Texas A&M University) 2001 – current Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (Texas A&M University) 2000 – current Director, Microscopy and Imaging Center (Texas A&M University) 2000 – current Professor, Department of Biology (Texas A&M University) 2000 – 2000 Senior Lecturer in Structural Molecular Biology (School of Biochemistry & Mol. Biology and School of Biology, University of Leeds, UK) 1991 – 1999 Lecturer in Structural Molecular Biology (School of Biochemistry & Mol. Biology and School of Biology, University of Leeds, UK), tenure as from March 1994

Honors and Awards

 Feodor-Lynen Research Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (1990)  Biology Prize 1994 of the German Academy of Sciences in Göttingen  Glaxo Prize for the best data presentation (presented at the BBSRC Biological Membranes Workshop 1995, UK)  British Crystallographic Association Trophy Award 1997 in recognition of our electron crystallographic work on blood coagulation factor IX  Fellowship of the European Science Foundation Program "Biophysics of Photosynthesis" (1999)  President of the Texas Chapter of the Alexander von Humboldt Association of America, 2006- 2008  Selected for RMS member profile in 2011 (RMS infocus 21, 88-89)

Selected Publications out of 88 refereed peer-reviewed journal articles

 Stoilova-McPhie, S., Villoutreix, B.O., Mertens, K., Kemball-Cook, G. and Holzenburg, A.: Three- dimensional structure of membrane-bound coagulation factor VIII. Blood 99, 1215-1223 (2002).  Sun, J., Savva, C.G., Deaton, J., Kaback, R.H., Svrakic, M., Young, R. and Holzenburg, A.: Asymmetric binding of membrane proteins to GroEL. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 434, 352-357 (2005).

 Ford, R.C. and Holzenburg, A.: Electron crystallography of biomolecules: mysterious membranes and missing cones. Trends Biochem. Sci. 33, 38-43 (2008).  Smith A.G., Johnson, C.B., Ellis, E.A., Vitha, S. and Holzenburg, A.: Protein screening using cold microwave technology. Anal. Biochem. 375, 313-317 (2008).

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 Smith, A.G., Jayaram, J., Johnson, C.B., Ellis, E.A., Vitha, S., Collisson, E.W. and Holzenburg, A.: Improved protein detection using cold microwave technology. Methods Mol. Biol. 536, 533-543.

(2009).

 Vitha, S., Bryant, V.M., Zwa, A. and Holzenburg, A.: 3D Confocal imaging of pollen. Microscopy Today 18, 26-28 (2010).  Dewey, J.S., Savva, C.G., White, R.L., Stanislav Vitha, S., Holzenburg, A. and Young, R.: Micron- scale holes terminate the phage infection cycle. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 107, 2219-2223 (2010).  Weiss, T.L., Chun, H.J., Okada, S., Vitha, S., Holzenburg, A., Laane, J. and Devarenne, T.P.: Raman spectroscopy analysis of botryococcene hydrocarbons from the green microalga

Botryococcus braunii. J. Biol. Chem. 285, 32458-32466 (2010).

 Smith, A.G., Johnson, C.B., Vitha, S. and Holzenburg, A.: Plant FtsZ1 and FtsZ2 expressed in a eukaryotic host: GTPase activity and self-assembly. FEBS Lett. 584, 166-172 (2010).  Smith, A.G., Johnson, C.B., Vitha, S. and Holzenburg, A.: Oligomerization of plant FtsZ1 and FtsZ2 plastid division proteins. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 513, 94-101 (2011).

Synergistic Activities

7. Editorial Board, Journal of Biological Chemistry (current) 8. Microscopy Society of America (MSA) and MSA Education Committee (current) 9. Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society, current 10. German Association of University Professors and Lecturers, current 11. German Society for Electron Microscopy, current 12. Editorial Board of “Micron”, the International Research and Review Journal for Microscopy (Elsevier), current 13. International Advisory Editorial Board "Subcellular Biochemistry" (Springer), current 14. Association for General and Applied Microbiology, current 15. Organization Committee, 2008 Bi-Annual Meeting and Symposium (Kolleg) of the Alexander von Humboldt Association of America: The Universe and the World Around Us, 2007-2008 16. NSF, MRI panel (2007) and NIH BBCB, virology study, special emphasis, and fellowship panels (2001-2006) National Academy of Engineering and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: GAFOE symposium organizing committee (2001-2002) 17. Life Sciences Task Force (Texas A&M) (2000-2004)

Research Support in the last 4 years:

1. BES-04211409 08/15/04 -07/31/08 $361,549 “Acquisition of a Combined Raman and Infrared Microscope with Nano-Scale Spatial Resolution

2. EF-0523951 10/01/05-09/30/08 $205,211 “Phages of Agronomic Bacteria: A Student-Based Genomics Approach” Co-PI: A Holzenburg (5% effort) Combined Raman and Infrared Microscope with Nano-Scale Spatial Resolution” PI: A Holzenburg (5% effort) National Science Foundation

3. EEC-0453578 03/01/05-02/28/08 $222,000 “REU Site: Nanotechnology and Materials Systems” Co-PI: A Holzenburg (5% effort) 4. T32GM065088 07/01/03-06/30/08 $541,062 “Graduate Training in Molecular Biophysics” Co-PI: A Holzenburg (5% effort) National Institute of Healt

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Jeong, Hae-Kwon

Texas A&M University Voice: 979-862-4850 Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering Fax: 979-845-6446 College Station, Texas 77843-3122 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: http://che.tamu.edu/Jeong/

Education/Training Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea Chemical Engineering B.S. 1995 Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea Chemical Engineering M.S. 1997 University of Massachusetts at Amherst Physics M.S. 2004 University of Minnesota at Minneapolis Chemical Engineering Ph.D. 2004

Appointments 2009 – date Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Materials Science and Engineering Program 2006 - date Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of Chemical Engineering

Honors and Awards

 The SLATE Teaching Excellence Award, 2010  The Celanese Teaching Excellence Award, 2009  KIChE US Chapter Outstanding Young Investigator Award, 2009  University of Massachusetts Graduate School Fellowship Award, 2002-2003  Graduate Fellowship from LG Engineering, Co., 1996-1997  Graduate Fellowship from Samsung Petrochemicals, Co., 1995-1997  Fellowship from Korean Government, 1995

Selected Publications 16 refereed peer-reviewed journal articles  Y. Yoo, and H.-K. Jeong, "Generation of covalently functionalized hierarchical IRMOF-3 by post- synthetic modification", Chem. Eng. J., 2011, accepted  M. Shah, M.C. McCarthy, S. Sachdeva, A. Lee, and H.-K Jeong, “Current Status of Metal-Organic Framework Membranes: Opportunities and Challenges”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2011, accepted  J.-R. Li, Y. Ma, M.C. McCarthy, J. Sculley, J. Yu, H.-K Jeong, P.B. Balbuena, and H.-C. Zhou, “Carbon Dioxide Capture-Related Gas Adsorption and Separation in Metal-Organic Frameworks”, Coord. Chem. Rev., 2011, 255. p1791-1823.  Y. Yoo, V.V. Varela, and H.-K. Jeong, “Iso-reticular Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Membranes with Enhanced Crack Resistance and Moisture Stability by Surfactant-Assisted Drying”, Langmuir, 2011, 27(6), p2652-2657  I. Lee and H.-K. Jeong, “Highly b-Oriented Thin MFI Silicalite-1 Membranes with Controlled Microstructure”, Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 2011, 141, p175-183  H.-K. Jeong, “Zeolite and Zeolite/Polymer Composite Membranes: Promises and Challenges”, Appl. Chem. Eng., 2010, 21(5), p481-487 (Invited review)  M.C. McCarthy, V.V. Varela, G. V. Barnett, and H.-K. Jeong, “Synthesis of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Films and Membranes with Controlled Microstructure”, Langmuir, 2010, 26(18), p14636-14641  V.V. Varela, Y. Yoo, M.C. McCarthy, and H.-K. Jeong, “HKUST-1 Membranes on Porous Supports using Secondary Growth”, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010, 20, p3938-3943  Y. Yoo and H.-K. Jeong, “Heteroepitaxial growth of Iso-reticular Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Films”, Crystal Growth & Design, 2010, 10, p1283-1288  A. Aitkaliyeva, M. C. McCarthy, M. Martin, E.G. Fu, D. Wijesundera, X. Wang, W.-K. Chu, H.-K. Jeong, L. Shao, “Defect Formation and Annealing Kinetics in Ion Irradiated Buckypaper”, Nuclear Inst. & Meth. in Phys. Res. B, 2009, 267, p3443-3446

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 J. Choi, H.-K. Jeong, M. A. Snyder, J. A. Stoeger, R. I. Masel, M. Tsapatsis, “Grain Boundary Defect Elimination in a Zeolite Membrane by Rapid Thermal Processing”, Science, 2009, 325, p590-593  Y. Yoo, Z. Lai, H.-K. Jeong, “Fabrication of MOF-5 Membranes using Microwave-Induced Rapid Seeding and Solvothermal Secondary Growth”, Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 2009, 123, p100-106.  I. Lee, J. Buday, H.-K. Jeong, “-Tiles and Mortar Approach: a Simple Technique for the Fabrication of Continuous b-Oriented MFI Silicalite-1 Thin Films”, Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 2009, 122, p288- 293.  Y. Liu, Z. Ng, E. Khan, H.-K. Jeong, C.-B. Ching, Z. Lai, “Synthesis of Continuous MOF-5 Membranes on Porous α-Alumina Substrates”, Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 2009, 118, p296-301  I. Lee, Y. Yoo, Z. Cheng, H.-K. Jeong, “Generation of Monodisperse Mesoporous Silica Microspheres with Controllable Size and Surface Morphology in a Microfluidic Device”, Adv. Func. Mater., 2008, 18, p4014-4021 (Featured in cover)  Y. Yoo, H.-K. Jeong, “Rapid Fabrication of Metal Organic Framework Thin Films using Microwave- Induced Thermal Deposition”, Chem. Comm., 2008, p2441-2443

Synergistic Activities

1. JOURNAL REVIEWS: Journal of American Chemical Society, Angewante Chimie, Chemistry of Materials, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Journal of Materials Chemistry, Journal of Membrane Science, Chemical Communications, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Chemical Society Reviews, Langmuir, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Biomaterials, Advanced Functional Materials, Journal of American Ceramic Society, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2. GRANT REVIEWS: National Science Foundation, American Chemical Society-Petroleum Research Fund, Cottrell Award (Research Corporation) 3. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Member of the American Chemical Society, Member of the North American Membrane Society (NAMS), Member of the Materials Research Society (MRS), Member of the Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (KIChE) 4. OTHERS: Member of advisory board for the Applied Chemistry and Engineering, member of editorial board for the Korean Zeolite Association (KZA) Newsletter

Research Support in the last 4 years:

18. “Understanding the Interface between Nanoporous Inorganic Materials and Polymer for Organic- Inorganic Composite Gas Separation Membranes”, American Chemical Society-Petroleum Research Funds, PI: Hae-Kwon Jeong, co-PIs: none, 1 PhD, 1/1/09 – 8/31/11, Total $100,000 19. “Polymer Composites with CO2-Adsorbed Solid Sorbents”, A private entrepreneur (Mr. Alan Gilbert), PI: Hae-Kwon Jeong, co-PI: none, 1 PhD, 7/1/08 – 8/1/08, $6,819 20. “Development of Novel Mesh-Adjustable Molecular Sieves and Their Membranes for Challenging Separations”, National Science Foundation, PI: Hae-Kwon Jeong, co-PI: Hong-Cai (Joe) Zhou (Chem at TAMU), 2 PhD (one in ChemE and the other in Chem), 1/1/10-12/31/11, Total $300,000 ($153,543) 21. “Stimuli-Responsive Metal-Organic Frameworks for Highly Efficient Post-combustion CO2 Capture,” Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), PI: Hong- Cai (Joe) Zhou (Chem at TAMU), co-PIs: Hae-Kwon Jeong and Perla Baluena, 4 PhDs (two in ChemE and two in Chem) and four postdocs (two in ChemE and two in Chem), 7/1/2010- 6/30/2012, $1,133,193 ($262,392) 22. “An Innovative, Unorthodox, and General Strategy for the Synthesis of Zeolitic-Imidazolate Framework (ZIF) Membranes for Olefin/Paraffin Separations”, National Science Foundation, PI: Hae-Kwon Jeong, 1 PhD (ChemE), 1/1/12-12/31/14, Total $280,447 23. “Development of CO2-Containing Zeolites and Zeolitic Materials as Micro Fire Extinguishers”, MKO Process Safety Center, PI: Hae-Kwon Jeong, 1 PhD, 1/1/11-12/31/13, Total $69,000

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312E Zachry Engineering Center Office: (979) 845-7564

Texas A&M University, TX 77845 E-Mail: [email protected]

EXPERTISE  Nanofluidics and Microfluidic single molecule spectroscopy: Single molecule diagnostics, micro and nano scale multiple protein interactions.  Optofluidics for SERS: Alzheimer disease diagnostics, cardiovascular biomarker detection and high throughput drug screening.  Biophysics for Cancer: Analysis of cancer cell with biophysical method.

EDUCATION Cornell University-College of Engineering Ithaca, New York

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (minor in Physical Chemistry) August 2002

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering February 1999

Master of Engineering in Nuclear Science August 1997

Chiba University-College of Engineering Chiba, Japan

Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics and Image Science April 1995

RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCE

 Tenured Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Joint appointment at Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University September 2010 – Present  Co-founder of “Photon diagnostics nanosystem” (U.S.A) Nanotech venture companies making nanofluidic sensors for cardiovascular biomarker detection. TAMU Academic patents (Nanofluidic devices for SERS) is being licensed for commercialization. July 2008 – Present • Co-founder, “ESPINEX. Inc (Japan)” ( Nagoya, Japan) A nanotech venture companies making nanosensors for biomedical applications. $650,000 venture capital funds raised. Academic patents licensed for commercialization. September 2005 – Present  Adjunct Assistant Professor Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology Collaboration with Professor and Chair Mien-chie Hung, Molecular and Cellular Oncology, for the development of single molecule detection platform and nanofiber membrane sensor MD Anderson Cancer Center September 2005 – Present  Tenure track Assistant Professor (25% supported by non teaching funds for last five years) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Joint appointment at Department of Materials Science and Engineering Directing a group of 8 graduate advisees Texas A&M University July 2004 – September 2010  Post Doctoral Associate Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC) Supervised four graduate students and completed three projects 224

Cornell University August 2002 - June 2004  Research Associate Novellus Inc Engaged MOCVD equipment for TiN. May 1998 – September 1998

TEACHING EXPERIENCE  Nanobiotechnology– Texas A&M University, January 2005 - every Spring semester - Microfluidics and bioMEMS-biological application of nanotechnology

 Nanotechnology fabrication – Texas A&M University, August 2004 - every Fall semester -Introductory course for nanofabrication technology

 Nanophotonics – Texas A&M University, January 2007 -Introductory course for nanotechnology and biophotonics

 Microelectronics device design – Texas A&M University, January 2008 -Introductory course for microelectronics

 Advanced electromagnetic theory – Texas A&M University January 2009 -Waveguide and antenna theory

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE  Session Chair at The 20th International Photopolymer Conference (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008)  International advisory board of conference of photopolymer science and technology (2006)  Journal Reviewer (15 -20 paper /year to review) Biosensor &Bioelectronics

 State Strategy on Advanced Technology (SSAT) committee member on Nanotechnology (2005)  NIH-IMAT proposal review (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,2011)  Singapore government scientific proposal review (2009)

INVITED TALKS  Electrical Engineering Seminar at Texas A&M University (February 22 2004)  The 21th International Photopolymer Conference at Chiba University in Japan (June 24-27 2004)  Nano summit in Texas at Houston (July 27 2005)  The 22th International Photopolymer Conference at Chiba University in Japan (June 23-26 2005)  Biomedical Engineering Seminar at Texas A&M University (April 22 2006)  Material Science and Engineering Seminar at Texas A&M University (May 05 2006)  Nano summit in Texas at Houston (July 22 2007)  The 23th International Photopolymer Conference at Chiba University in Japan (June 25-28 2006)  University of Texas Houston, invited seminar in Houston (July 25 2007)  The 24th International Photopolymer Conference at Chiba University in Japan (June 25-28 2007)  The 25th International Photopolymer Conference at Chiba University in Japan (June 23-26 2008)  IEEE-LEOS summer topical in Acapulco MX (July 21-23 2008)

PATENTS (5 patent issued and 3 patents licensed)  Jun Kameoka, Harold Craighead. “Electrospray emitter for microfluidic channel”. US patent issued No. 7081622 and No. 7105810 (licensed to Biospect Inc, San Francisco CA)  Jun Kameoka, Harold Craighead.”Nanofabricated photon tunneling based sensor” US patent issued No. 7,267,797.

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 Jun Kameoka, Harold Craighead. “Scanned Source Oriented Nanofiber Formation”. US patent issued No. 7,537,807  Jun Kameoka, Keiyo Nakano. “Microfiber supported nanofiber membrane”. US patent issued No. 7,591,883  Jun Kameoka, Chin Su. “ New surface plasmon sensor” US patent pending (licensed to ESPINEX Life Science Inc, College Station TX)  Multi-pass surface plasmon resonance sensor- US patent application 60/821,092  Nanofluidic device for SERS- US patent application 12/038,700  Nanofluidic single molecule detection- US patent application 61/026,978

Journal Publication Lists (h-Index 18)

1. N. Jing, M, Wang, Jun Kameoka. “Fabrication of Ultrafine Zirconia Nanofibers by Electrospinning” Volume 18, 503- 506, Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology (2005) 2. Leon M. Bellan, Jun Kameoka, H. G. Craighead. “Measurement of the Young”s moduli of individual polyethelene oxide and glass nanofibers.” Volume 16, 1095- 1099 Nanotechnology (2005) 3. Yanou Yang, Chen Li, Jun Kameoka, Kelvin H. Lee and H. G. Craighead. “A polymeric microchip with integrated tips and in situ polymerized monolith for electrospray mass spectrometry.” Volume 5, 1-8 Lab on a chip (2005) 4. Miao Wang, Nick Jing, etc Jun Kameoka. “Electrospinning of Silica Nanochannel for Single Molecule Detection” 88, 033106 Applied Physics Letter (2006). 5. P B Deotare, Jun Kameoka “Fabrication of silica nanocomposite-cups using electrospraying” 17, 1380-1383, Nanotechnology (2006) 6. Chin. Su, Jun Kameoka “Properties of an optical multipass surface plasmon resonance technique” 89, 71101 Applied Physics Letter (2006) 7. Hyungduk Ko, Jun Kameoka. “Photo-crosslinked Porous PEG Hydrogel Membrane via Electrospinning” Volume 19, 413- 418, Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology (2006) 8. Hyungduk Ko, Chin Su, Jun Kameoka. “Field assisted multipass surface plasmon resonance sensor” Volume 18, 2938- 2942, Measurement science and technology (2007) 9. Miao Wang, Gerald Cote, Jun Kameoka. “An optofluidic device for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy” Volume 7, 630- 632, Lab on a chip (2007) 10. Parag Deotare, Jun Kameoka. “Sorting of Silica nanocups with diameters during fabrication process”. Volume 2007, Article ID 71259, 4 pages, Journal of Nanomaterials (2007) 11. Chin Su, Jun Kameoka. “ Forty-four fiber optic loop for improving the sensitivity of surface plasmon resonance sensor” Volume 19, 2938-2943, Measurement Science and technology (2008) 12. Parijat Bhatnagar, Jun Kameoka. “Protein functionalized micro hydrogel features for cell-surface interaction. Volume 10, 567-571, Biomedical microdevices (2008) 13. I-Hsien Chou, et al Jun Kameoka. “Nanofluidic Biosensing for beta-amyloid detection using SERS” Volume 5, 1729-1735, Nano Letter (2008) 14. Rajat Mehrotra, Jun Kameoka. “Monodispersed polygonal water droplets in microchannel” Volume 92, 213109, Applied Physics Letter (2008) 15. Nick Jing, Jun Kameoka. “Nanofluidics for single molecule identification” volume 21, 531-536, Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology (2008) 16. P-H Tsou, Jun Kameoka. “The fabrication and testing of electrospun silica nanofiber membranes for the detection of proteins” volume 19, 445714, Nanotechnology (2008) 17. Miao Wang*, Nick Jing*, et al, Jun Kameoka. “Optofluidic device for ultra-sensitive detection of proteins using SERS.” Microfluidics and nanofluidics (2009), 6, 411 18. Young Shin*, Miao Wang*, Jun Kameoka. “Electrospun Nanofiber biosensor for measuring glucose concentration” Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology (2009) 22, 235-237. 19. HD Ko, Jun Kameoka, C Su, “Measurements of refractive index change due to positive ions using a surface plasmon resonance sensor”, Measurement Science and technology (2009), 143, 381-386. 20. Chao-kai Chou, Nick Jing*, et al , Jun Kameoka “ High speed digital protein interaction analysis using microfluidic single molecule detection system” Lab on a Chip (2010) 10, 1793-1798. 21. Chao-kai Chou, Nick Jing*, et al, Jun Kameoka “Rapid detection of two-protein interaction with a single fluorophore by using a microfluidic device” Analyst (2010). 135, 11, 2907-2912.

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22. P-H Tsou*, et al, Jun Kameoka, “Rapid antibiotics efficacy screening with aluminum oxide nanoporous membrane filter-chip and optical detection system” Biosensor and bioelectronics (2010) 26, 289-294. 23. S Park, et al, Kameoka “Rapid Prototyping of Nanofluidic Systems Using Size-Reduced Electrospun Nanofibers for Biomolecular Analysis” Small (2010) 6, 2420-2426. 24. Sungming Hong*, et al , Jun Kameoka “Measurement of Protein 53 Diffusion Coefficient in Live HeLa Cells Using Raster Image Correlation Spectroscopy (RICS)” Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology (2010), 1, 31-36 25. L Kish, J Kameoka, et al, “Log normal distribution of single molecule fluorescence bursts in micro/nanochannels” Applied Physics letter Volume: 99 Issue: 14 Article Number: 143121 (2011)

Conference Proceedings Publication and Article List 26. Chou IH, et al, Jun Kameoka “Nanofluidic channel based biosensor using Surface Enhanced Raman spectroscopy” SPIE Proceeding (2007) volume 6444, 4440 27. Jun Kameoka, Nick Jing “Single molecule Identification via Nanofluidic Immunospectroscopy” Biolphysical Journal 94, 2486, (2008) 28. Miao Wang*, et al Jun Kameoka “Optofluidic device for molecular detection via SERS” IEEE LEOS summer topical (2008) 29. Miao Wang, Nan Jing, Melodie Benford, I-Hsien Chou, Hope T. Beier, Gerard L. Coté and Jun Kameoka “OPTOFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR ULTRA-SENSITIVE MOLECULE DETECTION USING SURFACE- ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY” page: 314-316, Twelfth International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, October 12 - 16, 2008, San Diego, California, USA

30. Nan Jing, Chin B. Su, Chao-Kai Chou Mien-Chie Hung and Jun Kameoka. “DETERMINATION OF PROTEIN CONCENTRATION WITH TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D) PHOTON BURST DIAGRAMS USING MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL” 865-867, Twelfth International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, October 12 - 16, 2008, San Diego, California, USA 31. Benford ME, et al, Jun Kameoka “In vitro detection of beta amyloid exploiting surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) using a nanofluidic biosensor” SPIE Proceeding (2008) volume 6869, W8690 32. Nan Jing*, Chin B. Su, Chao-Kai Chou Mien-Chie Hung and Jun Kameoka. “Optofluidic device for molecular detection via SERS” SPIE, (2009) 71850W 33. Jun Kameoka, Sungmin Hong “Raster Image Correlation Spectroscopy for Anti-Cancer Drug Screening Based on the Identification of Molecular Dynamics” Biolphysical Journal 98, 405a, (2010) 34. Benford ME, et al, Jun Kameoka “Functionalized nanoparticles for measurement of biomarkers using a SERS nanochannel platform” SPIE, (2010) 7577

Book Chapter

35. Miao Wang*, J. Kameoka et al. Nanofluidics “Nanostructures for single molecule detection” publish in Royal society of chemistry, UK. (2010) 36. Miao Wang*, J. Kameoka and G Cote “Optofluidics for Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy” Wiley science. USA. (2010) 37. Jun Kameoka, Miao Wang, nick Jing. “Nanostructures for molecular sensing” Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechmnology (2011)

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Karaman, Ibrahim

Texas A&M University Voice: 979-862-3923 Department of Mechanical Engineering Fax: 979-862-2418 College Station, Texas 77843-3123 E-Mail: [email protected]

Professional Preparation Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey Mechanical Engineering B.S. 1995 Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey Mechanical Engineering M.S. 1996 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. 2000

Appointments 2011 – date Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering 2010 – date Chair, Texas A&M University, Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program 2008 – date Associate Director, Texas Institute for Intelligent Materials and Structures, Texas A&M University 2007 – 2010 The Dietz Career Development Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering 2006 – date Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, Materials Science and Engineering Program 2006 - 2007 Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering 2003 – 2006 Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Materials Science and Engineering Program 2000 - 2006 Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Honors and Awards  Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award, ASME and AIAA Joint Committee on Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems, 2008  TMS Early Career Faculty Fellow Award, Honorable Mention, 2007  TMS Robert Lansing Hardy Award, 2005  ONR YIP Award Recipient, 2005  NSF CAREER Award Recipient, 2001

Publications 144 refereed journal articles, 24 refereed conference proceedings articles. Links to the electronic versions of the publications can be found at http:// http://mesam.tamu.edu/Publications.htm

1. Rubitschek, F., Niendorf, T., Maier, H.J., and Karaman, I., “Corrosion Fatigue Behavior of Biocompatible Ultrafine-Grained Niobium Alloy in Simulated Body Fluid,” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Vol. 5, pp. 181-192, 2012. 2. Singh N., Dogan, E.*, Karaman, I., and Arroyave, R., “The Effect of Configurational Order on the Magnetic Characteristics of Co-Ni-Ga Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys,” Physical Review B, Vol. 84 (18), p. 184201, 2011. 3. Purcek, G., Saray, O., Rubitschek, F., Niendorf, T., Maier, H.J, and Karaman, I., “Effect of Internal Oxidation on Wear Behavior of Ultrafine-Grained Nb-Zr,” Acta Materialia, Vol. 59, pp. 7683-7694, 2011. 4. Atli, K.C.*, Karaman, I., Noebe, R.D., Garg, A., Chumlyakov, Y.I., and Kireeva, I.V., “Shape Memory Characteristics of Ti49.5Ni25Pd25Sc0.5 High Temperature Shape Memory Alloy after Severe Plastic Deformation,” Acta Materialia, Vol. 59, pp. 4747-4760, 2011. 5. Basu, S.*, Ozaydin, M.F.*, Kothalkar, A.*, Karaman, I., and Radovic, M., “Phase and Morphology Evolution in High Temperature Ti3SiC2-NiTi Diffusion Bonded Joints,” Scripta Materialia, Vol. 65, pp. 237-240, 2011. 6. Dogan, E.*, Karaman, I., Chumlyakov, Y.I., and Luo, Z.P., “Microstructure and Martensitic Transformation Characteristics of CoNiGa High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys,” Acta Materialia, Vol. 59, pp.1168-1183, 2011.

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7. Foley, D.C., Al-Maharbi, M.*, Hartwig, K.T., Karaman, I., Kecskes, L.J., and Mathaudhu, S.N., “Grain Refinement vs. Crystallographic Texture: Mechanical Anisotropy in AZ31B Magnesium Alloy Processed via a Hybrid ECAE Route,” Scripta Materialia, Vol. 64, pp. 193-196, 2011. 8. Ma, J.*, Karaman, I., and Noebe, R.D., “High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys,” International Materials Review, an invited review paper, Vol. 55, pp. 257-315, 2010. 9. Ma, J.* and Karaman, I., “Expanding the Repertoire of Shape Memory Alloys,” Science, Vol.327, Issue: 5972, pp. 1468-1469, 2010. 10. Ma, J.*, Karaman, I., Maier, H.J., and Chumlyakov, Y.I., “Superelastic Cycling and Room Temperature Recovery of Ti74Nb26 Shape Memory Alloy,” Acta Materialia, Vol. 58, pp. 2216-2224, 2010. 11. Kockar, B.*, Atli, K.C.*, Ma, J.*, Haouaoui, M.*, Karaman, I., Nagasako, M., and Kainuma, R., “Role of Severe Plastic Deformation on Cyclic Reversibility of Ti50.3Ni33.7Pd16 High Temperature Shape Memory Alloy,” Acta Materialia, Vol. 58, pp. 6411-6420, 2010. 12. Dadda, J., Maier, H.J., Karaman, I., and Chumlyakov, Y.I., “Cyclic Deformation and Austenite Stabilization in Co35Ni35Al30 Single Crystalline High-temperature Shape Memory Alloys,” Acta Materialia, Vol. 57, pp. 6123-6134, 2009. 13. Yapici, G.G.*, Tome, C.N., Beyerlein, I.J., Karaman, I., Vogel, S., and Liu, C., “Plastic Flow Anisotropy of Pure Zirconium after Severe Plastic Deformation at Room Temperature,” Acta Materialia, Vol. 57, pp. 4855-4865, 2009. 14. Karaca, H.E.*, Karaman, I., Basaran, B.*, Ren, Y., Chumlyakov, Y.I., and Maier, H.J., “Magnetic Field-induced Phase Transformation in NiMnColn Magnetic Shape-Memory Alloys-A New Actuation Mechanism with Large Work Output,” Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 19, pp. 983-998, 2009. 15. I. Karaman, H. Sehitoglu, H.J. Maier, and Y.I. Chumlyakov, 2001, “Competing Mechanisms and Modeling of Deformation in Austenitic Stainless Steel Single Crystals with and without Nitrogen,” Acta Materialia, Volume 49, pp. 3919-3933. 16. I. Karaman, H. Sehitoglu, A.J. Beaudoin, H.J. Maier, Y.I. Chumlyakov, and C.N. Tome, 2000, “Modeling of the Deformation Behavior of Hadfield Steel Single and Polycrystals due to Twining and Slip”, Acta Materialia, Vol. 48, p. 2031. 17. I. Karaman, H. Sehitoglu, K. Gall, Y.I. Chumlyakov, and H.J. Maier, 2000, “Deformation of Single Crystal Hadfield Steels by Twinning and Slip,” Acta Materialia, Vol. 48, p. 1345.

Synergistic Activities  Established a minor program in nanomaterials across Colleges of Engineering (COE) and Science as a part of an NSF - NUE program (2007 to date). Developed an undergraduate course on “Introduction to Nanomaterials” with a lab component. The course material will be available thru www.nanohub.org. Developed teaching modules in nanotechnology for sophomore and junior materials courses and developed a senior level course on “Nanoscale Issues in Manufacturing” for the COE of Texas A&M as part of the NSF-NUE project. The modules, class notes, manuals, and homeworks are available at http://www.foundationcoalition.org/resources/nano/index.html.  Serves in the Advisory Committee for The International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering & Environment) Project Olympiad (I-SWEEEP). I-SWEEEP is organized for the participation of the grades 6 thru 12. www.isweep.org  Consultant to Harmony Science Academy for attending in statewide and nationwide science competitions. Harmony Science academy is a K-12 charter school with 90% minority enrollment.  Helped with the establishment of the Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) Graduate Program at Texas A&M University.

Collaborators In The Last 48 Months: R. Arroyave, M. Radovic, M. Hahn (Asst. Profs., Texas A&M) I. Beyerlein (Technical Staff, Los Alamos National Laboratory-LANL), D. Brown (Technical Staff, LANL), Y.I. Chumlyakov (Prof., Siberian Physical Technical Institute, Russia), R. Kainuma (Prof., Tohoku University, Japan), D.C. Lagoudas (Prof., Texas A&M), H.J. Maier (Prof., University of Paderborn, Germany), R.D. Noebe (Group Leader, NASA-GRC), Y. Ren (Technical Staff, Argonne National Laboratory), X. Zhang (Assoc. Prof., Texas A&M).

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Graduate And Post-Doctoral Advisors: Huseyin Sehitoglu (Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).

Research Students And Post-Doctoral Associates Advised Post-Docs: J.I. Kim, Y.J. Lin, M. Haouaoui, H.E. Karaca, S. Basu Ph.D.: M. Haouaoui, H.E. Karaca, B. Kockar, G. G. Yapici, B. Basaran, M. Al-Maharbi, K.C. Atli, N. Ozdemir, J. Ma M.S.: J. Robertson, S. Sutter, A. Brewer, Y. Cao, G.G. Yapici, A. A. Simon, H.E. Karaca, A.K. Kulkarni, C. Hutchins, E. Dogan, E. Akin, F. Barrie, R. Zhu, S. Modarres-Razavi. B.S.: H. Ott, K. Sy, K. Wehage, J. Morse, J.S. Mather, B.W. Bagley, P. Patridge, G. Singh, J.S. Monroe, R. Seiner, B.E. Franco, J. Ma.

Research Grants in the last 4 years 1. National Science Foundation (NSF) – DMR, “Materials World Network: Microstructural Design for Enhanced Efficiency in Solid State Energy Conversion,” J. Ross (PI), I. Karaman (Co-PI). Two graduate students per year have been supported. September 15, 2011 to August 31, 2014, Total: $ 430,000 (Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $ 230,000). 2. Qatar National Foundation (QNRF), “Toward Low Temperature Formability of Damage-Tolerant High Specific Strength Magnesium Alloys: Experiments and Modeling,” A. Benzerga (PI), I. Karaman and G. Kridli (Co-PIs), Three graduate students and one post-doc have been supported. February 1, 2012 to January 31, 2015, Total: $1,046,492. (Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $180,381). 3. U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), “Cooperative Agreement on Advanced Lightweight and High Density Materials Development,” K. Ted Hartwig (PI), I. Karaman (Co-PI). Three graduate students have been supported. April 8, 2011 to April 7, 2012, Total: $173,585. (Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $75,000). 4. Boeing Company, “Ni-rich NiTi and NiTiHf High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys,” I. Karaman. One graduate student has been supported. April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012, Total: $50,000. 5. Tenaris Research Center, “Shape Memory Alloy Pipe Couplers,” D.C. Lagoudas (PI), J. Boyd, I. Karaman (Co-PIs). Two graduate students have been supported. September 01, 2010 to August 31, 2012, Total: $260,000. (Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $108,070). 6. U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), “Microstructural Design and Refinement of Magnesium Alloys by Severe Plastic Deformation,” K. Ted Hartwig (PI), I. Karaman (Co-PI). Two graduate students have been supported. April 15, 2010 to April 14, 2011, Total: $150,000. (Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $60,478). 7. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) – DURIP, “Acquisition of Mechanically Assisted Spark Plasma Sintering System for Advanced Research and Education on Functionally Graded Hybrid Materials,” D.C. Lagoudas (PI), I. Karaman, M. Radovic, Z. Ounaies (Co-PIs). No student has been supported. September 15, 2010 to September 14, 2011, Total: $450,000. (Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $ 112,500). 8. The U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF), “Meta-Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys with High Efficiency for Energy Harvesting and Magnetic Heating-Cooling,” I. Karaman (PI), Y.I. Chumlyakov (Co-PI, SPTI, Russia). One student per year has been supported. October 21, 2009 to October 20, 2011 Total: $ 68,767 (Maximum 25% of the total amount is allowed to be allocated for U.S. institution, 75% must go to the Eurasian institution. Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $16,000). 9. U.S. Army, Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), “Dense Particulate Consolidation to Nanocrystalline Bulk Material,” K. Ted Hartwig (PI), I. Karaman (Co-PI). Two graduate students per year have been supported. September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2012, Total: $492,428. (Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $246,214). 10. Air Force Office Scientific Research (AFOSR) – MURI, “Synthesis, Characterization and Modeling of Functionally Graded Multifunctional Hybrid Composites for Extreme Environments,” D.C. Lagoudas (PI), I. Karaman (Co-PI) among several other co-PIs. Thirteen graduate students per year have been supported. September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2014, Total: $ 7,736,920 (Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $ 500,000). 11. National Science Foundation (NSF) – IMI, “International Institute for Multifunctional Materials for Energy Conversion (IIMEC),” D.C. Lagoudas (PI), I. Karaman (Co-PI) among several other co-PIs. 230

Ten graduate students per year have been supported. September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2014, Total: $ 4,030,000 (Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $ 400,000). 12. National Science Foundation (NSF) – DMR, “Materials World Network: U.S.-Japan Research Collaboration in Meta-magnetic Shape Memory Alloys with Enhanced Ductility and Controlled Porosity,” I. Karaman (PI), M. Hahn (Co-PI). Two graduate students per year have been supported. September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2012, Total: $ 280,000 (Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $ 175,545). 13. National Science Foundation (NSF) – CMMI, “Advanced High Strength Multiphase Steels through a Combined Alloy-Microstructural Design,” I. Karaman (PI), R. Arroyave (Co-PI). Two graduate students per year have been supported. September, 2009 to August 31, 2012, Total: $ 280,000 (Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $ 160,152). 14. U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), “Microstructural Design and Refinement of Magnesium Alloys by Severe Plastic Deformation,” K. Ted Hartwig (PI), I. Karaman (Co-PI). Two graduate and two undergraduate students per year have been supported. September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2010, Total: $220,000. (Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $110,000). 15. National Science Foundation (NSF) – IIP, “Establishment of a Site on Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)- Research Technologies (SMA-RT) as part of Ohio State University – Smart Vehicle Concepts Center,” D.C. Lagoudas (PI), J. Boyd (Co-PI), I. Karaman (Co-PI). No graduate student per year has been supported from this portion of the funds. The student support comes from the funding from the member companies. July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010, Total: $ 100,000 (Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $33,333). 16. National Science Foundation (NSF) – DMR, “Computational and Experimental Design of Novel CoNiGa High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys,” R. Arroyave (PI), I. Karaman (Co-PI). Two graduate and two undergraduate students per year have been supported. June 1, 2008 to December 31, 2011, Total: $ 345,000 (Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $ 171,793). 17. National Science Foundation (NSF) – CMMI, “Active NIRT: Hierarchical Manufacturing and Modeling for Phase Transforming Active Nanostructures,” D.C. Lagoudas (PI), K. Gall (Co-PI), I. Karaman (Co- PI), J. Kameoka (Co-PI), X. Zhang (Co-PI). Five graduate and two undergraduate students per year have been supported. July 1, 2007 to June 31, 2011, Total: $ 1,000,000 (Prorated to Dr. Karaman: $ 177,377).

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Lagoudas, Dimitris C.

Texas A&M University Phone: 979-845-9409

Department of Aerospace Engineering Fax:979-845-6051

College Station, TX 77843 Email:[email protected]

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Mechanical Engineering B.S. 1982

Lehigh University, USA Applied Mathematics PhD. 1986

Cornell University, USA, and Max Planck Institute, Germany Theoretical and Applied Physics/Mechanics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3141

Department Head, June 2009 - present

Interim Department Head, November 2008 – May 2009

John and Bea Slattery Chair, September 2004 – present

Director, Texas Institute for Intelligent Bio-Nano Materials and Structures for Aerospace

Vehicles (TiiMS), September 2002- present

Chair, Materials Science and Engineering, January 2001-August 2003

Associate Vice President for Research, May 2001-May 2004

Ford Professor of Aerospace Engineering, October 1999-August 2004

Director, TEES Center for Mechanics of Composites, September 1998-December 2001

Director, Active Materials and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, September 1997-present

Full Professor of Aerospace Engineering, September 1998 - present

Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, July 1992 – August 1998

NASALangleyResearchCenter, Hampton, VA

NASA Faculty Fellow, June 2004 – August 2004

ENSAM Metz, France

Visiting Professor, December 2000, May 2002

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University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas

Visiting Scholar, Department of Aerospace and Engineering Mechanics, Fall 1998

University of Metz, Metz, France

Visiting Professor, CNRS Institute for Mechanics of Materials (LPMM), December 2003

Visiting Professor, CNRS Institute for Mechanics of Materials (LPMM), May-June, 1998

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, TroyNY12180

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, September 1988 - June 1992

Adjunct Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, July 1992-June 1993

HONORS AND AWARDS

1. Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Best Paper Award, 1995, 2005. 2. TEES Research Fellow, 1995, 1996. 3. TEES Senior Research Fellow, 1997. 4. Defense Science Study Group, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1998-1999. 5. Neely ’52 Dow Chemical Faculty Fellow Award, 1998. 6. Lockheed Excellence in Engineering Teaching Award, 1998. 7. Ford Professor of Aerospace Engineering, TAMU, 1999-2004. 8. Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2000. 9. Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers,2000. 10. TexasA&MUniversity Faculty Fellow, 2000-2005. 11. TEES Charles W. Crawford Service Award,2003. 12. NASA Faculty Fellowship, NASA Langley, 2004. 13. John and Bea Slattery Chair, 2004. 14. ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Prize,2006. 15. William Sweet Smith Prize, IMechE, 2008 16. Fellow of Engineering Science, 2009 17. Presidential Award of Excellence for Faculty Service to International Students, 2011 18. SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Lifetime Achievement Award, 2011

Selected Publications(from more than 150 journal articles, 228 refereed conference proceedings, 2 books, and 5 chapter contributions):

1. THAKRE, P.R., LAGOUDAS, D.C., RIDDICK, J.C., GATES, T.S., FRANKLAND, S.V., RATCLIFFE, J.G., ZHU, J. and BARRERA, E.V., 2010, “Investigation of the effect of single wall carbon nanotubes on interlaminar fracture toughness of woven carbon fiber-epoxy composites,” Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 45 Issue 10, May 2011, pp. 1091-1107. 2. CHARALAMBAKIS, N., CHATZIGEORGIOU, G., EFENDIEV, Y., LAGOUDAS, D.C., 2011, “Effective behavior of composite structures made of thermoelastic constituents with cylindrical periodicity,” Procedia Engineering, Volume 10, 2011, pp. 3611 - 3616, 2011. 3. CHATZIGEORGIOU, G., EFENDIEV, Y. and LAGOUDAS, D.C., 2011, “Homogenization of aligned “fuzzy fiber” composites,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, 48, 2668-2680. 4. LESTER, B. T., CHEMISKY, Y., and LAGOUDAS, D. C., 2011, "Transformation Characteristics of Shape Memory Alloy Composites", Smart Materials and Structures, 20 (2011) 094002. 5. KUMAR, P.K., DESAR, U., MONROE, J.A., KARAMAN, I., LAGOUDAS, D.C., BIGELOW, G. and NOEBE, R.D., 2011, “Experimental Investigation of Simultaneous Creep, Plasticity and Transformation of Ti50.5Pd30Ni19.5 High Temperature Shape Memory Alloy during Cyclic Actuation,” Materials Science and Engineering A, MSA 27741, September 2011. 6. VOLK, B., LAGOUDAS, D.C. and MAITLAND, D.J., 2011, “Characterizing and modeling the free

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recovery and constrained recovery behavior of a polyurethane shape memory polymer,” Smart Materials and Structures, 2220 (2011) 094004. 7. HARTL, D.J., LAGOUDAS, D.C. and CALKINS, T., 2011, “Advanced Methods for the Analysis, Design, and Op-timization of SMA-Based Aerostructures,” Smart Materials and Structures, 20, 094006, August 2011. 8. HALDAR, K., KIEFER, B. and LAGOUDAS, D.C., 2011, “Finite Element Analysis of the Demagnetization Effect and Stress Inhomogeneities in Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy Samples,” Philosophical Magazine, Vol. 91, Issue 30, 2011. 9. DAS, K., LAGOUDAS, D.C. and WHITCOMB, J.2011, "Analysis of a Nano-Porous Multi-layer Film for Thermal Radiation Barrier Coatings". Applied Nanoscience,Vol. 1, 2011. 10. ZHENG, H., LUO, Z., FANG, D., PHILLIPS, F.R. AND LAGOUDAS, D.C., 2011, “Reversible phase transformations in a shape memory alloy In-Tl nanowires observed by in situ transmission electron microscopy,” Materials Letters, doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2011.11.049.

Books 1. LAGOUDAS, D.C. (editor and co-author), 2008,Shape Memory Alloys: Modeling and Engineering Applications, Springer-Verlag.

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES: Dimitris Lagoudas serves as an Associate Editor for the two primary journals on active materials and smart structures in the United States, and has organized or co-organized workshops, symposia and conferences on subjects related to his research. He has served as a member of the Defense Science Study Group, on the National Academy of Sciences (NRC) panel for the review of ONR’s Air and Surface Weapons Technology Program, NASA’s Pioneering Revolutionary Technology Programs, and he recently co-chaired the panel for developing NASA’s Roadmap for Nanotechnologies. He has six disclosures of invention and concepts developed for industry and a software license. During the past 15 years he has published extensively on the subject of shape memory alloys with his students, postdoctoral associates and colleagues and several of his journal papers are now considered classic papers in the field. The theoretical models that his research group developed have now been implemented and integrated into finite element analysis software, which have been used by many academic institutions around the world and also industry and government (Boeing and NASA).

Funded Research Projects

1. NASA Shared Services Center, “Multi-Scale Modeling and Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Multi-Functional Composites as New Lightweight, Durable Materials for Improved Subsonic, Fixed-Wing Vehicle Performance,” Lagoudas, D., (Sub recipients: NIA and Nanoridge), $562,403, 1/22/07 – 1/21/10. 2. US Air Force Office of Scientific Research, “Shape Memory Alloy for Vibration Isolation and Damping of Large-Scale Space Structures,” PI: Lagoudas, D., Co-PI, Kalmar-Nagy, T., Lagoudas, M., $158,320, 4/1/07 – 11/30/09. 3. Boeing Aerospace & Electronics, “A Comprehensive Analysis of the Thermomechanical Fatigue Behavior for 60-NiTi Shape Memory Alloy,” PI: Lagoudas, $59,858, 3/30/07 – 11/30/07. 4. NSF-NIRT: Hierarchical Manufacturing and Modeling for Phase Transforming Active Nanostructures, PIs: Lagoudas, D., Karaman, I., Zhang, X., Kameoka, J, (Subrecipient: Ken Gall at Georgia Tech), $1,000,000, 7/1/07 – 6/30/11. 5. NSF-I/UCRC: Establishment of a Site on SMA-Research Technologies (SMA-RT) as part of OSU- SVC,” PIs: Lagoudas, D., Karaman, I., and Boyd, J., $100,000, 7/1/08-6/30/10. 6. US Air Force Office of Scientific Research, “Electromagnetically Tunable Fluids,” PI: Lagoudas, D., Co-PI: Ounaies, Z., and Huff, G., $100,000, 7/1/08-11/30/09.

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7. Clarkson Aerospace, Inc., “Materials and Manufacturing Research,” PI: Davis, D., Co-PI: Lagoudas, D., Whitcomb, J. and Sue, H.-J., $285,000, 9/29/08-9/28/09. 8. NSF-IIMEC: “International Institute for Multifunctional Materials for Energy Conversion (IIMEC),” Co-PIs: Lagoudas, Cagin, T., Ounaies, Z., Karaman, I., Davis, D., Almes, G., Griffin, R., Pradeep Sharma at University of Houston, Mostafa El-Sayed at Georgia Tech, Ken Gall at Georgia Tech and Medshape Solutions, Inc., $4,030,000, 9/1/09 – 8/31/10. 9. Boeing Company, “Modeling of SMA Actuated Trailing Edge Devices,” PI: Lagoudas, $134,721, 10/1/09 – 9/30/2010. 10. Clarkson Aerospace, Inc., “Materials and Manufacturing Research,” PI: Lagoudas, $200,000, 10/13/09 – 12/31/10. 11. US Air Force Office of Scientific Research, “Synthesis, Characterization and Modeling of Functionally Graded Multifunctional Hybrid Composites for Extreme Environments (MURI),” PI: Lagoudas, Co-PIs: Ochoa, O., Karaman, I., Whitcomb, J., Cizmas, P., Ounaies, Z., Radovic, M., Reddy, J.N., Gao, I., Dan Inman at Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering, Khalid Lafdi at University of Dayton Mechanical Engineering & Aerospace, Scott White at University of Illinois Aerospace Engineering, Philie Geubelle at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Aerospace, Nakhiah Goulbourne at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Mechanical, Gary Seidel at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Aerospace and Ocean, $4,061,317, 8/1/09 – 1/14/11. 12. Boeing Company, “Analysis of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Test Data and Characterization of SMA Test Specimens,” PI: Lagoudas, $35,000, 3/11/10 – 6/30/2010. 13. Boeing Company, “Large Tube and High Torque Test Bed (HTTB) Modeling Using ABAQUS and UMATs,” PI: Lagoudas, $38,650, 3/26/10 – 9/30/10. 14. NSF – U.S. – Turkey Workshop on Shape Memory Alloys: Current Challenges and Future Prospect, June 2010, at Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey, PI: Lagoudas and Karaman, $35,000, 6/1/10 – 5/31/11. 15. NSF- “REU Site: Multifunctional Materials Systems,” PI: Lagoudas, Co-PI’s: Sue, H.-J., Cagin, T., Ounaies, Z., Grunlan, J.C., and Whitcomb, J.D., $115,000, 5/15/10 – 4/30/11. 16. Lynntech, Inc., “High Energy Density Capacitors for Pulsed Power Systems,” PI: Lagoudas, $15,000, 6/19/10 – 3/18/11. 17. Schlumberger, Inc., “Characterization of Shape Memory Alloy Actuator for Oil Industry Applications,” PI: Lagoudas, $15,000, 8/1/10 – 10/31/10. 18. Tenaris, “Shape Memory Alloy Pipe Couplers,” PI: Lagoudas, Co-PI’s: Boyd, J.G. and Karaman, I., $130,000, 9/1/10 – 8/31/12. 19. US Air Force Office of Scientific Research, “(DURIP 10) Acquisition of Mechanically Assisted Spark Plasma Sintering System for Advanced Research and Education on Functionally Graded Hybrid Materials,” PI: Lagoudas, Co-PI’s: Radovic, M. and Karaman, I., $450,000, 9/1/10 – 9/14/11. 20. Clarkson Aerospace, Inc., “Minority Leaders: Sensors Technical Thrust – Task Order 0017 Materials and Manufacturing Exploration in Support of Air Force Systems and Applications,” PI: Lagoudas, Co-PI’: Whitcomb, J.D., Sue, H.J. and Cagin, T., $76,500, 10/1/10 – 10/31/11. 21. Boeing Company, “Texas A&M University eMAR Active Spar FEA Analysis,” PI: Lagoudas, $19,477, 10/1/10 – 12/31/10. 22. Vestas, “Vestas Sandbox Expenses,” PI: Lagoudas, $4,449.02, 1/1/11 – 8/31/12. 23. Boeing Company, “Improved SMA Actuators,” PI: Lagoudas, $70,500, 2/7/11 – 10/30/11. 24. Boeing Company, “Conformal Moldline Link (CML) Modeling Using ABAQUS,” PI: Lagoudas, $95,655, 3/15/11 – 12/15/11. 25. Boeing Company, “Active Spar Finite Element Analysis Suport,” PI: Lagoudas, $46,500, 5/1/11 – 10/16/11.

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Maitland, Duncan J.

Associate Professor, Texas A&M University

EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.) DEGREE INSTITUTION AND LOCATION YEAR(s) FIELD OF STUDY (if applicable) Cleveland State University B.E.E. 1985 Electrical Engineering Cleveland State University M.S. 1989 Physics

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Ph.D. 1995 Biomedical Engineering

Positions and Honors

Professional Positions

1985-1987 Systems Engineer, Loral Aerospace (Formerly Goodyear Aerospace), Akron, Ohio.

1987-1989 Fiber Optic Sensor Design Engineer, NASA Glenn (Lewis) Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio.

1989-1991 Graduate Research Assistant, quantifying optical properties of human tissues, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

1991-1995 Graduate Research Assistant, tissue optics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)

1995-1997 Postdoc in the X-Division Advanced Technology Group, LLNL

1997 Staff Physicist, Medical Technology Program, LLNL

1998-2002 Group Leader, Medical Technology Program, LLNL

2002-2004 Associate Division Leader, Medical Physics and Biophysics Division, LLNL

2004-2007 Program Leader, Medical Technology Program, LLNL

2008- Faculty Scientist, Medical Technology Program, LLNL

Texas A&M University

2008- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University

2008- Senior Scientist, Texas Institute for Preclinical Studies

2008- Faculty, Materials Science and Engineering Program

2009- Founder & Interim CEO, Shape Memory Therapeutics, Inc.

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Honors

1993 American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery - Travel Grant Recipient

1994 Gordon Research Conference, Lasers in Medicine and Biology - Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Competitive Award

1995 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology/Whitaker Annual Student Competition - Open finalist.

1998 R&D Magazine's R&D 100 Award for the top 100 commercial products having technological significance for a Two-Color Fiberoptic Temperature Controller

1998 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for excellence in technology transfer: "Optoacoustic revascularzation".

1999 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for excellence in technology transfer: "Embolic Coil Delivery System for Preventing Hemorrhagic Strokes".

2002 Physics and Applied Technologies Directorate Award for Leadership in Biomedical Engineering

2005 Honorable Mention Poster Award, University of California System-Wide Bioengineering Symposium: Laser-Activated Shape Memory Polymer Thrombus Retrieval Device for Ischemic Stroke Treatment

2006 LLNL Physics and Applied Technologies Directorate Award

2007 Keynote Conference Presentation, Materials and Processes for Medical Devices, Palm Springs, California, “Medical Device Applications of Shape Memory Polymers,” September 2007.

2008 Recipient of a Texas Emerging Technology Fund Superiority Award

2010 Biomedical Engineering Society, Texas A&M Chapter, Faculty of the Year

2010 William Keeler Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M Engineering

2011 2nd Place, Goradia Innovation Prize

2012 Faculty Fellow Award, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M Engineering

Selected Referred Publications (from 46 archival publications; denotes student - **undergrad, *grad) h-index=16, 909 total cites, ISI Web of Knowledge, no proceeding citations counted (January, 2012)

1. Metzger**, M.F., D. Schumann, T.S. Wilson, D.L. Matthews, and D.J. Maitland, ”Mechanical Properties of a Mechanical Actuator for Treating Ischemic Stroke,” Biomedical Microdevices 4(2), pp. 89-96, May 2002. 2. Maitland, D.J., M.F. Metzger**, D. Schumann, T.S. Wilson, A. Lee, and D.L. Matthews, “Photothermal Properties of Laser-Activated Shape Memory Polymer Microactuators for Treating Stroke,” Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 30, pp. 1-11, 2002. 3. Buckley*, P.R., G.H. McKinley, T.S. Wilson, W. Small IV, J.P. Bearinger, M.W. McElfresh, W. Benett, and D.J. Maitland “Inductively Heated Shape Memory Polymer for the Magnetic Actuation of Medical Devices,” IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng 53(10)., September, pp. 2075- 2083, 2006.

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4. Baer*, G., T.S. Wilson, D.L. Matthews, and D.J. Maitland, “Shape-memory behavior of thermally stimulated polyurethane for medical applications,” J Appl Pol Sci 103(6), pp.3882- 3892, 2007. 5. Cabanlit*, M., D.J. Maitland, T. Wilson, S. Simon, T. Wun, M.E. Gerswin, and J.Van de Water, “Polyurethane Shape Memory Polymers Demonstrate Functional Biocompatibility In Vitro,” Macromo. Biosci. 7, pp. 48-55, 2007. 6. Baer*, G., T.S. Wilson, W.J. Benett, D.L. Matthews, and D.J. Maitland, “In vitro deployment of laser-activated shape memory polymer vascular stent,” Biomed. Eng. Online 6(43), 2007. 7. Wilson, T.S., J.P. Bearinger, J.L. Herberg, J.E. Marion** III, W. Wright, C.L. Evans, and D.J. Maitland " Shape memory polymers based on uniform aliphatic urethane networks," J. Appl. Poly. Sci. 106, pp. 540–551, 2007. 8. Maitland, D.J., W. Small IV, J.M. Ortega, P.R. Buckely*, J.Rodriguez**, J. Hartman and T.S. Wilson, “Prototype laser-activated shape memory polymer foam device for embolic treatment of aneurysms,” J. Biomed. Opt. Lett. 12, 030504, 2007. 9. Baer*, G., T.S. Wilson, J. Hartman, W. Small, W.J. Benett, D.L. Matthews, and D.J. Maitland, “Thermomechanical Properties, Collapse Pressure, and expansion of Shape Memory Polymer Neurovascular Stent Prototypes,” J. Biomed. Mat. Res.B: App. Biomat.90B(1), pp. 421-429, 2009. 10. Small, W., IV, P. Singhal*, W. Hwang*, T.S Wilson and D.J. Maitland, “Magnetic Resonance Flow Velocity and Temperature Mapping of a Shape Memory Polymer Foam Device," BioMed. Eng. OnLine8:42 DOI:10.1186/1475-925X-8-42, 2009. 11. (invited) Small, W., IV, T.S. Wilson, P. Singhal*, and D.J. Maitland, “Biomedical Applications of Thermally Actuated Shape Memory Polymers,” J. Materials Chem. 20, pp. 3356–3366, DOI: 10.1039/B923717H, 2010. 12. (invited) Volk*, B.L., D.C. Lagoudas, and D.J. Maitland, "Characterizing and Modeling the Free Recovery and Constrained Recovery of a Polyurethane Shape Memory Polymer," Smart Materials and Structures 20, 2011. 13. Hwang*, W., B.L. Volk*, F. Akberali**, P. Singhal*, J.C. Criscione and D.J. Maitland, “Estimation of Aneurysm Wall Stresses Created by Treatment with a Shape Memory Polymer Foam Device,” Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology DOI: 10.1007/s10237-011-0345-8, 2011. 14. Yu*, Y-J., K. Hearon*, T.S. Wilson, and D.J. Maitland, “The effect of moisture absorption on the physical properties of polyurethane shape memory polymer foams,” Smart Materials and Structures 20, July 2011. 15. Rodriguez*, J.N., Y.J. Yu*, M.W. Miller, T.S. Wilson, F.J. Clubb, J. Hartman, B. Gentry**, and D.J. Maitland, “Opacification of Shape Memory Polymer Foam Designed for Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms,” published online Ann. Biomed. Eng., November 2011.

Issued Patents (from 12 total)

1. US Patent 6,102,917, Shape Memory Polymer Gripper Release System with Sensing of Target Release, D.J. Maitland, A.P. Lee, D.L. Schumann, and L. Da Silva, filed July 15, 1998. 2. US Patent 6,740,094, Shape Memory Polymer Actuator and Catheter, D.J. Maitland, A. Lee, D.J. Schumann, D. Matthews, D. Decker, C. Jungreis, filed Jan. 16, 2001, issued May 25, 2004. 3. US Patent 7,291,154 (divisional of 6,740,094), Shape Memory Polymer Actuator and Catheter, D.J. Maitland, A. Lee, D. Schumann, D. Matthews, D. Decker, C. Jungreis, filed Jan. 16, 2001, issued November 6, 2007. 4. US Patent 7,386,203, System for Diffusing Light from and Optical Fiber or Light Guide, D.J. Maitland, W. Small, T.S. Wilson and W. Benett, filed June 18, 2006, issued June 10, 2008. 5. US Patent 7,591,834, Buckley, P.R. and D.J. Maitland, "Shape Memory System with Integrated Actuation Using Embedded Particles," filed September 29, 2005, issued September 22, 2009.

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6. US Patent 7,611,524, D.J. Maitland, W. Small, and J. Hartman, "Guide Wire Extension for Shape Memory Polymer Occlusion Removal Devices," filed September 27, 2005, issued November 3, 2009. 7. US Patent 7,744,604, D.J. Maitland, W.J. Benett, J.P. Bearinger, T.S. Wilson, W. Small IV, D.L. Schuman, J.A. Jensen, J.M. Ortega, J.E. Marion III, and J.M. Loge, "Shape Memory Polymer Medical Device," filed June 30, 2005, issued June 29, 2010.

Selected Research Support (total over $17M of support as PI since 1995)

Ongoing Research Support

R01 EB000462-10 Maitland (PI) 05/01/02-04/30/12

Shape Memory Polymer Devices for Treating Stroke

Summary: This is a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional project that will develop acute (endovascular clot extraction devices) and chronic therapies (stents and embolic devices) for treating/preventing ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. Role: PI

Completed Research Support

Texas ETF Maitland (PI) 08/01/09-12/31/11

Commercialization of Shape Memory Polymers

Summary: State of Texas translational funding to support the commercialization of shape memory polymer foams for treating cerebrovascular aneurysms. Role: PI

09-31 Maitland (PI) 09/01/09

Permanent University Fund Support of a Combined Particle Image Velocimetry and Laser Induced Fluorescense Microscope

Summary: Dwight Look College of Engineering and Department of Biomedical Engineering support for capital equipment purchase of a flow/temperature microscope. Role: PI

Texas ETF Superiority Award Fossum (PI) 01/22/08

Texas Emerging Technology Fund award to the Texas Institute for Preclinical Studies (TIPS)

Summary: State of Texas capital equipment support for TIPS. Funding allocated to DJM used to purchase 3T Philips MRI. Role: Co-I

NSF S&T Center Hartman (PI) 08/01/06-07/31/08

In vivo demonstration of aneurysm treatment using laser-deployed shape memory polymer foams

Summary: NSF Science & Technology Center For Biophotonics support of a pilot animal study of laser- activated shape memory polymer foams for treating necked aneurysms. Role: Co-I

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Mannan, Sam

Regents Professor of Chemical Engineering Director

T. Michael O’Connor Chair I and Professor Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center

Chemical Engineering Department, Texas A&M Texas A&M University System, College Station, University, College Station, TX 77843-3122 TX 77843-3122, Phone: (979) 862-3985

Phone: (979) 862-3985, Fax: (979) 845-6446 Fax: (979) 458-1493, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] URL: http://process-safety.tamu.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D., 1986, Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. M.S., 1983, Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. B.S., 1978, Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

POSITIONS HELD

Regents Professor of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University System, 2008-todate

Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A&M University, September 2001-todate. Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A&M University, August 1997-August 2001.

Vice President, RMT, Inc., Austin, Texas; June 1994 - July 1997.

Division Director, RMT, Inc., Austin, Texas; February 1990 - May 1994.

Assistant Professor; School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma; March, 1986 - February, 1990.

Graduate Research Assistant; School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma; August, 1981 - February, 1986. Chemical Engineer; Department of Pollution Control, Ministry of Municipalities, Agedabia, Libya; May, 1980 - July, 1981.

Chemical Engineer; Power and Desalination Plant, Zweitina, Libya; July, 1978 - April, 1980.

Engineer; Engineering Department, Bangladesh Development Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh; March, 1978 - June, 1978.

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

Doctoris Honoris Causa, Technical University of Łódź, Poland, September 20, 2011.

The Cedomir “Cheddy” Sliepcevich Trailblazer Award, Steering Committee, Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center, October 2010.

Norton H. Walton/Russell L. Miller Award in Safety/Loss Prevention, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2009.

Medal of Honor, Technical University of Lodz, Poland, December 2008. 244

Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2007-

Senator, The Faculty Senate, Texas A&M University, 2007-

Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Research Fellow, 2004.

George Armistead, Jr. ’23 Fellow, 2004-2005, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University.

Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching, The Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University, 2003.

George Armistead, Jr. ’23 Fellow, 2003-2004, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University.

Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Research Fellow, 2002. Who’s Who in America, 55th Edition, 2001.

Service to Society, 2000 Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Outstanding Young Men of America, 1988.

"Certificate of Recognition," from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for serving as Chair of the Continuing Education Advisory Committee, 1995-1997. Conoco President's Safety, Health, and Environment Awards Committee, 1998-2001. Quality Recognition Award from PPG Industries, Inc. The award recognizes the untiring dedication to envision, create, nourish, and implement a highly successful "Beyond Regulatory Compliance: Making Safety Second Nature" Symposium, 1998.

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

155 publications from 1987 through 2011 Sample publications:

1. Mannan, M. and K. E. Starling, "Equation-of-State Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Prediction Methodology for Systems Containing Undefined Fractions", FUEL v. 67, no. 6, pp. 815-821, 1988. 2. Mannan, M., J.L. Savidge and K.E. Starling, "Equation Predicts Supercompressibility for Wet, Sour Gases", Oil & Gas Journal, January 2, 1989, p. 31-39. 3. Mannan, M., D.B. Pfenning and H.H. West, "Gas Pipeline Failure: Causes and Mitigation," Pipeline Industry, vol. 75, no. 7, pp. 37-39, July 1992. 4. Mannan, M.S., A. Akgerman, R.G. Anthony, R. Darby, P.T. Eubank, and K.R. Hall, "New Challenges in Chemical Engineering: Integrating Process Safety into Chemical Engineering Education and Research," Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 33, no. 3, Summer 1999, pp. 198- 209. 5. Mannan, M.S., W.J. Rogers, M. Gentile, and T.M. O’Connor, “Inherently Safer Design: Implementation Challenges Faced by New and Existing Facilities," Hydrocarbon Processing, vol. 82, no. 3, March 2003, pp. 59-61. 6. Markowski, A. and M.S. Mannan, “Fuzzy Risk Matrix,” Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 159, no. 1, November 2008, pp. 152-157. 7. Yang, X., W.J. Rogers and M.S. Mannan, “Uncertainty delimitation and reduction for improved mishap probability prediction: application to level control of distillation unit,” Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, vol. 23, no. 1, January 2010, pp. 149-156. 8. Mannan, M.S., “The Buncefield Explosion and Fire–Lessons Learned,” Process Safety Progress, vol. 30, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 138-142.

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TECHNICAL MEETING PROCEEDINGS

155 proceedings from 1987 through 2011

Sample proceedings:

1. Starling, K.E., C. M. Sliepcevich, and M. Mannan, "Traceability to Standards: Basic Verification for Gas Measurement", proceedings of the 1987 Distribution/Transmission Conference of the American Gas Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 4-6, 1987. 2. Starling, K.E., and M. Mannan, "Revised Alternate Characterization Methods for Fast Computation of Supercompressibility Factors for Natural Gas Flow Rate Calculations", pp. 476-491, proceedings of the 1988 Distribution/Transmission Conference of the American Gas Association, Toronto, Canada, May 16-18, 1988. 3. Mannan. M. and R. Danna, "The Use of Compliance Audits and Assessments in Establishment of Program Baselines and Plans for 29 CFR 1910.119," vol. 7, pp. 165-177, proceedings of the 1993 Petro-Safe Conference, Houston, Texas, January 26-28, 1993. 4. Mannan, M. and K.R. Ford, "Siting Analyses for Existing Facilities," pp. 67-71, proceedings of the 1996 PETRO-SAFE Conference, Houston, Texas, January 29-February 2, 1996. 5. Mannan, M.S, M. Gentile, and T.M. O’Connor, “Chemical Incident Data Mining and Application to Chemical Safety Analysis,” Proceedings of the CCPS 2001 International Conference and Workshop, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 2-5, 2001, pp. 137-156. 6. Markowski, A.S. and M.S. Mannan, “Fuzzy Logic for Piping Risk Assessment (pfLOPA),” Proceedings of the World Congress of Safety of Oil and Gas Industry, Hotel Hyundai, Gyeongju, Korea, April 10-13, 2007, pp. 182-186. 7. Hansen, O.R., S. Davis and M.S. Mannan, “Assessing the Credibility of Major Incidents During a Process Hazards Analysis,” Proceedings of the 13th Annual Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center Symposium – Beyond Regulatory Compliance: Making Safety Second Nature, College Station, Texas, October 26-28, 2010, pp. 808-816. 8. Osorio, C., E. Petersen and M.S. Mannan, “Analysis of CF3Br Inhibition Mechanism on Methane Premixed Combustion,” Proceedings of HAZARDS XXII, Institution of Chemical Engineers, Liverpool, UK, April 12-14, 2011, pp. 139-144.

RESEARCH SUPPORT

External Funding (previous four years) totaling $4,623,000.

Sample External Funding Projects:

1. Risk Criteria That Impact Operator Decision Making During Abnormal Situations 2. Reaction of Ethylene Copolymer with Ammonia and Potassium/Sodium Hydroxide in the Presence of Water 3. Production of JP8 Fuel From Lignocellulosic Biomass 4. National Acute Hazardous Substances Surveillance

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McShane, Michael J.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering / Materials Science and Engineering

DEGREE Education MM/YY FIELD OF STUDY (if applicable) Texas A&M University B.S. 12/94 Bioengineering Texas A&M University Ph.D. 08/99 Biomedical Engineering

Positions and Honors

Positions and Employment 1999-2004 Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University

1999-2006 Research Associate, Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University

2004-2006 Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University

2005-2006 Interim Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science, LA Tech

2006-present Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering/Materials Sci. and Eng., Texas A&M University

Other Experience and Professional Memberships 1997-present Member, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)

2010-2012 North America Representative, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)

1999-present Member, Biomedical Engineering Society

2006-present IEEE EMBS Rep to IEEE Sensors Council

2009-2010 Secretary/Treasurer, IEEE Sensors Council

2011-2012 Vice President - Finances, IEEE Sensors Council

Honors 2011-2012 E.D. Brockett Professorship, Texas A&M University

2007-2009 George Armistead Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M University

2004-2006 W.W. Chew Professor of Engineering, Louisiana Tech University

2004 Outstanding Young Scientist Award, Houston Society for Engineering in Medicine and Biology

Selected Peer-reviewed Publications (Selected from 74 peer-reviewed publications; 51 Conference Proceedings Papers)

1. Stein EW, et al. Microscale enzymatic optical biosensors using mass transport limiting nanofilms. 1. Fabrication and characterization using glucose as a model analyte. Analytical Chemistry. 2007;79(4):1339-48. 2. Chinnayelka S, McShane MJ. Resonance energy transfer nanobiosensors based on affinity binding between apo-enzyme and its substrate. Biomacromolecules. 2004;5(5):1657-61

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3. Brown JQ, et al. Enzymatic fluorescent microsphere glucose sensors:evaluation of response under dynamic conditions. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2006;8(3):288-95. 4. Stein EW, et al. Microscale enzymatic optical biosensors using mass transport limiting nanofilms. 2. Response modulation by varying analyte transport properties. Anal Chem. 2008;80(5):1408-17. 5. Singh S, McShane M. Enhancing the longevity of microparticle-based glucose sensors towards 1 month continuous operation. Biosens Bioelectron. 2010;25(5):1075-81. PMCID: 2818267. 6. Russell RJ, et al. A fluorescence-based glucose biosensor using concanavalin A and dextran encapsulated in a poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel. Anal Chem. 1999;71(15):3126-32. 7. McShane MJ, et al. Monte Carlo modeling for implantable fluorescent analyte sensors. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2000;47(5):624-32. 8. McShane MJ, et al. Glucose monitoring using implanted fluorescent microspheres. IEEE Eng Med Biol Mag. 2000;19(6):36-45. 9. McShane MJ. Potential for glucose monitoring with nanoengineered fluorescent biosensors. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2002;4(4):533-8. 10. McShane MJ, et al. Polyelectrolyte microshells as carriers for fluorescent sensors: loading and sensing properties of a ruthenium-based oxygen indicator. J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2002;2(3- 4):411-6. 11. Grant PS, McShane MJ. Development of multilayer fluorescent thin film chemical sensors using electrostatic self-assembly. IEEE Sensors Journal. 2003;3(2):139. 12. Stein EW, McShane MJ. Multilayer lactate oxidase shells on colloidal carriers as engines for nanosensors. IEEE Trans Nanobioscience. 2003;2(3):133-7. 13. Chinnayelka S, McShane MJ. Glucose-sensitive nanoassemblies comprising affinity-binding complexes trapped in fuzzy microshells. J Fluoresc. 2004;14(5):585-95. 14. Brown JQ, et al. Encapsulation of glucose oxidase and an oxygen-quenched fluorophore in polyelectrolyte-coated calcium alginate microspheres as optical glucose sensor systems. Biosens Bioelectron. 2005;21(1):212-6. 15. Chinnayelka S, McShane MJ. Microcapsule biosensors using competitive binding resonance energy transfer assays based on apoenzymes. Anal Chem. 2005;77(17):5501-11. 16. Guice KB, et al. Nanoscale internally referenced oxygen sensors produced from self-assembled nanofilms on fluorescent nanoparticles. J Biomed Opt. 2005;10(6):064031. 17. Srivastava R, et al. Stable encapsulation of active enzyme by application of multilayer nanofilm coatings to alginate microspheres. Macromol Biosci. 2005;5(8):717-27. 18. Srivastava R, et al. Stabilization of glucose oxidase in alginate microspheres with photoreactive diazoresin nanofilm coatings. Biotechnol Bioeng. 2005;91(1):124-31. 19. Srivastava R, et al. Stable encapsulation of active enzyme by application of multilayer nanofilm coatings to alginate microspheres. Macromolecular Bioscience. 2005;5(8):717-27. 20. Srivastava R, McShane MJ. Application of self-assembled ultra-thin film coatings to stabilize macromolecule encapsulation in alginate microspheres. J Microencapsul. 2005;22(4):397-411. 21. Zhu H, et al. Combined physical and chemical immobilization of glucose oxidase in alginate microspheres improves stability of encapsulation and activity. Bioconjug Chem. 2005;16(6):1451- 8. 22. Brown JQ, McShane MJ. Modeling of spherical fluorescent glucose microsensor systems: design of enzymatic smart tattoos. Biosens Bioelectron. 2006;21(9):1760-9. 23. Chinnayelka S, McShane MJ. Glucose sensors based on microcapsules containing an orange/red competitive binding resonance energy transfer assay. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2006;8(3):269-78. 24. Mao J, McShane MJ. Transduction of volume change in pH-sensitive hydrogels with resonance energy transfer. Advanced Materials (Weinheim, Germany). 2006;18(17):2289-93. 25. McShane MJ. Microcapsules as "smart tattoo" glucose sensors: engineering systems with enzymes and glucose-binding sensing elements. In: Geddes CD, Lakowicz JR, editors. Topics in Fluorescence Spectroscopy. New York: Springer; 2006. 26. Chinnayelka S, et al. Near-Infrared Resonance Energy Transfer Glucose Biosensors in Hybrid Microcapsule Carriers. Journal of Sensors. 2008. 27. Chaudhary A, et al. Evaluation of glucose sensitive affinity binding assay entrapped in fluorescent dissolved-core alginate microspheres. Biotechnol Bioeng. 2009;104(6):1075-85. 28. Jayant RD, et al. Polyelectrolyte-coated alginate microspheres as drug delivery carriers for dexamethasone release. Drug Deliv. 2009;16(6):331-40. 248

29. Long R, McShane M. Three-dimensional, multiwavelength Monte Carlo simulations of dermally implantable luminescent sensors. J Biomed Opt. 2010;15(2):027011. PMCID: 2874051. 30. Park J, McShane MJ. Dual-function nanofilm coatings with diffusion control and protein resistance. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2010;2(4):991-7. 31. Ritter D, McShane M. Microcapsules as Optical Biosensors. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 2010. 32. Jayant, R., Joshi, A., McShane, M.J., Srivastava, R., “In vitro & in vivo evaluation of anti inflammatory agents using nanoengineered alginate carriers: Towards localized implant inflammation suppression,” International Journal of Pharmaceutics, (in press: accepted 20 October 2010). 33. Singh, S., McShane, M.J., “Role of porosity in tuning the response range of microsphere-based glucose sensors,” Biosensors and Bioelectronics, (in press: Available online 30 October 2010). 34. Long, R. and M. McShane (2010). "Three-dimensional, multiwavelength Monte Carlo simulations of dermally implantable luminescent sensors." J Biomed Opt 15(2): 027011. PMCID: 2874051

Research Support (current + completed within last three years) 1066928, McShane (PI), 8/15/11 – 07/31/14, NSF, Energy Transfer Between Nanomaterials: Fundamentals and Sensor Applications, Role: PI

R43 DK093139-01, Wisniewski (PI), 9/15/11 – 8/14/13, NIH/NIDDK, Long-Term Fluorescence-Based Glucose Monitoring, Role: Subcontract PI

W911NF-11-1-0119, Wisniewski (PI), 3/15/11 – 12/1/11, DARPA, Advanced BioMaterials as Implantable Chemical Sensors (BioMICS), Role: Subcontract PI

R01 EB000739, McShane (PI), NIH/NIBIB, 9/30/02 – 8/31/08, Fluorescent Glucose Sensors from Polyion Shells, Role: PI

0210298 Lvov (PI), NSF/NIRT, 9/30/02 – 8/31/07, Nanoengineered Shells for Encapsulation and Controlled Release, Role: co-PI

0640037, McShane (PI), 6/01/06-12/31/10, NSF, Engineering Nanocomposite Diffusion-Limiting Membranes for Biosensors, Role: PI

32-151987, McShane (PI), 07/01/06-6/30/10, TAMU/TEES/BMEN, Startup Funds for Relocation, Role: PI

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Education

Rice University Physics B.S. 1958

Texas A&M University Physics Ph.D. 1965

Appointments

1965 - 1966: Postdoctoral Fellow, Texas A&M University

1966 - 1967: NATO Post Graduate Fellow, University of Göttingen, Germany

1967 - 1969: Research Associate, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

1969 - 1975: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Texas A&M University

1975 - 1981: Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Texas A&M University

1981 - Present: Professor, Department of Physics, Texas A&M University

Jan. to July, 1986: Guest Professor, Universität Karlsruhe (TH)

1988 - 1993: Associate Department Head, Department of Physics, Texas A&M University

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Member American Physical Society, American Vacuum Society, American Society of Metals, Materials Research Society, Sigma-Xi, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Member Editorial Board Applied Physics Communications (1991-1995)

Member Advisory Board Texas Chapter of the American Vacuum Society (1983-1989)

Member Review Panel for NSF Initiative for High Temperature Superconducting Materials (May 1989)

Member NATO Postdoctoral Selection Panel (Jan. 1990, 1992)

Member Advisory Committee International Workshop on Ordering Disorder (Hyderabad, India Jan. 1993)

Member

Co-editor of Ordering Disorder: Prospect and Retrospect in Condensed Matter Physics (American Institute of Physics, 1994)

Member Program Committee for 38th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1993)

Member Local Committee for 10th Anniversary High Temperature Superconductivity Workshop

(1996).

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Member International Advisory Board for 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 8th International Conference on Theories,

Discoveries, and Applications of Superconductors and Related Materials.

Member Publication Committee 6th International Conference on Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity and High Temperature Superconductors (Feb., 2000)

Honors and Awards

NSF Graduate Fellow, 1963-65, Texas A&M University

Welch Postdoctoral Fellow, 1965-66, Texas A&M University

NATO Postdoctoral Fellow, 1966-67, University Goettingen

Honors Programs Teacher-Scholar 1999-2000, Texas A&M University

Former Students’ College-Level Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching, 1999, Texas A&M

Former Students’ University-Level Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching 2000, Texas A&M

Selected Publications

All papers published in last 24 months

202. K. Kim, D. G. Naugle, W. Wu and I. F. Lyuksyutov, Large Increase of the Critical Field in a Magnet-Superconductor Nanowire Hybrid, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism (2010) 23:1075-1077; published online, DOI: 10.1007/s10948-010-0685-0.

203. I. F. Lyuksytov, D. G. Naugle, A. E. Ozmetin, M. K. Yapici and J. Zou, Vortex Pinning by an Inhomogeneous Magnetic Field, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism (2010) 23:1079-1082; published online, DOI: 10.1007/s10948-010-0686-z.

204. Zuxin Ye, D. G. Naugle, Wenhao Wu, and I. Lyuksyutov, Superconducting Properties of Pb/Bi Films Quench-Condensed on a Porous Alumina Aubstrate Filled with Co Nanowires”, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism (2010) 23:1083-1085; published online, DOI: 10.1007/s10948-010-0684-1.

205. Y. Y. Kim, H. A. Alwi, Q. Huang, R. Abd-Shukor, C. F. Tsai, H. Wang, K. W. Kim, D. G. Naugle, S. Krishnaswamy, Thermal diffusivity measurement of YBa2Cu3O7-x thin film with a picosecond thermoreflectance technique, Physica C 470, 365-368 (2010).

206. K. Kim, A. E. Ozmetin, D. G. Naugle and I. F. Lyuksyutov, Flux Pinning with Magnetic Nanorod Array, Applied Physics Letters 97, 042501 (2010). This paper was also selected for the August 1, 2010 issue of Virtual Journal of Applications of Superconductivity.

207. N. L. Bobrov, V. N. Chernobay, Yu G. Naidyuk, L. V. Tyutrina, I. K. Yanson, D. G. Naugle and K. D. D. Rathnayaka, Observation of an anisotropic effect of antiferromagnetic ordering on the superconducting gap in ErNi2B2C, Low Temperature Physics 36, 990-1003 (2010)

208. Z. Ye, I. F. Lyuksyutov, W. Wu and D. G. Naugle, Strongly anisotropic flux pinning in superconducting Pb82Bi18 thin films covered by periodic ferromagnet stripes, Superconductor Science and Technology 24, 024011 (2011).

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209. K. Kim, I. Lyuksyutov and D. G. Naugle, Magnetic nanorod–superconductor hybrid near the superconducting transition temperature, Superconductor Science and Technology 24 024013 (2011).

210. Z. Ye, I. F. Lyuksyutov, W. Wu and D. G. Naugle, Superconducting properties of Pb82Bi18 films controlled by ferromagnetic nanowire arrays, Superconductor Science and Technology 24 024019 (2011).

SELECTED OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

162. B. I. Belevtsev, B. D. Hennings, K. D. D. Rathnayaka and D. G. Naugle (invited), Thermal Conductivity in Magnetic Superconductors, Studies of High TC Superconductors 46, 99-152 (2003).

165. D. G. Naugle, B. I. Belevtsev, and B. D. Hennings, Magnetic Superconductors: Thermal Conductivity Studies, Internat. J. Mod. Phys. B17-20, 3454-3457 (2003).

169. I. F. Lyuksyutov, A. Lyuksyutova, D. G. Naugle and K. D. D. Rathnayaka, Trapping Microparticles With Strongly Inhomogeneous Magnetic Fields, Modern Physics Letters B17, 935-940 (2003).

173. I. F. Lyuksyutov, D. G. Naugle and K. D. D. Rathnayaka, On-chip manipulation of levitated femtodroplets, Applied Physics Letters 85, 1817-1819 (2004).

175. N. L. Bobrov, S. I. Beloborod’ko, L. V. Tyutrina, I. K. Yanson, D. G. Naugle and K. D. D. Rathnayaka, Point-contact spectroscopy investigation of superconducting-gap anisotropy in the nickel borocarbide compound LuNi2B2C, Physical Review B71, 014512-1-9 (2005).

179. N. L. Bobrov, S. I. Beloborod’ko, L. V. Tyutrina, V. N. Chernobay, I. K. Yanson, D. G. Naugle and K. D. D. Rathnayaka, Investigation of the superconducting energy gap in the compound LuNi2B2C by the method of point contact spectroscopy: two-gap approximation, Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur 32, 641-650 (2006); Low Temperature Physics 32, 489-496 (2006).

180. S. Li, M. C. de Andrade, E. J. Freeman, C. Sirvent, R. P. Dickey, A. Amann, N. A. Frederick, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, D. G. Naugle, S. L. Bud’ko, P. C. Canfield, W. P. Beyermann, M. B. Maple, Physical properties of Lu1-xYbxNi2B2C, Phil. Mag., 86, 3021-3041 (2006).

186. K. D. D. Rathnayaka, B. I. Belevtsev and D. G. Naugle, Torque magnetometry study of

metamagnetic transitions in single-crystal HoNi2B2C at T1.9 K, Physical Review B76, 224526 (2007).

190. H. Zhang, H. Liu, Z. Ye, W. Wu, Z. Luo, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, and D. G. Naugle, Magnetoresistance of electrochemically fabricated Bi nanowires, Physica B403, 1550-1551 (2008).

194. N. L. Bobrov, V. N Chernobay, Yu G. Naidyuk, L. V. Tyutrina, D. G. Naugle, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, S. L. Bud’ko, P. C. Canfield, and I. K. Yanson, Competition of multiband superconducting and magnetic order in ErNi2B2C observed by Andreev reflection, Europhysics Letters, 83, 37003 (2008).

195. B. I. Belevtsev, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, and D. G. Naugle, Metamagnetic States in Single Crystal HoNi2B2C at T  1.9 K: Torque Magnetometry Study, Russian Acad. of Sci., 72, 1172 (2008).

198. A. E. Ozmetin, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, D. G. Naugle, and I. Lyuksyutov, Strong Increase of Critical Field and Current in Magnet-Superconductor Hybrids, Journal of Applied Physics, 105, 07E324 (2009). This paper was also selected for publication in the Virtual Journal of Applied Superconductivity.

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199. Z. Ye, H. Liu, Z. Luo, H. Lee, W. Wu, D. G. Naugle and I. Lyuksyutov, Changes in the crystalline structure of electroplated Co nanowires induced by small template pore size, Journal of Applied Physics, 105, 07E126 (2009). This paper was also selected for publication in the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology.

200. Ali Esad Ozmetin, Murat Kaya Yapici, Jun Zou, Igor F. Lyuksyutov and Donald G. Naugle, Micromagnet-superconducting hybrid structures with directional current flow dependence for persistent current switching, Applied Physics Letters 95, 022506, (2009). This paper has also been selected for the July 15, 2009 issue of Virtual Journal of Applications of Superconductivity.

201. B. I. Belevtsev, V. B. Krasovitsky, D. G. Naugle, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, G. Agnolet and I. Felner, Characteristic crossing point  *  K7.2T  in specific heat curves of samples

RuSr2Gd1.5Ce0.5Cu2O10- taken for different values of magnetic field, J. Phys. Condens. Matter 21, 455602 (2009).

Funded Research Projects

DIRECT COSTS SOURCE TITLE PERIOD PER YEAR

Robert A. Welch Foundation The Influence of Surfaces, 06/01/09 – 05/31/12 $60,000 Reduced Dimensionality, and Disorder on the Properties of Solids

DOE Emergent Behavior in 08/15/10 – 08/14/13 $107,000 Magnet-Superconductor Hybrids

DOD Army RFQ Army Research 12/04/09 – 12/03/12 $34,000 Laboratory

Pending

Robert A. Welch Foundation This renewal proposal. 06/01/12 – 05/31/14 $60,000

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Radovic, Miladin

Texas A&M University Voice: 979-865-5114 Department of Mechanical Engineering Fax: 979-845-3081 College Station, Texas 77843-3123 E-Mail: [email protected]

Education/Training University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Mechanical Engineering B.S. 1992 University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Mechanical Engineering M.S. 1997 Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA Materials Engineering Ph.D. 2001

Appointments 2006 - date Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 2006 - date Assistant Professor, , Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 2001- 2006 Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanical Characterization and Analysis Group, Metals and Ceramics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 2001- 2001 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Materials Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 1998 - 2001 Research Assistant, Department of Materials Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 1998 –2001 Guest Researcher, Material Science and Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 1992 – 1998 Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Materials Technology, College of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Honors and Awards 2011 National Science Foundation, NSF, CAREER Award. 2005 ASM International (The Materials Information Society), Author of the microphotographs selected for the ASM official screen server. 2004 Cover of the Journal of American Ceramic Society. 2002 ASM-ITS 2002 International Metallographic Contest – Honorable Mention. 2001 The American Ceramic Society Award - 1st Place in poster presentation category for poster presented at 2001 Cocoa Beach Conference. 2001 Scholarship for the Gordon Research Conference – Solid State Studies in Ceramics. 2001 A.W. Grosvenor Award for Academic Performance, Department of Materials Engineering, Drexel University. 2000 Sigma Xi Award for the Presentation of Research Results at Drexel and MCP Hahnemann Universities Research Day, Drexel University. 1993 Stipend for Talented Young Scientist awarded by the Ministry for Science and Technology of the Republic of Serbia.

Selected Publications Number of citations: 764, h- index: 16; m-index: 1.6; average citation per published paper: 22.5 (Source: ISI) Book Chapters

1. Barsoum, M.W. and Radovic, M., “The Elastic and Mechanical Properties of the MAX Phases”, Annual Review in Materials Research, Vol.41, pp. 9:1-9:33, 2011. (invited review article). 2. Barsoum, M.W. and Radovic, M., “Mechanical Properties of Mn+1AXn”, Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Technology, Eds. Buschow, Cahn, Flemings, Kramer, Mahajan and P. Veyssiere, Elsevier Science, 2004. 254

3. Sijacki-Zeravcic V., Voldemarov, A.V. and Radovic, M., "Damage Growth on Non-Metallic Inclusions an Second Phase Particles in Heat-Resisting Steels During Service at Elevated Temperatures", Fracture Mechanics, Strength and Integrity of Materials, Jubilee Book Devoted to V.V. Panasyuk, Lvov, Ukraine,1996. Refereed Journals

1. Basu, S., Obando, N.,, Gowdy, A, Karaman, I, and Radovic, M., “Long-Term Oxidation of Ti2AlC in Air and Water Vapor at 1000 – 1300 oC Temperature Range”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, in print, 2012. 2. Lizcano, M. Kim, H. , and Radovic, M., “Mechanical Properties of Sodium and Potassium Activated Metakaolin-Based Geopolymers”, Journal of Materials Science, in print, 2012. 3. Gudlur, P., Froness, A., Lentz, J., Radovic, M., and Muliana, A., “Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Al/Al2O3 Composites at Elevated Temperatures”, Materials Science and Engineering A, in print, 2012. 4. Arroyave, R, and Radovic, M., “Ab-initio Investigation of Ti2Al(C,N) Solid Solutions”, submitted to Physical Review B, Vo. 84, pp. 134112-1, 2011. 5. Lizcano, M., Gonzales, A., Benitez, R., Basu, S., and Radovic, M., “Effect of Water Content Used in Processing Geopolymers on Their Thermal Conductivity and Compressive Strength”, submitted to Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2011. 6. Basu, S., Ozaydin, M.F., Kothalkar, A., Karaman, I., and Radovic, M., “Phase and morphology evolution in high temperature Ti3SiC2-NiTi diffusion bonded joints”, Scripta Materialia, Vol. 65, pp. 237-240, 2011. 7. Spencer, C.B., Córdobad, J.M., Obando, N., Sakulich, A., Radovic, M. , Odénc, M., Hultman, L., Barsoum, M.W., “On the Reactivity of Ti2AlC with Al2O3 Fibers”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, in print, 2011. 8. Kar ,P., Kundu, S., Radovic, M., Liang, H., “Tribofilm formation using Ti2AlC material”, Accepted with minor revisions, Ceramics Transactions, in print, 2011. 9. Pham, H., Williams, M.E., Mahaffey, P., Radovic, M., Arroyave, R., Cagin, T., “Finite Temperature Elasticity of fcc Al: Atomistic Simulations and Ultrasonic Measurements”, Accepted with minor revisions, Physical Review B, in print, 2011. 10. Spencer, C.B., Córdobad, J.M., Obando, N., Sakulich, A., Radovic, M., Odénc, M., Hultman, L., and Barsoum, M.W., “The Relativities of Ti2AlC and Ti3SiC2 with SiC Fibers and Powders up to Temperatures of 1550 oC”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 94, pp. 1737-1743, 2011. 11. Flynn, K., Radovic, M., “Defect Assessment using Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy”, Journal of Materials Science, Vol 46, pp. 2548–2556, 2011. 12. Adamczak, A.D., Spriggs, A.A., Fitch, D.M., Radovic, M. and Grunlan, J.C., Low Temperature Formation of Ultra High Temperature Transition Metal Carbides from Salt-Polymer Precursors, Journal of American Ceramic Society 93, pp. 2222-2228, 2010. 13. Barcelo, F., Doriot, S., Cozzika, T., Le Flem, M., Béchade, J.L., Radovic, M.., Barsoum, M.W., Electron-backscattered diffraction and transmission electron microscopy microstructural study of post- creep Ti3SiC2, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol 488, pp. 181-189, 2009. 14. Orlovskaya, N., Lugovy, M., Pathak, S., Steinmetz, D., Klemenz, B., Lara-Curzio, E., and Radovic, M. Thermal and vibrational properties of LaGaO3 single crystals, Acta Materialia, Vol. 57, pp. 2984-2992, 2009 15. Radovic, M., A. Ganguly, A., and Barsoum M.W., “Elastic Properties and Phonon Conductivities of Ti3Al(C0.5,N0.5)2 and Ti2Al(C0.5,N0.5) Solid Solutions”, Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 23, pp. 1517- 1521, 2008. 16. Orlovskaya, N., Lugovy, M., Pathak, S., Steinmetz, D., Radovic, M., Lloyd, J., Fegely, L., Payzant M., Lara-Curzio L., Allard L., and Kuebler J., “Thermal and mechanical properties of LaCoO3 and La0.8Ca0.2CO3 perovskites”, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 182, pp. 230-239, 2008. 17. Basu, S., Radovic, M. and Barsoum M.W., “Room temperature constant-stress creep of a brittle solid studied by spherical nanoindentation”, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 104, pp. 063522, 2008. 18. Radovic, M., Speakman, S.A., Allard, L.F., Payzant, E.A., Lara-Curzio, E., Kriven, W.M., Lloyd, J., Fegely, L. and Orlovskaya, N., “Thermal, mechanical and phase stability of LaCoO3 in reducing and oxidizing environments”, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 184, pp. 77-83, 2008.

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19. Byeon, J.W., Hopkins, M., Liu, J., Fischer, W., Park, K.B., Brady, M.P., Radovic, M., El-Raghy, T., C Sohn, Y.H. , “Microstructure and Residual Stress of Alumina Scale Formed on Ti2AlC at High Temperature in Air”, Oxidation of Metals, Vol. 68, pp. 97-111, 2007. 20. Radovic, M., Barsoum, M.W., Ganguly, A., Zhen, T., Finkel, P., Kalidindi, S.R., Lara-Curzio, E., “On the elastic properties and mechanical damping of Ti3SiC2, Ti3GeC2, Ti3Si0.5Al0.5C2 and Ti2AlC in the 300-1573 K temperature range”, Acta Materialia , Vol. 54 (10), pp. 2757-276, 2006. Conference proceedings 1. Radovic, M., Arroyave, R. and Froyd, J.E., “Classroom-wide Student-led Undergraduate Research Experience for the Introductory Materials Science Course”, Proceedings of 2009 ASEE – Gulf Southwest Annual Conference, 2010. 2. Radovic, M., Lara-Curzio, E., and Nelson, G., “Fracture Toughness and Slow Crack Growth Behavior of Ni-YSZ and YSZ as a Function of Porosity and Temperature”, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Vol 27, Eds. N.P. Bansal, A. Wereszczak, and E. Lara-Curzio , Wiley – The American Ceramic Society, 2007. 3. Salem, J.A., Lara-Curzio, E., Radovic, M. and Nelson, G., “Using the Double Torsion Test Method to Determine the Fracture Toughness of Thin Ceramic Films”, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Vol 27, Eds. N.P. Bansal, A. Wereszczak, and E. Lara-Curzio, Wiley – The American Ceramic Society, 2007. 4. Radovic, M., Lara-Curzio, E., Trejo, R.M., Wang, H. and Porter, W.D., “Thermophysical Properties of YSZ and Ni-YSZ as a Function of Temperature and Porosity”, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Vol 27, Eds. N.P. Bansal, A. Wereszczak, and E. Lara-Curzio, Wiley – The American Ceramic Society, 2007. Synergistic Activities

2010-2012 Symposium co-organizer and session chair at 34th, 35th and 36th International Daytona Beach Advanced Ceramics and Composites.

2011 Co-editor of Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Vol. 32, expected 2012.

2011 Co-editor of “Advances in Nanomaterials and Nanostructures”, Ceramic Transactions, Vol. 229, Eds. M. Radovic, N. Manjooran and K. Lu, Wiley-The American Ceramic Society, 2011

2010 Co-editor of “Strategic Materials and Computational Design”, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 31, Issue 10, Eds. W.M. Kriven, Y. Zhou, and M. Radovic, Wiley-The American Ceramic Society, 2010.

2009-2010 Symposium organizer and session chair at 2009 and 2010 MS&T conference. .

2008- date Faculty advisor of Materials Advantage Student Chapter at Texas A&M University.

2007 Member of the Nomination Committee, The American Ceramic Society – Engineering Ceramics Division.

2007-date Project reviewer for: NSF, DOE-Office of Basic Science, DOD-Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Science and Technology Center in Ukraine, The Petroleum Research Fund-The American Chemical Society.

2006- 2008 Faculty co-adviser of Materials Advantage Student Chapter at Texas A&M University.

2005 – 2006 Treasurer of ASM International, Oak Ridge Chapter

2004-2007 Session chair at 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st International Cocoa Beach Advanced Ceramics and Composites.

2001 - date Journal peer reviewer for: Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Acta Materialia, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Materials Science & Engineering A, Composites Science and Technology, Journal of Materials Science, Scripta Materialia, Metallurgical and Materials 256

Transactions, Materials Research Bulletin, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, International Journal of Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Applied Physical Letters, Corrosion Science, Journal of Materials Research, etc.

2000 – 2001 Graduate student representative in the Graduate Curriculum Development and Tenure and Promotion Committee, Drexel University, Department of Materials Engineering.

2001 Graduate student representative in The Head of Department Search Committee, Drexel University, Department of Materials Engineering.

2000-2001 Vice-President of Graduate Student Organization, Drexel University, Department of Materials Engineering.

Research Support in the last 4 years:

6. CAREER: Effects of Anelastic Relaxation of Defect Complexes on the Mechanical Behavior of Oxide Ceramics; NSF, PI: M. Radovic; Total $450K; Period: 04/01/2011-03/30/2015 7. CCLI: Scaling Up Undergraduate Research Experience through Student-led Class-wide Projects in an Introductory Materials Science; NSF; PIs: R. Arroyave, M. Radovic, J. Froyd; Total $198K – prorated amount $62K; Period: 09/01/2010-08/31/2013; 8. DURIP: Acquisition of Mechanically Assisted Spark Plasma Sintering System for Advanced Research and Education on Functionally Graded Hybrid Materials; DOD-AFOSR; PIs: D. Lagoudas, M. Radovic, I. Karaman, Z. Ounaies; Total $450K – pro-rated amount $125K; Period: 10/01/2010-9/30/2011; 9. Nonlinear Field-Coupling Responses of Adaptive Functionally Graded Structures; NSF; PIs: A. Muliana, M. Radovic, J.N. Reddy; Total $362K – pro-rated amount $114K; Period: 10/01/2010- 9/30/2013; 10. MURI: Synthesis, Characterization and Prognostic Modeling of Functionally Graded Hybrid Composites for Extreme Environments; DOD-AFOSR; PIs: D. Lagoudas, P. Cizmas, B. Gao, I. Karaman, O. Ochoa, Z. Ounaies, M. Radovic, J.N. Reddy, J. Whitcomb, P. Geubelle, N. Sottos, S. White, K. Ladfi, D.J. Inman, N. Goulbourne, G. Seidel, F.K. Chang; Total $4.7M – pro-rated amount $432K; Period: 10/01/209-09/30/2012; 11. Mechanical Properties Studies Using High-Temperature Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy in Controlled Environments, B&W Y-12 National Security Complex; PI: M. Radovic; Total: $104K; Period: 04/12/2009-09/30/2010. 12. Development of Fourth Generation High Temperature Materials, Phase 2 SBIR with Performance Polymer Solutions, NSF; PIs: R. Morgan, J. Grunlan, M. Radovic; Total $149,802 pro-rated amount $9,000; Status: completed.

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Education/Training

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Physics Diploma, 1993

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Physics M.S., 1993

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Physics M.S., 1999

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Physics Ph.D., 2000

Academic Appointments

2008 – present Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy and MSEN, Texas A&M Un. 2007 – 2008 Visiting Researcher, University of California – San Diego, CA 2001 – 2007 Research Scientist, University of California – San Diego, CA 2000 – 2001 Research Scientist, New York University, NY 1994 – 1999 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellow and Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL 1995 – 1996 Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL 1990 – 1993 Researcher, General Physics Inst. of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 1990 – 1992 Teacher, MIPT Physical-Technical Correspondence School, Moscow, Russia Honors and Awards  Texas A&M Univ. award for “High Impact Practices in Undergraduate Education” (2011)  John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship (1994)  Award of Excellence in Research, Moscow Physical Society, Russia (1993)  Moscow Mayor Fellowship (1991-1992) Selected Publications 35 (30 in refereed journals) and 48 conference presentations

1. I. V. Roshchin, C.-P. Li, H. Suhl, X. Batlle, S. Roy, S. Sinha, M. Fitzsimmons, J. Mejia-Lopez, D. Altbir, A. H. Romero, and I. K. Schuller, “Measurement of the vortex core in sub-100 nm Fe dots using polarized neutron scattering”, EPL, 86, 67008 (2009), http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/86/67008 2. R. Morales, M. Velez, O. Petracic, I. V. Roshchin, Z.-P. Li, X. Batlle, J. M. Alameda, and I. K. Schuller, "Three-dimensional spin structure in exchange-biased antiferromagnetic/ferromagnetic thin films" Applied Physics Letters, 95, 092503 (2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3216055 . 3. F. Casanova, E. C. Chiang, C.-P. Li, I. V. Roshchin, A. M. Ruminski, M. J. Sailor, and I. K. Schuller, "Gas adsorption and capillary condensation in nanoporous alumina films", Nanotechnology 19, 315709 (2008), http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/19/31/315709 . 4. R. K. Dumas, C.-P. Li, I. V. Roshchin, I. K. Schuller, and K. Liu, "Magnetic fingerprints of sub-100 nm Fe dots", Physical Review B 75, 134405 (2007), http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.75.134405 . 5. S. Roy, M. R. Fitzsimmons, S. Park, M. Dorn, O. Petracic, I. V. Roshchin, Z. P. Li, X. Batlle, R. Morales, A. Misra, X. Zhang, K. Chesnel, J. B. Kortright, S. K. Sinha, and I. K. Schuller, "Depth profile of uncompensated spins in an exchange bias system", Physical Review Letters 95, 047201 (2005), http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.047201 . 6. I. V. Roshchin, O. Petracic, R. Morales, Z. P. Li, X. Batlle, and I. K. Schuller, "Lateral length scales in exchange bias", Europhysics Letters 71, 297-303 (2005), http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10078-2 . 7. K. Liu, J. Nogues, C. Leighton, H. Masuda, K. Nishio, I. V. Roshchin, and I. K. Schuller, "Fabrication and thermal stability of arrays of Fe nanodots", Applied Physics Letters 81, 4434-4436 (2002), http://link.aip.org/link/?APL/81/4434/1 . 8. I. V. Roshchin, A. C. Abeyta, L. H. Greene, T. A. Tanzer, J. F. Dorsten, P. W. Bohn, S. W. Han, P. F. Miceli, and J. F. Klem, "Observation of the superconducting proximity effect in Nb/InAs and NbNx/InAs by Raman scattering", Physical Review B 66, 134530 (2002), http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.66.134530 . 258

9. J. J. Akerman, I. V. Roshchin, J. M. Slaughter, R. W. Dave and I. K. Schuller “Origin of Temperature Dependence in Tunneling Magnetoresistance” Europhys. Lett. 63, 104 (2003). http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2003-00484-4 10. A. V. Pronin, M. Dressel, A. Pimenov, A. Loidl, I. V. Roshchin, L. H. Greene “Direct Observation of the Superconducting Energy Gap Developing in the Conductivity Spectra of Niobium”, Physical Review B 57, 14416-14421 (1998). http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.57.14416 Patents 1. I. V. Roshchin, O. Petracic, R. Morales, Z.-P. Li, X. Batlle, and I. K. Schuller, "Exchange-bias based multi-state magnetic memory and logic devices and magnetically stabilized magnetic storage" (US Patent, 7,764,454, July 27, 2010), http://patimg1.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=7764454 . 2. I. V. Roshchin, O. Petracic, R. Morales, Z.-P. Li, X. Batlle, and I. K. Schuller, “Exchange-bias based multi-state magnetic memory and logic devices and magnetically stabilized magnetic storage”, International Patent No. PCT/US05/025129, pending, http://v3.espacenet.com/textdoc?DB=EPODOC&IDX=WO2006017367&F=0 . 3. A. Khitun, I. V. Roshchin, K. Galatsis, M. Bao, K. L. Wang, “Frequency mixer having ferromagnetic film”, US patent, US 2008/0224740 A1, pending. List of Courses Taught

 Phys-489 – Special topics: “The Art of Scientific Communication”, Parts 1 and 2. (These two courses are to be numbered Phys-444, and Phys-445). Spring 2011 (4.23), Fall 2011.  Phys-218: Introduction to Classical Mechanics for Engineers. 2009–2010. (3.42, 3.05)  Phys-485, and Phys-685 – Directed Studies (2009-2010)  Phys-491, and Phys-691 – Research (2009-2010). Synergistic Activities

 MSEN program graduate admission committee, 2010-present.  Organizer (together with T. Cagin and R. Arroyave) of Texas A&M University – CINVESTAV (Mexico) workshop “Materials Across The Border”, July 2009.  Reviewer for Phys. Rev, Lett., Phys. Rev. B, Appl. Phys. Lett., IEEE Trans. on Magn., IEEE Trans. on Nanotechnology, J. Magn. & Magn. Mat., ACS Nano, for Pearson (textbook), and for grant proposals for IRTAG (TAMU), FONDECYT (Chile), Hercules Foundation (Belgium), DoE SBIR-STTR.  Participation in Physics Day, Open House and Science Exploration Gallery demonstrations and tours (UCSD, Texas A&M University). Participation in meetings with prospective students organized by Texas A&M University. Panel participation in a workshop on career development for graduate students.  Guest lecturer for: universities and colleges, high-school and graduate student summer schools in the US and abroad. Research Support in the last 3 years:

 Texas A&M-CONACYT Collaborative Research Grant Program, “Origin and role in exchange bias of uncompensated magnetization in antiferromagnets”. Total award amount: 24,000 (Nov. 1 2010 – Dec. 30 2011).

 Texas A&M-CONACYT Collaborative Research Grant Program, “Size-dependent electronic and magnetic properties of antiferromagnets and ferromagnets with reduced dimensionality”. Total award amount: 23,965 (March 2009 – Dec. 31, 2010).

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Ross Jr., Joseph H.

Texas A&M University Voice: 979 845 3842 Department of Physics and Astronomy Fax: 979 845 2590 College Station, Texas 77843 4242 E Mail: [email protected] Website: http://faculty.physics.tamu.edu/ross/

Education: Ph.D., Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1986.

M.S., Physics, University of Illinois, 1982.

B.S., Physics, Yale University, 1981.

Positions Held: Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, 2004 to present.

Chair, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas A&M University, 2003 to 2007

Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, 1994 to 2004.

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, 1988 to 1994.

Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University, 1986 to August 1988.

Recent Honors and Awards: Best Professor Award for Graduate Teaching, 2007. Texas A&M Presidential Award of Excellence for Faculty Service to International Students: Finalist, 2008.

Recent Publications:

“NMR probe of pseudogap characteristics in Fe2+xV1-xAl,” C. S. Lue and Joseph H. Ross, Jr., Phys. Rev. B 61, 9863 (2000). “Low-Temperature MFM Studies of CMR Manganites,” G. Xiao, J. H. Ross, Jr., A. Parasiris, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, and D. G. Naugle, Physica C 341-348, 769 (2000).

“Pseudogap in Fe2VGa: NMR evidence,” C. S. Lue and Joseph H. Ross, Jr., Phys. Rev. B 63, 054420 (2001).

“Superparamagnetism and Magnetic Defects in Fe2VAl and Fe2VGa,” C. S. Lue, Joseph H. Ross, Jr., K. D. D. Rathnayaka, D. G. Naugle, S. Y. Wu and W.-H. Li, J. Phys.–Condensed Matter 13, 1585 (2001).

“Spin glass behavior in FeAl2,” C. S. Lue, Y. Öner, D. G. Naugle, and Joseph H. Ross, Jr., Physical Review B 63, 184405 (2001). “Thermo-magnetic hysteresis effects in NiMn and NiMnPd thin films,” Y. Öner, C. S. Lue, Joseph H. Ross, Jr., K. D. D. Rathnayaka, and D. G. Naugle, J. Appl. Phys 89, 7044 (2001). “Magnetism of New Semi-Heusler Compounds FeVSn and CoVSn,” C. S. Lue, Y. Öner, D. G. Naugle, and Joseph H. Ross, Jr., IEEE Trans. Magn. 37, 2138 (2001).

"Defect and pinning effect of Sn-doping on (La1-xSrx)2Cu1-xSnxO4 superconductors, Yang Li, G. H. Cao, G. C. Che, Z. X. Zhao, J. H. Ross, Jr., and E. M. Baggio-Saitovitch, Physica C 382, 243-250 (2002). "Superconductivity at 10 K in (Ge,Ba)-based compounds," Yang Li and Joseph H. Ross, Jr., IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercon 13, 3047 (2003). 260

"Preparation and properties of (Y, Eu)-123 superconducting single crystals", Z. Yin, Y. Li, X. Xiong, Y. Liu, G. Cao and J. H. Ross, Jr, Physica C 390, 254 (2003). "Structure and stability of Ba-Cu-Ge type-I clathrates," Yang Li, Ji Chi, Weiping Gou, Sameer Khandekar, and Joseph H. Ross, Jr., J. Phys. Condens. Matter 15, 5535 (2003).

"NMR and Mössbauer study of spin dynamics and electronic structure of Fe2+xV1-xAl and Fe2VGa," C. S. Lue, Y. Li, J. H. Ross, Jr., and G. M. Irwin, Phys. Rev. B 67, 224425 (2003). "A novel copper organophosphonate with a pore-like 3D framework and Cu-Cu magnetic ordering," Deyuan Kong, Yang Li, Joseph H. Ross, Jr., and Abraham Clearfield, Chem. Commun. 2003, 1720 (2003).

"Structural, magnetic, and transport properties of La0.65Sr0.35MnO3 films grown under different substrate arrangements in the laser plume," B. I. Belevtsev, D. G. Naugle, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, I. N. Chukanova, J. H. Ross, Jr., and V. M. Ishchuk, J. Mater. Res. 18, 2406 (2003).

"Ferromagnetism in Fe-doped Ba6Ge25 Chiral Clathrate," Yang Li and Joseph H. Ross, Jr., Applied Physics Letters 83, 2868 (2003). "New Transition-Metal-Doped Germanium Clathrates," Yang Li, and Joseph H. Ross, Jr., Proc. Mater. Res. Soc. 793, S7.3 (2004).

“Positron annihilation study of the O–T phase transition for Eu1+xBa2–xCu3O7– superconductors,” Yang Li, Yang Liu, Ruifei Duan, Xiaotao Xiong, Baoyi Wang, Guohui Cao, Long Wei, D. N. Zheng, Z. X. Zhao, and Joseph H. Ross Jr., Physica C 402, 179 (2004). “Flux pinning behavior and positron annihilation study on (Pb,Sn)-doped Bi-2212 superconductors,” Y. Li, Z. Yin, Y. Wang, G. Cao, J. H. Ross, Jr., A. D. Caplin, G. Perkins, B. Wang, and L. Wei, Proc. Mater. Res. Soc. EXS-3, 8.33.1 (2004). "Study of superconducting Ba-Ge-Co compounds," Yang Li, J. H. Ross, Jr., J. A. Larrea and Elisa Baggio-Saitovitch, Physica C 408-410, 869 (2004).

"Defective structure in the high-Tc superconductor Hg-1234", Z. P. Luo, Yang Li, H. Hashimoto, H. Ihara, A. Iyo, K. Tokiwa, G. H. Cao, J. H. Ross, Jr., J. A. Larrea and E. Baggio-Saitovitch, Physica C 408- 410, 50 (2004). "Supramolecular Copper Hydroxide Baseballs: Self-Assembly, Structures, and Magnetic Properties of 4+ Octanuclear [Cu8L8(OH)4] Clusters (HL = N-(2-pyridinylmethyl)-acetamide)", A. Mondal, Y. Li, M. A. Khan, J. H. Ross, Jr., and R. P. Houser, Inorg. Chem. 43, 7075 (2004). "Syntheses, Structure, and Magnetic Properties of New Types of Cu(II), Co(II) and Mn(II) Organophosphonate Materials: Three-Dimensional Frameworks and a One-Dimensional Chain Motif," D. Kong, Y. Li, X. Ouyang, A. V. Prosvirin, H. Zhao, J. H. Ross Jr., K. R. Dunbar, and A. Clearfield, Chem. Mater. 16, 3020-3031 (2004).

“NMR and Mössbauer study of FeAl2,” Ji Chi, Yang Li, F. G. Vagizov, V. Goruganti, and J. H. Ross, Jr., Phys. Rev. B 71, 024431 (2005).

"Magnetic entropy change of the layered perovskites La2-2xSr1+2xMn2O7," A. Wang, G. Cao, Y. Liu, Y. Long , Y. Li, Z. Feng and J. H. Ross, Jr., J. Appl. Phys. 97, 103906 (2005).

“Transition-Metal Substitution in Semiconducting Ba8Ga16Ge30 Clathrates,” Y. Li, W. Gou, J. Chi, V. Goruganti, and J. H. Ross, Jr., AIP Conf. Proc. 772, 331 (2005).

"NMR Study of Slow Atomic Motion in Sr8Ga16Ge30 Clathrate," W. Gou, Y. Li, Ji Chi, J. H. Ross, Jr., M. Beekman, and G. S. Nolas, Phys. Rev. B 71, 174307 (2005). “Vacancy and copper-doping effect on superconductivity for clathrate materials,” Y. Li, Y. Liu, N. Chen, G. Cao, Z. Feng and J. H. Ross, Jr., Phys. Lett. A 345, 398 (2005). “Magnetic Phase Transitions in Intermetallic CeCuGe Compound,” Y. Oner, O. Kamer, Joseph H. Ross Jr, C. S. Lue, and Y. K. Kuo, Solid State Commun. 136, 533 (2005).

“Thermomagnetic hysteresis and electrical transport in amorphous Ni74Mn24Pt2 films,” Y. Öner, O. Kamer, and Joseph H. Ross, Jr., J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 300, 373 (2006). “Magnetic phase transitions in intermetallic NdAgSi compound,” Y. Öner, J. H. Ross Jr., O. Sologub, P. Salamakha, J. Alloys Compounds 415, 38 (2006) 261

“Magnetic and Thermodynamic Properties of Nd2Ni2Pb,” V. Goruganti, Y. Li, J. H. Ross, Jr., K. D. D. Rathnayaka, and Y. Öner, J. Appl. Phys. 99, 08P303 (2006). “Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconducting thin films: theory and experiment,” M. Yavuz, M. S. Boybay, C. Elbuken, M. J. Andrews, C. R. Hu, J. H. Ross, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 43, 277–280 (2006). "Effect of exchange bias on the electrical resistivity of Pd doped NiMn thin films: Two-Channel Kondo system," Y. Öner, O. Kamer, and J. H. Ross, Jr., J. Appl. Phys. 100, 113910 (2006).

"Superconductivity in gallium-substituted Ba8Si46 clathrates," Yang Li, Ruihong Zhang, Yang Liu, Ning Chen, Z. P. Luo, Xingqiao Ma, Guohui Cao, Z. S. Feng , Chia-Ren Hu and Joseph H. Ross, Jr., Phys. Rev. B 75, 054513 (2007); Also chosen for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology 15, 9 (2007).

“Point-contact spectroscopy of the nickel borocarbide superconductors RNi2B2C (R = Y, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Lu),” Yu. G. Naidyuk, D. L. Bashlakov, N. L. Bobrov, V. N. Chernobay, O. E. Kvitnitskaya, I. K. Yanson, G. Behr, S.-L. Drechsler, G. Fuchs, D. Souptel, D. G. Naugle, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, J. H. Ross Jr., Physica C 460-462, 107 (2007) “Magnetic and electrical properties of NdNiSn,” Y. Oner, O. Kamer, and Joseph H. Ross, Jr., J. Alloys Compounds, 460, 69 (2008).

“Kondo lattice behavior and magnetic field effects in Al20V2Eu,” Ji Chi, Yang Li, Weiping Gou, V. Goruganti, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, and J. H. Ross, Jr., Physica B 403, 1426 (2008).

“Phase Transitions in NdNiPb and Nd5NiPb3,” V. Goruganti, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, J. H. Ross, Jr., and Y. Öner, J. Appl. Phys., 103, 07B709 (2008).

“Electrical Transport, Heat Capacity, and High-Field Magnetization Study in Intermetallic Ni2CeSn Compound,” Yildirhan Öner, V. Goruganti, O. Kamer, M. Guillot, and J. H. Ross, Jr, J. Appl. Phys. 103, 07B915 (2008). “Transport and magnetic properties of NdCuGe compound,” V. Goruganti, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, J. H. Ross, Jr., Y. Öner, C. S. Lue, and Y. K. Kuo, J. Appl. Phys. 103, 073919 (2008). “Superconductivity and Magnetism in Silicon and Germanium Clathrates,” Joseph H. Ross Jr. and Yang Li, in Nanoscale Magnetic Materials and Applications, ed. J. P. Liu, E. Fullerton, O. Gutfleisch, and D. Sellmyer (Springer, New York, 2009), pp. 105-121.

“Magnetic phase transitions in R5NiPb3 (R = Ce, Nd and Gd), V. Goruganti, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, and J. H. Ross, Jr., J. Appl. Phys, 105, 07E118 (2009). “NMR and Electronic Structures in Type-I BaAlGe Clathrates”, W. Gou, S. Rodriguez, Y. Li, and J. H. Ross, Jr., Phys. Rev. B 80, 144108 (2009).

“NMR and Computational Studies of Ba8Ga16Sn30 Clathrates”, S. Y. Rodriguez, X. Zheng, L. Saribaev, and J. H. Ross, Jr., Proc. Mater. Res. Soc. 1267, DD04-07 (2010). “Zintl behavior and vacancy formation in type-I Ba-Al-Ge clathrates”, Sergio Y. Rodriguez, Laziz Saribaev, and Joseph H. Ross, Jr., Phys. Rev. B 82, 064111 (2010).

“Computational Study of Magnetic and Vibrational Properties of Fe4Al11-x and Fe4Al11-yZny,” S. Y. Rodriguez, X. Zheng, and J. H. Ross, Jr., IEEE Trans. Magnetics 47, 2924 (2011).

“NMR relaxation and rattling phonons in type-I Ba8Ga16Sn30 clathrate”, Xiang Zheng, Sergio Y. Rodriguez, and Joseph H. Ross, Jr., Phys. Rev. B 84, 024303 (2011).

Synergistic Activities: IGERT graduate interdisciplinary curriculum organizer/PI 2006-2011 Session organizer, Magnetism and Magnetic Materials conferences and APS March Meeting. NSF panel review service 2004-2011 Materials-related demonstrations for school-age students and families (biannual Physics Festivals), SHIP honors student group, Middle School student groups. Departmental graduate advisor and organizer, research seminars for new graduate students, Department of Physics and Astronomy. 262

New laboratory development for introductory electricity and magnetism courses at Texas A&M; "Physics 208-219 Lab Manual," in current use.

Research Support in the Last 4 Years: “IGERT: New Mathematical Tools for Next Generation Materials,” NSF, PI (4 co-PI’s); $3,032,645, 2/15/2006 to 2/14/2011. "Magnetism and Electronic Behavior of Clathrates and Cage-Structured Materials," Robert A. Welch Foundation, $180,000, 06/01/2007 to 05/31/2010; JHR PI. Acquisition of Superconducting Quantum Interference Device Magnetometer, Internal TAMU proposal, $256,000, TAMU, 2008. "Magnetism and Electronic Behavior of Ge and Sn Clathrates and Related Zintl Materials," Robert A. Welch Foundation, $190,000, award period 06/01/2010 to 05/31/2013; JHR PI. “NMR studies and ab-initio modeling of Heusler and related alloys,” $1425, TAMU, 01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011. “Materials World Network: Microstructural Design for Enhanced Efficiency in Solid State Energy Conversion,” $210,000, NSF, 09/15/2011 to 08/31/2014; JHR PI.

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Schwartz, Christian J.

Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University

3123 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-1126 Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 979.845.9591 Fax: +1 979.845.3081

Education

Iowa State University Mechanical Engineering BS, 1996

Iowa State University Mechanical Engineering MS, 1998

Iowa State University Mechanical Engineering PhD, 2006

Appointments

2006 – present Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

2009 – present Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

2007 – present Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Program

2006 – present Faculty Member, Polymer Technology Center

2006 – present Faculty Member, Biotechnology Program

2002 – 2003 Senior Research Engineer, Southwest Research Institute

1998 – 2002 Research Engineer, Southwest Research Institute

Certifications

Licensed Professional Engineer State of Iowa, No. 16967 State of Texas, No. 90291 (inactive) Honors and Awards

1. Big XII Faculty Fellowship, 5/2007 2. Student Led Award for Teaching Excellence (SLATE), 2/09 3. Peggy L. and Charles L. Brittan ’65 Teaching Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching, 3/09

Selected Publications 16 refereed peer-reviewed journal articles, 25 conference proceedings articles

1. Guerra, C. and Schwartz, C.J.,:” Investigation of the Influence of Textiles and Surface Treatments on Blistering Using a Novel Simulant,” Skin Research and Technology, 18 (2012), 94-100. 2. Dempsey, D.K., Schwartz, C.J., Ward, R.S., Iyer, A.V., Parakka, J.P., Cosgriff-Hernandez, E.M.: “Micropatterning of Electrospun Polyurethane Fibers through Control of Surface Topography,” Macromolecular Materials in Engineering, 295 (2010), 990-994. 3. Plumlee, K., and Schwartz, C.J.: “Improved wear resistance of orthopaedic UHMWPE by reinforcement with zirconium particles,” Wear, 267(2009), 710-717. 4. Darden, M., and Schwartz, C.J.: “Investigation of Skin Tribology and its Effects on the Tactile Attributes of Polymer Fabrics,” Wear, 267(2009), 1289-1294. 5. Schwartz, C.J, and Bahadur, S.: “Investigation of an Approach to Balance Wear Resistance and Mechanical Properties of Crosslinked UHMWPE,” Tribology Letters, 34(2009), 125-131. 264

Synergistic Activities

Course coordinator for senior capstone design course in the mechanical engineering department at Texas A&M University, MEEN/ENGR 401 – Introduction to Engineering Design. Teach design methodology, innovation methods, and project management as part of the course. Also instruct design studio on sponsored industry design projects.

Research Support in the last 4 years

1. Air Force Research Lab, The Lone Star Challenge, Air Force Research Laboratories, PI-C. Schwartz (MEEN), 10/1/07-5/31/08, $58,797. 2. Sandia National Laboratories Senior Design Projects, Sandia National Laboratories, PI-Christian Schwartz (MEEN), Co-PI: Zixiang Xiong (ECEN), 10/1/07-9/30/08, $104,994 ($87,253 Schwartz). 3. Development of an Embedded Monitoring Device, Sandia National Laboratories, PI – C. Schwartz, Co-PI: Z. Xiong (ECEN), 10/1/08-9/30/09, $41,875 ($32,583 Schwartz). 4. Development of Configurable Enablement Sequencer, Sandia National Laboratories, PI – C. Schwartz, Co-PI: Z. Xiong (ECEN), 10/1/08-9/30/09, $41,875 ($32,583 Schwartz). 5. Comprehensive Course Redesign: Introduction to Mechanics of Materials, NSF Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI), PI – K. Rajagopal, Co-PI’s – C. Schwartz, J. Froyd, 9/1/09 - 8/31/2011, $150,000 ($73,722 Schwartz). 6. Investigation of Technology to Disseminate Humanitarian Information to Displaced Populations, Sandia National Laboratories, PI – C. Schwartz, Co-PI: R. Malak (MEEN), Z. Xiong (ECEN), 9/8/09- 9/7/10, $100,000 ($74,025 Schwartz). 7. Investigation of Urban Surveillance Technologies, Air Force Research Laboratory, PI – C. Schwartz, Co-PI: R. Malak (MEEN), 11/4/09-6/30/10, $45,350 ($22,675 Schwartz). 8. Empowering the Visually Impaired by Understanding Links between Tactility and Properties of Surfaces, NSF CBET, PI – C. Schwartz, 1/1/11-12/31/13, $250,983. 9. Investigation of Display and Deployment Technologies for Humanitarian Information Dissemination, Sandia National Laboratories, PI – C. Schwartz, Co-PI: B. Rasmussen (MEEN), 9/1/10-6/30/11, $74,996 ($70,597 Schwartz). 10. Consortium for Advancing Performance Polymers in Energy AppLications (APPEAL), industry consortium, PI – H.J. Sue (MEEN), C. Schwartz, J. Bluemel (CHEM), 10/1/10-8/31/2011. ~$150,000 annually ($50,000 annually for Schwartz). 11. Investigation of the Tribological Behavior of High Performance Thermoplastics, Hoerbiger Corporation of America, PI – C. Schwartz, 9/1/11-8/31/13, $280,000. 12. Development of Innovative Tactile Communication Technologies, Sandia National Laboratories, PI – C. Schwartz, 10/1/11-9/30/12, $83,813. 13. CAREER: Using Haptically Augmented Tactile Communication Methods to Foster the Inclusion of the Visually Impaired in STEM Professions, NSF CBET, PI – C. Schwartz, 1/1/12-12/31/16, $400,000.

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Seminario, Jorge M.

Texas A&M University Department of Chemical Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering Phone&Fax: 979-845-3301 Lannater and Herb Fox Professor URL: www.che.tamu.edu/seminario College Station, Texas 77843-3123 E-Mail: [email protected]

Education/Training Southern Illinois University Molecular Science PhD 1988

Southern Illinois University Physics M. Sc 1984

Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería Electronics Eng. 1980

Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería Electrical Sciences B.Sc 1975

Appointments 2004-Present Professor of Chemical Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; and Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University

2001-2004 Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina 1997-2001 Assistant Research Professor of Chemistry University of South Carolina 1997-2001 Director of Physical Chemistry labs, University of South Carolina

1987-1996 PostDoc, Assistant Research Prof. of Chemistry, Univ. New Orleans

1984-1987 Teaching Assistant of Physics, Southern Illinois University

1978-1981 Computer Research Center Head, Nuclear Energy Institute

1979-1981 Instructor of Programming, Electronics, & Control, Center for Nuclear Studies

1977-1979 Metropolitan Institute, Instructor of Electronics

1976-1977 Teaching Assistant of Programming, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria

1975-1976 Engineer of Electronics, National Broadcasting Network

1973-1974 Programmer of Numerical Methods, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria

Honors and Awards 1. Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Peru, 2010 2. Prize winner, “Ambassador of Science” by the NSF of Peru, 2010 3. IEEE: Senior Member, 2009 4. ISSSR Best Presentation Student Award in Frontier Science & Technology, 2009 5. Honorary Professor at Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, 2009 6. Recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award for 2007, Southern Illinois University 7. Lannater and Herb Fox Professorship, 2006 8. Joint the Materials Science and Engineering program, 2005 9. Joint Faculty position in the Department of Electrical Engineering, 2004 10. Research in nano and molecular electronics recognized as ARO success story in 2001-2003.

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Selected Publications: Total peer reviewed: 185; Edited books: 6; Patents: 2 1. Electrical Characteristics of Cobalt Phthalocyanine Complexes, GI Cardenas-Jiron, P Leon-Plata, D Cortes-Arriagada, JM Seminario, J. Phys. Chem. C, 115 (32), 16052–16062, 2011 2. Computational Molecular Engineering for Nanodevices and Nanosystems, NL Rangel, P. A. Leon- Plata and JM Seminario", in Practical Aspects of Computational Chemistry I: An Overview of the Last Two Decades and Current Trends, J Leszczynski, MK. Shukla, H de Rode, Eds., New York: Springer. 2011, In Press 3. Graphene Signal Mixer for Sensing Applications, NL Rangel, A Gimenez, A Sinitskii, JM Seminario, J. Phys. Chem. C, 115 (24), 12128–12134, 2011 4. Molecular electrostatic potentials of DNA base-base pairing and mispairing, I Otero-Navas and JM Seminario, J. Mol. Modeling, Published on-line, 2011 5. Light Activation of the Isomerization and Deprotonation of the Protonated Schiff Base Retinal, C Kubli-Garfias, K Salazar-Salinas, EC Perez-Angel, JM Seminario, J. Mol. Mod., 17, 2539-2547, 2011 6. Ab Initio Analysis and Harmonic Force Fields of Gallium Nitride Nano-clusters, EC Perez-Angel and JM Seminario, J. Phys. Chem. C, 115(14), 6467-6477, 2011. 7. DNA-CNT interactions and gating mechanism using MD and DFT, AD Bobadilla and JM Seminario, J. Phys. Chem. C, 115(8) 3466-3474, 2011. 8. Spectroscopic and Photophysical Studies of Charge-transfer in a Cd8 thiolate cluster containing a coordinated N-Methyl-4,4-bipyridinium ligand, M.-L. Fu, RD Adams, D Cristancho, P Leon, JM Seminario, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 660-665, 2011 9. ZnO-Paper based photoconductive UV Sensor, AJ Gimenez, JM Yáñez-Limón, JM Seminario, J. Phys. Chem. C, 115, 282-287, 2011 10. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Folding of Supported Graphene, EP Bellido, JM Seminario, J. Phys. Chem. C, 114, 22472-22477, 2010 11. Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Photophysical Properties, DFT Calculations of a Bis(tetrathia- calix[4]arene) tetracadmium Complex, M-L Fu, NL Rangel, RD Adams, JM Seminario, Clust. Sci., 21, 867–878, 2010. 12. Energetics and Vibronics Analyses of the Enzymatic Coupled Electron–Proton Transfer From NfsA Nitroreductase to Trinitrotoluene, K Salazar-Salinas and JM Seminario, IEEE Trans. Nanotech., 9 (5) 543-553, (2010) 13. Some recent studies on the local reactivity of O2 on Pt3 nanoislands supported on mono- and bimetallic backgrounds, JC Sotelo and JM Seminario, in Theory and Experiment in Electrocatalysis. vol. 50, PB Balbuena and VR Subramanian, NY, Springer, 203-242, 2010. 14. Single molecule detection using graphene electrodes, NL Rangel and JM Seminario, J. Phys. B, 43, 155101 (2010). 15. Vibronics and plasmonics based graphene sensors, NL Rangel and JM Seminario, J. Chem. Phys., 132(2), 125102, (2010). 16. Polypeptides in alpha-helix conformation perform as diodes, D Cristancho, JM Seminario, J. Chem. Phys, 132 (6), 065102 (2010) 17. Protonation of O2 adsorbed on a Pt3 island supported on transition metal surfaces, JC Sotelo, JM Seminario, J. Chem. Phys, 131, 044709 (2009). 18. Analysis of Nano and Molecular Arrays of Negative Differential Resistance Devices for Sensing and Electronics, AJ Gimenez, G Luna-Barcenas, JM Seminario, IEEE Sensors, 9(9), 1136-1141 (2009). 19. Switchable Molecular Conductivity, Wang, Rangel, Kundu, Sotelo, Tovar, Seminario, Liang; J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 10447-10451 (2009). Featured in the cover page. 20. Mechanism of carbon nanotubes unzipping into graphene ribbons, NL Rangel, JC Sotelo, JM Seminario, J. Chem. Phys. 131, 031105:1-4 (2009). Reproduced in Vir. J. Nan. Sci. & Tech. Volume 20, Issue 5 (2009). Identified by the JCP on the list of their Top 20 Most Downloaded Articles in August 2009 Synergistic Activities

1. Member of the organizing committee and co-Chair of the session on “Nanostructure-Molecular Interface Science and Signal Transduction Phenomena” of the 2011 nano-electronic Devices for Defense and Security (nano-DDS) Conference. 2010-2011 2. Member of the IEEE Nano-2008 Technical Committee and “Nano-circuits and architectures” session topic chair. 2008 267

3. Panel member of the biomolecular electronics program formulation of the Army Research Office (ARO). 2007-2008 4. Member of the Program Committee for the bi-annual International Symposium on Spectral Sensing Research;.2008 meeting at Stevens Institute of Technology, June 23-27. 2007-present 5. Member of the US Army Research Office (ARO) Electronics Coordinating Group (EL-COG). 2007- present 6. Editorial Advisory Board Member to The Open Applied Physics Journal. 2007-present 7. Co-organizer of 2007 NANO-DDS Conference, “Nanostructure-Molecular Interface Science and Signal Transduction Phenomena”, Crystal City, Virginia, Jun 18-21. 2007 8. Faculty Advisor of the Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Student Association (NANSA). 2006- present 9. Editor of Molecular and Nano Electronics: Analysis, Design and Simulation, for, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2006. 2006 10. Technical Guidance Committee, 2006 International Symposium on Spectral Sensing Research (ISSSR), Maine,. May 29-June 2, 2006. 2006 11. International Scientific Board, (ECI), Appointed as president of the Engineering and Energy Committee, International, 2005-2007. 2006 12. IEEE, Member of the Technical Committee on Industrial Process Control, Steering Committee, Appointed, International, 2006-2008

Research Support in the last 4 years:

1. Near and Far‐Field Interfaces to DNA‐Guided Nanostructures from RF to Light wave: Exploiting the Spectrum, ARO-MURI Program, $230K + $160K (3 + 2 years) 2010-2015 2. A Theory-Guided Approach to the Design of Molecular Sensing Devices and Systems - US Army - Army Research Office. $2,000,000. 2007-2011 3. Computational Design of Molecular Sensing Systems, US Army - Army Research Office (DURIP/ARO), Jorge M. Seminario, $200,000. 2007-2009 4. Theory-Guided Design of Nanoscale Multi-Metallic Catalysts for Fuel Cells, US DOE. $800,000. 2008-2012

Editorial Positions in Scientific Journals 1. The Journal of Nanotechnology, since 2008, 2. The Open Applied Physics Journal, since 2007. 3. The Research Letters in Nanotechnology, since 2007 4. Advances in Molecular Imaging, under processing

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Texas A&M University Voice: 979-777-8728

Materials Science and Engineering Program Fax: 979-845-6443 and Department of Nuclear Engineering E-Mail: [email protected]

College Station, Texas 77843-3123

Website: http://nuclear.tamu.edu/people/faculty/index.php?id=25

EDUCATION AND TRAINING Peking University (China) Nuclear Physics B.S., 1997

University of Houston Physics Ph.D, 2001

University of Houston Physics Postdoctoral, 2001-2004

Los Alamos National Lab. Materials Science Postdoctoral, 2004-2006

APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A & M Univ., from 07/31/2006

Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas A & M Univ., from 07/31/2006

Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2004-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow, Texas Center for Superconductivity and Advanced Materials, 2001-2004

Research Assistant, Ion Beam Processing Lab, University of Houston. USA, 1998-2001 Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, University of Houston, USA, 1997-1998

RESEARCH EXPERTISE Ion Beam Analysis, Ion Beam Modification of Materials, Defect Engineering, Radiation Damage in Nuclear and Electronic Materials, Multiscale Modeling of Ion Solid Interaction and Defect Clustering, Nanomaterials.

HONORS & AWARDS Teaching Excellence Award (student selected), The Texas A&M University System, 2011

Teaching Excellence Award (student selected), The Texas A&M University System, 2010

Teaching Excellence Award (student selected), The Texas A&M University System, 2009

TEES Selected Young Faculty Award, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, 2011

NSF Career Award, National Science Foundation, 2009

IBMM Prize, 16th Intl. Conf. on Ion Beam Modification of Materials, Germany, 2008

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Postdoctoral Distinguished Performance Award, Los Alamos National Lab., 2006

Director Funded Postdoctoral Fellowship, Los Alamos National Lab., 2004

Sigma Xi Graduate Student Research Achievement Award, University of Houston, 2001 First Place, 19th Semiannual TCSUH Student Symposium, University of Houston, 1999

Sanhao Excellent Student Fellowship, Peking University, P.R. China, 1996

PUBLICATIONS A total of 125 publications, 96 in referred journals, 25 in conference proceedings, 4 book chapters, 6 U.S. patents, and 2 pending patent applications.

L. Shao, “An algorithm for fast calculation of ion range and damage distributions based on the Boltzmann transport equation”, Nucl. Instrum. Methods. Phys. Res. B, 268, 3564 (2010).

L. Shao, “Beam dispersion of ions penetrating through an amorphous compound binary layer”, Nucl. Instrum. Methods. Phys. Res. B, 268, 1399 (2010).

L. Shao, P.E. Thompson, Q.Y. Chen, K.B. Ma, J.R. Liu, W.K. Chu, “High thermal stability of vacancy clusters formed in MeV Si-self-ion-implanted Si”; Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 041908 (2008).

L. Shao, M. Nastasi, P.E. Thompson, I. Rusakova, J. Liu and Wei-Kan Chu, “The Energy Dependence of Excessive Vacancies Created by High Energy Ion Implantation”, Nucl. Instru. Methods. Phys. Res. B, 242, 506 (2006).

L. Shao, Y. Lin, J. G. Swadener, J.K. Lee, Q. X. Jia, Y.Q. Wang, M. Nastasi, P.E. Thompson, N.D. Theodore, T.L. Alford, J.W. Mayer, P.Chen, and S.S. Lau, “H-induced Platelet and Crack Formation in Hydrogenated Epitaxial Si/Si0.98B0.02/ Si Structures”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 021901 (2006).

L. Shao, Y.Q. Wang, J.K. Lee, M. Nastasi, P.E. Thompson, N.D. Theodore, and J.W. Mayer, “A New Technique to Study the Lattice Location of Light Elements in Silicon by Channeling Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 131901 (2005). L. Shao, Y.Q. Wang, C.J. Wetteland, M. Nastasi, P.E. Thompson, and J.W. Mayer “An Optimized Energy Window of He Beams for Accurate Determination of Depth in Channeling Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 221913 (2005).

L. Shao, J. Zhang, J. Chen, D. Tang, P.E. Thompson, Sanjay Patel, X. Wang, H. Chen, J. Liu and W.K. Chen, “Enhancement of Boron Solid Solubility in Si by Point Defect Engineering”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 3325 (2004).

L. Shao (invited book chapter), Chapter 14 “Application of Ion Implantation Techniques in CMOS fabrication” in Ion Implantation and Synthesis of Materials by M. Nastasi and J. W. Mayer, Springer, 2005.

L. Shao, J. Liu, Quark Y. Chen and Wei-Kan Chu (invited review article), “Boron Diffusion in Silicon: the Anomalies and Control by Point Defect Engineering”, Materials Science and Engineering Reports, Volume: 42, pp. 65-114 (2003).

PATENTS US Patent 6812523 (issued), “Semiconductor wafer with ultra thin doping level formed by defect engineering”, Wei-Kan Chu, L. Shao, X. Lu, and J. Liu.

US Patent 7105427 (issued), “Method for shallow dopant distribution”, Wei-Kan Chu, L. Shao, X. Lu, J. Liu, (issued), Filing date: Aug. 30, 2004

US Patent 6835626 (issued), “Method to overcome instability of ultra-shallow semiconductor junctions”, W.K. Chu, L. Shao, and J. Liu, 270

US Patent 7622372 (issued), “Method for shallow dopant distribution”, Wei-Kan Chu and L. Shao.

US Patent 7153761 (issued), “Method of transferring a ultra-thin layer of crystalline material with high crystalline quality”, M. Nastasi, L. Shao, N.D.Theodore.

US Patent 7638410 (issued), “Method of transferring strained semiconductor structures”, M. Nastasi and L. Shao.

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES

(1) Acquiring two high energy accelerators to build a new ion beam facility at TAMU; (2) Served as a reviewer for various physics and materials science journals including J. Vac. Sci. and Tech, J. of Nucl. Instru. and Methods B, Electrochemical and Solid State Letters, IEEE Transactions on Electronic devices, Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, and Solid-State Electronics; (3) Served as Session Chair for 19th and 20th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, 2006 & 2008, Fort Worth, Texas; and (4) Served as a consultant for Advanced Ion Beam Technology (a California based company) for development of next generation ion implanters.

OTHER EXAMPLS OF PREVIOUS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

(1) Development of new techniques for nanometer thick layer transfer of electronic materials (4 patents); (2) Development of point defect engineering technique to fabricate ultra shallow junctions (4 patents); (3) Development of a new graduate course “Materials under Extreme Conditions”; (4) Initialization of a new Master of Science program in nuclear materials.

CO-EDITORS: Co-Editor of Journal of Nuclear Engineering & Technology

EXTERNAL FUNDING (since 2007, total amount: $8.3 millions; and total pro-rated amount: $2.7 millions)

1. Fuel Aging in Storage and Transportation (FAST): Accelerated Characterization and Performance Assessment of the Used Nuclear Fuel Storage System, Sponsor: Department of Energy, Nuclear Energy University Programs, PI: Sean McDeavitt; Co-PI: Lin Shao, together with 16 co-PIs from 6 universities and 2 national laboratories, Total Amount: $4,500,000; Pro-rated Amount: $350,000; Period: 2/1/2012-1/30/2015 2. Radiation Response of Low Dimensional Carbon Systems, Sponsor: Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Science, PI: Lin Shao (sole PI), Total Amount: $420,000; Pro-rated Amount: $420,000; Period: 08/15/2011-08/14/2014 3. FFATA: Collaborative Research: Ion Irradiation-induced Nanocrystallization of Metallic Glasses and Its Effects on Their Mechanical Properties, Sponsor: National Science Foundation PI: Lin Shao (sole PI), Total Amount: $190,000; Pro-rated Amount: $190,000; Period: 10/01/2011- 09/30/2014

4. Irradiation Testing and Molecular Modeling of Irradiation-Assisted Diffusion and Microstructural Evolution (FCCI), Sponsor: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC-Idaho National Laboratory PI: Lin Shao (sole PI), Total Amount: $87,798; Pro-rated Amount: $87,798; Period: 12/02/2010 to 09/30/2012 5. Band-gap Engineering for Enhanced Photoemission of self-assembled Au and Ag nanoparticles embedded in monocrystalline semiconductors, Sponsor: The Robert A. Welch Foundation, PI: Lin Shao (sole PI), Total Amount $100,000; Pro-rated Amount $100,000; Period: 06/01/2010- 05/31/2012 6. Infrastructure Enhancement via Optical, Ultrasonic and Thermal Imaging Equipment Sponsor: US DOE-Idaho Operation Office, PI: Karen Vierow, Co-PI: Frederick Best, Yassin Hassan, Richard Kurwitz, Lin Shao and Pavel Tsvetkov, Total Amount $286,000; Pro-rated Amount $0; Period: 09/01/2010-08/31/2011

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7. Radiation Response and Defect Dynamics in Strained Si, Sponsor: National Science Foundation, PI: Lin Shao (sole PI), Total Amount: $ 296,000; Pro-rated Amount: $296,000; Period: 08/15/2009 to 08/14/2012 8. Radiation Response and Stability of Nanostructured Materials (T91 and SiC), Sponsor: National Science Foundation, PI: Lin Shao (sole PI), Total Amount: $430,000; Pro-rated Amount: $430,000; Period: 08/01/2009 to 07/31/2014 9. Irradiation Testing and Molecular Modeling of Irradiation-Assisted Diffusion and Microstructured Evolution, Sponsor: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC-Idaho National Laboratory PI: Lin Shao (sole PI), Total Amount: $150,000; Pro-rated Amount: $150,000; Period: 01/01/2009 to 12/21/2012 10. Fuel Performance Experiments and Modeling: Fission Gas Bubble Nucleation and Growth in Alloy Nuclear Fuels, Sponsor: Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory, PI: Sean McDeavitt; Co-PI: Pavel Tsvetkov and Lin Shao, Total Amount: $ 1,176,231; Pro-rated Amount: $244,042; Period: 01/10/2009 to 30/09/2012 11. “Development of Radiation Tolerant Alloys for Generation IV Reactors." Sponsor: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, PI: Lin Shao (sole PI), Period: 09/01/2008- 08/30/2011, Total Amount: $275,000; Pro-rated Amount: $275,000; Period: 01/08/2008 to 31/07/2011 12. Development of Nanostructured Superior-Strength Alloy by Ion/Electron Irradiation of Metallic Glasses, Sponsor: Siemens Power Generation, PI: Lin Shao (sole PI), Total Amount: $47,423; Pro-rated Amount: $47,423; Period: 05/31/2007-05/31/2008 13. Optoelectronic Properties of Self-Assembled Metal Nanoparticles Embedded in Monocrystalline Si, Sponsor: The Robert A. Welch Foundation, PI: Lin Shao (sole PI), Total Amount: $150,000; Pro-rated Amount: $150,000; Period: 06/01/07-05/31/2010 14. Safety Curriculum Development to Facilitate Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century Sponsor: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, PI: Karen Vierow, Co-PI: Yassin Hassan, Frederick Best, John Ford, Sean McDeavitt, Pavel Tsvetkov, Jean Ragusa, Warren Reece, Lin Shao, Total Amount: $200,000; Pro-rated Amount: $14,000; Period: 07/01/2007-06/30/2008

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Website: http://ptc.tamu.edu/

Education/Training The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program Ph. D. 1988 The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Department of Mechanical Engineering M.S.E. 1987 The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Department of Materials Science and Engineering M.S.E. 1985 Chung‐Yuan Christian University, Chung‐Li, Taiwan Department of Chemical Engineering B.E. 1981 Appointments 2011 – date Co‐Director, Advanced Polymers for Energy Appl. Consortium, Texas A&M Univ. 2003 – date Director, Polymer Technology Center, Texas Engineering Experimental Station 2002 – date Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M Univ. 2001 – date Director, Scratch Behavior in Polymers Consortium, Texas A&M Univ. 2008 Visiting Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology and Kaneka Corporation, Japan 2001 – 2002 Visiting Principal Fellow, Institute of Materials Research & Eng., Singapore Summer 2001 Visiting Professor, City University of Hong Kong 1998 – 2001 Co‐Director, Polyolefins Film Consortium, Texas A&M Univ. Summer 1999 Visiting Associate Professor, Hong Kong Univ. Sci. Tech. Summer 1997 Visiting Associate Professor, INSA, Lyon, France 1995 – 2002 Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Eng., Texas A&M Univ. 1998 – 1995 Project Leader, Dow Chemical USA, Freeport, TX 77541 1981 – 1983 Second Lieutenant, Taiwanese Marine Corps

Honors and Awards 1. Linda & Ralph Schmidt Endowed Professor, 2010‐. 2. Fellow, Society of Plastic Engineers, 2010‐. 3. Patent and Innovations Award, Office of Technology Commercialization, TAMU, 2010. 4. Best Poster Awards (1st, 2nd, 3rd places and Honorable Mentions), International Polyolefins Conferences, Houston, February, 2001, 2004, 2005-2007-2008, 2010. 5. Best Paper Award, SPE‐ACCE conference, Troy, MI, 2009. 6. E.D. Brockett Professorship Award, 2006. 7. Publication Chosen as Journal Cover: Adv. Funct. Mat., Vol. 15, Issue 3, 2005. 8. Best Paper Award, Failure Analysis and Prevention Special Interest Group, ANTEC, 2004‐2005. 9. Best Paper Award, Division of Engineering Properties and Structure, ANTEC, 2003‐2004. 10. Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2002‐2007. 11. TEES Fellow, Texas Engineering Experimental Station, State of Texas, 2000‐2002. 12. Tan Chin Tuan Faculty Fellowship, Nan‐Yang Technological University, Singapore, 2000‐2001. 13. Best Poster Award, (Polyolefins XII – 2000), SPE. 14. Faculty Advisor Award, Society of Plastics Engineers, 2000. 15. Faculty Fellow, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1999‐2000. 16. Best Paper Award, Division of Engineering Properties and Structure, ANTEC, 1999‐2000.

Selected Publications (2009‐present) 1. B. Hare, C. Meyer, and H.‐J. Sue, “Evaluation of Packaging Film Mechanical Integrity Using a Standardized Scratch Test”, Packaging Tech. & Sci., DOI: 10.1002/pts.962. 2. Y.L. Liang, E. Moghbelli, R. Minkwitz, R. Stark, and H.‐J. Sue, “Effect of High Temperature Annealing on Scratch Behavior of Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate Copolymers”, Polymer, 273

10.1016/j.polymer.2011.11.034. 3. B. Hare, A. Moyse, and H.‐J. Sue, “Analysis of Scratch‐Induced Damages in Multi‐Layer Packaging Film Systems”, J. Mater. Sci., 47, 1389‐1398(2012). 4. C. Gomes, M.E. Castell, E. Chimbombi, B. Hare, I. Liang, H.‐J. Sue, P. Sherman, P. Dunne, and A.O. Wright, “Quality of Olive‐oil Reformulated MRE Entree”, Food Sci. Tech., 45, 191‐197(2012). 5. K.L. White and H.‐J. Sue, “Delamination toughness of fiber reinforced composites containing a carbon nanotube/polyamide‐12 epoxy thin film interlayer”, Polymer, 53, 37‐42(2012). 6. X. Zhang, D. Sun, H.‐J. Sue, and R. Nishimura, “Colloidal Crystallization of Surfactant Free ZnO Quantum Dots”, Chem. Phys. Chem., 12, 3533‐3538(2011). 7. K.L. White and H.‐J. Sue, “Electrical conductivity and fracture behavior of epoxy/polyamide‐ 12/multi‐walled carbon nanotube composites”, Polym. Eng. Sci., 51, 2245‐2253(2011). 8. R.L Browning, H.‐J. Sue, R. Minkwitz, and P. Charoensirisomboon, “Effect of Acrylonitrile Content on the Scratch Behavior of Styrene‐Acrylonitrile Random Copolymers”, Polym. Eng. Sci., 51, 2282‐2294(2011). 9. K.L. White, M. Shuai, X. Zhang, H.‐J. Sue, and R. Nishimura, “Two‐Dimensional Electrical 10. Conductivity of Exfoliated Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes”, Carbon, 49, 5124‐5131(2011). T.‐H. Lee, H.‐J. Sue and X. Cheng, “Solid‐State Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells Based on ZnO 11. Nanoparticle and Nanorod Array Hybrid Photoanodes”, Nanoscaled Res. Lett., 6:517(2011). R.L. Browning, M.M. Hossain, J. Li and H.‐J. Sue, “Contrast‐based Evaluation of Mar Resistance of Thermoplastic Olefins”, Tribology Int., 44, 1024‐1031(2011). 12. T.‐H. Lee, H.‐J. Sue and X. Cheng, “ZnO and conjugated polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells containing ZnO nanorod photoanode”, Nanotechnology, 22, 285401, 2011. 13. P. Liu, R.L. Browning, J. Li, S. Jones, and H.‐J. Sue, “Quantitative Scratch Visibility Assessment of Polymers Based on Erichsen and ASTM/ISO Scratch Testing Methodologies”, Polymer Testing, 30, 633‐640(2011). 14. K. Friedrich, H.‐J. Sue, P. Liu, A. A. Almajid, “Scratch Resistance of High Performance Polymers”, Tribology Int., 44, 1032‐1046(2011). 15. R.L Browning, H.‐J. Sue, R. Minkwitz, and P. Charoensirisomboon, “Influence of Humidity Exposure on the Scratch Behavior of Polystyrene‐Acrylonitrile Random Copolymers”, J. Mater. Sci., 46, 5790‐5797(2011). 16. R.J. Sager, P.J. Klein, D.C. Lagoudas, G.L. Warren, and H.‐J. Sue, “Effect of Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy Interleaf Films on the Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Woven Fabric Composites”, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 121, 2394‐2405(2011). 17. M.M. Hossain, H. Jiang, and H.‐J. Sue, “Effect of Constitutive Behavior on Scratch Visibility 18. Resistance of Polymers‐A Finite Element Method Parametric Study”, Wear, 270, 751‐759(2011). 19. H. Jiang, R.L Browning, P. Liu, T.A. Chang, and H.‐J. Sue, “Determination of Epoxy Coating Wet‐Adhesive Strength Using a Standardized ASTM/ISO Scratch Test”, J. Coat. Techn. Res., 8, 255‐263(2011). 20. L. Sun, G. L. Warren, D. Davis, and H.‐J. Sue, “Nylon Toughened Epoxy/SWCNT Composites”, J. Mater. Sci., 46, 207‐214(2011). 21. H. Li, D. Sun, H.‐J. Sue and X. Cheng, ʺSingle‐Walled Carbon Nanotube Alignment by Grating‐Guided Electrostatic Self‐Assemblyʺ, J. Vac. Sci. Tech. 28B, 1318‐1321, 2010. 22. J. Liu, H.‐J. Sue, Z.J. Thompson, F.S. Bates, M.A. Hillmeyer, M. Dettloff, G. Jacob, N. Verghese, and H. Pham, “Toughening of Epoxies with Block Copolymer of Worm‐Like Micelle Morphology”, Macromolecules, 43, 7238‐7243(2010). 23. M. Wong, R. Tsuji, S. Nutt, and H.‐J. Sue, “Glass transition temperature changes of polymernanocomposites comprised of finely dispersed ZnO quantum dots”, Soft Matter, 6, 4482‐4490(2010). 274

24. E. Moghbelli, H.‐J. Sue, and S. Jain, “Stabilization and Control of Phase Morphology of PA/SAN Blends via Incorporation of Exfoliated Clay”, Polymer, 51, 4231‐4237(2010). 25. D. Sun, C.‐C. Chu, and H.‐J. Sue, “A Simple Approach for the Preparation of Hybrid Epoxy/CNT/ZrP Nanocomposites”, Chem. Mater., 22, 3773‐3778(2010). 26. H. Jiang, R.L Browning, M.M. Hossain, H.‐J. Sue, and M. Fujiwara, “Quantitative Evaluation of Scratch‐Induced Visibility Resistance of Polymers”, Appl. Surf. Sci., 256, 6324‐6329(2010). L. Sun, G.L. Warren, and H.‐J. Sue, “Partially cured epoxy/SWCNT thin films for the reinforcement of vacuum‐assisted resin‐transfer‐molded composites”, Carbon, 48, 2361‐2380(2010). 27. P. He, Andres F. Mejia, D. Sun, H.‐J. Sue, D.S. Dinair, M. Marquez, and Z. Cheng, “Hindrance Function for Sedimentation of Colloidal Disks”, Phys. Rev. Lett. E, 81, 026310(2010). 28. V. G. Hadjiev, G. L. Warren, Luyi Sun, D. C. Davis, D. C. Lagoudas, H. ‐J. Sue, “Raman microscopy of residual strains in CNT/Epoxy Composites”, Carbon, 48, 1750‐1756(2010). 29. H. Jiang, R.L Browning, J.D. Whitcomb, M. Ito, M. Shimouse, T.A. Chang, and H.‐J. Sue, “Mechanical Modeling of Scratch Behavior of Polymeric Coatings on Soft and Hard Substrates”, Tribology Letter, 37, 159‐167(2010). 30. D. Sun, W.N. Everett, C.‐C. Chu, and H.‐J. Sue, “Single‐walled Carbon Nanotube Dispersion with Electrostatically Tethered Nanoplatelets”, Small, 5, 2692‐2697(2009). 31. T.‐H. Lee, D. Sun, X. Zhang, H.‐J. Sue and X. Cheng, ʺSolid‐State Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cell Based on Semiconducting Nanomaterialsʺ, J. Vac. Sci. Tech. B, 27, 3073‐3077(2009). 32. D. Sun, H.‐J. Sue, Zhengdong Cheng, Yuri Martınez‐Raton, and Enrique Velasco, “Stable Smectic Phase in Suspensions of Polydisperse Colloidal Platelets with Identical Thickness”, Phys. Rev. Lett. E, 80, 041704(2009). 33. J. Liu, H.‐J. Sue, Z.J. Thompson, F.S. Bates, M. Dettloff, G. Jacob, N. Verghese, and H. Pham, “Crosslink Density Effect on Toughening of Nano‐Sized PEP‐PEO Block Copolymer Modified Epoxy”, Polymer, 50, 4683‐4689(2009). 34. D. Sun and H.‐J. Sue, “Tunable Ultraviolet Emission of ZnO Quantum Dots in Transparent Poly(methyl methacrylate)”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 94, 253106(2009). 35. H. Jiang, R.L Browning, and H.‐J. Sue, “Understanding Scratch Damage Mechanisms of Polymers”, Polymer, 50, 4056‐4065(2009). 36. C. Gomes, M.E. Castell, E. Chimbombi, D. Sun, J. Liu, H.‐J. Sue, P. Sherman, P. Dunne, and A.O. Wright, “Effect of oxygen absorbing packaging on the shelf‐life of a liquid‐based component of military operational rations”, J. Food Sci., 74, E167‐E176(2009). 37. J. Liu, H.‐J. Sue, Z.J. Thompson, F.S. Bates, M. Dettloff, G. Jacob, N. Verghese, and H. Pham, “Strain Rate Effect on Toughening of Nano‐Sized PEP‐PEO Block Copolymer Modified Epoxy”, Acta Mater., 57, 2691‐2701(2009). 38. Z.J. Thompson, M.A. Hillmyer, F.S. Bates, J. Liu, H.‐J. Sue, M. Dettloff, and H. Pham, “Block Copolymer Toughened Epoxy: Role of Crosslink Density”, Macromolecules, 42, 2333‐2335(2009). L. Sun, W.J. Boo, D. Kong, J.Y. O’Reilly, J.Y. Su, H.‐J. Sue, and A. Clearfield, “Effect of Molecular 39. Structure on the Intercalation of α‐Zirconium Phosphate”, J. Colloid. & Interface Sci., 333, 503‐509(2009). 40. L. Sun, J. Liu, S. Kirumakki, E.D. Schwerdtfeger, R.J. Howell, K. Al‐Bahily, S.A. Miller, A. Clearfield, and H.‐J. Sue, ”Polypropylene Nanocomposites Based on Designed Synthetic Nanoplatelets”, Chem. Mater., 21, 1154‐1161(2009).

Selected Proceeding Papers in 2011 1. K.L. White, T. Bremner, and H.‐J. Sue, “Rheological Characterization and Thermal Stability of PAEKs”, High Performance Thermoplastics & Composites for Oil & Gas Applications, Houston, October 11‐12, 2011. 2. M. Hossain, H. Jiang and H.‐J. Sue, “FEM Constitutive Modeling of Scratch Visibility Resistance of TPOs”, SPE Automotive TPO Conf., Troy, MI, October 3‐5, 2011. 3. N. Smith, M. Hossain, P. Liu, and H.‐J. Sue, “Quantitative Assessment of Scratch Visibility 275

Resistance of Textured TPO Surfaces”, SPE Automotive TPO Conf., Troy, MI, October 3‐5, 2011. 4. M. Wong, K. White and H.‐J. Sue, ʺStrengthening Mechanisms in Polymer Nanocomposites“, PMSE, ACS, Colorado, August 29‐31, 2011. 5. K.L. White and H.‐J. Sue, “Electrical Conductivity, Rheology, and Fracture Behavior of Epoxy/Polyamide‐12/MWCNT Composites”, SAMPE, June 2011 6 K. Maxwell, J. Whitcomb, K.L. White and H.‐J. Sue, “Simulating the effects of nanotube exfoliation and chirality in electrically conducting 2D networks of single‐walled carbon nanotubes”, ASME, McMAT, Chicago, May 2011. 7. T.‐H. Lee, H.‐J. Sue, and X. Cheng, “Template‐Assisted Growth of ZnO Nanorod Arrays”, EIPBN, May 2011. 8. P. Liu, R. Browning, and H.‐J. Sue, ʺQuantitative Assessment of Scratch Visibility Resistance of Polymers Based on Delta L and ASTM/ISO Methodologiesʺ, ANTEC, Boston, May 1‐4, 2011. 9. M.M. Hossain, H. Jiang, and H.‐J. Sue, ʺFEM Parametric study of Scratch Visibility Resistance of Polymersʺ, ANTEC, Boston, May 1‐4, 2011. 10. K. White and H.‐J. Sue, ʺElectrical conductivity and fracture behavior of epoxy/polyamide‐ 12/MWCNT composites“, PMSE, ACS, Anaheim, March 27‐30, 2011.

Research Support in the last 4 years 1. H.‐J. Sue, “Fracture Mechanics of PE Blown Films”, funded $320,000 by ExxonMobil, 1/2011‐. 2. H.‐J. Sue, “Retort Rack Material Development”, funded $30,000 by Defense Logistic Agency, 9/2011. 3. H.‐J. Sue, “Ductile Epoxy Adhesives for Space Applications”, funded $20,000 by NASA, 8/2011‐. 4. H.‐J. Sue, “Test Method Development for Packaging Films”, funded $93,333 by Kraft, 6/2010‐. 5. D.C. Lagoudas, H.‐J. Sue, T. Cagin, J.C. Grunlan, and J.D. Whitcomb, “REU Site: Multifunctional Materials Systems”, funded $230,000 by NSF, 6/2010‐. 6. H.‐J. Sue, “CNT Dispersion in Organic Solvents and in Polymers”, funded $195,000 by KANEKA, 12/2009‐. 7. H.‐J. Sue, “MRE FIT Packaging Films”, funded $430,100 by Defense Logistic Agency, 12/2009‐. 8. H.‐J. Sue, “ZnO Quantum Dots Colloidal Crystals”, funded $150,000 by KANEKA, 6/2008‐. 9. H.‐J. Sue, “Scratch Behavior of SAN‐Based Blends”, $355,199, BASF, 8/2007‐. 10. D.C. Davis, D.C. Lagoudas, J.D. Whitcomb, and H.‐J. Sue, “Materials and Manufacturing of Epoxy/CNT Nanocomposites”, funded $3,106,929 by AFRL‐Clarkson Corporation (Sue portion: $535,668), 9/2005‐. 11. H.‐J. Sue, Polymer Scratch Consortium, Advanced Composites, Arkema, BP Chemical, BrasKem, Cabot, Ciba, Clorox, Dow Chemical, Japan PP, KANEKA, Kraton, Phillips‐Sumika, Sumitomo Chemical, Solvay Engineered Polymers, and Visteon, $1,106,200, 4/01‐. 12. H.‐J. Sue, Polymer Technology Industrial Consortium, Inoes, Tokai Rubber, Rio Tinto, Sumitomo, SUNOCO, Cadillac Products, Dow Chemical, SPE, Engelhard, Mytex, Tokai Rubber, Solvay, Japan PP, $655,610, 95‐.

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Talreja, Ramesh

Texas A&M University Voice: 979-458-3256 Department of Aerospace Engineering Fax: 979-845-6051 College Station, Texas 77843-3141 E-Mail: [email protected]

Education/Training University of Bombay, Mumbai, India Civil Engineering B.S. 1967 Northeastern University, Boston, Mass. Civil Engineering M.S. 1970 Technical Univ of Denmark, Denmark Solid Mechanics Ph.D. 1974 Technical Univ of Denmark, Denmark Solid Mechanics D.Sc. 1985

Appointments 2001 – date Tenneco Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of Aerospace Engineering 2001 – 2003 Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University 1999 – 2000 Distinguished Visiting Professor, Engineering Mechanics, US Air Force Academy 1991 – 2001 Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Inst. of Technology 1988 – 1991 Docent (Faculty of Special Qualification), Technical Univ. of Denmark 1978 - 1988 Lecturer, Solid Mechanics, Technical Univ. of Denmark 1978 – 1983 Research Scientist, Risø Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Denmark

Honors and Awards  Diplome of Honour, honorary degree bestowed by University of Patras, Greece, 2007  Visiting Professor, honorary appointment by University of Sheffield, UK, since 2003  Visiting Professor, honorary appointment by Luleå University, Sweden, since 2010

Selected Publications  Talreja, R. and Singh, C.V., Damage and Failure of Composite Materials, Cambridge University Press, 2012  Talreja, R., “On Multi-scale Approaches to Composites and Heterogeneous Solids”, Phil. Mag., Vol. 90, 2010, pp. 4333-4348.  Talreja, R., “Defect Damage Mechanics: Broader Strategy for Performance Evaluation of Composites”, Plastics, Rubber and Composites, Vol. 38, 2009, pp. 49-54.  Singh, C.V. and Talreja, R., “A Synergistic Damage Mechanics Approach for Composite Laminates with Matrix Cracks in Multiple Orientations”, Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 41, 2009, pp. 954-968.  Quaresimin, M., Susmel, L., and Talreja, R., “Fatigue Behaviour and Life Assessment of Composite Laminates Under Multiaxial Loadings”, Int J of Fatigue, Vol. 32, 2010, pp. 2-16.  Singh, C.V. and Talreja, R., “Analysis of Multiple Off-Axis Cracks in Composite Laminates”, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 45, 2008, pp. 4574-4589.

 Benzerga, A.A., Poulain, X., Chowdhury, K.A. and Talreja, R., “A Computational Methodology for Modeling Fracture in Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites”, J. Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 22, 2009, pp. 296-303.  Li, S., Singh, C.V. and Talreja, R., “A Representative Volume Element Based on Translational Symmetries for FE Analysis of Cracked Laminates With Two Arrays of Cracks”, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 46, 2009, pp. 1793-1804.

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Synergistic Activities

1. Editorial Board Member, over 10 journals 2. Chair, Technology and Society Division, ASME, 2011- 3. President, Sigma Xi Texas A&M Chapter, 2005-6. 4. International Advisory Board member, Swedish Institute of Composites, 1989-92. 5. International Advisory Board member, Laboratory for Lightweight Structures, Brazil 6. Over 100 invited/keynote lectures at international conferences. 7. Over 80 invited seminars at universities and research organizations. 8. Consulting for GE, GM, Du Pont, Dow Chemical, Ameron International, and various organizations abroad. 9. Continuing education and short courses on fatigue, damage and failure of composite materials taught at Boeing, Du Pont, GM, NASA, and in Sweden, Latvia, Denmark, Switzerland, Greece, India and Italy. 10. Editor in Chief, International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2006-9

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Teizer, Winfried

Texas A&M University Voice: 979-845-7730 Department of Physics and Astronomy Fax: 979-845-2590 College Station, Texas 77843-4242 E-Mail: [email protected]

Education/Training 1989-1991: Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Germany Vordiplom (1991)

1991-1997: Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Germany Diplom (1997)

1992-1993: University of Massachusetts, Amherst national exchange

1993-1995: University of Massachusetts, Amherst M.S. (1995)

1995-1998: University of Massachusetts, Amherst Ph.D. (1998)

Appointments 1991-1992: Assistant Lecturer, Institut für Angewandte Mathematik, Universität Karlsruhe (TH)

1993-1996: Teaching Assistant, Physics Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

1994-1998: Research Assistant (Prof. R. B. Hallock), Physics, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst

1998-2001: Postdoc (Prof. R. C. Dynes), Physics, University of California, San Diego

2001-2006: Assistant Professor, Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station (TAMU)

Since 2003: Founding Member of the Materials Science and Engineering Program at TAMU

Since 2003: Founder/Director of Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), TAMU

Since 2004: Joint Faculty Member, Electrical and Computer Engineering, TAMU

Since 2006: Tenured Associate Professor, TAMU

Since 2008: Chair of the Faculty Senate Research Committee, TAMU

Since 2009: Foreign Principal Investigator, World Premier International Advanced Institute for Materials

Honors and Awards Diploma (“Abitur”)-Prize of the German Chemical Industry (1989)

Exchange Fellowship: Massachusetts, USABaden-Württemberg, Germany (1992-1993)

European Union/Science and Techn. Agency-Japan Post-Doc Fellow (1998-1999), declined

Montague/Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar, Texas A&M University (2004)

Selected Publications 37 refereed peer-reviewed journal articles, 36 conference proceedings articles 1. A search for 4He in C60 interstitial sites. W. Teizer, R. B. Hallock and A. F. Hebard, Czech. J. Phys. 46 S1, 421-422 (1996).

2. 4He Adsorption and Superfluid Transition on C60. W. Teizer, R. B. Hallock and A. F. Hebard, J. Low Temp. Phys. 109, 243-265 (1997). 279

3. Thin Film Adsorption of 4He to C60. W. Teizer, R. B. Hallock and A. F. Hebard, J. Low Temp. Phys. 110, 647-652 (1998).

4. Anomalous 4He Adsorption to in-situ baked C60. W. Teizer, R. B. Hallock, Q. M. Hudspeth and A. F. Hebard, J. Low Temp. Phys. 113, 453-458 (1998).

5. 4He Desorption from Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Bundles: A One-Dimensional Adsorbate, W. Teizer, R. B. Hallock, E. Dujardin and T. W. Ebbesen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 5305-5308 (1999); 84, 1844-1845 (2000).

6. Magnetic Field Induced Insulator to Metal Transition in Amorphous-GdxSi1-x. W. Teizer, F. Hellman and R. C. Dynes, Solid State Commun. 114, 81-86 (2000).

7. The Density of States of Amorphous GdxSi1-x at the Metal Insulator Transition. W. Teizer, F. Hellman and R. C. Dynes, Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 848-851 (2000).

8. Tunneling into amorphous GdxSi1-x at the Metal-Insulator Transition and its Independence of Magnetic Impurities in the Barrier. W. Teizer, F. Hellman and R. C. Dynes, Proc. 25th Int. Conf. Phys. Semicond., pg. 250-251, Osaka 2000 (Eds. N. Miura and T. Ando), Springer.

9. The fabrication of reproducible, superconducting scanning tunneling microscope tips. O. Naaman, W. Teizer and R. C. Dynes, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 72, 1688-1690 (2001).

10. Fluctuation Dominated Josephson Tunneling with a Scanning Tunneling Microscope. O. Naaman, W. Teizer and R. C. Dynes, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 97004-97007 (2001).

11. Hall Effect Measurements in Amorphous GdxSi1-x at the Metal-Insulator Transition. W. Teizer, F. Hellman and R. C. Dynes, Physica E 18, 266-269 (2003).

12. Hall Effect at a tunable Metal-Insulator Transition. W. Teizer, F. Hellman and R. C. Dynes, Phys. Rev. B – Rapid Communications 67, 121102-121105 (2003).

13. Spin Polarized Tunneling at the Metal-Insulator Transition. W. Teizer, F. Hellman and R. C. Dynes, International Journal of Modern Physics B 17, 3723-3725 (2003).

14. Films of molecular magnets deposited by low energy laser ablation. J. Means, R. Srivastava, V. Meenakshi, W. Teizer, H. Zhao, K. Dunbar, Al.A.Kolomenskii and H. A. Schuessler, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 284, 215-219 (2004).

15. Spin-Hall and spin-diagonal conductivity in the presence of Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling. N. A. Sinitsyn, E. M. Hankiewitz, Winfried Teizer and Jairo Sinova, Phys. Rev. B – Rapid Communications 70, 081312-081315 (2004).

16. Films of Mn12-Acetate by Pulsed Laser Evaporation. V. Meenakshi, W. Teizer, D. Naugle, H. Zhao and K. Dunbar, Solid State Communications 132, 471-476 (2004).

17. Variation of the Density of States in Amorphous GdSi at the Metal-Insulator Transition. L. Bokacheva, W. Teizer, F. Hellman and R. C. Dynes, Phys. Rev. B. 69, 235111-235117 (2004).

18. Undergraduate Educational Components for Nanoscale Issues in Manufacturing. J. Froyd, T. Creasy, I. Karaman, W. Teizer and R. Caso, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2004 http://www.asee.org/acPapers/2004- 541_Final.pdf.

19. Lithographic Patterns of Molecular Magnets. K. Kim, D. Seo, J. Means, V. Meenakshi, W. Teizer, H. Zhao, K. Dunbar, Applied Physics Letters 85, 3872-3874 (2004).

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20. Metallurgy in a Beaker: Nanoparticle Toolkit for the Rapid Low-Temperature Solution Synthesis of Functional Multimetallic Solid-State Materials. Raymond E. Schaak, Amandeep K. Sra, Brian M. Leonard, Robert E. Cable, John C. Bauer, Yi-Fan Han, Joel Means, Winfried Teizer, Yolanda Vasquez, Edward S. Funck, Journal of the American Chemical Society 127, 3506 - 3515 (2005).

21. Enhanced Magnetic Anisotropy of Mn12-acetate. D. Seo, V. Meenakshi, W. Teizer, H. Zhao and K. Dunbar, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 301/1, 31-36 (2006).

22. Challenges in Patterning Mn12-Acetate Thin Films by Electron-Beam Lithography. K. Kim, A. Ford, V. Meenakshi, W. Teizer, H. Zhao, and K. R. Dunbar, American Institute of Physics Proceedings, 850 1139 (2006).

23. Improved Fitting of the Spin Polarized Tunneling Conductance near the Metal-Insulator Transition. W. Teizer, R. Srivastava, F. Hellman and R. C. Dynes, American Institute of Physics Proceedings, 850 1490 (2006).

24. Magnetic Relaxation and Magnetic Moment of Mn12-Acetate Film Material. D.M. Seo, V. Meenakshi, W. Teizer, Hanhua Zhao, Kim Dunbar, American Institute of Physics Proceedings, 850 1137 (2006).

25. Enhanced Alignment of Mn12-acetate Microcrystals. D. Seo, W. Teizer, H. Zhao, and K. R. Dunbar, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 312/1, 205-209 (2007).

26. Nanopatterning of Mn12-acetate Single-Molecule Magnet Films. K. Kim, A. Ford, V. Meenakshi, W. Teizer, H. Zhao, and K. R. Dunbar, J. Applied Physics 102, 094306 (2007).

27. Analytic Density of States in the Abrikosov-Gorkov Theory. R. V. A. Srivastava and W. Teizer, Solid State Communications 145, 512 (2008).

28. Magnetic alignment of Mn12-ac micro-crystals. D. Seo and W. Teizer, Physica B 403, 1127 (2008).

29. Using AG theory to model a S/I/N Tunnel Junction. R. V. A. Srivastava, W. Teizer, F. Hellman, R. C. Dynes, Physica B 403, 1321 (2008).

30. Nanowear of gold and silver against silicon. L. Peng, H. Lee, W. Teizer, H.Liang, Wear 267, 1177 (2009).

31. Surface Manipulation of Microtubules Using Self-Assembled Monolayers and Electrophoresis. John A. Noel, Winfried Teizer, and Wonmuk Hwang, ACS Nano 3, 1938 (2009). http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nn900325m

32. Antifouling Self-assembled Monolayers on Microelectrodes for Patterning Biomolecules. John Noel, Winfried Teizer, and Wonmuk Hwang, Journal of Visualized Experiments 30. http://www.jove.com/index/details.stp?id=1390 (2009).

33. Nanotechnology: Benefits, Barriers, and Impact on Construction. M. Venugopal, J. Teizer, and W. Teizer. Proceedings of the Construction Research Congress (2009), 447-456.

34. Interactions and Spectral Gaps of Surface Plasmon Modes in Gold Nano-Structures. Alexandre Kolomenskii, Siying Peng, Jeshurun Hembd, Andrei Kolomenski, John Noel, James Strohaber, Winfried Teizer and Hans Schuessler, Optics Express 19, 7, 6587-6598 (2011).

35. Construction of Molecular Shuttles Based on Kinesin Motor Proteins and Microtubules, Daniel Oliveira, Kim Domyoung, Mitsuo Umetsu, Tadafumi Adschiri and Winfried Teizer, in MRS proceedings (2011), 1316:mrsf10-1316-qq06-12 doi:10.1557/opl.2011.519.

36. Stopped-Flow Studies of the Formation of Organic Nanocrystals in the Reprecipitation Method, Daniel Oliveira, Koichi Baba, Winfried Teizer, Hitoshi Oikawa and Hachiro Nakanishi, pgs. 165-184 281

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37. Nanotechnology and Its Impact on Construction: Bridging the Gap Between Researchers and Industry Professionals. Jochen Teizer, Manu Venugopal, Winfried Teizer, and Jakub Felkl, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 1, 340 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000467

Synergistic Activities

1. Director of the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology at TAMU. 2. Research and educational exchange between TAMU and WPI – Advanced Institute for Materials Research at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. 3. Recipient of Montague/Center for Teaching Excellence Scholarship. 4. Introducing nanotechnology into curriculum at TAMU, e.g. through NSF NUEs. 5. Chair of TAMU Faculty Senate Research Committee.

Research Support in the last 4 years:

1. REU Site: Nanotechnology and Materials Systems; NSF; $279,103; 03/01/05-02/28/08; TAMU; 0 summer month(s); co-PI (with 9 co-PIs). 2. NUE: Infusing Nanomaterials into Undergraduate Science and Engineering Curricula; NSF; $199,541; 09/15/05-8/31/10; TAMU; 0.5 summer month(s); co-PI (with 4 co-PIs). 3. Enhanced Anisotropy of Molecular Nanomagnets; Robert A. Welch Foundation; $150,000; 06/01/07- 05/31/10; TAMU; 0.8 summer month(s); PI (single investigator). 4. Nanotechnology and its Impact on Construction; Construction Industry Institute; $40,000 total, $9,000 at TAMU; 09/01/07-08/31/08; TAMU; 0.5 summer month(s); PI for the TAMU portion. 5. Equipment for Biomolecular Motility Studies; World Premier International Advanced Institute for Materials Research; $110,000 direct funding (approx. converted from Japanese Yen; ¥10M); 11/01/09-03/31/11; Tohoku University, Japan; 0.0 summer month(s); PI (single investigator). 6. Seed funds for Fusion-Research project: A Biomolecular Sorting Machine; World Premier International Advanced Institute for Materials Research; $22,000 direct funding (approx. converted from Japanese Yen; ¥2M); 11/01/09-03/31/10; Tohoku University, Japan; 0.0 summer month(s); PI (single investigator). 7. Equipment for Biomolecular Motility Studies; World Premier International Advanced Institute for Materials Research; $110,000 direct funding (approx. converted from Japanese Yen; ¥10M); 04/01/11-03/31/12; Tohoku University, Japan; 0.0 summer month(s); PI (single investigator). 8. Biomolecular Motility Studies; World Premier International Advanced Institute for Materials Research; $350,000/year direct funding (approx. converted from Japanese Yen; ¥32M/year); 11/01/09-03/31/11; Tohoku University, Japan; 3.0 summer month(s); PI (single investigator).

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Wang, Haiyan Associate Professor [email protected]

Materials Science and Engineering Program Phone: 979-845-5082 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Fax: 979-845-6259 Texas A & M University http://www.ece.tamu.edu/People/bios/hwang.php

Professional Preparation Ph.D. Dec. 2002 Mater. Sci. Eng. North Carolina State University

M.S. Dec. 1999 Mater. Sci. Eng. Institute of Metal Research (China)

B.S. Aug. 1998 Mater. Sci. Eng. Nanchang University (China)

Appointments Sept. 2010-present Associate Professor Texas A & M University

Jan. 2006-Aug. 2010 Assistant Professor Texas A & M University

Jan. 06–present Long Term Visiting Staff Member Los Alamos National Laboratory

Jan. 05–Dec. 05 Technical Staff Member Los Alamos National Laboratory

Jan. 03–Dec. 04 Director Funded Postdoctoral Fellow Los Alamos National Laboratory

Research interests

 Nanostructured nitride and oxide thin film heterostructures for structural applications, radiation tolerant materials, microelectronics, optoelectronics, ferroelectric and ferromagnetic materials, high temperature superconductors, solid oxide fuel cells, batteries, and solar cells..  Microstructural characterizations with transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution TEM, Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and XRD; in situ TEM characterizations.

Honors and Awards

 ASM Silver Medal Award for outstanding materials scientist in mid career, 2011  Charles H. Barclay Jr. Fellow--College of Engineering Faculty Fellow Award 2011  TEES Young Faculty Fellow Award, 2010  NSF CAREER Award 2009.  Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers 2007 (PECASE awarded in Dec. 2008).  ONR Young Investigator Program Award ONR 2008.  Air Force Young Investigator Research Program Award, AFOSR 2007.  Featured as one of the Rising Stars of Texas at the NANO Summit, Texas 2007.  Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship, AFOSR, 2007 & 2008.  TMS Young Leader representing the Electronic, Magnetic and Photonic Materials Division. (Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, TMS 2005)  Lab Director Funded Postdoctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory (2002-2004).

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Patents (7 patents in the areas of thin film growth and architectures)

1. Aiping Chen, Zhenxing Bi, Chen-Fong Tsai, Joon Hwan Lee, Qing Su, Xinghang Zhang, Q.X. Jia, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll and Haiyan Wang , Observation of enhanced and tunable low field magnetoresistance in vertically aligned (La0.7Sr0.3MnO3)0.5:(ZnO)0.5 nanocomposite thin films, Advanced Functional Materials, 21, 2423-2429, 2011. 2. H. Wang, R. Araujo J.G. Swadener, Yongqiang Wang, X. Zhang, E. G. Fu and T. Cagin Ion Irradiation Effects in Nanocrystalline TiN Coatings, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 261, 1162 (2007). 3. S. A. Harrington, J. Zhai, S. Denev, V. Gopalan, H. Wang, Z. Bi, S. A. T. Redfern, S. H. Baek, C. W. Bark, C. B. Eom, Q. X. Jia, M.E. Vickers, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll Green micron thick ferroelectric films with high Curie temperature using a vertical nano-scaffold, Nature Nanotechnology, 6, 491-495, 2011 (published on line DOI 10.1038). 4. Sungmee Cho, Jongsik Yoon, Adriana Serquis, Joon Hwan Lee, Zhenxing Bi, Xinghang Zhang, and Haiyan Wang, Vertically aligned nanocomposite thin film as cathode-electrolyte interface layer for thin film Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Advanced Functional Materials, 19. 1-6, 2009. 5. H. Wang, S. R. Foltyn, Q. X. Jia, P. N. Arendt, and X. Zhang, Microstructures and transport properties

of Y-rich YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin film processed by pulsed laser deposition, Journal of Applied Physics., 100, 053904 (2006).

Other Significant Publications 1. J.L. MacManus-Driscoll, H. Wang, J. Yoon, Q.X. Jia, et al., Strain control and spontaneous phase ordering in vertical nanocomposite heteroepitaxial thin films, Nature Materials, 7, 314-320, 2008. 2. S. R. Foltyn, L. Civale, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, Q. X. Jia, B. Maiorov, H. Wang and M. Maley, Materials science challenges for high temperature superconducting wire, Nature Materials, 6, 631-642, 2007. 3. Q. X. Jia, T. M. McCleskey, A. K. Burrell, Y. Lin, G. Collis, H. Wang, A. D. Q. Li, and S. R. Foltyn, Polymer-Assisted Deposition of Metal-Oxide Films, Nature Materials, 3, 529-532, (2004)

4. J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, S. R. Foltyn, Q. X. Jia, H. Wang, A. Serquis, L. Civale, B. Maiorov, M.E.

Hawley, M.P. Maley and D. E. Peterson, Strongly Enhanced Flux Pinning in BaZrO3-Doped YBa2Cu3O7-x Coated Conductors, Nature Materials, 3, 439-443, (2004).

Organized 6 symposiums in international conferences (TMS spring 2005, TMS spring 2007, MS&T2008, MS&T 2010, MRS2011, MS&T2011) Panelist for NSF Graduate Fellowship (2007), NSF proposal and center review panels (2007-2011). Committee Member of the Electronic, Magnetic and Photonic Materials Division. (Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, TMS) and American Ceramic Society ( ACerS, Electronic Materials Division). Member of AAAS, Materials Research Society (MRS), American Society of Metals (ASM), Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), ACerS, and American Physical Society (APS).

Research Support in the last 4 years:

1. AFOSR-YIP $300K 01/2007-12/2009 2. AFOSR-PECASE $1M 01/2009-12/2014 3. ONR-YIP $450K 08/2008-03/2012 4. NSF-MWN $270K 09/2007-08/2010 5. NSF-MWN $270K 09/2010-08/2013 6. NSF-CAREER $400K 09/2009-08/2014 7. DOE-INL subcontracts (5 of subcontracts in the past 3 years, each contract ~$100K/year) 8. DURIP-ONR $120K 05/2010-10/2011 9. DURIP-AFOSR $100K 05/2009-05/2010

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Wu, Wenhao

Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, Tel: (979) 845-7737

Fax: (979) 845-2590; Email: [email protected]

Professional Preparation

 Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, B.S. in physics, 1983

 Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China, M.S. in physics, 1986

 University of Chicago, Ph.D. in physics, 1992  Louisiana State University, postdoctoral research in Physics, 11/1992 – 05/1995

 Michigan State University, postdoctoral research in Physics, 06/1995 – 12/1997

Appointments  05/2004–present Associate Professor of Physics, Texas A&M University  12/1997–08/2004 Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Rochester  09/1986–08/1987 Research Associate, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, China

Selected Recent Publications

1. W. Wu, “Magnetoconductance Near The Superconductor-Insulator Transition In Quench-Condensed Be,” AIP Conf. Proc. 850, 955 (2006). 2. S. N. Jerebtsov, A. A. Kolomenskii, H. Liu, H. Zhang, Z. Ye, Zhiping Luo, W. Wu, G. Paulus, H. A. Schuessler, “Laser-Excited Acoustic Oscillations in Silver and Bismuth Nanowires,” Phys. Rev. B 76, 184301 (2007). Also published in Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science. Image published at http://prb.aps.org/kaleidoscope/prb/76/18/184301. 3. Z. Ye, W. Wu, and H. Liu, “Resistance Fluctuations in Ultrathin Al Films with a Nano-hole Array,” Physica B 403, 1173 (2008). 4. H. Zhang, H. Liu, Z. Ye, W. Wu, Z. Luo, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, and D. G. Naugle, “Magnetoresistance of Electrochemically Fabricated Bi Nanowires,” Physica B 403, 1550 (2008). 5. H. Liu, Z. Ye, H. Zhang, W. Wu, Z. Luo, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, and D. G. Naugle, “Superconducting proximity Effect in Single Crystalline Sn Nanowires,” Physica B 403, 1542 (2008). 6. Z. Ye, H. Zhang, H. Liu, W. Wu and Z. Luo, “Observation of Superconductivity in Single Crystalline Bi Nanowires,” Nanotechnology 19, 085709 (2008). 7. Z. Ye, H. Zhang, H. Liu, W. Wu, and Z. Luo, “Evidence for Superconductivity in Single Crystalline Bi Nanowires,” Physica B 403, 1529 (2008). 8. H. Liu, Z. Ye, H. Zhang, Z. Luo, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, and W. Wu, “Boundary Effect on Superconductivity in Long Single-Crystal Superconducting Nanowires,” Physica C 468, 304 (2008). 9. Z. Ye, H. Liu, I. Schultz, W. Wu, D. G. Naugle, and I. Lyuksyutov, “Template-based fabrication of nanowire-nanotube hybrid arrays,” Nanotechnology 19, 325303 (2008). 10. A. A. Kolomenskii, S. N. Jerebtsov, H. Liu, H. Zhang, Z. Ye, Z. Luo, W. Wu, and H. A. Schuessler, “Observation of coherent acoustic and optical phonons in bismuth nanowires by a femtosecond pump- probe technique,” J. Appl. Phys. 104, 103110 (2008). Also published in the December 1, 2008 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology and the December 2008 issue of Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science.

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11. H. Liu, Z. Ye, W. Wu and K. D. D. Rathnayaka, “Localized phase-slip centers in proximity-induced long superconducting nanowires,” J. of Appl. Phys. 105, 07E305 (2009). 12. Z. Ye, H. Liu, Z. Luo, H. Lee, W. Wu, D. G. Naugle, and I. Lyuksyutov, “Thickness dependence of microstructure and magnetic properties in electroplated Co nanowires,” Nanotechnology 20, 045704 (2009). 13. K. Kim, A. E. Ozmetin, H. Lee, I. F. Lyuksyutov, D. G. Naugle, and W. Wu, “Strong spatially alternating magnetic field from magnetic nanostructures,” J. of Appl. Phys. 105, 07E324 (2009). 14. Z. Ye, H. Liu, Z. Luo, H. Lee, W. Wu, D. G. Naugle, and I. Lyuksyutov, “Changes in the crystalline structure of electroplated Co nanowires induced by small template pore size,” J. of Appl. Phys. 105, 07E126 (2009). Also published in the March 30, 2009, issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology. 15. A. A. Kolomenskii, S. N. Jerebtsov, H. Liu, H. Zhang, Z. Ye, Z. Luo, W. Wu, H. A. Schuessler, “Dynamics of Coherent Acoustic and Optical Phonon Oscillations in Nanostructures Studied by a Femtosecond Pump-Probe Technique,” J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 214 012012 (2010). 16. Z. Ye, D. G. Naugle, Wenhao Wu, and I. Lyuksyutov, “Superconducting properties of Pb/Bi films quench- condensed on a porous alumina substrate filled with Co nanowires,” J. of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 23, 1083 (2010). 17. K. Kim, D. G. Naugle, W. Wu and I. F. Lyuksyutov, “Large increase of the critical field in a magnet- superconductor nanowire hybrid,” J. of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 23, 1075(2010). 18. Z. Ye, I. F. Lyuksyutov, W. Wu, and D. G. Naugle, “Strongly anisotropic flux pinning in superconducting Pb82Bi18 thin films covered by periodic ferromagnet stripes,” Superconducting Science and Technology, 24, 024011 (2011).

19. Z. Ye, I. F. Lyuksyutov, W. Wu, and D. G. Naugle, “Superconducting properties of Pb82Bi18 films controlled by ferromagnetic nanowire arrays,” Superconducting Science and Technology, 24, 024019 (2011). 20. Haidong Liu, Zuxin Ye, Zhiping Luo, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, and Wenhao Wu, “Long-range superconducting proximity effect in template-fabricated single-crystal nanowires,” submitted to J. of Physics: Conf. Ser. 21. Z. Wei, Z. Ye, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, I. F. Lyuksyutov, W. Wu, D. G. Naugle, “Superconductivity of a Sn film controlled by an array of Co nanowires,” accepted for publication in Physica C. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2011.12.027 22. Haidong Liu, Zuxin Ye, Zhiping Luo, K D D Rathnayaka, and Wenhao Wu1, “Long-range superconducting proximity effect in templatefabricated single-crystal nanowires,” submitted to Physicsa C.

23. Xiaofei Qu, Zhiyuan Wei, Isabel Schultz, Lixin Cao, and Wenhao Wu, “Organized arrays of TiO2 nanotube-carbon nanotube coaxial core-shell heterojunctions,” submitted to Chemical Communications.

Synergistic Activities

1. Graduate fellowship support for underrepresented students from group: The PI was the principle writer of a Department of Education Graduate Assistantships in Areas of National Needs (GAANN) grant awarded to the Department of Physics at Texas A&M University, supporting U.S. nationals, women and minorities in particular, to pursue Ph.D. degrees in physics. Grant No. P200A070465, $479,554, June 2007-May 2010. The PI is actively managing this program in the Department of Physics at Texas A&M. 2. Graduate recruiting and admission: The PI is an active member of the Graduate Admissions Committee in the Department of Physics, Texas A&M since May 2005. 3. Teaching undergraduate students outside science/engineering major fields: The PI has actively applied a workshop module approach to encourage active learning/discussion. 289

4. Selected Recent Invited Talks at Conferences:  “The superconductor-insulator transition in quench-condensed ultrathin Be,” Workshop on Superconductivity: From Collective Modes to Quantum Phase Transitions, Minneapolis, May 1-3, 2009.  “Duality Superconductor-Insulator Quantum Phase Transition at the Critical Resistance h/4e2,” Workshop on Conductor-Insulator Quantum Phase Transitions, Columbus, Ohio, January 9-11, 2008.  “Long-range proximity effects in single-crystal nanowires,” Workshop on Fluctuations and Phase Transitions in Superconductors, Nazareth Illit, Israel, June 10-14, 2007.

Current Research Interests Experimental condensed matter physics, strongly disordered and highly correlated electronic systems, quantum phase transitions, nonequilibrium phenomena, e-beam lithography, template-based electrochemical and electroless nanofabrication, properties of metallic, superconducting, magnetic, and semiconducting nanowires and nanotubes. On-going research projects include:

1. Superconductor-insulator quantum transitions in quench-condensed ultrathin films. 2. Superconducting proximity effect in single-crystal nanowires. 3. Multiple-loop magnetoresistance quantum oscillations in ultrathin conducting nanotubes. 4. Photovoltaic effects in organized arrays of organic/inorganic core-shell heterojunctions. 5. Hybrid magnetic nanowire-superconductor systems: flux pinning and energy applications.

Grant Support During the Past Four Years 1. “Probing Superconducting Fluctuations on Mesoscopic Scales: Conductance Fluctuations and Oscillation, and Electron Tunneling,” National Science Foundation Grant No. DMR-0606529, $345,000, 07/01/2006-06/30/2011. Sole PI. 2. “Emergent Behavior in Magnet-Superconductor Hybrids,” Department of Energy Grant No. DE- FG02-07ER46450, $420,000, 08/15/2010-07/15/2013. Co-PI: D. G. Naugle and I. Lyuksyutov. 3. Department of Education Graduate Assistantships in Areas of National Needs (GAANN) Fellowship grant awarded to the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M University (TAMU). Grant No. P200A070465, $479,554, May 2007-May 2011. I was the principle writer of this proposal.

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Yu, Choongho

Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University

College station, TX 77843 Email: [email protected]; Phone: 979-862-1073

Education/Training Korea University (Seoul, Korea) Mechanical Engineering B.S. 1997

Korea University (Seoul, Korea) Mechanical Engineering M.S. 1999

University of Texas at Austin Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. 2004

University of Texas at Austin Mechanical Engineering PostDoc 2004

University of California at Berkeley Mechanical Engineering PostDoc 2004

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Materials Sciences Division PostDoc 2005-2007

Appointments Assistant Professor (Current) Materials Science & Engineering Texas A&M University

Assistant Professor (Current) Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University

Postdoctoral researcher Materials Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Postdoctoral researcher Mechanical Engineering University of California at Berkeley

Postdoctoral researcher Mechanical Engineering University of Texas at Austin

Research Assistant Mechanical Engineering University of Texas at Austin

Teaching Assistant Mechanical Engineering University of Texas at Austin

Selected Publications Yu, C.*; Kim, Y. S.; Kim, D.; Grunlan, J. C., Thermoelectric behavior of segregated-network polymer nanocomposites. Nano Lett. 2008, 8, 4428. [IF: 12.186] 2. Yu, C.*; Ryu, Y.; Yin, L.; Yang, H., Modulating electronic transport properties of carbon nanotubes and improving the thermoelectric power factor via nanoparticle decoration. ACS Nano 2011, 5, 1297. [IF: 9.855] 3. Yu, C.*; Choi, K.; Yin, L.; Grunlan, J. C., Light-weight flexible carbon nanotube based organic composites with large thermoelectric power factors. ACS Nano 2011, 5, 7885. [IF: 9.855] 4. Kim, D.; Kim, Y.; Choi, K.; Grunlan, J. C.; Yu, C.*, Improved Thermoelectric Behavior of Nanotube- Filled Polymer Composites with Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Poly(styrenesulfonate). ACS Nano 2010, 4, 513. [IF: 9.855] 5. Lee, E. K.; Yin, L.; Lee, Y.; Lee, J. W.; Lee, S. J.; Lee, J.; Cha, S. N.; Whang, D.; Hwang, G. S.; Hippalgaonkar, K.; Majumdar, A.; Yu, C.*; Choi, B. L.; Kim, J. M.; Kim, K., Large thermoelectric

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figure-of-merits from SiGe nanowires by simultaneously measuring electrical and thermal transport properties. Nature Materials 2011, in review. [IF: 29.920] 6. Yu, C.; Shi, L.; Yao, Z.; Li, D.; Majumdar, A., Thermal conductance and thermopower of an individual single-wall carbon nanotube. Nano Lett. 2005, 5, 1842. [IF: 12.186] (Cited 235 times) 7. Narayanunni, V.; Gu, H.; Yu, C.*, Monte Carlo simulation for investigating influence of junction and nanofiber properties on electrical conductivity of segregated-network nanocomposites. Acta Materialia 2011, 59, 4548. [IF: 3.781] 8. Ryu, Y.; Freeman, D.; Yu, C.*, High electrical conductivity and n-type thermopower from double- /single-wall carbon nanotubes by manipulating charge interactions between nanotubes and organic/inorganic nanomaterials. Carbon 2011, 49, 4745. [IF: 4.893] 9. Ryu, Y.; Yu, C.*, Dramatic electrical conductivity improvement of carbon nanotube networks by de- bundling and hole-doping with chlorosulfonic acid. J. of Mater. Chem. 2011, in review. [IF: 5.099] 10. Ryu, Y.; Yu, C.*, The influence of incorporating organic molecules or inorganic nanoparticles on the optical and electrical properties of carbon nanotube films, Solid State Comm. 2011, 151, 1932. [IF: 1.979] 11. Park, W.; Choi, K.; Lafdi, K.; Yu, C.*, Influence of nanomaterials in polymer composites on thermal conductivity. ASME J. Heat Transfer 2011, in press. [IF: 0.940] 12. Moriarty, G. P.; Wheeler, J. N.; Yu, C.; J. C. Grunlan, Increasing the thermoelectric power factor of polymer composites using a semiconducting stabilizer for carbon nanotubes, Carbon 2011, 50, 885. [IF: 4.893] 13. Kim, Y. S.; Kim, D.; Martin, K. J.; Yu, C.*; Grunlan, J. C., “Influence of stabilizer concentration on transport behavior and thermopower of carbon nanotube filled latex-based composites,” Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2010, 295, 431. [IF: 1.916] 14. Yu, C.; Saha, S.; Zhou, J.; Shi, L.; Cassell, A. M.; Cruden, B. A.; Ngo, Q.; Li, J., “Thermal contact resistance and thermal conductivity of a carbon nanofiber,” ASME J. Heat Transfer 2006, 128, 234. [IF: 0.940] (Cited 47 times) 15. Shi, L.; Yu, C.; Zhou, J., “Thermal characterization and sensor applications of one-dimensional nanostructures employing microelectromechanical systems,” J. Phys. Chem. B 2005, 109, 22102. [IF: 3.603] 16. Shi, L.; Li, D.; Yu, C.; Jang, W.; Yao, Z.; Kim, P.; Majumdar, A., “Measuring thermal and thermoelectric properties of one-dimensional nanostructures using a microfabricated device,” ASME J. Heat Transfer 2003, 125, 881. [IF: 0.940] (Cited 184 times)

Synergistic Activities

 Integration of Research into Education and Course Development: 1. Expose undergraduate and graduate students to nanomaterial synthesis and nanoscale energy transport physics through lab experiment participations (synthesis of nanotubes/wires and transport measurement in nanostructures). 2. Incorporate nanoscale energy-carrier transport phenomena and their applications into the core undergraduate courses (Heat transfer and Thermodynamics) for engineering students who do not have enough exposures to nanoscale physics and applications. 3. Develop a new graduate and senior level undergraduate course that emphasizes theoretical and computational fundamentals related to nanoscale energy transport and conversion; and Incorporate research outcomes into the regular course.  Integration of Research into Education and Outreach: 1. Educate 6-12 students (FAMEFuture A&M Engineers program) and high school teachers (E3- 292

enrichment experience in engineering program) in nanoscience/engineering. 2. Recruit woman and minority students for their study in science/engineering disciplines. 3. Give guest lectures on nanomaterials, nanoscale transport physics, experimental techniques for nanomaterial characterization, and applications in other nanoscience related courses and seminars; Present research outcomes in major conferences such as materials society meeting (MRS) and various universities in US and Korea.

Research Support in the last 4 years:

1. Investigation of Transport Properties in Nanomaterials, Samsung, PI: Choongho Yu, 1 graduate student supported, Feb-1-2011~Nov-30-2011, $75,000. 2. Development of Thermoelectric Polymer Nanocomposites Capable of Harvesting Energy from Waste Heat, II-VI foundation, PI: Jaime Grunlan, co-PI: Choongho Yu, 1 graduate student supported, Jun-1-11~Jun-30-2012, $95,625. 3. Extending Battery Life with Thermoelectric Coating that Reduces Temperature Swings through Active Heating or Cooling of Battery Shell, Interstate Battery Co., PI: Jamie Grunlan, co-PI: Choongho Yu, 1 graduate student supported, Sept-1-2011~Aug-31-2013, $201,935. 4. Hybrid Microbial-Electrochemical System for Waste Utilization, Gates Foundation, PI: Arum Han, co-PIs: Choongho Yu, Paul Defigueiredo, 1 graduate student supported, Nov-1-2011~Apr-30- 2013, $100,000. 5. Building selective pathways for electrons and phonons in nanocomposites, National Science Foundation, PI: Choongho Yu, 1 graduate student supported, Sept-1-2010~Aug-31-2013, $299,848. 6. Enhancement of thermoelectric performance by synergistic effects from multiple dopings in complex oxides, National Science Foundation, PI: Choongho Yu, 1 graduate student supported, Sept-1-2009~Aug-31-2012, $299,927. 7. Energy Harvesting: Thermoelectric Waste Heat Recovery Using Polymer Nanocomposites, Air force, PI: Choongho Yu, co-PI: Jaime Grunlan, 2 graduate students supported, interdisciplinary, Sept-1-2009~Aug-31-2013, $ 662,897. 8. Thermoelectric property characterization of nanostructured materials, Samsung, PI: Choongho Yu, 1 graduate student supported, Sept-1-2009~Jan-1-2011, $75,000. 9. Characterization of Thermoelectric Properties of Nanocomposites for Highly Efficient Energy Conversion, Korean National Research Foundation, PI: Choongho Yu, 1 graduate student supported, July-1-2009~Feb-28-2012, $125,000, multidisciplinary, international (Hanyang Univ., Seoul National Univ., Sungkyunkwan Univ., Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, etc.). 10. Thermoelectric property characterization of nanostructured materials, Samsung, PI: Choongho Yu, 1 graduate student supported, Sept-1-2009~Jan-1-2011, $75,000.

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Zacharia, Nicole

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, Tel: (979) 845-2204, email: [email protected]

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 2007. B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 2001. B.S. Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 2001.

APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor, Dept. Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, 8/2009-present Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 6/2007-6/2009. Research Assistant, Dept. of Materials Science, MIT, 7/2002-6/2007. Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Materials Science, MIT, 9/2001-6/2002.

Honors and Awards: TexasSpace Grant Consortium New Investigations Program, 2010

PUBLICATIONS (selection of ten from 18 peer reviewed papers, 1 published conference proceeding)

1. Huang, H. C.; Zacharia, N. S. “Polyelectrolyte Multilayers and Complexes to Modify Secondary Interactions in Ethylene-co-methacrylic Acid Ionomers” ACS Macro Lett. 2011, DOI: 10.1021/mz200119b 2. Cho, C.; Zacharia, N. S. “Film Stability During Post-Assembly Morphological Changes in Polyelectrolyte Multilayers due to Acid and Base Exposure,” Langmuir 2011, DOI: 10.1021/la203522z . 3. Cho, C.; Valverde, L.; Ozin, G. A.; Zacharia, N. S. “Reactice Wet Stamping for Patterning Polyelectrolyte Multilayers,” Langmuir 2010, 26, 13637-13643. 4. Mirkovic, T.; Zacharia, N. S.; Scholes, G. D.; Ozin, G. A. “Fuel for Thought: Chemically Powered Nanomotors Out Swim Nature’s Flagellated Bacteria,” ACS Nano 2010, 4, 1782-1789. 5. Zacharia, N. S.; Sadeq, Z. S.; Ozin, G. A. “Enhanced speed of bimetallic nanorod motors by surface roughening,” Chem. Commun. 2009, 45(39), 5856-5858. 6. Krogman, K. C.; Lowery, J. L.; Zacharia, N. S.; Rutledge, G. C.; Hammond, P. T. “Asymmetrically Treated Electrospun Materials with Multiple Functionalities,” Nat. Mater. 2009, 8(6), 512-518. 7. Yoo, P. J.; Zacharia, N. S.; Doh, J.; Nam, K. T.; belcher, A. M.; Hammond, P. T. “Controlling Surface Mobility in Interdiffusing Polyelectrolyte Multilayers,” ACS Nano 2008, 2(3), 561-571. 8. Wood, K. C.;* Zacharia, N. S.;* Schmidt, D. J.;* Wrightman, S.; Andaya. B. A.; Hammond, P. T. “Electroactive Controlled Release Thin Films,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2008, 105(7), 2280-2285. * these authors contributed equally 9. Zacharia, N. S.; Modestino, M.; Hammond, P. T. "Factors influencing the interdiffusion of weak polycations in multilayers," Macromolecules 2007, 40(26), 9523-9528. 10. Nguyen, P. M.; Zacharia, N. S.; Verploegen, E.; Hammond, P. T. “Extended Release Antibacterial Layer-by-Layer Films Incorporating Linear-Dendritic Block Copolymer,” Chem. Mater. 2007, 19(23), 5524-5530.

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Synergistic Activities: Member, ACS, MRS, APS Reviewer for various RSC, Elsevier, Wiley and ACS journals Mentoring of undergraduate students from under-represented groups Organizing conference symposia at MRS and ACS meetings Research Support

 “Creating Smart Textiles from Polyelectrolyte Multilayers,” Texas Space Grant Consortium New Investigations Program, $10,000, from 09/01/2010 – 08/31/2012.

 “Janus Particles for Water Remediation,” Texas Water Resources Institute, $5000, from 09/01/2011 – 08/31/2012.

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Zhang, Xinghang

Associate professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College Station, Texas 77843-3123

Tel: 979 -845-2143 (O), Fax: 979-845-3081, Email: [email protected]

Website: http://meen-apps1.tamu.edu/FacultyProfiles/facultyinformation.asp?LastName=zhangx

Research website: http://nanometal.tamu.edu/

EDUCATION

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Materials Science & Engineering, Ph.D. 2001.

Institute of Metal Research, Shenyang, China, Materials Science & Engineering, M. S. 1998

Jilin University, Changchun, China Materials Science & Engineering, B. S. 1995

APPOINTMENTS 2011 – date Associate professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University

2011 – date Associate professor, Mater. Sci. Engg. Program, Texas A&M University

2005 – 2010 Assistant professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University

2005 – 2010 Assistant professor, Mater. Sci. Engg. Program, Texas A&M University

2002 - 2004 Director funded postdoctoral fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory,

HONORS

 Honorary professor, School of Materials Science, Hefei University of Technology  Outstanding graduate teaching award, Mech. Eng. Depart., Texas A&M University, 2009.  Morris Fellowship, Mechanical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, 2008.  NSF Early Career Award, Division of Materials Research, Metals program (07-12)  TMS Young Leader of Electronic, Magnetic, Photonic Materials Division (2003).  Director Funded Postdoctoral Fellowship, Los Alamos National Laboratory (2002 - 2004).  ASM International Graduate Student Paper Contest Award, 2002.

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

 Mechanical behavior of nanotwinned metals and metallic multilayers  Radiation tolerant nanostructured materials (multilayer films, coatings and bulk materials)  Thin film stress and strain  Physical (electronic and magnetic) properties of thin films and multilayers  Microstructure analysis by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM)  Nanolayer films and coatings synthesized by magnetron sputtering  Bulk nanostructured materials by severe plastic deformation

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SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES

 2010 MRS fall meeting symposium, lead organizer, “Nanostructured materials in harsh environment”, Boston, MA.  2009 TMS Annual meeting symposium lead organizer, “Mechanical Behavior of Nanostructured Materials”, February 15-19, 2009; San Francisco, California  2007 TMS Annual meeting symposium lead organizer, “Mechanical Behavior of Nanostructured Materials, in honor of Carl Koch”, February 25-March 1, Orlando, FL.  2005 TMS Annual meeting symposium lead organizer “Mechanical Behavior of Thin Films and Small Structures”, San Francisco, CA, February 14-17, 2005.  2005 TMS Annual meeting symposium co-organizer “Phase Transformations within Small Size Systems”, San Francisco, CA, February 14-17, 2005.  2004 TMS Annual Meeting symposium co-organizer “Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications”, Charlotte, NC, March 2004.  TMS committee members: Chemistry and Physics of Materials (Chair 08-11); Nanomaterials; Mechanical Behavior of Materials; Nanomechanical Behavior of Materials; Thin Films and Interface

 Member of TMS, MRS, ASM-International, AAAS, ACers

JOURNAL Editorial Services and Reviewer

 Principal guest editor of a special issue of Metall. Trans. A, “Mechanical Behavior of Nanostructured materials”, published in 2010,  Principal guest editor of a special issue of Materials Science and Engineering, A, “Mechanical Behavior of Nanostructured materials”, published in 2009,  Principal guest editor of a special issue of Thin Solid Films, “Mechanical Behavior of Thin Films and Small Structures”, published in Feb. 2007.  JOM advisor, Metall. Trans. A, guest key reader  Reviewer for Science, Acta Materialia, Journal of Applied Physics, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Materials Research, Scripta Materialia, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology, Materials Science and Engineering, A, Journal of Nanomaterials, Metall. Trans. A, J. Nuclear Materials, and Journal of Materials Science.

RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS

Los Alamos National Laboratory - Amit Misra, Stuart Maloy, Jian Wang, Richard Hoagland, Terry Mitchell, Mike Hundley, Mike Nastasi, Ricardo Schwarz

Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Jeremy Gonzalez

Sandia National Laboratory – Jianyu Huang

Northwestern University - Julia Weertman,

Harvard University – Frans Spaepen

SELECTED PATENTS (out of 5)

“High-strength twinned Nanolayer Structure”, US patent, Xinghang Zhang, Amit Misra, Michael A. Nastasi and Richard G. Hoagland, US Patent No.7,078,108B2, July 2006.

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

~ 100 articles in refereed international journals, over 1,500 citations.

Reviews/perspectives

1. X. Zhang, A. Misra, Thermal stability of nanotwinned metals, Scripta Materialia, invited view point paper, in revision. 2. X. Zhangc, O. Anderoglug, R.G. Hoagland, and A. Misra, Nanoscale Growth Twins in Sputtered Metal Films, JOM, 60 (2008) 75. (short review/perspective) 3. X. Zhangc, H. Wang and C. C. Koch, “Mechanical Behavior of Bulk Nanocrystalline Zn”, Reviews on Advanced Materials Science, 6 (2004) 53-93. 4. X. Zhangc, E.G. Fug, A. Misra, M. J. Demkowicz, and R. G. Hoagland, “Interface-enabled defect reduction in He ion irradiated metallic multilayers”, JOM, 62 (2010) 75-78. Other journal articles

2011 (12 papers published or accepted)

5. C. Sun, K. Y. Yu, S. A. Maloy, K.T. Hartwig and X. Zhang, “Enhanced radiation tolerance of ultrafine grained Fe-Cr-Ni alloy” , J. Nuclear Mater., in press. 6. N. Li, J. Wang, A. Misra, X. Zhang, J.Y. Huang and J.P. Hirth, “Twinning dislocation multiplication at a coherent twin boundary”, Acta Materialia, 59 (2011) 5989-5996. 7. Y. Liug, D. Buffordg, H. Wang, C. Sun, X. Zhangc, “Mechanical properties of highly textured Cu/Ni multilayers”, Acta Materialia, 59 (2011) 1924-1933. 8. D. Buffordg, H. Wang, X. Zhangc, “High strength, epitaxial nanotwinned Ag films”, Acta Materialia 59 (2011) 93–101. 9. B. Hamg, X. Zhangc, “High strength Mg/Nb nanolayer composites”, Materials Science and Engineering A 528 (2011) 2028–2033. 10. E. G. Fug, A. Misra, H. Wang. L. Shao, and X. Zhangc, “Interface enabled defects reduction in helium ion irradiated Cu/V nanolayers”, J. Nuclear Materials, 407 (2010) 178–188. 11. O. Anderoglug, A. Misra, J. Wang, R.G. Hoagland, J.P. Hirth, and X. Zhangc, “Plastic flow stability of nanotwinned Cu foils”, International Journal of Plasticity, 26 (2010) 875–886. 12. J. Wang, N. Li, O. Anderoglu, A. Misra, J.Y. Huang, J.P. Hirth, X. Zhang, “Detwinning mechanisms for growth twins in face-centered cubic metals”, Acta Mater., 58 (2010) 2262. 13. Nan Lig, J. Wang, J.Y. Huang, A. Misra and X. Zhang c, “In situ TEM observations of room temperature dislocation climb at interfaces in nanolayered Al/Nb composites” Scripta Materialia 63 (2010) 363–366. 14. O. Anderoglug, A. Misra, F. Ronning, H. Wang, and X. Zhangc, “Significant enhancement of the strength-to-resistivity ratio by nano-twins in epitaxial Cu films”, Journal of Applied Physics, 106 (2009) 024313 (9 pages). 15. Nan Lig, E.G. Fug, H. Wang, and X. Zhangc, “He ion irradiation damage in Fe/W nanolayer films”, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 389 (2009) 233–238. 16. E.G. Fug, Nan Lig, A. Misra, R. G. Hoagland, H. Wang, and X. Zhangc, “Mechanical properties of sputtered Cu/V and Al/Nb multilayer films”, Materials Science and Engineering, A, 493 (2008) 283– 287. 17. O. Anderoglug, A. Misra, H. Wang, F. Ronning, M. F. Hundley, and X. Zhangc, “Epitaxial nanotwinned Cu films with high strength and high conductivity”, Applied Physics Letters, 93 (2008) 083108. Results are highlighted in a repute nanotechnology website: http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/36506. 18. X. Zhang c, O. Anderoglug, A. Misra, and R. G. Hoagland, “Influence of Deposition Rate on the Formation of Nanoscale Growth Twins in Sputtered 330 Stainless Steel Thin Films”, Applied Physics Letters, 90 (2007) 153101.

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19. X. Zhang c, A. Misra, H. Wang, X. H. Chen, L. Lu, K. Lu, and R. G. Hoagland, “High-strength Sputter- deposited Cu Foils with Preferred Orientation of Nanoscale Growth Twins”, Applied Physics Letters, 88 (2006) 173116. 20. X. Zhang c, A. Misra, H. Wang, J. G. Swadener, A. L. Lima, M. F. Hundley, and R. G. Hoagland, “Thermal stability of sputter-deposited 330 austenitic stainless-steel thin films with nanoscale growth twins”, Applied Physics Letters, 87 (2005) 233116. 21. X. Zhang c, A. Misra, H. Wang, T. E. Mitchell, M. Nastasi, J. P. Hirth, J. D. Embury and R. G. Hoagland, “Enhanced Hardening in Cu/330 Stainless Steel Multilayers by Nanoscale Twinning”, Acta Materialia, 52 (2004) 995. 22. X. Zhang c, A. Misra, H. Kung, T. D. Shen, J. G. Swadener, J. D. Embury, M. Nastasi, H. Wang, “Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Copper-304 Stainless Steel Multilayers by Magnetron Sputtering”, J. Mater. Research, 18 (2003) 1600. 23. X. Zhang, H. Wang, J. Narayan and C. C. Koch, “Evidence for the Formation Mechanism of Nanoscale Microstructures in Cryomilled Zn Powder”, Acta Materialia, 49 (2001) 1319.

Research Support in the last 4 years: (1) Title: Bulk Nanostructured FCC Steels With Enhanced Radiation Tolerance PI: Xinghang Zhang; Co-PI: Karl T. Hartwig, and Co-PIs from Univ. Wisconsin, Madison;

Sponsor: Department of Energy-NEUP PI share: ($220K out of $633 K)

Period: 12/09– 11/12

(2) Title: Radiation damage in metallic thin films PI: Xinghang Zhang; Sponsor: Army Research Office

Amount: $400K; Period: 05/09– 04/13

(3) Title: Hydrogen Sorption Mechanisms in Magnesium-Based Nanolayers PI: Xinghang Zhang; Co-PI: Raymundo Arroyave

Sponsor: NSF PI share: ($170K out of $300 K)

Period: 09/09– 08/12

(4) Title: CAREER: Synthesis, Microstructure, and Mechanical Behavior of Metallic Thin Films with Nanoscale Growth Twins

Sponsor: NSF – CAREER; Amount: $450K;

Period: 06/01/07 – 05/31/2012

(5) Title: Active NIRT: Hierarchical Manufacturing and Modeling for Phase

Transforming Active Nanostructures

Sponsor: NSF

As Co- PI (PI: Dimitrius Lagoudas), Co-PI share: $180,000

Period: 09/01/07 – 08/31/2011

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Texas A&M University Voice: 979-845-4034 Department of Chemistry Fax: 979-845-1595 College Station, Texas 77842-3255 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.chem.tamu.edu/rgroup/zhou/

Education/Training Ph. D. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. 2000 B.S. and M.S. Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. 1989

Appointments 2008-present. Dept. of Chem. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX - Professor

2007-2008. Dept. of Chem. and Biochem. Miami University, Oxford, OH - Associate Professor

2002-2007. Dept. of Chem. and Biochem. Miami University, Oxford, OH - Assistant Professor

2000-2002. Dept. of Chem. and Chem. Biol. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA - Postdoctoral Fellow

1996-2000. Dept. of Chem. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX - Research Assistant

1994-1996. Dept. of Chem. Beijing Normal University, Beijing, P. R. China - Lecturer

Honors and Awards 1. Air Products Faculty Excellence Award (2007) 2. Miami University Distinguished Scholar-Young Investigator Award (2006) 3. Research Corporation Cottrell Scholar Award (2005) 4. NSF CAREER Award (2005-2009)

Selected Publications 113 refereed peer-reviewed journal articles (4886 total citations)

1. Title: Selective gas adsorption and separation in metal-organic frameworks Author(s): Li, JR; Kuppler, RJ; Zhou, HC Source: Chemical Society Reviews Volume: 38 Issue: 5 Pages: 1477-1504 Published: 2009 Times Cited: 649 DOI: 10.1039/b802426j

2. Title: Hydrogen storage in metal-organic frameworks Author(s): Collins, DJ; Zhou, HC Source: Journal of Materials Chemistry Volume: 17 Issue: 30 Pages: 3154-3160 Published: 2007 Times Cited: 276 DOI: 10.1039/b702858j

3. Title: An interweaving MOF with high hydrogen uptake Author(s): Sun, DF; Ma, SQ; Ke, YX; et al. Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume: 128 Issue: 12 Pages: 3896-3897 Published: MAR 29 2006 Times Cited: 259 DOI: 10.1021/ja0587771

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4. Title: Metal-organic framework from an anthracene derivative containing nanoscopic cages exhibiting high methane uptake Author(s): Ma, SQ; Sun, DF; Simmons, JM; et al. Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume: 130 Issue: 3 Pages: 1012-1016 Published: 2008 Times Cited: 228 DOI: 10.1021/ja0771639

5. Title: Framework-catenation isomerism in metal-organic frameworks and its impact on hydrogen uptake Author(s): Ma, SQ; Sun, DF; Ambrogio, M; et al. Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume: 129 Issue: 7 Pages: 1858-+ Published: FEB 21 2007 Times Cited: 206 DOI: 10.1021/ja067435s

6. Title: Rationally designed micropores within a metal-organic framework for selective sorption of gas molecules Author(s): Chen, BL; Ma, SQ; Zapata, F; et al. Source: Inorganic Chemistry Volume: 46 Issue: 4 Pages: 1233-1236 Published: 2007 Times Cited: 192 DOI: 10.1021/ic0616434

7. Title: A metal-organic framework with entatic metal centers exhibiting high gas adsorption affinity Author(s): Ma, SQ; Zhou, HC Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume: 128 Issue: 36 Pages: 11734-11735 Published: SEP 13 2006 Times Cited: 192 DOI: 10.1021/ja063538z

8. Title: The observation of superparamagnetic behavior in molecular nanowires Author(s): Wang, S; Zuo, JL; Gao, S; et al. Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume: 126 Issue: 29 Pages: 8900-8901 Published: 2004 Times Cited: 159 DOI: 10.1021/ja0483995

9. Title: [(Tp)(8)(H2O)(6)(Cu6Fe8III)-Fe-II(CN)(24)](4+): A cyanide-bridged face-centered-cubic cluster with single-molecule-magnet behavior Author(s): Wang, S; Zuo, JL; Zhou, HC; et al. Source: Angewandte Chemie-International Edition Volume: 43 Issue: 44 Pages: 5940-5943 Published: 2004 Times Cited: 154 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200461515

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10. Title: A mesh-adjustable molecular sieve for general use in gas separation Author(s): Ma, SQ; Sun, DF; Wang, XS; et al. Source: Angewandte Chemie-International Edition Volume: 46 Issue: 14 Pages: 2458-2462 Published: 2007 Times Cited: 140 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200604353

Synergistic Activities

1. Member, NSF Proposal Review Panel (two) 2. Co-Organizer, MRS Spring Meeting Symposium on Materials for Hydrogen Storage, 2011 3. Advisory Board of Current Inorganic Chemistry, 2011 4. Director, Sustainable Energy Research Center (SERC), 2009 5. Chair of the Texas A&M Section of ACS, 2009-2010 6. Editorial Board of Comments on Inorganic Chemistry, 2008 7. Organized ACS Symposium “Metal-Organic Frameworks: What are they good for?” (2008) 8. Organizer, 8th Ohio Inorganic Weekend (2007) 9. Organizer, Research Group-Local High School Partnership Program, 2006-2007.

Research Support in the last 4 years:

DOE (EFRC, $1,000,000, 2010-2014), Welch ($100,000, 2009-2011), GM ($50,000, 2010), Air Products ($30,000, 2011) DOE ($1,440,000, 2007-2011), NSF (CBS, $300,000, CAREER, $525,000, 2005-2010; NER, $100,000, 2004-2006; MRI, $590,950, 2007-2010), DOD ($300,000, 2007-2008), Research Corporation (Cottrell Scholar, $100,000, 2005; Research Innovation Award, $35,000, 2003), Air Products (Faculty Excellence Award, $30,000, 2007), ACS (PRF G, $35,000, 2003-2006), GM ($260,000).

List of collaborative research projects:

DOE EFRC (http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/co2efrc/?q=projects/joe-hongcai-zhou)

DOE-ARPA-E (http://arpae.energy.gov/ProgramsProjects/IMPACCT/StimuliresponsiveMetalOrganicFrameworksforEn. aspx

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