MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

DMSE Colloquia, Spring 2008

Tuesday, January-15-2008, 4:15 PM, 411 White Building

Van Horn Lecture Series

I. Materials Science Approaches in the Study of Biological Cells and Human Disease States

Subra Suresh
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Full Abstract

Wednesday, January-16-2008, 4:15 PM, 411 White Building

Van Horn Lecture Series

II. Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Metals and Alloys

Subra Suresh
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Full Abstract

Thursday, January-17-2008, 4:15 PM, 411 White Building

Van Horn Lecture Series

III. Surface Engineering For Improved Resistance To Contact Damage

Subra Suresh
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Full Abstract

Tuesday, February-05-2008, 4:15 PM, 411 White Building

Bridging the Experimental-Modeling Gap to Support the Development of Predictive Capability in Constitutive, Damage Evolution and Fracture

George T. (Rusty) Gray III
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Full Abstract

Tuesday, February-12-2008, 4:15 PM, 411 White Building

Advanced Woven SiC/SiC Composites for High Temperature Applications

Greg Morscher
Ohio Aerospace Institute/NASA Glenn Research Center
Full Abstract

Tuesday, February-19-2008, 4:15 PM, 411 White Building

The Role of Materials in the Quest for Cleaner Air

Mike Readey
Caterpillar Inc.
Full Abstract

Tuesday, February-26-2008, 4:15 PM, 411 White Building

Understanding the Fracture Toughness of Semiconductors and Ceramics

William W. Gerberich
University of Minnesota
Full Abstract

Tuesday, March-04-2008, 4:15 PM, 411 White Building

Femtoseconds to Hours: New Processing and Diagnostics for Advanced Structural Materials

Tresa M. Pollack
University of Michigan
Full Abstract

Tuesday, March-18-2008, 4:15 PM, 411 White Building

Novel Electrochemical NOx Gas Sensors Using Impedance-Based Operation

Leta Woo
LLNL
Full Abstract

Tuesday, March-25-2008, 4:15 PM, 411 White Building

Problem Solving on a Continuous Galvanizing Line at AK Steel

Paul Janavicius
AK Steel Corporation
Full Abstract

Tuesday, April-01-2008, 4:15 PM, 411 White Building

Impact of Materials Innovations on Rechargeable Battery Technology for the Coming Electric Vehicle Revolution

Yet-Ming Chiang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Full Abstract

Tuesday, April-08-2008, 4:15 PM, 411 White Building

Thermoelectric Power Generation

Ali Sayir
Case Western Reserve University and NASA-Glenn Research Center
Full Abstract

Tuesday, April-15-2008, 4:00 PM, 411 White Building

This talk has been cancelled!

Pitfalls of beta-NiAl-based Coatings and the Intriguing Prospects of Pt+Hf-Modified gamma-Ni+gamma'-Ni3Al Coatings

Brian Gleeson
University of Pittsburgh
Full Abstract

Tuesday, April-15-2008, 4:15 PM, 411 White Building

The Materials Professional of Tomorrow: A Metallurgist’s View

Warren H. Hunt, Jr.
The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS)
Full Abstract

Tuesday, April-22-2008, 4:15 PM, 411 White Building

Portable Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Technology, Manufacture, and Commercialization

John Halloran
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Full Abstract

Tuesday, April-29-2008, 4:15 PM, 411 White Building

NSF-ADVANCE Distinguished Lecturer*

Mechanical Behaviour of Cells on Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

Lorna J. Gibson, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Full Abstract

Wednesday, April-30-2008, 2:00 PM, 421 Glennan Building

NSF-ADVANCE Distinguished Lecturer*

Engineering a Career at MIT

Lorna J. Gibson, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Full Abstract