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Dr. Carl C. Koch of North Carolina State University will give the keynote address at the next Center for Innovative Sintered Products Industry Members Meeting to be held at the Days Inn Penn State, April 9 and 10.
Dr. Koch is a professor of materials science and engineering and associate department head at North Carolina State University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He has made significant contributions to the understanding of mechanical alloying and mechanical attrition for preparation of amorphous and nanostructured alloys. He has achieved the rank of fellow in several professional societies, including the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS), the American Physical Society (APS), ASM International, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and is a member of the Materials Research Society (MRS) as well as Alpha Sigma Mu, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi technical honor societies. He was editor of Materials Science and Engineering A from 1997 to 2003. He was a member of the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) from 1998 to 2003. His research on nanocrystalline materials has focused upon their synthesis, characterization, and their mechanical behavior. His research in this area has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy.
Dr. Koch will speak on the mechanical behavior of multiphase nanocrystalline materials. Most commercial structural materials are multiphase and it is expected that multiphase nanocrystalline materials will also eventually be the materials of choice for applications. There has been limited research so far on the influence of second phase particles in a nanostructured matrix. More studies have been carried out on nanoscale second phases in an amorphous matrix. This talk will review the examples from the literature of mechanical properties in nanocrystalline materials as influenced by second phase particles. These second phase particles may or may not be nanoscale. In addition, the addition of solute elements which may segregate to the nanocrystalline grain boundaries will be considered. Work from the author’s laboratory on nanoscale particles in nanocrystalline Al and Fe will be emphasized. These particles include both “hard” and “soft” phases and exhibit a wide range of hardness behavior.
Dr. Cliff J. Lissenden and Dr. Jeffrey M. Catchmark are also scheduled to speak at this meeting.
Dr. Lissenden will speak on the newly formed Ben Franklin Center of Excellence in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). SHM is a highly multidisciplinary field that assesses the well-being of structures and systems on a continuous basis or upon demand. The health of structures and systems is often degraded by poor maintenance, abuse, fatigue, overload, and environmental conditions. The goal of the Center is to keep the public as safe as practical using cost effective technologies. SHM is an extension of periodic NDE and can be used in manufacturing for quality assurance. The Center has working groups in aerospace, civil infrastructure, machine diagnostics, and bio-structures/systems.
Dr. Catchmark will speak on the role of forest resources in providing green, renewable materials and energy. Nanotechnology offers the potential for the development of new processes for the separation of lignocellulose into its constituent parts for use as fuels, materials and replacements for petrochemicals. Nanotechnologies may also enable the creation of new engineered renewable materials from lignocellulose impacting the wood fiber composite, paper and packaging industries. This talk provides examples of new nanotechnologies being explored to self assemble cellulose into new nanoscale engineered materials using biological molecular motors.
For a complete agenda for the meeting please contact cisp@psu.edu.
Dr. Koch is a professor of materials science and engineering and associate department head at North Carolina State University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He has made significant contributions to the understanding of mechanical alloying and mechanical attrition for preparation of amorphous and nanostructured alloys. He has achieved the rank of fellow in several professional societies, including the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS), the American Physical Society (APS), ASM International, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and is a member of the Materials Research Society (MRS) as well as Alpha Sigma Mu, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi technical honor societies. He was editor of Materials Science and Engineering A from 1997 to 2003. He was a member of the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) from 1998 to 2003. His research on nanocrystalline materials has focused upon their synthesis, characterization, and their mechanical behavior. His research in this area has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy.
Dr. Koch will speak on the mechanical behavior of multiphase nanocrystalline materials. Most commercial structural materials are multiphase and it is expected that multiphase nanocrystalline materials will also eventually be the materials of choice for applications. There has been limited research so far on the influence of second phase particles in a nanostructured matrix. More studies have been carried out on nanoscale second phases in an amorphous matrix. This talk will review the examples from the literature of mechanical properties in nanocrystalline materials as influenced by second phase particles. These second phase particles may or may not be nanoscale. In addition, the addition of solute elements which may segregate to the nanocrystalline grain boundaries will be considered. Work from the author’s laboratory on nanoscale particles in nanocrystalline Al and Fe will be emphasized. These particles include both “hard” and “soft” phases and exhibit a wide range of hardness behavior.
Dr. Cliff J. Lissenden and Dr. Jeffrey M. Catchmark are also scheduled to speak at this meeting.
Dr. Lissenden will speak on the newly formed Ben Franklin Center of Excellence in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). SHM is a highly multidisciplinary field that assesses the well-being of structures and systems on a continuous basis or upon demand. The health of structures and systems is often degraded by poor maintenance, abuse, fatigue, overload, and environmental conditions. The goal of the Center is to keep the public as safe as practical using cost effective technologies. SHM is an extension of periodic NDE and can be used in manufacturing for quality assurance. The Center has working groups in aerospace, civil infrastructure, machine diagnostics, and bio-structures/systems.
Dr. Catchmark will speak on the role of forest resources in providing green, renewable materials and energy. Nanotechnology offers the potential for the development of new processes for the separation of lignocellulose into its constituent parts for use as fuels, materials and replacements for petrochemicals. Nanotechnologies may also enable the creation of new engineered renewable materials from lignocellulose impacting the wood fiber composite, paper and packaging industries. This talk provides examples of new nanotechnologies being explored to self assemble cellulose into new nanoscale engineered materials using biological molecular motors.
For a complete agenda for the meeting please contact cisp@psu.edu.