Credentials
Education
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Ph.D. Metallurgical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982
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M.S. Metallurgical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1977
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B.S. Metallurgical Engineering, Michigan Tech. University, 1975
Professional Appointments
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Program Director, Metallurgy and Ceramics Program, Ames Laboratory, IPRT, ISU, 1997 to 2001
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Senior Metallurgist, Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Ames Laboratory, 1994-present
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Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Department (MSE), Iowa State University (ISU), 1991-present
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Adjunct Associate Professor, MSE, ISU, 1991 – 1994
Honors & Awards
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Iowa State University Intellectual Property Award, 2010
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Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer, 2010
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Distinguished Scientist/Engineer from EMPM Division of TMS, 2008
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Excellence in Research Award from MSE Department of ISU, 2008
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Iowa Inventor of the Year, 2006
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Fellow of APMI International, 2006
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Energy 100 Award, 2001
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TMS Distinguished Service Award, 1996
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R&D-100 Award; 1994 Fellow of ASM International, 1991
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Federal Laboratory Consortium, Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer, 1991
Areas of Expertise
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Powder metallurgy and rapid solidification
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High pressure gas atomization of fine metal powders
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Fine powder processing for fabrication of structural components, lightweight and porous materials
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Metal matrix composites, and magnetic, electronic and hydrogen storage materials
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Centrifugal atomization/fluid quenching of spherical powders of rare-earth metals and compounds and other alloys
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Materials joining problems including lead-free solders, braze alloys, resistance welding, and ceramic composite bonding
Publications
Pb-FREE SOLDERS AND OTHER JOINING MATERIALS FOR POTENTIAL REPLACEMENT OF HIGH-Pb HIERARCHICAL SOLDERS
018 Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium, 2018
Microstructure and coercivity in alnico 9
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, vol. 471, pp. 142-147, 2019
Feedstock powder processing research needs for additive manufacturing development
Materials Science, vol. 22, pp. 8-15, 2018