Watts News 2007

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The Ohio State Univers i ty • Depar tment of Mater ia ls Sc ience and Engineer ing

Fall 2007

Governor visits CAMMGov. Ted Strickland is introduced to the incredible facilities housed in CAMM. For more, see page 3.

20th anniversary in 2008--We’re preparing for our 20th anniversary, join us as we celebrate! [p. 13]

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Greetings everyone! I invite you to spend

a few minutes browsing the 2007 edition

of Watts News to catch up on the news in

MSE at OSU. It has been a full year and

there is a lot to report. Let me prime you

with a few of the highlights.

Our educational programs remain strong

and stable, and there are two interesting

developments I wanted to make you

aware of. First, a small, but growing

number of our courses are now being

offered on distance basis. This format

involves streaming audio and video lectures, web chats and

electronic communications for homework and exams. Students

earn regular course credit. It’s a fl edgling effort now, but one

we hope will grow into distance degree programs over the next

several years.

On another front, Prof. Glenn Daehn and Megan Daniels, our

undergraduate academic advisor and recruiter, are working

with the ASM Foundation to make MSE a lead site for the ASM

Materials Camps for high school teachers. Materials Camps

have been around for a number of years, and MSE has now

hosted two. These camps are intensive week-long training

sessions aimed at helping high school teachers teach materials

science. Around the country, materials science classes have been

introduced in the Albuquerque Public School

system and in several schools in the state of

Washington. This year, a Materials Science class

will be taught at Westerville South High School

here in Columbus, as well as Trotwood Madison

High School in the Dayton area. In Ohio, the

time is right for pushing the discipline to the

high school level. New state science standards

are forcing schools to develop new course content. Materials

science is a natural extension of the physical science classes

many high schoolers already take. The next teacher camp at

MSE is planned for July 2008.

The MSE research enterprise forged ahead as strong as ever

last year--actually a little stronger as research expenditures

approached an all-time high of $12 million. Research in our

core metals and ceramic materials programs

remains strong. The computational materials

science program is now having the impact we

always hoped it would. Joining this faculty group

is Dr. Jian-Cheng (J.-C.) Zhao from GE Global

Research. More about J.-C. can be found on page

8 in the Faculty & Staff section.

We are in the midst of a growth spurt in the area of biomaterials,

and we are pleased to welcome Dr. Jianjun Guan to the faculty.

Jianjun is inbound from a research faculty position at the

University of Pittsburgh. His arrival is also discussed on page

8. We also have another biomaterials faculty position joint with

the Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department, and we hope

to fi ll this position shortly.

With the growth in faculty comes the need for growth in

infrastructure. MSE has teamed with BME, Chemical and

Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) and the Davis Heart and

Lung Research Institute to create the Center for Cell and

Tissue Engineering. This center will be housed in 4000 square

feet of new space in Fontana Labs and will be the home for

facilities supporting cell culturing and characterization as well

as processing and characterization of soft materials.

I’d also like to report we are teaming with the Department of

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) in an initiative

in advanced electronic materials and devices. Under this

initiative, the two departments will work cooperatively to join

the expertise and facilities in electronic materials processing in

ECE with the advanced materials characterization facilities in

MSE. At the core of the initiative are two positions for faculty

who will be appointed in both departments. Both of these

faculty searches are now well underway.

All in all, it has been a busy, but productive year. We are

looking forward to capitalizing on the opportunities these

new initiatives have brought and expect another engaging year

ahead. On behalf of the faculty and staff of the department, I

hope your year is also productive and rewarding. If you happen

to be on campus through the year for business or pleasure,

please stop in and say hello. If your travel plans don’t bring you

through Columbus, be sure to stay in touch.

Best Regards,

Rudy Buchheit,

Department Chair

The MSE research enterprise forged ahead as strong as ever last year with research expenditures of nearly $12 million.

Cha ir ’sLet ter

Greetings everyone! I invite you to spend

a few minutes browsing the 2007 edition

of Watts News to catch up on the news in

MSE at OSU. It has been a full year and

there is a lot to report. Let me prime you

with a few of the highlights.

Our educational programs remain strong

and stable, and there are two interesting

developments I wanted to make you

On the coverAtomistic model of a hydrotalcite-based ion exchange compound. The substance is used as a corrosion inhibiting pigment in anti-corrosive coatings.

are forcing schools to develop new course content. Materials

science is a natural extension of the physical science classes

many high schoolers already take. The next teacher camp at

MSE is planned for July 2008.

The MSE research enterprise forged ahead as strong as ever

On the coverOn the cover



Advanced High Strength SteelsBy Robert H. Wagoner

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is at

the forefront of academic research on advanced materials

for transportation vehicles. Assisted by the Transportation

Research Endowment Program (TREP) in the College of

Engineering and the Center for Advanced Materials and

Manufacturing of Automotive Components (CAMMAC),

a cluster of new projects has just begun. This area

promises exciting progress in helping the environment,

improving personal safety and security, and conserving

natural resources.

Materials for transportation vehicles are evolving rapidly in order to reduce mass by

increasing specifi c strength at affordable cost. Such materials offer many advantages:

energy conservation, increased safety, and reduction of environmental impact.

Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) offer the promise of amazing combinations of

strength (for safety, light weight, lower emissions, and fuel consumption) and ductility

(manufacturability, energy absorption). Strength and ductility usually vary inversely

(Figure 1), so novel microstructures that increase both are revolutionary and highly

desirable. AHSS are particularly promising for crash-resistant autobody structures,

where stiffness, strength, and energy absorption are required in stamped parts.

ResearchNews

S e e “ A d v a n c e d S t e e l s ” o n p a g e 5

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is at

the forefront of academic research on advanced materials

for transportation vehicles. Assisted by the Transportation

Research Endowment Program (TREP) in the College of

Engineering and the Center for Advanced Materials and

Manufacturing of Automotive Components (CAMMAC),

Spec ia lGuest

Center for Accelerated Maturation of MaterialsHosts Governor Strickland

By Peter Collins

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut visited

The Ohio State University on March 29, 2007 specifi cally to visit the Center for Accelerated

Maturation of Materials (CAMM). The visit included a presentation and tour by Professor

Hamish Fraser, an Ohio Eminent Scholar and Professor, and Director of the CAMM.

CAMM has developed numerous research programs that have led to signifi cant industrial

interactions and strong collaborations with National Laboratories. In addition, CAMM has

worked to leverage the State investment through programs such as the Hayes Investment

Fund and the Action Fund.

S e e “ G o v e r n o r ” o n p a g e 4

MSE graduate students Alison Polasik and Robert Williams discuss with Governor Stickland the capabilities available in the Campus Electron Optics Facility (CEOF), the facility used by CAMM for materials characterizations.

Student News, p. 16

Development, p. 14

Alumni News, p. 12

Honors & Awards, p. 10

Research News, p. 3

Special Guest, p. 3

Chair’s Letter, p. 2Cutting-edge research, new faculty, innovative

recruitment, and top-quality academics.

The MSE department hosted Ohio’s governor

as he toured CAMM.

Next generation steel, insights into corrosion, a

small but powerful antenna, and more.

We’re proud of our faculty and students and

the recognition received for their hard work!

Alumni updates, Metallurgy alum honored by

College, and our 20th anniversary!

New approaches to recruitment have led to

exciting opportunities for our department.

It’s not just study and research for our students!

Get a glimpse into our students’ lives.

Faculty & Staff, p. 8New faculty arrive, retirements, and awards;

learn more about changes in the department.

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While highlighting such

programs and collaborations,

the Governor’s visit

included a tour of numerous

electron microscopes and

demonstrations of their use by

faculty, students (including high

school interns), and external

collaborators. The facilities

available to CAMM and its

partners provide tremendous

insight into the microstructure

of materials. This knowledge

is shared among CAMM’s

partners and is used to improve

existing materials, develop new

materials, and meet industrial

and societal needs.

Such microscopes, and their application to problems of

relevance to the materials community, is of fundamental

interest to this department. The “crown jewel” of

the department is the world’s highest resolution,

commercially available scanning transmission electron

microscope – the TITAN. With a resolution of 0.06

nanometers (i.e., the power to magnify 30 million times),

the instrument routinely provides images of individual

atoms and molecules. Such detail provides insight into

the behavior of materials on an atomic level. As materials

are better characterized and understood the amount of

time from lab-to-marketplace is drastically reduced.

While highlighting such

programs and collaborations,

the Governor’s visit

faculty, students (including high

partners provide tremendous

Director of the Center for the Accelerated Maturation of Materials (CAMM) and the Campus Electron Optics Facility (CEOF), Hamish Fraser talks with Ohio Governor Ted Stickland about the benefi ts of Third Frontier research carried out in the department.

From l-r: Prof. Jim Williams, Prof. Famish Fraser, Gov. Ted Strickland, VP for Research at OSU

Robert McGrath, Chancellor Eric Fingerhut, and Dean Bud Baeslack.

Jan Ringnalda, research scientist with CAMM, describes the Titan TEM as Prof. Mike Mills, Gov. Strickland, Hamish Fraser, and Chancellor Fingerhut look on.

Jan Ringnalda, research scientist with CAMM, describes the

G o v e r n o r c o n ’ t

Additionally, Fraser and his colleagues have worked on the

development and utilization of an inexpensive table-top

scanning electron microscope, the Phenom, that allows

for routine imaging of samples in backscattered electron

(BSE) mode up to 20,000x magnifi cation, and operates

using a 5 kV electron beam. The Phenom is incredibly

small and compact for an electron microscope. Slightly

larger than a desktop computer and weighing roughly 100

lbs., the Phenom operates by using only a common 110v

outlet. It was demonstrated to the Governor by Dr. Peter

Collins and CAMM’s high school interns, who had used

the microscopes for imaging of a wide range of samples

over the previous year. The Governor also saw the small

Dual-Beam FIB’s (developed by FEI in collaboration with

Fraser), and the remote microscopy work that allows access

of instruments at selected remote sites, whereby companies

and organizations can make use of the microscopes without

having to be on-site. Very recently, such cutting edge

remote access earned CAMM the 2007 Experimental and

Application Research Award at the Ohio Supercomputing

Center’s Advanced Technology Awards for use of the Third

Frontier Network (now the OSCNet).

For more on CAMM visit www.camm.ohio-state.edu.

The CAMM facilities provide tremendous insight into the microstructure of materials. This knowledge is used to meet industrial and societal needs.



Figure 2: Simulated formability of automotive rail using Advanced High Strength Steel (DP 780), upper fi gure, predicts safe forming (no red areas). Forming tryout (lower fi gure) shows very signifi cant cracking, unpredicted by normal methods. [3]

In spite of the promise and potential payoff for society, fundamental technical questions

need to be answered before AHSS can be used with confi dence. These questions were

identifi ed in a workshop held on October 22-23, 2006, organized by Robert H. Wagoner

with a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The conclusions of that

workshop formed the basis for priority national funding by NSF and the U.S. Department

of Energy (DOE). The workshop report [1] is available as a 4-Mb download at mse.osu.

edu/NSF_AHSS_Workshop.pdf.

The major part of the mass of a typical automotive body/chassis has been, and continues

to be, formed metallic sheet structures. Therefore, formability and springback are crucial

aspects for these applications, along with other characteristics such as strength, corrosion

resistance, and weldability. Dr. Wagoner is investigating these aspects in three projects

recently begun, each of which is being cost-shared by TREP.

Failure Analysis of Advanced High Strength Steels during Draw-Bending is funded by the

U.S. Department of Energy and the Auto/Steel Partnership. It is based on collaboration

with the Edison Welding Institute and Scientifi c Forming Technologies, both Columbus-

based organizations. The goal is to predict AHSS forming failures thus enabling the design

of tools and processes to avoid them. Current failure theories for standard steels do not

predict AHSS behavior properly, Figure 2. State-of-the-art characterization techniques

are being applied in shear fracture areas to obtain a fundamental understanding of the

phenomenon. An innovative draw-bend-fracture technique developed previously in

MSE is being adapted to generate an accurate fracture criterion for implementation in

commercial forming software.

Fineblanking with Advanced High Strength Steels is sponsored by Feintool, a small

Swiss-based company. The four-year cost-shared project begins an expected long-term

collaboration between Feintool and OSU. The feasibility of replacing some fi ne-blanked

parts of standards steels requiring heat treatment, with AHSS ones eliminating the heat

treatment, is the focus. The principal formability needs for fi ne-blanking will be defi ned

and validated, simple and robust tests will be devised, and the formability of candidate

AHSS will be measured using the validated tests.

Sheet Formability and Springback of Advanced High Strength Steels is sponsored by

the National Science Foundation with co-funding by the U.S. Department of Energy.

It is a collaborative project with principal investigators at OSU, the Colorado School of

Mines, and General Motors Research and Development. The joint OSU/GM part of the

project focuses on the unknown springback behavior of AHSS, a serious obstacle to their

widespread use. (“Springback” refers to the undesirable change in the shape of a part when

it is removed from forming dies. It causes diffi culties in assembly and poor perception of

quality.) The project, set to begin late in 2007, will make use of a special draw-bend test

developed by Wagoner’s group in the 1990’s, Figure 3.

[1] R. H. Wagoner: Advanced High Strength Steel, NSF Workshop Report, October 22-23, 2006. Available at http://mse.osu.edu/NSF_AHSS_Workshop.pdf)

[2] R. Heimbuch, An Overview of the Auto/Steel Partnership and Research Needs, in Advanced High Strength Steel, NSF Workshop Report, October 22-23, 2006, p. 21

[3] T. B. Stoughton, C. Xia, C. Du, M. F. Shi: Challenges for Constitutive Models for Forming of Advanced Steels, in Advanced High Strength Steel, NSF Workshop Report, October 22-23, 2006, p. 73

Figure 1: Trade-offs of strength and ductility of traditional and advanced high-strength steels [1, 2]. A narrow band drawn near the bottom of the colored area (i.e. near traditional materials IF, Mild, HSLA, MART) represents the expected relationship. Excursions to the top and right (TRIP, DP, CP, TWIP, L-IP) represent unexpected and highly desirable advantages. [2]

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Figure 1: Trade-offs of strength and ductility of traditional

A d v a n c e d S t e e l s c o n ’ t

Figure 3: Close-up of the draw-bend springback test developed at OSU (left) and schematic of the principle of its operation (right). A strip of sheet metal is drawn over the cylindrical pin with a specifi ed sheet tension. When the strip is removed after drawing, the springback is measured as the angle between the leg’s changes by ΔΘ.


ResearchNews, con ’ t

Research into High-Temperature Coatings

Professors Yunzhi Wang and John Morral, along with research associate Dr. Ximiao Pan and

students have been investigating how microstructures evolve with time in multiphase diffusion

couples. Their work is supported by NSF and has applications to high temperature coatings and

processing. Recently they identifi ed three interdiffusion mechanisms that can lead to the formation

of a single phase layer where two multiphase materials are joined. One mechanism involves a

singularity in the concentration profi le of solutes, while another involves the attraction of diffusion

profi les to special points on a phase diagram. The single phase layers are important because they

can have a profound effect on the adherence of coatings and the strength of diffusion bonded

components.

High Velocity Forming Used to Manufacture Fuel Cells

American Trim, located in Lima Ohio was awarded $1 million for its project

“Agile Low-Cost Manufacture of Fuel Cell Plates via Electromagnetic

Forming.” American Trim, with direction from Professor Glenn Daehn,

will use high velocity electromagnetic forming (HVEF) to produce usable

prototype bipolar plates that have all the required fl owfi eld features.

At the conclusion of this project, American Trim expects to have the

design and manufacturing parameters required to produce commercial

quantities of fuel cell plates suffi cient to support a full production

line employing 270 people. The collaborators on this project include

General Motors Corporation and the Department of Materials Science

and Engineering at The Ohio State University. For more, please visit

www.odod.state.oh.us/newsroom/releases/1728.asp.

LASM Receives $1M+ to Research MgB2 Materials and Applications

The Laboratory for Applied Superconductivity and Magnetism (LASM,

mse.osu.edu/lasm) has been awarded $1.1 million for its “Superconductivity

Technology Center” project that will promote the commercialization of

magnesium diboride (MgB2). MgB

2 is a superconductive material that

can be used to develop more advanced superconducting wire for the wire

coils of medical imaging equipment.

“The challenge of using MgB2 in this new application will be to produce

long lengths of wire with no defects and creating a method of making

persistent joints in the wire,” states co-director of LASM, Dr. Michael Sumption. MgB

2 wire will also be benefi cial for other applications in

the power industry, such as fault current limiters, transformers, motors

and generators. The grant will equip the Center with the equipment

needed to address the challenges of using MgB2 and to further develop

superconducting wire. OSU’s commercialization partner on the project is

Hyper Tech Research (HTR) of Columbus. HTR projects MgB2 to be used

in a large fraction of MRI machines in the coming years, both standard

machines and machines which offer new capabilities.

Professor Nitin Padture has received a $1.6 million grant from

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as the sole

principal investigator at OSU. This three-and-a-half year project

involves the study of high-strength ceramic nanocomposites for use

as infrared (IR) transparent windows. The project is in collaboration

with Surmet Corporation of Burlington, MA, who will primarily

be responsible for manufacturing and

commercializing these high-performance

windows for military applications, such

as protection of optical sensors and

detectors in harsh environments.

Typically, IR windows for various

applications are made from single-

crystal ceramics that have no grains

or grain boundaries. Such windows

are inherently diffi cult to form

into complex shapes, and they are

prohibitively expensive. Also, although

single-crystal windows have excellent optical properties, they cannot

withstand the mechanical demands of some applications, leading to

catastrophic failures. Prof. Padture and his collaborators at Surmet

Corp. plan to use a novel ceramic nanocomposites approach in

making IR transparent windows that are mechanically robust. In

this approach the ceramic nanocomposites will have a proliferation

of nanoscale grains that are too small to block or scatter IR light, but

they will impart high strength. This team is also developing novel

processing methods, which will allow the fabrication of complex-

shaped IR-transparent windows with relative ease and at low cost.

DARPA Grant Seeks to Develop IR Windows from Nanocomposites

be responsible for manufacturing and

commercializing these high-performance

windows for military applications, such

as protection of optical sensors and

detectors in harsh environments.

Typically, IR windows for various

applications are made from single-

crystal ceramics that have no grains

or grain boundaries. Such windows



“Drop-on-Demand” System Permits Fuel Cell and Nanoparticle Sensor Research

The Sensor Array Technology and Inorganic Materials Science research

groups led by Professors Patricia Morris and Henk Verweij, respectively,

have recently acquired a drop-on-demand microdispensing and

printing system. The operating principle of the system is similar to

that of commercial ink-jet printing systems; however, the components

are capable of handling aggressive organic solvents and strongly acidic

solutions. The microdispensing printer is capable of printing over

an area of 150mm x 150mm with 2um stage accuracy. The system

is equipped with four print heads capable of dispensing picoliter

droplets. Research in the areas of nanoscale metal conductive lines,

fuel cells, and nanoparticle sensor arrays is underway utilizing the

microdispensing printer (pictured at right).

Small Size and Wide Bandwidth Makes This Antenna Unique

The Sensor Array Technology and Inorganic Materials Science research

groups led by Professors

have recently acquired a drop-on-demand microdispensing and

printing system. The operating principle of the system is similar to

that of commercial ink-jet printing systems; however, the components

are capable of handling aggressive organic solvents and strongly acidic

solutions. The microdispensing printer is capable of printing over

an area of 150mm x 150mm with 2um stage accuracy. The system

Professor Henk Verweij, Orton Chair in Ceramic

Engineering, is studying the application

of ceramic materials for new applications.

Verweij, in cooperation with Prof. John

Volakis and Dr. Kubilay Sertel from the

ElectroScience Laboratory (ESL) at OSU,

has developed new GHz devices with

ceramic components. Supervised by Verweij,

graduate student Lanlin Zhang fabricated

structured composites of alumina and

titanate ceramics for high-gain miniature

antennas.

Unlike printed circuit boards, such antennas have a very

wide bandwidth and achieve their small size by application

of the structured composites in photonic arrays. Further

improvements will be reached by minimization of dielectric

losses in the ceramic materials and application of additional

magnetic ceramic layers.

The cooperation

is funded by a

six-year Air Force

MURI project led

by Prof. Volakis. The

program also receives

support from the

DURIP program

and OSU for capital

investments that

allow for larger scale manufacturing of arrays. In addition,

funding is provided by the Offi ce of Naval Research, OSU

and the DARPA program to develop magnetic ceramics.

Active Surface Layers on 7xxxAluminum Alloys

Professor Jerry Frankel and his student Zhijun Zhao

(PhD 2007) used a novel combination of synchronized

electrochemical measurements and video capture of

a corroding surface to shed insight on an interesting

phenomenon whereby surface layers formed on high

strength Al alloys are attacked at low potentials. Localized

corrosion starts at discrete sites on the surface, penetrates

about 100 nm, but then spreads across the surface rather

than continuing into the bulk of the material, which is

the usual situation for pitting corrosion. Stable pitting

corrosion in the underlying bulk alloy only develops when

the applied potential is increased

to higher values.

The movie clips, which can be

viewed online at https://kb.osu.

edu/dspace/handle/1811/24628,

show clearly that this surface

layer dissolution is associated

with a peak in the polarization

curve. Analytical TEM was used

to show that the polishing process results in a surface

deformed layer with extremely high strain in which the

alloying elements are redistributed from distinct hardening

particles into continuous bands that line the boundaries of

the nanograins. The high Zn and Mg content in these bands

make them much more susceptible to localized corrosion

than the bulk matrix. Therefore, these regions and the

surface layer are attacked at lower potentials than the bulk

matrix. Even though this form of corrosion is limited to the

near-surface region, it has implications for corrosion under

paint or at adhesively bonded interfaces.

A 6-layer high-gain miniature antenna made of alumina and titanate.


Facu l t y &Staf f

Dave Rigney Retiring after 40 Years of Service

Professor David Rigney retired on September 30th,

2007 after 40 years of scholarship, teaching, and service.

Dave has taught 45 different classes, authored over 125

publications, and chaired many successful conferences

on subjects related to tribology. He has launched many

young scientists into successful careers along the way.

Dave’s understanding of science is held in very high

regard by his peers, and he is an in-demand speaker at

conferences around the world.

Here at home, Dave has served as chair of most, if not all, of the

standing committees in the department, a range of committees

across the college and university, and has held several signifi cant

administrative posts. Notable among these are his service as

Associate and Interim Chair of MSE and Associate Director of

the Center for Materials Research (CMR). After all that, you

might think Dave would be “worn down”, but our resident

tribologist insists this is not the case! Dave will immediately

move into the illustrious ranks of our Emeritus Faculty. He

will continue to teach and pursue scholarly activities, but as

a lifelong learner, he has a long list of pursuits he wishes to

engage. We wish Dave all the best and thank him for his

signifi cant contributions to the reputation of materials science

and engineering at Ohio State.

MSE Welcomes Two New Faculty

Professor

2007 after 40 years of scholarship, teaching, and service.

Dave has taught 45 different classes, authored over 125

publications, and chaired many successful conferences

on subjects related to tribology. He has launched many

young scientists into successful careers along the way.

Dave’s understanding of science is held in very high

Jerry Frankel Named DNV Chair in Corrosion

Professor Gerald Frankel has been named to the newly

created DNV Chair in Corrosion. The position will allow

for the study of corrosion-protective coatings on metals

and as well as corrosion and cracking issues associated

with ethanol distribution. The DNV Chair in Corrosion

is supported by Det Norske Veritas, an independent

foundation headquartered in Oslo, Norway that serves

the maritime and energy sectors and invests in research

and innovation with the objective of safeguarding life,

property, and the environment. The DNV Chair at

OSU is associated with the creation of a Research and

Innovation Center at CC Technologies, a DNV company

located in Dublin, Ohio. CCT is a contract R&D fi rm

specializing in corrosion, failure analysis and pipeline

integrity.

Jianjun Guan

The department is pleased to

announce the arrival of its newest

faculty member, Assistant Professor

Jianjun Guan. Jianjun will join the

faculty as part of the department’s

growing biomaterials emphasis. Prior

to joining MSE, Jianjun was Research

Assistant Professor in the McGowan

Institute of Regenerative Medicine

at the University of Pittsburgh. He

received his PhD in Chemistry from

Zhejiang University, China, and

served as a post-doc at the University of Pittsburgh.

Jianjun’s future research will focus on the engineering of

biomaterials for soft and hard tissues regeneration. His research

interests include development of biomaterials possessing

robust mechanical properties, design and processing 3-D nano-

structured scaffolds, controlled release of biomacromolecules,

and development of tissue constructs with primary or stem

cells for engineering of soft and hard tissues.

Ji-Cheng Zhao

The department is proud to

announce the arrival of Dr. Ji-Cheng (J.-C.) Zhao who will join MSE in

January, 2008 as a tenured Associate

Professor. J.-C. is a materials scientist

and project/team leader at GE

Global Research in Niskayuna, NY,

where he has worked since 1995

when he obtained his PhD degree in

materials science and engineering

from Lehigh University. His research has focused

on phase diagrams, thermodynamics, diffusion, design of

advanced alloys and coatings for jet engines, and hydrogen

storage materials.

In addition to many materials innovations, he developed

a diffusion-multiple approach for accelerated materials

discovery and development. J.-C. has received several honors

including the Geisler Award from ASM International, the Hull

Award from GE Global Research, and he was elected a Fellow of

ASM International in 2003. He has published about 65 papers

and edited/co-edited two books and two theme issues of MRS

Bulletin and also holds 36 US patents with 26 more pending.

His innovations have been featured in Nature, C&E News, MRS

Bulletin, and Advanced Engineering Materials.

Professor

created DNV Chair in Corrosion. The position will allow

for the study of corrosion-protective coatings on metals

and as well as corrosion and cracking issues associated

with ethanol distribution. The DNV Chair in Corrosion

is supported by Det Norske Veritas, an independent

foundation headquartered in Oslo, Norway that serves

the maritime and energy sectors and invests in research

and innovation with the objective of safeguarding life,



Ju Li Departing to University of

Pennsylvania

Professor Ju Li will be departing

for a new faculty position in the

Department of Materials Science

and Engineering at the University

of Pennsylvania this Fall. Ju joined

our faculty in 2002 and was recently

promoted to the rank of Associate

Professor with tenure. Ju has had a strong positive

infl uence on computational materials science on campus and

has earned a strong reputation in the broader community for

his scientifi c contributions in materials theory. We wish Ju and

his family all the best in their new life and new endeavors in

Philadelphia.

Nice job Mei!

Congratulations to Mei Wang, Business Manager

for the MSE department! Mei was awarded both

the Above & Beyond Staff Award from the College

of Engineering and the University’s Distinguished

Staff Award for 2006. Every year these awards

recognize staff members who exhibit exceptional

accomplishments, leadership, and service to the

university community.

Mei is described by all who know her as superb,

bright, effi cient, reliable and a host of other

superlatives. Colleagues praise her interpersonal

skills and her integrity. In addition to her hectic

work schedule, Mei volunteers on weekends

delivering hot meals through Meals on Wheels.

Welcome New Staff!

Professor Professor

for a new faculty position in the for a new faculty position in the

Department of Materials Science Department of Materials Science

and Engineering at the University and Engineering at the University

Professor with tenure. Ju has had a strong positive Professor with tenure. Ju has had a strong positive

Mei with College of Engineering Dean Bud Baeslack at the September 2006 presentation of the “Above and Beyond” award.

Ross Baldwin

Ross Baldwin, the department’s Instructional

Laboratory Supervisor, graduated from OSU in 2006

with a BFA in Art and Technology. In 2004, Ross began

assisting Kenneth Kushner and Gary Dodge in the MSE

machine shop as a student employee. Ross recently

taught Art 552, a computer animation class, in Spring

2007 for the Department of Art. Samples of his work

are available on Ross’ MSE staff web page.

Beth Allen

Beth Allen, the department’s Human Resources Offi cer,

grew up in Columbus and graduated from OSU in 2005

in Business Administration with a specialization in

Human Resources. Upon graduation, she worked for the

Department of Radiology at the OSU Medical Center for

almost two years. Beth is working toward her Master’s in

Labor and Human Resources degree at OSU.

Doru Stefanescu Named Ashland Professor

Professor Doru Stefanescu has been named to the Ashland

Designated Research Professorship in the Department of

Materials Science and Engineering. In this new position,

Doru will teach and advise students, serve as the Key Foundry

Educational Foundation Professor, and conduct metal casting

research. The Professorship will

allow for the continuation of a metal

casting education at Ohio State.

Doru is an expert in solidifi cation

science and metal casting

technology. He joined Ohio State in

2005 as a senior research scientist in


and Foundry Educational

Foundation Key Professor, after a

long career as a metallurgical and

materials engineering professor at

the University of Alabama and in the metallurgical industry in

Romania and England. He holds undergraduate and graduate

degrees from the University Politehnica in Romania.

research. The Professorship will

allow for the continuation of a metal

casting education at Ohio State.

Doru is an expert in solidifi cation

science and metal casting

technology. He joined Ohio State in

2005 as a senior research scientist in


and Foundry Educational

Lloyd Barnhart to Fly into RetirementThe department wishes Lloyd “Barney”

Barnhart all the best in his upcoming

retirement. Barney, who joined MSE 14

years ago from Battelle Labs, set up and

supervised the Mechanical Behavior Lab,

an integral part of the characterization

efforts of the department. Barney has

enjoyed working with students and

watching their skills and confi dence grow.

“To use this complex equipment, most

start out having a steep learning curve,”

says Barney. “Guiding them through the

process has been rewarding.”

When asked what he’s most proud of

Barney states, “My relationship with my

wife and children.” He and wife Linda

will celebrate their 40th anniversary next

May. In retirement they plan to

travel and Barney hopes to get in

some fl ying time piloting single-

engine airplanes.

Thank you, Barney, for your service

to the department!

Mei with College of Engineering


Faculty

Rudy Buchheit NACE Fellow honor at the NACE annual banquet

Jerry Frankel Named Fellow of the Electrochemical Society and ASM

International

Hamish Fraser

USAF Award for Exemplary Civilian Service

2007 Experimental & Application Research Award

Derek J. Hansford Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure, effective

October 1, 2007

Winston Ho

American Institute of Chemical Engineers Award for

Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology (2006)

2007 Clarence G. Gerhold Award

2007 Advisor Recognition for Graduate Student Award

from the Separations Divisions of the American

Institute of Chemical Engineers

Ju Li Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and

Engineers. This award honors the most promising

researchers in the nation within their fi elds by

providing up to fi ve years of funding to further their

research.

2006 MRS Young Investigator Award

Mike Mills Appointed Associate Director of the Institute of

Materials Research, imr.osu.edu

Nitin Padture

2007 ACerS Richard M. Fulrath Award for contributions

to advanced ceramics and nanomaterials. This award

recognizes outstanding academic and industrial

ceramics engineers & scientists under the age of 45.

Bob RappPresented the 56th Zay Jeffries Honorary Lecture on

April 17, 2006 to the Cleveland Chapter of ASM

Doru Stefanescu

Honorary Professor, University Politehnica, Bucharest,

Romania (2006)

Appointed Research Professor (The Ashland Designated

Research Professorship) for the Department of

Materials Science and Engineering

Honors &Awards

MSE Faculty Honored at College Awards ‘06-’07

MSE faculty have received many awards through the College of Engineering’s

2006-2007 awards program. Award recipients have been recognized at the

College’s annual Awards Banquet.

Boyer Award for Excellence in Teaching Innovation, for outstanding

contributions to the improvement of undergraduate engineering education:

Pete Anderson, ‘06 (this is Pete’s second Boyer award).

Charles E. MacQuigg Award, presented by students to faculty members who

have demonstrated their interest in and willingness to help students:

Rudy Buchheit, ‘06

The Lumley Engineering Research Awards, given to researchers successful in

pursuing new knowledge of a fundamental or applied nature:

Lumley Interdisciplinary Research Award, recognizing a team from at

least two different departments who has established a record of excellence in

interdisciplinary research:

Jerry Frankel, ‘06

Scott Faculty Award, honoring a senior faculty member who has achieved both

national and international status as a leading educator and researcher:

Rob Wagoner, ‘06

Kathy Flores, ‘06Ju Li, ‘06Mike Sumption, ‘07

Henk Verweij, ‘07Yunzhi Wang, '06

Ohio State Scientists Win Third Frontier Award and Third

“R&D 100” Award for Sensors

A pollution sensor invented at Ohio State University is

among the top 100 innovations of 2006, according to R&D

Magazine. This is the third time that Prabir Dutta, chair of the

Department of Chemistry, and his research team have earned

a spot on the prestigious “R&D 100”

list, which salutes the best inventions

to emerge from industry, government,

and academia each year.

Dutta designed the sensor, along with

Sheikh Akbar, professor of materials

science and engineering, and former

graduate students Nicholas Szabo

and Jiun Chan Yang. R&D Magazine

will list all 100 winners in its September issue, and will hold

an October awards banquet in Chicago. Contact: 292-4532,

[email protected], or see researchnews.osu.edu/archive/nosensor.

htm for more information.

Along with a number of prestigious awards, ceramic sensor

research at OSU is pleased to have been selected to host the

12th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors (IMCS12) in

July 2008 (see mse.osu.edu/imcs12).

will list all 100 winners in its September issue, and will hold



Thank you for your service!

The following students have given generously of

their time and talents to serve as offi cers in the

department’s student organizations:

Mike Gram, President-ASM/TMS

Ashley Manny, President-MSE Club

Mark Andio, Vice Pres.-MSE Club

Caesar Buie, Treasurer-MSE Club

Nathan Andersen, Secretary-MSE Club

Nominations to Alpha Sigma Mu MSE Honorary

Alpha Sigma Mu, the international professional honor

society for MSE, is pleased to nominate the following

students for admission into the society. Students of

good character with a GPA placing them in the top

third of their class may be nominated.

Seniors, ‘06-’07Mark Andio Michael Gram

Ryan Klayman Justine Mahler

Ashley Manny Jason Matthews

Jonathan Orsborn Jesse Rhodes

Danelle Violet

Juniors, ‘06-’07 Katrina Altman Michael Baughman

Sarah Bertke Beau Billet

Elizabeth Brannon Caesar Buie

Karen Domas Kent Pullins

Tyler Rolfes Nat Sheppard

Kathleen Sherer Allyson Stahl

Zachary Warchol Jessica Wolever

Students

Aysegul Aygun received a $1,000 scholarship to attend and

present her poster at Engineering Conference International

Workshop on Thermal Barrier Coatings in Irsee, Germany,

August, 2007.

Peter Collins received the 2007 Experimental & Application

Research Award.

Andrew Gledhill received a $700 scholarship to attend and

present his poster at the Solid State Studies in Ceramics

Gordan Conference in New Hampshire, August, 2007.

Dan Huber won the 2007 Experimental & Application Research

Award.

Mariano Iannuzzi won fi rst place in the Marcel Pourbaix

poster competition at the Corrosion2006 NACE meeting.

Additionally, Mariano received the NACE Foundation

Graduate Book Scholarship.

Hong Jin Kim, Andrew Emge et al. won a Silver Award for their

poster in the Ultrafi ne Grained Materials Symposium at

the 2006 TMS meeting.

Girdhari Kumar won second place in the Mars Fontana poster

competition at the Corrosion2006 NACE meeting.

Justine Mahler earned the 2006 Second Team All-Central

Region Award for Varsity Rowing.

Adam Pilchak was recognized at the quadrennial World

Titanium Conference, Kyoto Japan, for having one of

the best posters. The title of his poster was “The Effect

of Friction Stir Processing on the Microstructure and

Properties of Investment Cast Ti-6Al-4V”.

Mike Rauscher won the 2007 ACerS-NSF travel fellowship to

present at the European Ceramic Society Annual Meeting.

Additionally, Mike earned the Sapphire Award from the

American Ceramic Society.

Billie Wang has been awarded a National Science Foundation

GK-12 fellowship to teach science to

fi fth graders in the Columbus Public

Schools. Billie will be developing

experiments to demonstrate basic

concepts and mentoring students

in the classroom.

Senior Scholar Recognition Awards Recognizing outstanding

senior students.

Jonathan OrsbornJennifer Payler

Outstanding Junior Scholar Recognizing an outstanding

junior student.

Katrina Altman

George St. Pierre Award For scholarship and

professional activities in the

MSE department.

Mark Andio

Mars G. Fontana AwardTo the outstanding senior

scholar conducting research

in metallurgy.

Ryan Glamm

Alan J. Markworth Memorial AwardTo the student who best refl ects the personal and professional

talents of Professor Markworth.

Justine Mahler

The Department Chair’s Award To the outstanding senior scholar in the Materials Science and

Engineering program.

Michael Gram

ASM/TMS Chapter’s Ernie W. Christin AwardFor the student who best demonstrates how industrial

experience has infl uenced his or her educational development.

Tyler Rolfes

Foundry Educational Foundation Scholarship RecipientsSeniors, ‘06-’07 Juniors, ‘06-’07

Stephanie Collins Michael BaughmanRyan Glamm Evan StandishAshley Manny

Freshmen, ‘06-’07

Sammy Merrill

Rob Wagoner Distinguished Service Award

Elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical

Engineers

Elected Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers

Yunzhi Wang Hsun Lee Research Award, presented by the Institute of

Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Science, 2006.

Wolfgang Windl2006 Fraunhofer-Bessel Research Award, a new joint

award of the Humboldt and Fraunhofer Societies in

Germany.

2006 Mars Fontana Teaching Award


Alumni updates

1950’s

Howard “Homer” Schomer (BS ‘58)

worked in Materials and Production in

the Aerospace Industry for many years

and retired in March 2000. Remarried

October 24, 2005.

1960’s

Jeff Swank (BS ‘66) is a retired Program

Manager, having provided engineering

support to the US Navy. Jeff now lives

in Ocean City, NJ.

1970’s

Carmine Doddato (BS ‘79) is a

Project Manager with Centrotherm

Photovoltaics AG in Luchu Township,

Taiwan.

AlumniNews

Charles Morin, Jr. (BS ’72 and MS

‘72) received the 2007 OSU College

of Engineering Dean’s Meritorious

Service to Students Award. This award

is given in recognition of Chuck’s

support of engineering students

through classroom presentations,

internship and co-op opportunities,

scholarships and student organization

or activity support.

1980’s

Diane Albert (BS ‘82) was

named an

OSU Women

in Engineering

Pioneer in

Spring 2007.

Diane, who

holds a PhD

in materials

science and

engineerng from Carnegie Mellon

University, graduated from the

University of New Mexico School

of Law in May 2007. Having passed

the New Mexico Bar Exam, she was

sworn-in September 27, 2007.

Rowdy Joseph (BS ‘86) recently celebrated

his 18th wedding anniversary to wife

Kelly. The couple resides in Marysville,

Ohio with their two children Ethan and

Sydney. Rowdy manages the Vehicle

Research Dept. in the Motorcycle

Division at Honda R & D Americas

located in Raymond, Ohio. Rowdy is

active in the Columbus Chapter of

ASM International having served as

Treasurer, Vice Chair, and Chair. He

has been a member of the OSU MSE

External Advisory Committee since

2003.

1990’s

Mark DeBruin (BS ‘98) lives in Poland,

OH and works as a consultant in

the metallurgical industry. Mark is

studying, as well, to be a high school

math teacher.

Lamda Muchjin (MS ’95) “My materials

science and engineering knowledge

provides a solid basis for addressing

day-to-day operational concerns in

the petroleum industry. “ says Lamda.

He, his wife, and three children are

now living in Muscat, Oman. Lamda

is working for PDO-Shell after having

worked with Unocal and Chevron in

Indonesia for ten years. Lamda wishes

to pass along

many thanks

to all of his

p r o f e s s o r s

and advisors

in MSE

especially Dr.

Smialowska,

Dr Raul

Rebak, Dr.

Rapp, and Dr.

Wilde and also to the famous Fontana

Corrosion Center (FCC). “Through

the FCC I was provided with the

practical knowledge needed to be

competitive in the global work force.”

Robert Schofi eld (BS ‘96) Robert is

married and has one daughter. He

recently came on board with Cutting

Dynamics, Inc. of Avon, OH to lead

the development of the automated

thermoplastic composite aircraft seat

facility.

2000’s

Ravi Angal (MS ‘05) is working with

Siemens Power Generation Inc.

in Orlando, FL as a Metallurgical

Engineer.

Richard Delmont (BS ‘05) is currently

working with Armor Holdings

Aerospace and Defense Group in

Phoenix, AZ.

Eduardo del Rio (MS ‘07) is working

with TOSOH in Grove City, OH.

Xi-Yong “Sean” Fu (PhD ‘01) was

awarded the William Oxley Thompson

Award in 2006. The Thompson Award

is presented to young alumni who have

demonstrated distinctive achievement

in a career, civic involvement, or both.

Sean plays a key role in the research

and development of new drugs for

Merck.

Andrew Geiger (BS ’05) works in sales of

digital light microscopy equipment for

Keyence Corp. of America in Rolling

Meadows, IL.

Jon Hedrick (BS ‘07) is working with

ATI Allegheny Ludlum as a Process

Metallurgist.

Send us your updates!

What’s happening in your life? Promotions,

awards, honors, retirement, children and more;

if you’d like to let others in the MSE community

know, please complete the on-line form found on

the web at “mse.osu.edu/alumni”. If you like, we’ll

post your update on the web site and include it in

next year’s Watts News!

Send us updates!

Robert Schofi eld



Dick Reese received his bachelor’s degree in metallurgical

engineering in 1963 and master’s degree in 1965 from Ohio

State. Reese had a distinguished career as an engineer and

high-level manager at NCR, an international corporation

with headquarters in Dayton, Ohio, and a major

manufacturer with current sales of over $6 billion per year.

At the time of his retirement, he was senior vice president

of Corporate Customer Services and was one of eight senior

executives responsible for running the company.

During his rapid rise within NCR, Reese made a variety

of signifi cant technical contributions. He oversaw the

conversion from mechanical to electronic cash registers

Congratulations to Richard B. Reese

Recipient of the College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award for 2007

Ashish Kapoor (MS ‘01) works as a Consumable Design

Engineer for The Lincoln Electric Company in Cleveland,

OH.

Vincent Kerchenski (BS ‘02) lives in Russellville, KY where

he works with Logan Aluminum (a joint venture between

ARCO & Novelis). He serves as a Process Engineer in the

fi nishing unit coating aluminum sheet. Vince is pursuing

a MS in Mechanical Engineering at Western Kentucky

University. For any of his classmates who remember

daughter Ellyn accompanying him to class, Vince wants

to let you know she is now a freshman in high school!

Jessica Licardi (MS ‘06) works with GE Aviation in

Cincinnati, OH as a Materials Development Engineer.

Justine Mahler (BS ‘07) works with Procter and Gamble in

Cincinnati, OH.

Ashley Manny (BS ’07) is working with Alcoa Howmet in

their Engineering Training Program.

Greg Thompson (PhD ‘03) is a professor at the University

of Alabama. Greg received an NSF CAREER award in

2006.

Jianfeng Wang (PhD ‘04) moved to Nanjing in Feb 2007

and started working for Ford’s Research & Engineering

Center in Nanjing.

Stephanie (Collins) Will (MS ‘07) is working with the

Timken Company as a Product and Process Metallurgist.

Stephanie is engaged to be married in September 2007.

Jianhui Wu (PhD ‘04) is working with Saint-Gobain

Corporation and is involved in the development of

superabrasives microstructures and tools.

Di Yu (PhD ‘06) is a Research and Development Engineer

with American Water Chemicals in Tampa, FL carrying

out R & D on chemicals for water pre-treatment.

Happy 20th Anniversary!

Platinum and china commemorate a 20th wedding anniversary; this is especially appropriate in light of our 20th next year. 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of the merger between the Metallurgical Engineering and Ceramic Engineering departments. The formation in 1988 of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering brought together two world-class programs. Over the past 20 years both the fi eld of materials and the department have seen tremendous change. Plans are in the works to commemorate this anniversary and refl ect on those changes.

How can you help?

If you have interesting photos, anecdotes, or documents related to the merger or the Ceramic or Metallurgical Engineering departments, please forward your items to Cameron Lottie, Assistant to the MSE Chair. Cameron may be reached at

177 Watts Hall2041 College Rd.Columbus, OH [email protected]

Please monitor the web site for information on anniversary events, and be sure to keep your contact information up to date through the Alumni section of the site,mse.osu.edu/alumni.

and turned a once-troubled division of the company into one of its best-organized

operations. At the time of his retirement, he had responsibility over 21,000 people

in the United States and 130 foreign countries and earned annual revenues for

NCR of more than $4 billion.

In addition to his achievements in industry, Reese served

the Ohio State University as a member of the metallurgical

engineering department’s External Advisory Committee

for three years in the 1980’s. This was a critical period

in the department’s history, as the Metallurgical and

Ceramic Engineering Departments were developing plans

to merge. In 1985 he was honored for his contribution

by being selected as the department’s Distinguished

Lecturer.


Recruitment

“A Personal Touch” was the

goal of our undergraduate

recruitment efforts this

year. In an attempt to

connect with prospective

students by introducing

them to real MSE

students, our website

featured stories and

photos of undergraduates

highlighting their

activities, interests, and

reasons for choosing MSE as a major. We received

positive feedback for holding panel discussions by

MSE students who gave straightforward answers to

questions from prospective students and parents at

various open houses and information days.

Thirty high school juniors and their parents attended

MSE Day in May. The day-long event featured materials

mini-demos by our faculty and ASM-Columbus

members. Each participant received a department t-

shirt and mug tucked inside a combination backpack/

camp seat generously provided by Honda of America

Mfg. More than thirty MSE student volunteers assisted

in the event, as well.

Recruitment was enhanced by the addition of MSE

graduate students Jon Evarts and Clarissa Yablinksy

to the Student Relations Committee. Jon and Clarissa

took MSE demos to schools in the Columbus area,

provided tours of the department to prospective

students, and assisted with demos at recruitment fairs.

A panel of MSE students talked about their decision to choose Ohio State and to study materials science and engineering to a group of prospective students and parents at the MSE Day, 2007.

A panel of MSE students talked about their decision to

ASM Teacher Camp

Twenty-two high school teachers

made slime, broke apart light bulbs,

and dissolved soda cans at the ASM

Materials Camp for Teachers, hosted

by our department in early August.

Science, math, and technology

teachers from Ohio, Michigan,

and Missouri participated in the

week-long camp whose goal is

to provide teachers with tools to

introduce Materials Science into

their schools.

Two gifted high school teachers, Andy Nydam and

Debbie Goodwin, who teach materials science in

their own schools, served as “master teachers” leading

discussions, lectures, and labs. The participating

teachers learned methods to engage and interest their

students in science and math classes by making slime

and comparing various properties, making nylon from

raw ingredients, heating and cooling assorted metals to

alter their properties, making glass from scratch, and

tearing apart light bulbs to learn why they are made

the way they are.

Beth Eddy, a science teacher

from Westerville South High

School, found the camp

so helpful in 2006 that she

convinced the head of the

district curriculum to allow

her to teach a materials

science class this fall. If this

fi rst pilot class goes well,

she hopes the class will be a permanent addition to

the science curriculum in all three high schools in the

district.

“The teachers in the camp do a good job of

showing us how to present effective demos

and how to relate all that we do to ‘real life,’”

said Eddy, one of eight teachers who returned

to the camp this year.

The ASM camp provided teachers with tools

to meet the new Ohio Core high school

curriculum requirements, which, by 2012,

will require all high school students to take

three units of science with inquiry-based

laboratory experience. “We hope this camp

Deve lopmentwill inspire more materials science courses to

be taught at high schools as applied chemistry,”

states MSE professor Glenn Daehn. “It makes

the link that is engineering: science providing

useful objects that we rely on every day.”

Daehn says it is the pupils of the teachers

who attend the camp who, in the end, really

benefi t, and they are usually Ohio residents

who are likely to look to Ohio State to start

their engineering careers.

The camp is a collaborative effort sponsored

by the ASM Education Foundation, OSU

MSE, ASM-Columbus, NACE, the OSU-Honda

Partnership, and Honda of America.

It makes the link that is engineering: science providing useful objects that we rely on every day.



2006Millicent M. AdamsAIST FoundationSheikh Ali AkbarJohn D. & Josephine B. AltstetterAshland Inc.Ashland Specialty ChemicalDr. Joseph Thomas BaileyRaymond & Susan BederDr. Burton Dale BrubakerJames A. Clum, Edward Orton Jr.

Ceramic FoundationDr. James N. CordeaConnie Winner CronRichard Russell DanielDr. Earl Daniel DietzDr. William T. EbiharaEdison Welding Institute IncSteven Earl FisherFord Motor Company FundCarl W. & Martha J. GartnerJill Knott GlassNeil GlickLe Roy S. & Carrie M. GordonPrabhat K. GuptaDr. William Herrnstein IIIKristin Harley Hibbett

Dr. James E. & Beverlee B. HousemanRonald Lee HughesShoji Isobe, Chief Engineer Honda R&DRowdy Lee JosephDr. Mary Catherine JuhasRonald J. KegariseRobert Raymond KoehlerAngela Grusd KramerMartha Harrell KuhnRobert Kirker LairdDr. David Clinton LangstaffDr. Trent W. LatimerFlorence Hall LeslieRoger A. & Beverly W. LitmanScott Edward LivingstonAndrew J. MaykuthDavid Michael MilamNathaniel Miljus Jr.Dr. Robert James MillerJoe and Valerie PayerHenry Posner Jr.Michael Joseph Reidelbach SrHal Hesser RiceKnight Ridder - Matching GiftsDr. Frederick Karl RoehrigDavid L. RoheNancy A. RyanDr. Robert Edward SchafrikPaul Joseph Schansney

Jay. R. Scharenberg, Edward Orton Jr Ceramic Foundation

Coulson M ScheuermannGeorge Scholes, FEI CompanyMichael Joseph SensSheperd Chemical CompanyLawrence A. & Joan E. Siff

FoundationCecil Darrell SmithRon SoriceRachel SpectorNicole Ann SpretnakSrico IncorporatedMadeline S. StanleyMark James StraszheimDr. Scott L. SwartzJohn Allen VarholaMichael John VinarcikDr. Robert H. WagonerYunzhi WangRoy Louis Wentz Jr.

20073M FoundationAlcoa Foundation Matching Gift American Electric PowerAmerican Honda Motor Car

Dr. Peter Martin AndersonVelma M. BeeryCC TechnologiesMary R. CallahanCompuTherm, LLCCummins Business ServicesThe Dow Chemical FoundationDr. Charles Henry Drummond IIIHorst J. EmmerichsFoundry Educational FoundationGE FoundationHope Harley HalleenRichard C Hannon Jr.,

Revocable TrustBob HiceMartha Davis HirthRobert Paul Johnston Jr.Dr. Dalton H. & Irene R. LoweSteven Lewis McGinnisCharles Raymond Morin Jr.Joseph Frank NachmanCourtney Roberts,

L H Marshall CoDr. Vincent John RussoGregory Fritz SchieleitW. Timothy WeisertTara Wood, Siemens Power

Generation Matching Gifts

“generous” \’jen-( )r s\

1. liberal in giving or sharing; unselfi sh; kind; willing to give and share. For examples, see below.

The MSE department wishes to thank each of its supporters for their generosity. It is by means of such kindness that this program is able to provide our

students with the high quality education that serves them so well. The department wishes to acknowledge each of our donors; if we have inadvertently

left off a donor’s name, please accept our apologies and contact us so we may correct our records. Those donors whose names are listed below in boldprovided funds in both 2006 and 2007.

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Scholarships

Our students benefi t greatly from the generosity of our donors! The funds provided through these scholarships are a key tool used to attract and retain

top-notch students. Perhaps as a student you received one of these scholarships or would like to aid our students as they pursue a degree. If so, please

contact us for information on how you can help (numbers in parentheses indicate the number of students receiving funds in ‘07-’08).

John T. Boyd Scholarship (8)

George D. Brush Scholarship (3)

W. E. Cramer Scholarship (2)

Carl J. Cron Internship

Dana J. Demorest Scholarship (2)

Arthur H. Dierker Scholarship (2)

Roger W. Edmonson Scholarship (1)

Jonathan William Ellinger

Memorial Scholarship (2)

Mars G. Fontana Scholarship (2)

Wendell A. Glick Ceramic

Engineering Scholarship (1)

H.V. Glunz Scholarship (24)

Carrie Maykuth Gordon Scholarship (1)

John Arthur and Theodore H. Harley

Family Scholarship (1)

Honda Research Institute (HRI)

USA Scholarship (2)

Harley C. and Elizabeth K. Lee

Endowment (1)

Charles R. Morin Scholarship (9)

Edward Orton, Jr. Ceramic

Foundation Scholarship (5)

Gordon W. Powell Scholarship (2)

If you would like to learn more about how you might help support the department’s educational and research efforts,

please visit mse.osu.edu/alumni, contact the department at (614) 292-2553, or e-mail us at [email protected].

Ralston Russell Undergraduate

Scholarship (1)

Robert L Synder Scholarship (1)

Rudolph Speiser Fund (1)

Joseph W. Spretnak

Memorial Scholarship (1)

George R. St. Pierre Scholarship

Enhancement (1)

Arthur S. Watts Scholarship (3)

Douglas C. Williams Scholarship (1)

Howard Patterson Zeller Scholarship (1)e


Materials Science and Engineering177 Watts Hall2041 College Rd.Columbus, OH 43210-1179

MSE senior Usiosefe Aimiuwu

presented his research entitled “Study

of Thermal Analysis Techniques to

Compare Sliding Energy in Wear Debris

Caused by Abrasion and Sliding” at the

2007 Denman Undergraduate Research

Forum.

StudentNews

Ph.D. student Matt Mottern and

his wife Jessica welcomed their

fi rst son Logan Hewitt Mottern

on Dec. 23, 2006.

MSE senior Tyler Rolfes spent his summer in Germany at Ruhr Univ-ersity Bochum, doing research on steel tool-ing wear and corrosion resistance (left, Tyler at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin).

Master’s student John

Carpenter and his wife

Brittany welcomed

Maya on Aug. 31,

2006.

MSE undergrad Libby Brannon

works on rocket nozzle erosion using

SEM facilities in the CEOF.

MSE undergrad Katie Sherer plays sousaphone in the OSU Marching Band and looks forward to dotting the “ i “ in 2008!

Michelle and Ed Herderick at the Taj

Mahal during Ed’s internship at the

National Chemical Laboratory, Pune,

India.

Master’s student

Carpenter

Brittany welcomed

Maya on Aug. 31,

2006.

Michelle and Ed Herderick at the Taj Ed Herderick at the Taj Ed Herderick

MSE undergrad Katie Sherersousaphone in the OSU Marching Band and looks forward to dotting the “ i “ in 2008!

MSE undergrad

works on rocket nozzle erosion using

SEM facilities in the CEOF.

resistance (left, Tyler at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin).

MSE senior Usiosefe Aimiuwu

Doctoral student Kinga Unocic received the Best in Show “Jacquet-Lucas Award” for her poster on “TEM Sample Preparation Method for Grain Boundary Phase Identifi cation in Al-Mg alloys” at the 2007 International Metallographic Contest .

Doctoral student Kinga Unocic

Editors: Cameron Lottie, Rudy Buchheit Design: Mark Cooper Photos: Geoff Hulse, Megan Daniels, Kevin Fitzsimons

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