Rodney Trice
Professor of Materials Engineering
Contact Information
Office: ARMS 2227
Phone: +1 765 49-46405
E-mail: rtrice@purdue.edu
School of Materials Engineering
Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, Rm. 2227
701 West Stadium Avenue
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045
Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, Rm. 2227
701 West Stadium Avenue
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045
Research Summary
Thermal Barrier Coatings, High Temperature Properties of Ceramics, Ceramic ProcessingEducation
- Ph.D. (1995-1997) Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
- M.S. (1988-1989) Materials Science, University of Texas at Arlington
- B.S. (1983-1987) Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington
Employment History
- Professor (2013-Present), School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University
- Associate Professor (2006-2013), School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University
- Sabbatical Appointment (Jan. - June 2009), Sandia National Laboratories
- Assistant Professor (2000-2006), School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University
- Post Doctoral Research Associate (1998-2000) Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
- Senior Materials Engineer (1991-1995) Northrop Grumman
- Engineer (1989-1991) Lockheed Martin Aerospace
Research Interests
Injection molding of ceramics (zirconium diboride, boron carbide, silicon nitride, alumina), 3D printing of ceramics, pressureless sintering of ceramic matrix composites, high emissivity coatings for hypersonic aircraft, thermal barrier coatings, suspension plasma spray, electrophoretic deposition for the production of solid oxide fuel cells, development of wear microstructures in steel, and sodium sulfate hot corrosion, effect of biofuels on gas turbines.
Graduate Students