Research Projects in Materials Processing

The projects available cover a broad range of topics in Materials Processing including: orientation induced crystallization of polymers, intermetallic compounds for high temperature structural applications, computer simulations of materials processing, silicon processing for microelectronics, processing of ceramic powders and thin films for microelectronics, and infiltration processing of metal/ceramic composites.


The project titles from the Summer of 2003 are listed below along with the faculty member supervising the project. Similar projects will be offered during 2004, and the topics will be updated in the spring. You can learn more about the faculty advisors by visiting their individual web pages.

Rodney Trice
  • In-Situ Observation of Crack Behavior in Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia
  • Development of Oriented b-Si3N4 for Ballistic Protection
Alex King
  • Microstructure Studies of Carbon-Carbon Composite Materials
  • Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Gold Thin Films
Matthew Krane
  • Solidification of the PbSn Alloy
Tim Sands
  • Anodic Alumina Ion Etch Masks
Kevin Trumble
  • Kinetics of Infiltration Processing
Hugh Hillhouse
  • Processing of Self-Assembled Mesostructured Thin Films
Eric Kvam
  • Dielectric Properties of Ceramic Thin Films
Keith Bowman
  • Piezoelectric Materials
Jeffery Youngblood
  • Topics in Polymer Chemistry
David Johnson
  • Intermetallic in-situ Composites
Elliot Slamovich
  • Hydrothermal BaxSr1-xTiO3Powders for Multilayer Capacitors