Electronic, thermodynamic and structural properties of materials including intermetallic compounds, magnetic and non-magnetic alloys, thin films and magnetic multilayers. Primary interest is the development and Application of first principles computational methods for the construction of phase diagrams of multicomponent material systems. Other research interests include the development of laser-controlled selective chemical vapor deposition processes for metals, alloys and ceramics.
Pratt & Whitney: "Modeling of Selective Area Laser Deposition Processes," $229, 000, 07/01/95 - 06/30/98.
National Science Foundation: "First U.S.A/Argentina Bilateral Symposium on Materials Science and Engineering," $31,450, 04/15/95 - 09/30/96.
National Science Foundation: "U.S.A. - Mexico Workshop: Theory and Applications of the Cluster Variation and Path Probability Methods," $9,174, 07/01/95 - 06/30/96.
Texas Advanced Technology Program: "Modeling of Selective Area Laser Deposition Processes," $229, 000, 04/01/95 - 08/31/96.
National Science Foundation: "First-Principles Calculation of Ternary Phase Diagrams," $237,000, 12/01/91 - 05/31/95.
National Science Foundation: "Theoretical Study of Surfaces and Magnetic Alloys," $15,093, 03/01/92 - 08/31/94.
Hokkaido University: "Pseudostable Phases in Alloys," $107,211, 10/24/90 - 07/26/95.
DOD-Navy: "Understanding the High Temperature Behavior of Very High Melting Intermetallics," $429,049, 10/01/89 - 12/31/93.
Nion Mining: "Materials Research Program," $93,000, 10/01/89 - 10/01/94.
Nion Mining: "Electron Beam Cold Hearth Refined Material," $100,000, 10/05/90 - 10/04/94.
Electric Power Research Institute: "Microstructural Effects on the Corrosion Behavior of 1N718 and Related Superalloys", $110,510, 10/31/91 - 10/31/93.
National Science Foundation: "Workshop on Magnetism, Magnetic Alloys and their Applications," $11,160, 08/01/93 - 07/31/94.
Ford Motor Company: "Damage Storage Mechanisms in the Lead-Tin Solders," $25,000, 08/13/90 - 08/12/93.
DOD- Air Force: "Developing and Understanding the High Temperature Behavior of Niobium Aluminides and Niobium Aluminide Composites," $369,998, 12/01/89 - 05/31/93.
Wyman-Gordon Foundation: "Fellowship Award for Students in Metallurgy, Materials Engineering and Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering," $15,000, 10/04/89 - 12/31/92.
NASA: "Investigation of Diffusion Barriers in Tungsten/Niobium Composites," $15,093, 03/01/92 - 02/28/94.
Motorola Inc.: "Reliability Design of IC Packages Subjected to Thermomechanical Loading," $43,000, 09/01/89 - 12/31/92.
Mitsubishi Materials American Corp.: "Understanding and Controlling of Silicon Growth by Remote Sensing," $32,266, 09/01/89 - 12/31/92.
National Science Foundation: "First Bilateral U.S.-Mexico Symposium in Materials Science and Engineering," $9,252, 08/15/91 - 07/31/92.
Amarillo National Resource Center: “Laser-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition of Ceramic Coatings for Plutonium Processing,” $175,830, 1/1/98-2/28/02 (with D. Kovar, C. James, and D. Kolman).
| Raymond J. Hawkins | 1985 | Columbia University |
| Christopher H. Sigli | 1986 | Columbia University |
| Yuanpang Wu | 1990 | Columbia University |
| Nai-Chung M. Tso | 1991 | Columbia University |
| Abbas I. Attarwala | 1992 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Ana B. Rodriguez | 1992 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Gregory E. Vignoul | 1992 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Michael W. Koop | 1992 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Edward Barth | 1993 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| John D. Becker | 1993 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Jorge Manriquez | 1993 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Warren A. Thomas | 1994 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Marilyn M. Freeman | 1996 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Kevin Jakubenas | 1996 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Pablo J. Craievich | 1997 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| James Tompkins | 1998 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Mohammed Shaarawi | 2001 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Karen Holloway | 1983 | Columbia University |
| Choon Ho Lee | 1984 | Columbia University |
| Chun-Hung Lin | 1984 | Columbia University |
| Ming Xu | 1989 | Columbia University |
| Jeffrey S. Garland | 1991 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Warren A. Thomas | 1992 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Nirav Sheth | 1993 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Robert Mosley | 1993 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Pablo J. Craievich | 1994 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Greg A. Miller | 1994 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Cecil A. Freitas | 1996 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Mohammed S. Shaarawi | 1997 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Kaushik Valluri | 1999 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Michael Shane Noel | 2001 | Materials Science and Engineering |
OTHER STUDENT RESEARCH SUPERVISION:
Bryan C. Hendrix, Post Doctoral Research Associate, 1992
Michael W. Ko, Post Doctoral Research Associate, 1992
Ana B. Rodriguez, Post Doctoral Research Associate, 1992
Gregory E. Vignoul, Post Doctoral Research Associate, 1992
Francisco Salas, Post Doctoral Research Associate, 1993
Young Lim Lee, Post Doctoral Research Associate, 1995-96
Britton R. Birmingham, Post Doctoral Research Associate, 1995-97
Alejandro Diaz-Ortiz, Post Doctoral Research Associate, 1998-2001
Ralf Drautz, Visiting Scholar, 2000-2001
Emmanuel Clouet, Visiting Scholar, 2000-2001
Frank Lecherman, Visiting Scholar, 2001