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Materials Experts

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Deformation Joining

Cinta Lorenzo-Martin, Postdoctoral Appointee
phone: 630/252-8577, fax: 630/525-5568, e-mail: lorenzo-martin@anl.gov

  • PhD, Material Science, University of Seville, Spain
  • Joining of different materials at high temperature
  • Research on reduction of friction and wear to minimize energy losses
  • Scuffing, wear and friction studies of ceramics
  • Over 21 publications and presentations

Jules Routbort
phone: 630/252-5065, fax: 630/252-5568, e-mail: routbort@anl.gov

Dileep Singh, Materials Scientist
phone: 630/252-5009, fax: 630/252-2785, e-mail: dsingh@anl.gov

  • PhD, Material Science, University of Utah
  • Structure-mechanical property relationships in advanced energy materials
  • Gas sensors for combustion monitoring
  • Nanofluids for heat transfer
  • Joining technologies
  • Thermoelectrics
  • 110 papers, reports or proceedings
  • 9 patents and 6 patents-pending

 

Nanofluids

David France
phone: 630/252-5977, fax: 312/413-0447, e-mail: dfrance@uic.edu

Jules Routbort (see Deformation Joining, above)

Dileep Singh (see Deformation Joining, above)

Elena Timofeeva
phone: 630/252-6754, e-mail: etimofeeva@anl.gov

Wenhua Yu, Mechanical Engineer
phone: 630/252-7361, fax: 630/252-5568, e-mail: wyu@anl.gov

  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
  • More than 24 years of engineering experience
  • Nucleate-boiling engine cooling systems
  • Nanofluid characterization
  • Supercritical heat transfer
  • Author or co-author of 40 papers, author of 2 books, 6 patents

Tribology

George Fenske, Section Leader
phone: 630/252-5190, fax: 630/252-4798, e-mail: gfenske@.anl.gov

  • PhD, Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois
  • More than 20 years of experience as a principal investigator on research projects related to tribology of hard coatings, surface modification by ion implantatlon and thin-film deposition processes, and nuclear reactor safety
  • Developed program to develop hard coatings for tribological applications
  • Author of more than 100 publications on surface modification, friction, wear and lubrication of coated surfaces, and reactor safety

Robert A. Erck
phone: 630/252-4972, fax: 630/252-4798, e-mail: erck@anl.gov

  • PhD, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1988
  • MS, Physics, University of Illinois, 1979
  • More than 7 years of experience in tribology, ion-beam-assisted deposition, thin-film deposition, flywheel energy storage, MOCVD, superconductors, materials, and radiation effects in metals

Ali Erdemir
phone: 630/252-6571, fax: 630/252-4798, e-mail: erdemir@anl.gov

  • PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • MS, Materials Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • BS, Metallurgy, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
  • More than 15 years of experience in the areas of materials science and technology; surface engineering; super-hard, low-friction coatings; lubrication; and engine tribology
  • ASME International Innovative Research Award, 1999; Argonne Director's Award, 1999; R&D 100 Award, 1998; Discover Award, 1998; Argonne Pacesetter Award, 1998; Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Edmond E. Bisson Award, 1998

Jeff Hershberger, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
phone: 630/252-0910, fax: 630/252-4798, e-mail: jhersh@anl.gov

  • PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
  • BS, Materials Science and Mechanics, Michigan State University
  • Experience in thin-film X-ray diffraction analysis, X-ray reflectivity analysis, thin-film stress measurement, Fourier transform analysis, equipment design, microscopy, thin-film deposition, and x-ray topography
  • Author or co-author of 13 materials research reports and journal articles

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