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Ceramics Highlights

0408745 P. Ajayan Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Creation and Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Foams and Related Materials
0309558 S. A. Akbar Ohio State University Research Foundation Nano-Fibrillar Ceramics by Gas Phase Reduction
0542740 S. A. Barnett Northwestern University Collaborative Research: Three-Dimensional Mapping of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrodes: Processing, Structure, Stability, and Electrochemistry
0503711 M. W. Barsoum Drexel University FRG: M_n+1AX_n Phase Solid Solutions: Unique Opportunities at Engineering Bulk and Surface Properties
0233952 S. N. Basu Boston University Functionally Graded High-Al Mullite Environmental Barrier Coatings
0705736 D. A. Bonnell University of Pennsylvania Ferroelectric Surfaces Have Atoms Too
0224991 K. J. Bowman Purdue University Domain Orientation and Anisotropy in Poled Piezoelectrics
0602906 D. W. Brenner North Carolina State University Materials World Network: Designer Nanodiamonds for Detoxification
0305202 R. K. Brow University of Missouri-Rolla Outside of the Network-Modifier Coordination Effects on Glass Properties
0305202 R. K. Brow University of Missouri-Rolla Collaborative Research: Structure-Property Relationships of Novel Rare Earth-Ultraphosphate Glasses
0407569 R. C. Buchanan University of Cincinnati Main Campus Processing Effects on Percolation, Microstructure and Sensor Characteristics in Cermet Thin Films
0605159 G. Cao University of Washington Coherent Carbon Cryogel - Hydride Nanocomposite for Efficient H2 Storage
0312081 K. A. Cerqua-Richardson University of Central Florida Europe: Evaluation of the Optical and Electrical Properties of Oxychalcogenide Glass Materials
0214650 Siu-Wai Chan Columbia University Twin Boundaries in Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-x: Twin Boundary Energy and Its Dependence on Dopants, Additives, and Processing Parameters for Engineering Fine Twins.
0211078 H. M. Chan Lehigh University Generation of a Pristine Sapphire Surface by Oxidation and Solid State Conversion of a Sputtered Al Coating
0303458 I-Wei Chen University of Pennsylvania New Magnetoresistant Oxides of Mixed 3d/4d/5d Transition Metals
0604314 M. Chhowalla Rutgers University-New Brunswick Investigation of Structure and Properties of Si Doped Boron Carbide
0203785 D. R. Clarke University of California-Santa Barbara Nanocrystalline Oxides For Integrated, Soft Magnetic Applications
0302617 B. Dabrowski Northern Illinois University Europe: Correlated Phenomena in Atomically Arranged Transition Metal Perovskites
0203655 M. R. De Guire Case Western Reserve University Engineered Ceramic-Organic Interfaces: Properties and Applications
0606464 A. Demkov University of Texas-Austin Theoretical and Experimental Study of the Thermodynamic Stability of Amorphous Thin Films Based on Zirconia and Hafnia
0303279 E. C. Dickey Pennsylvania State Univ University Park Euorpe: Multiple Length Scale Experimentation and Modeling of Grain Boundary Segregation in Ionic Materials
0502728 R. Dieckmann Cornell University - Endowed Germany Materials Collaboration: Defects and Orientation-Dependent Transport in Orthosilicates
0349632 V. Dierolf Lehigh University Europe: Atomic Defects and Their Dramatic Influence on Nanoscale Electrical, Elastic, and Optical Properties in Ferroelectrics
0508560 T. A. Dobbins Louisiana Tech University Research and Education - Increasing Student Participation in Research at Internationally Recognized User Facilities
0603184 V. P. Dravid Northwestern University Materials World Network: Anisotropic Colloidal Magnetic Nanostructures
0093690 D. Edwards Alfred University Ion-Transport in Beta-Gallia-Rutile Intergrowths: An Investigation of Structure-Property Relationships
0404781 T. Egami University of Tennessee Knoxville Local Atomic Structure of Complex Oxides
0093649 S. H. Ehrman University of Maryland-College Park Porous Materials from Nanoparticle Agglomerates
0303491 D. E. Ellis Northwestern University Inter-American Materials Collaboration: Surface Structure and Metal Uptake of Apatite Films and Particles
0244258 K. T. Faber Northwestern University Europe: SiC-Based Ceramics via Naturally Derived Scaffolds
0346800 W. G. Fahrenholtz University of Missouri-Rolla Reaction-Based Processing of High Temperature Materials
0502051 S. A. Feller Coe College A National Model in Undergraduate Research: Glass Science at Coe College
0304169 P. Gouma SUNY at Stony Brook Nano-Composite Metal Oxides for Electronic Noses
0503017 O. A. Graeve University of Nevada Reno Inter-American Materials Collaboration (CIAM): A Novel Synthesis and Sintering Process for Nanostructured Oxide and Carbide Ceramic Composites
0235632 A. Gruverman North Carolina State University Nanoscale Switching Phenomena and Size Effects in Ferroelectric Thin Films Studied by Scanning Force Microscopy
0605964 J. C. Idrobo University of Illinois-Chicago Atomic Scale Characterization and Modeling of Silicon Nitride/Rare-Earth Oxide Interfaces
0603993 N. Jiang   Arizona State University High-energy Electron Beam Stimulated Chemical Reaction
0353738 J. Jiao Portland State University Applications of Microscopy and Microanalysis to Multidisciplinary Research
0346664 A. M. Karlsson University of Delaware EC Cooperative Activity in Materials Research: Failure Mechanics of Layered Ceramics and Ceramic-Metal Coatings Due to Environmental Exposure
0230662 J. Kieffer University of Michigan Ann Arbor Polyamorphism and Structural Transitions during Glass Formation
0211139 W. M. Kriven University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign In-situ High-temperature Ferroelastic Phase Transformations in Oxide Ceramics
0307002 D. M. Krol University of California-Davis Role of Glass Composition in Waveguide Fabrication with Femtosecond Laser Pulses
0203136 S. J. Lombardo University of Missouri-Columbia Forming of Ceramics During Firing without the Application of External Pressure
0502577 P. Lucas University of Arizona NSF-Europe Materials Collaboration: Synthesis, Characterization and Physical Properties of IR Glass-Ceramics with New Functionalities
0448879 J. Luo Clemson University Nanoscale Surficial Disordered Films: Multilayer Adsorbates in Oxide Ceramics
0305199 G. K. Marasinghe University of North Dakota Main Campus Collaborative Research: Structure-Property Relationships of Novel Rare Earth-Ultraphosphate Glasses
0455371 L. D. Marks Northwestern University Charge Density at Oxide Surfaces
0435856 J. Marschall SRI International Collaborative Research: Oxidation of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics in Dissociated Oxygen Environments
0103034 R. F. Marzke Arizona State University Laser Heated Gradient NMR Studies of Ceramic Liquids
0207197 M. L. Mecartney University of California-Irvine Design of Superplastic Ceramics
0305400 R. S. Meltzer University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc Collaborative Research: Multi-Photon Phosphors Based on Vacuum Ultraviolet Excitation
0510138 M. A. Meyers University of California-San Diego Mechanical Properties and Structure of Abalone: Self-Assembled Ceramic Nanostructures
9983801 S. Misture Alfred University Oxygen Ion Conduction in Layered Aurivillius-Derived Ceramics
0403871 R. J. Nemanich North Carolina State University Configurable Nano Patterned Polar Surfaces for Molecular Pattern Formation and Transfer
0404874 I. Nettleship University of Pittsburgh The Processing of Highly Porous Ceramics by Analogy with Quasi-Regular Eutectic Structures
0449710 J. C. Nino University of Florida Fundamental Structure-Dielectric Property Relationships of Pyrochlore Ceramics
0348938 S. O'Brien Columbia University Transition Metal Oxide Nanocrystals and Composite Nanostructures
0201770 N. Orlovskaya Drexel University Ferroelasticity and Hysteresis in Mixed Conducting Perovskites
0403650 J. A. Patten Western Michigan University High Pressure Phase Transformations of Silicon, Germanium and Silicon Nitride
0449639 A. Punnoose Boise State University Development and Investigations of Transition-Metal-Doped Ferromagnetic SnO2 Thin Films and Structures
0502781 R. Raj University of Colorado at Boulder (US-German) Materials Collaboration: Unusual Stability of Amorphous Polymer Derived Ceramics at High Temperatures
0603204 R. Ramesh University of California-Berkeley Materials World Network: Transport, Switching and Size Effects in the Lead-Free Ferroelectric, BiFeO3
0427815 R. Ramesh University of California-Berkeley Europe: Nanoscale Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Phenomena in Ultrathin Oxide Heterostructures
0502715 S. C. Rand University of Michigan Ann Arbor Inter-American Materials Collaboration (CIAM): Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Optical Ceramics
0606352 C. Randall Pennsylvania State University-University Park New Methods to Identify and Study Electrical Resistivity Degradation in Thin Layer BaTiO3 Capacitors
0210517 S. E. Rankin University of Kentucky Research Foundation Tailored Fluorinated Surfactant Templates for the Design of Ordered Nanoporous Ceramics
0513048 S. N. Rashkeev Vanderbilt University Optical Properties and Visual Appearance of Naturally Oxidized and Anodized Aluminum Surfaces
0316916 R.F. Reidy University of North Texas Nanoscale Characterization and Development of Ultra Low-k Dielectric Xerogel Films
0444257 S. H. Risbud University of California-Davis Collaborative Research: Quantum Dot Nucleation In Glass Microsphere Resonators
0435843 B. R. Rogers Vanderbilt University Collaborative Research: Oxidation of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic (UHTC) Composites in Dissociated Oxygen Environments
0412886 G. S. Rohrer Carnegie-Mellon University Photolysis by Oxides with Internal Dipolar Fields
0604430 C. A. Ross Massachusetts Institute of Technology Magnetooptical Materials for Integrated Optical Isolators
0502765 J. Sankar North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University Europe Materials Collaboration: Self-Organized Nanostructured Thin Films for Catalysis in Perovskite Related Membrane Reactors
0502463 M. E. Schlesinger University of Missouri-Rolla Inter-American Materials Collaboration (CIAM): Stability, Durability and Crystallization of Iron Phosphate Glasses
0507146 D. G. Schlom Pennsylvania State Univ University Park Strain-Enhanced Nanoscale Ferroelectrics
0603933 S. Sen University of California-Davis Sudden structural transformation in glass
0243847 S. Seraphin University of Arizona Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis
0305418 B. W. Sheldon Brown University Compositional Stress in Nanocrystalline Ceramic Thin Films: A Novel Approach for Studying Defect Chemistry
0200839 R. N. Singh University of Cincinnati Collaborative/FRG Research: Nano-structured Materials of Covalently Bonded Networks
0103034 V. Soghomonian Ohio University Zeolitic Materials for Nanoscale Electronics and Quantum Computation
0404972 J. F. Stebbins Stanford University Compositional and Temperature Controls on Structural Order and Properties of Technological Oxide Glasses: NMR Studies and Thermodynamic Analyses
0602244 S. Stemmer University of California-Santa Barbara Materials World Network: High Frequency Response of High-permittivity Thin Films
0504715 J. A. Switzer University of Missouri-Rolla Epitaxial Electrodeposition of Chiral Metal Oxide Films
0346819 X. Tan Iowa State University The Evolution of Polar Nanoregions and Its Coupling with Cation-Ordered Domains in Pb(B'B'')O3 Relaxor Ferroelectrics
0352773 M. Tomozawa Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Glasses With Fictive Temperature-Independent Volume
0432428 J. Toulouse Lehigh University SGER: Microstructured Tellurite Fibers Produced by Extrusion for Nonlinear Optical Applications
0134286 R. Trice Purdue University High Temperature Deformation of Stand-Alone Plasma-Sprayed 7 wt.% Y2O3-ZrO2 Coatings
0602770 S. E. Trolier-McKinstry Pennsylvania State Univ University Park Materials World Network: Effects of Constraints and Thickness on Perovskite Ferroeoectrics Undergoing Tilt Transitions
0449886 E. Walker Southern University Correlating the Microstructure with the Physical Properties of Perovskite and Related Oxide Materials
0353840 J. W. Weidner University South Carolina Research Foundation Materials Research in Chemical Engineering
0502136 W. T. Zerda Texas Christian University Europe Materials Collaboration: Atomic Structure of Nanosize Crystalline Grains in Diamond-SiC Composites
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