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turing. This is all great—but it also makes our work harder.
More than developing scientific knowledge and engineered
goods at an accelerated pace, harnessing the capability
of these emerging tools gives scientists and engineers the
opportunity and responsibility to change the approach to
solving some of society’s most urgent challenges. This talk
will survey some of these new tools and explore strategies
for impactful work.
2016 Edward DeMille Campbell
Memorial Lecture
Tuesday, October 25
Prof. A. Lindsay Greer, FIMMM, FRSA
Head of the School of the Physical Sciences and Professor
of Materials Science, University of Cambridge
“Extending the Range of the Glassy State: New Insights
from the Novel Properties of Metallic Glasses”
Focusing on metallic glasses,
we consider developments in
understanding and exploiting the
glassy state that is formed when
a liquid is cooled into a solid state
without crystallizing. “The deep-
est and most interesting unsolved
problem in solid state theory is
probably the theory of the nature
of glass and the glass transition.”
[P.W. Anderson,
Science
, Vol. 267,
p 1615, 1995.] The metallic glasses are of particular inter-
est for several reasons, not least their excellent mechan-
ical properties. These lead to possible applications, but
also open up the possibility of using mechanical working
to change the structure and properties of glass, something
hardly explored for conventional oxide glasses. While plas-
tic deformation can be expected to have structural effects, it
is more surprising that there can be significant effects even
well within the (nominally) elastic regime. In this talk, we
explore the diversity that can be achieved in the metallic
glassy state, from very high energy (“rejuvenated”) to very
low energy (“relaxed” and even “ultrastable”) states. In
each case, we examine potential applications of the proper-
ties (structural and functional) that can be induced.
Student Board Members for
2016-2017 Announced
The ASM Board of Trustees values the insights, ideas,
and participation of Material Advantage students. The Stu-
dent Board Member program provides the opportunity to
attend four board meetings where the students will meet
and work with leading technical professionals and gain
leadership skills that will benefit them throughout their
career. The next deadline for submissions is April 15, 2017.
Details can be found on the ASM website.
Swetha Barkam
University of Central Florida
Swetha Barkam is a Ph.D.
student from the department of
materials science and engineering
at University of Central Florida.
She is involved with a two-fold
challenge in her research, in which
she is extensively investigating
the physiochemical properties of
cerium oxide nanoparticles (nano-
ceria) to understand their inter-
action with biological entities.
Additionally, she is exploring the applications of cerium
oxide coatings integrated with polymer nanostructures
to develop flexible electronic sensors. One of her major
research goals is to investigate sustainable and inexpensive
health care and energy solutions for underprivileged popu-
lations in developing countries.
Allison Fraser
Lehigh University
Allison Fraser is a junior at
Lehigh University pursuing a B.S.
in materials science and engineer-
ing with a minor in mechanics of
materials. She has been conduct-
ing research with Professor John
DuPont as a recipient of the Clare
Boothe Luce Research Scholars
Award, studying the microstruc-
tural stability of graded transition
joints at high temperature. She is
currently conducting mechanical tests on graded transition
joints at elevated temperatures to understand how strain
is partitioned along the joint. Fraser is considering pursu-
ing a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering to further
develop her interest in metallurgy. Outside of research,
Fraser is involved in the Society of Women Engineers and
Women in Science and Engineering, and volunteers as a
tour guide for the materials science and engineering depart-
ment. She has also been riding horses for 15 years.