Scope of Research:

• Constructed phase diagrams for functional ceramic systems by means of neutron and x-ray powder diffraction
• Single crystal growth and solid state synthesis of powder samples of the Ba6-3xLn8+2xTi18O54 (Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd) solid solution. Performed single crystal x-ray diffraction and powder (Rietveld) structural refinements and related structural elements (e.g., polyhedral tilting) to properties.

Recent User/Fellowship Projects:

• High Temperature X-ray Characterization of Ti4AlN3, Ti3SiC2 and Ti2AlC (Drexel University)
• High Temperature X-ray Diffraction Studies of Crystallite Size Effects in Ferroelectric Powders (Rutgers University)

Broad Fields of Endeavor:

• Diffraction techniques, crystal structure, and phase equilibria and crystal chemistry.

Education:

• Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona
• M.Sc., Chemistry, George Mason University
• B.Sc., Materials Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Education Discipline:

• Materials Science

Professional Societies:

• Neutron Scattering Society of America
• American Ceramic Society
• International Center for Diffraction Data

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