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Research
Interest:
- Environmental
degradation of materials
Current
R&D:
- Determine
the cause of and solutions for cracking of co-extruded stainless steel/carbon
steel tubes in paper mill recovery boilers
- Identify
structural materials suitable for use in paper mill digesters
- Identify
metallic and refractory materials for use in black liquor and biomass
gasifiers
- Determine
the effect of simulated gas turbine combustor conditions on ceramic
fiber composites
- Determine
the effect of high-temperature, high-pressure steam environments on
advanced gas turbine materials
- Evaluate
advanced intermetallic alloys for ethylene cracking furnace tubes
Recent
R&D:
- Determine
the compatibility of selected ceramic materials with advanced steam
reformer conditions
- Determine
the compatibility of selected ceramic materials with ethylene cracking
conditions
Education:
- B.S.
Science Engineering (Materials Science option), Northwestern University,
1966
- Ph.D.
Metallurgical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1971
- Research
Associate, Metallurgical Engineering Dept., University of Missouri-Rolla,
1971-72
- Research
Associate, Metallurgical Engineering Dept., University of Illinois,
1972-74
Professional
Affiliations:
- ASM International
- Chairman
of Specialty Materials Critical Technologies Sector
- NACE International
- Program
Coordinator
- Chairman
of Task Group T5H-1, Recovery Boiler Fireside Corrosion
- Technical
Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
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