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Graduate Program Academic ReviewSelf-Study Report

Spring 2019

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Front Cover: Credit to Dr. Xioafeng Qian

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 3

LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................................................................... 5

LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................................................. 6

ITINERARY AND CONTACT PERSONS ............................................................................................................................... 7

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................................... 11

CHARGE TO THE PEER REVIEW TEAM ........................................................................................................................... 13

1. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY ............................................................................................................................................ 15

1.1 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................ 15 1.2 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY ............................................................................................................................................. 16 1.3 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ......................................................................................................................................... 18 1.4 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE ................................................................................................................................................. 20

2. HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT ............................................................................................................................... 21

2.1 SUMMARY OF 2012 GRADUATE PROGRAM EXTERNAL REVIEW ...................................................................................... 25

3. OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT ............................................................................................................................ 29

3.1 ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE ...................................................................................................................................... 29 3.2 BUDGETARY INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................................... 30 3.3 FACULTY TEACHING LOAD ........................................................................................................................................... 32 3.4 FACULTY COMMITTEES ................................................................................................................................................ 33

4. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY ............................................................................................. 39

4.1 FACULTY PROFILE ....................................................................................................................................................... 39 4.2 FACULTY PRODUCTIVITY .............................................................................................................................................. 42 4.3 FACULTY RESEARCH EXPENDITURES AND COMPENSATION ........................................................................................... 45 4.4 FACULTY RESEARCH AREAS ........................................................................................................................................ 47 4.5 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY BIOSKETCHES .................................................................................. 54 4.6 CENTERS, FACILITIES AND LABORATORIES ................................................................................................................... 62

5. GRADUATE PROGRAM ............................................................................................................................................... 79

5.1 APPLICATION, CRITERIA, EVALUATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES............................................................................ 79 5.2 FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, ASSISTANTSHIPS ......................................................................................................... 80 5.3 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ...................................................................................................................... 81 5.4 DEGREE REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................................. 82 5.5 REQUIRED CORE COURSES ......................................................................................................................................... 88 5.6 DESIGNATED ELECTIVE COURSES ................................................................................................................................ 90 5.7 QUALIFYING, PRELIMINARY, AND FINAL EXAMINATIONS ................................................................................................. 92 5.8 ACADEMIC PROBATION ................................................................................................................................................ 95 5.9 ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................................................. 95 5.10 STUDENT RECRUITMENT............................................................................................................................................ 98 5.11 APPLICANT POOL ...................................................................................................................................................... 98 5.12 ENROLLED STUDENTS ............................................................................................................................................. 101 5.13 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING GRADUATES ............................................................................................... 103

6. STRATEGIC PLAN AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................... 105

6.1 VISION 106 6.2 MISSION 106

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6.3 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE GRADUATE PROGRAM .................................................................................... 106 6.4 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES ........................................................................................................................ 109 6.5 MEASURES ............................................................................................................................................................... 111 6.6 LOOKING FORWARD ................................................................................................................................................... 114

APPENDIX A. UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONAL REPORT ................................................................................... 115

APPENDIX B. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 25 X 25 REPORT .................................................................... 151

APPENDIX C. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING STRATEGIC PLAN 2017-2022 ............................................ 155

APPENDIX D. INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND BY-LAWS ........................................ 167

APPENDIX E. PH.D. QUALIFYING EXAM PROCEDURES .............................................................................. 175

APPENDIX F. COE GUIDELINES FOR WORKLOAD ADJUSTMENT ........................................................... 183

APPENDIX G. MSEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR GRADUATE PROGRAM FEE ..................... 187

APPENDIX H. MSEN CORE FACULTY SHORT CURRICULUM VITAE ........................................................ 189

APPENDIX I. AFFILIATED FACULTY BIOSKETCHES ................................................................................... 231

APPENDIX J. MSEN CORE COURSE SYLLABI ................................................................................................ 245

APPENDIX K. LIST OF MSEN COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ............................................................................... 269

APPENDIX L. MSEN PH.D. FLYER ....................................................................................................................... 277

APPENDIX M. MSEN SEMINAR SPEAKERS (2013-2018) ............................................................................... 279

APPENDIX N. MSEN GRADUATE STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS (2013-2017) ........................................... 287

APPENDIX O. MSEN GRADUATE PLACEMENT ................................................................................................ 289

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LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Academic Budget Allocations for Materials Science and Engineering Department, FY14-FY19 .... 31 Table 3. Five-Year Average Start-Up Funds for New Faculty Hired, (2013-2018 ........................................ 32 Table 4. MSEN Graduate Program Admissions and Recruitment Committee ............................................. 33 Table 5. MSEN Graduate Program Curriculum Committee ......................................................................... 34 Table 6. MSEN Graduate Program Fee Oversight Committee .................................................................... 34 Table 7. MSEN Undergraduate Curriculum Committee .............................................................................. 35 Table 8. MSEN Graduate Program Qualifying and Preliminary Exams Committee ..................................... 35 Table 9. MSEN Faculty Awards Committee ................................................................................................ 36 Table 10. MSEN Academic Professional Track Faculty Search Committee .................................................. 36 Table 11. Faculty in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, by Rank (2018) ....................... 39 Table 12. Endowed Chairs, Professorships, and Faculty Fellowships in MSEN ............................................ 40 Table 13. Zero FTE Joint (Affiliated) Appointments in Materials Science and Engineering ........................... 40 Table 14. Google Scholar Citations by Year, 2013-2018 .............................................................................. 44 Table 15. Master of Engineering Degree Requirements ............................................................................... 83 Table 16. Master of Science (with Thesis) Degree Requirements ................................................................. 84 Table 17. Master of Science (Non-Thesis) Degree Requirements ................................................................ 85 Table 18. Doctor of Philosophy (entering with an M.S.) Degree Requirements ............................................. 86 Table 19. Doctor of Philosophy (entering with a B.S.) Degree Requirements ............................................... 87 Table 20. Historic Enrollment for MSEN Core Courses ................................................................................. 89 Table 21. List of Materials Science and Engineering Core Courses .............................................................. 90 Table 22. 2018-2019 Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Important Dates ...................................................................... 94 Table 23. Mean Time to Graduation and Average Publications per Doctoral Graduate .............................. 104 Table 24. Start-up Companies Established by MSEN M.S., Ph.D. Graduates and Post-Doctoral Researchers

in the last 5 years (2013-2018) ................................................................................................... 105 Table 25. Ranking of Texas A&M University, College of Engineering and the Department of Materials

Science and Engineering, in National Rankings by US World News and Report, 2013-2018 ...... 113

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LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Brief History of the Materials Science and Engineering Department ............................................ 24 Figure 2. Organizational Structure: Department of Materials Science and Engineering ............................. 29 Figure 3. Materials Science and Engineering Flexible Funds, (Total Allocated Funds - Salaries of Faculty

and Staff) FY15- FY19................................................................................................................. 32 Figure 4. Trends in MSEN Faculty, 2013-2018 ........................................................................................... 39 Figure 5. Affiliated Faculty (Zero FTE Joint Appointments) Home Departments in Materials Science and

Engineering ................................................................................................................................. 42 Figure 6. Average Number of Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications Per Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty

Member, Materials Science, and Engineering, 2013-2017 ........................................................... 43 Figure 7. H-Index for Materials Science and Engineering Faculty, 2018 (Retrieved from Google Scholar,

11/27/2018) ................................................................................................................................. 44 Figure 8. Total Research Expenditures in Materials Science and Engineering, 2013-2018 (per Calendar

Year) ........................................................................................................................................... 45 Figure 9. Total Research Expenditures per Tenured / Tenure-Track Faculty, Materials Science and

Engineering, 2013-2018 .............................................................................................................. 46 Figure 10. Trends in Faculty Salaries for Professors and Professor Peer Group in Materials Science and

Engineering Departments, 2013-2017 ......................................................................................... 46 Figure 11. Trends in Faculty Salaries for Associate Professors and Associate Professor Peer Group in

Materials Science and Engineering Departments, 2013-2017 ..................................................... 47 Figure 12. Trends in Faculty Salaries for Assistant Professors and Assistant Professor Peer Group, 2015-

2017 (Note: No Assistant Professors in 2013, 2014) ................................................................... 47 Figure 13. Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Clustered by Broad Expertise Area .......................... 48 Figure 14. Topical Areas for Projected New Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Hires in Materials Science and

Engineering (2018-2022) ............................................................................................................. 53 Figure 15. Applied, Admitted, and Enrolled for All Fall Term MSEN Graduate Programs (2013-2018) ......... 99 Figure 16. Applied, Admitted, and Enrolled Statistics for Fall Term Masters Program .................................. 99 Figure 17. Applied, Admitted, and Enrolled Statistics for Fall Term Ph.D. Programs .................................. 100 Figure 18. Average GRE Scores (verbal + quantitative) of Entering MSEN Students (Fall 2013- Fall 2018)

.................................................................................................................................................. 100 Figure 19. Graduate Student Enrollment Trends for Fall Terms by Degree Level (2013–2018) (NDS: Non-

degree seeking) ......................................................................................................................... 101 Figure 20. Ratio of Male and Female Students Enrolled in MSEN .............................................................. 102 Figure 21. Trends in Domestic and International Graduate Enrollment (2013 – 2018) ................................ 102 Figure 22. Trends in MSEN Underrepresented Minorities (2013-2018) ...................................................... 103 Figure 23. Number of Materials Science and Engineering Graduates by Year (2013- 2018) ...................... 103 Figure 24. Percent of MSEN Graduates by Industrial Sector, (2013-2018) ................................................. 104

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ITINERARY AND CONTACT PERSONS

Department of Materials Science & Engineering Academic Program Review Itinerary

January 13-16, 2019

External Review Team

Dr. Nancy R. Sottos Willett Professor

Department of Materials Science & Engineering

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Amit Misra Professor and Chair

Department of Materials Science & Engineering

University of Michigan

Dr. David L. McDowell Carter N. Paden Jr. Distinguished Chair in

Metals Processing Regents' Professor, Executive Director

Georgia Tech Institute for Materials School of Materials Science &

Engineering Georgia Tech University

Lodging: One Circle Drive; 800 Throckmorton Dr., College Station, TX 77840 (Former Texas A&M University President’s Home) Visit contacts: Dr. Ibrahim Karaman, Head and Chevron Professor I, 979-324-6649, ikaraman@tamu.edu Hanna Prichard, Administrative Coordinator I, 979-458-9846, 979-220-2144, hprichard@tamu.edu

Sunday, January 13 TBD Dr. Nancy Sottos’ arrival at CLL

Dr. Karaman will pick her up and take her to One Circle Drive

3:29 Dr. Amit Misra’s arrival at CLL Dr. Karaman will pick him up and take her to One Circle Drive

TBD Dr. David McDowell will arrive in College Station. Will have rental car and go to One Circle Drive.

6:15 Dr. Ibrahim Karaman will pick up the external review team from One Circle Drive and go to dinner

6:30 Dinner Dr. Ibrahim Karaman, Head and Chevron Professor I Dr. Terry Creasy, Associate Head and Associate Professor Dr. Alan Needleman, University Distinguished Professor, TEES Eminent Professor Dr. Miladin Radovic, Professor Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas, Senior Associate Dean for Research; University Distinguished Professor; John and Bea Slattery Chair Professor; Associate Vice Chancellor for Engineering Research; Deputy Director, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Joint affiliation from Aerospace Engineering

Christopher’s World Grille Reservation in Dr. Karaman’s name

Monday, January 14 8:00 Breakfast and Entry Meeting

Dr. Michael Stephenson, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Strategic Initiatives Dr. George Cunningham, Senior Assistant Provost for Graduate & Professional Studies

One Circle Drive

9:00 Meeting with College Deans Dr. M. Katherine Banks, Vice Chancellor of Engineering and National Laboratories, The Texas A&M University System, Dean of Engineering, Director, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, University Distinguished Professor, Harold J. Haynes Dean’s Chair Professor

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Dr. N. K. Anand, James M. and Ada Sutton Forsyth Professor, Regents Professor, Executive Associate Dean of Engineering, Associate Director, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Dr. Valen Johnson, Interim Dean of the College of Science, University Distinguished Professor, Department Head of Statistics

10:00 Dr. Ibrahim Karaman will drive review team to the next location

10:15 Meeting with Department Head and Department Leaders Dr. Ibrahim Karaman, Head and Chevron Professor I Dr. Terry Creasy, Associate Head and Associate Professor Dr. Raymundo Arroyave, Professor, Presidential Impact Fellow Dr. Miladin Radovic, Professor Dr. Michael Demkowicz, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director Dr. Patrick Shamberger, Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Director

Reed McDoanld Bldg. 208

11:30 Lunch with Graduate Students

1:30 Hanna Drive to ILSB 1:45 Laboratory tour of Microscopy Imaging Center (MIC)

Dr. Kristen Maitland, Director, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Dr. Avery McIntosh, Assistant Director

Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Bldg.

2:30 Hanna will Drive to GERB

2:45 Laboratory tour of Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) Dr. Miladin Radovic, Facility Director and Professor Dr. Yordanos Bisrat, Facility Manager

GERB- Guiseckie Engineering Research Building 1617 Research Pkwy, College Station, TX 77845

3:30 Laboratory Tour of Soft Matter Facility (SoMF) Dr. Svetlana Sukhishvili, Facility Director and Professor

4:00 Hanna drive to RELLIS- 7 Aggie Core values of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity and selfless service

4:20 Laboratory Tour of Corrosion Facility Dr. Homero Castaneda, Facility Manager and Associate Professor

RELLIS 3100 TX-47, Bryan, TX 77807

5:00 Hanna drive to Zachry

5:30 Reception Faculty, staff and select students

Zachry Engineering Education Complex 299

7:00 Dinner

Dr. Svetlana Sukhishvili, Professor Dr. George Pharr, TEES Eminent Professor Dr. Kelvin Xie, Assistant Professor Dr. H.J. Sue, TEES Professor Dr. Michael Demkowicz, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director

Café Eccell 4401 Texas Ave, Bryan, TX 77802 Reservation in Dr. Needleman’s name

Tuesday, January 15 7:30 Breakfast

One Circle Drive

8:15 Dr. Ibrahim Karaman will pick up review team and bring them to Reed McDonald

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8:30 Meet with Full Professors Dr. Raymundo Arroyave, Presidential Impact Fellow Dr. Amine Benzerga, Holder of the General Dynamics Professorship in Aerospace Engineering, Joint affiliation from Aerospace Engineering Dr. Tahir Cagin Dr. Ted Hartwig, Professor Emeritus Dr. Ibrahim Karaman, Head and Chevron Professor I Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas, Senior Associate Dean for Research; University Distinguished Professor; John and Bea Slattery Chair Professor; Associate Vice Chancellor for Engineering Research; Deputy Director, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Joint affiliation from Aerospace Engineering Dr. Alan Needleman, University Distinguished Professor, TEES Eminent Professor Dr. George Pharr, TEES Eminent Professor Dr. Miladin Radovic Dr. H.J. Sue, TEES Professor Dr. Svetlana Sukhishvili Dr. Ramesh Talreja, Tenneco Professor, Joint affiliation from Aerospace Engineering

Reed Mc Doanld Bldg. 208

9:15 Meet with Associate Professors Dr. Homero Castaneda Dr. Terry Creasy, Associate Department Head Dr. Michael Demkowicz

9:45 Meet with Assistant Professors, and Professors of Practice Dr. Raymundo Case, Professor of Practice Dr. Pao-Tai Lin, Joint affiliation from Electrical & Computer Engineering Dr. Xiaofeng Qian Dr. Patrick Shamberger Dr. Ankit Srivastava Dr. Kelvin Xie

10:30 Meeting with Department Admission Committee Dr. Ibrahim Karaman, Head and Chevron Professor I Dr. Michael Demkowicz, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director Dr. Kelvin Xie, Assistant Professor Dr. Terry Creasy, Associate Head and Associate Professor Dr. Miladin Radovic, Professor Ms. Jules Henry, Assistant Director of Advising, Graduate and Undergraduate Programs Ms. Erin Bandza, Academic Advisor II, Graduate Programs

11:15 Meeting with Department Curriculum Committee Dr. Raymundo Arroyave, Professor, Presidential Impact Fellow Dr. Jamie Grunlan, Linda & Ralph Schmidt '’68 Professor, Courtesy affiliation from Mechanical Engineering Dr. Joseph Ross, Professor, Courtesy affiliation from Physics & Astronomy Dr. Ramesh Talreja, Tenneco Professor, Joint affiliation from Aerospace Engineering

12:00 Lunch with College of Engineering Department Heads Dr. Rodney Bowersox, Department of Aerospace Engineering Dr. Steve Searcy, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Dr. Mike McShane, Department of Biomedical Engineering Dr. M. Nazmul Karim, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering Dr. Robin Autenrieth, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering Dr. Dilma Da Silva, Department of Computer Science & Engineering Dr. Miroslav M. Begovic, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Dr. Reza Langari, Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution Dr. Mark Lawley, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering Dr. Ibrahim Karaman, Department of Materials Science & Engineering Dr. Andreas A. Polycarpou, J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. John E. Hurtado, Department of Nuclear Engineering Dr. Sharath Girimaji, Department of Ocean Engineering Dr. Jeff Spath, Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering

Reed McDonald Bldg. 208 Catered meal

1:25 Walk with Dr. Karaman to Doherty

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1:30 Tour of Polymer Technology Center (PTC)

Dr. H.J. Sue, Director and TEES Professor

Doherty

2:00 Tour of Dr. Karaman’s Labs Dr. Ibrahim Karaman, Head and Chevron Professor I

3:00 Walk with Dr. Karaman to Zachry 3:10 Tour of Susu and Mark A. Fischer ’72 Engineering Design Center

Mr. Jim Wilson, Facility Manager

Zachry Engineering Education Complex

3:40 Dr. Ibrahim Karaman will drive review team back to One Circle Drive 6:00 Dinner will be catered to Once Circle Drive

External review team will have the rest of the evening to prepare draft report and faculty debrief.

One Circle Drive

Wednesday, January 16 Time Dr. McDowell will leave early for morning flight at IAH

7:30 Breakfast and Exit Meeting Dr. Carol Fierke, Provost and Executive Vice President Dr. Michael Stephenson, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Strategic Initiatives Dr. George Cunningham, Senior Assistant Provost for Graduate & Professional Studies Dr. N. K. Anand, James M. and Ada Sutton Forsyth Professor, Regents Professor, Executive Associate Dean of Engineering, Associate Director, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station

One Circle Drive

845 Dr. Ibrahim Karaman will pick up review team and bring them to Reed McDonald Bldg.

9:00 Reviewers debrief degree program leadership Dr. Ibrahim Karaman, Head and Chevron Professor I Dr. Terry Creasy, Associate Head and Associate Professor Dr. Svetlana Sukhishvili, Professor Dr. Miladin Radovic, Professor Dr. Raymundo Arroyave, Professor, Presidential Impact Fellow Dr. Michael Demkowicz, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director Dr. Patrick Shamberger, Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Director

Reed McDonald Bldg. 208

10:00 Reviewers brief faculty, staff, and students

11:00 Reviewers make final changes to draft report

12:00 Lunch Dr. Ibrahim Karaman, Head and Chevron Professor I Dr. Terry Creasy, Associate Head and Associate Professor Dr. Raymundo Arroyave, Professor, Presidential Impact Fellow Dr. Michael Demkowicz, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director Dr. George Pharr, TEES Eminent Professor

TBD

Each review member will be dropped off at airport for individual flight time.

2:30 Dr. Karaman take Dr. Misra to CLL to catch 4:05 flight

TBD Dr. Karaman take Dr. Sottos to CLL to catch TBD flight

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The faculty, staff, and students of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) are pleased to welcome you to Texas A&M University and trust that you will experience the Aggie Spirit and the culture that makes Aggieland unique. We are pleased to have this opportunity for a panel of materials experts to evaluate our M.S. and Ph.D. graduate programs and to provide insight as to how the program can be made stronger and enhance our academic standing and reputation. MSEN is a relatively new department, established in July 2013, and jointly administered by the College of Engineering and the College of Science. The department was established as a graduate department hosting the former interdisciplinary graduate program on MSEN. The interdisciplinary MSEN graduate program was started Fall 2003. The department emerged from the strong recommendations from the 2012 External Review Committee report. The 2012 External Review was of our Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. The department currently offers Master of Science, Master of Engineering and Doctoral degrees and in Fall 2018 has more than 160 graduate students in the program. More than 130 of these students are studying for their doctorate. Regarding the number of Ph.D. students, we are ranked #7 among all MSEN programs in the country. The undergraduate degree program was approved in summer 2017, and we have accepted our first sophomores in Fall 2018, a total of 44. Based on the number of sophomores, our B.S. program is the third largest in the country. We are very excited about our new degree, but the new Bachelor of Science degree program will not be included in the breadth of this study and the evaluation of the committee. In 2013, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) started with five (5) full-time and three (3) joint-appointment (33% FTE) faculty members. Full-time faculty migrated from mechanical and chemical engineering departments, and the joint appointment faculty had majority appointments in aerospace engineering. Since that time, and with the support of the College of Engineering, new faculty additions at all ranks including two key national academy hires further position us to provide unparalleled leadership in teaching and research areas such as computational materials science, polymer science and technology, corrosion science and engineering, multifunctional materials, small-scale materials characterization, and materials for extreme environments. We are committed to excellence in other areas such as: student impact, faculty growth, entrepreneurship, new research initiatives, and facility upgrades. One point of pride for the young department is that in the last five years, six of our graduate students have established five start-up companies, after some of them going through the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-CORP) program. Materials related facilities have been significantly enlarged in the last five years with the expansion of materials characterization facility and Aggie nanofabrication facilities in the new Giesecke Engineering Research Building (GERB), and establishment of the interdisciplinary soft matter user facility. This facility was established with the help of the university, federal equipment grants, and $15 million equipment donation from HP Enterprise, including an aberration-corrected high-resolution microscope. Our current core faculty of 15 tenured / tenure-track faculty with four (4) jointly appointed faculty with minority appointments (33%) are continuing success in expanding our facilities and expertise in these areas and will continue to strive for quality and distinction. Our multidisciplinary department includes 49 zero FTE joint affiliated faculty members from several disciplines, including almost all College of Engineering departments except petroleum and ocean engineering, and from chemistry and physics. Unique to the department, in addition to chairing MSEN graduate student committees, these affiliated faculty can serve in all our departmental committees except tenure and promotion committee. In addition, they cannot vote for department head selection.

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This external program review is a required periodic review for all Texas A&M University academic programs. The purpose is to provide Texas A&M University academic leaders with critical information about the quality, impact, strengths, and weaknesses of our graduate programs, to establish the suitability of existing resources, and to assess the overall contribution of the programs to the University mission. This is the first external review of MSEN since its creation. The interdisciplinary graduate program went through the external review once before in 2012. The report of the committee and their strong recommendation had led to the creation of this department. This self‐study reflects a comprehensive summary of the department, its history, faculty, students; an assessment of the program’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities; an examination of the graduate curriculum; and an evaluation of the administrative components of the department. It also includes measures that were implemented in response to suggestions made during the previous program review (Spring 2012). I request that the review team examine the graduate and research programs in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering using the materials provided, the information you gain through personal interaction while visiting Texas A&M, and any additional information you might request. We look forward to receiving feedback and recommendations from the review panel as we strive for excellence in the graduate program of Materials Science and Engineering and look for opportunities to enhance its offerings and facilities. We realize this is a time-consuming task and wish to thank you in advance for the service that you provide. Should you have questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Ibrahim Karaman Chevron Professor and Head

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CHARGE TO THE PEER REVIEW TEAM Texas A&M University

Academic Program Review (APR)

Charge to the Peer Review Team Department of Materials Science and Engineering

The Academic Program Review (APR) process at Texas A&M University provides the occasion for academic units to plan strategically, assess the quality and efficacy of their programs, and determine the best courses of action for ongoing improvement. APR is at the heart of our institutional commitment to excellence, and we sincerely thank you for assisting us. This letter provides you with the charge to the committee and a brief overview of the department. Peer Review Team Charge Please examine the department and its programs and make recommendations that will help in planning improvements. Your resources are a self-study report prepared by the department, copies of materials from the program’s last review, information you gain through personal interactions while visiting Texas A&M University, copies of strategic plans and goal-setting documents at the department, college, and/or university level, and any additional information requested by you or by the department. Within the broad charge of recommending ways the department can continue to improve are some specific questions that we would like you to address:

• Based on the data/information provided in the self-study report or gathered by the review team, what are the department’s overall strengths and weaknesses?

• How well do the department’s strategic goals align with those of its college and with those of Texas A&M University?

• How would you compare this department with its peers? Specifically, is the curriculum directly related and appropriate to the mission and goals of the institution?

• What improvements (including student learning and faculty development) has the department made since the previous program review?

• With only current resources or a modest infusion of new ones, what specific recommendations could improve the department’s performance, marginally or significantly?

We look forward to meeting with you during your time on campus. If you have any questions or require additional information prior to your visit, please contact Ms. Bettyann Zito, APR Program Coordinator, at apr@tamu.edu. Thank you.

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1. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY 1.1 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM The TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (TAMU) System was officially established in 1948 and has evolved into one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a statewide network of 11 universities, including our flagship, Texas A&M University, and ten regional universities across the state. Additionally, the A&M System provides service and education to the people of Texas and beyond through seven state agencies and a system administration office.

A&M System members educate over 152,000 students and make more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year. The A&M System-wide, total expenditures exceed $972 million in FY2018 to help drive the state’s economy. Funding sources are about 33% from Federal Government, 23% from State/Local Governments, 5% Businesses, 8% from Nonprofits, 28% from Institutional funds and 3% from “other” sources. The A&M System, with a total operating budget in 2018 of $4.55 billion, is governed by a nine-member Board of Regents. A nonvoting student member was added in 2006. The Regents appoint the chancellor, the chief executive officer who oversees the direction and operation of the system. The A&M System’s agencies, which conduct research and bring practical applications of research findings to the people of Texas, also came out of the land-grant system. The A&M System’s first state agency reflected its agricultural heritage and mission. Texas A&M AgriLife Research (formerly the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station) continues to represent a unique state-federal partnership in agricultural research. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (formerly the Texas Agricultural Extension Service) grew out of the agricultural initiatives and provided for cooperative agricultural extension work between Texas land-grant colleges and the United States Department of Agriculture. The Texas Forest Service was established in 1914 to develop and protect the forested areas of Texas.

Expertise• Over 17,000 Faculty• Over 30,000 Staff• Student Enrollment 152,439

Presence• Presence in 250 of the state's 254 Counties

• Property holdings >64,000 acres and 62,000 mineral acres

Financial• Total Operating Budget of $4.55 B• Total Research Expenditures of $972 Million

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For more than 100 years, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) has served the citizens of Texas through engineering and technology-oriented research and educational collaborations. The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service was established in 1914 with a charge to help develop a highly skilled workforce through technical and vocational training. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute, created in 1950, conducts highway, safety, and other transportation-related research. Research has made a significant impact on the health, safety, and quality of life of Texas citizens and has contributed to the state's economic growth and development. The oldest institution and founding member of the A&M System is Texas A&M University, established in 1876. Many of the member universities and agencies joined the A&M System decades after being established. Together, they strive to provide educational programs, outreach, and community enhancement services as well as research that will improve the lives of people in Texas and beyond.

• More than one in five students in a public university in Texas is enrolled in an A&M System institution.

• Texas A&M consistently ranks in the forefront among public universities in Texas in retention rates—keeping students enrolled and on course for graduation both overall and for African-American and Hispanic students.

• A&M System students receive about $580 million in scholarships and grants annually.

• The A&M System awarded 32,560 degrees in FY 2016.

• The A&M System’s faculty includes recipients of the Nobel Prize, National Medal of Science, Pulitzer Prize, World Food Prize, and the Wolf Prize, as well as members in the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.

1.2 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY The State of Texas founded Texas A&M University under terms of the Morrill Act of 1862 which donated public land to states to support higher education. This heritage entitles Texas A&M to the designation of Land Grant institution. Texas A&M has also been designated a Sea Grant institution in 1971 and a Space Grant institution in 1989. Teaching, research, and service to support the state, nation, and world are overarching goals of all Land Grant institutions. Located in the heart of the Houston-Dallas-Austin triangle, within a two-hour drive of 26 million of the state’s 28 million residents. Texas A&M's main campus in College Station is home to more than 65,000 students. Another 5,700 are at the branch campuses in Galveston and Qatar and other locations across Texas. Texas A&M University’s purpose statement carries with it the responsibility, the traditions and the forward-thinking of Texas A&M exemplified by all who are associated with the university — our faculty and staff, and our current and former students. This purpose can be defined by our six core values: Excellence, Integrity, Leadership, Loyalty, Respect, and Service. Texas’ first public institution of higher learning has strategically grown into one of the nation’s most comprehensive universities, offering 430 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and professional degree programs through 16 colleges and schools, including the School of Law in Fort Worth, and the health-related programs of the Health Science Center. Together with two special-purpose branch campuses in Galveston and Doha, Qatar and a recently established higher education center in McAllen (in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley) – today’s Texas A&M is developing educated leaders of character who are committed to learning for a lifetime and

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dedicated to serving the greater good. Between 20% and 30% of all undergraduates participated in research and over 5,000 studied abroad in 105 countries in 2016. Adopted by campus and the Board of Regents in 1999, Texas A&M embarked on one of the most transformative efforts in its history. Vision 2020 reflects a steadfast determination to build on Texas A&M’s strengths, eliminate weaknesses, seek opportunities, and face threats creatively and energetically. Texas A&M’s Vision 2020 aimed to create a culture of excellence that fulfills the need for an institution with quality of the first order. As the University concludes this momentous effort, the 12 imperatives adopted in 1999 are now realized in the high quality of our faculty, staff, and students. Vision 2020 identifies twelve specific areas of focus, underscored as well-crafted imperatives that have defined accepted precepts and goals of the university for throughout two decades:

1. Elevate our Faculty and Their Teaching, Research & Scholarship 2. Strengthen our Graduate Programs 3. Enhance the Undergraduate Academic Experience 4. Build the Letters, Arts and Sciences Core 5. Build on the Tradition of Professional Education 6. Diversify & Globalize the Texas A&M Community 7. Increase Access to Knowledge Resources 8. Enrich Our Campus 9. Build Community & Metropolitan Connections 10. Demand Enlightened Governance & Leadership 11. Attain Resource Parity with the Best Public Universities 12. Meet Our Commitment to Texas

According to the National Center for Science and Education Statistics (NCSES), Texas A&M ranks 16th in total R&D expenditures ($892,718,000 in 2016-most recent data), Texas A&M is also ranked third largest in the total number of full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health. Texas A&M ranks 11th in the most earned doctorates in 2016. A complete university institutional report is provided in Appendix A.

Expertise

• Over 3,700 Faculty• Nobel Laureates and 3 Wolf Prize

Recipients• Over 7,000 Saff• Student Enrollment 65,582

Presence

• TAMU-at Galveston• 142 Fac; 1,198 Students

• TAMU-at Qatar• 88 Faculty; 542 Students

Financial • Avg in-State Tuition & Fees: $ 11,234• Research Expenditures of $ 892M

2018

SOURCE: TAMU College Station Campus Facts

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1.3 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Engineering has been part of Texas A&M University since the university opened in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Texas A&M Engineering’s undergraduate engineering program was ranked 8th

among public engineering schools offering a doctorate (tied with University of Wisconsin-Madison), and No. 14 overall, in the recently released 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best College Rankings.

The College of Engineering graduate programs ranked among programs at public universities and ranked 7th for graduate programs according to U.S. News & World Report (2018,2019). In all, six departments were ranked in the top 10 among public institutions. The College of Engineering is the largest college on the Texas A&M campus, and one of the largest in the country, with more than 600 faculty members and 19,000 engineering students in 22 different programs and 14 departments at the College Station campus. With more than $280M in research expenditures in 2017, The College of Engineering is the 3rd in the nation regarding research expenditures. Texas A&M is ranked 14th nationally in the number of National Merit Scholars, and more than 60 percent of the university’s National Merit Scholars are engineering students.

Our College’s preeminent principles are described by The 25 x 25 initiative and The Strategic Plan titled: A Transformative Transition to Preeminence 2017-2025 affirming our primary goals and outlining our objectives for the future (See Appendix B and Appendix C). It is a transformational education program designed to increase access for qualified students to pursue engineering education at Texas A&M University and grow our total enrollment to 25,000 students by 2025. The initiative includes students on our College Station, Galveston, Qatar and McAllen campuses, online master's degree students and students in our statewide engineering academies.

Leadership

• M. Katherine Banks, Ph.D., P.E.• Vice Chancellor and Dean of Engineering• Director, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station• Distinguished Professor• Harold J. Haynes Dean’s Chair Professor

Presence

•14 Academic Departments• Over 650 Faculty• Over 19,000 Students• One out of every four students on campus is an engineering student.

• 2.1M square feet of learning space

Impact

• Over 100,000 Aggie Engineering Degrees Awarded• Over 88,000 Aggie Engineers worldwide•46% Fortune 500 companies posted jobs for ENGR

students in HireAggies.com•35% ENGR graduates were hired by Fortune 500

companies

Financial• 1st in 50 Best Value Bachelor’s and Graduate EngineeringPrograms

• 3rd in the nation in research expenditures

Research

• $283M in Research Expenditures• 60% of research funding from Federal sponsors• 73 Patents Filed • 3,045 Industrial Research Sponsors

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The 25 x 25 initiative ambitiously adopted innovative principles including high-impact learning experiences outside a student's current curriculum; more hands-on learning opportunities; increasing global engineering programs; a quality faculty and inclusion of professors of practice; creating a first-year engineering program; and introducing a modern, high-tech learning environment. One of the key objectives in the 25 x 25 initiative was the College of Engineering’s commitment to keep all engineering class sizes below 100. Currently, all engineering classes have less than 100 students. In addition, 54 percent of undergraduate classes and 94 percent of graduate classes have less than 50 students. Thiswould not be possible if not for a quality faculty. Two faculty objectives have enabled this small class goal. First, 65 industry leaders or professors of practice were hired to share their real-world expertise. Second, the college encouraged an exceptional faculty with more than 650 individuals, including 18 National Academy of Engineering members, two National Academy of Science members and 20 International Academy members.

The College of Engineering at Texas A&M is part of the Engineering Program of The Texas A&M University System. Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, oversees coordination and collaboration among the engineering, academic and research programs at seven universities throughout The Texas A&M University System, as well as three state agencies: the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). Under the Engineering Program ’ s integrated strategy, engineering students at Texas A&M received multidisciplinary technical training and participate in basic and applied research sponsored by TEES and TTI.

Through the TEES Research Centers, TEES/TAMU researchers conduct relevant research and provide practical answers to critical state and national needs. TEES/TAMU researchers partner with industry, communities and other academic institutions to solve problems to help improve the quality of life, promote economic development and enhance the educational systems of Texas. TEES also promotes new technology education and investigates problems in health and the environment. Catalyzing collaborations that position Texas to be especially competitive for federal dollars and play a significant role in strengthening research leadership across the state.

TEES has capabilities in basic research, applied technology development, and full-scale demonstrations. Researchers have a long track record of executing externally funded research projects to support the missions of NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy and its affiliated national laboratories, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Defense, and industry.

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1.4 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE The academic programs of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering are jointly operated by the Texas A&M University College of Engineering and College of Science. The budget and space allocations, faculty lines, assessment, and compliance functions are administered by the College of Engineering Through five departments and 17 interdisciplinary centers and institutes, College of Science advances discovery and solves real-world problems while producing the next generation of scientific leaders and technologies and playing a pivotal role in helping Texas A&M succeed.

Texas A&M College of Science Texas A&M Science boasts two Nobel laureates, three National Academy of Sciences members, nearly half of Texas A&M's distinguished professors, a quarter of its Presidential Professors for Teaching Excellence, 5 of its 7 American Academy of Arts and Sciences members, and its only Searle Scholars. Many faculty are CAREER, NYI, and Sloan awardees. QUICK FACTS

• 27-degree programs — 16 bachelors, • 4 master’s, 7 doctorates • $60 million/year in research • Teach 20% of total A&M semester credit hours • One of 11 partners in the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) which will produce images 10 times

sharper than those of the Hubble and will be a cornerstone of the astronomy program

The College of Science is dedicated to education and knowledge-generation. Each semester, the College provides the required mathematics, statistics, and science foundations for all Texas A&M majors, teaching 20 percent of the university’s total semester credit hours.

Leadership•Valen Johnson, Interim Dean, College of Science•Distinguished Professor of Statistics

Presence

•Over 240 Tenure-Track Faculty•Over 2,200 Undergraduate Students•Over 1,100 Graduate Students•Nearly 80% of the teaching is for students majoring in colleges other than the College of Science

Impact •Over 450 undergraduates pursuing research

Financial •365 different courses generated ~$90 million in university revenues.

Research•Generates ~$60 million in research funding per year

•17 TAMU System Centers and Institutes

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2. HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT The Materials Science and Engineering Program, as the “Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering,” first came into being in 1986 as a group of faculty interested in materials science and engineering. This move was facilitated through the Texas A&M Regents’ “Commitment to Texas” as a response to well-established programs at universities including MIT, California Institute of Technology, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Texas A&M University was able to obtain National Science Foundation funds to renovate half of Doherty Hall and two floors of one wing of the Chemistry Building to support materials research. In efforts to improve the infrastructure for materials research, a grant of $720,000 was directed toward the purchase of major equipment and another funded proposal for $520,000 used to purchase an electron microscope under the leadership of Dr. Abraham Clearfield. Initially, six interdisciplinary research interest groups were initiated involving 23 faculty members in five departments in the Colleges of Science and Engineering. At the same time, a mechanics of materials (MEMA) program existed in the Departments of Aerospace, Civil, and Mechanical Engineering with a primary interest in fracture mechanics and composite materials. In response to the Regents’ Commitment to Texas, the College of Science prepared a proposal to establish a Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program in 1990, which was declined. In 1994, the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering was awarded $871,000 by National Science Foundation for the purchase of a scanning tunneling microscope, susceptometer-magnetometer, and laser ablation system. Since the matching funds for an additional $1.4 million to renovate the remaining space in Doherty Hall were denied by the university, due to the demands of construction of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service, the instruments were housed in individual laboratories. In 1997, the Faculty Senate approved the formation of an Interdisciplinary Faculty of Material Science and Engineering, first comprising 96 faculty from six colleges—Science, Engineering, Geosciences, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and Agriculture and Life Sciences—organized into 14 research interest groups (biomaterials; catalysis and surface science; composites; electronic materials; fracture mechanics; modeling, theory, synthesis; materials for environmental remediation; nondestructive testing/materials characterization; materials synthesis; optical materials; metals and metallurgy, corrosion; polymers; smart materials). In 1998, proposals establishing materials science and engineering programs/departments at peer universities were studied. A committee of faculty from the Colleges of Science and Engineering, in 1999, created a proposal espousing a new graduate program in Materials Science and Engineering to grant Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, which was sent to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Although the original proposal to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board was declined, a subsequent proposal to establish an Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, signed by Dr. Robert M. Gates, President of Texas A&M University in 2002, was approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on July 17, 2003. As a result, the first students entered the program in Fall 2003. Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas of the Department of Aerospace Engineering served as the first chair of the interdisciplinary program. In Fall 2004, 10 Ph.D. and 3 M.S. students were enrolled in the program. This number steadily increased, reaching a total of 95 students in Fall 2011, which included 63 Ph.D. and 32 M.S. or M.Eng. students. Graduates of the program are employed by national laboratories (Argonne, Brookhaven, and Los Alamos), industry, and academia. In Fall 2011, the program had 50 faculty members from ten departments in two colleges. In 2006, program chair Joseph H. Ross, Jr., of the Department of Physics wrote a successful IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education Research and Traineeship) proposal to the National Science Foundation on “New Mathematical Tools for Next Generation Materials”, bringing in $1.3 million to fund the formative years of doctoral

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academic careers of a total 26 domestic students in Material Science and Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Dr. Ibrahim Karaman served as the Chair of the Program in 2010. The program went through the external academic review process in 2012 where the most substantial recommendation was to create an independent department of materials science and engineering. Deans of Engineering and Science acted on the recommendation of the external academic review committee and worked together to establish guiding principles for the new department relying on recommendations from a cross-college committee and questionnaires of existing materials faculty. Under the leadership of Dr. Karaman, a proposal to establish a new Department was prepared in 2013. The proposal was approved by the President and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), and the department officially began in July 2013 with Dr. Karaman named as interim department head. One year later, Dr. Karaman was appointed as the inaugural head of the department. In 2013, when the department was established, Dr. Karaman was appointed as the Interim Department Head with a total of five (5) tenured faculty transferred their tenure to the new department, and three (3) faculty transferred partial (33% Full-Time-Equivalent (FTE)) appointments to MSEN, making total faculty FTE of MSEN six (6.0). The department implemented a two-tier faculty membership with 49 affiliated faculty members with a significant interest in the interdisciplinary aspects of the program and the ability to chair, advice and sit on graduate committees. Most of these faculty were part of the interdisciplinary MSEN program before the establishment of the department, and they automatically became an affiliated faculty in the department to maintain the interdisciplinary nature of the graduate program. Appointed as the inaugural department head for the first four years, Dr. Karaman focused on hiring outstanding faculty resulting in the hiring of two National Academy of Engineering members along with an additional seven (7) tenure-track faculty and one professor of practice. In addition, one year after the department was established, two more faculty from Mechanical Engineering transferred their tenure to MSEN, making a total number of tenured and tenure-track faculty to 16 in the beginning of 2018. Since then one tenured faculty has retired. After the establishment of the new department and hiring several faculty, MSEN focused on planning for a new undergraduate program. The situation in Texas was serious because there were only three (3) undergraduate MSEN programs in the state and no Texas flagship institution offered a Bachelor of Science in materials science and engineering. Industry jobs in Texas for B.S. graduates in materials science and engineering are projected to increase by 16.4% between 2012 and 2022, which is considerably higher than the national average for all industry clusters.

There is a continuing demand for more B.S. materials science and engineering graduates to obtain advanced degrees. The current graduation rate from institutions across the country does not produce enough B.S. graduates to provide a sufficient domestic student pool to recruit both new hires for industry and students for graduate programs in Texas.

The State of Texas approved the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree program in summer of 2017 and MSEN admitted the first sophomore cohort to start in Fall 2018, with 44 students. The B.S. degree awarded in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) at Texas A&M University requires 128 semester credit hours (SCHs). This curriculum builds on the common first-year sequence in engineering (28 SCHs), and the University Core Curriculum electives (27 SCHs) required of all TAMU undergraduates. The MSEN

Nationally, ten percent (10%) of all new materials science and engineering jobs will be located in Texas

over the next decade. However, before 2016, universities in Texas were producing only two percent (2%) of the national B.S. degrees awarded in materials.

There was a clear need for a new B.S. program in Texas.

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undergraduate major includes core MSEN undergraduate courses (55 SCHs) that provide a strong, common, foundation in materials science and engineering, MSEN electives (9 SCHs) that provide depth in a focus topic, and specialty technical electives (9 SCHs) to add breadth in interdisciplinary technical fields. TAMU MSEN experienced the highest increase in graduate enrollment between 2013 and 2015, which was higher than any other MSEN program in the country. Graduate enrollment in materials science and engineering has continued to be strong showing over a 75% increase (2018) in graduate enrollment since Fall 2013. The faculty required to deliver the undergraduate and graduate MSEN curriculum will continue to grow to approximately 23 FTE tenured/ tenure-track faculty (from 15) over the next five years. Graduate Assistant Teaching (GAT) support will grow to ten (10) in the next five years to accommodate additional lab sections of current and new lab courses. Along with the increases in graduate student populations and the addition of undergraduates, in 2016 the department initiated its inaugural Industry Advisory Board. This Board met for the first time in 2016 and has met three times with the most recent meeting in October 2018. There are currently 21 companies represented (22 members) in the MSEN Industry Advisory Board including Exxon-Mobil, Shell, Lockheed Martin, 3M, Applied Materials, and Bell Helicopter. Membership on the Board is by invitation of the Department Head or nomination by any member of the Board or Departmental Faculty. The Board will ideally be composed of Texas A&M Former Students with other key industry partners. Membership terms revolve on a three (3) year plan with the possibility of renewal by mutual agreement of the Board and the Department Head. One-third of the membership should be appointed (or nominated) each year. See Appendix D for Industry Advisory Board By-Laws and the list of 2018 Members. Laboratories received upgrades in the form of larger space, new equipment, new facilities, and new staff lines. The facilities for nanofabrication (AggieFab) and the Materials Characterization Facility have been moved to the Frederick E. Giesecke Engineering Research Building (GERB), a 65,000-square-foot integrative research facility. The building was built in less than two years from planning to move-in, as a direct result of a valuable public-private partnership as well as support from the College of Engineering. In addition, the National Corrosion and Materials Reliability (NCMR) Laboratory and the Texas A&M Energy Institute share the building. More recently, NCMR Laboratory has moved into the new Center for Infrastructure Renewal, currently occupying about 5,000 square feet of laboratory and office space, the largest corrosion laboratory in a university in the southern United States. Before and after the move to GERB, in 2016, Texas A&M University invested in new state-of-the-art instruments to be placed in Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) and Microscopy and Imaging Center (MIC). Some of these include two dual-beam FIB-SEM systems with 3-D EDS, TOF-SIMS, and 3-D EBSD capabilities, an XPS-UPS, a Cameca electron microprobe system, a Hysitron nanoindenter with high temperature and acoustic emission capabilities, an e-beam lithography system, and a new environmental SEM. Furthermore, the university approved three (3) additional Ph.D. staff positions to oversee these new instruments. These acquisitions and new hires have so far had a tremendous impact on faculty research and productivity.

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Figure 1. Brief History of the Materials Science and Engineering Department

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2.1 SUMMARY OF 2012 GRADUATE PROGRAM EXTERNAL REVIEW The Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering was reviewed in Spring 2012. The external review team was chaired by Prof. Enrique V. Barrera (Rice University) and included Profs. William W. Gerberich (Univ. of Minnesota), and David L. McDowell (Georgia Tech). Since this review, the MSEN program has acted on many of the recommendations from the Academic Program Review Team. In the final report of the external review, the review panel made several recommendations throughout the 15-page final report. Here, we summarize these recommendations in five categories related to Structure, Resources, and Programmatic issues and how TAMU and MSEN addressed these recommendations. HIGH IMPACT ACTIONS SINCE LAST REVIEW

• The MSEN graduate program achieved the most strongly emphasized recommendation of the initial external review team: The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and Texas A&M University approved the creation of a graduate Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

• The department officially started on June 1, 2013. The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) experienced tremendous growth through faculty additions, expansion in research focus areas, increases in the number of graduate students, laboratory and space upgrades, innovative research, the establishment of an undergraduate minor and most recently the undergraduate major.

• Graduate (Masters and Doctoral) enrollment increased every year since 2013 with an overall increase of 76.3% in total enrollment (2013-2018).

• In Fall 2013, there were five (5) tenure-track faculty– in Fall 2018 there are 15 tenure-track faculty, 1 Professor of Practice, and 4 non-zero joint faculty for a total of 20 faculty to support the growing research and education programs.

• Improvements in domestic student recruitment, including those through several Merit and Diversity Fellowships have increased diversity. The MSEN department submitted 20% of all diversity fellowship applications submitted from the College of Engineering in AY17. Moreover, a framework for increasing the number of fellowships is in place.

• The undergraduate minor program began in Spring 2015. The minor program serves students in both the College of Engineering and the College of Science with multiple topical curriculum tracks. The first graduate with the minor in materials science and engineering graduated in December 2015. Currently, we have 53 undergraduate students enrolled in our MSEN minor program from many engineering departments, and we have graduated 34 undergraduates from Fall 2015 to Spring 2018.

• The undergraduate degree program was approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) in 2017, and our first 44 undergraduates joined our department in Fall 2018.

STRUCTURE: Recommendation: adoption of a "Department Structure," initially as a Graduate Department. The review team emphasized the necessity to establish a graduate department several times in the report for the MSEN program to be a "World Class," top-ten-ranked materials science and engineering institution by taking advantage of the ongoing momentum among the faculty and as a continuation step for the reinvestment hires in the last decade. Texas A&M quickly acted on this recommendation and established the department within a year after the program review (2013).

• Key milestones for the new department include the recruitment of high profile scientists to join our faculty: • Dr. Alan Needleman, an inaugural scholar of the Texas A&M University Institute for Advanced

Study (TIAS) in 2013 and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

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• Dr. George Pharr, a nationally known scholar in nanomaterials characterization and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

• Dr. Svetlana Sukhishvili, Dr. Homero Castaneda, Dr. Ankit Srivastava, Dr. Xiaofeng Qian, Dr. Patrick Shamberger, Dr. Michael Demkowicz, Dr. Kelvin Xie.

Dr. Ibrahim Karaman currently serves as the Department Head, Dr. Terry Creasy serves as the Associate Department Head, and Dr. Miladin Radovic served as Associate Head of the department from 2013-2017. Staff members are covering the academic business functions, administration, IT, communications, facilities, graduate program, faculty affairs, seminars, and travel. The current number of faculty and the staff support has grown exponentially since the initial establishment of the department, and although a somewhat smaller department than those in our peer institutions, the number of faculty and staff members are on par with the average of the MSEN programs in the country (based on the University Materials Council Survey Results). HUMAN and FISCAL RESOURCES:

• At the time of the 2012 review, MSEN only had one support staff in addition to the program chair. The program was only able to offer two TA positions. This was raised as a significant concern, and the external review team recommended more staff and TA support for the program. The establishment of the new department in 2013 allowed for a full-time faculty department head; an associate department head who served as the director of graduate studies; and a director of undergraduate studies. The staff for the new department (2013) were comprised of one administrative, one advisor and one business administrator. Also, the College of Engineering provided centralized IT, Business and Communications functions for the department. In 2018, our staff totals for the MSEN Business office currently includes two full-time and one part-time staff members. The department is served by a full-time communications specialist and half-time IT specialist.

SPACE, RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE, AND FACILITIES

• The review committee suggested allocating adequate permanent office space for the interdisciplinary graduate program, separately located from other departments. Space was an issue for the program as the program office has been relocated three times since its inception in 2003, mainly following changes in the program chair.

• Dedicated office space was identified for the Department of Material Science and Engineering in the second floor of the Reed McDonald Building.

o Initially, 4,500 square feet (sq.ft.) of office space was allocated to the department, and this space was renovated allowing the faculty and staff to move together in January 2015.

• After several new faculty hires, an additional 2,300 square feet office space was allocated to the department on the same floor. The new office space combatted the "nomadic" nature of the interdisciplinary MSEN program that was an issue raised as a major concern by the program review committee.

• For new faculty hires, the College of Engineering allocated new laboratory space in four different buildings: Giesecke Engineering Research Building (GERB), University Services Building (USB), Donald L. Houston Building (DLH), and Testing and Characterization Facility (TCF); totaling about 6,000 sq.ft. before 2018. In Fall 2018, the college allocated former Engineering Innovation Center to MSEN to relocate and consolidate MSEN research labs in Doherty and Thompson buildings into this facility, which is located next to the departmental offices.

o Giesecke Engineering Research Building (GERB), with over 70,000 sq.ft. for materials and nanofabrication facilities, housing the Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) doubling the used space from 3,300 sq.ft. to 6,500 sq.ft. Texas A&M University has invested about $8M in the last three years to acquire several state-of-the-art instruments to be housed in MCF. Note that MCF

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is not part of MSEN, it is a university operated user facility open to all departments and colleges on campus.

o In the same building, the department has established the National Corrosion and Materials Reliability Laboratory. Also, four (4) MSEN faculty laboratories are located in GERB.

o The College of Engineering recently completed a new research building: Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR). The MSEN department currently has 4,000 sq. ft. wet lab space in this building. The National Corrosion and Materials Reliability Center lab facilities are located in the new building.

• The College of Engineering dedicated a transformative education space in Fall 2018: the Zachry Engineering Education Complex (ZACH). This 550,000 square foot building provides state-of-the-art space and equipment for transformative learning and discovery.

o The Materials Science and Engineering Department led the Materials Laboratory design effort to assure that undergraduates in MSEN and other majors have advanced materials processing, testing, and design space. The Materials Laboratory, 3800 square feet, houses equipment for all aspects of materials education from invention to inspection. The equipment plan includes thermo-physical characterization, several fume hoods, scanning electron microscopy, X-Ray diffractometer, mechanical and functional characterization stations, and small-scale materials processing stations to address undergraduate student needs for the next ten (I0) years of technology advancement. ZACH has eight (8) additional laboratories that students can access for cross-disciplinary education. Also, the building has open collaboration and design spaces where students can assemble in teams to conduct materials design projects.

• Office of Vice President of Research and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station have just established a 4,000 sq. ft. Interdisciplinary Soft Matter User Facility (SoMC), investing over $2.5M. This facility is now led by an MSEN faculty member.

• With the recent investments, worth of more than $15M, in materials facilities through University Research Development Funds, start-up packages, and donations from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Texas A&M houses several state of the art instruments including an aberration-corrected Titan Themis high resolution microscope in addition to three (3) other TEMs, four (4) dual beam FIBs, a new Electron Microprobe, suits of nanoindentation instruments including high temperature, high throughput, and high strain rate features, 19 target magnetron sputtering system, ALD, Helium Ion Microscope, new XPS/UPS system, four (4) metal AM systems (two powder bed and two powder deposition systems), and suits of new XRD instruments.

PROGRAMMATIC RECOMMENDATIONS The 2012 External Review Team recommendations included a recommendation to review critical pathways for a Ph.D. and M.S. degree and standardize curriculum towards that goal. Utilizing the strengths in the College of Science and the College of Engineering, the initial curriculum committee was able to provide materials coursework with appropriate electives to support the interdisciplinary nature of the program and provide high-quality graduates to enter academia or industry. One area the evaluation team noted was a lack of uniformity of the Ph.D. qualifying examinations.

• To address the recommendations on the Ph.D. qualifying examination, the Qualifying Examination Committee examined practices and assessed improvements (twice since 2012). Major changes were made and implemented in the first year after the doctoral program review. Following these changes and implementation in the last three years, the committee recently analyzed the additional comments and suggestions from the students and faculty regarding the Qualifying Exam procedures and organization. Based on those comments, the Director of Graduate Programs organized a meeting with all faculty (including affiliated faculty who serve on the qualifying exam committees) to discuss ideas for further improvements of the quality and implementation of the qualifying exams. (See Appendix E Ph.D. Qualifying Exams Procedures).

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• The Director of Graduate Programs created a survey in 2015 regarding the qualifying exam procedures, especially on the future format of the exam, and the role that advisors should play. Based on the results of the survey and numerous comments and suggestions from students and faculty, the Graduate Committee revised the rules and procedures to address all issues to secure high standards and uniformity of the qualifying exams. The faculty adopted the new rules in April 2016. The revised and updated procedures were implemented starting Fall 2016.

o Procedural changes were made in documenting and organizing the qualifying exams, which resulted in significant decreases in the time between the registration for qualifying exams and the process of scheduling the exams. Changes also provided students six (6) to eight (8) weeks (previously a minimum of four weeks) for preparation of written report and presentation. (Appendix E. Ph.D. Qualifying Exams Procedures)

Domestic and Minority Student Recruitment One of the strong recommendations from the 2012 review was to develop resources to recruit strong graduate students and increase the number of domestic students enrolled in the program. The department started, with Dr. Alan Needleman’s generosity, the Clearfield Materials Fellowship to provide fellowships for four (4) outstanding Ph.D. students. More recently, MSEN was able to raise an endowment to make this Fellowship a permanent source of fellowship for the department. The department faculty and staff prioritized nomination of domestic students for the University-wide Merit and Diversity Fellowships nominations and met with great success. For example, in 2016 the department received two (2) merit and five (5) diversity fellowships from the university enabling the department to make competitive offers to domestic students accepted to the MSEN graduate program.

• The graduate students in the department under the supervision of a female faculty established an organization called Women in Materials Science (WIMS). Their continued activities and membership are providing a supportive environment for all students and expected to have a positive impact on enrollment in the department.

• New fellowships continue to be created and are available to the admitted domestic Ph.D. students into programs such as the D3EM (Data-Enabled Discovery and Design of Energy Materials) Fellowship supported by National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Research Traineeship Program (NRT) through a grant led by MSEN Faculty. The fellowship provides a stipend, tuition and eligible fees for up to two years, offered only to domestic students. Similarly, another recent fellowship program available for the minority domestic Ph.D. students in MSEN is through the recently funded AFRL (Air Force Research Laboratory) Minority Leaders Program at Texas A&M led by MSEN faculty, which funds up to 10 Ph.D. students per year.

• To attract domestic undergraduates and recruit them for graduate school, the MSEN program provided three Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) sites on Multifunctional Materials (2016, 2017, 2018) funded by National Science Foundation.

• Because of these fellowship opportunities and great effort of all MSEN faculty and staff, in the last two years, more than 50% of all incoming graduate students have been domestic.

OUTCOMES The MSEN graduate program has achieved the most strongly emphasized recommendation of the initial external review team: The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and Texas A&M University approved the creation of a graduate department of Materials Science and Engineering. The department officially started on June 1, 2013. The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) has experienced tremendous growth, expansion in research focus areas, increases in the number of graduate students, laboratory and space upgrades, innovative research, and establishment of an undergraduate minor. Our faculty members continue to create high impact learning opportunities facilitated within the department.

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3. OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT The department offers Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Master of Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy degrees and has more than 44 undergraduate and over 160 graduate students who are currently studying a wide range of materials-related interdisciplinary research projects. This multidisciplinary department includes full-time faculty, and non-zero FTE and zero FTE joint faculty members from several disciplines, including aerospace engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering, and physics. 3.1 ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE Administrators The administrative organization of the department consists of the Department Head, one Associate Department Head, a Director of Undergraduate Programs and a Director of Graduate Programs. Department Head Dr. Ibrahim Karaman is assisted by the Associate Department Head (Dr. Terry Creasy) with Dr. Patrick Shamberger (undergraduate program director) and Dr. Michael Demkowicz (graduate program director).

Figure 2. Organizational Structure: Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Research/Technical Support Staff The department utilizes three (3) full-time staff members comprised of an associate research scientist, a research associate, and a senior machinist to ensure safe and smooth operation of teaching and research laboratories. Half of the staff salaries are paid by the department, and half of the staff are funded through research grants and equipment user fees.

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Administrative Support Staff The department currently employs five (5) full-time administrative/academic staff members, two (2) full time and one half-time business staff, one (1) communications staff member, one third (0.33) development officer, and one-half (0.5) IT staff member to provide for departmental support. Among the five (5) administrative/academic staff members, two (2) are responsible for all programmatic aspects (admissions, recruitment, etc.) as well as providing advising support to graduate and undergraduate students; two (2) staff members support the Department Head office, all faculty matters, graduate seminar series, and all departmental organizations; and one (1) is responsible for academic and research facilities in the department. Additionally, two (2) project specialist staff members are funded through faculty research projects and work directly with faculty in various special programs and center activities. Centralized staffing activities for the College included business services, IT and communications. The Department Head office is supported by an administrative coordinator and a senior administrative coordinator. Student workers are utilized to do many tasks in the department. Also, the department also has a full-time communication specialist who reports to the College of Engineering Communications area and a development specialist who reports to the Texas A&M Research Foundation (a separate entity). The department’s academic staff report to the Department Head, business staff report to the College of Engineering Business Administrator and the communications staff member reports to the College of Engineering Communications Director. However, the department maintains oversight of staff to assist with Human Resources issues and to ensure effective dissemination of information/policies to all staff members. The overall work of the department would not be possible if it were not for the collective efforts of the faculty through participation in faculty committees. These groups provide the activities, direction, and the running policies for operating our department. 3.2 BUDGETARY INFORMATION Departmental operations are supported by funds from various sources. The state appropriates funds annually for the university, and these are distributed through the colleges to the individual departments. The Department also receives funds through gifts from industry and private sources in the form of endowments and unrestricted gifts. Since MSEN is relatively new and with limited alumni base, the income generated by the endowments and gifts has constituted only a small part of the total budget to date. Lastly, the Department also receives 15% of the indirect costs generated by individual faculty research. These together form the basis of departmental operations. The Department supports faculty on the state-appropriated academic budget for nine months. Some exceptions to this are possible depending on faculty duties (e.g., Department Head, Center Directors, Associate Department Head, etc.). The Department also supports all departmental staff members from the academic budget on a 12-month basis. The average full-time equivalent, 12-month salaries for monthly and bi-weekly academic staff (6 staff members) in Fall 2018 was $48,884, and for the research support staff (3 staff members), the average was $56,550. Table 1 provides the summary of MSEN academic budget for the fiscal years 2014-2019. The categories in the left column include:

1) E&G Funds (i.e. fringe bearing state funds for faculty salaries). For faculty salaries budgeted in the “E&G Funds”, the university pays the fringe and benefits (26%) in addition to the amount allocated to the Department. If E&G Funds are not sufficient for the faculty salaries and the Department utilizes other funds for faculty salaries, the Department should need to cover additional 26% for fringe and benefits.

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2) Operation Funds from College of Engineering; 3) Differential Tuition funds given to the Department based on the total semester credit hours for

undergraduate courses taught in the previous year and are used to support the program student advisors and lecturers;

4) Distance Education Fee income; 5) Graduate Program Fee distributed to the departments based on the total semester credit hours for

graduate courses taught in the previous year; 6) Graduate Tuition and Graduate Enhancement funds for supporting teaching assistants in the

Department; 7) IDC (Indirect Costs Return) for the Department (15% of the total IDC).

Most of the funds are provided by the College of Engineering. In addition, the College of Science and the Office of the Provost have provided $50K and $65K per year, respectively, for the first five years of the Department to support the establishment of the new Department. Similarly, the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies supported the new Department $106K/year for the first three years. The data show a steady increase in the Departmental budget, mostly because of the increase in the number of faculty and staff members to support the growing number of students and establishment of the undergraduate program. In the first five (5) fiscal years, the total departmental budget allocation doubled (FY14=1.6M FY18=3.6M). Table 2 summarizes the departmental expenditures in different categories ranging from faculty, staff, part-time staff, and teaching assistant salaries to all other operating expenses and the start-up packages. Figure 3 shows the flexible budget (total budget after subtracting the faculty and staff salaries) of the Department indicating steady decrease in recent years. Table 3 summarizes the average start up package amounts offered to the newly hired faculty.

Table 1. Academic Budget Allocations for Materials Science and Engineering Department, FY14-FY19

Income / Fiscal Year FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 E&G Funds $ 713,405 $ 1,340,526 $ 1,854,349 $ 1,777,323 $ 1,925,163 $ 1,623,904 Operation Funds $ 318,542 $ 215,320 $ 149,500 $ 424,276 $ 686,915 $ 254,374 Differential Tuition $ - $ - $ 135,325 $ 479,660 $ 480,009 $ 878,353 Distance Education Income $ - $ - $ 4,860 $ 42,039 $ 42,962 $ 42,962 Graduate Program Fee $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 100,000 Graduate Tuition $ 40,924 $ 50,000 $ 16,534 $ 28,037 $ - $ 42,000 Graduate Enhancement $ 36,178 $ 66,967 $ 60,582 $ 57,004 $ 183,283 $ 68,400 College of Engineering $ 50,435 $ 240,000 $ 152,774 $ - $ - $ - College of Science $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ - Provost $ 63,000 $ 63,000 $ 63,000 $ 63,000 $ 63,000 $ - Office of Graduate Studies $ 210,782 $ 106,000 $ 106,000 $ - $ - $ - IDC (TAMU & TEES) $ 117,383 $ 176,704 $ 112,295 $ 145,120 $ 178,838 $ 180,000 Total $ 1,600,649 $ 2,308,517 $ 2,705,219 $ 3,066,459 $ 3,610,170 $ 3,189,993

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Table 2. Fiscal Year Expenditures by Component for Materials Science and Engineering Department, FY14-FY19

Fiscal Year Expenditures FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 Faculty Salaries $ 832,540 $ 1,233,443 $ 1,768,394 $ 2,199,985 $ 2,416,987 $ 2,435,474 Staff Salaries $ 230,079 $ 204,090 $ 225,566 $ 345,731 $ 446,315 $ 491,810 Part-time Staff $ 14,441 $ 20,621 $ 16,000 $ 20,000 $ 28,996 $ 25,000 GA Salaries & Tuition $ 174,375 $ 149,579 $ 259,328 $ 190,000 $ 317,908 $ 250,000 Operations $ 237,458 $ 179,343 $ 484,047 $ 606,290 $ 565,473 $ 600,000 Startup (Departmental Portion) $ 349,101 $ 333,027 $ 157,500 $ 469,680 $ -

Total Expenses $ 1,488,893 $ 2,136,177 $ 3,086,362 $ 3,519,506 $ 4,245,359 $ 3,802,283 Figure 3. Materials Science and Engineering Flexible Funds, (Total Allocated Funds - Salaries

of Faculty and Staff) FY15- FY19

Table 3. Five-Year Average Start-Up Funds for New Faculty Hired, (2013-2018)

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor Professor Professor of Practice

Average Start-Up Funds for New Hires $445,355 $847,640 $6,476,880 $315,000

3.3 FACULTY TEACHING LOAD The default teaching load for tenured or tenure‐track faculty is three courses per 9‐month academic year (excluding the summer semester). The load can be decreased (by at most one course) depending on the number of graduate students supported and the number of graduate students advised by the faculty, depending on the teaching needs of the department in a given year. The teaching load is usually two courses per year during the start-up period up to three to five years, depending on the initial faculty position offer. Tenured or tenure‐track faculty may buy out of teaching using research funds. The faculty can request to buy-out courses by paying 1.5 months of their academic salary per course, provided that the department can

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accommodate the request and find alternative means to cover the courses to be taught. Faculty members with unusually heavy administrative loads (associate department head, graduate and undergraduate advisors, etc.) receive release time from some of their teaching. As a university policy, every faculty member is required to comply with a minimum work-load requirement for the Fall and Spring semesters and the Department Head is responsible for assigning and monitoring the workloads of the faculty. The Department Head can determine workload adjustments for situations such as acute family care, in accordance with the College’s guidelines (Appendix F). 3.4 FACULTY COMMITTEES MSEN has grown significantly regarding student enrollment and faculty numbers since its establishment in 2013. Several committees have been formed to respond to this challenge and streamline departmental operations. As can be seen in the tables below, in addition to full faculty and minority FTE joint faculty, as a unique feature to MSEN, zero FTE joint faculty (also called affiliated faculty) can serve in these committees. The exception to this is the Tenure and Promotion Committee, which is comprised of only faculty with majority appointment in MSEN. In addition, minority FTE and zero FTE joint faculty do not have voting rights in the selection process of the department head. Admissions and Recruitment Committee (Graduate) The Admissions and Recruitment Committee (Table 1.) recruits, screens, evaluates and recommends the admission of students to the Ph.D., Master of Science, and Master of Engineering in MSEN. The members of this committee are appointed by the Department Head.

Table 4. MSEN Graduate Program Admissions and Recruitment Committee

Assessment Committee Creasy (Chair), Srivastava The Assessment Committee responds to metric requests from the College, University and the certification associations necessary for accreditation of the MSEN Graduate Programs (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools – SACS - Accreditation). The committee comes up with the assessment tools and keeps track of the student evaluations and outcomes. The members of this committee are appointed by the Department Head. Graduate Curriculum Committee The Graduate Curriculum Committee (Table 2) oversees all programmatic aspects of the graduate program including oversight of the curriculum, any changes to and requirements related to masters and doctoral programs. The Graduate Curriculum Committee is charged with reviewing the graduate curriculum and making

Member Affiliation Michael Demkowicz (Chair) Associate Professor, Materials Science, and Engineering.

Miladin Radovic (Past Chair) Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Jules Henry Assistant Director, Advising, Materials Science and Engineering

Kelvin Xie Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Daniel Alge Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering (Affiliated faculty) Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science

Mohammad Naraghi Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering (Affiliated faculty)

Jyhwen Wang Professor, Eng. Tech. & Ind. Dist (Affiliated faculty)

Choongho Yu Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering (Affiliated faculty)

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recommendations to improve the quality of the program as a whole. This committee defines the best assessment tools to measure the effectiveness of curriculum initiatives. The members of this committee are appointed by the Department Head.

Table 5. MSEN Graduate Program Curriculum Committee Member Affiliation Raymundo Arroyave (Chair) Professor, Materials Science and Engineering.

Michael Demkowicz Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Micah Green Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering (Affiliated faculty)

Jaime Grunlan Professor, Mechanical Engineering (Affiliated faculty)

Joseph Ross Professor, Physics and Astronomy, College of Science (Affiliated faculty)

Ramesh Talreja Tenneco Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering

Graduate Program Fee Oversight Committee In 2018, Texas A&M University has started charging the graduate program fee for engineering students to enhance the engineering graduate programs. This fee is similar to differential tuition charged to undergraduate engineering students. The fee until Fall 2018 was $145/credit hour or $1,305 for nine credit hours. For students entering 2019/2020, the fee will be $388 per credit hour for the first nine hours ($3,492). MSEN Graduate Program Fee Oversight Committee has been established beginning of 2018 and came up with graduate program fee guidelines (Appendix F), approved by all MSEN faculty, on how to utilize the graduate program fees in MSEN to enhance the graduate program. Going forward, the Department Head will form an advisory committee consisting of three faculty and two graduate students to monitor fee usage and annually make recommendations for changes to policies and practices. Committee membership will be approved by a vote of the MSEN faculty early in the academic year. Committee membership will be for 2-year terms, renewable with the majority vote of MSEN faculty. The graduate students will be selected in consultation with the leadership of the student chapter of the Materials Advantage student organization. Near the end of each academic year, the Department Head will report on how fees for the year were used to the industry advisory board, the MSEN faculty, and MSEN graduate students through a Materials Advantage meeting or equivalent venue. This report will be used as the basis of the department’s annual report to the College and shall be delivered to the College only after review and comment by the advisory committee.

Table 6. MSEN Graduate Program Fee Oversight Committee Undergraduate Curriculum Committee The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UGCC) is responsible for all aspects of the undergraduate program, including periodic monitoring and modification of the curriculum, accreditation activities, and student advising, as well as the undergraduate minor and certificate programs. The members are appointed by the Department Head.

Member Affiliation George M. Pharr, (Chair) Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Raymundo Arroyave Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Terry Creasy Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Michael Demkowicz Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Homero Castaneda Associate Professor, Materials Science, and Engineering

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Table 7. MSEN Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Member Affiliation Patrick Shamberger (Chair) Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

George M. Pharr Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Terry Creasy Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Ankit Srivastava Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Pao-Tai-Lin Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering (Affiliated)

Qualifying and Preliminary Exams Committee The Qualifying and Preliminary Exams Committee has the responsibility for setting up the rules, coordination and the evaluation of the execution for these exams.

Table 8. MSEN Graduate Program Qualifying and Preliminary Exams Committee Member Affiliation Svetlana Sukhishvili (Chair) Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Miladin Radovic Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Wenhao Wu Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy (Affiliated faculty)

Ankit Srivastava Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Pao-Tai-Lin Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering (Affiliated)

Student Awards Committee Demkowicz (Chair), Castaneda, Creasy, Srivastava Student Awards Committee works to identify, nominate, and, as appropriate, select graduate and undergraduate students for external and internal awards. This committee is also responsible for evaluating all internal scholarship applications and making award recommendations to the Department Head. The members of this committee are appointed by the Department Head. MSEN Tenure and Promotion Committee Sue (Chair), Needleman, Cagin, Creasy, Sukhishvili, Radovic, Arroyave The department’s T&P committee consists of five (5) faculty members from the MSEN department: Five (5) hold the rank of professor and are elected; two hold the rank of associate professor and are selected by the Department Head. The chair of the T&P committee is selected by the Department Head. Each elected member at the professor rank serves a three-year term, the associate professors serve a three‐year term or until they are promoted to the rank of Full Professor. The T&P chair serves a two-year term. Those holding the associate professor rank do not participate in the evaluation of associate professor packages. This committee also assists with determining the rank offered to new faculty hires. MSEN Faculty Awards Committee The Faculty Awards Committee identifies faculty members to be nominated for internal and external awards and facilitates these nominations, working together with the nominated faculty members and staff support. Also, the aim is to make the handling of awards systematic and to build up an “institutional memory” of expertise related to selecting and applying for awards, of relevant information about faculty, and information about possible awards.

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Table 9. MSEN Faculty Awards Committee Member Affiliation

Ramesh Talreja (Chair) Tenneco Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering

Alan Needleman Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Tahir Cagin Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Terry Creasy Associate Professor, Materials Science, and Engineering

Faculty Search Committee Faculty Search Committee helps identify and recommend the best candidates to fill available tenure/tenure‐track faculty positions. The committee handles all aspects of faculty recruitment, from developing the advertisement to screening applications, and summarizing faculty feedback. At the conclusion of the search, the committee makes recommendations to the faculty and the Department Head. The members of this committee are appointed by the Department Head. MSEN Seminar Series Xie (Chair), Demkowicz, Sukhishvili, Qian, The committee solicits names from the extended MSEN faculty to invite for the graduate student seminar series. They make invitation decisions based on the diversity among the topics and led the effort to host each seminar speaker. Strategic Planning Committee Radovic (Chair), Cagin, Creasy, Demkowicz This committee works closely with the Department Head to develop different strategic initiatives, including the formation of thematic research clusters, identify areas for faculty hiring, and develop strategic plans/SWOT analysis. Academic Professional Track Faculty Search Committee The APT Committee helps identify and recommend the best candidates to fill available non-tenure track faculty positions. This committee advertises the available openings, evaluates the credentials of applicants for the open positions, conducts phone and on‐campus interviews, and makes recommendations to the faculty and the Department Head.

Table 10. MSEN Academic Professional Track Faculty Search Committee Member Affiliation Ramesh Talreja (Chair) Tenneco Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science

and Engineering Raymundo Arroyave Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Svetlana Sukhishvili Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Tahir Cagin Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Departmental Space Committee Cagin, Sue, Karaman (Chair), Kaynak The Space Committee is charged with making recommendations related to space allocation departmental policies. This committee makes recommendations to accommodate College initiatives such as the 25 x 25 growth program.

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In addition to the committees listed, the department also has representatives to the Engineering Faculty Advisor Committee (EFAC), University Research Council, and College of Engineering Junior Faculty Committee, College of Engineering Graduate Advising and College of Engineering Undergraduate Advising Committees. Industry Advisory Board Input to the department leadership is also provided by the Industry Advisory Board (IAB). The mission of the IAB is to advise and assist the department in pursuing its objectives. Membership on the Board is by invitation of the Department Head. Members are selected based on their leadership ability, their contributions to the materials science and engineering community, their ability to contribute to the objectives of the Board and their desire to serve. The Board meets twice each year, once during each academic semester. For the IAB By-Laws and a complete list of Industry Advisory Board members, please see Appendix D.

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4. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY

4.1 FACULTY PROFILE

The MSEN Faculty is currently comprised of 15 tenured/tenure-track, four (4) non-zero FTE joint (33%)tenured/tenure-track faculty, and one (1) professor of practice as of Fall 2018. The faculty consists of 11 full professors (8 MSEN Core, 3 Joint), three (3) associate professors, five (5) assistant professors (4 MSEN Core and 1 Joint), one (1) professor of practice and one professor emeritus. Figure 4 shows the trend in the numberof faculty since the establishment of the department and Table 11 provides a complete list of MSEN Core faculty by rank.

Figure 4. Trends in MSEN Faculty, 2013-2018

Table 11. Faculty in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, by Rank (2018) Assistant Professors Associate Professors ProfessorsXiaofeng Qian Homero Castaneda Raymundo ArroyavePatrick Shamberger Terry Creasy Tahir CaginAnkit Srivastava Michael Demkowicz Ibrahim KaramanKelvin Xie Alan Needleman

George PharrMiladin RadovicH. J. SueSvetlana Sukhishvili

Joint-Faculty (.33 FTE) Emeritus Professor of PracticeAmine Benzerga (Professor, AERO) K. Ted Hartwig Raymundo CaseDimitris Lagoudas (Professor, AERO)Pao-Tai Lin (Assistant Professor, ECEN)Ramesh Talreja (Professor, AERO)

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Of the faculty in Table 11, three are holders of an endowed Chair, four are holders of a Professorship, and one is a holder of a faculty fellowship (Table 12). Also, one faculty member (Dr. Arroyave) is a Texas A&M Presidential Impact Fellow, and two faculty members (Dr. Needleman and Dr. Lagoudas) are a University Distinguished Professor. Dr. George Pharr and Dr. Alan Needleman are the members of National Academy of Engineering.

Table 12. Endowed Chairs, Professorships, and Faculty Fellowships in MSEN Holder Description Raymundo Arroyave Presidential Impact Fellow Amine Benzerga Holder of the General Dynamics

Professorship in Aerospace Engineering Ibrahim Karaman Chevron Professor Dimitris Lagoudas University Distinguished Professor

John and Bea Slattery Chair Professor Alan Needleman University Distinguished Professor

TEES Eminent Professor NAE Member

George M. Pharr TEES Eminent Professor NAE Member

Miladin Radovic AZZ Fellow H. J. Sue TEES Professor Ramesh Talreja Tenneco Professor

The demographics of the 15 full and 4 non-zero joint tenured/tenure-track faculty are: 1 female and 18 male; 2 Hispanic, 3 Asian, and 14 White (non-Hispanic). Curriculum Vitae of the MSEN Core tenured/tenure-track faculty is included in Appendix H. The core faculty are augmented by 49 affiliated faculty (joint faculty with zero full-time equivalent-FTE) who participate or chair student graduate committees, serve in the departmental committees, especially in the graduate program committees, collaborate in research, utilize joint laboratory facilities and broaden the multi-disciplinary foundation of our program. Table 13 gives the list of affiliated faculty, and their home departments. Figure 5 provides a visual representation of home departments. Please see Appendix I for short bio sketches of each affiliated faculty member.

Table 13. Zero FTE Joint (Affiliated) Appointments in Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty Title Department Jean-Briac le Graverend Assistant Professor Aerospace Engineering Mohammad Naraghi Assistant Professor Aerospace Engineering John Whitcomb Professor Aerospace Engineering Daniel L. Alge Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Akhilesh K. Gaharwar Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Melissa A. Grunlan Associate Professor. Director of Undergraduate Programs Biomedical Engineering Wonmuk Hwang Associate Professor Biomedical Engineering Mike McShane Professor, Director of Graduate Programs Biomedical Engineering Mustafa Akbulut Associate Professor Chemical Engineering Perla Balbuena Professor Chemical Engineering Zhengdog Cheng Associate Professor Chemical Engineering

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Continued. Faculty Title Department Yossef Elabd Professor Chemical Engineering Micah Green Associate Professor Chemical Engineering Hae-Kwon Jeong Associate Professor Chemical Engineering Yue Kuo Professor, Holder of the Dow Professorship Chemical Engineering Jorge Seminario Professor, Holder of the Lanatter & Herbert Fox Professorship Chemical Engineering Sreeram Vaddiraju Associate Professor Chemical Engineering

Jodie Lutkenhaus Associate Professor, Holder of William and Ruth Neely Faculty Fellowship Chemical Engineering

Sarbajit Banerjee Professor Chemistry, College of Science James D. Batteas Professor Chemistry, College of Science Lei Fang Assistant Professor Chemistry, College of Science Matthew Sheldon Professor Chemistry, College of Science

Karen L. Wooley

Professor, Holder of W.T. Doherty-Welch Foundation Chair in Chemistry, College of Science, Holder of Distinguished Professorship of Chemistry, College of Science, Director, TAMU Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, National Institutes of Health NANO Study Section Chair, TIPS ETF Research Superiority Researcher

Chemistry, College of Science

Hongcai "Joe" Zhou Professor Chemistry, College of Science Zachary Grasley Associate Professor, Holder of Peter C. Forster Faculty Fellowship I Civil Engineering

Harvey Taylor Chancellor’s Assistant Professor of Research, Texas A&M - Central Texas Department of Science and Mathematics

H. Rusty Harris Associate Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering Philip Hemmer Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering Jun Kameoka Associate Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering Christi Madsen Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering Matthew Kuttolamadom Associate Professor Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution

Chao Ma Assistant Professor Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution

Jyhwen Wang Professor Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution

Alaa Elwany Assistant Professor Industrial Engineering Matthew H. Kane Assistant Professor Marine Engineering, TAMU Galveston

Luke O. Nyakiti Assistant Professor Marine Engineering Technology, TAMU Galveston

Amir Asadi Assistant Professor Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution Jaime Grunlan Professor, Holder of Linda & Ralph Schmidt ’68 Professorship Mechanical Engineering Bing Guo Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering, TAMU Qatar Hong Liang Professor Mechanical Engineering Bilal Mansoor Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering, TAMU Qatar Matt Pharr Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Justin Wilkerson Assistant Professor and James J. Cain Faculty Fellow II Mechanical Engineering

Choongho Yu Associate Professor, Holder of Gulf/Oil Thomas A. Dietz Career Development Professorship II Mechanical Engineering

Sean M. McDeavitt Associate Professor, Director of Nuclear Science Center Nuclear Engineering Lin Shao Associate Professor, Faculty Undergraduate Adviser Nuclear Engineering Donald G. Naugle Professor Physics, College of Science Joseph Ross Professor Physics, College of Science Winfried Teizer Associate Professor Physics, College of Science Wenhao Wu Associate Professor Physics, College of Science

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Figure 5. Affiliated Faculty (Zero FTE Joint Appointments) Home Departments in Materials Science and Engineering

Our affiliated faculty are a key component of our success because they enable us to reach across disciplines but also to assist in graduate program committees by participating in these committees.

Additionally, affiliated faculty members participate in the program in one or more of the following roles:

• Serving as Chair of MSEN graduate student committees• Serving on MSEN graduate student committees and MSEN program committees• Involvement as MSEN Seminar series speakers or in recommending seminar speakers• Providing solicited and unsolicited programmatic input• Assisting with MSEN student recruitment and placement

4.2 FACULTY PRODUCTIVITY

Many of the critical indicators of a successful program are met through research publications, citations, h-index and faculty/student ratios (Fig 6, Table 14, Fig 7). The average number of publications per MSEN faculty member has increased with the number of faculty hired and committed to our department (Figure 6). The h-index is author-level metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar (Fig 7). As might be expected, younger, assistant professors are clustered at the lower end of the scale and senior faculty have higher index scores at 50 or above (Figure 7).

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Figure 6. Average Number of Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications Per Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Member, Materials Science, and Engineering, 2013-2017

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Table 14. Google Scholar Citations by Year, 2013-2018 Google Scholar Citations

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Arroyave 236 276 348 329 413 477Benzerga 228 221 361 424 573 569Cagin 942 1029 968 977 971 974Castaneda-Lopez 63 68 117 141 136 181Demkowicz 357 407 460 639 550 626Hartwig 177 230 222 233 185 234Karaman 718 871 1217 1107 1263 1166Lagoudas 1353 1406 1680 1599 1461 1463Lin 42 89 94 119 224 176Needleman 2220 2066 2190 2243 1967 1961Pharr 2806 2825 3140 2859 3008 2848Qian 147 235 349 487 537 606Radovic 235 296 377 456 538 531Shamberger 77 99 119 135 134 136Srivastava 11 21 60 37 97 119Sue 972 956 903 1003 1066 1020Sukhishvili 611 786 758 610 712 575Xie 55 45 67 105 139 156

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Figure 7. H-Index for Materials Science and Engineering Faculty, 2018 (Retrieved from Google Scholar, 11/27/2018)

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4.3 FACULTY RESEARCH EXPENDITURES AND COMPENSATION MSEN faculty has been productive in generating research funding and publishing their research findings. The hiring of the new faculty has helped the overall productivity in our department. The figures and tables presented below summarize the annual total and external research expenditures and research expenditures per faculty per year. The difference between total and external research expenditures arises from the start-up packages provided to the faculty.

Figure 8. Total Research Expenditures in Materials Science and Engineering, 2013-2018 (per Calendar Year)

Source: MAESTRO, Retrieved 11/2018 Figures 9-12 show the salary statistics for the past five years in comparison to the current average salaries for full professor, associate professor, and assistant professor at Texas A&M and in peer schools (as identified from the Oklahoma State University faculty salary survey). Figure 10 indicates the MSEN average salary for a professor in 2013 was approximately 14% less than the peer group. By 2017, the disparity was gone, and the salaries are almost identical by 2018 ($180,831 for MSEN Professors and $180,835 for the peer group average for Professors). At the Associate Professor and Assistant Professor ranks (Figures 10 and 11), MSEN is following the peer group trends but are still slightly lower the average peer group salaries (5% less at the associate professor rank and 10% less at the assistant professor rank).

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Figure 9. Total Research Expenditures per Tenured / Tenure-Track Faculty, Materials Science and Engineering, 2013-2018

Source: MAESTRO, Retrieved 11/2018

Figure 10. Trends in Faculty Salaries for Professors and Professor Peer Group in

Materials Science and Engineering Departments, 2013-2017

SOURCE: 1 Office of Data & Research Services (DARS), TAMU SOURCE: 2 Faculty Salary Survey by Discipline collected by Oklahoma State University.

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Figure 11. Trends in Faculty Salaries for Associate Professors and Associate Professor Peer Group in Materials Science and Engineering Departments, 2013-2017

SOURCE: 1 Office of Data & Research Services (DARS), TAMU SOURCE: 2 Faculty Salary Survey by Discipline collected by Oklahoma State University.

Figure 12. Trends in Faculty Salaries for Assistant Professors and Assistant Professor Peer Group, 2015-2017 (Note: No Assistant Professors in 2013, 2014)

SOURCE: 1 Office of Data & Research Services (DARS), TAMU SOURCE: 2 Faculty Salary Survey by Discipline collected by Oklahoma State University. 4.4 FACULTY RESEARCH AREAS Research in MSEN is multi-disciplinary and encompasses a broad range of topics from fundamental materials science to applied materials engineering research. The department currently houses several large-scale centers and laboratories – Polymer Technology Center (Director: H.J. Sue), Center for Intelligent Materials and Structures (Director: Amine Benzerga), and the National Corrosion and Materials Reliability Laboratory (Director: Homero Castaneda). Overall, the faculty research focusses on six major research clusters, as summarized

$98,609.00

$115,488.00 $116,613.00$118,692.00

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Associate Professor Salary Trends

MSEN Associate Professor Salary Peer Group Associate Professor

$86,728.00 $87,832.00$89,492.00

$95,896.00 $95,650.00$99,084.00

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below. Most of these research clusters currently have active large-scale interdisciplinary research funding, andsome of these research activities are supported by educational programs and industry consortiums.

Figure 13. Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Clustered by Broad Expertise Area

Functional Materials

Advanced Structural Materials

Polymers andSoft Matter, and Composites

Corrosion Scienceand Engineering

Materials forExtremeEnvironments

Computational Materials Science,Design, and Materials Informatics

• Arroyave ● Benzerga• Karaman ● Lagoudas• Qian ● Demkowicz• Needleman ● Srivastava• Xie

• Sukhishvili ● Sue• Creasy ● Lagoudas• Talreja

Corrosion Science • Castaneda ● Srivastava• Case ● Demkowicz

• Case ● Castaneda• Karaman ● Pharr• Demkowicz ● Radovic• Sue

Materials Informatics

• Arroyave ● Needleman• Benzerga ● Srivastava• Qian ● Demkowicz• Cagin ● Lagoudas

• Arroyave ● Benzerga• Karaman ● Shamberger• Lagoudas ● Qian• PaoTai Lin

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(1) Computational Materials Science, Design, and Materials Informatics • Faculty: Arroyave, Benzerga, Cagin, Demkowicz, Lagoudas, Needleman, Qian, Srivastava.

Faculty research areas cover multiple length and time scales ranging from atomistic scale all the way up to component level.

• There are several ongoing education and workforce development activities in this research area including:

o A National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) award creates a new training model to equip Master’s and doctoral students with the skills to advance research at the interface of materials science, informatics, and engineering design. Data-Enabled Discovery and Design of Energy Materials (D3EM) NRT program aims at accelerating the discovery of new materials that enable transformative technologies is needed to transform the nation’s energy landscape. This large-scale funded programs NSF-NRT-D3EM ($3 Million for 5 years). The D3EM program is an interdisciplinary training program that brings students from multiple academic disciplines together and offers training in materials science, informatics, and design over two years. Every student enrolled spends time completing ‘disciplinary grounding’ before moving forward and engaging in ‘cross-disciplinary’ learning and coursework. The academic curriculum of this training program comes together in the final Materials Design Studio course that allows students to work on materials science projects in inter-disciplinary teams and encourages them to reach across individual disciplines to collaboratively complete the projects posed to them. Concurrent to academic pursuits, students in the D3EM program also take part in an ongoing series of professional development workshops and activities that focus on leadership, ethics, writing, and teamwork. The professional development program is divided into multiple programs: Student Learning Community, Writing Workshops, Coffee Talks, Seminar Series, and peer mentoring.

o The AFRL-Minority Leaders Program ($400K/year) headed up by Dr. Raymundo Arroyave builds on the new opportunities from the rapid evolution of materials development; the next generation of researchers must be able to create tools connecting materials data to better-informed materials synthesis and computational analysis, and employ design strategies for the goal-oriented development of materials. To meet this need, we envision a future in which practitioners of materials science, informatics, and design transcend their disciplinary boundaries and generate new collaborative frameworks for the accelerated development of materials. Augmented by D3EM, the AFRL/TAMU Data-Enabled Discovery and Design of Materials (D3M) program seeks to develop the workforce that AFRL needs to carry out its mission to accelerate the development of technologies vital to National Security through the new training model that produces scientists and engineers who are grounded in one discipline and have the professional and technical skills to effectively lead and collaborate in interdisciplinary teams focused on accelerating the materials development cycle.

o Computational Materials Science Summer School: https://cms3.tamu.edu/ 10-day boot camp to provide a platform for knowledge exchange and for academics as well as training for graduate students interested in the area of Computational Materials Science across multiple scales of space and time as well as the latest advances in materials informatics for materials discovery and design. This summer school has been held every summer in the last seven years.

o Graduate Certificate in Materials, Informatics and Design: The goal of this certificate program is to address the need to develop approaches for the accelerated discovery and design of materials to meet technological challenges of the 21st century associated with

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environmental, national security, energy, and medical issues. The program provides an interdisciplinary framework that employs informatics and engineering system design tools for the development of materials. The curriculum includes (i) cross-disciplinary components on materials science, informatics, and design; (ii) an interdisciplinary, integrative studio course on the application of informatics and design tools to develop materials; (iii) elective tracks on entrepreneurship, energy, computational materials science as well as professional internships in industry and national laboratories.

(2) Advanced Structural Materials

• Faculty: Arroyave, Benzerga, Demkowicz, Karaman, Lagoudas, Needleman, Pharr, Radovic, Srivastava, Xie

• Current major research focus areas include: o Microstructural Design through the various state of the art thermo-mechanical processing o Small Scale Materials Characterization and Mechanics of Materials

• Ongoing education and workforce development activities in this research area include: o NSF-DMREF: Designing and Synthesizing Nano-Metallic Materials with Superior

Properties ($1.5M), PI: Michael Demkowicz. This research project addresses a drawback of nano-metallic materials that have so far limited their practical use. Namely: when they stretch, they do not elongate uniformly throughout, but rather pinch off in isolated locations. This project will create nano-metallic materials that stretch uniformly and are therefore not prone to sudden failures. It will thereby remove a major impediment to the widespread technical use of nano-metallic materials and accelerate their deployment to the marketplace. This project will also undertake outreach activities to high school teachers and students, women, individuals from underrepresented minorities, and the broader scientific community.

(3) Functional Materials

• Faculty: Arroyave, Benzerga, Karaman, Lagoudas, Lin, Qian, Shamberger • Center for Intelligent Materials and Structures (Director, Benzerga) • Related large-scale funded programs:

o NASA University Leadership Institute on Adaptive Aerostructures for Revolutionary Civil Supersonic Transportation ($10M), PI: Dimitris C. Lagoudas. To enable commercially viable civil supersonic transport (SST) aircraft, innovative solutions must be developed to meet noise and efficiency requirements for overland flight. This project employs a multidisciplinary team of academic and industrial experts to explore for the first time the potential of small real-time geometric outer mold line (OML) reconfigurations to minimize boom signatures and drag in response to changing ambient conditions. This will enable noise-compliant SST flight from takeoff to landing. Our team exploits advances in low-volume energy-dense solid-state shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators, the modeling thereof, proven supersonic computational fluid dynamic methods, and sonic boom propagation tools to consider embedded solutions for in- situ adjustments of an SST aircraft for an optimal low boom signature and low drag in different environments.

o NSF-DMREF: Accelerating the Development of High-Temperature Shape Memory Alloys ($1.7M). PI: Raymundo Arroyave. This award supports the development of a framework that can allow for the design of chemistry and processing steps to achieve a given performance requirement in these materials. The immediate technological impact of the work is the accelerated development of high-temperature solid-state actuators for the aerospace and automotive industries. Furthermore, the award exposes seven graduate and two to four

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undergraduate students to a highly interdisciplinary research project, combining ideas from materials science, mechanics, computer science, machine learning, and design. The work supports efforts related to the Materials Genome Initiative by integrating experimental and computational research, making digital data accessible, and training the future workforce.

(4) Polymers, Soft Matter, and Composites

• Faculty: Creasy, Lagoudas, Sue, Sukhishvili, Talreja • Interdisciplinary Soft Matter User Facility (Director, Svetlana Sukhishvili) – A recently established

3,500 sq.ft. university-wide user facility to support polymers and composites research. The Soft Matter Facility (SoMF) is focused on the characterization of multifunctional soft materials. The establishment of represents multiple colleges and centers across the university actively involved in soft materials-related research, including the colleges of Engineering, Science, and Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M. The facility will initially include four instrumentation suites based on the soft-matter-centered research areas unified by the general theme of characterization of hierarchically structured multi-component, multifunctional soft materials: Mechanics, Molecular Characterization, Nanostructure Characterization, and Thin Film and Interfacial Analysis.

• Polymer Technology Center (Director, H.J. Sue), consists of three active industry consortiums: o Advancing Performance Polymers in Energy Applications (APPEAL). This consortium was

formed to combine the resources of the industry with the knowledge base of academic facilities to develop fundamental knowledge of these unique materials, as well as to give design and production insight for product development.

o Scratch Behavior on Polymers Consortium (SCRATCH). The Scratch Behavior of Polymers

Consortium aims to develop a physics-based mechanical model, and then establish a generic structure-property relationship on scratch behaviors in polymers.

o Polymer Technology Industrial Consortium (PTIC) PTIC seeks to enable mutually beneficial

interactivity between the Center and the polymers industry globally, nationally, and throughout Texas. The PTIC conducts semi-annual meetings in the Spring and Fall, where the latest cutting-edge research findings from PTC faculty members.

• Polymer Certificate Program.

The Polymer Specialty Certificate program is designed to provide a strong interdisciplinary educational program for undergraduate and graduate engineering and suitably prepared science students interested in pursuing a career in polymers. The program consists of (4) three-hour courses for a total of 12 credit hours. The certificate reduces training time required to turn Texas A&M students into productive members of the industrial workforce. This program is the first of its kind offered in the State of Texas. The Polymer Specialty Certificate is designed to provide a strong interdisciplinary educational program for graduate engineering and suitably prepared science students interested in pursuing one of the many careers related to polymer science and engineering. The certificate reduces training time required to turn Texas A&M students into productive members of the industrial workforce.

Benefits: • Gain an interdisciplinary education with an emphasis in polymers • Be better prepared for jobs focusing on polymers

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• Acquire an edge over students from other universities who have no documented polymer knowledge

• Obtain knowledge to foster entrepreneurial thinking • Receive recognition on university transcript upon completion of certificate requirements and

graduation • Broaden exposure to a diverse polymer science and engineering curriculum • Expand employment horizons beyond the traditional industrial jobs

(5) Materials for extreme environments

• Faculty: Case, Castaneda, Demkowicz, Karaman, Pharr, Radovic, Sue • Research on materials to operate in high temperature, high pressure, radiative and corrosive

environments. Related large-scale funded programs o DOE-NNSA funded center, PI: Michael Demkowicz. The Center for Research Excellence

on Dynamically Deformed Solids (CREDDS) will receive $12.5 million over five years from the Department of Energy through the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The center will contribute to our understanding of materials science fundamental to the maintenance of the United States’ nuclear deterrent. It will also train the next generation of scientists and engineers who will ensure the safety, security, and effectiveness of the nuclear weapons stockpiles.

o NSF-DMREF: Collaborative Research: Accelerated Development of Damage Tolerant and Oxidation Resistant Alumina-Forming MAX Phases ($1.5M), PI: Miladin Radovic. This research incorporates computational simulations and experimental synthesis and characterization to build the knowledge base for the accelerated development and design of MAX phase materials with outstanding mechanical properties for high-temperature applications. Results of this project will foster application of MAX phases in power generation, energy conversion, transportation, aerospace and defense technologies. This project also provides specialized multidisciplinary training for graduate and undergraduate students on integrating materials informatics, modeling, atomistic computations and experiments in materials design.

(6) Corrosion Science and Engineering

• Faculty: Case, Castaneda, Demkowicz, Srivastava • National Corrosion and Materials Reliability Laboratory (Director: Homero Castaneda)

The National Corrosion and Materials Reliability Laboratory (NCMRL) fosters innovation, collaborative research, education, and training in corrosion science. NCMRL develops the next generation leaders in corrosion science and technology to work at various industries including energy, national defense, auto, healthcare, infrastructure and multiple government agencies. NCMRL works to bridge the gap between fundamental research (science) and technology (engineering). It serves as a world-class corrosion education and research center creating tomorrow's leaders in corrosion science and engineering.

• There are few ongoing education and workforce development activities in this research area including

o Certificate in Corrosion Science and Engineering The certificate in corrosion science and engineering addresses the need to educate and train science and engineering students in developing methods and technologies in characterizing and assessing materials performance in extreme and corrosive environments to meet technological and scientific challenges in applications critical for the society. The program will help develop the workforce in the State of Texas to address

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more than $1 trillion per year impact of corrosion on our global economy by providing aninterdisciplinary education/ training framework that employs fundamental and applied science and practical engineering tools to the development of prevention and control of materials degradation and improvement of reliability. The program is designed in response to industry demand and national need for strategic sectors, such as infrastructure renewal, energy (extraction, conversion, and transportation), utilities (in particular water), transportation, production, and manufacturing.

This is achieved through a holistic program that incorporates the following curriculum (i) cross-disciplinary components on materials science and engineering, thermodynamics, kinetics, and electrochemistry; (ii) interdisciplinary, integrative courses on the forms of corrosion, the electrochemical and degradation processes in extreme environments, and the control and mitigation strategies to prevent these processes in specific environments; and (iii) elective courses related to different engineering disciplines and applications as well as professional internships in industry and national laboratories.

The faculty research highlights in these areas are described below, and curriculum vitae for MSEN core faculty are included in Appendix H. In our 2018 faculty retreat, the faculty identified four strategic growth clusters in the next five years to hire multiple new faculty: (1) Materials Synthesis and Processing, (2) Materials Degradation, (3) Soft Matter, and (4) Functional (Electronic, Magnetic, Optical, Opto-electronic) Materials, (5) Electron Microscopy, and (6) Small Scale Mechanical Characterization.

MSEN is allocated following faculty positions to be filled in the next five years.

1. 1 faculty position in electron microscopy2. 1 faculty position in polymer chemistry

(already filled, the faculty will start in July 2019)3. 2 faculty positions in small-scale materials characterization4. 1 minority joint appointment with CVEN

(already filled, the faculty will start in September 2019)5. 1 minority joint appointment with ECEN

(already filled, NAE member female faculty, will join in September 20196. 5 open rank, open topic faculty positions

Figure 14. Topical Areas for Projected New Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Hires in Materials Science and Engineering (2018-2022)

Materials Synthesis

andProcessing

Materials Degradation

Soft Matter Functional (Electronic, Magnetic,

Optical, Opto-electronic) Materials

Electron Microscopy

Small Scale Mechanical

Characteriza-tion

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4.5 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY BIOSKETCHES

Dr. Raymundo Arroyave – Computational Materials science, Thermodynamics, and Kinetics of Materials

Dr. Arróyave’s area of expertise is in the field of computational materials science, with anemphasis in computational thermodynamics and kinetics of materials. He and his group use different techniques across multiple scales to predict and understand the behavior of inorganic materials (metallic alloys and ceramics). The techniques range from ab initio methods, classical molecular dynamics, computational thermodynamics as well as phase-field simulations. Over the past years, Dr. Arróyave and his group have been using these techniques to investigate a wide range of materials, such as high-temperature shape memory alloys, ferromagnetic shape memory alloys, hydrogen storage materials, materials for electric interconnects in microelectronic packaging, novel steel alloys as well as nuclear fuels for next-generation nuclear power plants. More recently, Dr. Arróyave has been collaborating with colleagues in the fields of microstructural design and design theory to develop inverse methods for the discovery and design of multi-component, multi-phase structural materials.

Dr. Ahmed Amine Benzerga – Multiscale Mechanics of Deformation and Fracture (joint faculty member)

Dr. Benzerga’s research centers on the deformation and fracture of materials, integrating macroscale experiments with microscopic observations and modeling with a focus on anisotropy, Nano-scale defects, scale bridging using analytical and computational methods, and large-scale simulations. His group has recently developed micromechanics-based models of anisotropic void growth and void coalescence in the ductile fracture, applicable under combined tension and shear and low-stress triaxialities. He has advanced a new simple theory, termed the AED index theory, which enables to project robust correlations between anisotropic plasticity and the ductility of materials failing by internal cavitation. With such advances incorporated in in-house and commercial finite element codes, Dr. Benzerga’ s students have uncovered new

mechanisms for the so-called shear failure in metal alloys, a phenomenon that severely limits the ductility andformability of materials. Current efforts include incorporating such developments in an explicit code for analysis of dynamic fracture phenomena, taking into account void shape and micro-inertia effects. The Benzerga group has recently worked on experimental characterization and modeling of ductile damage in Mg alloys and revealed the roles of stress triaxiality and engineering the plastic anisotropy. Similar studies have been carried out to characterize chemo-mechanical damage in semi-crystalline polymers due to photo-oxidation and triaxiality effects. More recent collaborative work has focused on developing computational spectral methods for high-throughput analysis of microstructure effects in phase-transforming materials, new methods for discrete shear transformation zone plasticity in amorphous metals, and integrating various models for simulating crack growth under combined fatigue, creep and corrosion.

Dr. Tahir Cagin -- Modeling and Simulation of Nanomaterials

Dr. Cagin’s research focusses in modeling and simulation of nanomaterials for a wide range of technological applications. For his work in nanotechnology, he was awarded the Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology in 1999. Over the last 30 years, he has developed and applied multiscale simulation methods into various materials science and engineering problems; such as the material behavior under extreme environmental conditions through various stages leading to material failure (stress corrosion, metal dusting, etc.) supported by NSF, ONR, ARO, and LLNL. His notable research is in the area of nano science and nanotechnology areas with a particular focus on the materials for energy harvesting,

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conversion and storage (thermoelectrics, photovoltaics, piezoelectrics, fuel cells, super capacitors, fuel cells, etc.) supported by NSF EAGER, IMI, ARO MURI, and DARPA Programs. He is inducted to Academy of Science, Turkey in 2014. He is author/coauthor of two textbooks and over 250 peer-reviewed articles in his field of interest.

Dr. Raymundo Case – Materials Performance in Corrosive Environments

Dr. Case’s Research focuses on developing fundamental understanding of the various aspects of corrosion in metallic materials to address critical problems in engineering applications. The main areas of research in his materials reliability group are corrosion damage distribution model development for low alloy steels in CO2/H2S containing environments, the study of pitting, development of stress corrosion prediction models for stainless steels in CO2/H2S containing environments, and corrosion mechanisms and mitigation in super critical environments. Recent research work performed in the group includes the study of the environmentally assisted hydrogen cracking resistance in nanostructured dual phase carbon steels, the development of novel test methods to quantify sulfide stress corrosion cracking in high strength low alloy steels and the study of electrochemical methods for the qualification of stainless steels performance in terms of the limits of the passive layer resistance.

Dr. Homero Castaneda -- Corrosion Science and Engineering, Energy Generation and Storage, andElectrochemical Processes.

Dr. Castaneda uses electrochemical and nondestructive techniques to monitor interfacial phenomena in materials and theoretical modeling of corrosion science and engineering, energy generation and storage and electrochemical processes for different industries. He has been the PI for multiple projects on corrosion science and engineering from DOE, DOD, DOT, and several Fortune 500 companies. Before joining TAMU, he worked for five years at The University of Akron (2011 to 2015) as an assistant professor and before that at Battelle Memorial Institute as a senior scientist (2006-2010) in the Advanced Materials and Energy Systems in Columbus, Ohio. Before Battelle, he was the Technical Director of the Corrosion, Materials, and Pipelines in the Mexican Petroleum Institute for five years. He has authored and co-authored over 85 peer-reviewed papers in the areas of corrosion science and

engineering, coatings degradation and reliability, materials characterization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. He holds ten patents and copyrights. He received the H.H. Uhlig award from NACE international in 2018.

Dr. Terry S. Creasy – Polymer Matrix Composites and Polymer Processing

Dr. Creasy’s current projects include active composites for infrastructure, 3D printing for cross-linked matrix composites, carbon nanofiber/microfiber hybrids for energy storage flywheels, and thermal processing management in ultrathick polyetheretherketone (PEEK) bushings used in extreme environments. Recent discoveries show that targeted thermal management produces thick PEEK materials with higher strengths and modulus values than ever before reported, with high consistency in the percent crystalline material present throughout the bushing. Furthermore, preliminary dual cantilever beam experiments with carbon nanofibers interleaved between carbon microfiber prepreg increase fracture toughness and may result in carbon fiber flywheel systems that achieve the highest energy storage density ever recorded.

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Dr. Michael J. Demkowicz — Materials in Extreme Environments

The Demkowicz group uses both modeling and experiments to investigate the behavior of metals under extreme environments, including high temperatures, high strains, high strain rates, intense irradiation, and exposure to corrosive environments. The group concentrates on understanding the fundamental physical mechanisms governing microstructure evolution and mechanical properties to improving the accuracy of failure predictions and developing new materials with enhanced resistance to harsh conditions. The Demkowicz group is distinctive for its focus on elucidating the role of solid-state interfaces, i.e., grain and phase boundaries, in determining the performance of metals in extremes. Its work has impacted industry by improving understanding of intergranular failure mechanisms and advanced the DOE’s national energy security mission by spearheading the development of interface-

dominated radiation resistant composites.

Dr. Karl T. Hartwig – Materials Processing by Severe Plastic Deformation and Mechanical Metallurgy

Hartwig’s research group develops approaches for improving the microstructure of metal alloys for improved properties by thermal, mechanical processing and understanding the underlying mechanisms of microstructure evolution. The group has developed a number oftools and assorted apparatus for effectively accomplishing equal channel angular extrusion on bars, plates, and tubes over the temperature range from cryogenic to above 1000°C. The materials processed have covered a wide range of the materials spectrum: most commercial metal alloys, polymers, ceramics, metal-metal composites, and a host of difficult to deform materials (for example intermetallic compounds, tool steels, and refractory metals). The objectives of the work are twofold: to improve either mechanical or physical properties, and to better understand from microstructure-property-processing fundamentals how best to accomplish the improvement. Examples of activities include decreasing anisotropy in fine-grained strong magnesium alloy for biomedical implants, increasing the ductility of bulk pure tungsten for structural applications, improving the corrosion resistance of aluminum alloys, and improving the deformation characteristics of pure niobium and tantalum sheet for superconductor applications. The work has led to a number of patents and significant funding from the state of Texas, industry, NSF and the US Departments of Energy and Defense.

Dr. Ibrahim Karaman – Structure-Property-Processing Relationships in Shape Memory Alloys and Ultrafine-Grained Materials

Dr. Karaman’s main research interests are processing-microstructure-mechanical/functional property relationships in metallic materials and composites including 1) ultrafine and nanocrystalline materials, and 2) conventional, high temperature and magnetic shape memory alloys; micro-mechanical constitutive modeling of crystal plasticity; twinning and martensitic phase transformations. Dr. Karaman received several national and international awards including the NSF CAREER Award, ONR Young Investigator Award, The Robert Lansing Hardy Award from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), an Honorable Mention for the Early Career Faculty Fellow Award from TMS, Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award from ASME and AIAA, and TMS 2018 Brimacombe Medalist. He is an author or co-author over 270 refereed journal articles

and two licensed patents. Karaman’s work has established an improved foundation of understandings of materials deforming by multiple deformation mechanisms (including twinning, slip, and martensitic transformation). His work on processing of nanoparticulate metals using equal channel angular extrusion has been pioneering. His research has fostered new research fields, especially in the area of high-temperature shape memory alloys and negative coefficient of thermal expansion metals. He has worked on many different material

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systems including steels, magnesium and aluminum alloys, amorphous metal alloys, and shape memory alloys (SMAs). Karaman’s work resulted in a new energy conversion principle for a highly effective low frequency (SMA) energy harvester with notably higher power density. More recently he has been focusing on microstructural design through additive manufacturing, including functional grading and location-specific microstructure control.

Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas – Solid Mechanics, Multifunctional Materials, Micromechanics

Dr. Lagoudas research focuses on the characterization and modeling of multifunctional material systems at nano, micro, and macro levels. His current efforts are focused on the characterization of fatigue and fracture of the NiTiHf high-temperature shape memory alloys and the subsequent derivation of corresponding constitutive models. The developed techniques are utilized for the development of next-generation aircraft with morphing capabilities where shape memory alloys are utilized as lightweight and compact actuators. More recently, Dr. Lagoudas group has been involved with development finite element based micromechanical methods that predict the response of NiTi and NiTiHf shape memory alloys based on their microstructural characteristics. Through the collaboration of his group with other researchers, the latter models are utilized within Bayesian optimal experimental design frameworks to accelerate the discovery of SMAs with targeted microstructure and properties. Dr. Lagoudas group is also involved with the development of micromechanical approaches to assist the design of structural load-bearing energy storage units based on Aramid nanofiber-functionalized Graphene electrodes.

Dr. Pao-Tai Lin - Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

Dr. Lin’s research effort focusses on developing optoelectronic devices and materials for (i) CMOS-compatible mid-Infrared integrated photonics and label-free chem-bio sensing/imaging and (ii) broadband and small footprint Reconfigurable optical micro resonators & metamaterials. I have developed mid-Infrared sensor chips that perform real-time and on-site molecule detection. His designs in opto-nanofluidics can be applied in a broad spectral range, covering from UV to far IR, improving the sensitivity by two orders. Concurrently, he has investigated the nonlinear optical response and tunability of nanophotonic circuits made by epitaxial ferroelectric oxide thin films. He hasdemonstrated reconfigurable photonic circuits for high-speed optical communication, as well as enhanced the 2nd order optical nonlinearities. His research enables a nano-scale

light modulator with one order lower power consumption. In brief, he develops prototypes of chip-scale, label-free, high-speed, and power-efficient nanophotonic modulators and biochemical sensors.

Dr. Alan Needleman -- Computational Modeling of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Alan Needleman’s research focuses on computational modeling of the mechanical behavior of materials with the main focus on structural materials. One area of interest is the development of a quantitative predictive framework for ductile fracture. Two basic questions are: (i) what is the relation between observable features of a material's microstructure and its resistance to crack growth, and (ii) what is the relation between observable features of a material's microstructure and the roughness of the fracture surface? A corollary is: what is the relation, if any, between a material's crack growth resistance and the roughness of the corresponding fracture surface? Fracture surface roughness is important because it can bequantitatively characterized in circumstances where a valid engineering fracture test cannot be carried out. His modeling work has revealed such a quantitative relation and the predicted type of relation was seen in subsequent experiments. This knowledge has led to an effort to develop a framework

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for designing material microstructures for improved fracture resistance. Another area of recent interest is predicting the crack growth response of polycrystalline metals to time-varying loading (as encountered in applications). These analyses have shown the reason why typical loading time histories lead to faster crack growth than when the maximum load is applied and held fixed. The modeling framework has also been extended to account for the deleterious effect of the presence of a grain boundary solute. Another area of research involves extracting properties characterizing the plastic response of materials from Indentation tests. It is known that materials with very different plastic properties can give the same indentation force response. His work has shown that measuring the surface displacements (the pile-up) in addition to the force response together with a Bayesian-type statistical analysis can enable the plastic properties to be obtained. Work is also ongoing on the development of a mesoscale framework for analyzing the mechanical response of amorphous metals that deform by shear transformations in a manner analogous to the frame we previously developed for discrete dislocation modeling of crystalline metals.

Dr. George Pharr – Small Scale Mechanical Behavior

Dr. Pharr’s research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of deformation and fracture in solid materials using small-scale experimental methods to examine and characterize them. The methods he and his students have developed and used over the past four decades include nanoindentation, nano-compression, and nano-tensile testing. Efforts are currently underway in his lab to implement these techniques in a high-resolution scanning electron microscope and focused ion beam milling system so that small-scale phenomena can be directly observed and studied in real time. Dr. Pharr and his students are also involved in funded research programs to develop new small-scale techniques for testing at elevated temperatures up to 1100°C and at very high strain rates approaching those in ballistic impact. The new techniques will be used to explore how creep deformation at very

small scales (micron and sub-micron) can be studied and characterized in high-temperature nanoindentation experiments and to explore and understand the mechanistic origins of crack formation in brittle glasses and ceramics, some of which may prove useful as new and improved transparent and light weight armor materials.

Dr. Xiaofeng Qian - First-Principles Materials Theory and Simulation

Dr. Qian’s group focuses on developing materials theory, understanding complex physical and chemical phenomena, and discovering new materials with the overarching objective of advancing state of the art in the areas of fundamental materials science and condensed matter physics. His group is currently focusing on four research areas: 1) first-principles theory of nonlinear light-matter interaction, 2) topological/nonequilibrium quantum phases and coupled quantum processes, 3) low-dimensional materials for energy and device applications, and 4) materials informatics and multiscale simulation for complex physical and chemical processes. For example, Qian’s group recently developed a highly-parallelized first-principles computational framework for predicting and understanding nonlinear light-matter interactions (Wang et al., Nano Letters, 2017), and established theory of quantum nonlinear ferroelectric optical Hall effect originated from the intimate coupling between ferroelectricity and optically driven nonequilibrium Hall effect (Wang et al., to be submitted, 2018). Qian’s group also discovered several physical phenomena in van der Waals layered materials that are fundamentally and technologically interesting, including 2D multiferroicity (Wang et al., 2D Materials, 2017; Qi et al. Applied Physics Letters, 2018), van der Waals interaction-driven topological phase transition from Z2 topological insulator to Weyl semimetals (Liu et al., Nano Letters, 2017; Nano Letter, 2015), high-temperature superexchange-mediated ferromagnetic semiconductors with Curie temperature of 150K (Qi et al. under review, 2018). In addition, Qian’s group is collaborating with other colleagues to develop a theory of the universal correlation between electronic structure and solute-defect interactions in metals (Hu et al., under review, 2018), and experimentally demonstrate the

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exciton funneling effect previously predicted by Qian (Li et al., Nature Communications, 2015; Feng et al., Nature Photonics, 2012) and quantum spin Hall effect in monolayer WTe2 and MoTe2 (Qian et al., Science, 2014). Moreover, through close collaboration with an experimental group, they have developed a new class of low-cost, earth-abundant, environment-friendly, low-energy-consumption, compatible and scalable thin-film solar cells using quasi-one-dimensional van der Waals antimony chalcogenides (Guo et al., Solar RRL, 2018). Its power conversion efficiency was recently improved to 7% (Guo et al., in preparation, 2018). Qian’s group recently developed machine learning force fields based on first-principles density functional theory (Yang et al., in preparation, 2018). The research in Dr. Qian’s group is currently supported by the National Science Foundation and the TAMU-U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory collaborative project.

Dr. Miladin Radovic – Processing of Ceramics and Ceramic Composites

Dr. Radovic’s research focuses on the processing of ceramics and ceramic composites and their high temperatures properties, with the overreaching objective of designing and developing new structural and functional materials for harsh environments. His group is currently carrying out fundamental research on ternary carbides and nitrides with layered atomic structures (i.e., MAX phase), with the special focus on the understanding of the effects of solid solution substitution on both M and A sublattices on their structural stability, oxidation resistance and mechanical properties. For instance, his group developed recently several phase-pure MAX phase solid solutions for the first time (such as (V,Fe)2AlC, Ti2(Al,Bi)C, etc.,) and characterized their structural, physical and mechanical properties.

Furthermore, Radovic’s group is working on etching and exfoliation of those novel MAX phase solid solutions to 2D materials (MXenes) with tailored properties for flexible conductors, sensing and energy storage. Radovic’s group is also studying electro-mechanical coupling in solid-state ionics at elevated temperatures and effects that type and concertation of dopants have on the coupled relaxation of dialectic and elastic dipoles in those materials. For example, his group established a relationship between the dopant size and temperature range of anelastic relaxation doped zirconia and ceria that are key materials for solid oxide fuel cells and oxygen sensors. In addition, the Radovic group is also working on the room temperature sol-gel synthesis of aluminosilicate polymers, with the special focus on tailoring their properties for applications as high-temperature adhesives, and thermal barrier and corrosion protection coatings. For instance, his group recently demonstrated that those inorganic polymers could be used as adhesives for Ti-based alloys up to 700°C.

Dr. Patrick J. Shamberger – Functional Phase Transformations in Materials

The research mission of the PHAse Transformation Engineering (PHATE) Research Group is to advance the science and understanding of phase transformations in materials and to engineer high-performance phase transformations for 1) energy storage and conversion, 2) adaptive and reconfigurable electronic materials and 3) thermal management applications. For example, recent discoveries include composite thermal energy storage materials that rapidly absorb heat (heat sinks for electronic and optical components) and the origins of size-dependent transformation mechanisms correlated oxides (next-generation computational devices). Their research is financially supported by the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, as well as by aerospace and defense prime contractor partners.

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Dr. Ankit Srivastava – Microstructural Mechanics for Material Design

Srivastava’s research group, Microstructural Mechanics for Material Design (M3D), focusses on design and discovery of advanced structural materials with improved performance. M3D group combines the computational and experimental methods of mechanics and materials science to correlate the spatiotemporal heterogeneities and failure mechanism(s) of advanced structural materials. Recently, they developed mathematical models to quantify the microstructure-mechanical property correlations that aided to the discovery of a hierarchical nanostructured β-titanium alloy with tensile strength ~15% greater than available commercial titanium alloys. In related work, they showed that it is possible to engineer the crack path by controlling a material's microstructure to increase its fracture resistance. Specifically, it was shown that the fracture resistance could be enhanced either by adding or removing defects.

To complement these, they are currently developing a computational framework to design multiphase materials with high strength and strain hardenability. The research at M3D group also focusses on developing afundamental understanding of the material’s response to extreme conditions such as high strain rate, high temperatures, and corrosive environments. They recently showed that at high strain rates the random distribution of material defects trigger the observed multiple necking patterns, but it is the inertia effect that controls the overall distribution of the pattern. The group is currently working towards developing models and identifying microstructural parameters that control the intrinsic thermomechanical properties of a class of high-temperaturematerials referred to as MAX phases.

Dr. Hung-Jue Sue – Material Science of Polymers and Nanomaterials

Dr. Sue’s research interests include (1) nanomaterial synthesis and assembly for nanotechnology applications, (2) physical and mechanical properties of polymers and composites, and (3) scratch behavior of polymers, films, and coatings. He is the Director of the Polymer Technology Center that is comprised of APPEAL (polymers for oil & gas applications), Scratch (measurement of scratch susceptibility of various materials to surface damage), and the PTIC (a forum for industry to interact with TAMU faculty and students). Dr. Sue has published over 250 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and invited to present at over 300 international conferences. He has trained over 40 Ph.D. students and postdocs. Dr. Sue holds TEES Professorship and is a fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers. He also holds honorary and visiting professor positions with Kobe University, Nanjing Technical University, National Taipei University of Technology, and Sichuan University.

Dr. Svetlana A. Sukhishvili – Responsive Polymer Materials

Dr. Svetlana A. Sukhishvili’ s group aims to develop novel polymer materials whose shape, self-healing, corrosion inhibition, swelling or drug release characteristics can be rationally designed to meet the demands of the most advanced biomedical and anticorrosionapplications. The group focuses on self-assembled materials which are responsive to environmental stimuli (pH, temperature, light). Recently, the Sukhishvili’ s group has pioneered nanocontainer-based coatings with temperature-controlled release characteristics (Palanisamy et al., Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 9084–9094), which enabled the development of multifunctional grafts to simultaneously accelerate wound healing and mitigate bacterial infection in chronic wounds (Albright et al, Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2018, 7, 1800132). Using

self-assembly, her group has also developed novel biocompatible nanocoatings with exceptional biocompatibility that can be used as coatings for cardiovascular stents (Selin et al., ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10, 9756–9764.) Finally, the group has recently developed a new family of hydrophobic antioxidant polymers which

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demonstrated their high inhibition efficiency of corrosion of metals (US patent application 15841244, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018).

Dr. Ramesh Talreja – Multiscale Failure Analysis of Composite Materials Accounting for Manufacturing Defects

Talreja’s research group addresses mechanisms of failure in composite materials at multiple length scales, ranging from the molecular to the structural. A novel feature is to account for the microstructural morphologies produced by manufacturing processes, which, depending on applications, can range from being barely controlled, e.g., for large wind turbine blades or highly controlled, e.g., for space structures. A methodology is developed to quantify deviations from uniform microstructure based on statistical simulations of causes underlying nonuniformities, e.g., random mobility of fibers during resin infusion. Another notable feature of the research thrust is to analyze failure events by their energy requirement rather than formulate failure criteria regarding stresses as commonly done. The energy-based approach can address the multiple failure events that necessarily occur in the proper order of their occurrence.

Dr. Kelvin Xie - Atomic-level Characterization of Deformation and Damage Mechanisms of Advanced Engineering Materials

Dr. Xie's research focuses on applying transmission electron microscopy to characterize and understand the deformation and damage mechanisms of advanced metal alloys and ceramic systems. The overarching objective is to uncover deformation and damage mechanisms and to integrate this information in designing strong and damage tolerant metals and ceramics. In particular, his group is currently focusing on three research projects - characterize deformation mechanisms of Mg-RE alloys, characterize quasi-plasticity in ceramic materials, and characterize helium irradiation damage in nanocrystalline multi-phase alloys. The unifying theme of these projects is that all projects involve deformation/damage and atomic-scale characterization. For instance, his group

has recently investigated the microstructural evolution of Si-doped boron carbide (an armor ceramic) underneath indents and observed that quasi-plastic zones suppressed the formation of micro-cracks. This observation may explain the enhanced damage tolerance of this material compared to regular boron carbide. In metallurgy and ceramic engineering areas, his group seeks to offer detailed microstructural information, which is previously unattainable using conventional techniques, to elucidate the fundamental mechanisms that govern deformation and damage in materials and to guide new generation materials design.

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4.6 CENTERS, FACILITIES AND LABORATORIES

Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) MSEN Faculty Director: Miladin Radovic http://mcf.tamu.edu

The Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) at Texas A&M University is a multi-user facility designed to support the research efforts of the TAMU community. The facility receives funding from the Office of Vice President for Research, the College of Engineering (TEES) and the College of Science. The MCF provides researchers in the TAMU community with access to high-end instrumentation essential for fundamental studies of the surface and interfacial properties of materials, such as ion and electron-based spectroscopies, and electron, optical and scanning probe microscopies. The MCF is staffed by research scientists with expertise in these areas, and they provide fundamental research training to students and faculty on our instrumentation, as well as consultation on measurement needs and data interpretation. Beyond TAMU, the MCF also supports collaborative research projects with outside industrial users. In addition to research training, the facility also supports educational activities involving lab tours, workshops, hands-on demonstrations, and STEM outreach through our open house and lunchtime seminar series. The capabilities at the MCF include:

Electron Microscopy:• Scanning Electron Microscope: The JEOL JSM-7500F is an ultra-high resolution cold field emission

scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) equipped with a high brightness conical FE gun and a low aberration conical objective lens; conventional in-chamber Everhart-Thornley and through-the-lens secondary detectors, low angle back-scattered electron detector (LABE), IR-CCD chamber camera, Oxford EDS system equipped with X-ray mapping and digital imaging.

• Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscope (Xe plasma source, Tescan FERA-3 Model GMH): Dual Beam Focused Ion Beam Microscope equipped with: Schottky Field Emission Electron Source; SE, BSE detectors; Integrated Plasma Ion Source (Xe) Focused Ion Beam (FIB); DrawBeam Basic Electron and Ion Beam Lithography Software; Motorized Retractable Panchromatic Cathodoluminescence Detector (350-650 nm spectral range); MonoGIS Gas Injection System (Platinum); Standard EBSD with a NordlysNano high sensitivity camera and 3D EBSD capabilities; Integrated Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOF-SIMS).

• Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscope (Ga source, Tescan LYRA -3 Model GMH): Dual BeamFocused Ion Beam Microscope equipped with: Schottky Field Emission Electron Source; SE, BSE detectors; STEM (dark and bright field imaging); EBIC imagining system (electron beam induced conductivity); fully integrated Canion Ga LMIS Focused Ion Beam column; 5-Reservoir Gas Injection System: W deposition, Pt deposition, Insulator (SiOx) deposition, Enhanced Etching (H2O), Enhanced or selective etching of Si, SiO2, Si3N4, W (XeF2); SmarAct 3-axis (XYZ) Piezo Nanomanipulator and controller; Beam Deceleration Mode for imaging at low voltage; Standard EDS Microanalysis System with X- MaxN 50.

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• In-situ Tensile Stage: In-situ thermo-mechanical testing module for SEM with EBSD. The Kammrath & Weiss in-situ thermo-mechanical testing modules (two of them) allow dynamic microstructural observations in SEM at high temperatures under different mechanical loading conditions. The loading stage is equipped with gearboxes, covering the range of 1-150 µm/s velocities. The loading stages are capable of performing tension, compression and bending tests using either a 10KN load cell with force resolution of 0.1N or a 500N load cell with force resolution of 10-3N. The stage is equipped with the adaptation for EBSP measurements and also has a heating sub-stage capable of heating specimens mounted on the loading apparatus up to 800oC.

• Picoindentors: The in situ PI 95 TEM/PI 85 PicoIndenters are full-fledged depth-sensing nanoindenters capable of direct-observation of nanomechanical tests inside the TEM and SEM respectively. Both PicoIndenters provide quantitative force-displacement data which can be time-correlated to real-time events in the TEM/SEM videos.

• Electron Microprobe: The Cameca SXFive has a LaB6 source and is equipped with EDS, and CL detector. The instrument has five spectrometers with the following crystal configuration: (1) LTAP and LPET; (2) TAP, PET, PC0, and PC2; (3) LPET and LLiF; (4) PET, LiF, PC1, and PC3; (5) LPET and LLiF

• Titan Cubed Themis High Resolution TEM: The FEI Titan Cubed Themis 300 S/TEM is a high-resolution transmission electron microscope with spherical aberration correctors (CS double corrector DCOR) for both the image and probe optics system, resulting in resolution limits below 1 Å between 60 and 30 kV in both TEM and STEM mode. The high brightness electron gun (X-FEG) is equipped with a monochromator to improve energy resolution in combination with a high-sensitivity SDD X-ray spectrometer (Super-X EDS Detector) and a high-resolution post-column energy filter (GIF Quantum). Additional capabilities: energy-filtered TEM (EFTEM) imaging, high-resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS, Velox), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS), double tilt holder, Lorentz Lens, HAADF, Ceta 16M Camera, Gatan Quantum ERS/966 P, and electron tomography. The Titan Themis 300 can also be used to perform in situ experiments using special TEM specimen holders.

Surface analysis: • XPS/UPS: Omicron XPS/UPS system with Argus detector uses Omicron's DAR 400 dual Mg/Al

X-ray source for XPS measurements and the HIS 13 He UV source for UPS measurements. Electron analysis can be done with Omicron's 124 mm mean radius electrostatic hemispherical dispersive energy analyzer with the 128-channel micro-channel plate Argus detector with 0.8 eV resolution. This system is also equipped with a CN10 charge neutralizer to reduce charging on samples such as polymers and an NGI3000 Argon ion sputter gun for surface cleaning.

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• Nanoindenters: The TI 950 Triboindenter is equipped with performance Advanced Control Module which provides greatperformance for nanomechanical testing. It is equipped with integrated dual head testing for low load and high load performance that enables testing at the nano/micro scale levels for both hard and soft materials. It has improved lateral measurements for thin film samples, the xSol high-temperaturestage having the range of 20 °C up to 800 °C, extended displacement stage – suited for testing adhesive and compliant samples. Also, it has a fluorescence microscope option capable of performing both standard bright-field and fluorescence imaging, NanoDMA and Modulus Mapping for quantitative measurements of viscoelastic nanomechanical properties from the in situ SPM imaging and TriboEA for acoustic emission signals from fracture or deformation.

• AFM-IR: The Anasys Instruments nanoIR2-STM combines nanoscale chemical characterization AFM-IR (Atomic Force Microscopy–Infrared Spectroscopy) with optical property mapping s- SNOM (scattering Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy). AFM-IR provides the spatial resolution of AFM with chemical analysis capabilities of infrared spectroscopy (IR). An AFM probe is used to locally detect the thermal expansion of sample(s) resulting from absorption of infrared radiation at the resonant wavelength. IR spectra are then collected by measuring the cantilever oscillation amplitude as a function of IR wavelength, creating a unique chemical fingerprint with nanoscale spatial resolution.

• Imaging Ellipsometer: The Nanofilm EP3-SE is a high-precision, auto-nulling spectroscopic imaging ellipsometer in the PCSA configuration with an ellipsometric resolution of up to Δ ±0.002 deg and Ψ ± deg and accuracy of ±0.1 deg. It is equipped with a Xenon arc lamp, allowing spectroscopic ellipsometric scanning from 365-1000 nm at 46 wavelengths—a useful capability for the determination of optical properties for complex films and stacks. Additionally, a CCD camera allows for the capture of optical and ellipsometric images.

• Cameca ion microprobe: The CAMECA IMS 4f ion microprobe is a tool for investigating isotopic composition in the chemical, material, geological and biological sciences. All elements (H to U) can be detected in-depth profiling, surface, bulk, and microanalysis modes. Detection limits are in the ppb range with a depth resolution of 10 nm and lateral resolution of ~3 µm. Typical applications include in-depth compositional analysis of high-performance materials, isotopic ratios in terrestrial/extraterrestrial specimens, localization/imaging of 13C- and 15N-labeled molecules in biological materials.

• Dimension Icon AFM: This AFM is equipped with Peak Force Tapping using ScanAsyst for topography and phase images; contact mode; force imaging for elastic properties of materials from force curves plots; intermittent mode (tapping) for topography and phase images; imaging in a liquid environment; peak force TUNA for topography, current images, current-voltage (I-V) plot; Peak Force Quantitative NanoMechanics for modulus, adhesion, deformation and dissipation

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measurements; magnetic force microscopy for long range magnetic forces on the sample surface and a Peltier heater/cooler stage with the range of -20 °C up to 200 °C.

Spectroscopy and Microscopy

• Spectrofluorometer: The PTI QuantaMaster series spectrofluorometer is a modular system with capabilities for measuring many luminescence phenomena for both liquid and solid (film or powder) samples. It is equipped with a Xenon arc lamp for collecting steady-state emission spectra and a pulsing Xenon lamp for measuring phosphorescence lifetimes. Additionally, several LED sources are available at specific wavelengths that can be attached for collecting fluorescence lifetime measurements. FelixGX software can be used to collect and analyze excitation and emission scans, excitation and emission ratios, time-based scans for single samples or up to 10 dyes simultaneously, lifetime measurements, and quantum yield.

• UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer: The Hitachi U-4100 UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer is a high-resolution spectrometer capable of measuring absorbance, transmittance, and reflectance of both liquid and solid (film) samples from 175-3300 nm.

• Raman confocal microscope: The Horiba Jobin-Yvon LabRam IR system provides highly specific spectral fingerprints which enables precise chemical and molecular characterization and identification. It offers optimal confocal spatial and depth discrimination down to 1 μm, two laser options (632 nm and 785 nm), and automated XYZ mapping. The spectrometer is equipped with two gratings and an open electrode CCD with enhanced quantum efficiency in the spectral range of 450 – 950 nm.

• FTIR spectrometer: The Thermo Nicolet 380 FTIR spectrometer is equipped with a standard transmission stage that holds various sample preparations. It has diamond tipped ATR stage for measurements ranging from 3000 to 200 cm-1 with a spectral range of 7800 to 350 cm-1 and 0.9 cm-1spectral resolution.

• Fluorescent confocal microscope: The Leica TCS SP5 utilizes an inverted DMI 6000 microscope which is equipped with a motorized xy stage and epifluorescence illumination. Filter cubes for blue and green excitation (I3, N2.1) are available for visual inspection and focusing of samples. The conventional scanner has one transmittd light detector and three reflectance/ fluorescence detectors. The excitation laser lines available are 458, 476, 488, 514, 543 and 633 nm and the microscope is equipped with 10x, 40x and 63x dry objectives and a 63x oil immersion objective.

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Thermal and Electrical Analysis

• Thermal, mechanical analysis (TMA): The thermo-mechanical analyzer measures changes in the dimensions of a sample as a function of time, temperature and force in a controlled atmosphere. TMA can measure the coefficient of thermal expansion along with the glass transition temperature (Tg). Creep and stress relaxation analysis, and softening and melting points can be measured for solids (soft or rigid samples) under various modes of operation in a temperature range between -150 to 1000 °C, with force range of 0.001 to 1 N.

• Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC): The capabilities of this DSC include a temperature range from -90 to 400 °C with a sensitivity of 1 μW for measuring the glass transition temperatures (Tg), melting points, crystallization, heat flow, thermal history, kinetics (isothermal crystallization) and degree of cure.

• Dielectric spectroscopy: The Novocontrol Alpha impedance analyzer is equipped with Quatro cryo-system for dielectric studies with an impedance range of 0.01 ohms to 1014 ohms, a frequency range of 3 μHz to 20 MHz, and a temperature range of -160 to 400 °C with nitrogen gas cooling/heating. It can accommodate solid pellet, foil, and nonvolatile liquid samples.

• Hot Disk thermal conductivity analysis: The Hot Disk Transient Plane Source (TPS) is equipped to measure the absolute thermal conductivity 0.005 to 1000 W/mK, and the thermal diffusivity with auto-calculation of the heat capacity of bulk and directional (axial & radial) materials including solid, liquid, paste, and powder.

Microscopy and Imaging Center (MIC) Faculty Director: Kristen Maitland (BMEN) http://microscopy.tamu.edu

The mission of The Microscopy and Imaging Center (MIC) is to provide current and emerging technologies for teaching and research involving microscopy and imaging in Life and Physical Sciences on the Texas A&M campus and beyond, training and support services for microscopy, sample preparation, in situ elemental/molecular analyses, as well as digital image analysis and processing. The MIC is promoting cutting edge research in basic and applied sciences through research and development activities, as well as quality training and education through individual training and short courses. The MIC is a core facility equipped for sample preparation, imaging and analysis in light and electron microscopy and for wet bench/basic life science and molecular biology work. The equipment in the wet laboratory includes DNA and protein gel units, PCR machine, precision balances, water ultrafiltration system, spectrofluorometer, spectrophotometer, three fume hoods, Sigma K-18 refrigerated centrifuge, Eppendorf microcentrifuge, a laminar flow cabinet for aseptic work and for preparing culture plates, 30/37 ºC incubator and a water bath incubator/shaker. Additional rooms are dedicated to ultra-microtomy, specimen coating and polishing.

A new BL-2 cell/tissue culture and imaging suite is available, with a biosafety cabinet, CO2 incubators, and a Leica SP8 confocal microscope for live cell imaging with high-speed, multi-spectral, super-sensitivity, super-resolution, and fluorescence lifetime capability.

The MIC is located in the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building and users have access to shared equipment in the building, such as autoclaves, centrifuges, gel documentation systems and cold rooms.

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The MIC is equipped with computers and software needed for deconvolution and analysis of fluorescence images (Autoquant Autodeblur X; Olympus FV-10 ASW, ImageJ/Fiji), as well as for EM data processing. These are provided by MIC to all users free of charge. The software for EM data processing include FEI Amira, FEI Tomography package, and Oxford Instruments Aztec/INCA software for EDS data analysis.

• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM): A high-resolution field emission-SEM with high-end analytical capabilities originally funded by the NSF (DBI-0116835). FEI Quanta 600 FE-SEM: Field emission scanning electron microscope capable of generating and collecting high-resolution and low-vacuum images. It is equipped with a motorized x-y-z-tilt-rotate stage, conventional Everhart-Thornley detector, back-scattered electron detector, IR-CCD chamber camera, Oxford EDS system equipped with X-ray mapping and digital imaging, HKL/Oxford EBSD system incl. geological phase database for phase ID, Gatan panchromatic cathodoluminescence detector with RGB filters and a Zyvex S100 nanomanipulator.

Tescan Vega 3 SEM: With SE and backscattered detectors, an Oxford EDS detector, variable pressure and Environmental SEM mode for imaging of hydrated and uncoated samples.

• Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM): JEOL 1200 EX: 0.45 nm-resolution easy-to-use TEM, double

condenser projection lens, 60-120 kV, bright/dark field imaging, electron diffraction, eucentric goniometer (+/- 60° tilt), 3kx3k SIA lens-coupled CCD slow-scan camera.

JEOL JEM-2010: 200kV (0.23 nm point resolution) TEM with LaB6 filement, interchangeable pole pieces, single tilt and double-tilt holders, an Oxford EDS detector and Inca Energy platform for chemical analysis, Gatan heating stage (up to 1200 °C), storable alignment parameters and grid positions, low-dose imaging, ED and CBED, video-rate Gatan Orius SC-1000 CCD camera (4008 x 2672 pixels), Oxford Instruments semi-STEM system, light-element (Z>5) capable, and Gatan Microscopy Suite 3.3.

FEI Tecnai G2 F20: 200kV (0.24 nm point resolution) Field Emission TEM. This microscope is equipped with a GATAN Tridiem energy filter and a 2kx2k GATAN Ultrascan 1000 CCD camera for zero-loss imaging and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). In addition the F20 has a dedicated Fischione HAADF STEM detector (STEM resolution: 0.24 nm) and an Oxford Instruments EDS detector. A GATAN 626 cryo-holder and twin-blade anti-contaminator allows cryo-electron microscopy to be carried out. The microscope is also equipped for low-dose imaging. In addition automated electron tomography (+/- 60º) is possible using the FEI Xplore3D or USCF tomography acquisition software packages. A single-tilt specimen holder and a low background beryllium double-tilt specimen holder for EDS analysis are available. FEI Tecnai G2 F20-ST: This sibling of the above 200-kV instrument has been configured for materials applications and features STEM (resolution: 0.19nm), a Supertwin objective lens (+/- 70º tilt possible with special Fischione holder), threefold astigmatism correction, single and double tilt specimen holders (α = +/- 40º) for automated collection of tilt series for electron tomography in TEM or STEM mode, two Gatan CCD cameras, recently upgraded system software and Oxford windowless EDS detector. Lattice fringes at 0.1 nm have been demonstrated. The microscope is equipped for image acquisition in scanning transmission mode (STEM) using a high-angle annular darkfield Fischione detector. The magnification range: 21.5 x - 1050 kx in TEM mode and 10 kx – 330 Mx in STEM mode. The camera Length range is 30 – 4600 mm in TEM mode.

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• Optical Microscopy (OM): Leica SP8 Confocal/STED/FLIM microscope: For live cell imaging in a BL2 imaging suite. The instrument features both standard galvos and resonant scanning galvos for fast imaging, spectral detection, AOBS, a 405 nm diode laser, a pulsed 440 nm diode laser, a pulsed white light laser (WLL, 470 nm-670 nm) source, three gated highly sensitive hybrid detectors (two cooled) that allow suppression of the autofluorescence background, two APDs, fast GPU-enabled deconvolution, stage-top incubator with temperature controller which allows for mixed gas flow, and focus stabilization for extended time lapse imaging. The FALCON fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) module allows fast imaging with biosensors to detect changes in metabolic state and microenvironment and study protein-protein interactions with FLIM-FRET (Förster Resonance Energy Transfer). The STED module with 775nm depletion laser allows nanoscopy in x,y (2D) at resolution down to 40 nm. It is upgradeable to 3D and additional depletion laser wavelengths. Available objectives include the HC PL APO 10x/0.40 CS2, HC PL APO 20x/0.75 IMM CORR CS2 - multi-immersion objective (oil, glycerol, water), HC PL APO 40x/1.10 W motCORR CS2 - water immersion, motorized aberration correction, HC PL APO 63x/1.30 GLYC CORR CS2 - Glycerol immersion for samples mounted in glycerol-based mounting media, and the HC PL APO 100x/1.40 OIL for STED superresolution. Leica DM6 upright research motorized microscope: For wide-field fluorescence with dry and immersion optics, reflected light and transmitted light imaging, differential interference contrast, LED light sources, motorized XY stage, advanced software with deconvolution, and a Leica DM 4500 5 Megapixel color sCMOS camera. It is equipped with 1.25x/0.04, 10x/0.32, 20x/0.55, and 40x/0.60 dry; 63x/1.4 oil immersion objectives. Olympus FV1000 laser scanning confocal microscope: With multiple lasers, motorized XY stage, high quality optics and spectral detection capabilities, and a SIM scanner for photostimulation/FRAP experiments at high temporal resolution. Dry, oil immersion and water immersion objectives are available. The confocal microscope was upgraded (winter 2016) with two high sensitivity GaAsP detectors and filters for CFP, GFP, YFP, RFP, Cy3, Cy5 fluorescent proteins and dyes, live cell imaging environmental enclosure to maintain temperature, humidity and CO2 levels. Imaging/analytical modes of operation also include Differential Interference Contrast, confocal optical surface profilometry and Raster Image Corelation Spectroscopy (RICS). Zeiss Axiophot upright microscope: With motorized focus, dry and oil immersion optics, fluorescent and reflected light illuminator, monochrome and color cameras, phase contrast and differential interference contrast optics, polarized light imaging in both transmitted and reflected mode. Reichert Zetopan microscope: With high-NA special condensers for dark field illumination.

• Sample preparation and Supporting Equipment: FEI Vitrobot Mk. III for vitrification of small samples (proteins, protein complexes, liposomes and exosomes) used for cryo-TEM imaging; Leica EM ICE High Pressure Freezer with Light and Electrical Stimulation, considered the gold standard in sample preparation for TEM; Leica EM AFS2 with automatic liquid handler FSP for automated freeze substitution and subsequent resin embedding of rapidly frozen specimens from the EM ICE apparatus; Pelco Biowave Cold Microwave Processor for effective sample fixation, dehydration and embedding and staining protocols; Pelco EasiGlow, a glow discharge apparatus to render EM grids with a support film more hydrophilic to improve dispersion of aqueous samples for TEM imaging; Leica UC7 ultramicrotome with the FC7 chamber for cryo-ultramicrotomy for ultra-thin sectioning of resin-embedded samples for TEM; Reichert Ultracut ultramicrotome for ultra-thin sectioning of resin-embedded samples for TEM; LKB and Leica KMR3 glass knife makers; Micron Rotary Microtome for sectioning of wax-embedded samples for

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light microscopy; American Optical heavy duty sliding microtome for sectioning of hard and tough samples for light microscopy, for instance wood or bone; Cressington 108 Sputter Coater for general coating of samples for SEM: Cressington 208HR high resolution sputter coater equipped with a turbo molecular pump, dedicated to coating for high resolution imaging on the Quanta FE-SEM; Cressington 308 evaporative coater for carbon coating of samples for SEM, coating of mica to produce carbon support film for TEM, etc.; and Fischione Model 1010 Ion Mill for precision ion milling and polishing system for TEM specimens; Buehler Isomet 1000 Precision saw; South Bay Tech. Dimpler; Ecomet grinder/polisher; Diener Zepto plasma cleaner.

Interdisciplinary Soft Matter Facility (SoMF) MSEN Faculty Director: Svetlana Sukhishvili https://somf.engr.tamu.edu/ The new Interdisciplinary Soft Matter Facility (SoMF) is the user facility focused on characterization of multifunctional soft materials. The establishment of SoMF is funded through the Research Development Fund and encompasses multiple colleges and centers across the university actively involved in soft materials-related research, including the colleges of Engineering, Science, and Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M. The facility is supervised by the Director, Svetlana Sukhishvili (MSEN), with oversight by the Executive Committee composed of Yossef Elabd (CHEN/MSEN), Allison Rice-Ficht (College of Medicine), Duncan Maitland (BMEN), and Karen Wooley (CHEM/MSEN). With the establishment of SoMF, existing and new equipment for the chemical and physical characterization of soft matter is made available to the entire TAMU community and interested external users (including other research organizations, industry, and hospitals). SoMF occupies 3,500 square feet of lab space in the Testing and Characterization Facility (TCF) building at 1313 Research Parkway, College Station, TX 77845. The facility currently includes four instrumentation suites based on the soft-matter-centered research areas which are unified by the general theme of characterization of hierarchically structured multi-component, multifunctional soft materials: Mechanics; Molecular Characterization; Nanostructure Characterization; and Thin Film and Interfacial Analysis. SoMF is evolving rapidly, and more instrumentation will be acquired in the upcoming year. Instruments Available

Molecular Characterization • Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) • TOSOH Ambient Temperature GPC with DMF • TOSOH Ambient Temperature GPC with THF • TOSOH Ambient Temperature GPC with water • TOSOH High-Temperature GPC with TCB (trichlorobenzene) • Membrane Osmometry: • LABSUN Osmometer 090 (available in Feb 2019)

Soft Matter Mechanics

• Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA): • TA Discovery DMA 850 • Rheometry: • TA HR-2 Discovery Hybrid Rheometer • TA G2 Rheometer

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Thin Film and Interfacial Analysis • Size and Zeta Potential Measurement: • Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZS • Film Thickness Measurement: • Filmetrics UV-20

Nanostructure Characterization

• Small/Wide Angle Scattering (SAXS/WAXS) • Rigaku SMAX-3000 (available in Dec 2018)

Materials Development and Characterization Laboratory (MDCL) MSEN Faculty Director: Ibrahim Karaman http://mdc2.tamu.edu/ The Materials Development and Characterization Center (MDC2), a 3,000 square foot facility located in the Texas A&M University main campus, is a centralized, well-supported instrument facility providing metallic and ceramic materials fabrication equipment including a magnetron sputtering system with up to four targets, vacuum arc melting and suction casting systems up to 500 gr. capacity, large vacuum glove box for nano-particle and powder handling, powder consolidation and sintering instruments, a spark plasma sintering system, conventional deformation processing instruments including a cold and hot rolling system, an extrusion press, a cold swaging machine, 3 servo-hydraulic thermo-mechanical testing systems with temperature capability up to 1700ºC in different environments (air, vacuum, inert gas, and steam), several heat treatment furnaces in different environments, two magneto-thermo-mechanical characterization instruments, Quantum Design MPMS SQUID VSM magnetometer, Bruker x-ray diffraction instrument with in situ stress and field capability, a Keyence VHX-2000 digital microscope, and other customized equipment for the study of advanced materials. The unique facility for XRD is capable of texture measurements, thin film texture and residual stress measurements, and measurements at cryogenic (down to 6K) as well as high temperatures (up to 1500 K). Seven additional x-ray diffractometers are available in the Chemistry XRD user facility. The facility is overseen by Dr. Karaman and employs one full time Ph.D. staff member, one research scientist and one technician. Instrumentation Available:

• Quantum Design MPMS SQUID VSM Magnetometer: The system offers unique versatility in materials research by measuring the magnetic moments as a function of magnetic field ( 0 to 7 Tesla), temperature (2 K to 400 K) and time. Its sensitivity to measure the magnetic moment of the range of 10-8 emu and capability to cool the sample from room temperature to 2 K within 30 minutes makes the system unique.

• Bruker D8 X-Ray Diffraction System: The system has the following capabilities: Cu sealed tube X-ray source; third generation Gobel Mirror provides the X-ray highest flux density; Dynamic Scintillation detector and Sol X detector also available; Centric Eulerian Cradle provides advantage for texture, micro diffraction investigation; 5-inch vacuum stage; thermally controlled stage for measurement from room temperature to 1100 °C; Rietveld refinement analysis.

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• Spark Plasma Sintering System: The system has the following capabilities: High amperage pulsed DC currentis used to activate the consolidation and reaction-sintering of materials; Max. Temp.: 2200 °C; Max. Ramp Rate: 200 °C/minute; Max. Pressure: 100 MPa; Die size(dia): 16 to 50 mm.

• Vacuum Arc Melting System: Edmund Buhler´s Arc Melting system provides following features: Multi-purpose button and groove crucibles in a copper base plate; highly reliable, heavy-duty hydraulic hoist; contactless high-voltage, high-frequency arc ignition; water-cooled, double-walled high vacuum chamber; motor driven, water-cooled tungsten electrode which can be moved freely above the crucibles; two viewing ports; powerful generators for melting quantities of up to 500 g and approx. 4000°C (400 and 800 A); special design of the vacuum chamber for large batches up to approx. 500 g or for in situ casting of the molten alloys; and manipulator for turning small samples in situ.

• Optomec MR7 Directed Energy Deposition metal AM system: The system has capability to produce parts using laser engineering net shaping (LENS) technology with the capability to deposit four different powders (metals, alloys, ceramics or composites) simultaneously. It has following capabilities: four powder feeders; 300 mm cubed work envelop; 3 axes motion controlled; 1kW fiber laser; class I laser enclosure hermetically sealed to maintain oxygen level below 10 ppm; and

• Vacuum Glove Box: The OMNI-Lab's glovebox provides a working volume of inert atmosphere nearly free of moisture and oxygen. The glovebox is a hermetically sealed, stainless steel enclosure with a full-view window. Installed is a right side mounted 15" inside diameter antechamber with an interior and exterior entry/exit airlock door, used for passing materials in and out without disturbing the glovebox atmosphere. All materials are passed in and out of the glovebox on a sliding tray installed in the antechamber. 9" diameter glove ports and butyl rubber gloves, mounted in the full-view window, provide easy access to all areas of the glovebox. Two standard customer interface connections are located on the left side of the glovebox. Electrical connections inside the glovebox are provided with a standard duplex receptacle box on the lower right side. It provides optional moisture and oxygen analyzers mounted on the control panel. There are 2 models of each type of analyzer. The basic analyzers provide autoranging displays from 10 ppm to percent ranges. The moisture and oxygen analyzers are also available in models with added user adjustable setpoints for audio alarm activation.

• Another instrument that is available to the users of MDCL is X-Ray micro-computed tomography system from ZEISS Xradia 520 Versa for 3D X-ray imaging. The system has high spatial resolution down to <1 μm and .56 μm pixel size with sample sizes ranging from few millimeter to tens of milimeters.

ZEISS Xradia 520 Versa X-ray micro-CT system available to Texas A&M

faculty and students.

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The Polymer Technology Center (PTC) MSEN Faculty Director: H.J. Sue https://ptc.tamu.edu/ PTC researches high-performance functional polymers for nanotechnology, biotechnology and micro-/nano-electronics packaging applications; surface damage phenomena of polymers. Focused on discovering, developing, and delivering high-performance functional polymers, our goal is to deliver new technology in polymers that will be adopted by the polymers industry globally, nationally, and throughout Texas. We strive to combine the resources of industry members with the knowledge base of academic facilities to develop fundamental knowledge of these unique materials, as well as to give design and production insight for product development. The Center encompasses faculty members from aerospace engineering, biological and agricultural engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrical and computer engineering, engineering technology, materials science & engineering and mechanical engineering whose research topics are in the area of polymers and plastics. The mission of the PTC is to be a source of trained engineers and scientists and to provide new technology and insight into the polymers industry. PTC serves to foster multi-disciplinary research within TAMU. The PTC also features an educational component of graduate and undergraduate courses and seminars on polymer-related topics. Through providing new technological insight to the polymers industry through focused and synergistic multidisciplinary approach, we facilitate collaborative research efforts between the university and industrial research addressing polymer issues in a fundamental way though offering training opportunities in polymer science and technology through continuing education, service, short courses, and outreach programs. Three interdisciplinary Industrial Consortia are affiliated with the PTC. They support education, research, and training in the specific area of polymer science and engineering. APPEAL

o Advancing Performance Polymers in Energy Applications (APPEAL). This consortium was formed to combine the resources of the industry with the knowledge base of academic facilities to develop fundamental knowledge of these unique materials, as well as to give design and production insight for product development.

SCRATCH o Scratch Behavior on Polymers Consortium (SCRATCH). The Scratch Behavior of Polymers Consortium

aims to develop a physics-based mechanical model, and then establish a generic structure-property relationship on scratch behaviors in polymers.

PTIC o Polymer Technology Industrial Consortium (PTIC) PTIC seeks to enable mutually beneficial interactivity

between the Center and the polymers industry globally, nationally, and throughout Texas. The PTIC conducts semi-annual meetings in the Spring and Fall , where the latest cutting-edge research findings from PTC faculty members.

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The National Corrosion and Materials Reliability Laboratory (NCMRL) MSEN Faculty Director: Homero Castaneda, http://corrosioncenter.tamu.edu/ The NCMRL is located in the state of the art Center for Infrastructural Renewal (CIR) Building at the RELLIS Campus and a premier laboratory with leading-edge technology conducting focused basic and applied research and development projects in corrosion and materials reliability. Combining basic research with investigations focused on specific technical problems in materials degradation, durability, reliability, and integrity create a natural synergy with the infrastructure renewal. The overall goal of the NCMRL is to preserve and extend the integrity of the structures, such as buildings, bridges, pipelines, roads, ports, off-shore platforms, that can be continuously occupied and operational during the entire design life of current or new civil infrastructures. The NCMRL develops practical solutions to aging assets and enables fundamental research for innovation in structural engineering that supports the areas of design, construction, operation, maintenance, and repair practices. The NCMRL maintain the highest quality of researchers and facilities and focuses on industry and technology sectors that benefit the state and nation. These sectors currently consist of energy, infrastructure, and national defense. The NCMRL

• Fosters innovation, collaborative research, education, and training in corrosion science and materials reliability

• Develops the next generation of leaders in corrosion science and technology. • Provides industries and government agencies with answers to their corrosion needs that optimize asset

life, production efficiency, and worker safety. • Provides a forum for the dissemination of state-of-the-art knowledge in corrosion and corrosion mitigation

to individuals, industries, and government agencies in Texas, the US, and abroad.

Center for Research Excellence on Dynamically Deformed Solids (CREDDS), MSEN Faculty Director: Michael Demkowiczhttp://corrosioncenter.tamu.edu/ This newly funded multi-university center will contribute to our understanding of materials science fundamental to the maintenance of the United States’ nuclear deterrent. It will also train the next generation of scientists and engineers who will ensure the safety, security, and effectiveness of the nuclear weapons stockpile.

The Center for Research Excellence on Dynamically Deformed Solids (CREDDS) will receive $12.5 million over five years from the Department of Energy through the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The NNSA is the agency behind the Nation’s Stockpile Stewardship Mission (SSM), which works to guarantee that our nuclear weapons are reliable without testing them (per the U.S. policy to abide by the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which is not yet legally in force). Collaborating universities involved in CREDDS are the University of Michigan, the University of California at Santa Barbara and the University of Connecticut.

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Center for Intelligent Multifunctional Materials and Structures (CIMS), Faculty Director: Amine Benzerga (AERO/MSEN) The Center for Intelligent Multifunctional Materials and Structures (CiMMS) consists of some of the top researchers in Texas and the world, including a Nobel Laureate and several members of the National Academies, in biotechnology, nanotechnology, biomaterials and aerospace engineering to develop the next generation of bio-nano materials and structures for aerospace vehicles. CiMMS is a collaborative effort of professors and researchers from six universities: Prairie View A&M University, Rice University, Texas A&M University, Texas Southern University, University of Houston, and The University of Texas at Arlington. Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF), Faculty Director: Satish Bukkapatnam (ISEN) Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station’s Institute for Manufacturing Systems (IMS) comprises state-of-the-art research and teaching Advanced Manufacturing Facility with over $5 million worth of equipment spread across 5000 sq. ft. The AMF is a shared facility located on the 3rd floor of the emerging technologies building. The list of available resources covers a wide range of manufacturing capabilities from a Haas 5-axis CNC milling machine to multi-metal deposition 3D printers and advanced materials characterization instruments. Most notably, the IMS has been recently awarded $ 1 million from the TAMU Research and Development Fund (RDF) to procure (among others) an Optomec LENS® Print Engine with on-line metrology capability and an optical table. It consists of several modules including Optomec proprietary SteadyFlow™ powder feeders, LENS processing head with interchangeable nozzles, fiber laser, integrated tool path generation software, SmartAM™ closed loop controls, and full safety packages.

Source: www.Optomec.com

The facility is supported through four colleges at Texas A&M University: Engineering, Architecture, Veterinary Medicine, and Science, as well as the TAMU-Health Science Center. The facility promotes cutting-edge interdisciplinary research into next generation manufacturing machines/processes/system and facilitate hands-on training and continuing education as well as technology testing for industry professionals. The facility is also designed to project a positive image of manufacturing to K-12 and undergraduate students and attract undergraduate research scholars who would engage in an interdisciplinary setting. The facility includes both metal and plastics additive manufacturing capability, polymer extrusion systems, material finishing systems, and material characterization and metrology systems. It houses instruments for characterization and in situ metrology, sensing and measurements including:

• White light interferometry microscope (Zegage from Zygo),

• Scanning electron microscope with XPS capability (from Carl Zeiss),

• Atomic force Microscope with Multimodal capability (From Brucker),

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• Nanoindentation unit (from Hysitron),

• Vibration, forces, acoustic emission, temperature and optical sensors for in situ monitoring of quality, and the process variations.

The current testbeds are developed for cyber-manufacturing using laser forming, ultra-precision machining, Electro/chemical mechanical polishing, localized finishing of additive manufactured components integrated with wired and wireless sensors.

AMTex Laboratory (Additive Manufacturing at Texas A&M), Faculty Director: Alaa Elwany (ISEN/MSEN)

The Advanced Manufacturing Systems Laboratory is located in the Emerging Technologies Building (ETB 3021), and is equipped with the following:

• Powder bed fusion metal AM system: ProX 100™ by 3D Systems. This is a commercial laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing system equipped with a 100W fiber laser. In addition to this system, the PIs also has access to use a commercial Renishaw AM 400 system with a 400W pulsed laser in the manufacturing user facility at the Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution (ETID) department.

• Hybrid metal AM System: LENS® Print Engine Control System from Optomec that uses a Laser Engineered Net-Shaping (LENS) powder deposition AM process, concurrently with subtractive (machining) and phase transformation (forming) processes. The system consists of a LENS deposition head that features two integrated dual powder delivery systems (forming four material feeders) and a 500W fiber laser to enable deposition. The deposition head is mounted as part of a dual spindle machining center that allows automated mounting and motion of a variety of tools for material removal (e.g., end milling, drilling, and grinding), forming (e.g., hot forming), and surface modification (e.g., ultrasonic polishing).

3D SystemsProX 300 DMP3D SystemsProX 300 DMP

RenishawAM 400

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• Thermal Monitoring Sensors: Both ProX 200 and LENS MR-7 systems are custom integrated with:

o A dual-wavelength imaging pyrometer (Thermaviz®) by Stratonics. This is an emissivity-insensitive thermal monitoring pyrometers for melt pool monitoring with spatial resolution 1300 × 1000 pixels @ 20 µm per pixel, and temporal resolution up to 4,000 Hz.

o An infrared Infrared Camera (Global Heat Flow Sensor) by Stratonics for monitoring the heat affected zone (HAZ) temperature

• Polymer AM systems: Four MakerGear M2 desktop 3-D Printers that use fused deposition modeling technology to produce polymeric parts. These printers will be used both to make prototypes, and to support educational activities related to new AM courses developed by the PI, as well as summer research experiences for K-12 teachers

X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory, Director: Joe Reibenspies, (CHEM) http://xray.tamu.edu

This is a full service X-ray Diffraction laboratory offering state of the art instrumentation for the analysis of solid materials. The purpose of this laboratory is to provide x-ray diffraction analysis to the Texas A & M University system. The main focus is to determine molecular structure from single-crystal samples and to perform high resolution x-ray powder diffraction. The laboratory is a primary tool to researchers in Biochemistry, Geology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and Material Sciences. The services include:

• Single-Crystal and X-ray Powder Diffractometery• High Resolution and Two-Dimensional X-ray Powder Diffractometery• Wide Angle Diffractometry • Small Angle X-ray Scattering • Structure Solution from single-crystal or powdered materials • Qualitative and quantitative phase analysis• Micro-Powder Diffraction• Ultra-low temperature single-crystal diffraction (~30K)• Polymorph and crystalline state Identification Powder Pattern comparisons• Identification of unknown materials by X-ray powder pattern search and match routines

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The existing instruments include:

• SMART1 Bruker-AXS SMART1000 CCD 3-thircle X-ray Diffractometer • SMART2 Bruker-AXS SMART1000 CCD 3-thircle X-ray Diffractometer • APEX21 Bruker-AXS APEX-II CCD 3-thircle X-ray Diffractometer • GADDS Bruker-AXS MWPC 3-thircle X-ray Diffractometer • APEX23 Bruker-AXS APEXII CCD 3-thircle X-ray Diffractometer • APEX22 Bruker-AXS APEX-II CCD 3-thircle X-ray Diffractometer Workstation 6 • Powder_SA BrukerD8-Focus Bragg-Brentano X-ray Powder Diffractometer • POWDER_LA BrukerD8-Vario X-ray Powder Diffractometer • SAXSSA BrukerNANO-STAR Small Angle X-ray Scattering Instrument Short Collimator • SAXSLA Bruker NANO-STAR Rotating Anode Small Angle X-ray Scattering Instrument • OXFORD Cryosystem Helix He Low-temperature attachment

Severe Plastic Deformation Laboratory MSEN Faculty Director: Ibrahim Karaman An MTS hydraulic press with various test fixtures/tools/dies for equal channel angular extrusion / processing (ECAE / ECAP) is available as needed for the proposed work. Assorted simple shear tooling is available for various experiments on test samples, with dimensions ranging from 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm x 18 cm to 5 cm × 5 cm × 25 cm billets or up to 30 cm x 30 cm x 2.5 cm plates (ECAPE – Plate Extrusion), under isothermal conditions up to 650ºC. This unique facility/equipment is dedicated to ECAE R&D. The press capabilities are: 250 ton hydraulic force capacity, a minimum punch speed of less than 1 inch per hour, a 2 inch per second maximum punch speed at full capacity, computer control, and instrumentation for load, stroke, and strain rate recording. The ECAE tool/die capabilities include: 19x19x150mm3, 25x25x150mm3, 50x50x250mm3, 75x75x13mm3,

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300x300x25mm3 nominal workpiece dimensions, isothermal extrusions to 650ºC, non-isothermal extrusions to 1300ºC, rapid workpiece ejection, and application of back pressures to 25 ksi by hydraulic actuation. In addition to the press and simple shear tooling, the laboratory contains a fully equipped machine shop with an assortment of cutting and deformation equipment (rolling mill, swaging press, draw bench, etc.) needed to build test fixtures, repair tooling, and shape extrusion test billet materials and test specimens.

Computational Infrastructure

Texas A&M University High Performance Research Computing (HPRC) (formerly the Texas A&M Supercomputing facility)TAMU Director, Honggao Liuhttps://hprc.tamu.edu/

The facility currently houses an IBM- Intel x86 cluster with approximately 2,500 processing cores and acomputing capacity of approximately 29 TFLOPs. Most notably, the Texas A&M University System has recently (as of January 2014) established a partnership with IBM that entails the purchase of several systems:

1. x86 Intel Cluster with 18,000 computing cores and peak performance estimated at 350 TFLOPs. This facility will be specially suitable for the high-throughput ab initio, thermodynamics, phase-field as well as micromechanics simulations to be performed in this project.

2. 2 IBM Power Systems 7+ with 400 computer cores each and with architecture suitable for genomics and data analytic tasks. The statistical inference framework will be implemented and run in these systems.

3. A Blue Gene/Q system with peak performance capacity of approximately 350 TFLOPs. This machine will also be used for high performance materials simulation activities.

The newly purchased systems are equivalent to a computing capacity of approximately 700 TFLOPs. Thisconstitutes an unprecedented investment in High Performance Computing Facilities and places Texas A&M well above the average computing capabilities in a normal university setting.

Chemical Engineering Cluster The MSEN faculty also have access to the Beowulf cluster located in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University. Currently, this cluster is equipped with 350 computing nodes (176 Apple G5 dual CPU nodes). This heterogeneous cluster also includes a dedicated 16 dual XServe nodes with a total of 340 CPUs. The cluster currently has 50 TB dedicated for user storage. Software available in this cluster includes the density functional theory codes VASP, SPRKKR, EMTO-CPA, SIESTA and ABINIT.

Isothermal ECAE ToolIsothermal ECAE Tool

Equal Channel Angular Processing

(ECAP)

Equal Channel Angular Plate Extrusion

(ECAPE)

a) b)

250 Ton simple shear press and isothermal simple shear

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5. GRADUATE PROGRAM 5.1 APPLICATION, CRITERIA, EVALUATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES The departmental graduate admissions committee makes admissions recommendations to the Department Head for the Ph.D., M.S., and M.Eng. programs in Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN). Applicants to the MSEN graduate program submit applications through the ApplyTexas website (www.applytexas.org). The deadline for Fall admission is January 15 of the preceding Spring semester, while the deadline for Spring admission is October 1 of the preceding Fall. The department does not accept applications for the Summer sessions. Required Materials for a Complete Application: ApplyTexas online application (www.applytexas.org) A statement of purpose essay detailing the career goals of the applicant Official undergraduate and, if applicable, M.S. transcripts Official GRE scores TOEFL scores (if from a country in which English is not the primary language.). TOEFL is waived if

student scores 146 GREV or better. 3 Letters of Recommendation Application fee Resume/CV

English Proficiency Requirement: Per university policy, international applicants must be English Language Verified prior to receiving an I-20, and so applicants must have received one of the following scores prior to admission: GRE verbal, 146 or higher; TOEFL, 80 or higher; IELTS, 6.0 or higher; PTE, 53 or higher; or satisfy other criteria as described in the University’s Graduate Advisor Handbook. Admissions process: Applications are reviewed by an admissions committee composed of three MSEN faculty, one of whom is the graduate program coordinator and chair of the committee. The committee also encourages (but does not require) participation from MSEN-affiliated faculty. Each application is reviewed by at least two committee members, each making a recommendation for or against admission. A third review is requested, in case a tie-breaker is needed. The pool of applicants recommended for admission via this process may be further reduced to meet maximum admission targets. These decisions are made by the admissions committee chair in consultation with the other admissions committee members. Applications for Fall entry are reviewed in two rounds. The first round considers applicants who meet eligibility criteria for internal graduate fellowships. Prioritizing admissions decisions for these applications provides MSEN faculty and staff sufficient time to prepare fellowship nomination packages for applicants admitted in this round. All remaining applications are evaluated in the second round. Spring applications are reviewed in one round since the number of applicants for the Spring is usually substantially lower than for the Fall. All applications received up to the deadline receive full consideration. Additionally, ad hoc reviews are also conducted throughout the year at the request of individual faculty who wish to take on specific individuals as research assistants in their groups. Domestic students can be admitted as late as two weeks prior to the start of classes. International students must allow enough time for application processing and visa processing which takes six weeks or more. Admissions decisions are holistic and are based on the applicant’s academic preparation, undergraduate GPA, standardized test scores, relevant research or work experience, and recommendations. A goal of the graduate program is to ensure that all students admitted to the Ph.D. program can obtain appointments as research assistants (RAs) or teaching assistants (TAs). To that end, the graduate admissions coordinator estimates the

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maximum number of applications to recommend for admission. This number is obtained based on historical data for RA/TA availability and yield. The graduate admissions coordinator also collects input from the faculty to determine the number of potential RA openings. The admission process for Masters students is the same as for the Ph.D. program. The admission criteria for M.S. applicants are comparable to those of Ph.D. students, with the exception that lack of previous research experience is not considered a drawback for M.S. applicants. Since there is no expectation that all Master students will find RA or TA positions, there is no predetermined maximum number set for M.S. admissions. Depending on the availability of funds, the department provides a competitive one-year $1,000 scholarship to Master students, which qualifies them for in-state tuition and fees. 5.2 FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, ASSISTANTSHIPS The following internal sources of financial support are available to admitted students: AZZ Inc. Graduate Fellowship: Established in 2017, the fellowship provides a one-time payment of $10,000 and a nonresident tuition waiver for one academic year. “AZZ Inc. is a global provider of galvanizing, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment, and highly engineered services.” They support power generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial markets through protection of metal and electrical systems used to build and enhance the world’s infrastructure. AZZ Inc. strives to create an environment in which everyone encounters new challenges and rewards. Through their generous support of this fellowship program, they empower the next generation of discovery and development in Materials Science and Engineering. Two MSEN students have been awarded the AZZ Inc. Fellowship. D3EM Fellowship: Supporting motivated and talented graduate students interested in the area of Data-Enabled Discovery and Design of Energy Materials (D3EM), this fellowship covers a stipend ($34,000 per year), plus tuition and eligible fees for all recipients for one or two years (preferably the first and/or second year of their graduate studies). Current or prospective, domestic Masters and doctoral students wanting to specialize in the area of materials informatics and design from the following departments are eligible: Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical, and Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Physics, and Chemistry. MSEN scholarships: Academic scholarships ($1,000 each) are awarded on a competitive basis by the MSEN admission committee chair. These fellowships confer the non‐resident tuition waiver should students not be Texas residents. The student, however, is still responsible for in-state tuition and fees. Dossier requirements for the academic scholarship include an application form, recent transcript, GRE and TOEFL test scores, and complete curriculum vitae (to include career goals and evidence of academic achievement). Since 2013, 46 MSEN students have been awarded. Graduate Merit Fellowships: This fellowship is by department nomination only. (Students do not apply for this fellowship.) This fellowship is reserved for Fall, first semester students. These fellowships are awarded through a University‐wide competition. The fellowships are designed to encourage high‐quality applicants to enroll for the first time in graduate programs at Texas A&M University. The departments submit nominations to the College of Engineering as these awards are given for one year. One to two students are awarded per department. Since Fall 2014, five MSEN students have been awarded the Merit Fellowship. Graduate Enhancement Fellowship (top-off funds): Starting with the 2013 academic year, the College of Engineering continues to make one-time scholarship enhancement incentives of $2,000 - $10,000 (in addition to College, University, or external fellowships) to attract highly desirable graduate prospects.

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Pathways to the Doctorate Fellowships: (First semester, Fall start only fellowship.) Through the Pathways to the Doctorate program, several institutions in the Texas A&M University System are making assistantships or scholarships available to students from within the Texas A&M University System wishing to pursue graduate study at Texas A&M University in College Station. To qualify, students must be from a different institution within the Texas A&M University System. Two MSEN students have been awarded Pathways to Doctorate Fellowships. Graduate Diversity Fellowships: This fellowship is by faculty nomination only. (Students do not apply for this fellowship.) This fellowship is reserved for first semester students starting in the Fall semesters. This fellowship was established to attract students to Texas A&M who have a proven record of success in a diverse environment. Academic departments nominate prospective graduate students, and students are selected based on overall merit and the nominating department's statement of support. The fellowship provides funding for two years for master's students and four years for Ph.D. students and includes for each year: $18,000 ($13,000 for MS) annual fellowship, full coverage of tuition and fees, and a departmental assistantship, which pays a minimum of $12,000 per year. With the graduate assistantship, the student receives an annual health insurance reimbursement. Twelve MSEN students have been awarded the Graduate Diversity Fellowship. Texas Aggie Graduate Grant: This is a need‐based grant (need is determined by Student Financial Aid) for graduate students who are Texas residents. Each student may receive up to $1,500 per semester, with a maximum of $3,000 per year. Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)/Kaneka Scholarship: Students with a polymer research focus can compete for $1,000 fellowships. Students must be a current SPE member or willing to apply for membership. Kaneka applicants must conduct research in materials science or organic chemistry fields. The SPE and KANEKA scholarships are awarded to students who display excellence both academically and in their respective research fields. Teaching Assistantships: The MSEN program offers seven to eight teaching assistantships (TAs) every semester to provide support for the five core courses in the program and MSEN/MEEN 222: Materials Science undergraduate level course. TA assignments are based on the number of students enrolled in these courses. Either half-time (if the number of students is less than 50) or full-time TAs (if the number of students is more than 50) are assigned for the core courses. Occasionally, based on the funding availability, the elective courses can also be assigned TAs/graders if the number of students is more than 20 to 30. The MSEN Chair selects the TAs in consultation with the course instructors and based on the following documentation: GRE test scores, English language certification, personal statement of professional goals, and complete curriculum vitae to assess the background, previous academic accomplishments and courses taken. The current TA salary in the MSEN Program is $2,000 (monthly stipend), increased from the prior rate of $1,350 - $1,800, which was based on seniority. Tuition and allowable-fees are also covered. Students are provided equal opportunity and support. The tuition of the TAs is paid by the MSEN program. 5.3 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES In the past five years, the Curriculum Committee has continued their collaborative efforts with the MSEN Chair and faculty associated with the MSEN program in order to expand the breadth and depth of the catalog of courses related to Materials Science and Engineering. Twenty-three (23) MSEN courses (22 electives and 1 core) have been developed. Each year, core curricula is reviewed and updated to strengthen course materials. For example, the curriculum committee elected to add STAT 630: Overview of Mathematical Statistics to the mathematics list to account for the different mathematical needs of MSEN graduate students.

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Three certificates were developed to provide students professional growth: Materials, Informatics and Design; Corrosion Science and Engineering; and Polymer Specialty. MSEN understands industry’s need to continue education while in the workforce, which we are working on catering to those needs and building flexibility within the curriculum. The Graduate level certificates are offered as “stand-alone,” allowing a student to pursue the certificate without the requirement of being enrolled in a degree program. The student is admitted to the program (certificate) through the Office of Admissions. Materials, Informatics and Design, was approved and became available in the 2018-2019 academic year with our first student completing the certificate in December 2018. The program provides an interdisciplinary framework that employs informatics and engineering system design tools for the development of materials. Corrosion Science and Engineering is under review and pending approval to be offered to students in the 2019-2020 academic year. Designed in response to industry demand and national need for strategic sectors, the program addresses the need to educate and train science and engineering students in developing methods and technologies in characterizing and assessing materials performance in extreme and corrosive environments to meet technological and scientific challenges in applications critical for society. Polymer Specialty is undergoing review by collaborating departments. The goal is to offer the graduate-level certificate in 2020-2021. An undergraduate level certificate is established with high demand from graduate students. The program aims to provide a strong interdisciplinary educational program for graduate engineering and suitably prepared science students interested in pursuing one of the many careers related to polymer science and engineering. The certificate reduces training time required to turn Texas A&M students into productive members of the industrial workforce.

5.4 DEGREE REQUIREMENTS The MSEN graduate program has three degree offerings: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Master of Science (M.S.), and Master of Engineering (M.Eng.). The M.S. program is mainly a research-oriented Masters; however, a student has the choice to pursue a non-thesis option, which is coursework-based with an opportunity to conduct short-term research (or directed studies). The M.Eng. degree is a non-thesis degree and is primarily a coursework-based program. The different degree programs are briefly described below. Doctor of Philosophy Students entering the Ph.D. program have to complete a minimum of 39 hours of coursework (15 credits from core classes, 3 credits of math, 18 credits from elective (designated and free) classes, and 3 credits of seminar) and 57 hours of research for a total of 96 credit hours. Students who have a Masters degree are required to complete a minimum of 32 hours of coursework (as above, exception of 12 credits from electives classes and 2 credits of seminar) and 32 hours of research for 64 credit hours. Master of Science The M.S. program requires a total of 32 credits of which 22 credits minimum are coursework (12 credits from core classes, 3 credits of math, 6 credits from elective classes, and 1 credit of seminar), and the rest are from research, internship, or directed studies. Master of Engineering The M.Eng. program requires a total of 30 credits consisting of 28 credits of coursework (12 credits from core classes, 3 credits of math, 12 credits from elective (designated and free) classes, and 1 credit of seminar), and the rest from internship, and/or directed studies. The MSEN Ph.D. and MSEN Masters Programs have different requirements and examinations to assess various skills and competencies required for a specific degree program. The first major academic milestone for all MSEN Ph.D. and M.S. students is to identify an advisor during the first semester. In addition, Ph.D. students are required to pass a Ph.D. qualifying exam by the beginning of their third semester on campus. All Ph.D. students must form an advisory committee by the end of the second year, submit a degree plan, and have a Ph.D. committee

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meeting. The Ph.D. preliminary examination must be completed by the 5th semester or the end of the third year. Masters students need to form their advisory committee and file their degree plan by the end of their first year in the program. A complete catalog description of degree requirements for the M.Eng., M. S. and Ph.D. degrees can be found online in the graduate catalog at http://catalog.tamu.edu/graduate/colleges-schools-interdisciplinary/engineering /materials-science/. The degree requirements as shown in Tables 15 through 16 for each graduate degree in Materials Science and Engineering include four type of courses: a) foundation (prerequisite/leveling or required background) courses as needed; b) required courses; c) designated electives; and d) free electives. The requirements for each degree are summarized in the tables below.

Table 15. Master of Engineering Degree Requirements

M.Eng. Degree Requirements

Curriculum Element Courses Credit Hours

(CH)

Required Background Classes

• MSEN 601: Fundamentals of Materials Science & Engr. • MSEN 603: Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials At the discretion of the Graduate Program Director and Course Instructor(s), MSEN 601* and/or MSEN 603* can be waived through examination or if the student has received a relevant undergraduate degree. Student may be required to provide relevant syllabi for review as course content varies per institution. *Instructor approval is required for course waiver(s).

6 CH (2 courses)

Core Curriculum

• MSEN 640: Thermodynamics • MSEN 602: Physics of Materials

6 CH (2 courses)

Designated Electives

Any three (3) courses from the Designated Electives list *If waived, MSEN 601 and MSEN 603 may count towards Designated Electives requirement.

9 CH (min. 3 courses)

Free Electives Any course in the catalog 300 level and above 3 CH (Min. 1 course)

Math Requirement

Select one from the list of approved MATH courses (MATH 601-604, STAT 601, STAT 630, PHYS 615, PHYS 616)

3 CH (1 course)

Seminars MSEN 681 1 CH (1 semester)

Total Semester Credit Hours Required for Degree 30

Remaining credit hours may be taken from other courses as per graduate catalog. Combination of the following courses may not exceed 12 hours: 684 & 685. No 691 credit hours may be used. A maximum of 4 credit hours of 684 (Professional Internship) and 8 credit hours of 685 (Directed Studies) may be

used toward the non-thesis option Master of Engineering degree.

Committee: Minimum 1 member; must be approved MSEN or affiliated faculty.

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Table 16. Master of Science (with Thesis) Degree Requirements

M.S. (Thesis) Degree Requirements

Curriculum Element Courses Credit Hours

(CH)

Required Background Classes

• MSEN 601: Fundamentals of Materials Science & Engr. • MSEN 603: Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials At the discretion of the Graduate Program Director and Course Instructor(s), MSEN 601* and/or MSEN 603* can be waived through examination or if the student has received a relevant undergraduate degree. Student may be required to provide relevant syllabi for review as course content varies per institution. *Instructor approval is required for course waiver(s).

6 CH (2 courses)

Core Curriculum

• MSEN 640: Thermodynamics • MSEN 602: Physics of Materials

6 CH (2 courses)

Designated Electives

Any two (2) courses from the Designated Electives list *If waived, MSEN 601 and MSEN 603 may count towards Designated Electives requirement.

6 CH (min. 2 courses)

Math Requirement

Select one from list of approved MATH courses (MATH 601-604, STAT 601, STAT 630, PHYS 615, PHYS 616)

3 CH (1 course)

Seminars MSEN 681 1 CH (1 semester)

Total Semester Credit Hours Required for Degree 32

Remaining credit hours may be taken from other courses as per graduate catalog. Combination of the following courses may not exceed 12 hours: 684, 685, and 691. A maximum of 8 credit hours in

combination of 684 (Professional Internship) and 691 (Research) or 8 credit hours of 685 (Directed Studies) may be used toward the thesis option Master of Science degree.

Committee: Minimum 3 members consisting of 1 full-time MSEN Faculty and 1 outside member.

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Table 17. Master of Science (Non-Thesis) Degree Requirements

M.S. (Non-Thesis) Degree Requirements

Curriculum Element Courses Credit Hours

(CH)

Required Background Classes

• MSEN 601: Fundamentals of Materials Science & Engr. • MSEN 603: Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials At the discretion of the Graduate Program Director and Course Instructor(s), MSEN 601* and/or MSEN 603* can be waived through examination or if the student has received a relevant undergraduate degree. Student may be required to provide relevant syllabi for review as course content varies per institution. *Instructor approval is required for course waiver(s).

6 CH (2 courses)

Core Curriculum

• MSEN 640: Thermodynamics • MSEN 602: Physics of Materials

6 CH (2 courses)

Designated Electives

Any three (3) courses from the Designated Electives list *If waived, MSEN 601 and MSEN 603 may count towards Designated Electives requirement.

9 CH (min. 3

courses)

Free Electives Any course in the catalog 300 level and above

3 CH (min. 1 course)

Math Requirement

Select one from list of approved MATH courses (MATH 601-604, STAT 601, STAT 630, PHYS 615, PHYS 616)

3 CH (1 course)

Seminars MSEN 681 1 CH (1 semester)

Total Semester Credit Hours Required for Degree 36

Remaining credit hours may be taken from other courses as per graduate catalog. Combination of the following courses may not exceed 12 hours: 684 & 685. No 691 credit

hours may be used. A maximum of 4 credit hours of 684 (Professional Internship) and 8 credit hours of 685 (Directed Studies) may be used toward the non-thesis option Master of Science

degree.

Committee: Minimum 1 member; must be approved MSEN or affiliated faculty.

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Table 18. Doctor of Philosophy (entering with an M.S.) Degree Requirements

Ph.D. (entering with MS) Degree Requirements

Curriculum Element Courses Credit Hours

(CH)

Required Background Classes

• MSEN 601: Fundamentals of Materials Science & Engr. • MSEN 603: Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials At the discretion of the Graduate Program Director and Course Instructor(s), MSEN 601* and/or MSEN 603* can be waived through examination or if the student has received a relevant undergraduate degree. Student may be required to provide relevant syllabi for review as course content varies per institution. *Instructor approval is required for course waiver(s).

6 CH (2 courses)

Core Curriculum

• MSEN 640: Thermodynamics • MSEN 620: Kinetics • MSEN 602: Physics of Materials

9 CH (3 courses)

Designated Electives

Any three (3) courses from the Designated Electives list *If waived, MSEN 601 and MSEN 603 may count towards Designated Electives requirement.

9 CH (min. 3 courses)

Free Electives Any course in the catalog 300 level and above 3 CH (min. 1 course)

Math Requirement

Select one from list of approved MATH courses (MATH 601-604, STAT 601, STAT 630, PHYS 615, PHYS 616)

3 CH (1 course)

Seminars MSEN 681 2 CH (2 semesters)

Total Semester Credit Hours Required for Degree 64

Remaining credit hours may be taken from MSEN 691 (research) credits and/or other courses as per graduate catalog. Combination of the following courses may not exceed six (6) hours: MSEN 684 & MSEN 685. To fulfill

course requirements, a minimum of eight (8) courses should be taken, which includes six (6) MSEN designation courses. Waived MSEN 601 & 603 courses do not count towards MSEN designation minimum; however, students

do not need to take replacement courses. Transferrable or waived courses outside of MSEN 601 & MSEN 603 may require replacement course(s).

Committee: Minimum 4 members consisting of 1 full-time MSEN faculty and 1 outside member.

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Table 19. Doctor of Philosophy (entering with a B.S.) Degree Requirements

Ph.D. (entering with B.S.) Degree Requirements

Curriculum Element Courses Credit Hours

(CH)

Required Background Classes

• MSEN 601: Fundamentals of Materials Science & Engr. • MSEN 603: Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials At the discretion of the Graduate Program Director and Course Instructor(s), MSEN 601* and/or MSEN 603* can be waived through examination or if the student has received a relevant undergraduate degree. Student may be required to provide relevant syllabi for review as course content varies per institution. *Instructor approval is required for course waiver(s).

6 CH (2 courses)

Core Curriculum

• MSEN 640: Thermodynamics • MSEN 620: Kinetics • MSEN 602: Physics of Materials

9 CH (3 courses)

Designated Electives

Any three (3) courses from the Designated Electives list *If waived, MSEN 601 and MSEN 603 may count towards Designated Electives requirement.

9 CH (min. 3

courses)

Free Electives Any course in the catalog 300 level and above

9 CH (min. 3

courses)

Math Requirement

Select one from list of approved MATH courses (MATH 601-604, STAT 601, STAT 630, PHYS 615, PHYS 616)

3 CH (1 course)

Seminars MSEN 681 3 CH (3 semesters)

Total Semester Credit Hours Required for Degree 96

Remaining credit hours may be taken from MSEN 691 (research) credits and/or other courses as per graduate catalog. Combination of the following courses may not exceed six (6) hours:

MSEN 684 & MSEN 685. To fulfill course requirements, a minimum of ten (10) courses should be taken, which includes eight (8) MSEN designation courses. Waived MSEN 601 & 603

courses do not count towards MSEN designation minimum; however, students do not need to take replacement courses. Transferrable or waived courses outside of MSEN 601 & MSEN 603

may require replacement course(s). Committee: Minimum 4 members consisting of 1 full-time MSEN faculty and 1 outside member.

Studies leading to the Ph.D. degree are designed to give the candidate thorough and comprehensive knowledge of his or her professional field, as well as training in research methods. The criteria for granting the degree shall be the candidate's comprehension of the subject matter and a demonstrated ability to perform independent research. In addition, the candidate must have the ability to express thoughts clearly, both verbally and in written

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form. A minimum of 96 semester credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree or 64 semester credit hours beyond the master's degree and a dissertation are part of the minimum requirements for the Ph.D. degree. Each M.S. (with thesis) student is required to complete a thesis. Each Ph.D. student is required to pass the qualification and preliminary exams in addition to completing a doctoral dissertation. 5.5 REQUIRED CORE COURSES Under the new Department of Materials Science and Engineering, established in 2013, the graduate curriculum committee revised MSEN degree program requirements to include 22 new MSEN elective courses and 1 new MSEN core course over the past 5 years. Below is a brief list of added courses:

• MSEN 605: Field Theories in Materials Science • MSEN 610: Principles of Composite Materials • MSEN 612: Fundamentals of Transmission Electron Microscopy • MSEN 613: Advanced Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) Methodologies in Life and Materials

Science (TEM II) • MSEN 614: Fundamentals of Scanning Electron Microscopy and Environmental Scanning Electron

Microscopy • MSEN 617: Crystallography and Crystal Structure Determination • MSEN 618: Composite Materials Processing and Performance • MSEN 620: Kinetic Processes in Materials Science • MSEN 626: Polymers Laboratories • MSEN 634: Nano-scale Phenomena in Polymeric Systems • MSEN 635: Flow and Fracture of Polymeric Solids • MSEN 636: Damage Mechanics and Failure in Composite Materials • MSEN 641: Plasticity Theory • MSEN 643: Materials Electrochemistry and Corrosion • MSEN 644: Corrosion and Electrochemistry Lab • MSEN 645: Failure Mechanics of Engineering Materials • MSEN 646: Corrosion Prevention and Control Methods • MSEN 655: Materials Design Studio • MSEN 657: Multiscale Modeling in Materials • MSEN 659: Materials Design ePortfolio • MSEN 660: Materials Informatics • MSEN 666: Nanoindentation and Small-Scale Contact Mechanics

A Kinetics course (MSEN 620) was developed along with the implementation of a revised Physics of Materials course (MSEN 602) into the core curriculum to set a more thorough sequence. This development assures students will encounter and learn the most important foundation principles of materials science. The addition of the 22 elective courses has added variety and significant strength to the curriculum to cater to students’ research interests. The graduate courses offered by the department reflect the breadth and depth of the discipline. There are five core graduate courses for MSEN students (MSEN 601: Fundamental Materials Science and Engineering; MSEN 602: Physics of Materials; MSEN 603: Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials; MSEN 620: Kinetic Processes in Materials Science; and MSEN 640: Thermodynamics in Materials Science) that all Ph.D. students must enroll in. Master students complete four core graduate courses (MSEN 601; MSEN 602; MSEN 603; and MSEN 640). All students have the opportunity to waive the background core courses, MSEN 601 and MSEN 603, through examination or if the student has received a relevant undergraduate degree. These courses are designed to provide a solid foundation in materials science and engineering fundamentals. Students are required to earn an average GPA of 3.0 or higher in these 4 (Masters) to 5 (Ph.D.) core courses. Beyond this, graduate students

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enroll in other classes that are required for their professional development and research. Graduate electives are offered as regular courses (MSEN 6XX) or as Special Topics (MSEN 689). The latter does not appear in the official course catalog and are taught based on faculty hiring and departmental research concentrations. MSEN 601. Fundamental Materials Science and Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. Fundamentals of microstructure- properties, and the relationship of materials. Topics will include: electronic and atomic structure of solids, the structure of crystalline materials, imperfections in crystalline materials, introduction to dislocation theory, mechanical properties, fundamental thermodynamics of materials, phase equilibria and diagrams, diffusion, and kinetics of phase transformations. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. MSEN 602. Physic of Materials. (3-0). Credit 3. Understanding of modern molecular level description of underlying physico-chemical behavior and properties of materials; includes thermal, mechanical, kinetic (transport), electronic, magnetic and optical properties; rational basis for the synthesis, characterization, and processing of such material, materials systems for engineering applications. Prerequisite: MSEN 604, undergraduate quantum mechanics course, or approval of instructor MSEN 603. Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials. (3-0). Credit 3. Introductory graduate-level survey on the general areas of soft materials and biomaterials; includes basic concepts of colloidal particle physics, polymer physics and chemistry, and general concepts in biomaterials. Prerequisites: Undergraduate general chemistry course; graduate classification. MSEN 620. Kinetic Processes in Materials Science. (3-0). Credit 3. Atomistic and mesoscale levels; foundation for microstructural evolution and behavior of materials; basic and irreversible thermodynamics; diffusion equations solutions; atomistic diffusion, nucleation; phase transformations: gas-solid, liquid-solid and solid-solid reactions; FiPy (finite volume solver for PDE) to simulate kinetic processes. Prerequisites: MEEN 222/MSEN 222 or equivalent materials science course; preliminary general thermodynamics course is not necessary. MSEN 640. Thermodynamics in Materials Science. (3-0). Credit 3. Use of thermodynamic methods to predict behavior of materials; codification of thermodynamic properties into simplified models; principles, methods, and models to generate accurate equilibrium maps through computational thermodynamics software; applications to bulk metallic, polymeric and ceramic materials, defects, thin films, electrochemistry, magnetism. Prerequisites: MEEN 222/MSEN 222 or equivalent; graduate classification. Example syllabi of these courses are included in Appendix J. MSEN 601 is offered every Fall and Spring semesters; MSEN 603 and MSEN 640 are only taught in the Fall; MSEN 620 is offered only in the Spring. Table 20 below summarizes yearly enrollment in these core courses.

Table 20. Historic Enrollment for MSEN Core Courses Historical Enrollment, Material Science and Engineering Core Courses

2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

2016-2017

2017-2018

MSEN 601 Fundamental Materials Science & Engineering 58 57 75 69 64

MSEN 602 Physics of Materials 8 45 35 41 46

MSEN 603 Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials 17 -- 36 44 47

MSEN 620 Kinetic Processes in Materials Science -- 20 29 30 34

MSEN 640 Thermodynamics in Materials Science 10 17 37 52 44

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5.6 DESIGNATED ELECTIVE COURSES

Prior to the inception of the department, 79 elective courses (BIOL – 2; BMEN – 6; CHEM – 11; CHEN – 7; CVEN – 3; ECEN – 10; GEOL – 1; MEEN – 8; MEMA – 15; and PHYS – 16) were offered as part of the interdisciplinary Materials Science and Engineering program curriculum. The MSEN Curriculum Committee noted the wide range of electives might not serve students well, which led to the review of identifying and removing electives from the curriculum. Resulting from the rapid development of MSEN relevant courses outside of the required core curricula, 22 electives were developed within the past five years. In addition, cross-listed courses with significant materials content is under continual review and added as processed.

To ensure sufficient materials science content is in the curriculum, a designated course list was developed and may be reviewed in the table below. Full course descriptions are provided in Appendix K. **MSEN 620 is a core course for doctoral students while a designated elective for Masters level studies.

Table 21. List of Materials Science and Engineering Core Courses Course Number Course Title

MSEN 604 Quantum Mechanics

MSEN 605 Materials Field Theories

MSEN 606 Multifunctional Materials

MSEN 607 Polymer Physical Properties

MSEN 608 Nanomechanics

MSEN 610 Principles of Composite Materials

MSEN 612 Fundamental Transmission Electron Microscopy

MSEN 613 Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy

MSEN 614 Fundamental Scanning Electron Microscopy/Environmental SEM

MSEN 616 Surface Science

MSEN 617 Crystallography and Crystal Structure Determination

MSEN 618 Composite Materials Processing and Performance

MSEN 619 Materials Modeling of Phase Transformation and Microstructure Evolution

MSEN 620** Kinetic Processes of Materials

MSEN 625 Mechanical Behavior of Materials

MSEN 626 Polymer Laboratories

MSEN 634 Nanoscale Phenomena in Polymeric Systems

MSEN 635 Flow and Fracture of Polymeric Solids

MSEN 636 Damage Mechanics and failure of Composite Materials

MSEN 641 Plasticity Theory

MSEN 643 Materials Electrochemistry and Corrosion

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MSEN 644 Corrosion and Electrochemistry Lab

MSEN 645 Failure Mechanics of Engineering Materials

MSEN 646 Corrosion Prevention and Control Methods

MSEN 655 Materials Design Studio

MSEN 656 Mechanical and Physical Properties of Thin Films

MSEN 657 Multiscale Modeling in Materials

MSEN 658 Fundamentals of Ceramics

MSEN 660 Materials Informatics

MSEN 666 Nanoindentation and Small-Scale Contact Mechanics

MSEN 670 Computational Materials Science and Engineering

AERO 606/MEMA 606

Multifunctional Materials

AERO 608/MEMA 608

Nanomechanics

AERO 616/MEMA 616

Damage Mechanics and Failure in Composite Materials

AERO 617/MEMA 625

Micromechanics

AERO 618/MEMA 626

Mechanics of Active Materials

AERO 645 Failure Mechanics of Engineering Materials

BMEN 682 Polymeric Biomaterials

BMEN 683 Polymeric Biomaterials Synthesis

CHEM 635 Introduction to X-Ray Diffraction Methods

ECEN 640 Thin Film Science and Technology

GEOL 643 Introduction to Electron Microprobe Analysis

MEEN 610 Applied Polymer Science

MEEN 635 Flow and Fracture of Polymeric Solids

MEEN 657 Viscoelasticity of Solids and Structures

MEMA 611 Fundamentals of Engineering Fracture Mechanics

MEMA 613 Principles of Composite Materials

MEMA 641 Plasticity Theory

NUEN 662 Nuclear Materials Under Extreme Conditions

PHYS 617 Physics of Solid State

PHYS 632 Condensed Matter Theory

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5.7 QUALIFYING, PRELIMINARY, AND FINAL EXAMINATIONS All MSEN students pursuing the Ph.D. degree, with or without a prior M.S. degree, are required to pass the qualifying exam (QE) to be eligible to continue their Ph.D. work. The QE serves as an indicator of the candidate’s ability to continue their Ph.D. dissertation work and carry out research independently in a chosen field of study. The objective of the qualifying exam is to test the candidate’s intellectual maturity and fundamental knowledge and understanding of materials science and engineering. The MSEN qualifying exam consists of a focused literature review with a critical analysis; written paper of 5,000–7,000 words in length, excluding references; and an oral examination of the paper before the Qualifying Examination Committee. To be eligible for the QE, three or more of the following courses must be completed: MSEN 601, MSEN 603, MSEN 640, MSEN 620, and/or MSEN 602. Students who are on probation by the MSEN QE Request submission deadline (established through the MSEN Graduate Program) are not eligible to take the QE. Full procedures are available for review in Appendix E. The Format of the Qualifying Exam The MSEN qualifying exam consists of a written review composed of a rigorous literature review of the selected topic with the emphasis on critical analysis and identification of key outstanding issues and/or research opportunities. The candidate is expected to propose ideas on how to address these issues and/or exploit the opportunities in the future or suggest and discuss possible future research directions. The paper must be prepared and written by the candidate independently and individually. All Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Papers are checked for plagiarism before evaluation. The paper is presented and defended by the candidate to the Examination Committee. During or after the oral presentation, the candidate will be asked questions not only regarding the paper and presentation but also exploring the candidate’s fundamental materials science and engineering knowledge needed for an in-depth understanding of scientific issues, concepts and theories related to the selected topic. The oral defense component is expected to be 45-60 minutes. (Times noted are at the discretion of the committee).

Request for Qualifying Exam Before the start of each QE cycle in Spring or Fall semester, the MSEN Graduate Program Advisor notifies the candidates who must take the exam that semester. To register for the Ph.D. qualifying exam, students submit a completed application form by the defined deadline. This form can be found on http://engineering.tamu.edu/media/2435613/qe-application-request.pdf. The application includes the following: the name of the candidate, the name of the candidate's advisor (if applicable), degrees received, unofficial transcript, degree plan (if submitted and approved), current dissertation topic, a 300-500 word abstract of current dissertation research. Candidates who have earned a Master of Science degree must also provide a 300-500 word abstract of their M.S. thesis. This information is used by the Examination Committee to suggest and assign the topic for the written portion of the qualifying exam. In cases where students do not have an academic advisor or have otherwise not begun their dissertation research, the candidate should provide a 300-500 word general synopsis of their past and anticipated research area (thereby providing the Examination Committee the information to assign an appropriate topic). Students who need special accommodation should provide a recordation letter from the Disability services with their QE application. The Graduate Program Advisor and the Chair of the MSEN Ph.D. Examination Committee will then work together to meet special accommodation requirements. Qualifying Exam Committee The Examination Committee consists of three MSEN faculty members assigned to each QE candidate by the Chair of MSEN Ph.D. Examination Committee, no later than 10 weeks before beginning of the semester in which the QE will be taken. Two of the committee members must be non-zero full-time equivalent MSEN faculty. In other words, these members are either:

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• Full [http://engineering.tamu.edu/materials/people/faculty] OR,

• Joint [http://engineering.tamu.edu/materials/people/affiliated-faculty] MSEN faculty.

• One committee member may be an affiliated MSEN faculty.

One member of each Examination Committee serves as a chair and is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the exam is maintained, and all components of the exam are completed. The candidate’s faculty advisor/s cannot be a member of the Examination Committee. They also cannot attend the oral exam or interfere with the examination process at any instance. Selection of the Topic Before the qualifying exam, the MSEN advising office asks each voting committee member to provide one research topic with a short (100-200 words) description for the student’s qualifying exam. The Graduate Advisor forwards the three topics to the student, Examination Committee members, student’s faculty advisor and the Departmental Chair overseeing the Qualifying Exams. The student chooses one of the three topics provided by the committee. Topics must be outside of the candidate's dissertation topic but complement doctoral coursework and general area of research. In case of a re-take, new topics are provided along with a new Examination Committee. Evaluation of the Exam The (three) voting members of the qualifying exam committee decide whether the student has passed or failed, along with any coursework or academic recommendations. The voting takes place immediately following the oral examination and in the absence of the student. The number of "yes" votes must be at least two from the three-member voting committee in order for the student to be considered passed. When appropriate, the committee may vote for a conditional pass. The committee signs an evaluation form (with comments/recommendations, if any) and returns it to the MSEN Advising office right after the oral examination. A letter (or email) of the QE Results Report will be sent to the candidate by the Chair of the Examination Committee Timeline

• The qualifying exam is offered in the Fall and Spring semesters only.

• The qualifying exam must be taken by the beginning of the 3rd semester, excluding summers.

• If the student fails the first attempt, a retake must be completed in the following semester (4th semester). If the student does not pass on the second try, he/she is not permitted to continue in the MSEN Ph.D. program. Such a student can be allowed to continue to study for an M.S. degree in MSEN if he/she has not already earned a master's degree from Texas A&M University.

• Table 22 provides a sample timeline for Ph.D. students.

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Table 22. 2018-2019 Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Important Dates Ph.D. Preliminary and Defense Examinations: All students have to complete an oral Ph.D. preliminary examination during their 5th semester or by the end of their third year in the program. This examination, administered by the student’s advisory committee, assesses the student’s proficiency in their dissertation topic area, critical thinking, and communication skills. Students can schedule their final dissertation defense a minimum of 14 weeks after passing their preliminary examination.

Before scheduling the preliminary examination, the committee chair and the MSEN Graduate Advisor review the student eligibility criteria to ensure the student is ready for the examination. The Ph.D. preliminary examination is oral with an accompanying dissertation research proposal. The advisory committee examines the student for their competency in the research topic area and assesses the ability of the student to complete the proposed work. To pass the exam, the committee must approve the written proposal and have no more than one committee member cast a fail vote for the student. The chair of the advisory committee reports the results of the exam to the Office of Graduate Studies. These forms should be submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies within 10 working days of the scheduled examination. In the preliminary exam, the dissertation research proposal should also be approved for continuation for the degree.

After passing the preliminary exam for the doctoral degree, the student must complete the final examination (defense) within four calendar years. Otherwise, the student is required to repeat the preliminary examination. Upon approval of the student’s advisory committee, with no more than one member dissenting, and the approval

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by the Office of Graduate Studies, a student who has failed the preliminary examination can be given one re-examination, when adequate time has been given to permit the student to address the inadequacies emerging from the first examination (normally six months). The Final Exam (dissertation defense) is the last step towards the Ph.D. degree where the students present their dissertation research to the student’s advisory committee and the entire community. The final exam is announced publicly in the MSEN Program through announcements on bulletin boards and e-mails. One example of the final exam announcement is presented in Appendix L. For the final defense, the student is required to provide a copy of his/her dissertation to the committee no later than 2 weeks before the examination. Each committee member must approve the dissertation for the student to pass the defense examination. Students pursuing the M.S. (thesis) degree are required to submit a research proposal similar to the Ph.D. students. The proposal is first approved by the committee, and the student then defends the research in an oral examination. Like the Ph.D. defense examination, the M.S. defense also has open and closed parts. The M.Eng. and M.S. (Non-Thesis) degrees do not have comprehensive coursework examination.

5.8 ACADEMIC PROBATION The MSEN Program has the following academic probation policy:

• Students with an overall GPA less than 3.0 are on Academic Probation. • Full-time students who earn individual semester GPAs below 2.00 twice cannot continue in the Materials

Science and Engineering degree program. • Full-time students who earn individual semester GPAs below 3.00 in two successive semesters (Fall or

Spring) cannot continue their Materials Science and Engineering degree program. • Full-time students who earn a cumulative GPA less than 3.00 will have two following semesters (Fall or

Spring) to raise their GPA above 3.00 to be able to continue their Materials Science and Engineering degree program.

5.9 ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES The MSEN program has specific academic and enrichment activities that are aimed at promoting leadership, professionalism, collegiality, and a “sense of community” among its students and faculty. These include the student-run Material Advantage chapter, which is mentored by MSEN faculty, Dr. Miladin Radovic and Dr. Ankit Srivastava; the Women in Materials Science (WiMS) organization, mentored by Dr. Svetlana Sukhishvili; a student chapter of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), mentored by Dr. Homero Castaneda; a chapter of Society of Plastics Engineers, mentored by Dr. Hung-Jue Sue; MSEN Ambassadors, mentored by Dr. Patrick Shamberger and Jules Henry; TAMU Student Research Week poster competitions sponsored by the Polymer Technology Center; the Student Engineering Council Career Fairs; a library web page dedicated to materials science and engineering academic and database resources. Material Advantage is a student organization allowing combined membership in ACerS (American Ceramic Society), AIST (Association for Iron and Steel Technology, ASM International (Materials Information Society, formerly American Society for Materials), and TMS (The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society), for a single student membership fee. Material Advantage group focuses on improving students' technical presentation skills through poster symposia, "Pitch Your Research" competitions; local industry lab tours; growing students' soft skills; and developing professional networks through social events, including ice cream socials and holiday parties.

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Women in Materials Science (WIMS) is a graduate student organization whose mission is to inspire younger generations to join STEM fields while bringing more diversity and inclusion to the field by enhancing historically underrepresented populations. They promote a community atmosphere among students and faculty through outreach activities. These interactions include developing activities to make science fun such as simple polymer technical demonstrations (hydrogel to create the effect of snow); Girl Scouts of Central Texas STEMFest; Texas A&M Campus laboratory tours and demonstrations; DiscoverE Girl Day (promoting engineering to 2nd through 5th graders); Lunch & Learn Seminars; Women in Science Nights; educating 5th grade through high school teachers; and STEM4Innovation. Being able to communicate one’s research to all ages is an important skill set,which is obtained by teaching young minds first-hand scientific laboratory experiences and educating teachers about science and engineering in the classroom.

ECS@TAMU is a student chapter of the electrochemical society (ECS), a society with more than 8000 members worldwide. As a part of the ECS family, their mission is advancing theory and practice at the forefront of

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electrochemical and solid state science and technology, from rechargeable batteries to photonic devices. By becoming a member of this student chapter, students are eligible for free ECS membership, free access to ECS journals, discounts for ECS conferences, scholarships, and networking opportunities. They also provide a platform for members to connect with related industries through industrial and technical seminars, social events, and workshops to improve students’ soft skills.

NACE, (National Association of Corrosion Engineers) Texas A&M student chapter is a student organization for all undergraduate and graduate students with all different majors. Their purpose is to disseminate and promote the knowledge of corrosion protection, corrosion engineering and its management at Texas A&M University. They are enhancing collaborations between NACE TAMU and other corrosion related academic institutions and companies.

The inaugural Corrosion and Materials Reliability Symposium (CMRS) is an annual event with NACE TAMU that launched in Fall 2018. The goal of this symposium is to educate students, create awareness about capabilities at Texas A&M University and enhance collaborations with the industry. "NACE lecture series" is biweekly events to host a dialogue between industry leaders and students/faculty about materials reliability and corrosion.

The interdisciplinary faculty of MSEN has also helped catalyze the formation of collaborative research groups on campus that otherwise may not have naturally happened, an example of is the former NSF-IGERT program. Research proposals from such collaborations have resulted in funded projects. These interactions and synergistic activities have a direct impact on the MSEN students since they can work on cutting-edge multi-disciplinary research projects as part of their research training.

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MSEN holds a weekly seminar series each Fall and Spring semester featuring invited presentations by TAMU faculty as well as external speakers of prominence from academia, industry, and national labs. These seminars broaden the exposure of MSEN students to different fields of research and provide opportunities to network with the speakers. A list of seminar speakers is provided in Appendix M.

5.10 STUDENT RECRUITMENT Every year, MSEN receives a large number of unsolicited applications directly to graduate school at Texas A&M University through the Admissions Office and specify an interest in MSEN on their application form. Each applicant that meets the Office of Graduate Studies minimum requirements is forwarded to the MSEN Program for review. Additionally, MSEN and its faculty also engage in the following activities aimed to recruit a student to the department. Recruitment of candidates from within TAMU is primarily driven by individual faculty recruiting students in their area of expertise. Internal candidates are typically identified as undergraduates excelling in key materials related courses, or through students participating in directed studies/research in a faculty member’s laboratory. Faculty also recruit candidates from other universities via interactions at professional society meetings or through recommendations from colleagues. MSEN participates in the College of Engineering’s Undergraduate Summer Research Grant (USRG). The USRG is a competitive program that offers partial support for summer research internships to selected students. The shortfall is covered by faculty mentors. Students interested in this program must apply and will be admitted following review by the COE. MSEN offers an NSF funded Multifunctional Materials Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) that is a competitive 10-week research program similar to COE’s USRG. Students who participate in USRG and/or REU are eligible for early admission to COE graduate programs. The USRG and Multifunctional Materials REU programs have been a very effective recruiting pathway for MSEN. Several funded research grants within MSEN also offer undergraduate research internships. MSEN participates in two COE programs aimed at recruiting domestic graduate candidates: Graduate Preview and Graduate Invitational. These events are addressed to college juniors and seniors interested in pursuing a doctoral degree. Graduate Preview is held in the Fall term as an opportunity for students who are considering applying to an Engineering graduate program. Graduate Invitational occurs in the Spring term for highly qualified U.S. citizens and permanent residents who have been admitted to the Masters or Ph.D. program. At both events, participants meet with faculty, speak with current graduate students, tour labs, learn about degree programs, and find out about available research opportunities. Students selected to attend are considered for housing and travel funding. 5.11 APPLICANT POOL Figure 15 shows the number of students who applied, were admitted to, and ultimately enrolled in MSEN graduate programs. This plot shows that the number of applicants peaked at 270-275 in 2016 and 2017 and subsequently decreased in 2018 to 236. This decrease is attributed to the fact that the deadline to submit applications was shifted last year from end-of-March to January 15. The purpose of this shift was to incentivize students to apply before the nomination deadline for internal graduate fellowships. Despite varying numbers of applicants, admission rates have remained steady in the 30-40% range since 2014. Similarly, yields have remained in the 37-47% range since the inception of the program.

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Figure 15. Applied, Admitted, and Enrolled for All Fall Term MSEN Graduate Programs (2013-2018)

Figures 16 and 17 show the breakout of data provided in Figure 15 attributable to the M.S. and Ph.D. programs, respectively. For example, In Fall 2018, 34% of the all applications, 39% of the all admitted, and 29% of all enrolled incoming graduates students were M.S. students. Overall, M.S. candidates constitute an increasing fraction of admitted and enrolled graduate students in MSEN.

Figure 16. Applied, Admitted, and Enrolled Statistics for Fall Term Masters Program

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Figure 18. Average GRE Scores (verbal + quantitative) of Entering MSEN Students (Fall 2013- Fall 2018)

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5.12 ENROLLED STUDENTS Trends in total graduate enrollment are provided in Figure 19 MSEN has experienced continuous growth in graduate enrollment since its inception, increasing 9.3% since Fall 2017 and 76.3% since Fall 2013. As of Fall 2018, graduate enrollment stood at 28 M.S. and 136 Ph.D. candidates. So long as the number of faculty in the department continues to increase, we anticipate that enrollment will also continue to rise.

Figure 19. Graduate Student Enrollment Trends for Fall Terms by Degree Level (2013–2018) (NDS: Non-degree seeking)

Demographics of MSEN enrolled students are shown in Figures 20 through 22 regarding gender, citizenship, and underrepresented minority (URM) status. The gender demographics in the Doctoral and Masters programs are provided in Figure 20. The percent of female students enrolled in the program has increased gradually from 2013 – 2018 (from 23% to 31%). MSEN uses internal TAMU graduate fellowships as tools to encourage the enrollment of admitted female applicants. Fall 2018 was the first semester the number of male and female students enrolling in MSEN graduate programs was nearly equal.

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Figure 21. Trends in Domestic and International Graduate Enrollment (2013 – 2018)

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Figure 22. Trends in MSEN Underrepresented Minorities (2013-2018)

5.13 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING GRADUATES Figure 23. shows the number of graduate degrees granted yearly by MSEN since 2013. In total, MSEN has granted six M.Eng., 44 M.S., and 88 Ph.D. degrees. The number of M.S. students in MSEN increasing faster than that of Ph.D. students, we expect that M.S. degrees will constitute an increasing fraction of total degrees granted in the future.

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Table 23 provides mean time to graduation and average number of publications for graduating Ph.D. students in MSEN. Between 2015 – 2017, the average number of journal articles published per graduating Ph.D. student was 6.3 articles per graduate. Going forward, the program intends to track additional research performance metrics, including journal impact factors, citations, patents, invention disclosures, and media coverage.

Table 23. Mean Time to Graduation and Average Publications per Doctoral Graduate

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Figure 24 provides graduate placement details of all students graduating from MSEN with excellent placement of graduates in (APPENDIX P). Our former students are dispersed both nationally and internationally in academic, industry, and government positions. Placement of graduating students is facilitated by the TAMU career services office as well as assistance from MSEN faculty and alumni.

Figure 24. Percent of MSEN Graduates by Industrial Sector, (2013-2018)

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6. STRATEGIC PLAN AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENT The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University is recognized for its strong programs and the quality of its graduates. The department has established and continues to strengthen ties with industry, and its graduates have distinguished themselves throughout various industries including materials processing, energy, oil and gas, aerospace, and electronics. A matter of pride for the department is the number of successful start-up companies established in the last 5 years under the leadership of its M.S. and Ph.D. students and post-docs. In the last 5 years, the students have established 5 start-up companies, as listed in Table 24 below. The start-up company, TriFusion Devices, established by two of our Ph.D. students won the Rice Business Competition in 2016, one of the biggest start up competition, and they were invited to ring the New York Stok Exchange bell to start the session in 2016. Another Ph.D. student initiated start-up company, Incendium Technologies, has just received TechConnect 2018 Innovation Award on their product “Ultra-high Performance Thermal Interface Materials for Electronic Cooling.” Table 24. Start-up Companies Established by MSEN M.S., Ph.D. Graduates and Post-Doctoral

Researchers in the last 5 years (2013-2018) Company Affiliation TriFusion Devices Dr. Blake Teipel and Dr. Brandon Sweeney 2014

Thermal Expansion Solutions Dr. James A. Monroe 2015

Adallo Dr. Ji Ma 2016

Incendium Technologies Dr. Cengiz Yegin 2017

Heuristic Tristan de Servins 2018

The department’s graduate program is currently ranked 23rd among public institutions (37 overall) according to the U.S. News & World Report 2018 ranking, and the ranking has improved each year since 2013. The department has launched extensive recruitment efforts to increase the number of domestic graduate students in the last 3 years. These efforts have proven successful as more than 50% of the incoming students are domestic. As far as the accreditation of the graduate programs and the program assessment is concerned, Texas A&M University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. Accreditation of Texas A&M University was reaffirmed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in December 2012. The fifth year interim report for Texas A&M University was due to SACSCOC in March 2018, while the next reaffirmation of accreditation is scheduled for 2022. With regard to the strategic plan, the College of Engineering is at the mid-point of a critical period of growth. In 2013, Dean Banks announced the launch of the 25 by 25 transformational education and enrollment growth initiative (Appendix B). In 2017, the College of Engineering announced the Strategic Plan: A Transformative Transition to Preeminence 2017-2025 as a guide for the next stages and implementation of the growth initiatives (Appendix C). This strategic plan focusses on the following goals:

• Elevate Undergraduate Education • Elevate Graduate Programs • Elevate Faculty Reputation and Visibility • Enhance Staff Development • Elevate Development Activities

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• Enhance Research and Scholarship • Serve Constituents through Active Engagement

These goals guide the department’s mission and objectives. During the intense forging of our new department’s identity, the vision, mission and goals for our department were debated and fine-tuned during our first 5 years. In order to continuously assess our graduate programs, we have developed a set of core outcomes that we wish to achieve. The mission statement of the department, outcomes, and measures are described in this section. 6.1 VISION The vision of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is to be recognized as one of the best programs and be among the top 20 public graduate programs in the nation for students pursuing an advanced degree in materials science and engineering, fulfilling its part of TAMU’s mission with scholarship, leadership and innovation in all aspects of research, teaching and service. We will be known for the high quality of our learning environment, the depth of our scholarship, and our commitment to our profession. Our goal is to be a department where faculty members address relevant problems through active multidisciplinary collaborations that generate impactful results while contributing to programs that provide rich educational experiences for a large number of students. 6.2 MISSION

The mission of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is to educate global leaders in materials science and engineering; perform research to address materials challenges of the 21st century; impact society, industry, national security, and the environment, and attract the best minds and develop them into the leaders of tomorrow. More specifically, our mission for the graduate program is to:

• Provide quality graduate education that is well-grounded in the fundamental principles of materials science and engineering coupled with the latest technological advances in order to advance student’s problem solving skills, nurture discovery and innovation, instill a strong commitment to scholarship and critical thinking, develop life-long learning skills, and prepare students for national and international leadership roles and successful careers in academia, government, and industry.

• Prepare M.S. and Ph.D. graduates to be exceptional scientists and engineers, and future leaders that pursue excellence in every endeavor.

• Advance the knowledge base of materials science and engineering by fostering multi-disciplinary basic and applied research efforts, promoting discovery, cutting across disciplines, departments, and colleges.

• Promote transformative interdisciplinary activities in materials science and engineering by acting as a locus for collaborative research efforts, and the establishment and enhancement of shared research facilities that advance the solutions to interdisciplinary problems.

6.3 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE GRADUATE PROGRAM

The department carried out Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis of the graduate programs through a series of discussions that culminated in annual departmental retreat in 2017. The key strengths and weaknesses that were identified are summarized below.

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Program Strengths

o Strong momentum of growth – following initial establishment of the MSEN department in July 2013 and its significant growth over the last four years, faculty and staff continue to work on further development initiatives with high energy and enthusiasm. To capitalize on this momentum, continued faculty participation in the evolution of the department’s identity, vision, and the mission will create a dynamic department to serve our College, University, and the State of Texas.

o Adaptability and flexibility – as a relatively new department, MSEN has relative versatility and flexibility in creating and accomplishing teaching, research and service missions. With no legacy to hinder creativity and initiatives, best-practices across research and teaching can be implemented into new curricula, research models and departmental operations. The ability to adjust operations as we grow enables the department to avoid known pitfalls and focus on creating new models for the department highlighting our strengths.

o Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary – MSEN department is genuinely multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary. It includes 19 core faculty members (including minority joint appointments) with diverse expertise as well as 49 affiliated faculty from other departments within the College of Engineering and the College of Science who are actively involved in advising students, interdisciplinary research projects, and service to the department. In addition, our faculty welcomes collaborations with faculty from all Colleges on campus. This ability to reach across boundaries creates opportunities that established departments may not have available. To take advantage of these prospects, faculty interact campus-wide with similar research and collaborative projects. The department has already participated in numerous interdisciplinary research and educational projects and looks forward to increasing capacity and ability to collaborate with a variety of partners.

o Research and teaching expertise of core faculty – MSEN is reaching the critical mass of core faculty with the broad research and teaching expertise necessary to facilitate research and specialization to tackle problems related to energy, health, education, environment, national security, and the critical issues recognized as national priorities by National Academies and different federal agencies.

o Highly qualified staff – MSEN has a small staff with excellent qualifications (some staff with advanced degrees in engineering, leadership, and higher education) who are active participants in the development of the department. Our staff has an important repertoire of professional skills, possess a wealth of institutional knowledge, provide essential resources, and work alongside our faculty and students to accomplish our departmental goals. Contributing significantly to the smooth operation and growth of the department, we have been committed to providing our staff with adequate resources to do their best work.

o Positive, open and creative climate – MSEN climate is very positive, and individuals can be expected to treat each other with dignity and respect. Open dialogue about the strategic plans, research programs and growth of the department is a major component driving the energy and momentum of growth. The diversity of faculty experiences including identity, status, experience, and education are vital components of the multi-disciplinary focus and direction for our department. Departmental committee participation provides an active role for everyone to participate in the creation of the structure, rules and policy development for MSEN. Weekly casual faculty meetings are an open table discussion and opinions on a wide variety of issues related to departmental development and growth are discussed. This tool enables crucial academic and research issues to be considered by all faculty in an equal and shared environment. Monthly, more formal meetings provide the necessity of operation, but the collegiality remains.

Program Weaknesses

o Lack of adequate lab, classroom, and office space –We have experienced tremendous growth and have had unprecedented access to new buildings on campus and the ability to grow within our existing office space in Reed McDonald. However, as we look forward – even as close as next 2-4 years, MSEN has very limited lab space and office space for new faculty, visiting professors, collaborative researchers, adjunct professors and the staff required to maintain such a growing department. The square footage in labs and offices has not kept pace with the increase in the number faculty, students and staff. A problem for recruiting and retention in our graduate program is the inadequate space allocated for graduate student offices. They are not located together and often, located incidentally in research laboratories not always connected with their research. In addition, MSEN does not have any classrooms that can be used for ad-hoc classes, make-up

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classes, seminar lectures, and other events. This creates a dependency on willingness and availability of other departments to schedule those events in classrooms usually other than in our building.

o Lack of diversity among faculty – with only 3 faculty from underrepresented groups (1 female and 2 ethnic minorities) out of 19 core faulty members, MSEN is lacking the critical mass of faculty to serve as role models for underrepresented groups. Significant progress has been achieved in attracting more female and ethnic minority students to our graduate program, and now the percentage of females and individuals from underrepresented groups in our student population is on par with the national average for MSEN programs.

o Lack of technical support staff – breakthrough research in MSEN depends heavily on sophisticated experimental research carried out by well-trained students, using well-maintained and calibrated equipment, while following safe laboratory practices. Currently, most of the operation and maintenance of this equipment is done by more senior graduate students and postdocs with little training and experience with the equipment. The problem with this model is that there is little transfer of institutional knowledge and students lack experience and expertise to provide complex support for advanced equipment. With the increase in the number of faculty, demands for adequately trained and experienced technicians have put additional pressure on limited resources. Utilizing peer-to-peer training as our primary mechanism for operating and maintenance precise research equipment is problematic. Although the number of technical staff members in shared facilities significantly increased over the last couple of years, it did not follow the increase in number of students at MSEN and other departments that need adequate training for using instrumentation in user facilities.

o Insufficient academic funding for educational activities – MSEN’s educational activities are dependent exclusively on academic funding from the University, which is inadequate to cover all of them adequately. As a relatively new department, MSEN does not have additional resources (gifts, donations, etc.) to cover various education activates. As can be seen in the departmental fiscal information section, the departmental flexible budget (funds remaining after the committed salaries) has been continuously decreasing in the last 3 years, despite the start of a large undergraduate program and 7 to 10% annual increase in the number of graduate students. This reduction in the budget has put a lot of pressure on the operation of the department.

Program Opportunities o Becoming the premier setting for research and education in materials science and engineering in

Texas – Texas has only a handful of MSEN undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The demand for professionals in materials science and engineering expertise in our state is much larger than the output of graduates. We have the opportunity to build MSEN into a premier undergraduate and graduate degree program at one of the largest public universities in the nation. Corresponding with the development of our research facilities, we can provide a full-service setting for students and industry to work collaboratively to address materials grand challenges within our state. The department has the opportunity to further strengthen its position as a leading educational and research institution by hiring new faculty with expertise matching currently active research areas at the department.

o Becoming one of the top 20 materials science and engineering graduate programs in the US—We aim to achieve this goal by attracting the best students, hiring exceptional faculty, performing leadership-class research on a wide range of topics, and providing an array of courses in distinct specializations taught by top experts.

o Industry relevant research and education/ entrepreneurship – conduct strong research with industrial partners from Texas with high socio-economic impact and establish closer collaborations with industry on both graduate and undergraduate educational efforts. Enhance entrepreneurship climate in the department and develop entrepreneurial skills for our graduate and undergraduate students.

Program Threats o Increasing administrative load on faculty and staff – One of our biggest challenges is the increasing

administrative load on faculty as we increase the number of students (both graduate and undergraduate). Demands on faculty-time are ever increasing and staying responsive with such quick growth can be daunting. Increasing executive pressure on metrics reporting and committee participation at the departmental, college and university level, puts significant administrative constraints on the faculty and staff in relatively small

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departments such as MSEN. In addition, different reporting rubrics and formats (for example per academic year, per calendar year, etc.) and different platforms for calculating academic activities puts additional and unnecessary administrative load on faculty and staff. Do more with less staff support can only demand increasing faculty time spent on time-consuming reporting.

o Research laboratories distributed across different remote locations – our current research laboratories and activities are spread across the campus, and commuting between labs and offices is very time consuming. Commuting, parking and transit time between labs and offices takes faculty and students away from their primary studies and research.

o Uncertainty in resources for continued maintenance of research and laboratory equipment and facilities - lack of systematic funding for maintenance of existing research and laboratory equipment and facilities may affect successful research in the future.

o Uncertainty of financial resources to support professional, research and facility staff required to support a leading-edge, “top 20” materials science and engineering program - lack of systematic funding and the pressure for staff to do more for less creates a vacuum of motivated, highly experienced people for professional, research and facility staff positions required to maintain administration of teaching and research activities.

6.4 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES The goals of the MSEN department are to:

1. Recruit academically exceptional and diverse domestic and international graduate students to the program including the students from underrepresented groups.

2. Recruit active researchers to the MSEN faculty and enhance the national and international visibility of

the program to the top 20 programs in the nation.

3. Establish, enhance, and maintain a curriculum that is increasingly responsive to the ever-changing and multidisciplinary needs of industry, academia, and government.

4. Maintain an atmosphere in which interdisciplinary research collaboration and shared research facilities

are encouraged and fostered. Promote interdisciplinary research activities with an eventual goal of establishing a nationally and internationally recognized materials science and engineering department, while maintaining the strongly interdisciplinary aspects of the program.

The primary objectives/outcomes for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering programs are to produce M.S. and Ph.D. graduates who will:

• have well-grounded fundamental knowledge in materials science and engineering

• demonstrate excellence in materials theory, materials synthesis, and characterization, computational methods, and materials design

• have interdisciplinary research experience, work well in interdisciplinary team environments, and lead multi-disciplinary teams

• apply acquired knowledge, solve sophisticated global engineering challenges, effectively communicate ideas and technical information, and continue to learn and improve

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• contribute to the development of advanced concepts, leading edge technologies, and training of next generation scientists and engineers

• understand the complex landscape of engineering problems, identify and adapt to new challenges, and lead the development of solutions.

The strategic plan of The College of Engineering (CoE) for 2017-2025 specifies three major graduate programs goals for each department to achieve in order to enable the desired outcome of the 25 by 25 initiative, which are:

Goal #1: Enhance recruitment of top graduate students. The ability to recruit top graduate students is key to advancing research productivity and reputation. Strategies to recruit the highest quality graduate students include:

• Make early offers to Ph.D. students to improve chances of acceptance. • Increase availability of internal fellowships to fund the first year of study for Ph.D. students. • Assist current and prospective Ph.D. students in preparing competitive applications for federal

fellowships. • Engage industries to determine unmet workforce needs to align the graduate curriculum. • Enhance adaptability to changes in graduate student recruitment channels (e.g., institutions,

regions, countries that have provided strong pipelines are likely to change over time). • Continue efforts to build relationships/pipelines with institutions known to graduate talented

undergraduates but lack strong graduate programs.

Goal #2: Recruit, foster, and graduate a graduate student population that will succeed in a diverse global professional environment. Strategies to bring about a diverse graduate student population include:

• Provide an environment (in the classroom and lab, as well as outside of the classroom and lab) that embraces the diversity of thought and experiences.

• Expand opportunities for creating communities among graduate students. • Enhance the outreach and recruiting programs to include diverse undergraduate student

populations to increase interest and broaden participation in our graduate programs.

Goal #3: Prepare students for thriving research careers in academia and industry. Strategies to prepare students for thriving research careers include:

• Increase opportunities for students to practice the skills needed for thriving research careers. • Expand professional development programs to increase awareness about different career paths. • Increase assistance and guidance for pursuing careers in academia and industry • Provide the financial support necessary for students to excel in research. • Expand efforts for internship experiences with leading industry and national laboratory partners. • Foster an academic culture to promote innovation and entrepreneurship.

Many of the elements in these three goals also appear in the department’s strategic goals and the department is closely implementing COE strategic goals.

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6.5 MEASURES One key way to measure the success of our program goals is to use a consistent set of metrics. The department uses the following metrics to gauge our success:

1. The quality and demographics of incoming students. This is measured based on the following criteria: a. Rigor of their prior training, demonstrated through their academic track record and research

experiences.

b. GRE scores of incoming graduate students. The averages of the GRE scores for the MSEN incoming graduate students are summarized in Figure 18. To better address this metric, we will continue to recruit and admit graduate students of the highest quality and make admission decisions and notify students of acceptance and scholarships within 2 weeks of the application deadline.

c. Admission selectivity (admissions).

The yearly admission data for the MSEN program are given Figure 15-17.

d. Number of domestic students and students from under-represented groups. The statistics are summarized in Figures 21-22. The NSF-NRT and AFRL – Minority Leaders Programs helped improve the percentage of domestic and minority students. These programs will continue for additional 3-4 years. We will submit follow-on NSF-NRT and AFRL-MLP proposals to continue to attract high quality domestic and minority students. We will also: 1) continue and improve our track-record in recruiting students from under-represented groups with the help of Diversity and Pathways to the Doctorate Fellowships, available through the Texas A&M University System; 2) coordinate with Office of Graduate and Professional Studies (OGAPS) and College of Engineering Office to have a continuous presence at all recruitment fairs attended by TAMU; 3) actively promote the program and recruit through the MSEN website, noting new faculty, research advances and funding opportunities; 4) utilize OGAPS and COE recruitment funds to bring selected U.S. students for campus visits; and 5) recruit at national Graduate and Professional Career Days including events at SHPE, NSBE, NOBCCHE and SACNAS.

e. Number of students receiving fellowships/assistantships (e.g., NSF fellowships, Graduate Merit

Fellowships, NSF-NRT fellowships, etc.). The statistics are summarized in Section 5.2.

f. Number of competitive Academic Scholarships given annually to graduate students (in the amount of $1,000).

46 Academic Scholarships have been granted annually to the MSEN students since 2013.

2. Quality of student education and research a. Number of student publications in peer-reviewed archival journals

As part of the national metrics for doctoral programs (18 Characteristics of Doctoral Programs) this information is gathered for each graduating Ph.D. student right before the dissertation final exam. The average number of peer-reviewed publications per graduating Ph.D. student has averaged 6.3 per student for 2013-2017. Each graduating Ph.D. student prepares a final exam announcement (Appendix L) to inform the students and faculty in MSEN and other related departments.

b. Number of student research awards (e.g., best paper awards, poster awards, technical society

awards)

c. Number and content of MSEN courses offered

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The list of courses offered in the program is given in Section 6 and in Appendix K. The curriculum committee evaluate graduate curriculum every 2 years for course modifications, additions or deletions. The department head strongly encourages all faculty (especially the young faculty) to use the Center for Teaching Excellence resources in course development/modification and assessment of learning objectives.

d. Number of patents

e. Number of student presentations in national and international meetings

f. Leadership in student and professional organizations

g. Involvement in entrepreneurial and commercialization efforts

h. High caliber of visitors and speakers to the graduate seminar series classes.

Since the inception of the department, the faculty has been committed to providing the graduate students exposure to a variety of research projects, faculty experts from other universities and industry leaders in order to enrich their academic experience. Seminars are conducted weekly and travel and itineraries are planned through the administrative office. The department strives to bring in a nationally-recognized speakers to give a talk, accompanied by a casual lunch or small group meetings with students, and organized discussions or workshops. This seminar is important to departmental culture because it is one time where faculty and graduate students together interact with each other and with new topics. These social and intellectual relationships often spark new ideas and opportunities for future collaboration. Graduate students benefit from having a wider exposure to a breadth of knowledge to complement the depth they gain in their own research. The seminar series has been so successful, we are implementing one for our new undergraduates to provide them similar opportunities. Speakers for our MSEN 681 (2013-2018) Seminar class are provided in Appendix M.

3. Demand for graduates

a. Percent of graduates employed in science and engineering positions upon graduation. Placement information is collected before graduation and we strive to keep our former student information up-to-date. We have placement information for 138 graduates from 2013-2018. Placement information for graduate students can be found in Figure 24.

b. Number of graduates in faculty positions

Currently, nine (9) Ph.D. graduates hold teaching positions in academia.

c. Number of graduates in research positions (non-faculty positions) The statistics are summarized in Section 5.11.

d. Salaries of graduating students

4. Quality of Materials Science and Engineering faculty

a. Number of publications in peer-reviewed archival journals The statistics are summarized in Section 4, Figure 6.

b. Number of service awards

c. Editorships

d. Annual research expenditures

The statistics are summarized in Section 3, Table 2.

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e. Number of patents

f. Number of conference presentations

5. National and international visibility of the MSEN Program a. US World News and Report Rankings

The statistics are summarized in Table 25 below.

Table 25. Ranking of Texas A&M University, College of Engineering and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, in National Rankings by

US World News and Report, 2013-2018

National Rankings by US World News and Report Rankings All Rankings Based on Previous Year's Data Report 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

Year Released 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 Data 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

College of Engineering 12 11 11 12 11 Public 7 7 7 7 7 Materials Science and Engineering 37 39 45 39 * Public 23 25 27 23 *

b. Multidisciplinary, multi‐university activities

c. International collaboration (the number of faculty with international collaboration).

All MSEN full and joint faculty currently have an ongoing (mostly funded) international collaborations.

d. Materials Science in the News

In order to compete and aim to be a highly ranked department, we must promote and let others know what we are doing in our department. The College of Engineering has revamped how it directs communication for the College and the departments through a centralized Communication effort. We started with 1 half-time communications person in 2015 when the change was initiated and now we have a full-time (dedicated) communication specialist for our department. As our research has grown and we have been able to disseminate the news through many different news sources. Appendix P provides the headlines and leads for stories produced in the last three years. Special note is made for those stories picked up by international news sources or the number of views on the webpage.

6. Interdisciplinary activities

a. Number of joint team proposals and awards

b. Number of joint publications with MSEN faculty from different home departments

c. Number of faculty involved in these activities and number of different departments collaborated

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6.6 LOOKING FORWARD SUMMARY The MSEN graduate program achieved the most strongly emphasized recommendations of the initial external review team: The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and Texas A&M University approved the creation of a graduate department of Materials Science and Engineering. The department officially started on June 1, 2013. The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) experienced tremendous growth through faculty additions, expansion in research focus areas, increases in graduate students, laboratory and space upgrades, innovative research, and the establishment of an undergraduate major and minor. According to the most recent University Materials Council, survey and data published in American Society of Engineering Education (http://profiles.asee.org/), our Ph.D. enrollment and degrees awarded are on par with other top 10 materials science and engineering programs in the country. We have substantially restructured our graduate curriculum to address current needs in research and technology and emphasized computational methods and engineering design in materials science. We continually improve the implementation of the qualifying exam rules and have added an assessment component to evaluate the program learning outcomes during the qualifying, preliminary and final Ph.D. exams. Improvements in domestic student recruitment were made including taking advantage of Merit and Diversity Fellowships and federal funding directly to the department through the NSF-NRT Program and AFRL Minority Leaders Program. The MSEN department submitted 20% of all diversity fellowship applications submitted from the College of Engineering in 2017. Moreover, a framework for increasing the number of fellowships is in place. Our undergraduate minor program was approved and began in Spring 2015. The first undergraduate with the minor graduated in December 2015. Also during 2015, the MSEN faculty prepared a degree plan and proposal to establish the Bachelor of Science degree in materials science and engineering. The degree proposal was approved. Our first class of sophomore undergraduate students began in Fall 2018. Establishment of the undergraduate minor and the B.S. degree program strengthens the quality and reputation of our graduate program and our department. Our near term goals are to: 1) increase the number of faculty to over 20; 2) increase the total number of graduate students to 200; 3) increase the number of undergraduate students (sophomore, junior and senior classes) to 200 to bring MSEN to the same level as Ocean Engineering Department at Texas A&M (the smallest engineering department on campus); 4) improve our rankings; 5) increase our graduate and undergraduate course offerings; and 6) enhance the quality of undergraduate and research laboratories.

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APPENDIX A. UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONAL REPORT

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APPENDIX D. INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND BY-LAWS

Todd Abbott ‘95 Marathon Oil Company

Darrell Adkins ‘96 Halliburton

Scott Beckwith BTG Composites, Inc.

Al Behr Nucor

Robert Buck ‘86 Carpenter Technology Corp; Latrobe Operations

Connie Buskness ‘97 Evonik Corporation

Mark Chris ‘85 Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.

Vance Cribb, III ‘83 Bell Helicopter Textron, Aerospace/ Aviation OEM

Bernardo Duran AZZ Metal Coatings Inc.

Peter Gao Applied Materials, INC

Cecile Haarseth ExxonMobil Upstream Engineering

Pratik Joshi Samsung Austin Semiconductor

Mridula (Babli) Kapur The Dow Chemical Company

Thomas Lednicky ‘83 CFAN- Commercial Aerospace

Calvin Lundeen ‘90 Wexco. Corporation

Ryland Marek ‘01 3M

Jeffrey Polzer ‘87 Shell Global Solutions US Inc.

Colleen Schlaefli Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

John Stevens Baker Hughes

Blake Teipel ‘16 Essentium

Roxanne Warren ‘87 Norsk Titanium

Chris Johnson National Ooilfield Varco

2018 MSEN Industry Advisory Board

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) Bylaws

Article I: Name

The name of this advisory group shall be the Materials Science and Engineering Advisory Board (hereinafter “MSEN Advisory Board” or “Board” for the “Department” of Materials Science and Engineering).

Article II: Purpose

The purpose of the Materials Science and Engineering Industrial Advisory Board is to provide input to the Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University (hereinafter "Department Head") in order to:

1) Provide outside assessment and advice about the department’s programs and performance, and the "value" of the department's products, students and research.

2) Provide an external perspective on departmental needs and issues including emerging industry trends that could affect the department and its graduates in the future.

3) Provide external buy-in to departmental goals, and advice and aid in achieving these goals.

4) Serve as a resource to aid the Department in securing financial support. 5) Provide advice and support on such other matters as the Department Head may from

time to time request and/or that the Board decides to undertake. 6) Support and steward the Department in fostering mutually beneficial relationships

with industry, national laboratories, other academic institutions, state and federal governments, and former students

Among the many ways this purpose might be accomplished by the Board is by assisting in the promotion, development and expansion of the facilities and education and research programs in the department, and by seeking opportunities that will lead to a higher level of excellence of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the department. The Department Head is not bound by the recommendations provided by the Board.

Article III: Members

Section 1. Composition of the Board Membership on the Board is by invitation of the Department Head. Potential members may be nominated by any member of the Board or by the Department faculty. The MSEN Advisory Board will be composed of a Chair, a Chair-Elect and a Secretary, up to 30 other qualified Regular Members and Emeritus / Ex-Officio Members. Members will have attained a B.S. or higher degree in Materials Science and Engineering or related discipline and will have a genuine interest and

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exceptional ability in pursuing, participating in and furthering the purposes of the Board. The Board members will be especially distinguished for their records of leadership and accomplishments. The Board will strive to achieve a diverse membership in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, and achievement sector (e.g., industry, government laboratory, etc.). The Board will be comprised primarily of Texas A&M Former Students with other participants invited (key industry partners, donors, etc.) to join the Board to help accomplish its purposes. However, membership is not limited to graduates of Texas A&M or to Texas residents. Membership categories and expectations/privileges are as follows: Regular Members: Voting members of the Board. Attendance and participation in all Board activities is required, as possible. Annual Board gift is expected. Regular Members will carry out the majority of the work and decision-making of the Board. Emeritus / Ex-Officio Members: Non-voting members of the Board. Attendance and participation in Board activities is optional. Annual Board gift is optional. Copied on all formal Board communications. Emeritus / Ex-Officio Members are individuals whom have served in the Board and/or Department for at least 2 terms as Regular Members, or in other capacities as deemed significant by the Board or the Department Head, and their continued connection and advice to the Board and/or Department is valued. The Department Head, the immediate Past Chair of the Board, the Deans of the College of Engineering and College of Science, Development Officers, Director of Graduate Programs, Director of Undergraduate Programs, faculty members as appointed by the Department Head, and any student representatives (if so chosen) can be non-voting, Ex-Officio members of the Board.

Section 2. Committees

The Leadership Committee will consist of the Chair, Chair-Elect and Secretary, and will facilitate organization and operation of the Board. They will be available to consult with the Department Head, to review relevant issues and undertake studies, as appropriate. The Leadership Committee will establish other standing or special committees on an as needed basis. A Nominating Committee will be established, as outlined in Section 5 of this Article. The Board Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board and perform such other duties as deemed necessary to carry out the objectives of the Board. The Chair-Elect shall preside over Board meetings in the absence of the Board Chair. The Leadership Committee shall:

a. Act on urgent Board matters between meetings; b. Prepare an agenda for each meeting in conjunction with the Department Head; and c. Call special meetings of the Board, as needed.

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Section 3. Voting

Each Regular Member of the Board present at a Board meeting for which a quorum is present shall be entitled to one vote on all matters coming before the Board. A quorum of the Board shall consist of a majority of Regular Members. In other instances, the Board may carry out business by electronic vote, in which case the quorum shall be a majority of the total number of Regular Members on the Board. Voting electronically will require at least 7 days notification to the Board for comment/discussion/ballot return, and the Board Secretary will be able to provide traceability of the vote count after the voting period ends. Results of electronic votes will be recorded in the subsequent meeting minutes of the Board.

Section 4. Terms of Office The membership term shall be three (3) years for Regular Members, with the possibility of renewal at the mutual agreement of the Board and final approval of the Department Head. One-third of the membership should be appointed (or nominated) each year. Two-thirds of the members will be retained each year. Membership will be reviewed at the end of each term. The term for Chair, Chair-Elect, and Secretary is two years. The Chair shall be succeeded by the Chair-Elect. Initially, the Chair and Chair Elect will be by nominations from the Nominating Committee, approval by a vote of the Board, and the final approval of the Department Head. Thereafter, only the Chair Elect will be nominated and voted on. The Chair shall be elected from among those members who have served on the Board for at least one year (except the first year). The Regular Membership status of the Chair and Chair Elect shall extend through their term of office. Secretary is nominated by the Chair of the Board. Officers (Chair, Chair-Elect, and Secretary) shall be elected by a simple majority at the final meeting of the year and shall assume their offices immediately following the meeting. Officers may be re-elected.

Section 5. Selection of Members With the exception of the initial membership at the time these Bylaws are approved, members of the Board shall be selected by the Regular Members of the Board then in office. A Nominating Committee shall present a slate of nominees to the Board consistent with Section 1 of Article II above. The Nominating Committee shall consist of the Department Head, Foundation Development Officer and two members of the Board appointed by the Board Chair. For the first Nomination Committee at the time of the establishment of the Board, the two members of committee will be appointed by the Department Head. Other nominees may be made from the floor at the time of elections, and approved by the Department Head. These will be voted on after consideration of the Nominating Committee, assuming there remains room on the Board for additional members as per Section 1 of this Article. Nominees shall be contacted prior to the election, to gauge their interest/ability in serving the Department, ensure they understand the participation and financial expectations of the Board, and provide any background information to be presented to the Board at the time of their nomination.

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Election of new or renewed Board members shall occur via email or in person. The election timing shall be at the discretion of the Chair with the intention being that new members are approved prior to their first official meeting.

Section 6. Replacement, Loss of Membership, and Vacancy

Board members will be removed from the Board as their term expires and they are not approved for another term by the Board and the Department Head. Additionally, a Board member may be removed prior to the end of their term, by a 2/3 majority vote by the Board. A vacancy may also be created by the death or resignation of a member. A member may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Secretary. A member vacancy may be filled during the next voting cycle as described in Section 3 of this Article. The member resigning can also recommend a replacement. A Board member who attends less than 50% of the meetings (less than 3) over a two-year period can be replaced involuntarily by the Board.

Section 7. Annual Gifts

Regular Members are requested to make an annual voluntary donation of at least $1,000 (employee plus applicable company match) to the Advisory Board account at the A&M Foundation. The funds from this account along with any income will be used to 1) offset expenses of the Board, and 2) fund special accounts or projects/initiatives that would be of benefit to the Department, or match gifts to the Department from other donors. The Department Head will make a recommendation for the use of these funds, and approval will be by majority of the Regular Board members. The Board Secretary will ensure there is clear documentation on the intended direction and use of these funds.

Article IV: Meetings

Section 1. Meeting Dates The Board shall comply with the requirement for the minimum number of two (2) meetings per year, one each fall and spring semester, as determined by mutual agreement between the Department Head and the Chair of the Board. The meetings are to be held at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The date of the meeting should be set at the prior meeting, if possible. Actual Meeting logistics will be planned through the Department and the College of Engineering. Board members are expected to provide travel and accommodation for the duration of the meeting.

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Section 2. Meeting Procedures A quorum at the meetings shall consist of a simple majority of regular members. Decisions are commonly made by a Board vote (or consensus). A formal vote shall be taken when a recommendation is to be forwarded to the Department Head. Section 3. Special Meetings Special meetings may be called by the Board Chair or the Department Head or on written request of at least five members of the board. The notice for a special meeting shall clearly state the reason for which the special meeting is being called. Section 4. Meeting Minutes An appointed staff member of MSEN will take and keep all records of the Board. The minutes of all Board meetings shall be distributed to all Board members, and Ex-Officio members. These Bylaws shall not bind special meetings of subgroups which may include non-Board members. They shall proceed in a manner that suits the Board’s needs, but they shall keep the Board Chair and the Department Head fully informed. Any recommendations made by these subgroups must be ratified by the Board in accordance with the Bylaws.

Article V. Dissolution

Section 1. Department Head Prerogatives The Department Head may unilaterally dissolve the Board, if the Faculty of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering votes by a majority of tenured faculty to dissolve the Board. Such dissolution shall not constitute the repeal of these bylaws. Otherwise, the Department Head may not dissolve the Board without the consent of a majority of the Board. Section 2. Board Prerogatives The Board may dissolve itself unilaterally, without the consent of the Department Head, by a majority vote of the Board. Section 3. Post-Dissolution Responsibilities In the case of dissolution as provided here, whether by the Department Head or by the Board, it shall be the responsibility of the Department Head, the Department, the College, and Texas A&M University, if not contrary to law, to tend to, carry on, discharge, and where applicable, wind-up, any Board matters and responsibilities which were consistent with the purpose of the Board. Any monies remaining in the Advisory Board account will be deposited to the Materials Science and Engineering Endowment Fund.

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Article VI: Amendment of Bylaws

These bylaws can be amended by a vote of 75% of all Regular Members of the Board, provided that the amendment has been submitted to Board members in writing, at least, fifteen (15) days in advance of the meeting and a quorum has been established at the meeting.

Bylaws adopted (date): September 1, 2016 Bylaws amended (list of all amended dates or just the most recent amendment date)

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APPENDIX E. PH.D. QUALIFYING EXAM PROCEDURES

Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Procedures

1. Objectives of the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam

The objective of the Qualifying Exam (QE) in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) is to test the candidate’s intellectual maturity and fundamental knowledge and understanding of materials science and engineering.

The QE will serve as an indicator of the candidate’s ability to continue the Ph.D. dissertation work and carry out research independently in a chosen field of study. An important component of the examination is evaluating the capability for critical and creative thinking, the ability to summarize and critically assess a large body of the literature and the ability to propose cutting-edge research to fill gaps in knowledge related to the selected topic.

Doctoral students who are in the two semester Qualifying Exam process are called Qualifying Exam Candidates.

2. General requirements for Ph.D. Qualifying Exam

All MSEN students pursuing the Ph.D. degree, with or without a prior M.S. degree, are required to pass the QE to be eligible to continue their Ph.D. work. Students should take QE for the first time by the end of their third 15-week semester (Spring or Fall semesters) in the MSEN Ph.D. program. The qualifying exam is offered during Fall and Spring semesters only. Three or more of the following courses must be completed: MSEN 601, MSEN 603, MSEN 640, MSEN 620, and/or MSEN 602.

Students who are on probation by the MSEN QE Request submission deadline (established through the MSEN Graduate Program) are not eligible to take the QE.

3. Format of the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam

The MSEN qualifying exam consists of:

(1) Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Paper - a written focused literature review with critical analysis of a specific topic, not directly connected to the candidate's Ph.D. thesis topic (for more details see Section 9.1);

(2) Oral Ph.D. Qualifying Exam consisting of a presentation and defense of the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Report (for more details see Section 9.2). Students must demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental materials science and engineering concepts related to the written report.

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Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Report and Oral Ph.D. Qualifying Exam are evaluated by the Ph.D. Examination Committee appointed by the Chair of the MSEN Ph.D. Examination Committee for each candidate. (See Section 6 for more details).

4. Timelines of Ph.D. Qualifying Exams

Summary of the important dates for Ph.D. QE is provided in Table 1 below: Table 1: Important dates 5. Request for Qualifying Exam

Before the start of each QE cycle in Spring or Fall semester, the MSEN Graduate Program Advisor notifies the candidates who must take the exam that semester.

To register for the Ph.D. qualifying exam, students will provide the MSEN Graduate Program Advisor with an electronic version of the completed application form (by deadlines provided in Table 1). This form can be found on http://engineering.tamu.edu/media/2435613/qe-application- request.pdf. The application includes the following: the name of the candidate, the name of the candidate's advisor (if applicable), degrees received, unofficial transcript, degree plan (if submitted and approved), current dissertation topic, a 300-500 word abstract of current dissertation research. Candidates who have earned a Master of Science degree must also provide a 300-500 word abstract of their MS thesis.

Timeline Fall Semester Spring Semester

Submitting request for QE to the MSEN Graduate Program Office

Min. 12 weeks before 1st day of classes Before June 08, 2018 Before October 22, 2018

QE Orientation Min 12 weeks before 1st day of classes

Before June 08, 2018 Before October 22, 2018

Appointing Examination Committee for each candidate

10 weeks before 1st day of classes June 18, 2018 November 5, 2018

Sending three QE topic to QE candidates

8 weeks before 1st day of classes

July 2, 2018

November 19, 2018

Candidate’s confirmation of the selected topic

7 weeks before 1st day of classes

July 9, 2018 November 26, 2018

Deadline for submitting Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Report

Wednesday before 1st week of classes

August 22, 2018 January 10, 2019

Oral Ph.D. Qualifying Exams 1st week of classes Aug. 30- Sept. 1, 2018 January 17-19, 2019

Deadline for submitting final version of Qualifying Exam Committee reports to the MSEN Graduate Program Office

By 7th week of classes

October 16, 2018

February 25, 2019

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This information is used by the Examination Committee to suggest and assign the topic for the written portion of the qualifying exam (see Section 6 for more details).

In cases where students do not have an academic advisor or have otherwise not begun their dissertation research, the candidate should provide a 300-500 word general synopsis of their past and anticipated research area (thereby providing the Examination Committee the information to assign an appropriate topic).

Students who need special accommodation should provide recordation letter from the Disability services with their QE application. The Graduate Program Advisor and the Chair of the MSEN Ph.D. Examination Committee will then work together to meet special accommodation requirements.

6. Qualifying Exam Orientation

At the beginning of each QE’s cycle (see Table 1 for more detail), all Qualifying Exam Candidates are required to attend the orientation session provided by the Graduate Program Director and Chair of the MSEN Ph.D. Examination Committee. This session will explain the procedures for the MSEN Ph.D. qualifying exam and answer questions.

7. Qualifying Exam Committee

The Examination Committee consists of three MSEN faculty members assigned to each QE candidate by the Chair of MSEN Ph.D. Examination Committee, no later than 10 weeks before beginning of the semester in which QE will be taken (see Table 1 for more details). The exam committee is composed of three MSEN faculty members. Two of the committee members must be non-zero full-time equivalent MSEN faculty. In other words, these members are either:

• Full [http://engineering.tamu.edu/materials/people/faculty] OR, • Joint [http://engineering.tamu.edu/materials/people/joint-faculty] MSEN faculty. • One committee member may be an affiliated MSEN faculty.

One member of each Examination Committee serves as a chair and is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the exam is maintained and all components of the exam are completed.

The candidate’s faculty advisor/s cannot be a member of the Examination Committee. They also cannot attend the oral exam or interfere with examination process at any instance.

The MSEN Graduate Program Office sends the QE registration form to each member of the qualifying exam committee and the candidate. The candidate’s academic advisor(s) is (are) included in this communication.

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8. Topic of the Qualifying Exam – Selection process

Members of the Examination Committees for each QE candidate suggest three (3) QE topics with a short (100-200 words) description of each topic. Topics must be outside of the candidate's dissertation topic but complements doctoral coursework and general area of research. Each committee member must suggest one (1) topic and cannot merely "agree" with a topic suggested by another committee member. The topics should be e-mailed to the Graduate Program Advisor. If the committee members fail to provide topics on time, the Graduate Program Director and Chair of the MSEN Ph.D. Examination Committee will suggest topics. Eight weeks before the 1st day of classes in Fall and Spring semesters (see Table 1 for more details), the Graduate Program Advisor informs QE candidate’s faculty advisor, chair of MSEN Ph.D. Examination Committee and Graduate Program Director about suggested topics for QE by e-mail. Within seven (7) days after the topics are emailed, (see Table 1 for more details), the candidate selects a topic and e-mails the selection to the Examination Committee, Chair of the MSEN Ph.D. Examination Committee and the Graduate Program Advisor. If no topic choice is received, the student will not be allowed to take the QE.

9. Format of the Exam

9.1 Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Paper

The written review is composed of a rigorous literature review of the selected topic with the emphasis on critical analysis and identification of key outstanding issues and/or research opportunities. The candidate is expected to propose ideas on how to address these issues and/or exploit the opportunities in future or suggest and discuss possible future research directions. The paper must be prepared and written by the candidate independently and individually. All Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Papers will be submitted via e-mail to the members of the candidate’s Examination Committee, Chair of the Departmental Committee and Graduate Program Advisor, a week before the first week of classes in the semester (see Table 1 for more details) by 5pm. Qualifying Exam Papers submitted after the deadline will not be evaluated by Examination Committees. Student/s will fail the Qualifying Exam. In the case of doctor documented sickness, university-related travels, death in the family and other cases of university accepted excuses, an extension of submission deadline can be granted by the chair of the MSEN Ph.D. Examination Committee based on the candidate’s request and completion of all required documentation according to University Student Rules on Attendance Section 7.0. All Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Papers will be checked for plagiarism before being evaluated by Examination Committee. Any sequence of 15 or more words identical to a cited references or any other published or available online literature will be considered plagiarism. The Examination

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Committee will not evaluate plagiarized Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Papers and will immediately report the violation to the Aggie Honor Code Office for processing.

Paper Format General

o contains 5000-7000 words, including abstract, table and figure captions, and excluding references.

o no more than twenty (20) tables, figures, schematics, or other graphics. These items must be appropriately referenced and cited with sources.

o use 12 pt. Times New Roman font with 1.5 line spacing and 1” margins.

• Cover page – the name of the Department, Title of the paper (topic), Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Paper, the candidate (author) name, members of the committee, date;

• Abstract: 300-500 words abstract with short description of Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Paper.

• Introduction (approximately 25% of the paper) – provide an introduction to the selected

topic with a brief review of the fundamental concepts and scientific issues related to the topic. State clear objectives and address the importance of selected research topic.

• Critical Analysis (approximately 50% of the paper) – provide a thorough and critical

literature review of the selected topic. The critical analysis does not mean to criticize in a negative manner. Rather, the analysis requires the writer to question the information and opinions published and present the writer’s evaluation of the material. A critical analysis provides an informed evaluation about the usefulness, importance, significance, validity and current research status of your topic. Generally, the critical analysis is organized in three sections;

o address individual scientific issues, o address fundamental concepts and published theories. Clearly demonstrate

knowledge of the fundamental concepts required for understanding the current state of the research in the field.

o address the writer’s reflections and individual assessment of the most current literature.

o NOTE: avoid a superficial, brief review of the large number of papers addressing different issues related to the selected topic.

• Conclusions and Future work (approximately 25% of the paper) –clearly identify crucial

scientific issues and propose ways to resolve them using available scientific methodology. Does the subject matter have contemporary relevance? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the topic, methodology and evidence?

• References - The number of cited references ought to be between 30 and 60. Indicate

references by number(s) in square brackets in line with the text. The actual authors can be

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referred too, but the reference number(s) must always be given. Please include all author names and article titles of all cited articles using the following formats:

[1] J. van der Geer, J.A.J. Hanraads, R.A. Lupton, The art of writing a scientific article, J. Sci.

Commun. 163 (2010) 51–59. [2] W. Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of style, fourth ed., Longman, (New York, 2000). [3] G.R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in B.S. Jones,

R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the electronic age, E-Publishing Inc., (New York, 2009), pp 281–304.

9.2 Oral Defense of the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Paper

The paper will be presented and defended by the candidate to the Examination Committee. The presentation should consist of no more than 35 Powerpoint slides. During or after the presentation, the Examination Committee will asks questions not only regarding the paper and presentation but also exploring the candidate’s fundamental materials science and engineering knowledge needed for in-depth understanding of scientific issues, concepts and theories related to the selected topic. This oral defense component is expected to be 45-60 minutes. (Times noted are at the discretion of the committee)

The designated chair of the Examination Committee is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the exam is maintained and all components of the exam are completed.

10. Evaluation of the Exam and Qualifying Exam Report

Three members of the qualifying Examination Committee will decide whether the candidate has passed or failed QE by a vote. The voting takes place immediately following the oral presentation and in the absence of the candidate. When appropriate, the committee may vote for a conditional pass. Possible voting results are summarized in Table 2 below.

Table 2: Possible voting results of the Examination Committee Member 1 P P P CP CP CP F F F Member 2 P P CP CP CP F F F P Member 3 P CP CP CP F F F P P Final outcome P P CP CP CP F F F CP

P - Passed, CP – Conditional Pass, F – Failed

All members of the Examination Committee indicate their vote (F, P, or CP), sign an evaluation form (QE report) and the Chair Examination Committee returns the completed form to the MSEN Program office immediately after the defense. A letter (or email) of the QE Results Report will be sent to the candidate by the Chair of the Examination Committee.

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QE Results Reports can have the following outcomes:

• Pass QE – suggestions and recommendations for further improvements, if any. • Conditional pass of QE – justification for conditional pass and clear description of required

improvements for passing QE. • Failed QE - justification for failing QE and recommendations for the further improvements.

In the case of conditional pass the Examination Committee can request following:

• Revision of the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Paper to be submitted to the Examination Committee within 2-4 weeks. The committee will review revised version of the paper and decide again whether the candidate has passed or failed QE by voting.

• The committee may require the candidate to answer questions to be submitted in the written form within 2-4 weeks. The committee will then review the candidate’s answers and vote on pass or fail.

• Another oral exam may be required within 2-4 weeks. The committee will vote for pass or fail after the second oral examination.

In the event that the candidate fails the first attempt, a retake must be completed by the end of the fourth semester. In case of a re-take, a new topic must be assigned to the candidate. If the candidate does not pass on the second try, further doctoral work in MSEN is ended. In such a case, it may be allowable to continue to study for an M.S. degree in MSEN if one has not been conferred by Texas A&M University.

11. Appeal

Candidates have a right to dispute the outcome of their qualifying exam Results Report if the integrity of the exam is not maintained properly. The appeal must be filed no later than two weeks after completion of QE examination. Candidates will provide written justification for dispute (no longer than 2 pages) to the Chair of the MSEN Ph.D. Examination Committee and Graduate Program Advisor, together with the copy of their QE Results Report, QE presentation and QE Paper. The Chair of the MSEN Ph.D. Examination Committee will investigate the claims and discuss the exam with the members of the candidate’s Examination Committee and other members of the MSEN Qualifying Exam Committee. The candidate should be informed about this decision no later than four weeks after the oral QE.

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APPENDIX G. MSEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR GRADUATE PROGRAM FEE

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Policies and Procedures on the use of Graduate Program Fee

September 1, 2018

The primary purpose of the graduate program fee is to enhance the department’s graduate program in ways that will allow it to effectively compete in attracting the very best graduate students. Examples of appropriate uses of the fee include:

• Student travel funds to attend conferences to present their research work • Special fellowships to attract very high quality students • Support for new PhD students in their first year • Workshops initiated by MSEN-led student organizations • Student-driven research initiatives • Operation of a common graduate student lounge (not to include construction or renovation of

lounge space) • Funding for operation of student organizations • Scholarship support ($1000) to qualify for in-state tuition • Support for graduate awards • Support for classroom and lab activities, access to new/better software, and other items, that

would truly enhance the graduate program and graduate student experience. This particular support mechanism should be implemented only after consultation with the advisory committee.

Examples of inappropriate uses of the graduate program fee funds, specifically the use of fees to support activities that have traditionally been and should continue to be fully supported from other sources, include:

• Start-up funds for new faculty • Purchase or maintenance of research equipment • Research lab renovation • Student software training

These lists are intended only to provide guidance and are by no means considered to be mandatory or exclusive. The department head shall have some freedom and latitude in determining the most pressing needs and use his/her own judgement in the allocation of funds, subject to the above constraints and advice from the advisory committee (see below). In addition to the above, special consideration should be given to self-funded students, since they will contribute directly to the new source of income through tuition and fee payments, but may not receive a proportionate share of the benefits if they are not strongly associated with a faculty research group (e.g., non-thesis MS students). Assistance to such students could, for example, be in the form of travel support to attend meetings or conferences, or by providing part-time employment as student office workers in order to obtain in-state tuition.

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Accountability: The department head will form an advisory committee consisting of 3 faculty and 2 graduate students to monitor fee usage and annually make recommendations for changes to policies and practices. Committee membership will be approved by a vote of the MSEN faculty early in the academic year. Committee membership will be for 2 year terms, renewable with the majority vote of MSEN faculty. The graduate students will be selected in consultation with the leadership of the student chapter of the Materials Advantage student organization. Near the end of each academic year, the department head will report on how fees for the year were used to the advisory committee, the MSEN faculty, and MSEN graduate students through a Materials Advantage meeting or equivalent venue. This report will be used as the basis of the department’s annual report to the College and shall be delivered to the College only after review and comment by the advisory committee. Transparency: Near the end of each academic year, the department head will report on how fees for the year were used to the advisory committee, the MSEN faculty, and to the MSEN graduate students through a Materials Advantage meeting or an equivalent venue. This report will be used as the basis of the department’s annual report to the College and shall be delivered to the College only after review and comment of the Graduate Fee Advisory Committee.

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APPENDIX H. MSEN CORE FACULTY SHORT CURRICULUM VITAE

Raymundo Arroyave Professor Presidential Impact Fellow

Texas A&M University Voice: 979-845-5416 Department of Materials Science and Engineering Fax: 979-845-3081 College Station, Texas 77843-3123 E-mail: rarroyave@tamu.edu (a) PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey Mechanical & Electrical Engineering B. S. 1996 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Materials Science M. S. 2000 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Materials Science PhD 2004 (b) APPOINTMENTS 2017-date Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering 2013-2017 Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering 2012-date Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering (joint appointment) 2006-2012 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Eng, Materials Science Program Texas A&M University 2004- 2006 Postdoctoral Fellow, Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (c) PUBLICATIONS

• Chaudhary, N., A. Abu-Odeh, I. Karaman, and R. Arróyave. "A data-driven machine learning approach to predicting stacking faulting energy in austenitic steels." Journal of Materials Science 52, no. 18 (2017): 11048-11076.

• Talapatra, A., Boluki, S., Duong, T., Qian, X., Dougherty, E., & Arróyave, R. (2018). Towards an Autonomous Efficient Materials Discovery Framework: An Example of Optimal Experiment Design Under Model Uncertainty. arXiv preprint arXiv:1803.05460

• Abu-Odeh, A., E. Galvan, T. Kirk, Huahai Mao, Q. Chen, P. Mason, R. Malak, and R. Arróyave. "Efficient exploration of the High Entropy Alloy composition-phase space." Acta Materialia152 (2018): 41-57

• Fowler, D., Arroyave, R., Ross, J., Malak, R., & Banerjee, S. (2017). Looking Outwards from the “Central Science”: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Graduate Education in Materials Chemistry

• Zhou, Y., Jung, E., Arroyave, R., Radovic, M., Shamberger, P. "Incorporating Research Experiences into an Introductory Materials Science Course." International Journal of Engineering Education 31, no. 6 (2015)

• Chang, Chi-Ning, Brandie Semma, Marta Lynn Pardo, Debra Fowler, Patrick Shamberger, and Raymundo Arroyave. "Data-Enabled Discovery and Design of Energy Materials (D 3 EM): Structure of An Interdisciplinary Materials Design Graduate Program." MRS Advances 2, no. 31-32 (2017): 1693-1698.

• Duong, T.; Arróyave, R. First-Principles Calculations of Finite-Temperature Elastic Properties of Ti2AlX (X = C or N) Computational Materials Science (2013), 79, pp. 296-302.

• Ham, B.; Junkaew, A.; Arróyave, R., Chen, J.; Wang, H.; Wang, P.; Majewski, J.; Park, J.; Zhou, H.-C.; Arvapally, R.; Kaipa, U.; Omary, M. A.; Zhang, X.; Ren, Y.; Zhang, X. Hydrogen Sorption in Orthorhombic

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Mg Hydride at Ultralow Temperature. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, (2013), 38(20), pp. 8328-8341

• Junkaew, A.; Ham, B.; Zhang, X.; Talapatra, A., Arróyave, R. Stabilization of bcc Mg in Thin Films at Ambient Pressure: Experimental Evidence and ab initio Calculation. Materials Research Letters (2013), 1(3), pp/ 161-167

• Singh, N..; Arróyave, R. Magnetocaloric effects in Ni-Mn-Ga-Fe alloys using Monte Carlo Simulations. Journal of Applied Physics (2013), 113(18), pp. 183904/1-11

(d) SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES An active member of his professional. R. Arróyave currently serves in the Board of Directors of The Minerals, Metals, and Materials (TMS) Society. He currently is the Chair of The Functional Materials Division at TMS. In addition, he serves in multiple technical (Alloy Phases, ICME, Chemistry and Physics of Materials) and non-technical (Professional Development) committees of TMS. He is the Chair of the Alloy Phase Diagram Committee at ASM International and he is also a member of ASM’ Content and Dissemination Committee. He has organized/co-organized more than a dozen symposia. He co-organized the 2015 Middle East-Mediterranean Materials Conference, Jan 11-14, 2015 Doha Qatar and is the Chair and Principal Organizer of the XLVII CALPHAD meeting held in México in 2018. He has been recognized for his service to TMS through the TMS EMPMD Distinguished Service Award. R. Arróyave is highly active in outreach activities towards Hispanic and other underrepresented minority students interested in the Engineering disciplines. He has been an organizer of SHPE’s National Meeting Graduate Institute for the past six years. R. Arróyave also serves his scientific community as reviewer for many specialized technical journals. Moreover, he currently serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Materials Science, Materials Letters, Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion as well as Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation. He sits on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Materials Science as well as the Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion. R. Arróyave has been the main organizer and co-organizer of the Summer School in Computational Materials Science (https://cms3.tamu.edu/ ), held in College Station, Texas. The school has been focused on the training of senior graduate students and junior scientists on state-of-the-art theories and methods in computational materials science. Students of the school come from Texas A&M, other US-based institutions as well as universities abroad. Instructors also come from a wide range of universities and institutions from around the world. Over seven years the school has trained over 140 students on-site. R. Arróyave currently serves as the PI and Director of Texas A&M’s Data-Enabled Discovery and Design of Energy Materials (D3EM) Program (http://d3em.tamu.edu) which aims to train Graduate Students across the Colleges of Engineering and Science in an interdisciplinary program at the intersection of materials science, informatics and design. The program, initially supported by NSF, currently trains over 25 students and has been expanded through a partnership with AFRL and their Minority Leaders Program (MLP). R. Arróyave also the Co-PI of the NextGen Fellows Program. Funded by the Schmidt Family Foundation, NextGen aims to provide REU-like experiences for students in materials science and informatics-related fields in the discipline of Materials Informatics.

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A. Amine Benzerga Professor Director, Center for Intelligent Multifunctional Materials and Structures

Office: HRBB 736C Phone: 979-845-1602 Email: benzerga@tamu.edu Degrees with fields, institution, and date:

B.S. (5 years) SUP'AERO, Toulouse France, 1995 Aerospace Engineering M.S. Universite Paul Sabatier, Toulouse France, 1995 Mechanical Engineering PhD Ecole des Mines, Paris France, 2000 Materials Science & Engineering

Number of years of service on this faculty: 15 Consulting, patents, etc.:

Gaz de France Principal publications of last five years:

1. Torki, M. E. and Benzerga, A. A. (2018), “A mechanism of failure in shear bands,” Extreme Mechanics Letters, 23, 67-71.

2. Thomas, N., Herrington, J. S., and Benzerga, A. A. (2018), “Plastic flow anisotropy drives shear fracture,” Scientific Reports, submitted.

3. Kondori, B., Benzerga, A. A., and Needleman, A. (2018), “Discrete Shear-Transformation-Zone Plasticity Modeling of Notched Bars,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 111, 18–42.

4. Kondori, B., Madi, Y., Besson, J., and Benzerga, A. A. (2018), “Evolution of the 3D plastic anisotropy of HCP metals: experiments and modeling,” International Journal of Plasticity, in press.

5. Wen, J.-F., Srivastava, A., Benzerga, A. A., Tu, S.-T., and Needleman, A. (2017), “Creep crack growth by grain boundary cavitation under monotonic and cyclic loading,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 108, 68–84.

6. Torki, M. E., Tekoglu, C., Leblond, J.-B., and Benzerga, A. A. (2017), “Theoretical and Numerical Analysis of Void Coalescence in Porous Ductile Solids under Arbitrary Loadings,” International Journal of Plasticity, 91, 160–181.

7. Basu, S., Dogan, E., Kondori, B., Karaman, I., and Benzerga, A. A. (2017), “Towards Designing Anisotropy for Ductility Enhancement: A Theory-Driven Investigation in Mg-alloys,” Acta Materialia, 131, 349–362.

8. Selvarajou, B., Joshi, S. P., and Benzerga, A. A. (2017), “Three dimensional simulations of texture and triaxiality effects on the plasticity of magnesium alloys,” Acta Materialia , 127, 54–72.

9. Kondori, B., Needleman, A., and Benzerga, A. A. (2017), “Discrete Dislocation Simulations of Com- pression of Tapered Micropillars,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 101, 223–234.

10. Kondori, B. and Benzerga, A. A. (2017), “Modeling damage accumulation to fracture in a magnesium- rare earth alloy,” Acta Materialia, 124, 225–236.

11. Kondori, B., Benzerga, A. A., and Needleman, A. (2016), “Discrete Shear Transformation Zone Plasticity,” Extreme Mechanics Letters, 9, 21–29.

12. Morin, L., Leblond, J.-B., Benzerga, A. A., and Kondo, D. (2016), “A unified criterion for the growth and coalescence of microvoids,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 97, 19–36.

13. Thomas, N., Basu, S., and Benzerga, A. A. (2016), “On fracture loci of ductile materials under nonproportional loading,” International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 117, 135–151.

14. Kweon, S., Sagsoy, B., and Benzerga, A. A. (2016), “Constitutive relations and their time integration for anisotropic elasto-plastic porous materials,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 310, 495–534.

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15. Selvarajou, B., Kondori, B., Benzerga, A. A., and Joshi, S. P. (2016), “On Plastic Flow in Notched Hexagonal Close Packed Single Crystals,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 94, 273–297.

16. Benzerga, A. A., Leblond, J.-B., Needleman, A., and Tvergaard, V. (2016), “Ductile Failure Modeling,” International Journal of Fracture, 201, 29–80.

17. Rodriguez, A. K., Ayoub, G., Mansoor, B., and Benzerga, A. A. (2016), “Effect of strain rate and temperature on fracture of AZ31B magnesium alloy,” Acta Materialia, 112, 194–208.

18. Pineau, A., Benzerga, A. A., and Pardoen, T. (2016), “Failure of metals I. Brittle and Ductile Fracture,” Acta Materialia, 107, 424–483.

19. Pineau, A., Benzerga, A. A., and Pardoen, T. (2016), “Failure of metals III. Fracture and fatigue of nanostructured metallic materials,” Acta Materialia, 107, 508–544.

20. Keralavarma, S. M. and Benzerga, A. A. (2015), “Numerical assessment of an anisotropic porous metal plasticity model,” Mechanics of Materials, 90, 212–228.

21. Kondori, B. and Benzerga, A. A. (2015), “On the notch ductility of a magnesium-rare earth alloy,” Materials Science and Engineering: A, 647, 74–83.

22. Basu, S. and Benzerga, A. A. (2015), “On the path-dependence of the fracture locus in ductile materials – Experiments,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, 71, 79–90.

23. Molinari, A., Jacques, N., Mercier, S., Leblond, J.-B., and Benzerga, A. A. (2015), “A micromechanical model for the dynamic behaviour of porous media in the void coalescence stage,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, 71, 1–18.

24. Keralavarma, S. M. and Benzerga, A. A. (2015), “High-Temperature Discrete Dislocation Plasticity,” 25. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 82, 1–22. 26. Benzerga, A. A., Deshpande, V. S., and van der Giessen, E. (2015), “Special Issue: Alan Needleman

Symposium: New Frontiers in the Mechanics of Materials. Biographical Sketch of Alan Needleman (2015),” Journal of Applied Mechanics, 82(7), 071001.

Scientific and professional societies of which a member:

• ASME, TMS, MRS, AIAA Honors and awards:

• 2018 Holder of the General Dynamics Professorship in Aerospace Engineering • 2017 William O. and Montine P. Head Faculty Fellow Award • 2015 William O. and Montine P. Head Faculty Fellow Award • 2014 Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Faculty Fellow • 2011–2013 Holder of the Edward “Pete” Aldridge Career Development Professorship I • 2009 Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Select Young Faculty Award • 2008 NSF CAREER Award

Institutional and professional service in the last five years:

• Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions of ASME, 2015–. • Chair, Fracture and Failure Mechanics Technical Committee (FFMTC), Applied Mechanics Division,

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015–. • Organizer and co-founder, International Summer School on Computational Materials Science Across

Scales, College Station, July 23 – August 3, 2018 (7th edition); July 24 – August 4, 2017 (6th edition); July 18-29 2016 (5th edition); July 20-31 2015 (4th edition)... January 2012 (1st edition).

• Organizer (with Alan Needleman), Architectured Materials: Challenges and Opportunities, College Station, May 6–8, 2015.

Member of the Fracture Mechanics Committee of the Applied Mechanics Division, ASME. Percentage of time available for research or scholarly activities: 40% Percentage of time committed to the program: 100% Professional development activities in the last years: Continuous Other: Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics

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Tahir Çağın

Professor Material Science & Engineering and Chemical Engineering e-mail: tcagin@tamu.edu Texas A&M University 3003 TAMU Phone: (979) 862-2416 College Station, TX 77843-3003 Fax: (979) 862-6835 (a) Professional Preparation B. S. in Physics, 1981. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. M. S. in Physics, 1983. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Ph. D. in Physics, 1988. Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. (b) Appointments 1/2005 - present Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M U.,

College Station, Texas, Professor. 9/2007 – 12/2009: Chair, Materials Science and Engineering, TAMU, College Station, Texas 5/1995 – 12/2004: Materials & Process Simulations Center, California Institute of Technology.

Director, Materials Science and Technology 10/1990 - 4/1995: Accelrys Incorporated (formerly known as Molecular Simulations Inc.)

Director, Pasadena Research Center. 4/1991 -12/1992: Materials & Process Simulations Center, California Institute of Technology. Visiting Research Associate in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 10/1989 - 9/1990: Materials Laboratory, Wright Patterson AFB & Systran Corporation,

Visiting Research Scientist 7/1988 - 9/1989: Chemistry Department, University of Houston, Houston, Texas.

Postdoctoral Research Associate 1/1984 - 6/1988: Physics Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA

Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Lecturer (c) Products (i) Patents

• US 8187865: Nanowire sensor, sensor array, and method for making the same • Inventors: Minhee Yun, Nosang Myung, Richard Vasquez, Margie Homer, Margaret Ryan, Shiao-Pin

Yen, Jean-Pierre Fleurial, Ratnakumar Bugga, Daniel Choi, William Goddard, Abhijit Shevade, Mario Blanco, Tahir Cagin, Wely Floriano,

(ii) Books • Chakrabarty, S. M. Mannan, T. Cagin, “Multiscale modeling for process safety applications,” Butterworth-

Heinemann (2015), • Pedro Derosa and Tahir Cagin, “Multiscale Modeling: From atoms to devices,” CRC Press, 2010. • (iii) Theses • T. Çağın, "Geometric Methods in Physics of Defect," M.S. Thesis, Department of Physics, Middle East

Technical University, (1983). • T. Çağın, “Exact Treatment of Molecular Dynamics Ensembles and Elastic Constants of Sodium”, Ph.

D. thesis, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, SC, USA (1988) (iv) Publications: 240 publications over 9000+ citations on SCI web of science, over 12600 citations on google scholar 10 Significan Recent Publications

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• Shuai Yuan, Jun-Sheng Qin, Jialuo Li, Lan Huang, Liang Feng, Yu Fang, Christina Lollar, Jiandong Pang, Liangliang Zhang, Di Sun, Ali Alsalme, Tahir Cagin and Hong-Cai Zhou, “Retrosynthesis of Multicomponent Metal Organic Frameworks,” Nature Comm. 9 (2018) 808.

• Shuai Yuan, Lanfang Zou, Jun-Sheng Qin, Jialuo Li, Lan Huang, Liang Feng, Xuan Wang, Mathieu Bosch, Ali Alsalme, Tahir Cagin, and Hong-Cai Zhou, “Construction of Hierarchically Porous Metal−Organic Frameworks through Linker Labilization “, Nature Comm. 8, 15356 (2017).

• H. Sevincli, C. Sevik, T. Çağın, G. Cuniberti, ”A bottom-up route to enhance thermoelectric figures of merit in graphene nanoribbons,” Scientific Reports 3, 1228 (2013).

• Shyam M. Keralavarma, T. Çağın, A. Arsenlis, and A. Amine Benzerga, “Power–Law Creep from Discrete Dislocation Dynamics,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 265504 (2012).

• Kinaci, J. B. Haskins, C. Sevik, T. Çağın, “Thermal Conductivity of BN-C nanostructures” Phys. Rev. B 86, 115410 (2102).

• Justin B. Haskins, Alper Kinaci, Cem Sevik, Haldun Sevincli, Gianaurelio Cuniberti and Tahir Çağın,“Control of thermal and electronic transport in defect engineered graphene nanoribbons,” ACS Nano 5, 3779-87 (2011).

• Sevik, H. Sevincli, G. Cuniberti, T. Çağın, “Phonon engineering in carbon nanotubes by controlling defect concentration” Nano Letters 11, 4971-7 (2011).

• T. Gurel, C. Sevik, T. Çağın, “Characterization of vibrational and mechanical properties of quaternary compounds Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 in kesterite and stannite structures,” Phys. Rev. B 84, 205201 (2011).

• Arman, C. Brandl, S.N. Luo, T.C. Germann, A. Misra, and T. Çağın, “Dislocation-induced shear banding in metallic glass within Cu/Cu46Zr54 glass Nanolaminates,“ J. Appl. Phys. 110, 043539 (2011).

• M. Mani-Biswas, T. Çağın, “Simulation Studies on Hydrogen Sorption and its Thermodynamics in Covalently Linked Carbon Nanotube Scaffold,“ J. Phys. Chem. B 114, 13752–13763 (2010).

(d) AWARDS and HONORS • Selected Awards and Honors: • 1999 Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology (Theory); • 2010 College of Engineering Fellow, Texas A&M University; • 2102 TEES Senior Fellow, Texas A&M University • Member of Science Academy, Turkey (inducted in 2014)

. (e) THESES ADVISED at TAMU

• (iii) Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor) • Post-doc. Mustafa Uludogan, Guofeng Wang, Cem Sevik, Dundar Yilmaz, Aylin Yildiz, Sevil Sarikurt • Ph.D.: Bohung Kim, Ph. D. Mechanical Engineering (with Ali Beskok) 2008; Roy Aurojo, Ph. D. Electrical

Engineering, (with Haiyan Wang) 2008; Arnab Chakrabarty, Ph D, Chemical Engineering, 2009; Jennifer Carvajal, Ph. D., Chemical Engineering, 2011; Bedri Arman, Ph. D., Chemical Engineering, 2011; Hieu H. Pham, Ph. D., Chemical Engineering, 2011; Oscar Ojeda, Ph. D., Chemical Engineering, 2012; Ivan Mantilla, Ph. D., Chemical Engineering, (co-advised with Ken Hall) 2011, Justin B. Haskins, Chemical Engineering (May 2013; MSEN – PhDs: Kristen Williams, 2012; Mousumi Mani Biswas, 2012; Jean Njorege, August 2013; Alper Kinaci, May 2013;, Diyar Dhannoon (2017), Leng Han (2017 (2017)R. M. Gustafson (current), Lan Huang (current); Andrew Palughi (current), Daniel Wilhelm(current)

• M.S.: Selma Atilhan,Chemical Engineering, 2008.; Sandeep Kamani, Chemical Engineering, 2008;; Shiv Meka Akarsh, MSEN, 2010; Praveen Mokkapathi, Mechanical Engineering, (with A. Srinivasa) 2006; Ahmet Tigli MSEN (2017), Ugur Aslan MSEN (2017), Minxing Dong MSEN (current)

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Raymundo Case Professor of Practice

Office: RDMC 210 Phone: 979-458-1090 Email: raymundo.case@tamu.edu PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Professor of Practice, Texas A&M University. Materials Science & Engineering Department. Sept. 2016 Conoco Phillips Bartlesville Technology Center, Staff Scientist, Production Assurance Technologies. 2008 – 2016 Petrobras Energia Argentina S.A. Senior Team Leader in Corrosion and Chemical Treatment, Department of Production Engineering. 2006-2008 Petrobras Energia Venezuela S.A. Senior Specialist in Corrosion and Chemical Treatment. Department of Production Engineering. 2005 -2006 Carabobo University, Faculty of Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering. Valencia, Venezuela. Lecturer in Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Materials Engineering. 2003 - 2005 PDVSA/ Intevep. Dept of Infrastructure Technologies, Caracas Venezuela Advanced Project Leader. 2001-2003 UMIST, Manchester, U.K. PhD Candidate and research assistant of Prof. Dr. Roger Newman 1998 - 2001 PDVSA/ Intevep. Dept of Materials Technology, Caracas Venezuela Research and Development Engineer. 1989-1998 AWARDS RECEIVED

• Conoco Phillips Archimedes award 2011 to the Core members of the Pipeline & Subsea System Integrity Network of Excellence

• Conoco Phillips Technology award 2013 for the contributions in assessing the preferential weld corrosion mitigation on the Kuparuk seawater injection pipeline system

• Conoco Phillips Archimedes Award 2013 to the Core members of the Pipeline & Subsea System Integrity Network of Excellence

• Conoco Phillips Archimedes Award 2015 for Technology transfer to Alaska Business Unit to mitigate corrosion in the Kuparuk (NSOD) seawater injection system

• National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE international) 2016 Technical Achievement Award, for “Recognized for bridging the divide between research and engineering by developing first principle approaches to solve challenging engineering problems”

PROFESIONAL MEMBERSHIPS NACE Member since 2009 Vice chair of the NACE TG 076 committee- Oil and Gas Production, Corrosion Prediction: Report Chairman of the NACE TEG 201X committee - Oil and Gas Production, Corrosion Prediction: Information Exchange Member of NACE STG 05 on Cathodic/Anodic Protection

Member of NACE STG 62 Corrosion Monitoring and Measurement—Science and Engineering Applications

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Homero Castaneda Associate Professor Director, National Corrosion and Materials Reliability Center

Office: RDMC 228 Phone: 979-458-9844 Email: hcastaneda@tamu Professional Preparation National University of Mexico, Mexico City (UNAM)

Metallurgical Engineering B.S., 1994

National University of Mexico, Mexico City (UNAM)

Materials Science M.S., 1997

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA

Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D., 2001

Appointments

• Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2015- to date

• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, the University of Akron, Akron OH, 2011-2015

• Senior Corrosion Specialist, ATI Allegheny Ludlum, Technical Center, Natrona Heights, PA 2010-2011.

• Principal Research Scientist, Energy Systems and Advanced Materials-Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus OH, 2006-2010

• Research Leader Pipelines, Corrosion and Materials Division-PEMEX/Mexican Petroleum Institute, Mexico City, 2002-2006

• Adjunct Associate Professor, College of Chemistry-National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, 2002-2006

• Electrochemist Researcher, Research and Development -Siemens Lowell, MA., 2001-2002 Research Products Some example of Publications

1. AI Karayan, K Jata, M Velez, H Castaneda, On exfoliation corrosion of alloy 2060 T8E30 in an aggressive acid environment, Journal of Alloys and Compound, 657, 546-558, 2016.

2. Barraza-Fierro, J.I.; Serna-Barquera S.A.; Campillo-Illanes, B.F.; H. Castaneda. EIS behavior of experimental high strength steel in near neutral pH and load conditions. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. Accepted. January 2017.

3. Karayan, A.I., Esquivel Guerrero, J., H. Castaneda, Single-boss crevice former for studying crevice corrosion of UNS S32003 in chloride-containing solution at high temperature, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 619, pp. 544-552, 2015.

4. Ahmad Ivan Karayan, Enrique Maya-Visuet, H. Castaneda, Transpassive behavior of UNS N08367 super austenitic stainless steel in LiBr solution, Corrosion, 71 (9), pp. 1110-1120, 2015.

5. F.Farelas, M.Galicia, B.Brown, S.Nesic, H. Castaneda, Evolution of active-passive mechanisms at the interface of carbon steel CO2 corrosion environment by EIS“, Corrosion Science 52, pp. 509–517. (2010)

6. Enrique Maya; Tonghazi Gao, Mark Soucek and H. Castaneda, The Effect of TiO2 as a pigment in polyurethane/polysiloxane hybrid coating/Aluminum interface based on

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interfacial damage evolution, Progress in Organic Coatings, Volume 83, June 2015, pages 35-46.

7 H. Castaneda, X. D. Benetton, SRB-Biofilm influence in active corrosion sites formed at steel-electrolyte interface when exposed to artificial seawater, Corrosion Science 50, No.4, pp 1169-1183, 2008.

8 X. Li, and H Castaneda, Coating studies of buried pipe in soil by novel approach of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy at wide frequency domain, Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology Journal. Volume 50, Issue 3 (May 2015), pp. 218-225

9 J. I. Barraza-Fierro , B. F. Campillo, X.M. Li, H. Castaneda, Steel microstructure effect on mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of medium strength low carbon steel, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 45 (9), 3981-3994, 2014.

10 Hui Wang, Ayako Yajima, Robert Liang, Homero Castaneda: Bayesian modeling of external corrosion in underground pipelines based on the integration of Markov chain monte Carlo techniques and clustered inspection data, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 30 (4), pp. 300-316, 2015.

Synergistic Activities

• Design and establish the first curricula in corrosion engineering at the University of Akron. • Establish and design 5 of the 11 classes in corrosion for the corrosion engineering degree

program at The University of Akron and the corrosion certificate at Texas A&M University. • Help to establish a minor program in corrosion science and engineering within the materials

science and engineering program at Texas A&M University. • Supervised more than 15 undergraduate researchers in the last 5 years. • Reviewer of Corrosion Science, Solid State Electrochemistry, Applied Electrochemistry,

Metals and Alloys, Plos One, Electrochimica Acta, Desalination, Corrosion, Power Sources, Materials and Science and Engineering A, Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology, Electrochemical Society, Chemical Physics, Materials and Design, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, Anti Corrosion Methods, Electrochemical Communications, Corrosion, Coatings, Metals, Progressive Coatings

• Reviewer of proposals for Chilean National Science and Technology Commission, (2016) • Reviewer for Gordon Conferences, Oxidation and Corrosion Session, (2016) • Member for the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s study on

Connector Reliability for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations (2016-2017)

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Terry Creasy Associate Professor Associate Department Head

Office: RDMC 214 Phone: 979-458-0118 Email: tcreasy@tamu.edu A. Professional preparation

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, 1997 M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 1987 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, 1979

B. Appointments

Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, (2013-) Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University (2006-2013) Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University (2000-2006) Research Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science, University of Southern California; Associate Director of Research, Center for Composites (1999-2000) M. C. Gill Postdoctoral Fellowship, Materials Science, University of Southern California

(1997- 1999) Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware (1995-1997) DuPont Fellowship, Army Research Office Fellowship, Mechanical Engineering University of Delaware (1990-1995) Engineering Specialist Senior, Lockheed Martin Ft. Worth Company, Principal Investigator National Aerospace Plane Materials Development (1987-1990) Research Assistant, Department of Materials Science, Northwestern University (1985-987) Senior Engineer, Lockheed Martin Ft. Worth (1979-1985)

C. Publications

(i) Five most closely related:

1. Suryanarayan, S., Creasy, T. (2005). "Analysis of interface granularity in discontinuous fiber

composites." Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, vol. 19, issues 13-14, pp. 1175-1188

2. Creasy, T., Kang, Y. (2005). "Fiber Fracture during Equal Channel Angular Extrusion of Short Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics." Journal of Materials Processing Technology, vol. 160, issue 1, pp. 90-98.

3. Creasy, T., Kang Y., (2004) “Fiber Orientation during Equal Channel Angular Extrusion of Short Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics,” Journal of Thermoplastic Composites vol. 17, issue 3, pp. 205-227

4. Creasy, T., (2002) “Modeling Analysis of Tensile Tests of Bundled Filaments with a Bimodal Weibull Survival Function,” Journal of Composite Materials vol. 36, issue 2, pp. 183-194.

5. *Dooley, T., Creasy T., *Cuellar, A. (2000). Extraction of Weibull Parameters from Fiber Bundle Experiments Through Fourier Deconvolution. Composites Part A, vol. 31 issue 11, pp. 1255-1261.

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(ii) Other Significant Publications:

6. Ju, J., Morgan, R., Shin, E., Creasy, T. (2007) “Transverse Cracking of M40J/PMRII-50 Composites under Thermal-Mechanical Loading; Part II – Experiment and Analytical Investigation,” Journal of Composite Materials. vol. 41, issue 9, pp. 1067 - 1086.

7. Ju, J., Morgan, R., Shin, E., Creasy, T. (2007) “Damage Characterization in M40J/PMR-II-50 under Thermal Cycling Combined with Mechanical Loading; Part I- Investigation of Main and Interaction Effects Using Statistical Design of Experiments,” Journal of Composite Materials, vol. 41, issue 8, pp. 1009-1031.

8. Weon, J., Creasy, T., Sue, H., Hsieh, A.(2005) Mechanical Behavior of Polymethylmethacrylate with Molecules Oriented via Extreme Simple Shear. Polymer Engineering and Science, vol. 45, issue 3, pp. 314-324

9. Kim, J., Creasy, T. (2004) Measurement of Sintering Characteristics of Clay-Reinforced Polyamide 6 Nanocomposite. Polymer Testing, vol. 23, issue 6, pp. 629-636

10. Creasy, T. S., (2000) “A Method of Extracting Weibull Survival Model Parameters from Filament Bundle Load/Strain Data,” Composites Science and Technology vol. 60, issue 6, pp. 825-832.

D. Synergistic Activities 1. Founded and advisor for the student chapter of Society for the Advancement of Materials

and Process Engineering (SAMPE), 2011 to present 2. Judge at REU/USRG poster competition, August 2014. 3. The Peggy L. and Charles L. Brittan '65 Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching,

2004 4. Registered mentor to First Generation Engineering students, undergraduates who are the

first in their families to attend university. Advising 4 new students each academic year. E. Collaborators and Other Affiliations

(i) Collaborators:

E Akleman (Texas A&M), I. Karaman (Texas A&M), G. Hawkins (Aerospace Corporation), W. Hei (Texas A&M), M. Naraghi (Texas A&M), A. Palazzolo (Texas A&M), S. Paal (Texas A&M), Z. Rybkowski (Texas A&M), H. J. Sue (Texas A&M)

(ii) Graduate advisors:

Suresh Advani (U Delaware), R. Byron Pipes (Purdue)

(iii) Thesis advisor: Gene Cha (Aerospace Corporation), Sang Jin Lee (Unkown), Jonghyun Kim (Hyundai-Kia)

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Michael Demkowicz Associate Professor Director, Graduate Program

Office: RDMC 212 Phone: 979-458-9845 Email: demkowicz@tamu.edu EDUCATION AND TRAINING Undergraduate: University of Texas-Austin

BS Physics, with Honors, August 2000 BS Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, August 2000 BA Plan II Humanities Honors Program, with High Honors, August 2000

Graduate: MIT MS Mechanical Engineering, February 2004 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, June 2005 Minor in Finance, MIT Sloan School of Business, June 2005

RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2016-present

Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, Materials Science and Engineering

2014-2015

Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering 2008-

2014 Assistant Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering 2008 Technical Staff Member, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Structure-Property Relations Group (MST-8) 2005-

2008 Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow, Postdoctoral Researcher, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Structure-Property Relations Group (MST-8) 2000-

2005 Research Assistant, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics and Materials

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (>100 total, >2000 citations, Web of Science H factor = 29) 1. Han WZ, Demkowicz MJ, Mara NA, Fu EG, Sinha S, Rollett AD, Wang YQ, Carpenter JS,

Beyerlein IJ, Misra A, Design of radiation tolerant materials via interface engineering, Advanced Materials 25, 6975 (2013).

2. Beyerlein IJ, Demkowicz MJ, Misra A, Uberuaga BP, Interface-Defect Interactions, Progress in Materials Science 74, 125 (2015).

3. Yu WS, Demkowicz MJ, Non-coherent Cu grain boundaries driven by continuous vacancy loading, Journal of Materials Science 50, 4047 (2015); June nominee for JMS’s 2015 Cahn award.

4. Vattré AJ, Jourdan T, Ding H, Marinica CM, Demkowicz MJ, Non-random walk diffusion enhances the sink strength of semicoherent interfaces, Nature Communications 7, 10424 (2016).

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5. Ding H, Demkowicz MJ, Hydrogen enhances the radiation resistance of amorphous silicon oxycarbides, Acta Materialia 136, 415 (2017).

6. Yuryev DV, Demkowicz MJ, Modeling growth, coalescence, and stability of helium precipitates on patterned interfaces, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 25, 015003 (2017).

7. Stuckner J, Frei K, McCue I, Demkowicz MJ, Murayama M, AQUAMI: An Open Source Python Package and GUI for the Automatic Quantitative Analysis of Morphologically Complex Multiphase Materials, Computational Materials Science 139, 320 (2017).

8. Ramezani MG, Demkowicz MJ, Feng G, Rutner MP, Joining of physical vapor-deposited metal nano-layered composites, Scripta Materialia 139, 114 (2017).

9. McCue I, Demkowicz MJ, Alloy design criteria for solid metal dealloying of thin films, JOM 69, 2199 (2017).

10. Chen D, Li N, Yuryev D, Baldwin JK, Wang Y, Demkowicz MJ, Self-organization of helium precipitates into elongated channels under confinement within a metal nano-layer, Science Advances 3, eaao2710 (2017).

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES

COLLABORATORS AND CO-EDITORS JK Baldwin (LANL), IJ Beyerlein (LANL), A Caro (NSF), YCK Chen-Weigart (BNL), S Corcoran (VT), MV Diamanti (Politecnico di Milano), E DiMasi (BNL), L Ecker (BNL), J Erlebacher (JHU), D Farkas (NSF), C Furgeaud (U. Poitiers), S Gill (BNL), J Godet (U. Poitiers), C Gonzalez (U. de Oviedo), S Gradečak (MIT), WZ Han (Xi’an Jiatong), JP Hanson (MIT), KT Hartwig (TAMU), R Iglesias (U. de Oviedo), OK Johnson (BYU), E Jones (MIT), T Jourdan (CEA-Saclay), P Kenesei (ANL), K Kisslinger (BNL), L Li (U. Alabama), N Li (LANL), J Lind (CMU), F Lund (U. de Chile), J Majewski (LANL), NA Mara (LANL), C Marinica (CEA-Saclay), YM Marzouk (MIT), A Misra (U. Michigan), N Mujica (U. de Chile), MA Nastasi (U. Nebraska), A Needleman (TAMU), S Patala (NCSU), GP Pharr (TAMU), L Pizzagalli (U. Poitiers), M Ramezani (Stevens Inst. of Tech.), W Reynolds (VT), AD Rollett (CMU), M Rutner (TU Hamburg), CA Schuh (MIT), L Shao (TAMU), S Shao (LANL), M Short (MIT), V Stanic (BNL), RM Suter (CMU), BP Uberuaga (LANL), M Volpi (Politecnico di Milano), P Wang (Intel Corp.), YQ Wang (LANL), EB Watkins (LANL), X Zhang (TAMU), S Zheng (CAS), M Zhernenkov (BNL) GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL ADVISORS AND ADVISEES N Abdolrahim (U. Rochester), R Aggarwal (MIT), K Ankit (ASU), AS Argon (MIT), A Bagri (JHU), RE Baumer (LeTourneau U.), H Ding (Nanometrics), T Duong (TAMU), AV Hayrapetian (MIT), RG Hoagland (LANL), L Jiang (TAMU), A Kashinath (Saudi Aramco), K Kolluri (Amazon), T Lee (UTA), KJ Lin (TSMC), M Liu (TAMU), TY Liu (TAMU), N Marzari (EPFL), I McCue (TAMU), SS Navale (TAMU), DM Parks (MIT), A Sangghaleh (BYU), M Seita (NTU), L Semenchenko (TAMU), E Sheu (TAMU), S Subbarao (TAMU), AJ Vattré (CEA-DAM), W Yu (Xi’an Jiaotong), S Yip (MIT), DV Yuryev (Nucleus Scientific), GQ Xu (Pingan), L Zhang (Thasos)

1. Director and PI of the Center for Research Excellence on Dynamically Deformed Solids (CREDDS), a multi-institutional DOE/NNSA center led by Texas A&M University

2. PI of “DMREF: Collaborative Research: Designing and synthesizing nano-metallic materials that resist flow localization under mechanical deformation,” a NSF-CMMI project

3. PI of “Improving radiation response of solid-state interfaces via control of curvature,” a DOE-BES project

4. Co-organizer of TMS 2019 symposium “Nanoarchitectured and morphology-controlled nanoporous materials”

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Karl Theodore Hartiwg Emeritus Professor

Materials Science and Engineering Dept., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3003, 979-845-1585, Fax 979-862-6835, thartwig@tamu.edu

EDUCTION AND TRAINING: BS Nuclear Engineering 1969 Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison MS Nuclear Engineering 1970 Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison PhD Metallurgical Engineering 1977 Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• 1/15 – present: Professor Materials Science and Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3003

• 0/03 - Present: President, Shear Form, Inc. Oversee R&D projects and manage finances. 1/98 – Present: Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, Assoc. Prof.

(1986-1998), Materials Division Leader (1998-2013). Teach and do materials science research. 1/79 -- 12/85:Senior Scientist Applied Superconductivity Center, Univ. of Wisconsin- Madison. 1/78 -- 12/78:NSF Energy Fellow Post Doc, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, Carnegie

Mellon Univ. (T.B. Massalski, Advisor). 9/78 -- 12/77:Research Associate, Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, Univ. of Wisconsin- Madison

(R.W. Boom and F.J. Worzala, Advisors for PhD). 9/71 – 8/73: Engineer, Nuclear Engineering Dept., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison 1/70 – 8/71: Member Technical Staff, Nuclear Systems Dept., TRW Systems Group, Redondo

Beach, California 1/69 – 12/69: NSF Trainee, Nuclear Engineering Dept., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison (MS degree

program).

PUBLICATIONS (10 selected from a list of about 100)

1. C. Sun, S. Zhang, C.C. Wei, L. Shao, Y. Yang, K.T. Hartwig, S.A. Malloy, S.J. Zinkle, T.R. Allen, H. Wang, and X. Zhang, “Superior radiation-resistant nano-engineered austenitic 304L stainless steel for applications in extreme radiation environments”, Scientific Reports, 5:7801, DOI:10.1038/srep07801, 7 pages (2015).

2. M. Song, C. Sun, J. Jang, C.H. Han, T.K. Kim, K.T. Hartwig and X. Zhang, “Microstructure refinement and strengthening mechanisms of a 12Cr ODS steel processed by ECAE,” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 577, pp. 247-256, 2013.

3. M. Song, R. Zhu, D.C. Foley, C. Sun, K.T. Hartwig, and X. Zhang, “Enhancement of strength and ductility in ultrafine-grained T91 steel through thermomechanical treatments,” Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 48, pp. 7360-7373, 2013.

4. C. Sun, D.W. Brown, B. Clausen, D.C. Foley, K.Y. Yu, Y. Chen, S.A. Maloy, K.T. Hartwig, H. Wang, X. Zhang, “In situ neutron diffraction study on temperature dependent deformation mechanisms of ultrafine grained austenitic Fe–14Cr–16Ni alloy,” International Journal of Plasticity Vol 53, pp 125-134, Feb 2014.

5. C. Sun, J. Ma, Y. Yang, K.T. Hartwig, S.A. Maloy, H. Wang, and X. Zhang, “Temperature and grain size dependent plasticity instability and strain rate sensitivity or ultrafine grained austenitic Fe-14Cr-16Ni alloy, “Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol xxx, pp xxx-xxx, 2014.

6. C. Sun, K. Y. Yu, J. H. Lee, Y. Liu, H. Wang, L. Shao, S. A. Maloy, K.T. Hartwig and X. Zhang, “Enhanced radiation tolerance of ultrafine grained Fe-Cr-Ni alloy”, J. Nuclear Materials, 420, 235-240, 2012.

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7. C. Sun, Y. Yang, Y. Liu, K.T. Hartwig, H. Wang, S. A. Maloy, T.R. Allen, X. Zhang , Thermal stability of ultrafine grained Fe-Cr-Ni alloy, Materials Science and Engineering A, 542, pp. 64-70, 2012.

8. Q. Wei, L. Kecskes, T. Jiao, K.T. Hartwig, K.T. Ramesh and E. Ma, “Adiabatic Shear Banding in Ultrafine-Grained Fe Processed by Severe Plastic Deformation,” Acta Materialia, Vol. 52, No. 7, pp. 1859-1869, 2004.

9. K.T. Hartwig, “Equal Channel Angular Extrusion Method,” patent application (TLO No. 017575.0712) filed December 20, 2002, (TAMUS 1598), US Patent 6,883,359 issued April 26, 2005.

10. K.T. Hartwig and R.E. Barber, “Processing of Hollow Sections.” U.S. Serial No.61/531,674; filed September 7, 2011, TAMUS Invention Disclosure 3412, Associated DOE Grant Reference Nos.: DE-FG02-07ER84916 and DE-SC0004589.

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES:

1. International Advisory Editor for Cryogenics, and active reviewer for several technical journals covering materials science and engineering.

2. Board and Executive Committee Member and Treasurer of the International

Cryogenic Materials Conference organization (1992-Present). Organize annual technical conferences on superconductors and materials for cryogenic applications. I am on the ICMC Education Committee to broaden participation of underrepresented groups in science and engineering.

3. Collaborator with numerous U.S. researchers involving studies on the effects of severe

plastic deformation (SPD) via equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) on the microstructure and properties of metal alloys. Our unique facilities for generating SPD in bulk material via ECAE are unmatched and used to produce test samples for researchers at Johns Hopkins (Fe and Ta), U Florida (Cu and Ti), the Army Research Laboratory (Al alloys, Al-Ni, W, and polymers), Michigan State University (Nb, Ta, W), University of North Carolina-Charlotte (W, Ta and Nb), Northwestern University (Amorphous metal alloy powder composites), U. Wisconsin (Nb and SS316L), the University of Sao Paulo (Fe and Nb), and the University of California at Riverside.

4. I developed and regularly teach a graduate course in scientific writing. A key

objective of this course is for each student to prepare an original manuscript and submit it to a peer reviewed technical journal by the end of the term. Students are taught to write clearly; many aspects of manuscript preparation, critical review, journal selection, submission procedures and responding to critical reviews are covered.

5. I am the chair of the Materials Science and Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum

Committee. The aim is to design a forward looking BS MSEN curriculum with application submission to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for approval in time for a first entering class beginning in the fall of 2017.

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Ibrahim Karaman Chevrron Professor Department Head

EDUCATION Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 2000 M.S. Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1996 B.S. Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1995 EXPERIENCE 05/2014 – Present Department Head Department of Materials Science and Engineering Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 06/2013 – 05/2014 Interim Department Head Department of Materials Science and Engineering Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 04/2013 – Present Chevron Professor I Department of Materials Science and Engineering Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

09/2011 – Present Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 01/2010 – 04/2013 Chair, Materials Science and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 09/2008 – 06/2013 Associate Director, Texas Institute for Intelligent Materials and Structures, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

HONORS AND AWARDS 2018 Brimacombe Medalist, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS). This international mid-career award recognizes individuals with sustained excellence and

achievement in business, technology, education, public policy, or science related to materials science and engineering and with a record of continuing service to the profession.

2013 Distinguish Achievement Award in Research, The Association of Former Students, Texas A&M

University University-wide award recognizing those individuals whose research efforts have been particularly

significant and outstanding work is recognized locally, nationally, and internationally. 2012 TEES Senior Fellow, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University College-wide award given by the Dean of College of Engineering at TAMU to recognize outstanding

faculty members for their achievements and contributions 2008 Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award, Joint Award between The American Society of

Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Adaptive Structures and Material System Technical Committee and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Adaptive Structures Technical Committee. The award is given for notable contribution(s) to the field of Adaptive Structures and Material Systems. The prize is awarded to a young researcher in his or her ascendancy whose work has already had an impact in the field.

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2007 Honorable Mention for the 2007 Early Career Faculty Fellow Award, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS). Early Career Faculty Fellow Award is a world-wide award from TMS. This award recognizes an assistant professor for his or her accomplishments that have advanced the academic institution where employed, and for abilities to broaden the technological profile of TMS.

RESEARCH

PUBLICATIONS (Graduate and Undergraduate student names are italicized, and TAMU students are also indicated by *) I. BOOK CHAPTERS

2. Baxevanis, T., Solomou, A., Karaman, I., and Lagoudas, D.C., “Full-Field Micromechanics of Precipitated Shape Memory Alloys,” Micromechanics and Nanomechanics of Composite Solids, Edited by Shaker A. Meguid and George J. Weng, Springer, pp. 225-255, 2018.

1. Kulkarni, A.V.*, Karaman, I., Karaca, H.E.*, and Luo, Z.P., “Ausforming and Marforming of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys Using Severe Plastic Deformation,” Severe Plastic Deformation: Towards Bulk Production of Nanostructured Materials, Edited by Burhanettin S. Altan, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., NY, 2006.

II. PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

253. Gibbons, S., Abrahams, R., Vaughan, M.*, Barber, R., Harris, R., Arroyave, R., and Karaman, I., “Microstructural Refinement in an Ultra-High Strength Martensitic Steel via Equal Channel Angular Pressing,” Submitted to JOM, 2017.

252. Ozdemir, N.*, Karaman, I., Ozmetin, A.E., Mara, N.A., and Chumlyakov, Y.I., “Size Effects in Martensite Variant

Reorientation and Magnetic Shape Memory Effect in NiMnGa Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy Single Crystals,” Submitted to Applied Physics Letters, 2017.

251. Karaman, I., Kockar, B.*, Kulkarni, A.V.*, Luo, Z.P., Chumlyakov, Y.I., and Kireeva, I.V., “Twinning-Induced Engineering of

Grains in Shape Memory Alloys,” Submitted to Acta Materialia, 2017. 250. Karaca, H.E.*, Karaman, I., Chumlyakov, Y.I, Basaran, B.*, and Maier, H.J., “Compressive Response of NiFeGa

Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy Single Crystals,” Submitted to Acta Materialia, 2017. 249. Chen, J.-H., Bruno, N.M.*, Ninga, Z., Shelton, W.A., Karaman, I., Huang, Y., Li, J.G., and Ross, J.H., “Relative cooling

power enhancement by tuning magneto-structural stability in Ni-Mn-In Heusler alloys,” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, in press, 2018.

2018 248. Bruno, N.M.*, Karaman, I., and Chumlyakov, Y.I., “Orientation Dependence of the Elastocaloric Effect in Ni54Fe19Ga27

Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy,” Physica Status Solidi B, Vol. 255, pp. 1700437, 2018. 247. Wang, Y., Salas, D.*, Medasani, B., Entel, P., Karaman, I., Arróyave, R., and Duong, T.C., “First-Principles Characterization

of Equilibrium Vacancy Concentration in Metamagnetic Shape Memory Alloys: An Example of Ni2MnGa,” Physica Status Solidi B, Vol. 255, pp. 1700523, 2018.

246. Kireeva, I.V., Chumlyakov, Y.I., Pobedennaya, Z.V., Vyrodova, A.V., and Karaman, I., “Twinning in [001]-Oriented Single

crystals of CoCrFeMnNi High-Entropy Alloy at Tensile Deformation,” Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol. 713, pp. 253-259, 2018.

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Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Professor Associate Vice Chancellor for Engineering Research, Senior Associate Dean Research, Deputy Director of TEES

Department of Aerospace Engineering Voice: (979) 845-1604 Texas A&M University Fax: (979) 845-6051 College Station TX 77843-3141 E-mail: lagoudas@aero.tamu.edu PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Mechanical Engineering Diploma, 1982 Lehigh University Applied Mathematics Ph.D., 1986 Cornell University Applied Mathematics &

Theoretical & Applied Mechanics Post-Doc. 1988 APPOINTMENTS 07/2012-date Associate Vice Chancellor for Engineering Research, Senior Associate Dean for

Research, Deputy Director of TEES, Texas A&M University 2009 –2012 Department Head, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University 2004 – date John and Bea Slattery Chair, Texas A&M University 2002 - date Director, Texas Inst. for Intel. Bio-Nano Mat./Struct. for Aero. Vehicles, TAMU 2001-2003 Chair, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University 2001-2004 Associate Vice President for Research, Texas A&M University 1999 - 2004 Ford Professor, Texas A&M University 1998- 2001 Director, TEES Center for Mechanics of Composites, Texas A&M University 1998-date Full Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University 1992- 1998 Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University 1988 1992 Asst. Professor of Civil Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY 1992-1993 Adj. Assoc. Prof. of Civil and Env. Eng., Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy NY 1986 - 1988 Postdoctoral Assoc. in Mathematical Sciences Institute, Cornell Univ., Ithaca NY 1987 -1987 Visiting Scientist in Max-Planck Institute for Metal Research and the Institute for Theoretical and Applied Physics of the University of Stuttgart, West Germany Products Most Closely Related to the Proposed Project (from more than 160 journal articles, 228 refereed conference proceedings, 2 books, and 7 chapter contributions): 1. Baxevanis, T., Solomou, A., Karaman, I., Lagoudas, D.C., 2017, “Full-Field Micromechanics

of Precipitated Shape Memory Alloys”, In: Meguid S., Weng G. (eds) Micromechanics and Nanomechanics of Composite Solids, Springer, Cham.

2. Saunders, R.N., Boyd J.G., Hartl, D.J., Calkins, F.T. and Lagoudas, D.C., 2017, “A simplified model for high-rate actuation of shape memory alloy torque tubes using induction heating”, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, pp. 1045389X17730916.

3. Jape, S., Baxevanis, S. and Lagoudas, D.C., 2017,” On the fracture toughness and stable crack growth in shape memory alloy actuators in the presence of transformation-induced

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plasticity”, International Journal of Fracture, pp. 1-14. 4. Saunders, R.N., Boyd, J.G., Hartl, D.J., Brown, J.K., Calkins, F.T., Lagoudas, D.C., 2016, “A

validated model for induction heating of shape memory alloy actuators,” Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 25, pp. 045022.

5. Gardea, F. and Lgoudas, D.C., 2014, “Characterization of electrical and thermal properties of carbon nanotube/epoxy composites,” Composites: Part B, Vol. 56, pp. 611-620.

6. Cox, A., Franco, B., Baxevanis, T., Karaman, I. and Lagoudas, D.C., 2016, “Predictive modeling of the constitutive response of precipitation hardened Ni-rich NiTi,” Shape Memory and Superelasticity, Vol. 3, Issue 1, pp. 9-23

7. Tabesh, M., Boyd, J., Lagoudas, D.C., 2016, “A Gradient-Based Constitutive Model for Shape Memory Alloys”, Shape Memory and Superelasticity, Vol.3 (2),pp. 84-108.

8. Gardea, F., Naraghi, M. and Lagoudas, D.C., 2014, “Effect of Thermal Interface on Heat Flow in Carbon Nanofiber Composies,” Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 6 (2), pp. 1061-1072.

9. Phillips, F., Fang, D., Zheng, H., Lagoudas, D.C., 2011, “Phase Transformation in Free-Standing SMA Nanowires, Acta Materialia, Vol. 59, pp. 1871-1880.

10. Haldar, K., Kiefer, B., Lagoudas, D.C., 2011, “Finite Element Analysis of the Demagnetization Effect and Stress Inhomogeneities in Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy Samples,” Philosophical Magazine, Vol. 91, pp. 4126-4157.

11. Kiefer, B., Lagoudas, D.C., 2008, “Modeling of the variant reorientation in magnetic shape-memory alloys under complex magnetomechanical loading, Materials Science and Engineering: A, Vols. 481-482, pp. 339-342.

12. Lagoudas, D.C. (editor and co-author), 2008, “Shape Memory Alloys: Modeling and Engineering Applications”, Springer-Verlag.

13. Bisrat, Y., Luo, Z.P., Davis, D.C., Lagoudas, D.C., 2007, “Highly-ordered uniform single-crystal Bi nanowires: fabrication and characterization,” Nanotechnology, Vol. 18, pp. 395601.

14. Karaca, H.E., Karaman, I.,Basaran, Lagoudas, D.C., Chumlyakov, Y.I., Maier, H.J., 2007, “On the Stress-Assisted Magnetic Field-Induced Phase Transformation in Ni2MnGa Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys”, Acta Materialia, Vol. 55, pp. 4253-4269.

15. Kiefer, B., Karaca, H.E., Lagoudas, D.C., KARAMAN, I., 2007, “Characterization and Modeling of the Magnetic Field-Induced Strain and Work Output in Ni2MnGa Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys,” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Vol. 312, pp. 164-175.

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES Serves as an Associate Editor for the two primary journals on active materials and smartstructures in the United States, and has organized or co-organized workshops, symposia and conferences on subjects related to his research. 1. Served as a member of the Defense Science Study Group, on the National Academy

of Sciences (NRC) panel for the review of ONR’s Air and Surface Weapons Technology Program, NASA’s Pioneering Revolutionary Technology Programs.

2. He has six disclosures of invention and concepts developed for industry and a softw. license.

3. Published extensively on the subject of shape memory alloys with his students, postdoctoral associates and colleagues, and several of his journal papers are now considered classic papers in the field.

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Pao-Tai Lin Assistant Professor

paolin@ece.tamu.edu telephone: 1-979-458-8223Assistant professor: Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering,

Department of Materials Science & Engineering Faculty member: Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems Center for Translational Environmental Health Research Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute Energy Institute

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

EDUCATION & DEGREE AWARDEDPostdoc fellow: Microphotonics center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology PhD: Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University

RESEARCH INTERESTS• Label-free biochemical sensors on-a-chip • Body wearables and implanted devices • Sensor networks and internet of things (IOT) • Mid-Infrared integrated photonics • Multiscale fabrication technologies • Nano-biophotonics & metamaterials

AWARDS • IEEE Nano Conference - Best Paper Finalist Award, 2014

• MIT-SUTD Postdoctoral fellowship, 2013-2015

• User Award talk for Argonne National Laboratory Annual Users Meeting (2008). Invited to speak in the same section as Nobel Prize Lecturer.

EDITORSHIPS & REVIEW BOARDS• Scientific reports - editorial board • The International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose (ISOEN) - review boards SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Journal papers [31 peer reviewed journal papers]31. T. Jin, H.-Y. G. Lin, P. T. Lin, “Monolithically Integrated Si-on-AlN Mid-infrared Photonic Chips for Real-Time and Label-Free

Chemical Sensing,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b13307, 201730. T. Jin, L. Li, B. Zhang, H.-Y. G. Lin, H. Wang, P. T. Lin, “Monolithic Mid-Infrared Integrated Photonics Using Silicon-on-Epitaxial

Barium Titanate Thin Films,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 9, 21848−21855, 201729. T. Jin, L. Li, B. Zhang, H.-Y. G. Lin, H. Wang, P. T. Lin, “Real-Time and Label-Free Chemical Sensor-on-a-chip using Monolithic

Si-on-BaTiO3 Mid-Infrared waveguides,” Sci. Rep. 7, 5836 201728. S. Novak, P. T. Lin, C. Li, C. Lumdee, J. Hu, A. M. Agarwal, P. G. Kik, W. Deng, K. Richardson, “Direct Electrospray Printing of

Gradient Refractive Index Chalcogenide Glass Films,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 9, 26990–26995 201727. P. T. Lin, H. Y.-G. Lin, Z. Han, T. Jin, R. Millender, L. C. Kimerling, A. Agarwal, “Label-Free Glucose Sensing Using Chip-Scale

Mid-Infrared Integrated Photonics,” Adv. Opt. Mater. 4, 1755-1759, 2016 26. Z. Han, P. Lin, V. Singh, L. Kimerling, J. Hu, K. Richardson, A. Agarwal, D. T. H. Tan, “On-chip mid-infrared gas detection using

chalcogenide glass waveguide,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 108, 141106 25. S. Novak, P. T. Lin, C. Li, N. Borodinov, Z. Han, C. Monmeyran, N. Patel, Q. Du, C. Lumdee, P. Kik, W. Deng, A. Agarwal, J. Hu,

I. Luzinov, K. Richardson, “Electrospray Deposition of Uniform Thickness Ge23Sb7S70 and As40S60 Chalcogenide Glass Films,” JVis Exp. 54379, 2016

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24. P. T. Lin, J. Giammarco, N. Borodinov, M. Savchak, V. Singh, L. C. Kimerling, D. T. H. Tan, K. A. Richardson, I. Luzinov, and A. Agarwal, “Label-Free Water Sensors Using Hybrid Polymer–Dielectric Mid-Infrared Optical Waveguides,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 7, 11189–11194 2015

23. P. T. Lin, W. A Russin, A. Joshi-Imre, L. E. Ocola, and B. W. Wessels, “Investigation of The Optical Response of Photonic Crystal Nanocavities in Ferroelectric Oxide Thin Film,” J. Opt. 17, 105402 2015

22. P. T. Lin, S. W. Kwok, H.-Y. G. Lin, V. Singh, L. C. Kimerling, G. M. Whitesides, A. Agarwal, “Mid-Infrared Spectrometer Using Opto-nanofluidic Slot-Waveguide for Label-free On-Chip Chemical Sensing,” Nano Lett. 14, 231–238 2014

21. P. T. Lin, H. Jung, L. C. Kimerling, A. Agarwal, H. X. Tang, “Low-loss Aluminium Nitride Thin Film for Mid-Infrared Microphotonics,” Laser Photonics Rev. 8, L23–L28 2014

20. Y. Zha*, P. T. Lin*, L.C. Kimerling, A. Agarwal, C. B. Arnold, “Inverted-rib Chalcogenide Waveguides by Solution Process,” ACS Photonics DOI: 10.1021/ph400107s 2014 (* equally contribute)

19. V Singh, P.-T. Lin, N. Patel, H. Lin, L. Li, Y. Zou, F. Deng, C. Ni, J. Hu, J. Giammarco, A. P. Soliani, B. Zdyrko, I. Luzinov, S. Novak, J. Novak, P. Wachtel, S. Danto, J. D. Musgraves, K. Richardson, L. C Kimerling, A. M. Agarwal, “Mid-infrared Materials and Devices on a Si Platform for Optical Sensing,” Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 15, 014603 2014

18. P. T. Lin, V. Singh, J. Wang, H. Lin, J. Hu, K. Richardson, J. D. Musgraves, I. Luzinov, J. Hensley, L. C. Kimerling, A. Agarwal, “Si-CMOS Compatible Materials and Devices for Mid-IR Microphotonics,” Opt. Mater. Express 3, 1474 2013. This work was highlighted as a spotlight article by the Optical Society (OSA) journals to show its excellent scientific quality.

17. J. P. Singer*, P. T. Lin*, S. E. Kooi , L. C. Kimerling , J. Michel , E. L. Thomas , “Direct-Write Thermocapillary Dewetting of Polymer Thin Films by a Laser-Induced Thermal Gradient,” Adv. Mater. doi: 10.1002/adma.201302777 2013 (* equally contribute)

16. P. T. Lin, V. Singh, H.-Y. G. Lin, T. Tiwald, L. C. Kimerling, A. M. Agarwal, “Low-Stress Silicon Nitride Platform for Mid-Infrared Broadband and Monolithically Integrated Microphotonics,” Adv. Opt. Mater. doi: 10.1002/adom.201300205 2013

15. P. T. Lin, V. Singh, L. Kimerling, A. M. Agarwal, “Planar Silicon Nitride Mid-Infrared Devices,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 251121 2013 14. J. Mu*, P.-T. Lin*, L. Zhang, J. Michel, L. C. Kimerling, F. Jaworski, A. Agarwal, “Design and Fabrication of a High Transmissivity

Metal-dielectric Ultraviolet Band-pass Filter,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 213105 2013 (* equally contribute) 13. P. T. Lin, V. Singh, J. Hu, K. Richardson, J. D. Musgraves, I. Luzinov, J. Hensley, L. C. Kimerling, A. Agarwala, “Chip-scale Mid-

Infrared Chemical Sensors Using Air-clad Pedestal Silicon Waveguides,” Lab on a Chip 13, 2161 2013 12. P. T. Lin, V. Singh, Y. Cai, L. C. Kimerling, A. Agarwal, “Air-clad Silicon Pedestal Structures for Broadband Mid-Infrared

Microphotonics,” Opt. Lett. 7, 1031 2013 11. H. Lin, L. Li, Y. Zou, S. Danto, J. D. Musgraves, K. Richardson, S. Kozacik, M. Murakowski, D. Prather, P. T. Lin, V. Singh, A.

Agarwal, L. C. Kimerling, J. Hu, “Demonstration of high-Q mid-infrared chalcogenide glass-on-silicon resonators,” Opt. Lett. 38, 1470 2013

10. P. T. Lin, M. Vanhoutte, N. S. Patel, V. Singh, J. Hu, Y. Cai, R. Camacho-Aguilera, J. Michel, L. C.

Selected conference papers and presentations [>60 international conference presentations] 53. P. T. Lin, “Flexible Mid-infrared Aluminium Nitride Waveguides for Real-time and Label-Free Chemical Sensing,” OSA Technical

Digest (Optical Society of America, 2017), paper SeTu1E.3 52. P. T. Lin, Epitaxial Barium Titanate Thin Films for Mid-infrared Photonic Circuits OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2017), paper ITh1A.5 51. Z. Wang, T. Jin, P. T. Lin, R. Gutierrez-Osuna, “Mixture quantification in the presence of unknown interferences,” Olfaction and

Electronic Nose (ISOEN), 2017 ISOCS/IEEE International Symposium on 50. T. Jin, P. T. Lin, “Mid-infrared aluminium nitride waveguides for label-free sensing,” 2017 IEEE 17th International Conference

on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO) Pages: 768 - 770 49. T. Jin, L. Li, H. Wang; P. T. Lin, “Ferroelectric barium titanate for mid-infrared integrated photonics,” 2017 IEEE 17th International

Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO) 569 - 571 48. P. T. Lin, “Integrated mid-infrared photonic circuits for label-free biochemical sensing,” SPIE Defense+ Security, 982403-982403-

4, 2016 47. C. Alonso-Ramos, Z. Han, X. Le Roux, H. Lin, V. Singh, P. T. Lin, D. Tan, “Subwavelength engineered fiber-to-chip silicon-on-

sapphire interconnects for mid-infrared applications,” SPIE Photonics Europe, 98911J-98911J-1

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Alan Needleman University Distinguished Professor TEES Eminent Professor

Professor Needleman's main research interests are in the computational modeling of deformation and fracture processes in structural materials. Recent and current research areas include: ductile fracture by void nucleation, growth and coalescence; multi-scale modeling of plastic deformation of crystalline solids; modeling of time and rate dependent plastic flow; crack growth in plastically deforming solids; and dynamic crack growth. Education B.S. 1966 University of Pennsylvania M.S. 1967 Harvard University Ph.D. 1971 Harvard University, Adviser: J.W. Hutchinson Experience 1/2015- University Distinguished Professor, TEES Eminent Research Professor, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University, Texas A&M 9/09- 12/14 Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, University of North Texas 1/07 - 8/09 Visiting Professor, University of North Texas (spring terms, fall 2008) 7/09 - Florence Pirce Grant University Professor Emeritus, Brown University 7/96 - 6/09 Florence Pirce Grant University Professor, Brown University 7/88 -6/91 Dean of Engineering, Brown University 7/81 - 6/09 Professor of Engineering, Brown University 7/78 - 6/81Associate Professor of Engineering, Brown University 7/75 - 6/78 Assistant Professor of Engineering, Brown University 7/72 - 6/75 Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics, M.I.T. 9/70 – 6/72 Instructor in Applied Mathematics, M.I.T. Honors (selected) John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship 1977; Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1989; Honorary Member, MECAMAT (Groupe Français de Mecanique des Matériaux), 1991; Fellow, American Academy of Mechanics, 1995; Member, National Academy of Engineering, 2000; Recognized by ISI (Science Citation Index) as a Highly Cited Author in both the fields of Engineering and Materials Science; Prager Medal, Society of Engineering Science, 2006; Doctor Technices Honoris Causa, The Technical University of Denmark, 2006; Drucker Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, 2006; Doctor Honoris Causa, Ecole Normale Superior de Cachan, France 2006; Member, American Academy of Arts & Sciences, 2007; Tsinghua Global Vision Lecture No. 26, 2008; Timoshenko Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, 2011; Timoshenko Lecture, Standord University, 2012; Texas A&M Institute of Advanced Study Faculty Fellow, 2013; Frank Otto Distinguished Lecture, Stony Brook University, 2013; Arthur Newell Talbot Distinguished Lecturer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne, 2014; Honorary Professor, Dalian University of Technology (China), 2014; Mindlin Lecture, Columbia University, 2015. Synergistic Activities (selected) Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Fracture, 2006-; Editorial Advisory Board, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 1975-2005; Editorial Executive Board, Modelling and

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Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 1992-2009; Editorial Advisory Board, European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids, 1994-; Member, Summer Research Group, Center for Materials Science, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1993-1999; Member, Executive Committee (Chair, 2000), Applied Mechanics Division, ASME, 1995-2000; Member, NSF Division of Engineering Advisory Committee, 2006-2009. Co-organizer, Symposium EE: Size Effects in the Deformation of Materials: Experiments and Modeling, Fall 2006 MRS Meeting; Co-organizer Society of Engineering Science 2015 Annual Meeting; Chair, program committee, The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST) 2016 Annual Meeting; Vietnam Education Foundation, visiting committee, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2009-2010; Member National Academy of Engineering Mechanical Engineering Peer Committee, 2010-2012; Member National Academy of Engineering Membership Committee 2015-; Member, Army Research Laboratory Technical Advisory Board 2016-. Invited speaker/plenary lecturer at professional meetings: 40 in the period 2012-2018. Refereed Articles (selected, over 300 total) 1. R.J. Asaro and A. Needleman, "Texture Development and Strain Hardening in Rate Dependent Polycrystals," Acta Metallurgica, 33, Overview 42, 923-953 (1985). 2. J. Koplik and A. Needleman, "Void Growth and Coalescence in Porous Plastic Solids," International Journal of Solids and Structures, 24, 835-853 (1988). 3. V.S. Deshpande, A. Needleman and E. Van der Giessen, "Discrete Dislocation Modeling of Fatigue Crack Propagation," Acta Materialia, 50, 831-846 (2002). 4. L. Nicola, E. Van der Giessen and A. Needleman, “Relaxation of Thermal Stress by Dislocation Motion in Passivated Metal Interconnects,” Journal of Materials Research, 19, 1216-1226 (2004). 5. A.A. Benzerga, Y. Bréchet, A. Needleman and E. Van der Giessen, "The Stored Energy of Cold Work: Predictions from Discrete Dislocation Plasticity," Acta Materialia, 53, 4765-4779 (2005). 6. L. Nicola, Y. Xiang, J.J. Vlassak, E. Van der Giessen and A. Needleman, "Plastic Deformation of Freestanding Thin Films: Experiments and Modeling," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 54, 2089-2110 (2006). 7. S. Osovski, A. Srivastava, J.C. Williams, A. Needleman, “Grain boundary crack growth in meta-stable titanium alloys,” Acta Materialia, 82, 167-178 (2015). 8. A. Needleman, T.L. Borders, L.C. Brinson, V.M. Flores, L.S. Schadler, "Effect of an Interphase Region on Debonding of a CNT Reinforced Polymer Composite," Composites Science and Technology, 70, 2207-2215 (2010). 9. A. Srivastava, S. Gopagoni, A. Needleman, V. Seetharaman, A. Staroselsky, R. Banerjee, "Effect of specimen thickness on the creep response of a Ni-based single crystal superalloy," Acta Materialia, 60, 5697-5711 (2012). 10. A. Srivastava, A. Needleman, “Effect of crystal orientation on porosity evolution in a creeping single crystal,” Mechanics of Materials, 90, 10-29 (2015). 11. R.A. Lebensohn, A Needleman, “Numerical implementation of non-local polycrystal plasticity using Fast Fourier Transforms,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 97, 333-351 (2016). 12. A. Srivastava, S. Osovski, A. Needleman, “Engineering the crack path by controlling the microstructure,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 100, 1-20 (2017). 13. V. Tvergaard, A. Needleman, “Effect of Properties and Turgor Pressure on the Indentation Response of Plant Cells,” Journal of Applied Mechanics, 85, 061007-1 (2018). 14. J.-F. Wen, Y. Liu, A. Srivastava, A.A. Benzerga, S.-T. Tu, A. Needleman, “Environmentally Enhanced Creep Crack Growth by Grain Boundary Cavitation under Cyclic Loading,” Acta Materialia, 153, 136-146 (2018). 15. Y. Zhang, J.D. Hart, A. Needleman, “Identification of Plastic Properties from Conical Indentation using a Bayesian-Type Statistical Approach,” Journal of Applied Mechanics, 86, 011002-1 (2019).

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George M. Pharr Professor TEES Eminent Professor

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3003 Professional Preparation

Rice University Houston, TX Mechanical Engineering B.S., 1975 Stanford University Stanford, CA Materials Science and Engineering M.S., 1977 Stanford University Stanford, CA Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D., 1979 Cambridge University Cambridge, England Engineering Department Postdoctoral 1979-80 Appointments

2017-present TEES Eminent Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2009-2016 Director, Joint Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville, TN

2009-2010 Humboldt Senior Scientist, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany (sabbatical)

2005-2011 Department Head, University of Tennessee, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Knoxville, TN

1998-2016 Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

1998-2016 UT/ORNL Collaborating Scientist and Joint Faculty, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Materials Science and Technology Division

1987-1988 Visiting Scientist, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY (sabbatical)

1980-1998 Professor of Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, TX [Assistant Professor (1980-1985); Associate Professor (1985-1991)]

Selected Honors & Awards 1977-1979 Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellow, 1977-1979 1984 ASM Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers of Metallurgy 1994 Amoco Teaching Award - Rice University 1995-present Fellow - ASM International 2003 Thomson-ISI "Highly Cited Researcher" in Materials Science 2007 Humboldt Research Award for Senior US Scientists - Alexander von Humboldt Foundation 2010 Innovation in Materials Characterization Award - Materials Research Society (inaugural) 2012-present Fellow - Materials Research Society 2014-present Member - National Academy of Engineering (elected spring 2014) 2014 Honorary Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China 2016-present Fellow - TMS (the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society) 2018 Nadai Medal - ASME Selected Editorial Positions 1990-present Associate Editor - Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2009-2014 Editorial Advisory Board, Materials Characterization 2012-present Principal Editor - Journal of Materials Research

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Professional Society Membership Materials Research Society, ASM International, American Ceramic Society, TMS: The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, American Society for Engineering Education, Registered Professional Engineer (Texas # 59094) Significant Recent Professional Activities 2010 External Review Panel - University of Rome III 2014-present Scientific Advisory Board, Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Leoben, Austria 2014 External Review Panel, Helmholtz Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany 2015 External Review Panel, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University,

March 2015, Baltimore, MD 2015-present Scientific Advisory Board, Max Planck Institute for Iron and Steel Research, Dusseldorf,

Germany 2016-present Albert Sauveur Achievement Award Selection Committee, ASM International 2016-present Advisory Committee - Rice University, Department of Materials Science and

NanoEngineering 2017-present External Review Panel (Chair), Helmholtz Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany Ten Recent Publications (260 total) S. Bruns, K. E. Johanns, H. Rehman, G.M. Pharr, and K. Durst, "Constitutive Modeling of Indentation

Cracking in Fused Silica", Journal of the American Ceramic Society 100, pp. 1928-1940 (2017). J. Miao, C.E. Slone, T.M. Smith, C. Niu, H. Bei, M. Ghazisaeidi, G.M. Pharr, and M.J. Mills, "Deformation

Substructure Evolution in a Ni-Co-Cr Solid Solution High Entropy Alloy", Acta Materialia 132, pp. 35-48 (2017).

B. Merle, V. Maier-Kiener, and G.M. Pharr, “Influence of Modulus-to-Hardness Ratio and Harmonic Parameters on Continuous Stiffness Measurement during Nanoindentation”, Acta Materialia 134, pp. 167-176 (2017).

R.S. Ginder and G.M. Pharr, “Creep Behavior of the Solid Acid Fuel Cell Material CsHSO4”, Scripta Materialia 139, pp. 119-121 (2017).

C.A. Thom, E.E. Brodsky, R.W. Carpick, G.M. Pharr, W.C. Oliver, and D.L. Goldsby, “Nanoscale Roughness of Natural Fault Surfaces Controlled by Scale-dependent Yield Strength”, Geophysical Research Letters 44, pp. 9299-9307 (2017).

M. Ghidelli, M. Sebastiani, K. E. Johanns, and G. M. Pharr, “Effects of Indenter Geometry on Micro-scale Fracture Toughness Measurement by Pillar Splitting, Journal of the American Ceramic Society 100, pp. 5731-5738 (2017).

P. Sudharshan Phani, W.C. Oliver, and G.M. Pharr, “On the Measurement of Power Law Creep Parameters from Instrumented Indentation”, JOM 69, pp. 2229-2236 (2017).

Brett B. Lewis, Brittnee A. Mound, Bernadeta Srijanto, Jason D. Fowlkes, George M. Pharr and Philip D. Rack, “Growth and Nanomechanical Characterization of Nanoscale 3D Architectures Grown via Focused Electron Beam Induced Deposition”, Nanoscale 9, pp 16349-16356 (2017).

Jin Haeng Lee, Y.F. Gao, A.F. Bower, H. Xu, and G.M. Pharr, “Stiffness of Frictional Contact of Dissimilar Elastic Solids”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 112, pp. 318-333 (2018).

R.S. Ginder, W.D. Nix and G.M. Pharr, “A Simple Model for Indentation Creep”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 112, pp. 552-562 (2018).

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Xiaofeng Qian Assistant Professor

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering and College of Science Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3003 Email: feng@tamu.edu Phone: 979-458-9843 Fax: 979-862-6835 A. Professional Preparation College/University & Location Major/Area Degree &Year Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Engineering Physics B.S., 2001 Massachusetts Institute of Tech, MA Nuclear Science and

Engineering Ph.D., 2008

Massachusetts Institute of Tech, MA Computational Materials Science

Postdoc, 2008 - 2011

Massachusetts Institute of Tech, MA Computational Materials Science

Postdoc, 2011 - 2014

B. Appointments Organization & Location Position Year Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Assistant Professor 01/2015 - present

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA

Research Scientist 07/2014 - 12/2014

C. PRODUCTS (Complete list: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bK7fFKoAAAAJ) ........ i. Products Most Closely Related to Proposal

1. Hua Wang and Xiaofeng Qian*. “Giant Optical Second Harmonic Generation in Two-Dimensional Multiferroics”. Nano Letters 17, 5027–5034 (2017).

2. Hua Wang and Xiaofeng Qian*. “Two-dimensional multiferroics in monolayer group IV monochalcogenides”. 2D Materials 4, 015042 (2017).

3. Liping Guo, Baiyu Zhang, Ying Qin, Dawen Li, Lin Li, Xiaofeng Qian*, and Feng Yan*. “Tunable Quasi‐One‐Dimensional Ribbon Enhanced Light Absorption in Sb2Se3 Thin‐film Solar Cells Grown by Close‐Space Sublimation”. Solar RRL, 1800128 (2018).

4. Junwei Liu, Hua Wang, Chen Fang, Liang Fu, and Xiaofeng Qian*. “van der Waals Stacking Induced Topological Phase Transition in Layered Ternary Transition Metal Chalcogenides”. Nano Letters 17, 467-475 (2017).

5. Hyun Deog Yoo, Yanliang Liang, Hui Dong, Junhao Lin, Hua Wang, Yisheng Liu, Lu Ma, Tianpin Wu, Yifei Li, Qiang Ru, Yan Jing, Qinyou An, Wu Zhou, Jinghua Guo, Jun Lu, Sokrates T Pantelides, Xiaofeng Qian, and Yan Yao. “Fast kinetics of magnesium monochloride cations in interlayer-expanded titanium disulfide for magnesium rechargeable batteries”. Nature Communications 8, 339 (2017).

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ii. Five Other Significant Products

1. Xiaofeng Qian, Junwei Liu, Liang Fu, and Ju Li. “Quantum Spin Hall Effect and Topological Field Effect Transistor in Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides”. Science 346, 1344-1347 (2014).

2. Hong Li, Alex W Contryman, Xiaofeng Qian, Sina Moeini Ardakani, Yongji Gong, Xingli Wang, Jeffery M Weisse, Chi Hwan Lee, Jiheng Zhao, Pulickel M Ajayan, Ju Li, Hari C Manoharan, and Xiaolin Zheng. “Optoelectronic crystal of artificial atoms in strain-textured molybdenum disulphide”.

3. Junwei Liu, Xiaofeng Qian, and Liang Fu. “Crystal Field Effect Induced Topological Crystalline Insulators In Monolayer IV–VI Semiconductors”. Nano Letters 15, 2657–2661 (2015).

4. Xiaofeng Qian, Liang Fu, and Ju Li. “Topological Crystalline Insulator Nanomembrane with Strain-Tunable Band Gap”. Nano Research 8, 967-979 (2015).

5. Ji Feng, Xiaofeng Qian, Cheng-Wei Huang, and Ju Li. “Strain-engineered artificial atom as a broad-spectrum solar energy funnel”. Nature Photonics 6, 865-871 (2012).

D. SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES

1. Co-organizer of annual “Summer School On Computational Materials Science Across Scales (CMS3)” held at Texas A&M University to provide a platform for knowledge exchange and academics training for graduate students, particularly underrepresented minority students, from both US and other countries who are interested in the area of Computational Materials Science across multiple scales of space and time and the latest advances in materials informatics for materials discovery and design.

2. Reviewer for multiple US and international funding agencies, and referee for peer-reviewed academic journals, including Science, Nature Physics, Science Advances, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nano Letters, ACS Nano, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Applied Physics Letters, 2D Materials, Nanoscale, Chemical Physics Letters, Chemical Science, Physica Status Solidi B, Extreme Mechanics Letters, NPG Quantum Materials, NPG Asia Materials, Materials Today, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Acta Materialia, Nanotechnology, Materials Letters, Materials Research Express, Nano Research, and Journal of Materials Science.

3. Serve in the Chemistry and Physics of Materials committee, a joint committee of the TMS Electronic, Magnetic, and Photonic Materials Division (EMPMD) and the TMS Structural Metals Division (SMD), focused on fundamental theory, simulations, and experiments on the chemistry and physics of materials; Serving as the lead organizer of Symposium QN01—2D Layered Materials Beyond Graphene—Theory, Discovery and Design for the 2019 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit; Serving as the Materials Science and Engineering Fast-Track coordinator and Engineering Honors coordinator.

4. Developed real-time time-dependent density functional theory module for simulating electron dynamics and optical properties. It has been integrated in the open-source Quantum-ESPRESSO package, and been utilized in several workshops including Quantum-ESPRESSO Workshop held at Penn State University in 2012 and Progress in Numerical Implementation of TDDFT at Université du Maine, France in 2014.

5. Developed first-principles quasiatomic orbital method and code module (also integrated in the open-source Quantum-ESPRESSO package) to construct minimal quasiatomic basis-sets from plane-wave density-functional theory. It enables efficient and accurate first-principles tight-binding analysis and quantum transport simulations. It has been freely shared to many research groups for understanding electronic structure of molecules, surfaces, and solids in complex environment.

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Miladin Radovic Professor Director, Materials Characterization Facility

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Fax: (979) 845-3081 College Station, TX 77843-3003 E-mail: mradovic@tamu.edu PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION

University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, Mechanical Engineering B.S., 1992 University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, Mechanical Engineering M.S., 1997 Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, Materials Engineering Ph.D., 2001

APPOINTMENTS 2018-present Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University 2017-present Director, Materials Characterization Facility, Texas A&M University 2014-2017 Associate Department Head, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M 2013-2017 Graduate Program Director, Dept of Materials Science and Eng, Texas A&M University 2013 Visiting Associate Professor, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia 2013-2018 Associate Professor, Dept of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University 2012-2013 Associate Professor, Dept of Mechl Eng & Materials Sci and Eng Program, Texas A&M 2006-2012 Assistant Professor, Dept of Mechanical Eng & Materials Sciand Eng Program, Texas A&M 2001-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow, Materials Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2001 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Materials Engineering, Drexel University 1998-2001 Research Assistant, Department of Materials Engineering, Drexel University, 1992-1998 Research and Teaching Assist, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Google Scholar - Citations: 3785; h-index: 28; i10-index: 61; (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ih-uZbYAAAAJ&hl=en) 1. An, H., Habib, T., Shah, S., Gao, H., Radovic, M., Green, M.J., and Lutkenhaus, J.L., “Surface-

agnostic highly stretchable and bendable conductive MXene multilayers,” Science Advances, Vol 4, p.p. eaaq0118, 2018.

2. Benitez, R., Gao, H., O’Neal, M., Lovelace, P., Proust, G., and Radovic, M., “Effect of Microstructure on the mechanical properties of Ti2AlC in compression”, Acta Materialila, Vol. 143, p.p. 130-140, 2018.

3. Shah, S.A., Habib, T., Gao, H., G Gao, P., Sun, W., Green, M.J., and Radovic, M., “Template-free 3D titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene particles crumpled by capillary forces”, Chemical Communications, Vol. 53, pp. 400-403, 2017.

4. Gao, P., Bolon, A., Taneja Pathak, M., Xie, Z., Orlovskaya, N., and Radovic, M., “Thermal Expansion and Elastic Moduli of Electrolyte Materials for High and Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell,” Solid State Ionics, 300, pp. 1-9, 2017.

5. Gao, H., Benitez, B., Son, W., Arroyave, R. and Radovic, M., “Structural, Physical and Mechanical Properties of Ti3(Al1-xix)C2 Solid Solution with x=0-1”, Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol. 676 (31) pp. 197-208, 2016.

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6. Gao, P., Lara-Curzio, E., Trejo, and Radovic, M., “Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Phase Transformations and Anelastic Relaxation in Stabilized Zirconias,” Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 162, F14-F22, 2015.

7. Radovic, M. and Barsoum, M.W., “The MAX Phases: Bridging the Gap between Metals and Ceramics” invited feature article in the American Ceramic Society Bulletin, 92 (3), 20-27 April 2013.

8. Lizcano, M., Gonzales, A., Basu, S., Lozano, K., and Radovic, M., “Effect of Water Content and Chemical Composition on Structural Properties of Alkaline Activated Metakaolin Based Geopolymers,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 95, pp. 2169-2177, 2012.

9. Barsoum, M.W. and Radovic, M., “The Elastic and Mechanical Properties of the MAX Phases,” Annual Review in Materials Research, Vol.41, pp. 9:1-9:33, 2011. (Invited review article).

10. Basu, S., Obando, N., Gowdy, A., Karaman, I, and Radovic, M., “Long-Term Oxidation of Ti2AlC in Air and Water Vapor at 1000 – 1300 of Temperature Range”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 159, pp. C90-C96, 2011

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES 1. Co-editor: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, vol. 32, 2011; Ceramic Transactions,

Vol. 229, 2011; Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, vol. 31, 2010;

2. Symposium organizer at CIMTEC 2014 and 2018; 43rd, 42nd, 41st, 40th, 39th, 38th, 37th, 36th, 35th, and 34th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Daytona Beach, FL; and 2010 MS&T.

3. Faculty Advisor and Co-Advisor, 2006-present, Materials Advantage Student Chapter at Texas A&M University; Organizing over 30 events (seminars, industrial tours, workshops, and poster sessions) at Texas A&M for students interested in materials science and engineering.

4. Peer reviewer for: Scientific Reports (editorial board member), Materialia, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions (key reader), Annals of Materials Science and Engineering (editorial board member), Science, Materials Science & Engineering A, Composites Science and Technology, Journal of Materials Science, Scripta Materialia, Materials Research Bulletin, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, International Journal of Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Composites Science and Technology, The Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Ceramics International, Materials Research Letters, Acta Materialia, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal of Electrochemical Society, Carbon, Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry of Materials, Science Advances, etc.;

5. Development of the student-led projects in the introductory materials science course as a part of the NSF funded CCLI project. Performing psychometric studies on the effects of active learning pedagogies in introductory materials courses on learning the outcome, STEM retention, and attitude towards STEM.

ADVISING Postdoctoral researchers: S. Basu (2009-2011), E. Jung (2015), A. Bolon (2017) Ph.D. student: M. Lizcano (2008-2011), P. Gudlur (2009-2013); R. Benitez (2010-2015); L. Hu (2011-2015); P. Gao (2011-2016); J. Xing (2011-2016),; H. Gao (2011-2016),; A. Bolon (2012-2016); Y. Chen (2015- present); E. Prehn (2016-present); Z. Ten (2016- present); O. Huang (2017-present); Z. Zhan (2017-present); M. Martinez (2017-present).

MS students: T. Manisha (2006-2008); K. Flynn (2006-2008); W. Lim (2007-2009); H. Kim (2008-2010); W. Beak (2008-2010); K. Jeon (2010-2011); M. Westwick (2014-2016); D.G. Ha (2018-present);

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Patrick J. Shamberger Professor Director, Undergraduate Progr

University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Materials Science and Eng. Ph.D.. 2010 University of Hawai‘i–Manoa, Honolulu, HI.

Geology & Geophysics M.S., 2004

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. Civil & Environmental Eng. B.S., 2002 Magna cum laude, with High Departmental Honors Geological Eng.

Certificate, 2002

II. PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 2015 to present Assistant Professor, Materials Science & Engineering Dept., Texas

A&M Univ., College Station, TX. Undergraduate Degree Program Director

2014 to 2015 Research Assistant Professor, Materials Science & Engineering Dept., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX

2012 to 2013 Materials Research Engineer / Oxide Electronics Thrust Lead, Nanoelectronic Materials Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory (WPAFB)

2010 to 2012 Materials Research Engineer / Thermal Storage Tech Lead, Thermals Sciences and Materials Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory (WPAFB)

MAJOR FUNDED PROJECTS AND CONTRACTS

1. Hydrated Salt Thermal Energy Storage Technology (HyTEST). Sponsor: Raytheon/DoD. PI: P. Shamberger. (2018 – 2019)

2. Heat Transfer and Storage in Architectured Composite Heatsinks. Sponsor: ONR. PI: P. Shamberger. Co-PI(s): J. Felts, A. Elwany. (2017 – 2020)

3. Elucidation of Hysteresis Reduction Mechanisms in Low-Hysteresis Magneto-Structural Transformations. Sponsor: NSF/CMMI-MEP. PI: P. Shamberger. (2016 – 2019)

4. Hysteresis Engineering of Adaptive Materials for Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices. Sponsor: MDA. PI: P. Shamberger. Co-PI(s): R. Arroyave, S. Banerjee. (2016 – 2019)

NOTABLE HONORS & AWARDS

• Montague-Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar, TAMU (2018) • College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Engineering, TAMU (2018) • New Materials Educator Award, Materials Division, ASEE (2017) • Emerging Investigator Award, Materials Research Express, IOP (2016) • Open Education Champion Award, Student Government Association, TAMU (2016) • SMART Fellowship, Dept. of Defense / ASEE (2009-2010) • NDSEG Fellowship, Dept. of Defense / ASEE (2006-2009)

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

(see: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=T5wU3pAAAAAJ . Citations: 971, h-index: 14, i10-index: 17) 5. Clarke, H.*, B. Carraway#, D. Sellers, E. Braham, S. Banerjee, R. Arróyave, P.J. Shamberger.

Nucleation- controlled hysteresis in unstrained hydrothermal VO2 particles, Phys. Rev. Materials, 2, 103402 (2018) doi: 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.103402

6. Zhang, Y.*, P.J. Shamberger. Thick Film Ni0.5Mn0.5-xSnx Heusler Alloys by Multi-layer Electrochemical Deposition, Scientific Reports, 8, 11931 (2018) doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-29628-8

7. Brown, T.D.*, T. Buffington#, P.J. Shamberger. Effects of Hysteresis and Brayton Cycle Constraints on Magnetocaloric Refrigerant Performance, J. Appl. Phys., 123(18), 185101 (2018). doi: 10.1063/1.5022467

8. Shamberger, P.J., T. Fisher. Cooling Power and Characteristic Times of Composite Heatsinks and Insulants, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 117, 1205-1215 (2018). doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.10.085

9. Shamberger, P.J.. Y. Mizuno#, A. Talapatra. Mixing and Electronic Entropy Contributions to Thermal Energy Storage in Low Melting Point Alloys, J. Appl. Phys., 122(2), 025105 (2017). doi: 10.1063/1.4990984

10. Karimineghlani, P., E. Emmons*, M. Green, P.J. Shamberger, and S. Sukhishvili. A Temperature-Responsive Polymer Matrix for Controlling Fluidity of an Inorganic Phase Change Material, J. Mater. Chem. A, 5, 12474- 12482 (2017). doi: 10.1039/C7TA02897K

11. Clarke, H.*, T. Brown*, J. Hu, R. Ganguli, A. Reed, A. Voevodin, P.J. Shamberger. Microstructure Dependent Filament Forming Kinetics in HfO2 Programmable Metallization Cells, Nanotechnology, 27(42), 425709 (2016). doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/42/425709

12. Brown, T.D.*, I. Karaman, P.J. Shamberger. Impact of cycle-hysteresis interactions on the performance of giant magnetocaloric effect refrigerants, Materials Research Express, 3, 074001 (2016). doi: 10.1088/2053- 1591/3/7/074001 **Emerging Investigators special edition**

13. Shamberger, P.J.. J.L. Wohlwend, A.J. Roy, A.A. Voevodin. Investigating Grain Boundary Structures and Energetics of Rutile with Reactive Molecular Dynamics, J. Phys. Chem. C, 120(24). 13049-13062 (2016). doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b02695

14. Shamberger, P.J., M. O’Malley. Heterogeneous Nucleation of Thermal Storage Material LiNO3•3H2O from Stable Lattice-Matched Nucleation Catalysts, Acta Materialia, 84, 265-274 (2015). doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2014.10.051

ADVISING/MENTORING

15. Tim Brown, PhD “Effect of GMCE Hysteresis on Magnetic Refrigeration Cycle Efficiency,” est. May 2019.

16. Heidi Clarke, PhD “Resistance Switching Phenomena in HfO2 based Thin Film M-I-M Devices,” est. May 2019.

17. Yijia Zhang, PhD “TBD,” est. May 2020. 18. Alison Hoe, PhD “TBD,” est. May 2022. 19. Dwayne McKinney, PhD “TBD,” est. May 2022. 20. Michael Deckard, MS “TBD,” est. May 2019. 21. Emily Emmons, MS “Corrosion of Common Heat Exchanger Materials by LiNO3-3(H2O),” Aug 2017. 22. S. Hammock, UG Honors thesis, “HfO2 Resistance Switching Devices,” TAMU (2015-2017). 23. T. Buffington, UG Honors thesis, “Thermodynamic Efficacy of Irreversible Magnetocaloric Effect

Cycles,” TAMU (2014-2016).

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH Youtube “Intro to Materials Science” channel, Creator. >1.1M views hits (>1.9M min.

watched), viewed from all 50 states, 188 countries, 6 continents. (2014 – present)

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Ankit Srivastava Assistant Professor

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Phone: (979) 458 9841 RDMC 211, 3003 TAMU Fax: (979) 862 0750 College Station, TX 77843-3003 Email: ankit.sri@tamu.edu Professional Experience • Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering (August 2015-present) • Brown University, Providence, RI

Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Engineering (August 2013-July 2015) • Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India

Scientific Officer, Reactor Design and Development Group (September 2007-August 2009) Professional Preparation • University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering (August 2013)

• University of North Texas, Denton, TX MS, Physics (May 2013)

• University of North Texas, Denton, TX MS, Materials Science and Engineering (August 2011)

• Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur, India B. Tech, Mechanical Engineering (June 2007)

Honors and Awards

1. Recipient of 2017 Haythornthwaite Foundation Research Initiation Grant awarded by Executive Committee of the Applied Mechanics Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

2. Recipient of 2016 American Chemical Society – Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF) Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Award.

3. First Place in the Best Paper Award at the ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Houston, TX.

4. Haythornthwaite Foundation/Applied Mechanics Division Travel Award to attend ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Houston, TX.

5. E2-Exceptional Engineer Volunteer Tutor at the Learning Center, University of North Texas. 6. Academic Achievement Scholarship, University of North Texas, TX, 2010-2013. 7. Member, the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. 8. Member, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society.

Recent Publications

1. K.E. N’souglo, A. Srivastava, S. Osovski, J.A. Rodríguez-Martínez, 2018. Random distributions of initial porosity trigger regular necking patterns at high strain rates. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 474, 20170575.

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2. S.F. Ghoreishi, A. Molkeri, A. Srivastava, R. Arroyave, D. Allaire, 2018. Multi-Information Source Fusion and Optimization to Realize ICME: Application to Dual-Phase Materials. Journal of Mechanical Design, 140, 111409.

3. J.F. Wen, Y. Liu, A. Srivastava, A.A. Benzerga, S.T. Tu, A. Needleman, 2018. Environmentally enhanced creep crack growth by grain boundary cavitation under cyclic loading. Acta Materialia, 153, 136-146.

4. Z.S. Levin, A. Srivastava, D.C. Foley, K.T. Hartwig, 2018. Fracture in Annealed and Severely Deformed Tungsten. Materials Science & Engineering A, 734, 244-254.

5. D. Gerbig, A. Srivastava, S. Osovski, L.G. Hector Jr., A.F. Bower, 2018. Analysis and design of dual-phase steel microstructure for enhanced ductile fracture resistance. International Journal of Fracture, 209, 3-26.

6. J-F Wen, A. Srivastava, A. Benzerga, S-T Tu, A. Needleman, 2017. Creep crack growth by grain boundary cavitation under monotonic and cyclic loading. Journal of Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 108, 68-84.

7. A. Srivastava, B. Revil-Baudard, O. Cazacu, A. Needleman, 2017. A model for creep of porous crystals with cubic symmetry. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 110-111, 67-79.

8. A. Srivastava, S. Osovski, A. Needleman, 2017. Engineering the crack path by controlling the microstructure. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 100, 1-20.

9. J.E. Mogonye, A. Srivastava, S. Gopagoni, R. Banerjee, T.W. Scharf, 2016. Solid/Self-lubrication mechanisms of an additively-manufactured Ni-Ti-C metal matrix composite. Tribology Letters, 64:37.

10. A. Devaraj, V.V. Joshi, A. Srivastava, S. Manandhar, V. Moxson, V.A. Duz, C. Lavender, 2016. A low-cost hierarchical nanostructured beta-titanium alloy with high strength. Nature Communications 7, 11176.

Synergistic Activities

o Invited panelist: NSF – CMMI, April 2018, June 2016; DoD, NDSEG Fellowship, January 2017.

o Invited ad hoc proposal reviewer: The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, August 2017; ACS – PRF, February 2017; Louisiana Board of Regents, RCS, November 2015.

o Invited reviewer: Applied Mathematical Modelling; International Journal of Fracture; Journal of Applied Mechanics; Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids; Journal of Materials Science; Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A; Materials Letters; Materials Research Letters; Scientific Report; Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M, Award Committee; Postdoc Travel Award, Division of Research, Texas A&M.

o International conference session organizer/chair: Materials Science & Technology, 2018, Columbus; 13th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, 2018, New York City; International Conference on Plasticity, Damage and Fracture, 2018, San Juan, Puerto Rico; International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, ASME, 2017, Tampa; International Conference on Plasticity, Damage and Fracture, 2017, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, ASME, 2016, Phoenix; XXIV International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2016, Montreal, Canada; Symposium on Dynamic Instabilities in Solids, IUTAM, 2016, Madrid, Spain; International Symposium on Plasticity and Its Current Applications, 2016, Keauhou Bay.

o Faculty Co-Advisor, Materials Advantage Student Chapter at Texas A&M University. o Co-Organizer, Summer School on Computational Materials Science across Scales 2018, 2017 at

Texas A&M University. Professional Societies

o The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) – Structural Materials Division; American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – Applied Mechanics Division.

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Hung-Jue Sue Professor Director, Polymer Technology Center

Materials Science and Engineering Dept., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3003, Tel: 979-845-5024, Fax: 979-862-6835, email: hjsue@tamu.edu; web-site: https://ptc.tamu.edu/ Dept. website: https://engineering.tamu.edu/materials/profiles/sue-hung-jue.html Group website: https://ptc.tamu.edu/dr-sues-group/ EDUCATION AND TRAINING: Ph.D Macromolecular Science & Eng. 1988 The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan M.S.E. Dept. of Mechanical Eng, 1987 The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan M.S.E. Dept. of Materials Science & Eng. 1985 The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan B.E. Department of Chemical Eng. 1981 Chung-Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li, Taiwan RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Visiting Professor, Kyushu U., Kobe U., Nanjing Tech U., National Taipei U. Tech. (2015-) • Professor, Department of Materials Sci. & Eng., TAMU. (2014-) • Co-Director, Advancing Polymers for Energy Sector Appl. Consortium, TAMU. (2011-) • Director, Polymer Technology Center, Texas Engineering Experimental Station (2003-) • Director, Scratch Behavior in Polymers Consortium, TAMU. (2001-) • Honorary Chair Professor, Sichuan Univ., Chengdu, China. (2013-2016) • Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, TAMU. (2002-2014) • Visiting Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology and Kaneka Corporation, Japan (2008) • Visiting Principal Fellow, Institute of Materials Research & Eng., Singapore (2001-2002) • Visiting Professor, City University of Hong Kong (Summer 2001) • Co-Director, Polyolefins Film Consortium, TAMU. (1998-2001) • Visiting Associate Professor, Hong Kong Univ. Sci. Tech. (Summer 1999) • Visiting Associate Professor, INSA, Lyon, France (Summer 1997) • Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, TAMU. (1995-2002) • Project Leader, Dow Chemical USA, Freeport, TX 77541 (1988-1995)

PUBLICATIONS: (10 selected from a list of 239)

1. C. Liu, M. Mullins, S. Hawkins, M. Kotaki, and H.-J. Sue, “Epoxy Nanocomposites Containing Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interf., 10, 1250-1257(2018).

2. P. Liu, M. Mullins, T. Bremner, N. Benner, and H.-J. Sue, “Interfacial Phenomena

and Mechanical Behavior of Polyetheretherketone/Polybenzimidazole Blend Under Hygrothermal Environment”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 121, 5396-5406(2017).

3. S. Xiao, M. Hossain, P. Liu, H. Wang, F. Hu, and H.-J. Sue, “Scratch Behavior of

Model Polyurethane Elastomers Containing Different Soft Segment Types”, Mater.

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& Design, 132, 419-429(2017).

4. S. Hawkins, H. Yao, and H.-J. Sue, “Tensile Properties and Electrical Conductivity of Epoxy Composite Thin Films Containing Zinc Oxide Quantum Dots and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes”, Carbon, 115, 18-27(2017).

5. A. Aziz, T. Zhang, Y.H. Lin, F. Daneshvar, H.-J. Sue, and M.E. Welland, “1D

Copper nanowires for flexible printable electronics and high ampacity wires”, Nanoscale, 9, 13104-13111(2017).

6. K.A. Laux, A.J. Fulcrand, H.-J. Sue, T. Bremner and J.S.S. Wong, “The Influence of

Surface Properties on Sliding Contact Temperature and Friction for Polyetheretherketone”, Polymer, 103, 397-404(2016).

7. D.E. Rodriguez, Viviana Guiza-Arguello, O.O. Ochoa, T. Gharat, H.-J. Sue, K.

Lafdi, M.S. Hahn, “Development of a hydroxyapatite-poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) infiltrated carbon foam for orthopedic applications, Carbon, 98, 106-114(2016).

8. M.M. Hossain, C.F. Lee, D.M. Fiscus, and H.-J. Sue, “Physical Assessment of

Essential Work of Fracture Parameters Based on m-LLDPE Blown Films”, Polymer, 96, 104-111(2016).

9. K.L. White, M. Wong, P. Li, M. Miyamoto, Y. Higaki, A. Takahara, and H.-J. Sue,

“Interlayer structure and self-healing in suspensions of brush-stabilized nanoplatelets in smectic order”, Soft Matter, 11, 954-971(2015).

10. M. Wong, R. Ishige, K.L. White, P. Li, D. Kim, R. Krishnamoorti, R. Gunther, T.

Higuchi, H. Jinnai, A. Takahara, R. Nishimura and H.-J. Sue, “Large-scale self-assembled nanoplatelet/polymer layers with tunable gas permeability created by the spray-coating of ZrP nanoplatelet filled polymer solutions”, Nature Communications, 5, 3589, 2014.

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES:

• Faculty Advisor of the local chapter of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). Help organize monthly speakers for SPE; help arrange for plant tour for students; Help contact local industry for scholarship fund donation to local SPE.

• Regularly reviewing for Journal of Polymer Science - Physics Edition, Macromolecules, Composite Science and Technology, Polymer, Polymer Composites, Polymer Engineering and Science, Hong Kong Research Council proposals, U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation proposals, and Australian Research Council proposals.

• Polymer Technology Center: Director; establish research consortia with industry; coordinate polymer courses offered for all undergraduate & graduate students; build networking with the polymer industry globally; assist faculty members to secure funding with industry; organize monthly seminar series; solicit donation and maintain numerous polymer research equipment; solicit new PTC members.

• Consortium on Scratch Behavior in Polymers: Director; responsible for managing research projects with the sponsoring companies and to solicit funding from federal government agencies.

• Consortium on Advancing Performance Polymers in Energy Section Applications: Co-Director; responsible for managing research projects with the sponsoring companies and to solicit funding from federal government agencies.

• University Endowed Chair Approval Committee, Member, 3/14-present. • MSEN T&P Committee, Member, 12/13-present.

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Svetlana Sukhishvili Professor Director, Soft Matter Facility

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3003TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3003 Phone: (979) 458-9840 | E-mail: svetlana@tamu.edu PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia Polymer science B.S./M.S. 1984 Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia Polymer science Ph.D., 1989 Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, Surface modification & 1990-1993 Postdoctoral Fellow Polymer adsorption APPOINTMENTS Professor, 07/15-present, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A &M University Director of the Soft Matter Core Facility, 08/17-present, Texas A&M University Professor, 12/08-06/15, Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology Associate Professor, 09/00-12/08, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Stevens Institute of Technology Research Associate, 10/97-08/00, Department of Materials Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Visiting Scholar, 09/96-10/97, Department of Materials Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Assistant Professor, 11/93-08/96, Department of Polymer Science, Moscow State University = PRODUCTS Five Closely Related Products

• P. Karimineghlani, A. Palanisamy, and S. A. Sukhishvili “Self-Healing Phase Change Salogels with Tunable Gelation Temperature,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10, 14786-14795. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.8b03080

• R. Hlushko, H. Hlushko and S. A. Sukhishvili “A Family of Linear Phenolic Polymers with Controlled Hydrophobicity, Adsorption and Antioxidant Properties”, Polym. Chem. 2018, 9, 506-516. DOI: 10.1039/C7PY01973D

• V. Selin, J. F. Ankner and S. A. Sukhishvili “Nonlinear Layer-by-Layer Films: Effects of Chain Diffusivity on Film Structure and Swelling”, Macromolecules 2017, 50, 6192–6201. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01218?src=recsys

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• P. Karimineghlani, E. Emmons, M. J. Green, P. Shamberger and S. Sukhishvili “A Temperature-Responsive Poly (vinyl alcohol) Gel for Controlling Fluidity of an Inorganic Phase Change Material”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 5, 12474 – 12482. DOI:10.1039/C7TA02897K

• V. Albright, I. Zhuk, Y. Wang, V. Selin, B. van de Belt-Gritter, H.J. Busscher, H.C. van der Mei, S.A Sukhishvili “Self-defensive antibiotic-loaded layer-by-layer coatings: Imaging of localized bacterial acidification and pH-triggering of antibiotic release” Acta Biomaterialia 2017, 61, 66-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2017.08.012

Five Other Significant Products I. Zhuk, F. Jariwala, A.B. Attygalle, Y. Wu, M. Libera and S.A. Sukhishvili “Self-Defensive Layer-by-Layer Films with Bacteria-Triggered Antibiotic Release,” ACS Nano 2014, 8, 7733–7745 (featured in the “Editor’s Choice” section of Science magazine, “Layers of ways to control drug release”, Volume 345, Number 6201, Issue of 5 September 2014, p. 1133). http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nn500674g S. Pavlukhina, I. Zhuk, A. Mentbayeva, E. Rautenberg, W. Chang, X. Yu, H.J. Busscher, H.C. van der Mei http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=mail&answer=1311182and S.A. Sukhishvili “Small-Molecule-Hosting Nanocomposite Films with Multiple Bacteria-Triggered Responses”, Nature Publishing Group Asia Materials 2014, 6, e121; http://www.nature.com/am/journal/v6/n8/abs/am201463a.html Zh. Zhu, N. Gao, H. Wang and S.A. Sukhishvili “Temperature-triggered On-demand Drug Release Enabled by Hydrogen-Bonded Multilayers of Block Copolymer Micelles”, J. Controlled Release 2013, 171, 73–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.06.031 E. Kharlampieva, V. Kozlovskaya, and S. A. Sukhishvili, “Layer-by-Layer Hydrogen-Bonded Polymer Films: From Fundamentals to Applications”, Advanced Materials 2009, 21, 1-13. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.200803653/abstract S.A. Sukhishvili, Y. Chen, J. D. Müller, E. Gratton, K. S. Schweizer, and S. Granick “Diffusion of a Polymer ‘Pancake’”, Nature 2000, 406, 146. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v406/n6792/abs/406146a0.html Synergistic Activities Conference or symposium organization: Organized several conference and conference symposia, including a “Layer-by-Layer Assembly” symposium at 230th ACS National Meeting (Washington, DC, August 28 - September 1, 2005); Stevens Layer-by-Layer Conference (Hoboken, NJ, June 23-26, 2014), and the American Physical Society invited session “Where Electrostatics Counts: Assembly and Dynamics of Ionic Polymers” (Baltimore, MD, March 14-18, 2016). Editorship: Editorial Advisory Board for Macromolecules, 2012-2015, and Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 2012-present. Professional leadership activities: ORNL Neutron Scattering Science Review Committee, ORNL, 2009-2011; American Physical Society, DPOLY Publicity Committee, 2009-2011; American Physical Society, DPOLY Membership Committee, 2008-2010; NIH Biomaterials and Biointerfaces Review Committee, standing member, 2007-2009 Outreach and broadening participation: Mentored eleven high school students (including seven females) through the ACS SEED and NJ Partners in Science programs during their summer research. Serves as a faculty adviser for “Women in Materials Science” graduate student organization at Texas A&M University.

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Ramesh Talreja Tenneco Professor

I. EDUCATION

• Doctor of Technical Sciences (dr. techn.), 1985, The Technical University of Denmark, Solid Mechanics

• Ph.D., 1974, The Technical University of Denmark, Solid Mechanics • M.S., 1970, Northeastern University, Boston, Civil Engineering • B.E., 1967, University of Bombay, India, Civil Engineering • Honorary Degree: “Diplome of Honour” awarded by University of Patras, Greece, 2007.

IIA. RECENT MAJOR RECOGNITION

• The Executive Council of the International Committee on Composite Materials (ICCM), an international, non-governmental, scientific and engineering organization, selected Prof. Talreja in 2013 to receive the highest recognition, the Scala Award, which carries with it the designation of World Fellow and Life Member of ICCM. Associated with the award is the Scala Lecture, which is the opening plenary lecture given at the ICCM20 conference in July 2015.

IIB. OTHER RECOGNITIONS – HIGHLIGHTS

• Recipient of American Society for Composites 2017 Outstanding Researcher Award • 145 invited/keynote/plenary lectures at conferences; 97 invited seminars at universities,

research institutions and industry R&D labs. • Served on over 50 Advisory Committees for international conferences • Reviewer for over 15 research funding organizations and for over 25 international journals. • Consultant and Advisory Board Member for over 15 industry organizations • One Proceedings of the Royal Society paper in the 50 most cited papers ever

III. ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (Recent)

• Tenneco Professor of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, Sept. 2001 – present

• Department Head, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, and Division Chief, Aerospace Engineering, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Sept. 2001- August 2003.

• Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991-2001 IV. EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES

• Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2006-2009. • Associate Editor, Mechanics of Materials journal, 1999-2007 • Editorial Board Member in 16 Journals

VI. PUBLISHED BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS (Recent, total 35)

• Talreja, R., and Singh C.V., “Damage and Failure of Composite Materials”, Cambridge University Press, May 2012, 300 pages.

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• Singh, C.V. and Talreja, R., “A Multi-scale Approach to Modeling of Composite Damage” in Modeling Damage, Fatigue and Failure of Composite Materials, R. Talreja and J. Varna, Eds., Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2016, pp. 329-345.

• Talreja, R., “Fatigue Damage Mechanisms”, in Modeling Damage, Fatigue and Failure of Composite Materials, R. Talreja and J. Varna, Eds., Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2016, pp. 25-40.

• Talreja, R. and Varna, J. (Eds), Modeling Damage, Fatigue and Failure of Composite Materials, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2016, 454 p.

• Talreja, R., “On Failure Theories for Composite Materials”, in Advanced Methods of Continuum Mechanics for Materials and Structures, Springer, Singapore, Vol. 5, 2016, pp. 379-388.

• Talreja, R. (Ed.), Polymer Matrix Composites – Fundamentals, Vol. 2 of Comprehensive Composite Materials, a multi-volume series edited by C. Zweben and P. Beaumont, Elsevier, 2017.

VII. REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (Selected, Recent)

• Singh, C.V. and Talreja, R., “A Synergistic Damage Mechanics Approach to Mechanical Response of Composite Laminates with Ply Cracks”, Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 47, 2013, pp. 2475-2501.

• Zhuang, L. and Talreja, R., “Effects of Voids on Postbuckling Delamination Growth in Unidirectional Composites”, Int J Solids Structures, Vol. 51, 2014, pp. 936-944.

• Huang, H. and Talreja, R., “Statistical Analysis of Oblique Crack Evolution in Composite Laminates”, Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 65, 2014, pp. 33-39.

• Huang, H., Varna, J. and Talreja, R., “Statistical Methodology for Assessing Manufacturing Quality Related to Transverse Cracking in Cross Ply Laminates”, Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 95, 2014, pp. 100-106.

• Talreja, R., “Assessment of the Fundamentals of Failure Theories for Composite Materials”, Composites Science and Technology, Featured Article, Vol. 105, 2014, pp. 190-201.

• Okabe, T., Imamura, H., Sato, Y., Higuchi, R., Koyanagi, J., & Talreja, R., “Experimental and Numerical Studies of Initial Cracking in CFRP Cross-Ply Laminates”, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol. 68, 2015, pp. 81-89.

• Hajikazemi, M, Sadr, M.H. and Talreja, R., “Variational Analysis of Cracked General Cross-Ply Laminates Under Bending and Biaxial Extension”, International Journal of Damage Mechanics, Vol. 24, 2015, pp. 582-624.

• Talreja, R., “A Mechanisms-based reliability Model for Fatigue of Composite Laminates”, ZAMM, Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 95, 2015, pp. 1058-1066.

• Talreja, R., “Physical Modeling of Failure in Composites”, Royal Society of London, Philosophical Transactions A, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 374, 2016, pp. 20150280.

• Elnekhaily, S., Talreja, R. Damage initiation in unidirectional fiber composites with different degrees of nonuniform fiber distribution, Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 155, 2018, pp. 22-32.

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Yu Xuan Kelvin Xie Assistant Professor

Texas A&M University Materials Science and Engineering 979-458-3184 / kelvin_xie@tamu.edu

Professional Preparation: University of Sydney B.Eng. 2009 Biomedical Engineering (Hons.) University of Sydney B.Com. 2009 Finance University of Sydney Ph.D. 2013 Mechanical Engineering

Appointments: 2018-present Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University 2015-2018 Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University 2012-2015 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University Selected publications: (38 total, >500 citations, Google Scholar H factor = 14)

• Xie K.Y., Domnich V., Farbaniec L., Chen B., Kuwelkar K., Ma L., McCauley J.W., Haber R.A., Ramesh K.T., Chen M.W., Hemker K.J. Microstructural characterization of boron-rich boron carbide, Acta Materialia 136 202-214 (2017).

• Sim G.D., Krogstad J.A., Reddy K.M., Xie K.Y., Valentino G.M., Weihs T.P., Hemker K.J. Nanotwinned metal MEMS films with unprecedented strength and stability, Science Advances 3 e1700685 (2017).

• Xie KY, An Q, Sato T, Breen, AJ, Ringer SP, Goddard III WA, Cairney JM, Hemker KJ. Breaking the icosahedra in boron carbide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113 12012-12016 (2016)

• An Q, Goddard III WA, Xie KY, Sim GD, Hemker KJ, Munhollon T, Toksoy MF, Haber RA.

• Superstrength through Nanotwinning, Nano Letters 16 7573-7579 (2016). • Xie KY, Kuwelkar K, Haber RA, LaSalvia JC, Hemker KJ. Microstructural

characterization of a commercial hot-pressed boron carbide armor plate. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 99 2834- 2841 (2016).

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• Xie KY, An Q, Toksoy MF, McCauley JW, Haber RA, Goddard III WA, Hemker KJ. Atomic-level Understanding of “Asymmetric Twins” in Boron Carbide. Physical Review Letters 115:175501 (2015).

• Xie KY, Livi K, McCauley JW, Hemker KJ. Precipitation of AlN in a commercial hot-pressed boron carbide. Scripta Materialia 101:95 (2015).

• An Q, Reddy KM, Xie KY, Hemker KJ, Goddard III WA. New ground-state crystal structure of elemental boron. Physical Review Letters 117 085501 (2016).

• Xie KY, Zheng TX, Cairney JM, Kaul H, Williams JG, Barbaro FJ, Killmore CR, Ringer SP.

• Strengthening from Nb-rich clusters in a Nb-microalloyed steel. Scripta Materialia 66:710 2012.

• Xie KY, Breen AJ, Yao L, Moody MP, Gault B, Cairney JM, Ringer SP. Overcoming challenges in the study of nitrided microalloyed steels using atom probe. Ultramicroscopy 112:32 (2012).

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES Co-PI of DE-SC0018892: Collaborative Research: Improving radiation response of solid state interfaces via control of curvature, a DOE-BES project Co-PI of DMR-1709865: Collaborative Research: Experimental Characterization of Deformation Mechanism in Magnesium Rare Earth Alloy, a NSF-DMR project COLLABORATORS AND CO-EDITORS RA. Haber (Rutgers), WA. Goddard III, (Caltech), A Qi (UNR), JW McCauley (JHU), KT Ramesh, (JHU), MW Chen (JHU) and J LaSalvia (ARL) GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL ADVISORS AND ADVISEES KJ Hemker (JHU), JM Cairney (University of Sydney) and SP Ringer (University of Sydney).

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APPENDIX I. AFFILIATED FACULTY BIOSKETCHES

Mustafa Akbulut

• Associate Professor • Joint Faculty in Chemical

Research Interests

• Thermal Interface Materials • Nanomaterials in the Environment • Nanoparticle-based Lubricatants • Enhanced Oil Recovery • Biointerfaces

Daniel Alge • Associate Professor • Joint Faculty in Biomedical

Amir Asadi • Assistant Professor • Joint Faculty in ETID

Research Interests

• Lightweight polymer hybrid (micro/nano) composites with enhanced mechanical and multifunctional properties

• Lightweight automotive composites • Scalable manufacturing of composites with

engineered performance

Perla Balbuena • Professor • Joint Faculty in Chemical

Research Interests

• Catalysis on metal nanoparticles for fuel cell electrocatalysts

• Catalyzed growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes

• Gas separation and storage in metal organic frameworks

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Sarbajit Banerjee • Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• Solid-State and Materials Chemistry • Nanoscale Materials • Electronic Structure, Chemical Imaging, and X-ray

Spectroscopy • Thin Films and Coatings • Light Metals and Nanocomposites

James Batteas • Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• Nanoscale materials and devices, • Biological surfaces and interfaces and • Nanotribology

Zhengdong Cheng • Professor • Joint Faculty in Chemical

Research Interests

• Nucleation • NIPAM Crystal • NIPAM Gel • Electrospray • Electro-Microfluidics • BZ Reactions • Laser Tweezer

Yossef Elabd • Professor • Joint Faculty in Chemical

Research Interests

• Electrochemical Energy (Fuel Cells, Capacitors, Batteries)

• Polymers (Ionic Polymers, Block Copolymers, Polymer Membranes, Polymer Nanofibers, Transport and Thermodynamics in Polymers)

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Akhilesh Gaharwar • Assistant Professor • Joint Faculty in Biomedical

Research Interests

• His Inspired Nanomaterials and Tissue Engineering (iNanoTE) Laboratory focuses on designing, developing and integrating biomimetic nanostructures and stem cells for functional tissue engineering that have potential for clinical translation.

Alaa Elwany • Assistant Professor • Joint Faculty in Industrial & Systems

Lei Fang • Assistant Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• Organic Chemistry and Polymer Synthesis • Organic Electronic Materials • Macromolecules for Energy Conversion and

Storage

Lei Fang • Assistant Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• Organic Chemistry and Polymer Synthesis • Organic Electronic Materials • Macromolecules for Energy Conversion and

Storage

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Zachary Grasley • Professor • Joint Faculty in Civil

Research Interests

• Behavior and modeling of porous materials • Durability and sustainability of cementitious

materials • Mechanics and thermodynamics of concrete

Jean-Briac le Graverend • Assistant Professor • Joint Faculty in Aerospace

Research Interests

• Mechanics of materials • Viscoplasticity • Constitutive modeling • Phase field modeling • Piezoelectric materials

Micah Green • Associate Professor • Joint Faculty in Chemical

Research Interests

• Dispersion, rheology, & dynamics of colloidal nanomaterials

• Coarse-grained molecular simulations • Nanocomposite processing • Nanomaterial characterization and biological

interactions

Jaime Grunlan • Linda & Ralph Schmidt '’68 Professor • Joint Faculty in Mechanical

Research Interests

• Broadly speaking, our research is focused on polymer nanocomposites with transport properties that rival metals and ceramics, while maintaining beneficial polymer mechanical behavior. We are particularly interested in the development of multifunctional surfaces (e.g. flame retardant, gas barrier, antimicrobial, etc.) prepared using water-based nanocoating technologies.

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Melissa A. Grunlan • Professor • Joint Faculty in Biomedical

Research Interests

• Her laboratory focuses on developing new polymeric biomaterials for medical devices and regenerative therapies (i.e. tissue engineering).

Bing Guo • Assistant Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• Engineering Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Aerosol Mechanics and Technology, Design of Experiments, Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials, Nanomaterial-Based Sensors, Nanotoxicology

H. Rusty Harris • Associate Professor • Joint Faculty in Electrical

Research Interests

• CMOS and Silicon technology • Materials integration • Novel electrical and physical device and materials

characterization • III-V and nanophotonics • Self-assembled nanotechnology • Supercritical Fluid Processing and Deposition

Philip Hemmer • Professor • Joint Faculty in Electrical

Research Interests

• Solid materials for quantum optics, especially "dark resonance" excitation

• Materials and techniques for resonant nonlinear optics

• Phase-conjugate-based turbulence aberration and compensation

• Spectral hole burning materials and techniques for ultra-dense memories and high temperature operation

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Wonmuk Hwang • Associate Professor • Joint Faculty in Biomedical

Research Interests

• Dr. Hwang studies dynamics of biomolecules that carry out essential functions in the human body, for which he uses computer simulation and theoretical analysis as main research modality.

Hae-Kwon Jeong • Associate Professor • Joint Faculty in Chemical

Research Interests

• Development of novel methodologies to design, modify, deposit and microfabricate nanostructured materials and to build them into hierarchical structures and complex forms for wide ranges of applications including separation membranes, selective catalysts, adsorbents as well as micro systmes, fuel cells, bio-separation, micro photonics, etc.

Jun Kameoka • Professor • Joint Faculty in Electrical

Research Interests

• Bio-Nano Machining, Nanostructure Science and Engineering.

• Nanosensors and Molecular Manipulation • Micro and Nanofluidics • Bio-Nano hybrid devices for medical applications

Matthew Kane • Assistant Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• Materials and Devices for Maritime Safety, Sensing, and Security

• Wide bandgap semiconductor materials and devices

• Solid State Lighting Devices, Systems, and applications

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Yue Kuo • Professor • Joint Faculty in Electrical

Research Interests

• Nano and microelectronics with special interests in semiconductor materials, processes and devices as well as thin films and plasma technology.

• Devices under studies are TFTs, ULSIC, SSI-LEDs, solar cells, bio and optical sensors, etc.

Mathew A. Kuttolamadom • Associate Professor • Joint Faculty in Manufacturing and Mechanical

Engineering Technology Research Interests

• Bioinspired functionally-graded composites • Structure-property-function interplays • Subtractive manufacturing processes, including

machining • Additive manufacturing processes

Hong Liang • Oscar S. Wyatt Jr. Professor • Joint Faculty in Mechanical

Research Interests

• Advanced materials and structures, Bio- and dental materials and devices, Chemical-mechanical polishing, Corrosion and electrochemical fundamentals, Cyborg materials and systems, Energy conversion and harvesting, Nanofabrication

Jodie Lutkenhaus • Associate Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• Dr. Lutkenhaus's research interests focus on polymer thin films, coatings, electroactive polymers, polyelectrolytes, and energy storage.

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Chao Ma • Assistant Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• Additive Manufacturing • Laser Manufacturing • Nanocomposites • Modeling of Manufacturing Processes

Christi K. Madsen • Professor • Joint Faculty in Electrical

Research Interests

• Photonic Signal Processing • Integrated Optics • Optical filters (synthesis, analysis and adaptive

filters) • Microwave Photonics

Sean M. McDeavitt • Professor • Joint Faculty in Nuclear

Research Interests

• Nuclear Materials Science • Nuclear Fuel Behavior & Processing • Materials Processing in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Mike McShane • Professor • Joint Faculty in Biomedical

Research Interests

• His laboratory focuses on the modeling, design, fabrication and testing of small-scale analytical devices, particularly photoluminescent biosensors.

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Mohammad Naraghi • Associate Professor • Joint Faculty in Aerospace

Research Interests

• Graphitic carbon-based multifunctional nanomaterials, Fabrication and characterization of bio-inspired nanocomposites, Experimental nanomechanics, Electrospinning of polymeric nanofibers, Mechanics of polymeric and biological nanofibers

Donald Naugle • Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• The use of sophisticated experimental techniques to study high Tc conventional superconductors and highly disordered metala

• Development of new materials for future technology

Luke Nyakiti • Assistant Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• novel large area (semiconducting) two-dimensional material system for energy and electronic applications

• high k-dielectrics to improve electronic and optoelectronic properties of electronic devices

• nanocrystalline metallic alloys for catalytic and electrode applications

Esad Ozmetin • Research Assistant Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• Superconductivity; Vortex dynamics and pinning, magnetic and transport properties of superconductors, Superconducting / magnetic hybrid systems, device physics, Superconducting wire manufacturing (MgB2), superconducting magnet design.

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Matt Pharr • Assistant Professor • Joint Faculty in Mechanical

Research Interests

• Materials for energy storage and conversion, Deformation and fracture of soft materials, Mechanics of flexible/wearable electronic devices, Coupled electro-chemo-mechanics, Mass transport in materials, Electromigration in microelectronics

Joseph Ross • Assistant Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• Silicon and germanium clathrates • Hybridization gap alloys • Rare earth intermetallics • Other new materials with interesting electronic and

magnetic behavior

Jorge Seminario • Professor • Joint Faculty in Chemical

Research Interests

• nanotechnology • analysis, design and simulation of systems and

materials of nanometer dimensions, especially those for the development of nanosensors and molecular electronics

• design smaller electronic devices

Lin Shao • Professor • Joint Faculty in Nuclear

Research Interests

• Materials Science & Nanotechnology • Radiation Effects in Nuclear & Electronic Materials • Ion Beam Analysis

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Matthew Sheldon • Assistant Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• Our research considers fundamental questions of optical energy conversion relating to plasmonic and inorganic nanoscale materials.

Winfried Teizer • Associate Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• Biomolecular motility • Molecular nanomagnets • Spintronics • Nanophysics • Highly correlated systems

Sreeram Vaddiraju • Associate Professor • Joint Faculty in Chemical

Research Interests

• Development of novel vapor phase techniques for the synthesis of organic and inorganic nanostructures and the development and implementation of novel in-situ and ex-situ schemes for the large-scale integration of these nanostructures into energy conversion devices (e.g., solar cells, thermoelectric devices).

Jyhwen Wang • Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• Manufacturing science and engineering with focus in the area of material deformation processes

• Mechanical design • Material processing technology

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Shiren Wang

• Associate Professor• Joint Faculty in Industrial and Systems

Research Interests• Biomedical manufacturing and drug delivery• Design & manufacturing of organic electronic

materials and devices• NanoManufacturing and hierarchical nanostructures

John Whitcomb• Professor• Joint Faculty in Aerospace

Research Interests• Prediction of damage initiation and growth in

cryogenic composites and foams• Multiscale computational mechanics from nano to

macro• Multifunctional materials

Karen Wooley• Professor• Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests• Macromolecular and Nanoscale Materials• Organic Chemistry and Polymer Synthesis

Wenhao Wu• Associate Professor• Joint Faculty in MSEN

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Choongho Yu • Associate Professor • Joint Faculty in Mechanical

Research Interests

• Energy harvesting and storage for wearable electronics/sensors/actuators and IoT

• Energy storage • Energy conversion • Fuel cells

Hongcai "Joe" Zhou • Associate Professor • Joint Faculty in MSEN

Research Interests

• Inorganic Chemistry • Materials Chemistry • Supramolecular Chemistry • Sustainable Energy

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Syllabus Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials

MSEN 603 Fall 2018

Instructor Dr. Svetlana Sukhishvili,

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Instructor contact (979) 458-9840; svetlana@tamu.edu; 219 Reed McDonald Bld.

Text Books: Richard A.L. Jones “Soft Condensed Matter”, Oxford University Press, 2002 (required) Ian W. Hamley, “Introduction to Soft Matter”, 2007-2008, 2nd edition, Wiley (recommended) Selected papers and class notes

Course Description

Introduce basic concepts in soft materials, including intermolecular interactions, structural organization, dynamics and phase transitions. Understand basic principles of polymer single chain behavior, and learn approaches for assessing polymer chain conformation and configuration. Introduce a wide range of polymer physical states (amorphous, crystalline, rubbers, polymer solutions, gels) and discuss their viscoelastic and thermal properties. Introduce various types of colloids (sols, gels, foams, emulsions) and discuss the main mechanisms of their stabilization via electrostatic and steric forces. Present the main types of amphiphiles, and understand basic concepts of surface activity, micellization and self-assembly of soft matter. Learn the main types of biological soft materials (lipid membranes, DNA, proteins), and understand the roles of the screened electrostatic potentials, hydration and cooperativity in biological assemblies. Using the recent literature, identify achievements and unsolved questions in the area of polymers, colloids and biological matter.

Prerequisite: Undergraduate general chemistry course; graduate classification.

Learning outcomes

Students will become familiar with the distinct properties of soft materials. They will learn the main concepts and tools required for basic understanding of this type of materials.

Grading Assignments

The course letter grade will be based on three homework assignments, due in 1-1.5 weeks (10% of the total grade each), three exams (15% each), a term paper (12.5%) and a term paper presentation (12.5%). There will be no midterm or final exams for this class.

Grading scale The final weighted average of each student will be calculated based on the indicated grade distribution. The letter grade will be assigned by the following criterion: A>=90; 80=<B< 90; 70 =< C< 80; 60=<D<70; F<60. The instructor reserves the right to adjust the cut-off points or to curve the final score to increase the number of students with higher grades.

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Copyrights The handouts used in this course are copyrighted. By "handouts" we mean all materials generated for this class, which include but are not limited to syllabi, lab problems, in-class materials, review sheets, and additional problem sets. Because these materials are copyrighted, you do not have the right to copy the handouts, unless the author expressly grants permission.

Topics to be covered

Week 1 Introduction to soft matter, intermolecular interactions, dynamics and phase transitions

Week 2 Polymer synthesis, chain conformation and configuration

Week 3 Polymer solutions, amorphous polymers, glass transition. Problem set #1.

Week 4 Crystalline polymers, rubbers Problem set #1 is due. Exam 1

Week 5 Types of colloids, surface tension

Week 6 Surface wetting. Problem set #2.

Week 7 Colloidal coagulation and stabilization (van der Waals, electrostatic, steric forces)

Week 8 Electrostatics forces, electrostatic double layer, colloidal crystals. Problem set #2 is due. Exam 2

Week 9 Adsorption at interfaces. Emulsions. Problem set #3.

Week 10 Amphiphiles, surface activity

Week 11 Micelles and liquid crystals. Problem set #3 is due.

Week 12 Biological soft matter: electrostatics, hydration, cooperativity, assembly. Exam 3

Week 13 Term paper presentations

Week 14 Term paper presentations

Week 15 Term paper presentations, cont. Term papers are due.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy Statement

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact Disability Services, in Cain Hall, Room B118, or call 845-1637. For additional information visit http://disability.tamu.edu

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Academic Integrity Statement and Policy

“An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do.” For additional information, please visit: http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu.

As commonly defined, plagiarism consists of passing off as one's own the ideas, work, writings, etc., that belong to another. In accordance with this definition, you are committing plagiarism if you copy the work of another person and turn it in as your own, even if you have the permission of that person. Plagiarism is one of the worst academic sins, for the plagiarist destroys the trust among colleagues without which research cannot be safely communicated. If you have questions regarding plagiarism, please consult the latest issue of the Texas A&M University Student Rules [http://student-rules.tamu.edu/], under the section "Scholastic Dishonesty."

Attendance The University views class attendance as the responsibility of an individual student. Attendance is essential to complete the course successfully. University rules related to excused and unexcused absences are located on-line (http://student- rules.tamu.edu/rule07).

Make-up Policy If an absence is excused, the instructor will either provide the student an opportunity to make up any quiz, exam or other work that contributes to the final grade or provide a satisfactory alternative by a date agreed upon by the student and instructor. If the instructor has a regularly scheduled make up exam, students are expected to attend unless they have a university approved excuse. The make-up work must be completed in a timeframe not to exceed 30 calendar days from the last day of the initial absence.

The reasons absences are considered excused by the university are listed below. See Student Rule 7 for details (http://studentrules.tamu.edu/rule07). The fact that these are university-excused absences does not relieve the student of responsibility for prior notification and documentation. Failure to notify and/or document properly may result in an unexcused absence. Falsification of documentation is a violation of the Honor Code.

1. Participation in an activity that is required for a class and appears on the university authorized activity list at https://studentactivities.tamu.edu/app/sponsauth/index

2. Death or major illness in a student's immediate family.

3. Illness of a dependent family member.

4. Participation in legal proceedings or administrative procedures that require a student's presence.

5. Religious holy day. NOTE: Prior notification is NOT required.

6. Injury or illness that is too severe or contagious for the student to attend class.

a. Injury or illness of three or more class days: Student will provide a medical confirmation note from his or her medical provider within one week of the last date of the absence (see Student Rules 7.1.6.1)

b. Injury or illness of less than three class days: Student will provide one or both of these (at instructor’s discretion), within one week of the last date of the absence:

(i) Texas A&M University Explanatory Statement for Absence from Class form available at http://attendance.tamu.edu, or

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(ii) (Confirmation of visit to a health care professional affirming date and time of visit.

7. Required participation in military duties.

8. Mandatory admission interviews for professional or graduate school that cannot be rescheduled.

Other absences may be excused at the discretion of the instructor with prior notification and proper documentation. In cases where prior notification is not feasible (e.g., accident or emergency) the student must provide notification by the end of the second working day after the absence, including an explanation of why notice could not be sent prior to the class.

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Spring 2018 MSEN 620: Kinetic Processes in Materials

Science

Lecture times: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:45pm-2:00pm Lecture location: Jack E. Brown Chem. Eng. Bldg. 111 (CHEN 111)

Lecturer: M. J. Demkowicz, (979) 458-9845, demkowicz@tamu.edu, RDMC 212 Office hour: time TBA, in RDMC 212

Course prerequisites: undergraduate-level materials science course, e.g., MSEN 222 Course description: Atomistic and mesoscale levels; foundation for microstructural evolution and behavior of materials; basic and irreversible thermodynamics; diffusion equations solutions; atomistic diffusion, nucleation; phase transformations: gas-solid, liquid-solid and solid-solid reactions

Textbooks: R. W. Balluffi, S. M. Allen, and W. C. Carter, Kinetics of Materials, Wiley (2005). Electronic version is available through the library website. This textbook is for reference only—it is not required.

Class materials: all class materials (lecture notes, assignments, solutions, etc.) will be distributed through http://ecampus.tamu.edu

Other reference texts: Another good kinetics textbook: • D. A. Porter and K. E. Easterling, “Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys,” Taylor and

Francis (2004) Diffusion: • P. Shewmon, “Diffusion in Solids,” TMS (1989) • A. R. Allnatt and A. B. Lidiard, “Atomic Transport in Solids,” Cambridge (1993) Microstructure evolution: • J. W. Martin, R. D. Doherty, and B. Cantor, “Stability of Microstructure in Metallic Systems,”

Cambridge (1997) Radiation effects: • G. S. Was, “Fundamentals of Radiation Materials Science,” Springer (2007) Polymers: • G. Strobl, “The Physics of Polymers,” Springer (2007) Interfaces/surfaces: • J. M. Howe, “Interfaces in Materials,” Wiley (1997)

Grading policy: • The final letter grade will be a function of the number of the number of letter grade

points, P, you earn: A: 90-100; B:80-89; C: 70-79; D: 60-69; F: <60.

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• The number of points you earn will be based on the average, α, of three equally weighted exams. All exams will be given during one of the lecture times. A comprehensive final exam will be given on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, 8-10am. If your final exam grade is greater than your lowest in-class exam grade, then the former will be substituted for the latter. The final is optional. All exams, including the final, will be “open notes” exams. However, no communication devices will be allowed. Letter grade points, P, are determined from α using the following formula: P = 0.4α + 60. Thus, α = 50 is the cutoff between a C and a B. Homeworks and solutions will be posted, but homework will not be graded and will not count towards your letter grade

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Schedule: Tuesday, Jan. 16 “Snow” day, no class

Mathematical properties of the diffusion equation Thursday, Jan. 18 Tuesday, Jan. 23 Thursday, Jan. 25

Solving the diffusion equation Deriving the diffusion equation from random walks

Tuesday, Jan. 30 Thursday, Feb. 1

Atomic-scale mechanisms of diffusion in crystals Transition state theory 1

Tuesday, Feb. 6 Thursday, Feb. 8

Transition state theory 2 Radiation-enhanced diffusion, radiation-induced segregation

Tuesday, Feb. 13 Thursday, Feb. 15

Exam #1 Shrinkage of cavities

Tuesday, Feb. 20 Growth of voids and bubbles Thursday, Feb. 22 Enthalpy effects on diffusion Tuesday, Feb. 27 Thursday, Mar. 1

MJD on travel, activity TBD MJD on travel,

Tuesday, Mar. 6 Thursday, Mar. 8

Diffusion in alloys, Kirkendall effect Soret effect, Onsager relations, high diffusivity paths, motion of dislocations Spring break, no

March 12-16 Tuesday, Mar. 20 Motion of surfaces and interfaces

Exam #2 Thursday, Mar. 22 Tuesday, Mar. 27 Nucleation and growth Thursday, Mar. 29 Tuesday, Apr. 3

Solidification MJD on travel, activity

Thursday, Apr. 5 Precipitation Tuesday, Apr. 10 Discontinuous precipitation reactions

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Thursday, Apr. 12 Tuesday, Apr. 17

Coarsening and ripening Spinodal decomposition

Thursday, Apr. 19 Tuesday, Apr. 24

Order-disorder transformations Glass transition

Thursday, Apr. 26 Tuesday, May 1

Exam #3 Redefined day: Friday classes (no

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy Statement: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact Disability Services, currently located in the Disability Services building at the Student Services at White Creek complex on west campus or call 979-845-1637. For additional information visit http://disability.tamu.edu.

Academic Integrity Statement and Policy: • TAMU policies on academic integrity apply:

• “An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those

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MSEN/MEEN 640 Thermodynamics in Materials

Science Fall 2018

8/26/201

Instructor: Thien C. Duong Email: terryduong84@tamu.edu Phone: N/A Office hours: Tuesday 10:30-11:30 a.m. Office: 301D

Doherty Thursday 10:30-11:30 a.m. By appointment (e-mail)

TA: Xueqin Huang Email: xueq13@tamu.edu Phone: N/A Help sessions: Monday 1:00-3:00 p.m. Office: 301CC Doherty (next to 301C)

Class schedule: Tuesday & Thursday 12:45 – 2:00 p.m. Classroom: CHEN 111

What is Thermodynamics?

Thermodynamics is a blueprint that details the states of a system, the process the system takes to change its state, and the energy exchange between the system and its surrounding associated with the process. Abstract indeed, yet pervasive it is. How engineers use thermodynamic blueprint for practical applications is only limited by their imagination.

What is the role of Thermodynamics in Materials Science?

Materials are systems. Their states, for example, can be solid, liquid, or gas. Each, as it is obvious, defines a different set of properties of materials. Materials engineers and scientists are bind to understanding these properties and how to process materials to achieve states with more desirable properties than those of original (e.g. raw materials). They have to be able to estimate whether such processes are spontaneous or would require energy supply; and if they needed supplied energy, would the cost be economic? Thermodynamics, as it assesses states, processes, and energy exchanges of system and its surrounding in general, provides materials engineers and scientists fundamentals needed to address technical problems related to materials.

Description of this Course (catalog.tamu.edu):

Use of thermodynamic methods to predict behavior of materials; codification of thermodynamic properties into simplified models; principles, methods, and models to generate accurate equilibrium maps through computational thermodynamics software; applications to bulk metallic, polymeric and ceramic materials, defects, thin films, electrochemistry, magnetism.

Class Credits: Three credits (3-0). Prerequisites: MEEN 222/MSEN 222 or equivalent. Cross Listing: MEEN 640/MSEN 640.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the semester, you will be able to:

• Enumerate and explain the Laws of Thermodynamics. • Establish relationships among thermodynamic properties of materials. • Identify thermodynamic equilibrium conditions based on the type of system and surroundings. • Represent thermodynamic equilibriums graphically by phase diagrams. • Utilize thermodynamic arguments to explain material problems.

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Grading Policy Homework

20%

Homework usually due on Fridays (you will have a week to complete). Students are encouraged to consult other class mates b t th ill t i di id l h k Quizzes

60%

Final Project

20%

Students will be required to perform thermodynamic modeling and calculations of selected phase diagrams. Unlike homework, final project is based on individual effort.

Final Exam 0 There will be no final exam for this class. Total: 100%

Grading Scale The final weighed average of each student will be calculated based on the indicated grade distribution. The letter grade will be assigned by the following criterion: A: 85 and up B: 70 – 85 C: 60– 69 D: 50–59 F:<50 Note on Grading: Homework and Individual Take-home Exams will be graded and then normalized according to level of difficulty/class performance. GUIDELINE

Homework: Homework is to be submitted with cover page. It is requested that the work is stapled. No loose sheets. You may ask for help from other classmates. However, everyone is required to submit an individual HW. Homework assignments are to be submitted on time (due-date and time will be defined in each homework): o Homework handed in after due time will be assigned a zero. Homework can be discussed during office hours but it is required that a rough effort is presented to instructors. Graded homework will be circulated for pick up during class. To satisfy FERPA requirements, the students must sign a grade release form or inform the instructor if they wish to pick up graded homework in any other form. Examinations: There will be no midterm and final examinations. Instead, there will be quizzes and a final project. Missed quiz require a written University excuse; otherwiero Grading disputes: If you wish to dispute the grading of homework, first contact the grader and explain the problem. If you are not able to resolve the problem with the grader, then please approach the instructor within 1 week of the paper being handed back to the class, thereafter the grade will not be changed.

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“University-Approved Absences” are for activities formally scheduled with the Department of Student Activities (see: 7. Attendance, http://student-rules.tamu.edu). There are two kinds of activities: Authorized Activities (associated with classes), and Sponsored Activities (generally student organization activities). Just because an activity is suggested by a faculty member, it does not necessarily mean it is a “University- Approved Activity.” Additional details are available at: http://stuact.tamu.edu/activitylist/letter.html. In accordance with recent changes to Rule 7, please be aware that in this class any "injury or illness that is too severe or contagious for the student to attend class" will require "a medical confirmation note from his or her medical provider" even if the absence is for less than 3 days. Academic Misconduct: Academic misconduct (see http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor/acadmisconduct.htm for definitions) will not be tolerated. Academic misconduct will be dealt with according to University Regulations.reduction of 30 points. A second violation receives an F* in the course and an “Honor Violation Probation” Academic misconduct in the extra credit group project means an automatic F* in the course and an “Honor Violation Aggie Honor Code: “An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do.” Upon accepting admission to Texas A&M University, a student immediately assumes a commitment to uphold the Honor Code, to accept responsibility for learning and to follow the philosophy and rules of the Honor System. Students will be required to state their commitment on examinations, research papers, and other academic work. Ignorance of the rules does not exclude any member of the Texas A&M University community from the requirements or the processes of the Honor System. For additional information please visit: http://www.aggiehonor.tamu.edu

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Syllabus*

DATES FOR LECTURES AND QUIZZES AND DEADLINES FOR HOMEWORK ARE APPROXIMATE

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APPENDIX K. LIST OF MSEN COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Description of Graduate Courses The graduate courses offered by the Department reflect the breadth and depth of the discipline. There are five core graduate courses for MSEN students (MSEN 601: Fundamental Materials Science and Engineering; MSEN 602: Physics of Materials; MSEN 603: Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials; MSEN 620: Kinetic Processes in Materials Science; and MSEN 640: Thermodynamics in Materials Science) that all PhD students must enroll in. Master students complete four core graduate courses (MSEN 601; MSEN 602; MSEN 603; and MSEN 640). All students have the opportunity to waive the background core courses, MSEN 601 and MSEN 603, through examination or if the student has received a relevant undergraduate degree. These courses are designed to provide a solid foundation in materials science and engineering fundamentals. Students are required to earn an average GPA of 3.0 or higher in these 4 (Masters) to 5 (PhD) core courses. Beyond this, graduate students enroll in other classes that are required for their professional development and research. Graduate electives are offered as regular courses (MSEN 6XX) or as Special Topics (MSEN 689). The latter do not appear in the official course catalog and are taught based on faculty hiring and departmental research concentrations. A listing of all classes, including MSEN 689 classes offered in the past four (4) years are listed below. Syllabi for the graduate core classes are in Appendix J. 601. Fundamental Materials Science and Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. Fundamentals of microstructure- properties and relationship of materials. Topics will include: electronic and atomic structure of solids, structure of crystalline materials, imperfections in crystalline materials, introduction to dislocation theory, mechanical properties, fundamental thermodynamics of materials, phase equilibria and diagrams, diffusion, and kinetics of phase transformations. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. 602. Physic of Materials. (3-0). Credit 3. Understanding of modern molecular level description of underlying physico-chemical behavior and properties of materials; includes thermal, mechanical, kinetic (transport), electronic, magnetic and optical properties; rational basis for the synthesis, characterization and processing of such material, materials systems for engineering applications. Prerequisite: MSEN 604, undergraduate quantum mechanics course, or approval of instructor. 603. Fundamentals of Soft and Biomaterials. (3-0). Credit 3. Introductory graduate-level survey on the general areas of soft materials and biomaterials; includes basic concepts of colloidal particle physics, polymer

physics and chemistry, and general concepts in biomaterials. Prerequisites: Undergraduate general chemistry course; graduate classification. 604. Quantum Mechanics for Materials Scientists. (3-0). Credit 3. Provides a background in quantum mechanics for graduate materials scientists or engineers with little or no quantum mechanics background. The following topics will be covered: origins of quantum theory, interpretation, Schroedinger equation and its applications, operator mechanics, approximation methods, angular momentum, the hydrogen atom, and quantum statistics. Prerequisites: MATH 601, MATH 311 or approval of instructor; graduate classification. 605. Field Theories in Materials Science. (3-0). Credit 3. Field theory concepts to understand and quantify a wide range of material behaviors, including, transportable quantities; development of constitutive relations; linear response theory and Maxwell’s equations; deformation and motion of a continuum; Brownian motion; self-assembly and patterning within reaction-diffusion formulations; thermal and ion/charge transport; acoustic waves in solids; Fourier’s equations. Prerequisites: Basic courses in materials science; graduate classification.

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606. Multifunctional Materials. (3-0). Credit 3. In-depth analysis of multifunctional materials and composites, and their novel applications. Prerequisites: MEMA 602 or AERO 603; AERO 603 or MEMA 602; and MSEN 601. Cross Listing: AERO 606 and MEMA 606. 607. Polymer Physical Properties. (3-0). Credit 3. Macromolecular concepts; molecular weight characterization; solubility parameters; phase diagrams; viscoelasticity; rheology; thermal behavior; damage phenomena; morphology; crystallization; liquid crystallinity; nanocomposites. Prerequisites: MEEN 222/MSEN 222 (or other intro to materials science course). Cross Listing: MEEN 607. 608. Nanomechanics. (3-0). Credit 3. Application of mechanics concepts to nano-scale behavior of materials. Review of continuum mechanics; Extensions to generalized continua; Nonlocal elasticity; Nano-scale plasticity. Focus on multi-scale modeling: Dislocation Dynamics; Quasi-Continuum method; Molecular dynamics with introductions to quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics. Prerequisite: AERO 603/MEMA 602. Cross Listing: AERO 608 and MEMA 608. 610. Principles of Composite Materials. (3-0). Credit 3. Classification and characteristics of composite materials; micromechanical and macromechanical behavior of composite laminate; macromechanical behavior of laminates using classical laminate theory; interlaminar stresses and failure modes; structural design concepts, testing and manufacturing techniques. Prerequisite: MEMA 602/AERO 603. Cross Listing: MEMA 613. 612. Fundamental Materials Science and Engineering. (2-6). Credit 3. State-of-the-art fundamentals in TEM; theoretical background supporting a strong hands-on course component comprising specimen preparation and image acquisition/interpretation; practical experience to attain a proficiency level permitting independent operation of one of the transmission electron microscopes in the Microscopy and Imaging Center. Prerequisite: Graduate classification or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: BIOL 602.

613. Advanced Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) Methodologies in Life and Materials Science (TEM II). (1-6). Credit 3. Fundamentals of microstructure- properties and relationship of materials. Topics will include: electronic and atomic structure of solids, structure of crystalline materials, imperfections in crystalline materials, introduction to dislocation theory, mechanical properties, fundamental thermodynamics of materials, phase equilibria and diagrams, diffusion, and kinetics of phase transformations. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. Cross Listing: BIOL 603. 614. Fundamentals of Scanning Electron Microscopy and Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy. (1-3). Credit 2. Fundamentals of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM). Provides biologists, material scientists and students from other disciplines with the techniques of operation of the scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the environmental SEM (ESEM) coupled with the appropriate theoretical background knowledge; individual instruction in support of their research endeavors involving SEM/ESEM. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. Cross Listing: BIOL 604. 616. Surface Science. (2-2). Credit 3. Properties of surfaces, principles of classic and contemporary surface characterization techniques, recent development and roles of surface science in advanced technology. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. Cross Listing: MEEN 616. 617. Crystallography and Crystal Structure Determination. (3-0). Credit 3. Symmetry operations in point group and space group; reciprocal lattice and kinematical diffraction theory; crystal structure determination by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Prerequisites: Knowledge of calculus and vector algebra; graduate classification.

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618. Composite Materials Processing and Performance. (3-0). Credit 3. Fundamental science and design; processing and design interaction regarding multiphase composites; processing science, experimental characterization, laminate analysis; design structure and processing. Prerequisite: Elasticity, continuum mechanics, or equivalent; graduate classification. Cross Listing: MEEN 686. 619. Materials Modeling of Phase Transformation and Microstructural Evolution. (3-0). Credit 3. Computer modeling and simulation of microstructural evolution during various phase transformation processes in solid materials, including spinodal decomposition, ordering, martensitic transformation, ferroelectric and ferromagnetic domain evolution, dislocation dynamics, and crack propagation. Prerequisites: Graduate classification and approval of instructor. 620. Kinetic Processes in Materials Science. (3-0). Credit 3. Atomistic and mesoscale levels; foundation for microstructural evolution and behavior of materials; basic and irreversible thermodynamics; diffusion equations solutions; atomistic diffusion, nucleation; phase transformations: gas-solid, liquid-solid and solid-solid reactions; FiPy (finite volume solver for PDE) to simulate kinetic processes. Prerequisites: MEEN 222/MSEN 222 or equivalent materials science course; preliminary general thermodynamics course is not necessary. 625. Mechanical Behavior of Materials. (3-0). Credit 3. Examination of deformation and microstructure mechanisms responsible for deformation and failure in metals; fatigue, creep, and fracture mechanisms of materials; emphasis on microstructural-mechanical property relationship. Prerequisite: Undergraduate-level materials science course. 626. Polymers Laboratories. (2-3). Credit 3. Introduction to basic experimental skills relating to polymers; experiments include polymerization, molecular weight determination, FTIR, tensile test, NMR, DSC, swelling index, viscosity, x-ray diffraction. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. Cross Listing: MEEN 606.

634. Nano-scale Phenomena in Polymeric Systems. (3-0). Credit 3. Fundamental and practical knowledge related to nano-scale phenomena in polymeric systems; discussions and critiques on related research activities; preparation for nanotechnology related career. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. 635. Flow and Fracture of Polymeric Systems. (3-0). Credit 3. Relationship of molecular structure to flow and fracture in polymeric materials; introduction of viscoelastic fracture mechanics; micromechanisms of fracture including crazing; fatigue behavior of polymeric materials. Cross Listing: MEEN 635. 636. Damage Mechanics and Failure in Composite Materials. (3-0). Credit 3 Mechanisms and models related to damage and failure in composite materials subjected to mechanical loads. Prerequisites: Courses in composite materials, elasticity; graduate classification. Cross Listing: AERO 636 and MEMA 616. 640. Thermodynamics in Materials Science. (3-0). Credit 3. Use of thermodynamic methods to predict behavior of materials; codification of thermodynamic properties into simplified models; principles, methods, and models to generate accurate equilibrium maps through computational thermodynamics software; applications to bulk metallic, polymeric and ceramic materials, defects, thin films, electrochemistry, magnetism. Prerequisites: MEEN 222/MSEN 222 or equivalent; graduate classification. 641. Plasticity Theory. (3-0). Credit 3. Theory of plastic yield and flow of two and three-dimensional bodies; classical plasticity theories, unified viscoplastic theories, numerical considerations; applications and comparisons of theory to experiment. Prerequisite: MEMA 602/AERO 603. Cross Listing: MEEN 666 and MEMA 641.

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643. Materials Electrochemistry and Corrosion. (3-0). Credit 3. Survey of thermodynamic and kinetic fundamentals of electrochemistry; multiscale materials corrosion mechanisms; details of interfacial aqueous electrochemical mechanisms and the environmental effects when materials are exposed to different conditions. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in MSEN 601; or approval of instructor. 644. Corrosion and Electrochemistry Lab. (2-3). Credit 3. Laboratory practice and principles for corrosion and electrochemistry methods; design, carry out and analyze a series of labs illustrating the most important techniques in the field; builds to an open-ended corrosion engineering problem resulting in preparation of a technical report for a hypothetical client. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in MSEN 643; or approval of instructor. 645. Failure Mechanics of Engineering Materials. (3-0). Credit 3. Introduction and integration of key experimental, theoretical and computational aspects of failure in engineering materials, including metals, alloys and polymers; brittle fracture, ductile fracture and brittle-to-ductile transitions. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; MSEN 601. Cross Listing: AERO 645. 646. Corrosion Prevention and Control Methods. (3-0). Credit 3. Cathodic protection and coatings; functional engineering approach to controlling and preventing aqueous corrosion; impressed current, galvanic anodes, organic, inorganic and hybrid coatings; case studies in oil and gas, energy, automotive and different industries. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in MSEN 643; or approval of instructor.. 655. Materials Design Studio. (2-3). Credit 3. Project-driven studio based on the integration of informatics and engineering systems design to address problems in materials discovery and development; projects derived from real industry-driven needs. Prerequisites: MEEN 601 and MSEN/ECEN 618; MSEN 618/MEEN 686 or equivalent; approval of instructor.

656. Mechanical and Physical Properties of Thin Films. (3-0). Credit 3. Mechanical properties (hardness, stress, strain, delamination, fracture) of films; nanomechanical testing techniques; electrical properties of thin films; electrical properties measurement techniques; magnetic properties of films; magnetic properties measurement techniques; laboratory includes (1) thin film fabrication (sputtering, PVD); (2) nanomechanical testing; (3) electrical/magnetic measurement. Prerequisite: MEEN 222/MSEN 222, MSEN 601, or basic materials science background. Cross Listing: MEEN 656. 657. Multiscale Modeling in Materials. (2-3). Credit 3. Introduction to a wide range of computational methods to simulate materials behavior at multiple scales. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. 658. Fundamentals of Ceramics. (3-0). Credit 3. Atomic bonding; crystalline and glassy structure; phase equilibria and ceramic reactions; mechanical, electrical, thermal, dielectric, magnetic, and optical properties; ceramic processing. Prerequisite: MEEN 222/MSEN 222 or equivalent or approval of instructor. 659. Materials Design ePortfolio. (0-0). Credit 0. Capture and reflect upon components of what has been learned; why it matters within an electronic portfolio aligned with learning outcomes of the interdisciplinary program. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ECEN 769/MSEN 660, MSEN 660/ECEN 769, or MSEN 601 and MEEN 601, or equivalent; MSEN 655 or concurrent enrollment; or approval of instructor. 660. Materials Informatics. (3-0). Credit 3. Use of informatics approaches to establish quantitative structure-property relations (QSPRs) in materials and materials systems; basic concepts of QSPRs and probability, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, optimal prediction and applications in materials discovery. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. Cross Listing: ECEN 769.

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666. Nanoindentation and Small-Scale Contact Mechanics. (3-0). Credit 3. Basic principles of elastic and plastic contact as they determine hardness and influence the measurement of mechanical properties by load and depth sensing indentation methods; application of nanoindentation techniques to small scale mechanical characterization of solid materials. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in MSEN 320, MEEN 467, MSEN 625/MEEN 625, MEEN 625/MSEN 625, AERO 603/MEMA 602, MEMA 602/AERO 603, or CVEN 613; or approval of instructor. 670. Computational Materials Science and Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. Modern methods of computational modeling and simulation of materials properties and phenomena, including synthesis, characterization, and processing of materials, structures and devices; quantum, classical, and statistical mechanical methods, including semi-empirical atomic and molecular-scale simulations, and other modeling techniques using macroscopic input. Prerequisites: Approval of instructor; graduate classification. Cross Listing: CHEN 670 and MEMA 670. 681. Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1. Selected research topics in materials science and engineering presented by faculty, students, and outside speakers. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. 684. Professional Internship. Credit 1 to 9. Directed internship in an industrial or laboratory setting under the supervision of successful, experienced personnel; work related to the student's career aspirations and areas of specialization. May be taken 2 times for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. 685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 12. Special topics not within the scope of thesis research and not covered by other formal courses. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified are of materials science and engineering. Potential topics include: advanced phase transformations, advanced materials and processing, nanomaterials and nanotechnologies, computational modeling of materials, advanced techniques of spectroscopy, surface and interface phenomena, thin film processing, ceramic engineering, organic materials for electronic and photonic devices, biomedical microdevices, materials fabrication, processing and fabrication of semiconductors, and materials and processing for MEMS. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. Recent Special Topics classes offered over the past four years include: Failure Mechanisms in Composites (Spring 2014), Flow and Fracture of Polymeric Solids (Spring 2015; Approved for 18-19: MSEN 635), Fundamentals of Corrosion (Fall 2015), Corrosion and Prevention Control Methods (Spring 2016; Approved for 18-19: MSEN 646), Materials Informatics (Fall 2016, Fall 2017; Approved for 18-19: MSEN 660), Materials Electrochemistry and Corrosion (Fall 2016, Fall 2017; Approved for 18-19: MSEN 643), Materials Processing (Spring 2017), and Nano-scale Phenomena in Polymeric Systems (Fall 2017; Approved for 18-19: MSEN 634). 691. Research. Credit 1 to 23. Research toward thesis or dissertation. Non-MSEN Courses BMEN 682. Polymeric Biomaterials. (3-0). Credit 3. Preparation, properties, and biomedical applications of polymers including polymerization; structure-property relationships; molecular weight and measurement; morphology; thermal transitions; network formation; mechanical behavior; polymeric surface modification; polymer biocompatibility and bioadhesion; polymers in medicine, dentistry, and surgery; polymers for drug delivery; polymeric hydrogels; and biodegradable polymers. Prerequisites: Graduate classification or approval of instructor.

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BMEN 683. Polymeric Biomaterials Synthesis. (3-0). Credit 3. Overview of polymer synthetic routes and key structure-property relationships with emphasis on the design of polymeric systems to achieve specific properties; tissue engineering and drug delivery applications will be used as model systems to explore the process of biomaterial design from synthesis to device evaluation. Prerequisite: Graduate classification or approval of instructor. CHEM 635. Introduction to X-ray Diffraction Methods. (3-0). Credit 3. Fundamentals of diffraction theory by crystals and the solution of crystal structures using this methodology. Prerequisite: BS in Chemistry, Physics, or Engineering. ECEN 640. Thin Film Science and Technology. (3-0). Credit 3. Thin film technology in semiconductor industry; topics include the basic growth mechanisms for thin films (growth models, lattice matching epitaxy and domain matching epitaxy), the instrumental aspects of different growth techniques and advanced topics related to various applications. Prerequisites: Graduate standing. GEOL 643. Introduction to Electron Microprobe Analysis. (1-3). Credit 2. Digital imaging and qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis of geological and material science samples using the electron microprobe; emphasis on quantitative chemical analysis using WDS (wavelength-dispersive spectrometry) methods; use the electron microprobe and correctly interpret analytical results. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. MEEN 610. Applied Polymer Science. (3-0). Credit 3. Macromolecular concepts, molecular weight, tacticity, theory of solutions, rubber elasticity, thermal transitions, rheology, crystallinity, heterogeneous systems and relation of mechanical and physical characteristics to chemical structure; applications to polymer blends, thermosetting resins, structural adhesives and composites; design and processing of fibrous composites. Prerequisite: Graduate classification; ENGR 213.

MEEN 657. Viscoelasticity of Solids and Structures I. (3-0). Credit 3. Linear, viscoelastic mechanical property characterization methods, time-temperature equivalence, multiaxial stress-strain equations; viscoelastic stress analysis; the correspondence principle, approximate methods of analysis and Laplace transform inversion, special methods; static and dynamic engineering applications; nonlinear behavior. Prerequisite: Mechanics of Materials (CVEN 305 or equiv). MEEN 660. Corrosion Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. Aqueous corrosion phenomena of the mixed potential theory; basics of electrochemical reactions; corrosion measurement; surface engineering and protection; case studies. Prerequisite: MEEN 360, MEEN 475 or Graduate classification. MEMA 611. Fundamentals of Engineering Fracture Mechanics. (3-0). Credit 3. Understanding of the failure of structures containing cracks with emphasis on mechanics; linear elastic fracture mechanics, complex potentials of Muskhelishvili and Westergaard, J-integral, energy release rate, R-curve analysis, crack opening displacement, plane strain fracture toughness testing, fatigue crack propagation, fracture criteria, fracture of composite materials. Prerequisite: AERO 603/MEMA 602. NUEN 662. Nuclear Materials Under Extreme Conditions. (3-0). Credit 3. Fundamentals of materials degradation under reactor environments; linkage from radiation induced microstructure changes to materials thermal properties, mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, swelling, creep, and overall integrities; materials issues of nuclear fuel, cladding, out-core structural components and waste storage managements. Prerequisite: Graduate classification or approval of instructor.

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PHYS 617. Physics of the Solid State. (3-0). Credit 3. Crystalline structure and symmetry operations; electronic properties in the free electron model with band effects included; lattice vibrations and phonons; thermal properties; additional topics selected by the instructor from: scattering of X-rays, electrons, and neutrons, electrical and thermal transport, magnetism, superconductivity, defects, semiconductor devices, dielectrics, optical properties. Prerequisites: PHYS 606 and PHYS 607.

PHYS 632. Condensed Matter Theory. (3-0). Credit 3. Continuation of PHYS 631. Recent topics in condensed matter theory. Peierl's Instability, Metal-Insulator transition in one-dimensional conductors, solitons, fractionally charged excitations, topological excitations, Normal and Anomalous Quantum Hall Effect, Fractional Statistics, Anyons, Theory of High Temperature Superconductors, Deterministic Chaos. Prerequisites: PHYS 601, PHYS 617 and PHYS 624.

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APPENDIX L. MSEN PH.D. FLYER

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APPENDIX M. MSEN SEMINAR SPEAKERS (2013-2018) Speakers for the Materials Science and Engineering 681 Seminar Class by date in Descending

Order (2018-2013). Name: Title/Company: Title of Seminar: Date:

2018

Dr. Douglas Adamson Professor, University of Connecticut

Graphene as a 2D Surfactant for Conductive Polymer Composites

4/23/2018

Dr. Edward Garboczi National Institute of Standards and Technology-Boulder

Particulate inclusions in random composite materials: size, shape, and properties

4/16/2018

Dr. Gabriel M. Veith Senior Staff Scientist EXPIRE- EXtremely Passive Impact Resistant Electrolyte

4/9/2018

Dr. Christine Luscombe Professor, University of Washington

Precise engineering of semiconducting polymers and their hybrids for organic electronics

4/2/2018

Dr. Gila Stein Professor, University of Tennessee

Block Copolymer Films for Microelectronics, Water Treatment and Energy

3/26/2018

Dr. Pradeep Guduru Professor, Brown University

On the interaction of Mechanics and Chemistry: a case study on the influence of elastic strain on heterogeneous catalysts

3/19/2018

Dr. Bige Yildiz Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chemical and Electrochemical Stability of Perovskite Oxide Surfaces in Energy Conversion: Mechanisms and Improvements

3/5/2018

Dr. Julia Chan University of Texas at Dallas

Casting a Wider Net: Rational Synthesis Design and Crystal Growth of Intermetallics

2/19/2018

Dr. Patrick E. Hopkins Associate Professor, University of Virginia

Actively and passively controlling vibrational thermal transport properties of materials with nanoscale engineering of structure and chemistry at interfaces

2/12/2018

Dr. Monica Olvera de la Cruz

Professor, Northwestern University

Polymer Electrolytes 2/5/2018

Dr. Douglas Hofmann Technologist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Visiting Associate and Lecturer, Caltech

Metal Alloy Development and Additive Manufacturing at NASA JPL

1/29/2018

Dr. David G. Cahill Professor and Department Head, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ultrafast heat transfer in nanoscale materials

1/22/2018

2017

Dr. Leif E. Asp Professor, Chalmers University of Technology

Novel multifunctional composites – for future zero-emission transport solutions

11/16/2017

Dr. Gregory Thompson University of Alabama Professor Departmental Graduate Program Director

11/13/2017

Dr. Michael Marder Professor, University of Texas

Hydrofracture as a Materials Problem 11/6/2017

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Dr. Shelby B. Hutchens Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Crease Formation Via a Contracting Cavity

10/30/2017

Dr. Yan Yao Associate Professor, University of Houston

Electrolyte Dictated Materials Design for Beyond Lithium Ion Batteries

10/23/2017

Dr. Jessica A. Krogstad Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Extreme Environments and Dynamic Morphology: Anticipating and harnessing evolving structure-property relationships

10/16/2017

Dr. Chiara Daraio Professor, Caltech Meta-materials with locally addressable properties: from self-folding to autonomous propulsion

10/2/2017

Dr. Guihua Yu Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin

Designing Functional Organic Nanomaterials for Energy and Environmental Technologies

9/25/2017

Dr. Satish Kumar Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology

Carbon and Multifunctional Fibers 9/18/2017

Dr. Edward Garboczi National Institute of Standards and Technology-Boulder

Particles, properties, and random mixtures

9/11/2017

Dr. Wenduo Zhou Software Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Mantid - Data Analysis and Visualization Package for Neutron Scattering Experiments

8/28/2017

Dr. James Im Professor, Columbia University

Laser crystallization of Si films for advanced AMOLED displays and other electronic products.

4/24/2017

Dr. Joshua Goldberger Professor, Ohio State University

Group 14 Graphane Analogues and 2D Intermetallics as Topological and Magnetic Materials

4/17/2017

Dr. Martin Eden Glicksman

Professor and Department Head, Florida Institute of Technology

Deterministic Microstructure Control 4/10/2017

Dr. Krishnaswamy Ravi-Chandar

Professor, University of Texas at Austin

Cavitation in Elastomers 3/20/2017

Dr. Erik Luijten Professor, Northwestern University

Active Materials and Self-Assembly: Novel predictive capabilities for dielectric effects

2/20/2017

Dr. Katia Bertoldi Associate Professor, Harvard

Architected materials: Performance through deformation

2/6/2017

Dr. James Warren Director of the Materials Genome Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology

The Materials Genome Initiative: NIST, Data, and Open Science

1/30/2017

2016

Dr. Elizabeth Dickey Professor, North

Carolina State University

Point Defects Interactions at Electroceramic Interfaces

11/14/2016

Dr. Michael Falk Professor, Johns Hopkins University

Bridging from Atoms to Continua in the Mechanics of Amorphous Solids

11/7/2016

Dr. Rudolph Buchheit Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and

10/24/2016

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Administration. College of Engineering Ohio State University

Dr. Anton Van der Ven Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

First principles statistical mechanics as applied to electrochemical energy storage

10/17/2016

Dr. Sanjay Sampath Distinguished Professor Distinguished Professor, Materials Science and Computer Engineering State University of New York

Thermal Spray as an Additive and Layered Manufacturing Technology for Applications in Energy Systems

10/10/2016

Dr. Lisa Hall Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University

Phase Behavior and Dynamics of Model Tapered Diblock Polymers

10/3/2016

Dr. Sudipta Seal Distinguished Professor, University of Central Florida

Role of Redox active nanoparticles in controlling pathways in Angiogenesis

9/12/2016

Dr. Doug Fairchild ExxonMobil Upstream Materials Engineering Challenges in the Oil and Gas Industry

5/6/2016

Dr. Jochen M. Schneider

Professor, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Quantum Mechanically Guided Materials Design for Surface Engineering

5/2/2016

Dr. Pinar Akcora Assistant Professor, Stevens

Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles: From Self-assembly to Conductive Pathways for Polymer Nanocomposites

4/25/2016

Dr. Justin Schwartz Dept. Head, North Carolina State University

25+ years of High Temperature Superconductivity: The long, winding, multi-scale road from discovery to magnet systems

4/25/2016

Dr. Devesh Misra University of Texas at El Paso

Professor, Mettalurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering

4/18/2016

Dr. Miquel Salmeron Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley/Senior Staff Scientist and Principal Investigator, LBNL

Surface and Interface Science for the 21st century: warm, dense and wet

4/11/2016

Dr. Elliot P. Douglas Associate Professor, University of Florida

Engineering Problem-Solving: Students' Approaches, Beliefs, and Identities

4/4/2016

Dr. Stephen Harris Visiting Professor, Berkeley

Improved Li-ion Batteries from Understanding and Control of Li+ Transport

3/28/2016

Dr. Barbara A. Shaw Professor, Penn State The Corrosion and Environmental Monitoring of Infrastructure

3/21/2016

Dr. Gary J. Shiflet Professor, University of Virginia

Determining Thermodynamic and Kinetic Paths for Austenite Decomposition above the Upper Ae1 in Fe-C-12Mn Steel

3/7/2016

Dr. Richard G. Hennig Assistant Professor, Cornell

Ab-initio Discovery and Characterization of Novel 2D Materials for Energy Technologies and Electronic Devices.

2/29/2016

Dr. Andrey A. Voevodin Professor, University of North Texas

Physical Vapor Deposition Routes for 2D Material Synthesis: Challenges and Progress

2/15/2016

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Dr. Lev Ring Director of Technology Development, Weatherford International Inc.

Managed Pressure Drilling: Advances and Technology Needs

2/8/2016

Dr. Ajit K. Roy Principal Materials Research Engineer and Computational Group Leader, AFRL

Materials Selection for Robust Micro-Devices

1/25/2016

2015

Dr. Scott W. Beckwith BTG Composites Inc. Composites: String and Glue Make Interesting Everyday Structures

11/23/2015

Dr. Zhiqun Lin Georgia Institute of Technology

Crafting Functional Nanomaterials for Solar Energy Conversion: From Nonlinear Block Copolymers to Monodisperse Nanocrystals with Unprecedented Control Over Dimensions, Compositions and Architectures

11/9/2015

Dr. Aaron P. Stebner Colorado School of Mines

Studying the Micromechanics of Martensitic Phase Transformations Using High Energy Diffraction Microscopy

11/2/2015

Dr. Daniel S. Gianola University of Pennsylvania

Deformation at the Nanoscale: Stretching the Limits of Strength and Function

10/30/2015

Dr. Douglas E. Spearot, Associate Professor, University of Florida

Development of Virtual Diffraction Techniques for Atomistic Simulations with Application to Grain Boundaries and Heterogeneous Interfaces

10/29/2015

Dr. Kejie Zhao Assistant Professor, Purdue University

Chemomechanics of electrodes in Li-ion batteries

10/28/2015

Dr. S. Pamir Alpay University of Connecticut

Solid State Electrothermal Energy Interconversion Using Ferroelectric Thin Films

10/26/2015

Dr. Jun Liu Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

From Fundamental Materials Chemistry to Energy Systems

10/19/2015

Dr. Said Ahzi QEERI, Qatar Foundation

Micromechanical Modeling of the Thermomechanical Behavior of Polymers and Polymer Nanocomposites

10/12/2015

Dr. Hongbing Lu The University of Texas at Dallas

Characterization and Modeling of Single Crystals, Granular Materials, and Porous Materials

9/28/2015

Dr. C. Daniel Frisbie University of Minnesota New Materials & Printing Processes for Flexible Electronics

9/21/2015

Dr. R. Kumar Pandey Texas State University Tuned Varistors as the Origin of Novel Electronic Devices

9/7/2015

Dr. Anil K. Bhowmick Indian Institute of Technology,

Natural and Synthetic Nanoparticles in Polymer : Fundamentals and Applications

5/21/2015

Dr. Vadim Silberschmidt

Loughborough University

Fracture Processes in Cortical Bone 4/13/2015

Dr. Yonggang Huang Northwestern University

Assembly of micro/nanomaterials into complex, three-dimensional architectures by compressive buckling

4/13/2015

Dr. Steven Zinkle University of Tennessee

Materials for Extreme Radiation Environments: Advances in Scientific Understanding and Future Trends

3/9/2015

Dr. Emilie Ringe Rice University Optical and Electron Spectroscopy of Metal Nanoparticles

3/2/2015

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Dr. Daniel L. Alge Texas A&M University Engineering Synthetic Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogels with Tunable Dynamic Properties for Tissue Engineering

2/23/2015

Dr. Zachary Grasley Texas A&M University Using Computational Material Science to Uncover the Mechanisms of Creep and Relaxation in Cement-Based Materials

2/16/2015

Dr. Michele Marcolongo Drexel University Acellular Tissue Repair Using Biomimetic Proteoglycans

2/9/2015

Dr. Alexandra Navrotsky

University of California-Davis

Thermodynamics of lanthanide doped fluorite oxides (CeO2, UO2, and PuO2) - complex structural and energetic phenomena and implications for the nuclear fuel cycle

2/2/2015

Dr. Karen I. Winey University of Pennsylvania

Polymer Nanocomposites: Polymer Diffusion and Electrical Conductivity

1/26/2015

2014

Dr. T.P. Ma Yale University Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics:

Past, Present, and Future 11/24/2014

Dr. Harry Tuller R.P. Simmons Professor of Ceramics and Electronic Materials Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Oxygen Nonstoichiometry In Thin Films And Nanoparticles: Measurement,Control and Implications For Energy And Memory Related Devices

11/17/2014

Dr. Ian Baker Dartmouth College Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Novel FeNiMnAl Alloys

11/10/2014

Dr. Jeffrey Pyun University of Arizona Polymerizations of Elemental Sulfur: Novel Materials for Sustainability, Energy and Defense Applications

11/3/2014

Dr. Sean Agnew University of Virginia Assessment of Polycrystal Plasticity Models of Deformation Twinning and Validation Using In-situ Neutron Diffraction

10/27/2014

Dr. Terry M. Tritt Clemson University Quasicrystals: A Review of the Discovery, History and Thermoelectric Properties of these Amazing Materials

10/20/2014

Dr. Michael Dickey North Carolina State University

Actuating and Patterning Soft Materials 10/13/2014

Dr. Theresa S. Mayer Penn State University Adding New Capabilities to Silicon CMOS Integrated Circuits Via Directed Self-Assembly

10/6/2014

Dr. James F. Dante Southwest Research Institute

Effect of Relative Humidity on Time of Wetness and Corrosion

9/29/2014

Dr. Eric Hellstrom Florida State University Development of Bi-2212 Wires for High-Field Magnetic Applications

9/22/2014

Dr. Suveen Mathaudhu Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Graduate Advisor, Mechanical Engineering University of California

Finding Strength in our Faults: Superstrong Magnesium Alloys via Nano-Spaced Stacking Faults

9/8/2014

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Dr. Peter Müllner Boise State University The Material Machine: From Terminator 2 to Pumping on a Chip

9/1/2014

Dr. Antonios Kontsos Drexel University Identification of Fatigue Precursors in Magnesium Alloys

6/9/2014

Dr. Christopher Ellison The University of Texas at Austin

Manipulating Polymers with Light Activated Chemistries for Patterning Films and Manufacturing Fibers

4/25/2014

Dr. Akhilesh K. Gaharwar

Texas A&M University Bioactive Nanocomposites for Stem Cells-based Tissue Engineering

4/11/2014

Dr. Karen I. Winey University of Pennsylvania

Polymer Nanocomposites: Polymer Diffusion and Electrical Conductivity

4/4/2014

Dr. Benjamin P. Burton National Institute of Standards and Technology

First Principles Phase Diagram Calculations for the interstitial suboxide solid solutions: TiO_X, ZrO_X, and HfO_X (X < 1/2)

3/28/2014

Dr. Subhash Mahajan University of California, Davis

Origins and Reduction of Threading Dislocations in GaN Epitaxial Layers

3/21/2014

Dr. Patrick Shamberger Texas A&M University Towards High Energy Density, High Conductivity Thermal Energy Storage Composites

3/7/2014

Dr. Javier E. Garay University of California, Riverside

Transmitting, emitting and controlling light: Tailoring the nano/micro-structure of transparent ceramics for optical applications

2/28/2014

Dr. Lei Lu Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science

Plastic deformation and strengthening mechanism of metals with nano-scale twins

2/21/2014

Dr. Nakhiah Goulbourne

Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering; Director, Soft Materials Research Laboratory, University of Michigan

Biologically Inspired Active Skins 2/14/2014

Dr. Luke O. Nyakiti Texas A&M University at Galveston

Recent Advancements Towards Large-Area Epitaxial Graphene synthesis for Electronic Applications

2/7/2014

Dr. Oren Regev Ben-Gurion University of the Negev & Texas A&M University

Nanotube–loaded polymer or cement composites: Electron microscopy study

1/31/2014

Dr. Matthew H. Kane Marine Engineering Technology Department Texas A&M at Galveston

Wideband gap nitride and oxide semiconductors: comparison and integration

1/24/2014

2013

Dr. Gwénaëlle Proust School of Civil

Engineering, University of Sydney

What can one do with electron backscatter diffraction? Illustration through case studies

1/18/2013

Dr. Eva M. Harth Vanderbilt University Nanosponge delivery systems and reconfigurable polyglycidol networks for combination therapy

1/17/2013

Dr. Harry B. Radousky Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and UIUC

Energy Harvesting: An Integrated View of Materials, Devices and Applications

11/22/2013

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Illinois Applied Research Institute

Dr. Shefford P. Baker Cornell University Department of Materials Science and Engineering

What stops threads?: Dislocation structure, stress distributions, and strength in thin films

11/15/2013

Dr. Mohammad Naraghi

Department of Aerospace Engineering Texas A&M University

Carbonized nano- and Microstructures, Past, Present and Future

11/8/2013

Dr. Jia (Daniel) Liu, Ph.D.

NSF-PREM Center for Interfaces in Materials Texas State University

Failure Analysis and Fracture Mechanism Study of Nano-Structured Polymers

11/1/2013

Dr. Helmut Katzgraber Department of Physics and Astronomy Texas A&M University

Frustrating Frustrated Problems 10/25/2013

Dr. Jeffrey W. Kysar Department of Mechanical Engineering Columbia University

Two-Dimensional Materials: Mechanical Stiffness, Strength and Reliability

10/11/2013

Dr. Eric M. Taleff, FASM

Materials Science and Engineering Program The University of Texas at Austin

Hot- and Warm-forming of Metal Alloys for Vehicle Light-weighting

10/4/2013

Dr. Robert D. Shull National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, Maryland

Magnetocaloric Effects in Materials 9/27/2013

Dr. David A. Jack Mechanical Engineering Baylor University

Physics Based Modeling of the Flow/Fiber Kinematics of Discontinuous Fiber Reinforced Composites and their use in Predictions of the Final Processed Part Performance

9/20/2013

Dr. Debes Bhattacharyya

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre for Advanced Composite Materials, University of Auckland, New Zealand

High performance and multi-functional biodegradable composite materials

9/13/2013

Srinivasan G. Srivilliputhur

Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of North Texas

Cementite: Ancient Material, New Science 9/6/2013

Wesley A. Henderson Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering North Carolina State University

New Methodologies for Biomass Processing with Ionic Liquids

8/30/2013

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APPENDIX N. MSEN GRADUATE STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS (2013-2017) Specific demographics providing enrollment for Fall 2013- Fall 2018. Table N.1 Fall 2013 Demographics

Table N.2. Fall 2014 Demographics

Ethnic Origin Ph.D. Masters NDS Asian Only 2 1 0 Black Only + 2 or more/1 Black 1 1 0 Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 0 0 International 59 7 0 2 or more/excluding Black 3 0 0 Native Hawaiian 0 0 0 Not Reported 1 0 0 White Only 22 4 0 American Indian 0 0 0

Table N.3 Fall 2015 Demographics

Ethnic Origin Ph.D. Masters NDS Asian Only 3 1 0 Black Only + 2 or more/1 Black 1 1 0 Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 0 0 International 80 11 0 2 or more/excluding Black 4 1 0 Native Hawaiian 0 0 0 Not Reported 1 0 0 White Only 19 7 1 American Indian 0 0 0

Ethnic Origin Ph.D. Masters NDS Asian Only 1 3 0 Black Only + 2 or more/1 Black 1 0 0 Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 0 0 International 60 4 0 2 or more/excluding Black 2 0 0 Native Hawaiian 0 0 0 Not Reported 0 1 0 White Only 18 1 0 American Indian 0 0 0

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Table N.4 Fall 2016 Demographics

Ethnic Origin Ph.D. Masters NDS Asian Only 4 3 0 Black Only + 2 or more/1 Black 1 0 0 Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5 0 2 International 78 13 0 2 or more/excluding Black 3 1 0 Native Hawaiian 0 0 0 Not Reported 1 0 0 White Only 20 4 0 American Indian 0 0 0

Table N.5: Fall 2017 Demographics

Ethnic Origin Ph.D. Masters NDS Asian Only 7 2 0 Black Only + 2 or more/1 Black 2 0 0 Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7 0 0 International 82 15 0 2 or more/excluding Black 3 1 0 Native Hawaiian 0 0 0 Not Reported 0 0 0 White Only 24 7 0 American Indian 0 0 0

Table N.6 Fall 2018 Demographics

Ethnic Origin Ph.D. Masters NDS Asian Only 12 2 0 Black Only + 2 or more/1 Black 1 0 0 Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9 1 0 International 83 17 0 2 or more/excluding Black 4 1 0 Native Hawaiian 0 0 0 Not Reported 1 0 0 White Only 26 7 0 American Indian 0 0 0

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APPENDIX O. MSEN GRADUATE PLACEMENT

MSEN Graduates by Year of Graduation, Degree, Faculty Advisor and Position, 2013-2018

Year Student Name

Degree Received

Faculty Advisor Placement

2018 S. Bertolini Ph.D. P. Balbuena PostDoc, University of Ulm (Germany)

2018 W. Son Ph.D. R. Arroyave Researcher, Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Suwon, South Korea)

2018 T. Yuan Ph.D. L. Fang Materials Scientist, TE Connectivity, Fremont, CA

2018 S. Elnekhaily Ph.D. R. Talreja Unknown

2018 J. Hsu Ph.D. C. Yu Module & Integration Yield Engineer, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR

2018 J. O'Neal Ph.D. J. Lutkenhaus Material and Process Engineer, Lockheed Martin, Fort Worth, TX

2018 Y. Song Ph.D. J. Grunlan Senior Chemist, Dow Chemical, Marlborough, MA

2018 C. B. Sweeney Ph.D. M. Green CTO/Head of R&D, Essentium, College Station, TX

2018 Y. Yue Ph.D. H. Liang PostDoc, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA

2018 A. Marneni MS H. Harris Unknown

2018 J. Chrisman MS H.J. Sue Unknown

2018 L. Fan MS A. Srivastava Unknown

2018 T. Y. Liu MS M. Demkowicz Doctoral Student, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2018 Y. Zhang MS A. Needleman Doctoral Student, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2017 Y. Chen Ph.D. H. Liang Resource Scientist, Thermo Fischer, Portland, OR

2017 J. Evans Ph.D. S. McDeavitt Postdoctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

2017 C. Hayrettin Ph.D. I. Karaman Process TD Engineer, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR

2017 P. Huang Ph.D. J. Kameoka Assistant Professor in Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

2017 H. Leng Ph.D. T. Cagin Field Application Engineer, KLA-Tencor, Austin, TX

2017 W. Choi PH.D. C. Yu Researcher, LG Chemical, Seoul, South Korea 2017 D. Dhannoon PH.D. T. Cagin Unknown 2017 S. Hawkins PH.D. H.J. Sue Research Scientist, Universal Technology Corporation, Dayton, OH

2017 J. Li PH.D. X. Zhang/K.T. Hartwig Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

2017 J. Wang PH.D. L. Shao Postdoctoral Researcher, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, WA

2017 S. Chawla PH.D. M. Naraghi Process Engineer, Intel, Hillsboro, OR

2017 Y. Chen PH.D. H. Zhou Unknown

2017 K. Kim PH.D. Y. Kuo Senior Engineer, Samsung, South Korea

2017 L. Li PH.D. H. Wang/X. Qian

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

2017 I. Coleman MS H. Castaneda Engineer, Tinnea & Associates, Seattle, WA

2017 M. Liu MS A. Srivastava Doctoral Student, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2017 N. Musavvir MS H. Castaneda Sales and Management Trainee, Safety Kleen, Richardson, TX

2017 T. Petit de Sevins MS H. Castaneda CEO, Heuristech, France

2017 H. Yilmaz MS I. Karaman Expert Project Engineer @ Turkish Petroleum Corp.

2017 U. Aslan MS T. Cagin Doctoral Student, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2017 E. Emmons MS P. Shamberger Engineer I @ Samsung Austin Semiconductor

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2017 A. Tigli MS T. Cagin Graduate School -- Ph.D. MSE Istanbul Technical University

2017 Y. Zhang MS T. Creasy Doctoral Student, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2017 N. Benner MEN H.J. Sue Teacher

2016 A. Bolon PH.D. M. Radovic Measurement & Materials Balance Engineer, Enterprise Products, Houston, TX

2016 M. Haile PH.D. J. Grunlan Research Scientist III, Hexcel Corporation, Phoenix, AZ 2016 K. Holder PH.D. J. Grunlan Staff Scientist, Essentium, College Station, TX

2016 J. Huang PH.D. H. Wang/X. Qian Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

2016 J. K. Oh PH.D. M. Akbulut Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2016 A. Pawlicki PH.D. J. Batteas Postdoctoral Research Associate, Oak Ridge National Lab & University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN

2016 V. Vasiraju PH.D. S. Vaddiraju Process Engineer, Intel Corporation

2016 R. Wang PH.D. X. Zhang/J. Wang

Materials & Mechanical Engineer, Windecker Aircraft, Inc., Mooresville, NC

2016 C. Yegin PH.D. M. Akbulut Co-founder/Research Scientist, Incendium Technologies, College Station, TX

2016 Y-H. Yu PH.D. Z. Cheng Sr. Application Engineer, Hermes-Microvision Inc., San Jose, CA

2016 E. Aydogan Ph.D. L. Shao Postdoctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

2016 S. Basu Ph.D. A. Benzerga Process Technology Development (PTD) Engineer, Intel Corporation, Portland, OR

2016 B. Teipel Ph.D. M. Akbulut Co-founder & CEO, Essentium Materials, College, Station, TX

2016 S. Gibbons Ph.D. R. Arroyave Materials Research Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, OH

2016 P. Li Ph.D. H.J. Sue Product Development Engineer, Formosa Plastics, Houston, TX

2016 O. Reyes-Valdes Ph.D. S. Mannan Technical Safety Engineer, Shell, Houston, TX

2016 C. Rosas-Martinez Ph.D. S. Mannan Ph.D. Engineer – Manufacturing Technology at Dupont,

Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX 2016 Y. Liu MS C. Yu Unknown

2016 F. Wu MS H. Liang Doctoral Student, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2016 H. Lin MS C. Yu Patent Engineer, Top Team, Taipei, Taiwan

2016 M. Plummer Odom MS M. Green Material Planner, Inkjet, Inc.,Willis, TX

2016 N. Chaudhary MS R. Arroyave PHC Data Science Analytics Intern, Genentech, San Franciso, CA

2016 Y. Cubides MS H. Castaneda Doctoral Student, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2016 J. Reeks MS H. Liang/A. Fang

Doctoral Student, Department of Physics, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX

2016 S. Patel MS H. Liang/M. Kuttolamadom

Doctoral Student, Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada

2016 J. Sang MEN M. Radovic Unknown

2016 E. Aborowa MEN H. Castaneda Senior Material Engineer, Kodiak Pipeline, Houston, TX

2015 A. Kolthalkar Ph.D. I. Karaman/M. Radovic Process Engineer, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR

2015 L. Link Ph.D. K. Wooley Senior Packaging Engineer, Intel Corporation, Chandler, AZ

2015 W. Zhang Ph.D. H. Wang Research Associate, Materials Synthesis and Characterization, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY

2015 Y. Chen Ph.D. Xinghang Zhang

Research Associate, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN

2015 L. Hu Ph.D. M.Radovic/I. Karaman Postdoctoral Resarcher, Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA

2015 L. Jiao Ph.D. H.Wang Process Engineer, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR

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2015 B. Kondori Ph.D. A. Benzerga Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2015 C. Lee Ph.D. H.J. Sue Apple Computers, China

2015 H. Yao Ph.D. H.J. Sue Research Scientist, Kaneka North America, San Jose, CA

2015 A. Chowdhury Ph.D. S. Mannan Technical HSSE Engineer, Shell, Houston TX

2015 S. Hong MS M. Naraghi Unknown

2015 L. Johnson MS R. Arroyave Doctoral Student, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2015 T. Smith MS P. Balbuena Research Engineer, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

2015 J. Lee MS H. Liang Phenix City, AL

2015 J. Li MS H. Liang Area Product Manager, Duracell, Guangdong, China

2015 A. Rodriguez MS D. Lagoudas Doctoral Student, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2015 A. Sengab MS R. Talreja Doctoral Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

2015 J. Beetge MEN R. Talreja Ascend Performance Materials,

2014 G. Helmreich Ph.D. S.McDeavitt Research Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville, TN

2014 Y. Liu Ph.D. X. Zhang Postdoc Research Associate, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

2014 A. Sooresh Ph.D. K. Meissner/C. Sayes Process Engineer, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR

2014 Y. Zhou Ph.D. H. Liang Postdoctoral Research Associate, Oak Ridge National Lab & University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN

2014 A.Evirgen Ph.D. I. Karaman Metallurgist, Additive Manufacturing, Oerlikon, Germany

2014 D. Foley Ph.D. K. T. Hartwig Materials Scientist, Shear Form Inc., College Station, TX

2014 E. Moghbelli Ph.D. H.J. Sue Innovation Engineer, Novation iQ, Lenexa, KS

2014 X. Pu Ph.D. C. Yu Associate Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Beijing, China

2014 S.Rios Ph.D. X. Zhang Project Manager, Oil & Gas Company

2014 M. Song Ph.D. K.T. Hartwig/X. Zhang Analog Design Engineer, Cirrus Logic, Austin, TX

2014 J. Burgos-Beltran Ph.D. P. Balbuena Junior Researcher, University of Cartagena, Colombia

2014 A. Cain Ph.D. J. Grunlan Research Engineer, Huntsman Research center, Woodlands, TX

2014 Y. Kang Ph.D. S. Vaddiraju Unknown

2014 J. Martinez De La Hoz Ph.D. P. Balbuena Senior Engineer, DOW Chemical, Little Jackson, TX

2014 K. Reaves Ph.D. W. Teizer Managing Partner, RRHSG LLC., College Station, TX

2014 C. Wei Ph.D. L. Shao Unknown

2014 D.Albarracin MS J. Seminario Master Student, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2014 P. Cheng MS H.J. Sue Taiwan Semiconductors

2014 J. Puhr MS J. Lutkenhaus U.S. Navy Pilot

2014 B.Chen MS K. Meissner System Integration Specialist, Abbott, Fort Worth, TX

2014 E. Chen MS H. Liang Doctoral Student, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2014 J. Nelson MS M. Mannan Corrosion & Materials Engineer, Flint Hills Resources, Rosemount, MN

2014 C.Wang MS R. Arroyave/I. Karaman

Design Automation Engineer, Ulterra Drilling Technologies, Houston, TX

2014 A. Murali MEN M. Akbulut Doctoral Student, Department of Materials Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

2013 A. Kinaci Ph.D. T. Cagin Sr. Computational Specialist, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

2013 R. Majithia Ph.D. K. Meissner Founder, Magnomer, Wellesley, MA

2013 M. Shuai Ph.D. H.J. Sue Research Associate, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

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2013 C. Sun Ph.D. X. Zhang Staff Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID

2013 C. Tsai Ph.D. H. Wang PTD Process Engineer, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR

2013 Z. Wei Ph.D. W. Wu Imaging Project Coordinator, CGG, Houston, TX

2013 M. Wong Ph.D. H.J. Sue Kaneka Corporation

2013 J. Yu Ph.D. P. Balbuena Associate Professor, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China

2013 K. Yu Ph.D. X. Zhang Associate Professor, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China

2013 D. Zhang Ph.D. M. Grunlan Assistant Professor, University of Science & Technology - Beijing, China

2013 K. Hota MEN H. Liang Senior Process Engineer, Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, Bloomington, MN

2013 R. Davis MS N. Zacharia Processing Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories

2013 M. General MS L. Shao Unknown

2013 S. Wu MS H. Jeong Unknown

2013 N. Xia MS X. Cheng/H. Wang Unknown

2013 B. Bailey Ph.D. M. Grunlan Senior Medical Writer, NSPM Ltd., Luzern, Switzerland

2013 S. Becerra Boyana Ph.D. M. Hahn Professor, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Colombia

2013 D. Bufford Ph.D. X. Zhang Sr. Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM

2013 L. Chen Ph.D. H. Wang Intel Corporation

2013 C. Cho Ph.D. N. Zacharia Assistant Professor, Wongwang University, South Korea

2013 G. Moriarty Ph.D. J. Grunlan Product Development Engineer, 3M, Saint Paul, MN

2013 J. Njoroge Ph.D. T. Cagin Sr. Data Scientist, Dell EMC, Austin, TX

2013 C. Osorio Amado Ph.D. M. Mannan Senior Associate, Exponent Engineering & Scientific Consulting, Los

Angeles, CA 2013 Y. Zhu Ph.D. H. Wang Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

2013 A. Lee MS H. Jeong Additive Manufacturing Engineer, Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, GA

2013 Y. Liu MS L. Shao Software Engineer, Entergy

2013 J. Wang MS L. Shao Doctoral Student, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2013 A. Junkaew Ph.D. R. Arroyave Researcher, Nanotech Nanoscale Simulation Laboratory, Thailand

2013 K. Maxwell Ph.D. J. Whitcomb Advanced Lead Engineer, GE Aviation, Cincinnati, OH

2013 Q. Su Ph.D. H. Wang Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

2013 J. Zhou MS M. Pishko/J. Lutkenhaus

Doctoral Student, Department of Materials Science & Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

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