Images from Gabrielle Gausted's 2002 Summer Research project, Microstructural Analysis of Recycled Thermoset Composites

Materials Research

Improving Materials Efficiency, Flow, and Environmental Impact

Index of CEER Materials Research Projects

• Emissions Reduction of Commercial Glassmaking using Selective Batching.
  PI: Dr. William Carty
  Final Report Executive Summary
  
• Magnesium Rich Coatings for Corrosion Control of Reactive Metal Alloys.
  PI: Dr. Rebecca DeRosa
  Final Report Executive Summary
  
• The Use of Fly Ash in the Production of SiAlON Based Structural Ceramics. PI: Dr. James Varner
• Nanoscale Layered Photocatalysts. PIs: Drs. Scott Misture and Doreen Edwards
  Final Report Executive Summary
  
• Novel Glass-Ceramic Gas Separation Membranes. PI: Dr. Scott Misture
  Final Report Executive Summary
  
• Microarray for Contaminated Water Analysis. PIs: Drs. Jean Cardinale and Rebecca DeRosa
  Final Report Executive Summary
  
• Tunneled Titanate Photocatalysts for Environmental Remediation and Hydrogen Generation. PIs: Drs. Doreen Edwards and Scott Misture
  Final Report Executive Summary
• Elimination of Lead from Ceramic Glazes by Refractive Index Tailoring.
  PI: Dr. William Carty
  Final Report Executive Summary
  
• Preparation of Ceramic Glaze Waste for Recycling using Froth Flotation .
  PI: Dr. William Carty
  Final Report Executive Summary
  
• Robust, Spectrally Selective Ceramic Coatings for Recycled Solar Power Tubes. PIs: Dr. Doreen Edwards, Dr. William Carty and Dr. Chris Sinton
  Final Report Executive Summary
  
• Recycling of Silicon-Wafers Production Wastes fo SiALON based Ceramics with Improved Mechanical Properties. PIs: Dr. James R. Varner and Dr. Vasantha R.W. Amarakoon
  Final Report Executive Summary
  
• Nanostructured C₆B: A Novel Boron Rich Carbon for H₂ Storage.
  PIs: Drs. Linda Jones, Alastair Cormack, James Shelby
  Final Report Executive Summary
  
• Interaction of Sealing Glasses with Metallic Interconnects in Solid Oxide and Polymer Fuel Cells PI: Dr. Scott Misture
  Final Report Executive Summary
• Photo-enhanced Hydrogen Diffusion Through Glass Microspheres: Development of Microsphere Production for Hydrogen Storage
  PIs: Drs. James Shelby and Matthew Hall
  Final Report Executive Summary
• Accelerated Hydrogen Diffusion Through Glass Microspheres: An Enabling Technology for a Hydrogen Economy PI: Dr. James Shelby and Douglas B. Rapp
• Material and Environmental Sustainability in Ceramic Processing (2006),
  PI: Dr. William Carty
  Final Report Executive Summary
  
• Material and Environmental Sustainability in Ceramic Processing (2004), PIs: Dr. David Earl and Dr. William Carty
• Correlating Clay Mineralogy with Performance (Reducing Manufacturing Waste through Improved Understanding) - PIs: Drs. William Carty and Michele Hluchy
• Utilization of Paper Mill Waste in Ceramic Products - PIs: Drs. David Earl and Christopher Sinton
• Selective Batching for Improved Commercial Glass Melting - PIs: Drs. William Carty and Christopher Sinton
• Recycling Glass-Reinforced Thermoset Polymer Composite Materials -
  PIs: Drs. Rebecca DeRosa and Steven Mayes
• Microstructural Analysis of Recycled Thermoset Composites - Undergraduate Fellowship: Gabrielle Gaustad
• The Development of Passive Humidity-Control Materials, PI: Dr. William Carty
• Vibratory Residual Stress Relief and Modifications in Materials to Conserve Resources and Prevent Pollution - PI: Dr. William Hahn
• Recycling of Amber Glass- Undergraduate Fellowship: Melissann Ashton-Patton, Mentor: Dr. James Shelby
• Hollow Glass Microspheres from Amber Glass- Undergraduate Fellowship: Krista Carlson, Mentor: Dr. Alexis Clare
• Recycling of Fiberglasses - Undergraduate Fellowship: Aaron Hedlund, Mentor: Dr. James Shelby
• Replacement of BeO by AIN and Development of an AIN Surface Preparation Method Utilizing "Green" Solvents - Undergraduate Fellowship: Dawn Mandich, Mentor: Dr. Alan Meier
• Surface Preparation of Aluminum Nitride: Effects of Solution Temperature- Undergraduate Fellowship: Andrew Crawford, Mentor: Dr. Alan Meier
• Improving the Reliability of Active Metal Brazed Cu/AlN: Interfacial Reaction Kinetics and Microstructural Development between Ag-Cu-Zr Braze Alloys and AlN- Undergraduate Fellowship: Janelle Villone, Mentor: Dr. Alan Meier
• Visualizing Growth and Sustainability of Natural Resource Use -
  PI: Dr. James Booker
• Regional Economic and Material Flows - PI: Dr. James Booker
• Identifying High Impact Industries in the Northeast Region- PI: Dr. James Booker

CEER is funded in large part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

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