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Instructor Bios
 Short Course Bios
Mohamed N. Rahaman, Missouri University of Science and Technology Course: Sintering of Ceramics Dr. Mohamed N. Rahaman is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Director of the Center for Bone and Tissue Repair and Regeneration at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Rahaman's research interest cover processing, sintering, and microstructure control of advanced ceramics along with biomaterials for bone and tissue repair and regeneration. Rahaman is the author of four books, including Sintering of Ceramics, and the author/co-author of over 150 publications.
Course: Dynamic Behavior of Structural and Armor Ceramics Professor Subhash has been conducting research on ‘Dynamic Response of Ceramics and Advanced Materials’ for the past twenty years and is an internationally known expert in this area. Professor Subhash has written more than 125 technical papers on mechanical behavior of materials in international peer-reviewed publications and his research focuses on interdisciplinary research in to mechanics, microstructural deformation mechanisms and constitutive modeling of advanced materials. Professor Subhash has developed novel experimental techniques that were patented and were licensed by the national laboratories and has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching and research.
Professor Subhash is a faculty member of the University of Florida. He has taught several courses related to Mechanics of Materials, Intermediate Mechanics of Materials, Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Experimental Stress Analysis, High Strain Rate Behavior of Materials, Senior Capstone Design Projects and Failure of Materials in Mechanical Design and has taught a two-day short courses on “High Strain Rate Behavior of Materials and its Application to Crash Worthiness of Vehicles” at General Motors plants in Vandalia, OH, Milford, MI, and Tuluca, Mexico.
Arun K. Varshneya, Alfred University Course: Fundamentals of Glass Science and Technology For 25 years, Varshneya has been a professor of glass science and engineering at Alfred University and previously has 12 years of industrial experience at GE Lighting and Ford Scientific Labs. Prior to that, he was the solo-author of a widely-acclaimed textbook on glass science, the invited author of the 13-page “Industrial Glass” entry in Encyclopedia Britannica, and has over 130 research publications and four patents.
Varshneya received the “President’s Award” for outstanding lifetime contributions to glass science and technology by the International Commission on Glass, 2007.
Matthew Hall, Alfred University Course: Introduction to Ceramic Phase Diagrams Matthew Hall is an Assistant Professor of Biomaterials and Glass Science in the Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering at Dr. Hall has taught a number of introductory undergraduate courses in materials science, including Thermal Processes in Materials (a course that includes phase diagrams as a significant component), Structure and Bonding, and Structure and Properties. He has also taught upper level courses on biomedical materials and is an instructor for the undergraduate glass laboratory course.
In the past five years, Dr. Hall has twice received the John F. McMahon Award for Excellence Teaching and is also a two-time recipient of the Kruson Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Hall is a member of the American Ceramic Society (Glass and Optical Materials Division) and also currently serves as the President-Elect for the Ceramic Education Council. He has authored or co-authored more than 20 articles on topics including sol-gel processing of glass, bioactive glasses, the interaction of biological molecules with glass surfaces, and hollow glass microspheres for the storage of hydrogen gas.
Ceramic Materials Short Course Dates
• Dynamic Behavior of Structural and Armor Ceramics December 10 & 11, 2008
• Introduction to Ceramic Phase Diagrams December 10 & 11, 2008
Archived • Fundamentals of Glass Science and Technology
Ceramic Materials Short Course Fees
ACerS Members – $760 Nonmembers – $850 Short Course Plus ACerS Membership – $870 (A $90 Savings!)
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