Oral Presention Program

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Tuesday, July 14, 1998

Parallel Session I: 1:15 to 2:45 p.m.

North Hall

Salon 1

 Orchestra Rehearsal Room

Solidification

Undercooling I

Chair: Dr. P. Voorhees, Northwestern University Chair: Prof. J. Perepezko University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lehoczky, Dr. Sandor L.
NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center

Crystal Growth of II-VI Semiconductor Alloys by Directional Solidification(30 min.)

Trinh, Dr. Eugene H.:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Dynamically Induced Nucleation of Deeply Supercooled Melts and Measurement of Surface Tension and Viscosity

Fripp, Dr. Archibald L.
NASA/Langley Research Center

Growth of Compound Semiconductors in a Low Gravity Environment(30 min.)

Spaepen, Prof. Frans
Harvard University

Kinetics of Nucleation & Growth from Undercooled Melts

Curreri, Dr. Peter A.
NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center

Fundamental Studies of Solidification in mg Using X-Ray Microscopy
Robinson, Dr. Michael B.
NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center

A Study of Undercooling Behavior of Immiscible Metal Alloys in the Absence of Crucible-Induced Nucleation

Bayuzick, Prof. Robert J.
Vanderbilt University

Investigation of the Relationship Betwwen Undercooling and Solidification Velocity

 


Tuesday, July 14, 1998

Parallel Session II: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

North Hall

Salon 1

Orchestra Rehearsal Room

Metals and Alloys I

Thermophysical Processes

Undercooling II

Chair: Dr. R. Hopkins, Northrup-Grumman Chair: Dr. T. Anderson, University of Florida Chair: Dr. M. Robinson, NASA/MSFC
Voorhees, Dr. Peter W.
Northwestern University

Coarsening in Liquid-Solid Mixtures

Banish, Dr. Michael
University of Alabama in Huntsville

Self-Diffusion in Liquid Elements (SDLE)

Perepezko, Prof. John H.
University of Wisconsin

Analysis of Containerless Processing & Undercooled Solidification Microstructures

Poirier, Prof. David R.
University of Arizona

Comparison of Structure & Segregation in Alloys Directionally Solidified in Terrestrial and Microgravity Environments

Matthiesen, Dr. David H.
Case Western Reserve University

Diffusion Processes in Molten Semiconductors

Katz, Dr. Joseph L.
Johns Hopkins University

Measurement of Liquid-to-Solid Nucleation Rates in Undercooled Metallic Melts

Andrews, Prof. J. Barry
University of Alabama at Birmingham

The Effect of Convection on Morphological Stability During Coupled Growth in Immiscible Systems

Banish, Dr. Michael
University of Alabama in Huntsville

Themophysical Property Measurements of Te-Based II-VI Semiconductor Compounds

Rhim, Dr. Won-Kyu X.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Thermophysical Property Measurement of Molten Semiconductors in 1-G and Reduced Gravity Conditions

Kassemi, Dr. Mohammad
Ohio Aero Space Institute at LeRC

Identification of Gravity-Related Effects on Crystal Growth from Melts with an Immiscibility Gap

Rosenblatt, Prof. Charles S.
Case Western Reserve University

Paramagnetic Liquid Bridge in a Gravity-Compensating Magnetic Field.

Manning, Dr. John R.
National Institute of Standards & Technology

Thermophysical Properties of High Temperature Liquid Metals & Alloys

 


Wednesday, July 15, 1998

Parallel Session III: 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.

 

North Hall

Salon I

Orchestra Rehearsal Room

Oxides

Electronic Materials

Solidification

Chair: Dr. L. Schioler, NSF  Chair: Dr. R. Hopkins, Northrup-Grumman Chair: Prof. P. Voorhees, Northwestern University
Witt, Prof. August F.
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology

Identification &Control of Gravity Related Defect Formation During Melt Growth of Electro-optical Single Crystals: Sillenites

Bachmann, Dr. Klaus J.
North Carolina State University

Fundamental Aspects of Vapor Deposition and Etching under Diffusion Controlled Transport Conditions

Anderson, Prof. Timothy J.
University of Florida

An Electrochemical Method to Visualize Flow and Measure Diffusivity in Liquid Metals

Hofmeister, Prof. William H.
Vanderbilt University

Microgravity Processing of Oxide Semiconductors

Krishnan, Dr. Anantha
CFD Research Corporation

Influence of Natural Convection and Thermal Radiation on Multi-Component Transport and Chemistry in MOCVD Reactors

Lehoczky, Dr. Sandor L.
NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center

Growth of Solid Solution Single Crystals

Brezinsky, Dr. Kenneth
University of Illinois at Chicago

Combustion Synthesis of Materials in Microgravity

Su, Dr. Ching-Hua
NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center

Crystal Growth of Zn-Se and Related Ternary Compound Semiconductors by Vapor Transport

Wilcox, Prof. William R.
Clarkson University

Use of Microgravity to Control the Microstructure of Eutectics

Brady, Prof. John F.
California Institute of Technology

Dispersion Microstructure and Rheology in Ceramics Processing

Wiedemeier, Prof. Heribert
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Defect Generation in CVT Grown Hg1-xCdTex Epitaxial Layers under Normal and Reduced Gravity Conditions

Gillies, Dr. Donald C.
NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center

Solidification of II-VI Compounds in a Rotating Magnetic Field

Weber, Dr. Richard
Containerless Research Inc.

Process-Property-Structure Relationships in Complex Oxide Melts

Dudley, Prof. Michael
State University of New York at Stony Brook

Combined Synchrotron White Beam X-Ray Topography and High Resolution Triple Axis X-Ray Diffraction Characterization and Analysis of Crystals Grown in m g and Ground-Based Experiments

Alexander, Dr. Iwan
Case Western Reserve University

Analysis of Residual Accerleration Effects on Transport and Segregation During Directional Solidifcation of Tin-Bismuth in the MEPHISTO Furnance Facilty

Weber, Dr. Richard
Containerless Research Inc.

Microgravity Studies of Liquid-Liquid Phase Transitions in Undercooled Alumina-Yttria Melts

Holmes, Dr. Douglas E.
Electronic Materials Engineering

Dimensional Stability of Supermatrix Semiconductors

 

 

 

 


Wednesday, July 15, 1998

Parallel Session IV: 10:15 to 11:45 a.m.

 

North Hall

Salon I

Orchestra Rehearsal Room

Solidification III

Electronic Materials II

Nanomaterials

Chair: TBD Chair: Dr. M. Vlasse, NASA/MSFC Chair: Dr. F. Rose, NASA/MSFC
Trolinger, Dr. James D.
MetroLaser, Inc.

Investigation of the Influence of ug on Transport Mechanisms in a Virtual Space Flight Chamber

Matthiesen, Dr. David H.
Case Western Reserve University

Study of Dopant Segregation Behavior During the Growth of GaAs in Microgravity

Voecks, Dr. Gerald E.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Investigation of Controlled Zeolite Nucleation & Crystal Growth Development

Trolinger, Dr. James D.
MetroLaser, Inc.

A Proposal to Further Investigate the Influence of ug on Transport Mechanisms in a Virtual Space Chamber

Szofran, Dr. Frank R.
NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center

Reduction of Defects in Germanium Silicon

Dutta, Dr. Prabir K.
Ohio State University

Reverse Micelle-Based Synthesis of Microporous Materials in Microgravity 

Fedoseyev, Dr. Alexandre
University of Alabama in Huntsville

Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Vibrational Control of the Bridgman Crystal Technique

Wiedemeier, Prof. Heribert
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Vapor Growth of Alloy Type Semiconductor Crystals (30 min)

El-Shall, Dr. Samy
Virginia Commonwealth University

Studies on Nucleation, Polymerization and Nano-particle Composites in Supersaturated Vapors under m g Conditions

Maxworthy, Dr. Tony
University of Southern California

Numerical and Laboratory Experiments on the Interactive Dynamics of Convection, Flow, and Directional Solidification

   

 


Wednesday, July 15, 1998

Parallel Session V: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

 

North Hall

Salon I

Orchestra Rehearsal Room

Metals and Alloys II

Microstructure Formation I

Electronic Materials III

Chair: Prof. J. Perepezko, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chair: Dr. J. Dantzig, University of Illinois, Urbana -Champaign Chair: Dr. T. Anderson, University of Florida
Trivedi, Prof. Rohit.
Iowa State University

Interface Pattern Selection Criteria for Cellular Structures in Directional Solidification (IPSIDS) (30 min)

Jackson, Prof. Kenneth A.
University of Arizona

Non-Equilibrium Phase Transformations

Singh, Dr. N. B.
Northrop-Grumman Corporation

Flight Experiment to Study Double Diffusive Instabilities in Silver-Doped Lead Bromide Crystals

Abbaschian, Prof. Reza
University of Florida

In-Situ Monitoring of Crystal Growth Using MEPHISTO

Brown, Dr. Robert A.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Application of Parallel Computing for Two-and Three-Dimensional Modeling of Bulk Crystal Growth and Microstructure Formation

Larson, Prof. David J.
State University of New York at Stony Brook

Orbital Processing of High Quality Cadmium Telluride (30 min)

Glicksman, Prof. Martin E.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment (IDGE)

Gokhale, Dr. Arun M.
Georgia Institute of Technology

Effect of Gravity on the Evolution of Spatial Arrangement of Features in Microstructure: A Quantitative Approach

Kaforey, Dr. Monica L.
Case Western Reserve University

Dislocation Formation During Growth of Semiconductor Crystals

 
Kelton, Prof. Kenneth F.
Washington University

Phase Formation and Stability: Composition and Sample Size Effects

Ostrogorsky, Prof. Aleksandar G.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Space- and Ground-based Crystal Growth Using a Magnetically Coupled Baffle

 


Wednesday, July 15, 1998

Parallel Session VI: 3:45 - 5:15 p.m.

North Hall

Salon I

Orchestra Rehearsal Room

Solidification IV

Magnetic Field Solidification

Glasses

Chair: Dr. R. Trivedi, Iowa State University Chair: Dr. D. Watring, NASA/MSFC Chair: Dr. L. Schioler, NSF
Larson, Prof. David J.
State University of New York at Stony Brook

Orbital Processing of Eutectic Rod-Like Arrays (OPERA)

Fripp, Dr. Archibald L.
NASA/Langley Research Center

Melt Stabilization of PbSnTe in a Magnetic Field

Johnson, Dr. William L.
California Institute of Technology

Physical Properties & Processing of Undercooled Metallic Glass Forming Melts

Andrews, Prof. J. Barry
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Coupled Growth in Hypermonotectics

Li, Prof. Ben Q.
Washington State University

Study of Magnetic Damping Effect on Convection and Solidification Under G-Jitter Conditions

Day, Dr. Delbert E.
University of Missouri at Rolla

Kinetics of Nucleation & Crystal Growth in Glass Forming Melts in Microgravity

Karma, Prof. Alain S.
Northeastern University

The Role of Dynamic Nucleation at Moving Boundaries in Phase and Microstructure Selection

Szofran, Dr. Frank R.
NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center

Magnetic Damping of Solid Solution Semiconducting Alloys

Rhim, Dr. Won-Kyu X.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Undercooling Limites & Thermophysical Properties in Glass Forming Alloys 

 
Walker, Prof. John S.
University of Illinois at Urbana

Models of Magnetic Damping for Bridgman Semiconductor Crystal Growth in Microgravity

 


Thursday, 16 July, 1998

Parallel Session VII: 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.

 

North Hall

Salon I

Orchestra Rehearsal Room

Microstructure Formation II

Polymers

TEMPUS
Chair: Chair: Dr. J. Raybolt, University of Delaware Chair: Dr. Jan Rogers, NASA/MSFC
Koss, Dr. Matthew B.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Transient Dendritic Solidification Experiment (TDSE)

Pojman, Prof. John A.
University of Southern Mississippi

Frontal Polymerization in mg

Flemings, Dr. Merton C.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alloy Undercooling Experiments in Microgravity Environment
Glicksman, Prof. Martin E.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Evolution of Local Microstructures: Spatial Instabilities of Coarsening Clusters

El-Shall, Dr. Samy
Virginia Commonwealth University

Studies on Nucleation, Polymerization and Nano-particle Composites in Supersaturated Vapors under m g Conditions

Bayuzick, Prof. Robert J.
Vanderbilt University

Experiments on Nucleation in Different Flow Regimes

Ardell, Dr. Alan J.
University of California, Los Angeles

Ostwald Ripening of Liquid and Solid Droplets in Liquid Metal Matrices 

Wettlaufer, Prof. John
University of Washington

Thin Film Mediated Phase Change Phenomena: Crystallization, Evaportaion and Wetting 

Johnson, Dr. William L.
California Institute of Technology

Thermophysical Properties of Metallic Glasses and Under-Cooled Liquids

Dantzig, Dr. Jonathan
University of Illinois

Adaptive Grid Methods for Phase Field Models of Microstructure Development

Altan, Dr. M. Cengiz
University of Oklahoma

Microgravity Impregnation of Fiber Preforms

Flemings, Dr. Merton C.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Measurement of the Viscosity and Surface Tension of Undercooled Melts under m g Conditions, and Supporting Magnetohydrodynamic Calculations 

Beckermann, Prof. Christoph
University of Iowa

Equiaxed Dendritic Solidification Experiment (EDSE) (30 min)

Talham, Dr. Daniel R.
University of Florida

The Features of Self-Assembling Organic Bilayers Important to the Formation of Anisoptropic Inorganic Materials in mg Conditions

Paley, Dr. M. Steven
Universities Space Research Association

Gravitational Effects on the Morphology and Kinetics of Photo-deposition of Polydiacetylene Films from Monomer Solutions

 

 


Thursday, 16 July, 1998

Parallel Session VIII: 10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

 

North Hall

Salon I

 

Modeling

Metals and Alloys III

 
Chair: Dr. J. Dantzig, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Chair: Prof. R. Trivedi, Iowa State University  
Derby, Prof. Jeffrey J.
University of Minnesota

Atomistic Simulations of Cadmium Telluride: Toward Understanding the Benefits of m g Crystal Growth

German, Prof. Randall M.
Pennsylvania State University

Gravitation Effects on Distortion in Sintering

 
Cha, Dr. Soyoung Stephen
University of Illinois at Chicago

Three-Dimensional Velocity Field Characterization in a Bridgman Apparatus: Technique Development and Effect Analysis

German, Prof. Randall M.
Pennsylvania State University

Gravitational Role in Liquid Phase Sintering (30 min)

 
Meiburg, Prof. Eckart
University of Southern California
 
Potenital Flow Interaction with Directional Solidification
Sudhir Buddhavarapu presenting
Stefanescu, Prof. Doru M.
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa

Particle Engulfment and Pushing by Solidifying Interfaces