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Andrew A. Wereszczak received his Ph.D. in Materials Science
& Engineering from the University of Delaware in 1992, and
while his research is varied, the study and interpretation of the
relationship between mechanical properties and microstructure (of
monolithic ceramics, structural materials, and electronic
materials) are common denominators. Micromechanical
characterization of structural and armor ceramics using
instrumented static and dynamic indentation (e.g., Hertzian) with
acoustic emission analysis, and adapting those measured
performances and damage mechanism analyses to strength, rolling
contact fatigue, wear, machining, and ballistic performances is a
primary objective.
Additionally, ceramic strength and fatigue testing, ceramic
fractographical and flaw population analyses, Weibull analysis
strength-size-scaling, and probabilistic life prediction and design
of structural ceramic components constitutive another primary
research objective. In support of all these efforts, both
conventional and microstructural-level finite element stress
analyses and microstructure characterization are performed. He is
the author or co-author of over 100 technical publications and has
given over 80 presentations, and is the co-developer of
µ-FEA software.
Mechanical Properties and Mechanics Group at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory. Since 1999 he has been serving as leader of the
Mechanical Characterization and Analysis User Center in
ORNL's High Temperature Materials Laboratory.
Lara-Curzio received a B.Sc. degree in Engineering
Physics from the Metropolitan University in Mexico City in 1986 and
a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, Troy NY, in 1992.
His research work has been focused on studying the mechanical
behavior, durability and reliability of structural and functional
materials, on understanding the relationships among their
processing, microstructure and properties, studying the effect of
service environment on their properties and on developing models to
describe their behavior and to predict their service life.
Dr. Lara-Curzio has co-edited 6 books and has authored 4 book
chapters and more than 140 publications in refereed journals and
conference proceedings.
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