LAWRENCE E. MURR

Biographical Sketch

Lawrence E. Murr is Mr. & Mrs. MacIntosh Murchison Professor and Chairman of the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Program Director in the Materials Research & Technology Institute at The University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Murr received his B.Sc. in physical science from Albright College, and his B.S.E.E. in electronics, his M.S. in engineering mechanics, and his Ph.D. in solid-state science, all from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Murr has taught at the Pennsylvania State University, the University of Southern California, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, and the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology. He was Director of the John D. Sullivan Center for In-Situ Mining Research, President of the New Mexico Tech Research Foundation, and Professor and Head of the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. He was a past Chairman of the New Mexico Joint Center for Materials Science and served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research and Director of the Office of Academic and Research Programs at the Oregon Graduate Institute, where he was also Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. Dr. Murr has published 20 books, over 700 scientific and technical articles in a wide range of research areas in materials science and engineering, environmental science and engineering, manufacturing science and engineering, and biological science and engineering. Recent honors include the 2001 Buehler Technical Paper Merit Award for Excellence (IMS), the TMS 2007 Educator Award and the 2007 John S. Rinehart Award (a TMS Symposium award). Professor Murr is also a Fellow of ASM International.

VITA Lawrence E. Murr

B.S.E.E Electrical Engineering, 1962, Pennsylvania State University B.Sc. Physical Science, 1963, Albright College M.S. Engineering Mechanics, 1964, Pennsylvania State University Ph.D. Solid State Science, 1967, Pennsylvania State University 1992-present Ph.D. Program Director, Materials Research & Technology Institute, The University of Texas at El

Paso 1992-2001 Director, Materials Research Institute, The University of Texas at El Paso 1989-2004; 2006- Chairman, Dept. of Metallurgical & Materials Engr., The University of Texas at El Paso 1989-present Mr. & Mrs. MacIntosh Murchison Professor of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering 1993-1994 Director, Materials Research Center of Excellence (MRCE); NSF-Minority Center of Excellence 1990 Associate Director, Institute for Manufacturing and Materials Management, The University of Texas at El Paso 1981-1989 Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton,

Oregon 1985-1987 Director of the Office of Academic and Research Programs, Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton, Oregon 1981-1985 Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton, Oregon 1980-1981 President, New Mexico Tech Research Foundation, Socorro, New Mexico 1980-1981 Chairman, New Mexico Joint Center for Materials Science, Socorro, New Mexico 1980-1981 Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology,

Socorro, New Mexico 1978-1981 Senior Research Metallurgist, Research & Development Division, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, New

Mexico 1976-1981 Trustee, New Mexico Tech Research Foundation, Socorro, New Mexico 1976-1980 Vice Chairman, New Mexico Joint Center for Materials Science 1973-1980 Vice President for Research, New Mexico Tech Research Foundation, Socorro, New Mexico 1972-1980 Professor and Chairman, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, New Mexico Institute of

Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 1967-1972 Assistant Professor, Departments of Electrical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern

California, Los Angeles, California 1966 Consultant, U. S. Naval Weapons Laboratory, Dahlgren, Virginia 1966-1967 Research Assistant, Materials Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, State College,

Pennsylvania

1963-1966 Instructor, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania

CONSULTING ACTIVITIES (since 1967): Holmes & Narver, Inc., Los Angeles, California Micrographics, Inc., Newport Beach, California Payne Consultants, Los Angeles, California Technology Publishing Corp., Los Angeles, California Otero Mills, Alamagordo, New Mexico Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico Rocky Mountain Testing, Albuquerque, New Mexico Tektronix, Inc., Forest Grove, Oregon Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon Founding Partner, Hypermap, Portland, Oregon Northwest Technical Industries, Inc., Sequim, Washington PUBLICATIONS: Approximately 710 published articles BOOKS: 1. Electron Optical Applications in Materials Science, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 545 pp. (June

1970). 2. Atlas of Binary Alloys: A Periodic Index, with K. P. Staudhammer (eds.), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 100 pp.

(June 1973). 3. Interfacial Phenomena in Metals and Alloys, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Reading, Mass., 370 pp. (August

1975). (Reprinted by TECH Books, Herndon, VA, 1990) 4. Frontiers in Materials Science: Distinguished Lectures, with C. Stein (eds.), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 613

pp. (February 1976). 5. Solid-State Electronics, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 419 pp. (March 1978). 6. Metallurgical Applications of Bacterial Leaching and Related Microbiological Phenomena, with A. E. Torma and J.

A. Brierly (eds.), Academic Press, New York, 526 pp. (March 1978). 7. Solar Materials Science, editor, Academic Press, New York, 780 pp. (1980). 8. Shock Waves and High Strain Rate Phenomena in Metals: Concepts and Applications, with M. A. Meyers (eds.),

Plenum Publishing Corp., New York, 1101 pp. (1980). 9. Electron and Ion Microscopy and Microanalysis: Principles and Applications, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 793

pp. (October 1982). 10. Industrial Materials Science and Engineering, editor, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 601 pp. (October 1984). 11. Shock Waves and High Strain Rate Phenomena in Metals: Concepts and Applications, with M. A. Meyers (eds.),

Plenum Publishing Corp., New York; Russian Edition, 512 pp. (December 1984). 12. Metallurgical Applications of Shock-Wave and High-Strain-Rate Phenomena, with K. P. Staudhammer and M. A.

Meyers (eds.), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1157 pp. (1986). 13. Information Highways: Mapping Information Delivery Networks in the Pacific Northwest, with J. B. Williams and

R. E. Miller, Hypermap, Inc., Portland, 88 pp. (1985). 14. What Every Engineer Should Know About ... Material and Component Failure, Failure Analysis and Litigation,

Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 167 pp. (January 1987).

15. Shock Waves for Industrial Applications, editor, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, New Jersey, 533 pp. (1988). 16. Electron and Ion Microscopy and Microanalysis: Principles and Applications, Second Edition, Marcel Dekker,

Inc., New York, 845 pp. (July, 1991). 17. Shock Waves and High-Strain-Rate Phenomena in Materials, with M. A. Meyers and K. P. Staudhammer, editors,

Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1159 pp. (1992). 18. Materials Science and Engineering for Manufacturing, editor, Tech Books, Herndon, VA., 367 pp. (1992).

19. Metallurgical and Materials Applications of Shock-Wave and High-Strain-Rate Phenomena, with K. P.

Staudhammer and M. A. Meyers (eds.), Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 932 pp. (1995). 20. Fundamental Issues and Applications of Shock-Wave and High-Strain-Rate Phenomena, with K. P. Staudhammer

and M. A. Meyers (eds.), Elsevier Science Publishers, New York, 681 pp. (2001). PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES EMSA, AIME, ASM International, Microscopy Society of America, Texas Society for Electron Microscopy, IEEE, Sigma Xi, Alpha Sigma Mu (Metallurgical Honorary), International Metallographic Society, Electrochemical Society, Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honorary), National Soc. of Professional Engineers, Texas Soc. for Professional Engineers, El Paso Chapter of TSPE (Board member since 1992). HONORS AND AWARDS: ASTM Special Technical Photographic and Electron Micrograph Awards (1965, 1967) EMSA Gold Medal Award in Physical Science (1972) Outstanding Educators of America (1975) Fellow of the American Society for Metals (ASM International) (1981) National Council Citation "for professional accomplishments in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering", Albright College (1984) Fourteenth Annual Buehler Technical Paper Merit Award for Excellence (1991) for a manuscript, "Effects of Deformation (Strain) and Heat Treatment on Grain Boundary Sensitization and Precipitation in Austenitic Stainless Steels", published in Volumes 24 and 25 of MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION (1990). UTEP Sponsored Projects Leadership Award, 1993 (Outstanding contributions to Development of Research & Sponsored Projects in Materials Science & Engineering) UTEP College of Engineering Dean's Award for Excellence, 1994 (Contributions to Graduate Education & Research) Designated a “Centennial Fellow” by the Dean and Faculty of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, September, 1996. UTEP Distinguished Achievement Award - El Paso Energy Corporation Foundation Faculty Achievement Award for Research, 1997. Distinguished Alumnus Award - Materials Research Laboratory, Penn State University, August, 1999. 2001 Annual Buehler Technical Paper Merit Award for Excellence; Best paper published in Materials Characterization - with E. Ferreyra, D. P. Russell and J. Bingert (Awarded in August, 2002) 2007 Educator Award of TMS (The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society): “For enthusiastic and creative dedication to education of undergraduate and graduate students through teaching, research, and book writing”.

2007 John S. Rinehart Award (TMS), “for seminal contributions to the understanding of shock compression and extreme plastic deformation of metals and for global leadership in dynamic behavior of materials” REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (TEXAS #70783) Included in: Who's Who in the West Personalities of the West and Midwest America Men and Women of Science Dictionary of International Biography Men of Achievement, 1975, 1979-80 Outstanding Americans of the Bicentennial Era Who's Who in Engineering Men and Women of Distinction Who's Who in Technology Today PRINCIPAL RESEARCH AREAS: Environmental sciences and technology Transmission and scanning electron microscopy Field ion microscopy Metal physics Interfacial structure and properties Thin films Shock deformation Mechanical properties Bio-metallurgy Explosive welding and joining Interactive video and information delivery systems Learning theory Superconductor science and technology Materials interaction & degradation in space Metallurgy and Materials Science of the Caribbean Steel Drum Basic science of impact cratering and penetration in thick targets Computational materials science and engineering Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Nanoparticulate materials and public health Biological issues in materials science and engineering CONTRACT/GRANT SUPPORT (including Equipment Grants, Fellowships, etc. as P.I. or Co-P.I.) Estimated $12M between 1990 and 2007:

• DARPA, GSA, DoD (ARL, ARDEC, ARO), DoE, NSF, NASA, DLA, EPA (SCERP), Texas Legislature, NIH-NIEHS

EDITORIAL REVIEW ACTIVITIES: Microstructures--Journal of Microanalytical Technique (editor) (1971-1972) Reviewer for Journal of Applied Physics, Metallurgical Transactions, McGraw-Hill Book Company, International Textbook Company, Thin Solid Films Member Advisory Board of Mechanical Properties (1976-1978) Editorial Advisory Board of Metallography (1980-present) Member of the Editorial Board of Advanced Performance Materials (1993-present) PATENTS: "Implosive Consolidation of a Particle Mass Including Amorphous Material", with Alan W. Hare and F. Paul Carlson, Patent No. 4,490,329, issued December 25, 1984. "Superconductor Structures and Method of Forming Same", with Alan W. Hare, PCT patent application (PCT/US87/01851) filed July 29, 1987; issued as U.S. Patent No. 5, 089, 467, February 18, 1992. "Dynamic Shear Test Sample and Method", with N. L. Rupert and F. I. Grace, Patent No. 6, 431, 009, issued August 13, 2002. MANAGEMENT TRAINING/ACTIVITIES: Top Management Briefing Program, American Management Association, 1981 Organized and participated in Seminar/Workshop in Corporate Culture, College of Business, University of Oregon and OGC, 1984. Organized and participated in Seminar/Workshop in High-Tech Marketing, College of Business, University of Oregon and OGC, 1985. BUSINESS ACTIVITIES: Co-founder and general partner of Hypermap, an education/publishing S-Chapter Corporation involved in consulting activities, 1985-1989. Co-founder and President, Monolithic Superconductors, Inc., 1988-1990. (An Oregon Corporation) RECENT PRESENTATIONS (past 15 years) 1.) Two presentations made by L. E. Murr at DARPA HTSC Workshop, University of California Santa Barbara,

September 11-14, 1989: 1) "Fundamental Studies of Explosively Fabricated Bulk Metal/Matrix Superconductors", 2) "Shock-Wave Induced Degradation of Superconductivity and Localized Lattice Defects in Explosively Fabricated YBCO."

2.) "Superconductors: Will They Change Our Lives," El Paso Section Meeting of AIME (American Institute of

Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers), El Paso, Texas, October 12, 1989. L. E. Murr. 3.) "Optimizing Bulk Superconductors Fabrication: The Promise and the Prospects," SC GLOBAL 90;

International Superconductor Applications Convention, Long Beach, CA, January 17-19, 1990. L. E. Murr. 4.) L. E. Murr, C. S. Niou, M. Pradhan-Advani, and L. H. Schoenlein, "Shock-Induced Degradation of

Superconductivity and Its Recovery After Heat Treatment of Explosively Fabricated Y-Ba-Cu-O and Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O" TMS-AIME Annual Meeting, Session on High Temperature Superconducting Compounds, Anaheim, CA, February 21-23, 1990.

5.) "Funny Things About Superconductors," Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society Banquet, Tigua

Indian Reservation, March 10, 1990. L. E. Murr

a.) “Fundamental Studies of the Friction-Stir Welding of Dissimilar Magnesium Alloys and Magnesium Alloys to 6061 Aluminum”, Anand C. Somasekharan and L. E. Murr.

b.) “Dislocation Structures and Their Relationship to {111} Microbands and Microtwins in Spherical and Plane Impact Deformed Nickel”, Erika V. Esquivel and L. E. Murr.

c.) “Carbon Nanotubes and Other Fullerene-Related Nanocrystals in the Environment: A TEM Study”, L. E. Murr, K. F. Soto, E. V. Esquivel, J. J. Bang, P. A. Guerrero, D. A. Lopez, and D. A. Ramirez.

d.) “Comparison of Metallurgical and Acoustical Issues in Constructing and Tuning Stainless Steel and Brass Drums with a Caribbean Steel Drum Standard”, L. E. Murr, E V. Esquivel, A. C Somasekharan, C. A. C. Imbert, N. E. Martinez, D. E. Bujanda, R. Kerns, S. Irvine, and S. Lowrie.

129.) Papers presented at 1st Desert Southwest Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry Meeting, UTEP,

El Paso, TX, June 25-26, 2004. a.) “Preliminary Cytotoxicity Assessment of Some Carbon Nanotubes and Related Carbon Nanoparticle

Aggregates and the Implications for Anthropogenic Carbon Nanotube Aggregates in the Environment”, K. F. Soto, K. M. Garza, A. Carrasco, L. E. Murr, P. A. Guerrero, D. A. Lopez, D. A. Ramirez, and J. Venzor, III.

b.) “Airborne Nanoparticulates: Chemical Speciation, Crystallinity, Size, Morphology, and Ubiquitousness as an Etiological Approach to Health Effects”, L. E. Murr, K. F. Soto, J. J. Bang, P. A. Guerrero, E. V. Esquivel, D. A. Lopez, and D. A. Ramirez (poster presentation).

130.) Papers presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2004, Savannah, GA, August 1-5, 2004. a.) “TEM Observations of Carbon Nanotubes and Related Nanocrystal Aggregates Collected From Domestic

and Commercial Fuel Gas Combustion Sources”, L. E. Murr, K. F. Soto, P. A. Guerrero, D. A. Lopez, and D. A. Ramirez.

b.) “Characterization and Comparison of Carbon and Asbestos Nanotubes”, K. F. Soto, L. E. Murr, and P. A. Guerrero.

131.) Paper presented at First International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research,

September 19-22, 2004, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi: “Cytotoxicity Assessment of Some Carbon Nanotubes and Related Carbon Nanoparticle Aggregates and the Implications for Anthropogenic Carbon Nanotube Aggregates in the Environment”, L. E. Murr, K. M. Garza, K. F. Soto, A. Carrasco T. G. Powell, D. A. Ramirez, P. A. Guerrero, D. A. Lopez, and J. Venzor, III.

132.) Papers presented at 134th Annual TMS (The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society) Meeting, February 13-

17, 2005, San Francisco, CA. a.) “Biological Effects of Nanoparticulate Materials”, K F. Soto, A. Carrasco, T. G. Powell, L. E. Murr, and K.

M. Garza - session on Biological Materials Science and Engineering. (Invited) b.) “Microstructural Details of Friction-Stir Welded Interfaces”, A. Somasekharan and L. E. Murr, in Friction-

Stir Welding & Processing III Symposium. c.) “Grain Boundary Contributions to Deformation and Solid-State Flow in Severe Plastic Deformation”, E. V.

Esquivel, and L. E. Murr, Micromechanics of Advanced Materials II (Symposium in Honor of James C. M. Li’s 80th Birthday). (Invited).

d.) “Severe Plastic Deformation Associated with [001] Single-Crystal W and W-Ta Alloy Ballistic Rod Penetration into Steel Targets”, C. Pizaña, E. V. Esquivel, L. E. Murr, M. T. Baquera, C. Y. Pina, I. A. Anchondo, and L. S. Magness, in the Langdon Symposium.

133.) Papers presented at 9th Congress on Combustion Byproducts and Their Health Effects – with Special Attention to Mexico & Cross-Border Issues, June 12-16, 2005, Vintana Canyon Resort, Tucson, Arizona

a.) “Computer Simulations of Carbon Nanotubes: End Cap Analysis”, S. Lair, W. C. Herndon, L. E. Murr (poster)

b.) “Combustion-Generated Nanoparticulates in the El Paso, TX, USA/Juarez, Mexico Metroplex: Their Comparative Characterization and Potential for Adverse Health Effects, L. E. Murr, K. F. Soto, K. M. Garza, P. A. Guerrero, F. Martinez, E. V. Esquivel, D. A. Ramirez, Y. Shi, J. J. Bang, and J. Venzor, III.

c.) “Cytotoxicity Assessment of Commercial Black Carbon and Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Aggregates as d.) Surrogates for Combustion-Generated Nanoparticulate Aggregates in the Environment”, K. F. Soto, K. M. Garza, L. E. Murr (poster). e.) “Comparative in vitro Cytotoxicity Assessment of Some Manufactured Nanoparticulate Materials Characterized by Transmission Electron Microscopy”, K. F. Soto, A. Carrasco, T. G. Powell, K. M. Garza, L. E. Murr

f.) “TEM Observations of Carbon Nanotube Aggregates Collected from Domestic and Commercial Fuel Gas Combustion Sources”, P. A. Guerrero, L. E. Murr, E. V. Esquivel, K. F. Soto, D. A. Lopez and D. A. Ramirez. (poster) g.) “Carbon Nanoparticulate Production from Gas Combustion Sources in El Paso, Texas: Exploring a

Possible Respiratory Health Link”, D. Ramirez, F. Martinez, P. A. Guerrero, A. Ramirez, L. E. Murr, and J. Venzor, III. (poster)

134.) Paper presented at 14 American Physical Society (APS) Conference - Shock Compression of Condensed

Matter 2005, Baltimore, MD, July 31-August 5, 2005: “DRX-Induced Solid-State Flow and Projectile-Target Mixing During [001] Single-Crystal Tungsten Rod Penetration Into Steel Targets”, C. Pizaña, L. E. Murr, I. A. Anchondo, C. Y. Piña, M. T. Baquera, T. L. Tamoria, H. C. Chen, and S. Cytron.

135.) Seminar Presentation: Department of Civil Engineering, UTEP, September 20, 2005: “Materials and

Structures in Extreme Environments: Theaters of War to Low-Earth Orbit”, L. E. Murr.

136.) Paper presented at Second International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson State Univ., Sept. 18-21, 2005: “Combustion-Generated Nanoparticulates in the El Paso, TX USA/Juarez, Mexico Metroplex: Their Comparative Characterization and Potential for Adverse Health Effects, L. E. Murr, et al.

137.) Paper presented at VIII International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, El Paso, TX &

Juarez, Mexico, Sept. 21-22, 2005.

138.) Paper presented at SCERP 2006 Technical. Conference: Application of Science to Avoid Environmental Hazards: Research & Policy Across Borders, Red Lion Hanalei Hotel San Diego, CA, Jan. 17, 18, 2006; “Qualifying and Quantifying the Major Indoor and Outdoor Sources of Carbon Nanotubes and Related Nanocrystal Aggregates in the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez Metroplex”, L. E. Murr, et al.

139.) Papers presented at 135th Annual TMS (The Minerals, Metals, Materials Society) Conference & Exhibition,

March 12-16, 2006, San Antonio, TX. a.) “Adiabatic Shear Bands Associated with Plug Formation and Penetration in Ti-6Al-4V Targets:

Formation, Structure and Performance”, F. Martinez, E. V. Esquivel, M. I. Lopez, S. M. Gaytan, D. A. Lopez, A. Ramirez, D. A. Ramirez, P. A. Guerrero, L. E. Murr, B. F. Schuster b.) “Biological Issues in Materials Science and Engineering: Interdisciplinary and the Bio-Materials Paradigm”, L. E. Murr. c.) “Cytotoxic Response and Cell Death Mechanisms for Carbon Nanotube and Other Nanoparticle

Aggregates: The Role of In Vitro Biological Assays in Nanomaterials Evaluation”, K. F. Soto, K. M. Garza, L. E. Murr.

d.) “Comparison of Dislocation and Other Deformation Microstructures in As-Grown, Compression Tested, and Ballistically Penetrated W Single-Crystal Rods”, M. T. Baquera, L. E. Murr, C. Pizana, T. L. Tamoria, H. C. Chen, S. J. Cytron.

e.) “Mechanical Alloying and Related Solid-State Flow and Mixing of Single-Crystal Tungsten Ballistic Penetrator and Steel Target Material”, C. Pizana, L. E. Murr, A. Putrevu, T. L. Tamoria, H. C. Chen, S. J. Cytron.

f.) “Energetic Comparison of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Computer Simulations”, S. L. Lair, L. E. Murr, W. C. Herndon, S. A. Quinones.

140.) Clinic paper/presentation: “Pan Science: Metallurgical and Acoustic Studies of Carbon Steel, Brass, and Aluminum Alloy Pans” at International Association of Pan, 2006 Convention & Pan Festival, April 28-30, 2006, Akron, Ohio. 141.) Series of Invited Lectures in China (June 2-22, 2006): a.) Institute of Mechanics, Beijing” “Shear Band and Solid-State Flow Microstructures Associated with Ballistic and Hypervelocity Impact and Penetration”. b.) Institute for Metals Research, Shengyang National Laboratory, Shengyang: “Dynamic Mechanical Behavior and Microstructural Evolution of Materials”. c.) China Academy of Engineering Physics, Laboratory of Shock Wave and Detonation Physics Research Mian Yang; Series of lectures as follows (10h.): 1.) The Static (and Quasi-Static) Regime

2.) The Shock Dynamic Regime 3.) The Extreme Deformation Regime 4.) Observations and Simulations of Impact and Penetration Phenomena. 142.) Invited presentation to Ballistic Materials Division, U. S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, September 7, 2006: “DRX: The Dynamic Deformation Regime”; L. E. Murr. 143.) Paper and poster presentation at Annual SCERP Conference, Tucson, AZ, December 11, 12, 2006: “Cytotoxicity Studies Relating to Long Term Exposure to Low Concentrations of Carbon Nanotube Aggregates in the Indoor Air: Implications for Asthma and Other Respiratory Health Effects in the Paso del Region”, P. Guerrero, A. Guerrero, K. F. Soto, K. M. Garza, L. E. Murr.

M.S. THESIS/PROJECT-RELATED PUBLICATIONS AND

PRESENTATIONS 1991-2007

Student M.S. Degree Number of Thesis- Number of Publi- Number of Thesis- Date Related Scientific/ cations with Stud- Related Scientific/ Technical Publica- ent as First Author Technical Presenta- tions tions Mandyam Sriram Spring 1991 5 2 2 Wangpei Li Summer 1991 3 1 1 Stella Chavez Quinones Spring 1993 8 1 6 Jesus M. Rivas Summer 1993 9 1 4 Alan Charles Gurevitch Fall 1993 3 2 1 Jin Liu Spring 1994 1 1 0 Julio Maldonado Spring 1994 11 2 6 Hsueh-Kuei Shih Spring 1994 7 1 2 Elizabeth Trillo Summer 1994 7 2 4 Monica Michel De Lugo Fall 1994 2 1 1 Roberta Romero Fall 1994 12 2 6 Sridhar Pappu Fall 1995 7 2 7 Reynalda Beltran Fall 1996 7 2 2 Joel De Alba Fall 1996 2 2 2 Benito Marquez Fall 1996(Posthumous) 5 0 2 Juan Sanchez Fall 1996 7 2 2 Everaldo Ferreyra T. Fall 1996 7 2 1 Stephanie Carvalho Fall 1996 1 1 0 Wei, Huang Spring 1999 5 2 2 Christine Kennedy Fall 1997 5 1 4 Alicia Ayala Spring 1998 6 2 2 Maria Posada Summer 1998 5 4 4 Ying Li Spring 1999 6 2 1 Haydy Obispo Fall 1999 3 1 2 Ricardo Flores Fall 2000 6 1 2 Robert L. Cervantes Fall 2000 1 1 0 Samuel Benevides Fall 2000 2 2 1 Felix Contreras May, 2001 2 1 0 David A. Roberson May, 2001 6 1 2

Gaurav Sharma Summer, 2001 1 0 0

Sajjad H. Kazi Summer, 2001 3 1 2

Fenomanana M. Randrianarivony Summer, 2002 1 1 0

Jose Angel Esparza Fall, 2002 2 2 1

Benjamin Gonzalez Spring, 2003 1 1 1

Guillermo Fernandez Fall, 2004 3 1 1

Carlos Pizaña Fall, 2004 1 1 1

Valerie Hernandez Fall, 2004 5 1 3

Norma Ugarte Fall, 2004 12 3 4

Karla Soto Spring, 2005 6 3 4

William Davis Spring, 2005 2 0 2

Tushar Ponda Summer, 2005 1 0 0

Shalayna Lair Fall, 2005 1 1 3

J. Hector Sandoval Spring, 2006 2 2 4

Fabiola Martinez Summer, 2006 4 2 3

Wayne Salas Fall, 2006 3 1 1

Student Ph.D. Degree Date C-S. Niou Spring 1991 18 4 5 (Oregon Grad. Inst.) Stella Quinones Fall 1996 14 2 2 Jesus Rivas Fall 1996 15 2 4 Elizabeth Trillo Fall 1997 6 2 9 Julio Maldonado Fall 1997 5 3 12 J.A. (Tony)) Marquez Spring 1999 1 1 2 Efrain Almanza Summer 1999 4 4 3 Everaldo Ferreyra Fall 2000 10 5 8 Sridhar Pappu Fall 2000 15 12 5 Christine Kennedy Fall 2000 10 2 3 John J. Bang Spring 2003 8 5 5 Anand Somasekharan Spring 2005 4 4 4 Erika V. Esquivel Summer 2005 10 7 5 Carlos Pizana Summer 2006 5 4 4 Noe G. Alba-Baena Fall 2006 3 2 2 Ye Shi Fall 2006 3 1 1

THESES/DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED R. J. Horylev, "AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STUDY OF CONFIGURATIONAL EQUILIBRIUM AT TWIN-GRAIN BOUNDARY INTERSECTIONS IN FCC METALS" (Ph.D., 1972). Umar Maez Uddin Ahmad, "METALLURGICAL APPLICATIONS OF INTERFACIAL PHENOMENA" (Ph.D., 1975). Joseph M. Galbraith, "THE EFFECT OF SHOCK LOADING ON THE MICROSTRUCTURE OF HOT-PRESSED AND ROLL-REDUCED POLYCRYSTALLINE BERYLLIUM", (M. S., 1975). Pei-Cheng Hsu, "SIMPLE MIXED-CONTROL KINETIC MODEL FOR ORE LEACHING" (M. S., 1975). Jong-Yuh Huang, "EFFECT OF SHOCK STRESS DURATION ON THE RESIDUAL STRUCTURE AND HARDNESS OF NICKEL, CHROMEL, AND INCONEL" (M. S. , 1975). Albert A. Morales, "A STUDY OF SHOCK-INDUCED POINT DEFECT CONCENTRATIONS IN MOLYBDENUM BY TRANSMISSION ELECTRON & FIELD-ION MICROSCOPY" (M. S., 1975). (Co-advisor). Karl P. Staudhammer, "EFFECT OF SHOCK STRESS AMPLITUDE, SHOCK STRESS DURATION AND PRIOR DEFORMATION ON THE RESIDUAL MICROSTRUCTURE OF EXPLOSIVELY DEFORMED STAINLESS STEEL" (Ph. D., 1975). Ibrahim H. Gundiler, "STUDIES ON THE STRUCTURE AND GROWTH OF ELECTRODEPOSITED NICKEL" (Ph. D., 1976). Kraiwut Wongwiwat, "MICROSTRUCTURE OF COAL AND ITS EFFECTS ON LIQUEFACTION" (M. S., 1976). Velu Annamalai, "A FUNDAMENTAL KINETIC STUDY OF COPPER CEMENTATION ON PURE AND BEVERAGE-CAN ALUMINUM" (Ph.D., 1978) (Co-advisor). Vinod K. Berry, "A STUDY ON THE MECHANISM OF INTERFACTION OF BACTERIA WITH MINERALS IN LOW-GRADE SULFIDE ORES" (Ph.D., 1978) (Co-advisor). Eswarahalli Sundararojan Venkatesh, "VARIATION OF GRAIN BOUNDARY LEDGE STRUCTURE AND ITS EFFECT ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES (FLOW STRESS)IN NICKEL" (Ph.D., 1978). Fred Gruelich, "EFFECT OF GRAIN SIZE, DISLOCATION CELL SIZE, AND INTER-TWIN SPACING ON THE RESIDUAL STRENGTH OF SHOCK LOADED NICKEL" (M. S., 1978). Maurice M. Karnowsky, "AGING ON A 40a/o Pd- 35 a/o Ag -25 a/o Cu ALLOY" (Ph.D., 1978). William A. Szilva, "SYSTEMATIC VARIATION OF 10.6 μm LASER MIRROR MICROSTRUCTURE AND ITS EFFECT ON REFLECTIVITY (M. S., 1978). Ashok Mehta, "THE BIODEGRADATION OF ALUMINUM-BEARING (BASALT) ROCK BY FUNGI" (M.S., 1978). Ebrahim Moin, "INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF REPEATED LOADING, PEAK PRESSURE, PULSE DURATION AND GRAIN SIZE ON THE RESIDUAL MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF 304 STAINLESS STEEL AND NICKEL" (Ph.D., 1978). K. Wongwiwat, "EFFECT OF GRAIN SIZE, PEAK PRESSURE, AND PULSE DURATION ON RESIDUAL PROPERTIES, MICROSTRUCTURES, AND SPALL DAMAGE IN SHOCK-LOADED MOLYBDENUM" (Ph.D., 1978).

Nirupam Chakraborti, "A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LEACHING WITH THERMOPHILIC AND MESOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS" (M. S., 1979). Baqar Kazmi, "EFFECTS OF REPEATED LOADING AT VARIOUS PRESSURES AND PULSE DURATIONS DURING HIGH-RATE SHOCK DEFORMATION OF NICKEL AND STAINLESS STEEL (304)" (M.S., 1979).

Shan-Le Wang, "EFFECT OF PRE-STRAIN AND STACKING FAULT ENERGY ON THE APPLICATION OF THE HALL-PETCH RELATION IN METALS & ALLOYS" (M.S., 1979). Walter H. Zimmer, "SUBSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION IN COLD-ROLLED 200 NICKEL" (M.S., 1980). Paige R. Ashman, "MICROBIOLOGICAL DESULFURIZATION OF A NEW MEXICO COAL" (M.S., 1980) (Co-advisor). Thomas M. Olsen, "DESULFURIZATION OF AN OHIO COAL BY MICROBIOLOGICAL LEACHING" (M.S., 1980) (Co-advisor). S-H. Wang, "COMPARISON OF MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRESS-STRAIN DIAGRAMS FOR NICKEL AND 304 STAINLESS STEEL: AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STUDY OF MICROYIELDING AND PLASTIC FLOW" (M.S., 1981). Ashok P. Mehta, "FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF GALVANIC INTERACTIONS TO THE ACID-BACTERIAL LEACHING OF MIXED METAL SULFIDES" (Ph.D., 1981). Monu Pradhan-Advani, "EFFECT OF SHOCK PRESSURE ON SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN EXPLOSIVELY FABRICATED Y-BaCu-O METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITES" (M.S., 1990). Chorng-S. Niou, "FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES OF SHOCK-WAVE INDUCED DEGRADATION OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN EXPLOSIVELY FABRICATED, BULK, METAL-MATRIX COPPER OXIDE, HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS" (Ph.D., 1991). M. A. Sriram, "FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SHOCK WAVE DEGRADATION IN HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS" (M. S., 1991). (UTEP Best Thesis Award, 1992). Wangpei Li, "STUDIES OF TRANSPORT CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITIES OF SHOCK-WAVE PROCESSED AND ANNEALED YBa2Cu3O7-x SUPERCONDUCTORS" (M.S., 1991). Stella Chavez Quinones, "MICRO-PARTICLE IMPACT AND RELATED SURFACE PHENOMENA FOR ALUMINUM 6061-T6 EXPOSED TO LOW-EARTH ORBIT" (M.S., 1993). (UTEP Best Thesis Award, 1994). Jesus Manuel Rivas Martinez, "DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL TECHNIQUES FOR OBSERVING MICROSTRUCTURAL PHENOMENA ASSOCITAED WITH MICROMETEOROID IMPACT CRATERS" (M.S., 1993). Alan C. Gurevitch, "CHARACTERIZATION AND COMPARISON OF COPPER AND TANTALUM SHAPED-CHARGE COMPONENT MICROSTRUCTURES" (M.S., 1993). Jean Liu, "STUDY OF DEGRADATION AND DAMAGE OF POLYMER AND POLYMER-COMPOSITE MATERIALS IN LOW EARTH ORBIT ENVIRONMENT", (M.S., 1994). Maria Posada, “RE-EXAMINATION AND OVERVIEW OF EXFOLIATION CORROSION OCCURRING IN 2024 AL ALLOY AGING AIRCRAFT” (M.S. 998). H. K. Shih, “MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF COPPER AND TANTALUM SHAPED CHARGES AS EXAMPLES OF DYNAMIC RECRYSTALLIZATION”, (M.S., 1994). (UTEP College of Engineering Best Thesis Award, 1995). Julio Gerardo Maldonado, “STRAIN INDUCED MARTENSITE EFFECTS ON TRANSGRANULAR CARBIDE PRECIPITATION AND SENSITIZATION OF AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL”, (M.S., 1994). Elizabeth Ann Trillo, “THERMOMECHANICAL AND MATERIAL PARAMETER EFFECTS ON CARBIDE PRECIPITATION AND SENSITIZATION IN 304 STAINLESS STEEL”, (M.S., 1994). Roberta Jean Romero, “TORQUE-RELATED LAMELLAR CARBIDE GROWTH ASSOCIATED WITH ANNEALING TWINS IN 304 STAINLESS STEEL”, (M.S., 1995).

Sridhar Pappu, “MICROSTRUCTURE EVOLUTION IN TANTALUM SHAPED CHARGE SLUGS AND EXPLOSIVELY FORMED PENETRATORS”, (M.S., 1995). Juan Carlos Sanchez, “OBLIQUE SHOCK LOADING OF COPPER RODS WITH DIFFERENT GRAIN SIZES”, (M.S., 1996). Reynalda Beltran, “THE EFFECTS OF DEFORMATION (STRAIN) AND GRAIN SIZE ON CARBIDE PRECIPITATION AND SENSITIZATION BEHAVIOR IN 304 STAINLESS STEEL”, (M.S., 1996). Juan Benito Marquez, “CHEMICAL ELEMENT AND MICROCRYSTALLINE CHARACTERIZATION OF DEBRIS PARTICLES FOUND ON THE NASA LONG DURATION EXPOSURE FACILITY (LDEF) SATELLITE”, Thesis defended but not bound. Deceased August 2, 1996. (M.S. awarded posthumously, 1996). Joel De Alba, “MICROSTRUCTURAL ISSUES IN STEAM POWER PLANT COMPONENTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGING AND FAILURE DIAGNOSTICS”, (M.S., 1996). Jesus M. Rivas, “MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT CRATER FORMATION IN METALLIC TARGETS”, (Ph.D., 1996). Everaldo Ferreyra Tello, “EFFECT OF INITIAL MICROSTRUCTURE ON HIGH VELOCITY AND HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT CRATERING AND CRATER-RELATED MICROSTRUCTURES IN THICK COPPER TARGETS”, (M.S., 1996). (UTEP College of Engineering and University Best Thesis Award, 1998). Stella Chavez Quinones, “MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LOW-VELOCITY AND HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT CRATER CROSS-SECTIONS IN OFHC COPPER TARGETS”, (Ph.D., 1996). Stephanie M. Carvalho, “GLASTIC COMPOSITE PROTOTYPES: A MATERIALS ALTERNATIVE FOR RECYCLING PLASTIC AND GLASS WASTE”, (M.S., 1996). Christine Kennedy, “MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MECHANICALLY ALLOYED W-HfC AND W-BASED ALLOYS FOR KINETIC ENERGY PENETRATOR APPLICATIONS”, (M.S. 1997). Elizabeth A. Trillo, “THE EFFECT OF GRAIN BOUNDARY MISORIENTATION ON SENSITIZATION AND CARBIDE PRECIPITATION IN 304 STAINLESS STEEL” (Ph.D., 1997). Julio G. Maldonado, “CORROSION SENSITIZATION BEHAVIOR AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF LIQUID-NITROGEN-DEFORMED AUSTENITIC 304 STAINLESS STEELS” (PH.D., 1997). Alicia Ayala, “MICROSTRUCTURAL PHENOMENA AND MATERIAL - INTERACTION ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH IMPACT CRATERS IN 1100 ALUMINUM TARGETS CREATED BY SODA-LIME GLASS SPHERES” (M.S. 1998). Maria Posada “RE-EXAMINATION AND OVERVIEW OF EXFOLIATION CORROSION OCCURRING IN 2024 Al ALLOY AGING AIRCRAFT BODY SKINS” (M.S., 1998). Ying Li, “MICROSTRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS IN A FRICTION-STIR WELDED BIMETALLIC SYSTEM - 6061 and 2024 ALUMINUM”, (M.S., 1999). J. A. (Tony) Marquez, “AN INVESTIGATION OF THE MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ELECTROCHEMICALLY COATED Ag4Sn DENTAL PARTICLES CONDENSED IN VITRO”, (Ph.D., 1999). Efrain Almanza Casas, “A COMPARISON OF SENSITIZATION KINETICS IN 304 AND 316 STAINLESS STEELS”, (Ph.D., 1999). Haydy M. Obispo, “COPPER DEPOSITION DURING THE CORROSION OF ALUMINUM ALLOY 2024 IN SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS”, (M.S., 1999). Ricardo D. Flores, "FRICTION-STIR WELDING OF METALS AND ALLOYS: FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES OF SOLID-STATE AND INTERCALATED FLOW", (M.S., 2000).

Robert L. Cervantes, "A CORROSION STUDY OF ALUMINUM 2524 MICRO CONSTITUENTS AND THE CONSEQUENT MECHANISM FOR COPPER DEPOSITION ON THE SURFACE OF THE ALLOY", (M.S. 2000). Samuel Benevides, "LOW TEMPERATURE FRICTION-STIR WELDING", (M.S., 2000). Everaldo Ferreyra, "THE METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE OF THE CARIBBEAN STEEL DRUM", (Ph.D., 2000). Sridhar Pappu, "HYDROCODE AND MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF EXPLOSIVELY FORMED PENETRATORS", (Ph.D., 2000). Christine Kennedy, "BALLISTIC PERFORATION OF OFHC Cu AND 7039 Al TARGETS: MICROSTRUCTURAL AND HYDROCODE STUDY", (Ph.D., 2000). Felix Contreras, "MICROSTRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL EVOLUTION OF A FRICITON-STIR WELDED BERYLLIUM-ALUMINUM ALLOY" (M.S., 2001) David A. Roberson, "A STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF WC PROJECTILES INTO HARD AND SOFT CU TARGETS" (M.S., 2001). Gaurav Sharma, “A FRICTION-STIR WELDING STUDY OF COMMERCIAL SCANDIUM ALLOYS”, (M.S., 2001). Sajad H. Kazi, “A STUDY ON JOINING OF SIMILAR AND DISSIMILAR COMMERCIAL ALUMINUM ALLOYS BY FRICTION STIR WELDING”, (M.S., 2001). Fenomanana M. Randrianarivony, "EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS AND COMPUTER SIMULATIONS OF SPHERICAL ALUMINUM-ALLOY PROJECTED IMPACTING PLANE LIMESTONE TARGETS", (M.S. 2002). Jose Angel Esparza, "FRICTION-STIR WELDING OF THIXOMOLDED MAGNESIUM ALLOY AM60 AND WROUGHT MAGNESIUM ALLOY AZ31B" (M.S. 2002). Olga L. Valerio, “OBSERVATIONS AND SIMULATIONS OR THE LOW-VELOCITY-TO-HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT CRATER TRANSITION FOR A RANGE OF PENETRATOR DENSITIES INTO THICK ALUMINUM TARGETS (Ph.D. 2003). Rafael A. Prado, “EFFECTS OF TOOL GEOMETRY AND WELDING RATES ON THE TOOL WEAR BEHAVIOR AND SHAPE OPTIMIZATION IN FRICTION STIR WELDING OF ALUMINUM ALLOY 6061 + 20% Al2O3 MMC” (Ph.D. 2003). John J. Bang, “CHARACTERIZATION OF REPRESENTATIVE AMBIENT AIR ULTRAFINE AND NANOPARTICULATE MATTER IN THE EL PASO-JUAREZ METROPLEX: MORPHOLOGY, CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND SPECIATION” (Ph.D. 2003). (UTEP Outstanding Dissertation Award)

Benjamin Gonzalez, ”MICROBANDS, MICROTWINS, AND RELATED MICROSTRUCTURE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH IMPACT CRATERS IN LARGE GRAIN COPPER AND BRASS TARGETS: THE ROLE OF STACKING FAULT ENERGY” (M.S. 2003). Guillermo Fernandez, “CHARACTERIZATION OF TOOL WEAR AND WELD OPTIMIZATION IN THE FRICTION STIR WELDING OF CAST ALUMINUM 359 + 20% SiC METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITE” (M.S. 2004) Carlos Pizaña, “MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF LONG ROD BALLISTIC [001] SINGLE-CRYSTAL TUNGSTEN AND TUNGSTEN-TANTALUM ALLOY PENETRATION INTO STEEL TARGETS” (M.S. 2004) Norma Ugarte, (M.S. Project entitled: “NANOSTRUCTURED PLATINUM - TIN OXIDE BASED ELECTROCATALYST FOR OXYGEN REDUCTION POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS” (M.S. 2004) Valerie Hernandez, “EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS AND COMPUTER SIMULATIONS FOR METALLIC PROJECTILE FRAGMENTATION AND IMPACT CRATER DEVELOPMENT IN METAL TARGETS” (M.S. 2004)

Anand Somasekharan, “FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES OF FRICTION-STIR WELDING (FSW) OF MAGNESIUM ALLOYS TO 6061-T6 ALUMINUM AND FSW OF DISSIMILAR MAGNESIUM ALLOYS” (Ph.D. 2005) Erika V. Esquivel, “FUNDAMENTAL MICROSTRUCTURAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE PLASTIC DEFORMATION: APPLICATIONS OF TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY” (Ph.D. 2005) Karla Soto, “A TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM) STUDY OF SOOT, CARBON NANOTUBES, AND RELATED FULLERENE NANOPOLYHEDRA IN COMMON FUEL-GAS COMBUSTION SOURCES”, (M.S. 2005) William C. Davis, “DEFORMATION EFFECTS RELATED TO PIN-TOOL GEOMETRY DURING FRICTION-STIR WELDING OF ALUMINUM ALLOY 6061” (M.S. 2005) Tushar D. Ponda, “OPTIMIZATION OF THE ARC EVAPORATION METHOD TO SYNTHESIZE MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES BY INTRODUCTION OF TIRE POWDER MATERIAL INTO THE ARC” (M.S. 2005) Shalyna Lair, “COMPUTATIONAL MODELING AND COMPARISON OF ENERGETIC TRENDS IN VARIOUS CARBON NANOTUBE SYSTEMS” (M.S. 2005). Carlos Pizana, “SOLID-STATE FLOW, MECHANICAL ALLOYING AND MELT-RELATED PHENOMENA FOR [001] SINGLE-CRYSTAL W BALLISTIC ROD PENETRATION INTERACTING WITH STEEL TARGETS” (Ph.D. 2006) Fabiola Martinez, “ADIABATIC SHEAR BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH PLUG FORMATION AND PENETRATION IN Ti-6Al-4V TARGETS: FORMATION, STRUCTURE, AND PERFORMANCE” (M.S. 2006). Noe G. Alba-Baena, “MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF SHOCK-WAVE CONSOLIDATED NANO AND MICRON-SIZED Al/SiC AND Al/Al2O3 TWO-PHASE SYSTEMS CHARACTERIZED BY LIGHT AND ELECTRON METALLOGRAPHY” (Ph.D. 2006). Ye Shi, “CHARACTERIZATION AND COMPARISON OF SPECIATED ATMOSPHERIC CARBONACEOUS (SOOT) PARTICULATES AND THEIR POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON CONTENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PASO DEL NORTE AIRSHED ALONG THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER” (Ph.D. 2006). Hector Sandoval, “Functionalizing Epoxy-Based Stereolithography Resins Using Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes” (M.S., 2006) (Co-advisor) Wayne Salas, “Explosive Shock-Wave Consolidation of Aluminum Powder/Carbon Nanotube Aggregate Mixtures: Optical and Electron Metallography” (M.S., 2006).

678. “Study of Friction Stir Welded A319 and A413 Aluminum Casting Alloy”, with N. A. Rodriquez, E. Almanza, and C. J. Alvarez, Journal of Materials Science, 2005, vol. 40, pp. 4307-4312.

679. “Cytotoxicity Assessment of Some Carbon Nanotubes and Related Carbon Nanoparticle Aggregates and the

Implications for Anthropogenic Carbon Nanotube Aggregates in the Environment”, with K. M. Garza, K. F. Soto, A. Carrasco, T. G. Powell, D. A. Ramirez, P. A. Guerrero, D. A. Lopez, and J. Venzor, III, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2005, vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 31-42.

680. “Comparative In Vitro Cytotoxicity Assessment of Some Manufactured Nanoparticulate Materials Characterized by

Transmission Electron Microscopy”, with K. F. Soto, A. Carrasco, T. G. Powell, and K. M. Garza, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2005, vol. 7, pp. 145-169.

681. “The Role of Dynamic Recrystallization in [001] Single-Crystal W and W-Ta Alloy Ballistic Rod Penetration into Steel

Targets”, with C. Pizaña, E. V. Esquivel, C-Y. Piña, M. T. Baquera, I. A. Anchondo, and L. S. Magness, submitted to Journal of Materials Science, 2005, vol. 40, pp. 4849-4857.

682. “Chemistry and Nanoparticulate Compositions of a 10,000 Year-Old Ice Core Melt Water”, with E. V. Esquivel, J. J.

Bang, G. de la Rosa, and J. L. Gardea-Torresdey, Water Research, vol. 38, No. 19 (2004), pp. 4282-4296. 683. “TEM Observations of a 30 Million Year Old Mountain Leather Nanofiber Mineral Composite”, with E. V. Esquivel,

M. I. Lopez, P. C. Goodell, Materials Characterization, 2005, vol. 54, pp. 458-465. 684 “Microstructural Details of Friction-Stir Weld Interfaces, with A. Somasekharan, in Friction Stir Welding and

Processing III, J. V. Jata, et al. (eds.), The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) Warrendale, PA, 2005, pp. 261-268.

685. “Experimental Observations and Computer Simulations for Metallic Projectile Fragmentation and Impact Crater

Development in Thick Metal Targets”, with V. S. Hernandez and I. A. Anchondo, International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2006, vol. 32, pp. 1981-1999.

686. “Biological Effects of Nanoparticulate Materials”, with K. F. Soto, A. Carrasco, T. G. Powell, and K. M. Garza,

submitted to Materials Science and Engineering C, 2006, vol. 26, pp. 1421-1427. 687. “Deformation Effects in Shocked Metals and Alloys”, (Invited) with E. V. Esquivel, in Energetic Materials

Deformation at High Strain Rates, a special issue of Materials Science and Technology, vol. 22, No. 4, 2006, pp. 438-452.

688. “Grain Boundary Contributions to Deformation and Solid-State Flow in Severe Plastic Deformation”, with E. V.

Esquivel, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2005, vol. 409, pp. 13-23. 689. “Carbon Nanotubes and Other Fullerenes Produced from Tire Powder Injected into an Electric Arc”, with D. K.

Brown, E. V. Esquivel, T. D. Ponda, F. Martinez and A. Virgen, Materials Characterization, vol. 55, 2005, pp. 371-377.

690. “End Cap Nucleation of Carbon Nanotubes”, with S. L. Lair, W. C. Herndon, and S. A. Quinones, Carbon, vol. 44,

2006, pp. 447-455. 691. “Carbon Nanotube Dispersions in Epoxy-Based Stereolithography Resins for Unique Applications” with J. H.

Sandoval. K. F. Soto, and R. B. Wicker, Journal of Materials Science, 2006, in press. 692. “Combustion-Generated Nanoparticulates in the El Paso, TX, USA/Juarez, Mexico Metroplex: Their Comparative

Characterization and Potential for Adverse Health Effects”, with K. F. Soto, K. M. Garza, P. A. Guerrero, F. Martinez, E. V. Esquivel, D. A. Ramirez, Y. Shi J. J. Bang, and J. Venzor, III, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 3, No. 1, 2006, pp. 48-68.

693. “Characterization of Complex, Solid-State Flow and Mixing in the Friction-Stir Welding (FSW) of Aluminum Alloy

6061-T6 to Magnesium Alloy AZ91D Using Color Metallography”, with A. C. Somasekharan, Journal of Materials Science, 2006, vol.

694. “DRX-Induced Solid-State Flow and Projectile-Target Mixing During [001] Single-Crystal Tungsten Rod Penetration into Steel Targets”, with C. Pizaña, I. A. Anchondo, C. Y. Piña, M. T. Baquera, T. L. Tamoria, H. C. Chen, and S. Cytorn, Proceedings of 14th APS Topical Conference-Shock Compression of Condensed Matter 2005,” 2006, pp. 1395-1398.

695. “Nanotailoring Stereolithography Resins for Unique Applications Using Carbon Nanotubes”, with J. H. Sandoval, L.

Ochoa, A. Hernandez, O. Lozoya, K. F. Soto, and R. B. Wicker, in Proc. 16th Solid Free Form Fabrication Symposium, 2005.

696. “Adiabatic Shear Bands Associated with Plug Formation and Penetration in Ti-6Al-4V Targets: Formation,

Structure, and Performance: A Preliminary Study”, with F. Martinez, E. V. Esquivel, M. I. Lopez, S. M. Gaytan, D. A. Lopez, A. Ramirez, D. A. Ramirez, P. A. Guerrero, C. Pizana, I. Anchondo, B. E. Schuster, and M. Fermin-Coker, Proc. Of Sessions & Symposia (S. Howard, et al. eds.) TMS publication, 2006, pp. 137-142 (CD).

697. “Comparison of Dislocation and Other Deformation Microstructures in As-Grown, Compression Tested, and

Ballistically Penetrated W Single-Crystal Rods”, with M. T. Baquera, C. Pizana, T. L. Tamoria, H. C. Chen, and S. J. Cytron, ibid., pp. 143-148 (CD).

698. “Metallurgical and Acoustical Characterization of an Aluminum Alloy (6061) Caribbean Pan”, with E. V. Esquivel, S.

C. Lawrie, M. I. Lopez, S. L. Lair, K. F. Soto, S. M. Gayton, D. Bujanda, R. G. Kerns, P. A. Guerrero, J. A. Flores, Materials Characterization, 2006, vol. 57, pp. 232-243.

699. “Mechanical Alloying and Related Solid-State Flow and Mixing of Single-Crystal Tungsten Ballistic Penetrator and

Steel Target Material”, with C. Pizana, A. Putrevu, T. L. Tamoria, H. C. Chen, and S. T. Cytron, in Ultrafine Grained Materials, Z. T. Zhou, T. G. Langdon, Z. Horita, M. J. Zehetbauer, S. L. Semiatin and T. C. Lowe (eds.), TMS (The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society), Warrendale, PA, 2006, pp. 139-144.

700. “Biological Issues in Materials Science and Engineering: Interdisciplinarity and the Bio-Materials Paradigm”, JOM

(July), 2006, pp. 23-33.

701. “Cytotoxic Effects of Aggregated Nanomaterials”, with K. F. Soto and K. M. Garza, Acta Biomaterialia, 2007, in press.

702. “Carbon Nanotubes in Wood Soot”, with P. A. Guerrero, Atmospheric Science Letters, 2006, Vol. 7, pp. 93-95. .

703. “Solid State Flow, Mechanical Alloying, and Melt-Related Phenomena for [001] Single-Crystal W Ballistic Rod

Penetrators Interacting with Steel Targets”, with C. Pizana, M. T. Baquera, I. A. Anchondo, A. Putrevu, C. Y. Piña, T. L. Tamoria, T. C. Chen, and S. J. Cytron, Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 428, 2006, pp. 301-313.

704. “Energetic Trends of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Ab Initio Calculations”, with S. L. Lair and W. C. Herndon,

Journal of Materials Science, 2007, vol. 42, pp. 1819-1827.

705. “Characterization and Comparison of Aluminum 2-Phase Composites Consisting of Micrometric and Nanometric Ceramic Second Phases Consolidated by Explosive Shock-Wave Compaction, with N. G. Alba-Baena, A. Loya-Puga, W. Salas, R. M. Arrowood and D. E. Bujanda, in Nanocomposites – Their Science, Technology, and Applications, J. Schneider, F.D.S. Marquis, L. Schadler, K. Simmons (eds.), TMS, Warrendale, PA, 2006, pp.

706. “Characterization and Comparison of Speciated Atmospheric Carbonaceous (Soot) Particulates and Their

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contents in the Context of the Paso del Norte Airshed Along the U.S.-Mexico Border”, with Y. Shi, K. F. Soto, P. A. Guerrero, W-Y. Lee and D. A. Ramirez, submitted to Environmental Research, 2006.

707. “Dynamic Deformation and Adiabatic Shear Microstructures Associated with Ballistic Plug Formation and Fracture in

Ti-6Al-4V Targets”, with F. Martinez, A. Ramirez, M. I. Lopez, S. M. Gaytan, and B. E. Schuster, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2007, vol. 454A, pp. 581-589.

708. “Characterization of Micro and Nano Second Phase/2-Phase Regimes Created by Explosive Shock-Wave

Consolidation of Powder Mixtures”, with N. G. Alba-Baena and W. Salas, submitted to Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2006.

709. “Dynamic Recrystallization: The Dynamic Deformation Regime”, submitted to Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2007, in press.

710. “Explosive Shock-Wave Consolidation of Aluminum Powder/Carbon Nanotube Aggregate Mixtures: Optical and

Electron Metallography”, with W. Salas and N. G. Alba-Baena, submitted to Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2006.

711. “Use of WEDM in the Characterizaiton Process of Al/2-Phase Systems Consolidated by Multilayer Cylindrical

Dynamic Compaction Method”, with N. G. Alba-Baena, A. Loya-Puga, W. Salas, Materials Science Forum, vols. 546-549, 2007, pp. 1541-1546.

712. “Direct Contact Cytotoxicity Assays for Filter-Collected, Carbonaceous (soot) Nanoparticulate Material and

Observations of Long Cell Response”, with K. F. Soto, K. M. Garza and Y. Shi, submitted to Journal of Nanotoxicology, 2007.

713. “Health Hazards of Manufactured, Natural Environmental, and Other Anthropogenic Atmospheric Nanoparticulate

Materials: Past, Present and Future”, with K. F. Soto and K. M. Garza, Chap. 1 in Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, a monograph, edited by A. Oechsner, W. Ahmed, and N. Ali, Trans Tech. Publishers, Switzerland, 2007.

714. “Metallurgical and Acoustical Characterization of a Hydroformed, 304 Stainless Steel, Caribbean-style Musical

Pan”, with S. M. Gaytan, M. I. Lopez, D. E. Bujanda, E. Martinez, G. Whitmyre, and H. Price, Materials Characterization, in press, 2007.