Chemical Engineer

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• Database Design
• Data Acquisition Software

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Judith.V.Auping@nasa.gov

Burner Rig Operations

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• Burner rig operations
• Computerized facility operations
• Hot corrosion testing of materials
• Temperature and thermo-mechanical fatigue testing of materials
• High temperature measurement of materials using various pyrometry systems

Go to MACH 0.3 BURNER RIGS

Go to PLASMA SPRAY FACILITY

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Joyce A.Dever
Branch Chief

Materials Research Engineer

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• Space environmental durability of spacecraft external surfaces and coatings
• Spacecraft thermal control materials and coatings
• Solar ultraviolet radiation effects testing

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Senior Materials Research Technician

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• Metallography
• Dilatometry testing
• Sample preparation
• Particle size analysis
• Scattering electron microscopy
• Differential thermal analyzer operation
• Differential scanning calorimeter operation

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Ceramic Engineer

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• Thermogravimetric analysis
• Burner rig testing of materials
• Scanning electron microscopy
• High temperature mass spectrometry
• High temperature oxidation/corrosion of ceramics/metals
• Plasma spray of thermal/environmental barrier coatings

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Go to PLASMA SPRAY FACILITY

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Physicist

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• Theoretical solid state physics
• Atomistic Monte Carlo methods
• Molecular dynamics
• Semi-empirical and ab initio energy methods
• Computer-aided design of materials

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Materials Research Technologist

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• Hydrogen annealing
• Thermogravimetric analysis
• Metallographic specimen preparation
• High-Temperature Vacuum Hot-Press
• Controlled atmosphere heat treatments

Go to VACUUM HOT PRESS FACILITY

Go to THEROMGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS LAB

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High Temperature Chemist

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• High temperature chemistry
• High temperature mass spectrometry
• High temperature corrosion/oxidation of ceramics

Go to MASS SPECTROMETRY LAB

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Chemical Engineer

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• Statistical experimental design and analysis
• Conductive and non-linear optical properties of polymers
• Design, synthesis and characterization of new polymers with improved properties
• High field multinuclear NMR of solution and solid samples of polymers and ceramics
• Study of cure and degradation mechanisms of polymers and ceramics by solid NMR

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Materials Engineer

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• Thermal barrier coatings, focussing on high temperature cyclic testing

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Materials Research Engineer

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• High temperature oxidation of overlay coatings
• Modeling interdiffusion of coating and substrates
• Modeling transport associated with high temperature oxidation

Go to PVD COATING LABORATORY

Go to CYCLIC OXIDATION LABORATORY

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Materials Research Engineer

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• High temperature chemistry
• Surface and microstructure analysis
• High temperature oxidation/volatilization/corrosion of ceramics
• Environmental and Thermal Barrier Coating (EBC and TBC) development and characterization

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Materials Research Engineer

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• Oxide defect chemistry
• Effects of high temperature water vapor on ceramics
• High temperature oxidation and volatilization of ceramics

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High Pressure Burner Rig Operations and Support

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• Burner rig operations
• Testing of Environmental and Thermal Barrier Coatings (EBC and TBC)
• Thermal fatigue testing of advanced ceramic coatings
• High temperature measurement of materials using various pyrometry systems

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Office Assistant
Illustrator

 

 

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Materials Research Engineer

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• Deformation and fracture behavior of metals and alloys, intermetallic alloys (NiAl, NbAl₃, Cr₃Si and TiAl), ionic salts, and composites with particular emphasis on high temperature creep and creep rupture
• Processing technology: arc-melting; induction melting; extrusion, hot pressing; hiping; arc-spray; directional solidification, heat treatment
• Alloy development and microstructural characterization
• Microstructure-property relationships
• Oxidation behavior
• Creep modeling

Sub-project management, Crack Resistant Materials, ULTRASAFE Project

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Senior Technologist in Materials (RX)

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• Adhesion of alumina scales
• Microstructure of alumina scales
• High temperature oxidation of metals and ceramics
• Low-sulfur, oxidation resistant single crystal superalloys
• Scale volatility and recession of Si-based ceramics in combustion atmospheres

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Go to CYCLIC OXIDATION LABORATORY

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Materials Research Engineer

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• High temperature oxidation
• Thermal shock behavior of ceramics
• Fracture resistance of ceramic-metal interfaces
• Stress measurement of oxide film-alloy systems
• Thermal barrier coating response modeling under high heat flux conditions
• Processing and thermal fatigue testing of advanced ceramic coating systems

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