MSE 492/627 Mini-Symposium Program

MSE 492/627 Mini-Symposium Preliminary Program
*December 12, 2008, Wilsdorf Hall, Room 101*
10.00-10.35:	John Duda Investigation of the influence of atomic mass mismatch on thermal boundary conductance
10.35-11.10:	Erin Carson Manipulation of Johnson's EAM potential parameters to fit experimental melting temperature in pure metals and alloys
11.10-11.45:	Eaman Tahir Computational study of laser-induced generation of point defects in a Cr target
11.45-12.20:	Justin Erwin Molecular dynamics simulation of sputtering by ion bombardment of a binary system representing a dirty water ice
12.20-12.55:	Cyrus Dreyer Atomistic computational study of the effect of crystal defects on the propagation of an acoustic wave through a copper lattice

12.55 - 13.25:	Pizza Break

13.25-14.00:	Marshall Tabetah Simulation of the kinetics of cluster formation from metal atoms released in laser-induced decomposition of metallo-organic precursors dissolved in a molecules matrix
14.00-14.35:	Matthew Rippe Deposition of fullerene films on graphite in the presence of step edges and scores
14.35-15.10:	Christopher Nolph Simulation of self-organization of Mn atoms on Si (001) (2x1) dimerized surface in the presence of vacancies
15.10-15.45:	William Kulpatrick Generation of nanoporous material by rapid quenching from a supercritical state
15.45-16.20:	Prateeksha Satyamoorthy Computational investigation of the thermal logic gate - a nonlinear device exhibiting the "negative differential thermal resistance" effect
16.20-16.55:	Vipul Gupta Molecular dynamics simulation of fatigue crack propagation
Early presentation (December 4): William Jacobs Atomistic modeling of the beta phase (Al₃Mg₂) precipitation on grain boundaries in an aluminum-magnesium alloy

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