College of Engineering UC Davis

Curriculum Vitae

  1. Education
  2. Principal Fields of Interest
  3. Research Funding
  4. Academic Appointments, University of California, Davis
  5. Academic Appointments, University of California, Irvine
  6. History of Other Academic Appointments
  7. Awards Received
  8. Memberships in Boards of Review and Advisory Roles
  9. Publications
    1. Journal Papers
    2. Papers in Conference Proceedings
    3. a. Books, b. Book Chapters
    4. Invited Papers
    5. Book Reviews
    6. Edited Books and Journals
    7. Invited Lectures and Seminars
  10. Reviewing Activities
    1. Book proposal reviewer for the following publishers
    2. Proposal Reviewer for the following agencies
    3. Reviewer for the following journals

9. Publications

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(v). Book Reviews
B1. E. J. Lavernia: Review of the Book Toughened Composites, edited by Norman L. Johnson, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 461-462, 1989.
B2. E. J. Lavernia: Review of the Book Superplasticity in Aerospace, edited by H. C. Heikkenen and T. R. McNelley, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 619-620, 1989.
B3. E. J. Lavernia and J. Wolfenstine: Review of the Book Superplasticity and Superplastic Forming, edited by C. H. Hamilton and N.E. Paton, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 233-234, 1989.
B4. E. J. Lavernia: Review of the Book Cast Reinforced Metal Composites, edited by S. G. Fishman and A. K. Dhingra, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, in press, 1990.
B5. E. J. Lavernia: Review of the Book Structural Composites: Design and Processing Technologies, Materials and Processing Report, Vol. 5, No. 11, p. 12, 1991.
B6. E. J. Lavernia: Review of the Book Science of Advanced Materials, Materials and Processing Report, Vol. 6, No. 2, p. 9, May 1991.
B7. E. J. Lavernia: Review of the Book Structural Applications of Mechanical Alloying, Materials and Processing Report, Vol. 6, No. 6, p. 9, pp. 12-13, September 1991.
B8. M. Gupta and E. J. Lavernia: Review of the Book Advanced Structural Materials, Materials Technology, Vol. 8, No. 7/8, p. 9, pp. 166-167, July/August 1993.
B9. E. J. Lavernia: Review of the Book X-ray Diffraction-A Practical Approach, by C. Suryanarayana and M. Grant Norton, Materials Science and Engineering A, in press, 1999.
(vi). Edited Books and Journals
E1. E. J. Lavernia, H. Henein and I. Anderson, Synthesis and Analysis in Materials Processing: Advances in Characterization and Diagnostics of Ceramic and Metal and Ceramic Materials, The Metallurgical Society, Warrendale, PA, 1990; 95 pages.
E2. M. Gungor, E. J. Lavernia and S. G. Fishman, Advanced Metal Matrix Composites for Elevated Temperature Applications, American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio, 1991; 219 pages.
E3. E. J. Lavernia and M. Gungor, Microstructural Design by Solidification Processing, The Metallurgical Society, Warrendale, PA, 1990; 251 pages.
E4. J. Moore, E. J. Lavernia and S. Froes, International Conference on the Synthesis of Engineered Structural Materials, American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio, 1993; 150 pages.
E5. T. S. Srivatsan and E. J. Lavernia, Processing, Fabrication and Manufacturing of Metal Matrix Composites, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, N. Y., N. Y., 1993; 265 pages.
E6. E. Chen, A. Crowson, E. Lavernia, W. Ebihara and P. Kumar Tantalum, TMS, Anaheim, CA, 1996; 348 pages.
E7. S. P. Marsh, J. A. Dantzig, R. Trivedi, W. Hofmeister, M. G. Chu, E. J. Lavernia, J-H. Chun, Solidification 1998, Solidification Committee of the Materials Design and Manufacturing Division of TMS, Indianapolis, IN, 1997, and San Antonio, TX, 1998; 532 pages.
E8. L. Greer, ML. Atzmon, L. Battezzati, M. Umemoto, E. J. Lavernia, International Journal of Non-Equilibrium Processing, Vol. 10, No. 2, 1997.
E9. M. Koiwa, G. Kostorz and C. C. Koch, Materials Science & Engineering A, Vol. 244, No. 1, March 31,1998; guest editors, L. L. Shaw, E. J. Lavernia, S. Krishnamurthy and W. S. Chen.
(vii). Invited Lectures and Seminars
L1. "The Potential of Liquid Dynamic Compaction for Composite Fabrication", lecture presented at the Materials Processing Center Workshop on Processing, Structure, Properties and Performance of Metal Matrix Composites, M.I.T., May 8, 1985.
L2. "The Effect of Processing Parameters on Atomization", lecture presented at the Rapid Solidification Symposium offered during the Independent Activities Period at M.I.T., Jan. 9, 1986.
L3. "Liquid Dynamic Compaction of High Strength Aluminum Alloys", lecture presented at Pechiney Research and Development Center, Voreppe, France, April 15, 1986.
L4. "Liquid Dynamic Compaction: A Rapid Solidification Technique", lecture presented at Vacuumschmelze, GMBH, Hanau, West Germany, April 21, 1986.
L5. "The Effects of Processing Parameters on the Mechanical Behavior of Al and Fe Based Alloys Processed by LDC", lecture presented at Centro Sperimentale Metallurgico, Rome, Italy, Sept. 9, 1986.
L6. "A Mathematical Model of the Heat Flow Behavior During Liquid Dynamic Compaction of Aluminum Alloys", lecture presented at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheeva, Israel, February 3, 1987.
L7. "Structure and Properties of High Strength Aluminum Alloys Produced by the Liquid Dynamic Compaction Technique", lecture presented at the Technion Institute, Haifa, Israel, February 5, 1987.
L8. "Liquid Dynamic Compaction: A Novel Materials Technology", lecture presented at the Swedish Institute for Metals Research, Stockholm, Sweden, November 18, 1987.
L9. "Liquid Dynamic Compaction", lecture presented at Helsinki University of Technology, Otaenimi, Finland, November 20, 1987.
L10. "Advanced Materials by Spray Atomization and Deposition", lecture presented at Outokumpu OY, Pori, Finland, November 23, 1987.
L11. "Atomization and Spray Deposition of Metals", lecture presented at the Materials Science and Technology Division of the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington D.C., June 22, 1988.
L12. "The Use of Spray Atomization Technology for the Production of Metal Matrix Composites", lecture presented at the Advanced Composite Materials Corporation, Greer, South Carolina, July 21, 1988.
L13. "Microstructural Evolution During Spray Atomization and Deposition", lecture presented at Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan, November 1, 1988.
L14. "Advanced Processing of Materials", seminar on High Density Powder Metallurgy, Materials Processes and Applications, Metal Powder Industries Federation, March 17-19, 1989.
L15. "Solidification Behavior of Al-Li -SiCp Materials using Co-Deposition of Multi -Phase Materials", lecture presented at the symposium on: "Metal Spray Deposition - Theory, Applications and Manufacturing Technology", David Taylor Research Center, Annapolis, Maryland, March 16, 1990.
L16. "Composite Manufacturing Research", lecture presented at the Western Metal & Tool Exposition & Conference, WESTEC '90, Los Angeles, CA, March 28, 1990.
L17. "Interfacial Behavior during Processing of Metal Matrix Composites", lecture presented at the International Conference on Fifty Years of Evolution of Metallurgy, Calcutta, India, April 9, 1990; also presented at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, April 7, 1990.
L18. "Solidification Mechanisms during Spray Atomization and Co-Deposition", lecture presented at the Department of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Science of the University of California, San Diego, February 4, 1991.
L19. "The Effects of Processing Conditions on the Distribution of Ceramic Reinforcements during Spray Atomization and Co-Deposition", lecture presented at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, January 31, 1991.
L20. "Non-Equilibrium Processing of Advanced Structural Materials", lecture presented at the 27th National Heat Transfer Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, July 28-31, 1991.
L21. "Reactive Spray Processing of Metal Matrix Composites", lecture presented at the Aluminum Company of America Technical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, October 25, 1991.
L22. "Microstructural Mechanisms in Deposition Processes", lecture presented at the AFOSR/ONR Workshop on Innovative Processing of Intermetallic Materials and Metal Matrix Composites, Cornell University, Aurora, N. Y., May 18-20, 1992.
L23. "Rapid Solidification by the Twin-Fluid Atomization Technique", invited lecture presented at the II International Conference on Materials Science and sponsored by the National Academy of Materials Scientists (Mexico), Cancun, Mexico, September 20-25, 1992.
L24. "Interactions between Droplets and Ceramic Particulates", lecture presented at the Fall TMS Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1993.
L25. "Numerical Modeling of Reactive Spray Processing of Metal Matrix Composites", lecture presented at the Aluminum Company of America Technical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, November 21, 1992.
L26. "The Science and Technology of Discrete Droplet Processing", lecture presented at Seoul National University, First International Materials Science Symposium, organized by the National Science Foundation and the Korean Science Foundation Seoul, Korea, December 7-9, 1993.
L27. "Fundamentals of Microstructure during Spray Deposition of Composite Materials", lecture presented at Pohang Science and Technology University, Pohang, Korea, December 10, 1993.
L28. "Metal-Ceramic Interactions during Discrete Droplet Processing", lecture presented at the Symposium on Plasma Spraying, TMS Annual Meeting, Denver, Co, February 24, 1993.
L29. "Microstructure Evolution during Spray Processing of Metal Matrix Composites", lecture presented at NASA Langley Metallic Materials Division, Langley, VA, March 18, 1993.
L30. "Numerical Modeling of Reactive Spray Processing", lecture presented at the Reynolds Company, Richmond, VA, March 19, 1993.
L31. "Reactive Spray Processing for Dispersion Strengthened Materials", lecture presented at the Department of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Science of the University of California, San Diego, April 23, 1993.
L32. "Numerical Modeling of Reactive Spray Processing of Structural Composites", lecture presented at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the University of California, Los Angeles, April 30, 1993.
L33. "Numerical Modeling of Reactive Spray Processing of Structural Composites", lecture presented at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the Ohio State University, May 28, 1993.
L34. "Modeling of Spray Processing of Structural Composites", lecture presented at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Nihon University, Chiba, Japan, July 8, 1993.
L35. "Recent Developments in the Spray Processing of Structural Materials", lecture presented at the Science and Technology Research Center, Kobe Corp., Kobe, Japan, July 9, 1993.
L36. "Spray Deposited Materials: Microstructure, Properties and Applications", lecture presented at the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing, China, July 19, 1993.
L37. "Fundamental Transport Phenomena during Spray Atomization and Deposition", lecture presented at the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing, China, July 19, 1993.
L38. "Fundamentals of Ceramic-Droplet Interactions during Spray Atomization and Deposition", lecture presented at the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing, China, July 20, 1993.
L39. "In-Situ Metal Matrix Composites by Spray Atomization", lecture presented at the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing, China, July 20, 1993.
L40. "Spray Atomization and Deposition Processing of Metal Matrix Composites", lecture presented at the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing, China, July 21, 1993.
L41. "Damping Mechanisms in Metal Matrix Composites", lecture presented at the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing, China, July 21, 1993.
L42. "Rapidly Solidified Aluminum Alloys by Spray Atomization and Deposition", lecture presented at the Institute of Metals Research, Academia Sinica, Shenyang, China, July 23, 1993.
L43. "Spray Deposition of Metal Matrix Composites", lecture presented at the Institute of Metals Research, Academia Sinica, Shenyang, China, July 23, 1993.
L44. "Damping Mechanisms in Metal Matrix Composites", lecture presented at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics of the University of Michigan, October 22, 1993.
L45. "Numerical Simulation of Microporosity Evolution during Droplet Impingement", lecture presented at the Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, January 21, 1994.
L46. "Spray Atomization and Deposition of Elevated Temperature Materials", invited lecture presented at the Ford Research Center, Dearborn, MI, July 15, 1994.
L47. "Spray Atomization and Deposition: an Overview", invited lecture presented at the Alcoa Technical Center, Alcoa Center, PA, July 16, 1994.
L48. "Spray Atomization and Deposition Processing of MMCs", invited lecture presented at the III International Conference on Materials Science and sponsored by the National Academy of Materials Scientists (Mexico), Cancun, Mexico, September 26-29, 1994.
L49. "Damping Mechanisms in Spray Deposited MMCs", invited lecture presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, Texas A&M University, Texas, Monday October 10, 1994.
L50. "Interaction Mechanisms in Metal Matrix Composites", lecture presented at the Chinese MRS meeting, Beijing, China, November 14, 1994.
L51. "Fundamentals of Spray Atomization and Deposition", lecture presented at the Shanghai Iron and Steel Research Institute, Shanghai, China, November 16, 1994.
L52. "Discontinuously Reinforced Metal and Intermetallic Matrix Composites", lecture presented the Golden Gate Materials technology Conference, San Francisco, CA, February 1-3, 1995.
L53. "Mechanisms of Interaction between Atomized Droplets and Ceramic Particulates", lecture presented at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, May 19, 1995.
L54. "Superplastic Behavior of Spray Atomized Aluminum Alloys", lecture presented at NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, June 15, 1995.
L55. "Processing of Composite Materials using Spray Methods", lecture presented at ASM International San Fernando Chapter, San Jose, CA, January 10, 1996.
L56. "Transport Phenomena in Processing of Composite Materials using Spray Methods", lecture presented at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, February 21, 1996.
L57. "Influence of Particle Co-Injection on Droplet Behavior during Nucleation", lecture presented at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, October 25, 1996.
L58. "Droplet Ceramic Interactions during Processing of MMCs", lecture presented at University of California, Davis, CA, November 18, 1996.
L59. "Thermal Spraying of Nanocrystals", lecture presented in the Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering at The University of Washington, Seattle, WA, April 22, 1997.
L60. "Transport Phemonena during Droplet Processes", lecture presented in the Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering at Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, June 9, 1997.
L61. "Transport Phenomena in Droplet Based Manufacturing Processes", lecture presented at Composite Materials: Issues in Processing and Mechanics, Mexcalero, NM, October 5-8, 1997.
L62. "Transport Phenomena in Droplet Based Manufacturing Processes", conference proceedings, MRS 1997 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, December 1-5, 1997.
L63. "Fundamentals of Droplet Processes", lecture presented at the Beijing University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China, April 24, 1998.
L64. "Synthesis of Nanostructured Engineering Coatings by High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) Thermal Spraying", lecture presented at 216th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Boston, MA, August 23-28, 1998.
L65. "Manufacture of Metal Matrix Composite Materials using Droplet Based Processes", lecture presented at ASM International, Orange Coast Chapter Meeting, Boeing, Huntington Beach, CA, September 15, 1998.
L66. "Synthesis of Nanostructured Engineering Coatings by High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) Thermal Spraying", lecture presented at ASM International Materials Solutions conference, Rosemont, IL, October 12-15, 1998.
L67. "Fundamentals of HVOF Thermal Spraying of Ultra-Hard Nanocrystalline Coatings", lecture presented at The 43rd Annual Conference on Magnetism & Magnetic Materials, Miami, FL, November 9-12, 1998.
L68. "Fundamentals of Droplet Based Processes", lecture presented at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, November 19, 1998.
L69. "Atomization Fundamentals", lecture presented at New Horizons in Materials Science conference, Tlaxcala, Mexico, January 27-30, 1999.
L70. "Thermal Behavior of Nanostructured Materials", lecture presented at US Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, March 12, 1999.
L71. "HVOF Thermal Spraying of Nanocomposite Coatings", lecture presented at Nanocomposite Materials: Design and Applications, Anchorage, AL, March 28-April 2, 1999.
L72. "Nanostructured Coatings", lecture presented at ASM International Roundtable Discussion on Nanostructured Materials, Northridge, CA, May 21, 1999.
L73. "Thermal Spraying of Nanocrystalline Materials", lecture presented at 44th Sagamore Conference on Nanostructured Materials, sponsored by US-Army Research Office, Easton, MD, August 23-26, 1999.
L74. "Pattern Optimization during Spray Forming", lecture presented at Ford Motor Co., Detroit, MI, Sept. 7, 1999.
L75. "Spray Forming of Metal Matrix Composites" lecture presented at Particulate-Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites for Aerospace Applications Workshop, sponsored by Air Force Research Laboratory, Dayton, OH, Sept. 8-10, 1999.
L76. "Thermal Spraying of Nanocrystals" lecture presented at the Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Departments, University of Southern California, October 22, 1999.
L77. "Thermal Spraying of Nanostructured Systems" lecture presented at the Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Departments, University of Santa Maria (Center for Naval Studies), Valparaiso, Chile, December 3, 1999
L78. "Properties and Synthesis of Nanostructured Systems" lecture presented at the Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Departments, National University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, December 6, 1999
L79. "Spray Forming of Metal Matrix Composites for Automotive Applications" lecture presented at Annual Meeting of Automotive Engineering Society, Newport Beach, CA February 25, 2000.
L80. "Properties and Synthesis of Nanostructured Systems" lecture presented at the Symposium entitled: Ultra fine-grained Materials, TMS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, and March 2000.
L81. "Synthesis of Nanocomposites Coatings" lecture presented at the Symposium entitled: Surface Engineering in Materials Science, TMS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, March 2000.
L82. "Fundamentals of the Spray Forming Process, " Plenary Lecture, in Conference Proceedings of the First International Conference on Atomization and Spray Deposition, pp. 17-36, 26-28 June 2000, Bremen, Germany.
L83. "Thermal Spraying of Nanocrystalline Materials: Fundamental Issues," Iketani Foundation International Meeting on Frontiers in Materials, June 30, 2000, Ritsumeika, Japan.
L84. "Nanostructured Materials: Coatings and Bulk Materials," NASA Langley, Norfolk, VA. Thursday October 6, 2000.
L85. "Synthesis and Behavior of Nanostructured Coatings," Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Michigan, October 17, 2000.
L86. "Science and Application of Nanostructured Coatings," NanoMaterials Workshop, CNRS-NSF, France-USA-Canada, Montreal Canada, October 24, 2000.
L87. "Mathematical Modeling of HVOF Spraying of Nanostructured Materials: An Overview," 2000 ASME meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 7, 2000.
L88. "Thermal Spraying of Nanocrystalline Systems: Fundamental Issues," Materials Science and Engineering Department, Northwestern University, February 20, 2001.
L89. "The Future of Nanotechnology: A Vision Statement," Plenary Speaker, NEXT Initiative, National Science Foundation, February 21, 2001.
L90. "Mathematical Modeling and Behavior of Nanostructured Materials: An Overview," Materials Science and Engineering Department, Hangyan University, Seoul, South Korea, April 25, 2001.
L91. "Nanocrystalline Systems: Fundamental Issues," Annual Meeting, Korean Materials Society, Pusan, South Korea, April 26, 2001.
L92. "Solid State Alloying of Nanostructured Fe-Zn Binary System," 2002 TMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, Feb. 17-22, 2002.
L93. "Microstructure, Thermal Stability and Mechanical Behavior of Cryomilled Al Alloys," 2002 TMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, Feb. 17-22, 2002.

10. Reviewing Activities

(i). Book proposal reviewer for the following publishers

CRC Press, Florida
Allyn & Bacon, Massachusetts
Cambridge University Press, Massachusetts

(ii). Proposal Reviewer for the following agencies

Army Research Office
University Technology Transfer Inc.
National Science Foundation
Idaho State Board of Education
U.S.-Israel Binational Fund (NSF)
Israel Science Foundation (ISF)
US Department
U.S. Research and Development Foundation for the Independent
States of the Former Soviet Union
Fonds zur Forderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Austria)

(iii). Reviewer for the following journals

International Journal of Powder Metallurgy
Journal of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Journal of Atomization and Sprays
Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia
Acta Metallurgica et Materialia
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions
NanoStructured Materials
Journal of Materials Synthesis and Processing
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Journal of Materials Science
Journal of Materials Research
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
P/M Science & Technology Briefs
Thin Solid Films
Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science
Powder Technology
Journal of Materials Processing Technology
Computational Materials Science
Journal of Thermal Spray Technology
Mechanics of Materials
Journal of Alloy and Compounds
Philosophical Magazine Letters

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