Diff. and Therm. Prop. Group Staff

	Diffraction and Thermophysical Properties Group

	Gerard M. Ludtka Position: Distinguished R&D Staff Member Education Discipline: Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Science Broad Fields of Endeavor: Physical and mechanical metallurgy Phase Transformation Optimized materials’ performance Materials processing Education: Ph.D. (Metallurgy and Materials Science) Carnegie Mellon University. M.S. (Materials Engineering) Drexel University B.S. (Metallurgical Engineering) Drexel University Societies and Professional Activities: Phi Eta Sigma, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Sigma Mu, and Sigma Xi ASM International since 1969 TMS-AIME Metallurgical Professional Society since 1969 AMS International Program Committee, Detroit Chapter, 1980 ASM International Young Members and Student Affairs Committee, Detroit Chapter, 1981-1982 ASM International Educational Symposium Committee, Oak Ridge Chapter, 1992, 2000 Department of Energy E. O. LAWRENCE MEMORIAL AWARD for Materials Research, 1994 International Hall of Fame – The Inventors Club of America – Advanced Tech. Award, 1993 Five DOE Weapons Complex Awards of Excellence 1989, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000 Three Martin Marietta Energy Systems Awards of Excellence 1985, 1991, 1993. Three Y-12 Plant Awards of Excellence 1985, 1989, 1991. The QUENCH SIMULATOR was selected by the U.S. Navy as a Best Manufacturing Practices Project. ASM International Fellow, 2004 Scope of Research: Physical and mechanical metallurgy of structural alloys Characterization of phase transformation kinetics and dilation strains Development and implementation of optimized materials’ performance and materials processing through microstructure optimization and validated, parametric sensitivity study computer simulations. Ultra High Magnetic Field Processing of Materials Publications - List of Staff Member's Publications Contact: Gerard M. Ludtka Metals and Ceramics Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory P.O. Box 2008 MS6064, Bldg. 4515 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6064 Phone: (865) 574-5098 Fax: (865) 574-3940 E-mail: ludtkagm1@ornl.gov
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