Oral Presentations

(Flight Investigations and Ground Investigations)

All flight principal investigators and 1996 NRA Ground principal investigators are scheduled for oral presentations as listed below alphabetically. The investigation Id # should be used in uploading the research report files to the ftp site.

Mission Complete Investigations
USMP-4 Principal Investigators (30 minutes)

ID#	Principal Investigator	Investigation title
T01	Abbaschian, Reza	In situ monitoring of crystal growth using MEPHISTO
T02	Andrews, Barry	Wetting characteristics of immiscibles (Glovebox investigation)
T03	Fripp, Archibald	Growth of compound semiconductors in a low gravity environment
T04	Glicksman, Martin	The isothermal dendritic growth experiment (IDGE)
T05	Lehoczky Sandor	Growth of solid solution single crystals
T06	Stefanescu, Doru	Particle engulfment and pushing by solidifying interfaces (PEP) (Glovebox investigation)

Flight Investigations
1991 NRA Flight Principal Investigators (30 minutes)

ID#	Principal Investigator	Investigation title
T07	Andrews, Barry	Coupled growth in hypermonotectics
T08	Matthiesen, David	Diffusion processes in molten semiconductors
T09	Stefanescu, Doru	Particle engulfment and pushing by solidifying interfaces (PEP)

1994 NRA Flight Principal Investigators (30 minutes)

ID#	Principal Investigator	Investigation title
T10	Banish, R. M.	Self-diffusion in liquid elements
T11	Beckermann, Christoph	Equiaxed dendritic solidification experiment (EDSE)
T12	Johnson, William	Physical properties and processing of undercooled metallic glass forming melts
T13	Ostrogorsky, Aleksandar	Space- and ground-based crystal growth using magnetically coupled baffle
T14	Poirier, David	Comparison of structure and segregation in alloys directionally solidified in terrestrial and microgravity environments
T15	Su, Ching-Hua	Crystal growth of ZnSe and related ternary compound semiconductors by vapor transport
T16	Trivedi, Rohit	Interface pattern selection criterion for cellular structures in directional solidification
T17	Voorhees, Peter	Coarsening in solid-liquid mixtures

1996 NRA Flight Principal Investigators (20 minutes unless otherwise noted)

ID#	Principal Investigator	Investigation title
T18	Banish, R. M.	Thermophysical Property Measurements of Te-Based II-VI Semiconductor Compounds (30 minutes)
T19	Day, Delbert	Kinetics of Nucleation and Crystal Growth in Glass Forming Melts in Microgravity (30 minutes)
T20	German, Randall	Gravitational Effects on Distortion in Sintering
T21	Glicksman, Martin	Evolution of Local Microstructures: Spatial Instabilities of Coarsening Clusters
T22	Koss, Matthew	Transient Dendritic Solidification Experiment (TDSE)
T23	Pojman, John	Frontal Polymerization in Microgravity
T24	Szofran, Frank	Reduction of Defects in Germanium-Silicon (RDGS)
T25	Trolinger, Jim	Spaceflight Holography Investigation in a Virtual Apparatus (SHIVA)
T26	Weber, Richard	Microgravity Studies of Liquid-Liquid Phase Transitions in Undercooled Alumina-Yttria Melts
T27	Witt, Gus	Identification and Control of Gravity Related Defect Formation During Melt Growth of Electro-optic Single Crystals: Sillenites

1998 NRA Flight Principal Investigators (20 minutes)

ID#	Principal Investigator	Investigation title
T28	Beckermann, Christoph	Dendritic Alloy Solidification Experiment (DASE)
T29	Dutta, Prabir	Fundamental Studies of Crystal Growth of Microporous Materials
T30	Flemings, Merton	The Role of Convection and Growth Competition in Phase Selection in Microgravity
T31	Kelton, Kenneth	Studies of Nucleation and Growth, Specific Heat and Viscosity of Undercooled Melts of Quasicrystals and Polytetrahedral-Phase- Forming Alloys
T32	Trivedi, Rohit	Dynamical Selection of Three-Dimensional Interface Patterns in Directional Solidification

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Ground Investigations
1996 NRA Ground Principal Investigators (20 minutes)

ID#	Principal Investigator	Investigation title
T33	Apfel	Nucleation and Growth Mechanisms Underlying the Microstructure of Polymer Foams Produced by Dynamic Decompression and Cooling
T34	Bernholc	Growth and Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
T35	Cebe	Study of Development of Polymer Structure in Microgravity Using Ellipsometry
T36	Chernov	Morphological Stability of Stepped Interfaces Growing From Solution
T37	Cooper	Dynamic-Reduction and the Creation of Fine-Grained Ceramics From Inviscid Oxide/Silicate Melts
T38	Courtney	Gravity Induced Settling in Interconnected Liquid-Solid Systems
T39	Cucinotta	Improved Radiation Transport Code and Nuclear Data Base for Evaluation of Spacecraft Shielding
T40	Derby	Theoretical Analysis of 3D, Transient Convection and Segregation in Microgravity Bridgman Crystal Growth
T41	Ducheyne	Surface Transformation of Reactive Glass in a Microgravity Environment
T42	El-Shall	Gas Phase Polymerization and Nucleation Experiments in Microgravity
T43	Evans	Exploiting the Temperature Dependence of Magnetic Susceptibility to Control Convection in Fundamental Studies of Solidification Phenomena
T44	Feigelson	Investigation of the Crystal Growth of Dielectric Materials by the Bridgman Technique Using Vibrational Control
T45	Friedli	Development of Anionic Polyelectrolytes for Solid State Battery Applications
T46	Greenberg	Influence of Solutocapillary Convection on Macrovoid Defect Formation in Polymeric Membranes
T47	Gupta	Interdiffusion in the Presence of Free Convection
T48	Halas	Metal Nanoshell Functionalization and Materials Assembly: Effects of Microgravity Conditions
T49	Heilbronn	Radiation Transmission Properties of In-Situ Materials
T50	Hunt	Porosity and Variations in Microgravity Aerogel Nano-Structures
T51	Kassemi	Effect of Marangoni Convection Generated by Voids on Segregation During Low-g and 1-g Solidification
T52	Kou	Physical Simulation of Marangoni Convection in Weld Pools
T53	Lewis	Colloidal Stability in Complex Fluids
T54	Li	A Comparative Modeling Study of Magnetic and Electrostatic Levitation in Microgravity
T55	McFadden	A Phase-Field/Fluid Motion Model of Solidification: Investigation of Flow Effects During Directional Solidification and Dendritic Growth
T56	Megaridis	Microgravity Investigation on the Formation of Oxides and Adsorbed Oxygen Films in Solder Jetting Applications Pertinent to the Electronics Manufacturing Industry
T57	Myerson	Thermodynamic and Spectroscopic Studies of Secondary Nucleation in Microgravity
T58	Naumann	Reduction of Convection in Closed Tube Vapor Growth Experiments
T59	Regel	Improved Crystal Quality by Detached Solidification in Microgravity
T60	Rice	Carbon-based Reduction of Lunar Regolith (CRLR)
T61	Sridhar	Development of Superior Materials for Layered Solid Oxide Electrolyzers Based on Mechanical and Thermal Failure Testing and Analysis
T62	Walker	Models of Magnetic Damping for Bridgman Semiconductor Crystal Growth in Microgravity
T63	Wilson	Improved Spacecraft Materials for Radiation Shielding
T64	Zugrav	Ground Based Experiments in Support of Microgravity Research Results - Vapor Growth of Organic Nonlinear Optical Thin Film

Ground Investigations

1994 NRA Ground Principal Investigators whose work (contract) may not yet be completed have the option of a 20 minute talk. If you would like to make a presentation (please e-mail us) you should submit an abstract. A research report is not mandatory. Use the ID numbers listed below in all future correspondence and for uploading files and e-mailing abstracts. Please note that all deadlines apply.

ID#	Principal Investigator	Investigation title
T65	Altan, M	Microgravity Impregnation of Fiber Preforms
T66	Andrews, J.	The Effect of Convection on Morphological Stability during Coupled Growth in Immiscible Systems
T67	Ardell, A.	Ostwald Ripening of Liquid and Solid Droplets in Liquid Metal Matrices
T68	Bachmann, K.	Fundamental Aspects of Vapor Deposition and Etching under Diffusion Controlled Transport Conditions
T69	Barteau, M.	Molecularly Tailored Surfaces via Self-Assembly Processes: Synthesis, Characterization and Modeling
T70	Bayuzick, R.	Investigation of the Relationship between Undercooling and Solidification Velocity
T71	Brady, J.	Dispersion Microstructure and Rheology in Ceramics Processing
T72	Brezinsky, K.	Combustion Synthesis of Materials in Microgravity
T73	Brown, R.	Application of Parallel Computing for Two- and Three-Dimensional Modeling of Bulk Crystal Growth and Microstructure Formation
T74	Cha, S.	Three-Dimensional Velocity Field Characterization in a Bridgman Apparatus: Technique Development and Effect Analysis
T75	Curreri, P.	Fundamental studies of Solidification in Microgravity using Real-Time X-ray Microscopy
T76	Dantzig, J.	Adaptive-Grid Methods for Phase Field Models of Microstructure Development
T77	Derby, J.	Atomistic Simulations of Cadmium Telluride: Toward Understanding the Benefits of Microgravity Crystal Growth
T78	Dudley, M.	Combined Synchrotron with Beam X-ray Topography ....
T79	Dudley, M.	Use of Synchrotron White Beam X-ray Topography for the Characterization of the Microstructural Development of Crystal - Normal Gravity versus Microgravity
T80	Dutta, P.	Reverse Micelle based Synthesis of Microporous Materials in Microgravity
T81	El-Shall M.	Studies on Nucleation, Polymerization, and Nanoparticle Composites in Supernaturated Vapors under Microgravity Conditions.
T82	Fedoseyev, A.I.	Theoretical and Experimental investigation of Vibrational Control of the Bridgman Crystal Growth Technique
T83	Gillies, D.	Solidification of II-VI Compounds in a Rotating Magnetic Field
T84	Gokhale, A.	Effect of Gravity on the Evolution of Spatial Arrangement of Features in Microstructure: A Quantitative Approach
T85	Grugel, R.	Novel Directional Solidification Processing of Hypermonotectic Alloys
T86	Grugel, R.	Utilizing Controlled Vibrations in a Microgravity Environment to Understand and Promote Microstructural Homogeneity during Floating-Zone Crystal Growth
T87	Hofmeister, W.H.	Microgravity processing of Oxide Superconductors
T88	Holmes, D.	Dimensional Stability of Supermatrix Semiconductors
T89	Jackson, K.	Non-Equilibrium Phase Transformations
T90	Johnson, W.	Thermophysical Properties of Metallic Glasses and Undercooled Liquids
T91	Kaforey M.	Dislocation Formation during Growth of Semiconductor Crystals
T92	Karma, A.	The Role of Dynamic Nucleation at Moving Boundaries in Phase and Microstructure Selection
T93	Kassemi, M.	Combined Heat Transfer Analysis of Crystal Growth
T94	Katz, J.	Measurement of Liquid-to-Solid Nucleation Rates in Undercooled Metallic Melts
T95	Kelton, K.	Phase Formation and Stability: Composition and Sample-size Effects
T96	Lowry, S.	Influence of Natural Convection and Thermal Radiation on Multi-Component Transport and Chemistry in MOCVD Reactors
T97	Larson, D.	Orbital processing of Eutectic Rod-like Arrays (OPERA)
T98	Li, B.	Study of Magnetic Damping Effect on Convection and Solidification under G-Jitter Conditions
T99	Maxworthy, T.	Numerical and Laboratory Experiments on the Interactive Dynamics of Convection, Flow, and Directional Solidification
T100	Paley, M.S.	Gravitational effects on the Morphology and Kinetics of Photo-deposition of Polydiacetylene Films from Monomer Solutions
T101	Palosz, W.	Investigation of Convective Effects in Crystal Growth by Physical Vapor Transport
T102	Perepezko, J.	Analysis of Containerless Processing and Undercooled Solidification Microstructures
T103	Rhim, W.	Thermophysical Property Measurement of Molten Semiconductors in 1-g and Reduced-g Conditions
T104	Rhim, W.	Undercooling Limits and Thermophysical Properties in Glass Forming Alloys
T105	Robinson, M.	A Study of the Undercooling Behavior of Immiscible Metal Alloys in the Absence of Crucible-Induced Nucleation
T106	Rosenblatt, C.	Determination of the Surface Energy of Liquid Crystals from the Shape Anisotropy of Freely Suspended Droplets
T107	Sacco, A.	Modeling of Macroscopic/Microscopic Transport & Growth Phenomena in Zeolite Cryatal Solutions under Microgravity
T108	Schaefer R.	Thermophyscial Properties of High Temperature Liquid Metals and Alloys
T109	Singh, J.	Gravitational Effect on the Development of Laser Weld-Pool and Solidification Microstructure
T110	Singh, N. B	Flight Experiment to Study Double Diffusive Instabilities in Silver-Doped Lead Bromide Crystals
T111	Spaepen, F.	Kinetics of Nucleation and Growth from Undercooled Melts
T112	Szofran, F.	Magnetic Damping of Solid Solution Semiconductor Alloys
T113	Talham D.	The Features of Self Assembling Organic Bilayers Important to the Formation of Anisotropic Inorganic Materials in Microgravity Conditions
T114	Trinh, E.	Dynamically-Induced Nucleation of Deeply Supercooled Melts and Measurement of Surface Tension and Viscosity
T115	Walker, J.	Models of Magnetic Damping for Semiconductor Crystal Growth in Microgravity
T116	Weber, R.	Process-Property-Structure Rleationships in Complex Oxide Melts
T117	Wettlaufer, J.	Thin Film Mediated Phase Change Phenomena: Crystallization, Evaporation and Wetting
T118	Wilcox, W.	Use of Microgravity to Control the Microstructure of Eutectics