Russell F. Pinizzotto, Chair
Undergraduate students who are interested in materials science may enroll in specialized undergraduate research courses with the consent of their adviser and the graduate adviser of the Department of Materials Science.
The Electron Microscopy Laboratory is currently investigating a wide variety of materials including quantum-confined semiconductor nanoparticles, particulate contamination in semiconductor processing chemicals dental amalgams, electronic solders, thin film ferroelectrics, integrated circuits, steels used in electric power generation plants and aluminum alloys for aerospace applications. Equipment includes a Hitachi H-9000 high resolution transmission electron microscope capable of 0.17 nm resolution, a JEOL 200CX analytical electron microscope, a JEOL 100CX analytical electron microscope and several scanning electron microscope. (Pinizzotto)
Federal support of research projects in the department includes the National Science Foundation, the Army Research Office, the Department of Education. Other research support has been granted by the Texas Advanced Research Program, the Texas Advanced Technology Program, the Texas Energy Research in Applications Program, Texas Instruments, the Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas Utilities Electric, Bell Helicopter-Textron, Hamamatsu, IDM Corporation, the Southwest Research Institute, Spire Corporation, Eastman Kodak, Sematech, LTV Corporation, the U.S. Army Harry Diamond Research Laboratory, Viratech Thin Films, Refractable Technologies, Robert A. Welch Foundation and many small high-technology companies in the Metroplex.