Emeriti Faculty Directory
Lloyd A. Heldt
Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Materials science
- Corrosion
- Electronic materials
- Senior design
Research Interests
- Environmental effects on mechanical properties
- Corrosion
- Machinability of alloys
Jong K. Lee
Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Thermodynamics
- Kinetics
- Phase transformations
- Computational materials science
Research Interests
- Computational materials science (especially in solid-state phase transformations)
- Theoretical and simulation studies of crystalline defects
- Structural changes, and kinetics
Donald E. Mikkola
Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
906-487-2630
demikkol@mtu.edu
demikkol@mtu.edu
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Materials science
- Materials characterization
- Mechanical behavior of materials
- Ceramics
Research Interests
- Fracture of brittle materials
- High temperature deformation
- Solidification of ceramics
- Plasma spray processing
Mark R. Plichta
Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
Director, Institute of Materials Processing
906-487-4333
mrplich@mtu.edu
mrplich@mtu.edu
Karl B. Rundman
Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Metal casting and solidification
- Materials selection
- Materials science
- Material and energy utilization in industrial societies
- Senior design
Research Interests
- Austempering and ausforming of cast irons
- Structure-property relations in cast and heat treated alloys
- Environmental concerns in the metal casting industry
Darrell W. Smith
Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests
- Powder metallurgy processing
- Influence of porosity on mechanical and physical properties of crystalline solids
906-487-3519
cwhite@mtu.edu
cwhite@mtu.edu
Teaching Interests
- Accreditation issues
- Corrosion and environmental effects
- Mechanical behavior of materials
- Senior design
Research Interests
- Auger electron spectroscopy/microscopy
- Corrosion and environmental effects
- Fracture and failure of materials
- Interfacial segregation and fracture
- Intermetallic compounds
- Materials joining
- Process and synthesis of alloys