Investigating the creep, fatigue and fracture
of advanced metals, intermetallics and ceramics
Group Members
Robert O. Ritchie, Ph.D., Sc.D.
, Professor, U.C. Berkeley
Holly Barth, M.S.
Aaron Kueck, Ph.D
Joseph Lemberg, M.S.
Sophi Martin, M.S.
Amanda Runciman, M.S.
Luling Sun
David Xu
Elizabeth Zimmermann, M.S.
Joel W. Ager III
,
Ph.D.
, staff scientist
Daan Hein Alsem, Ph.D.
, post-doc
Maximilien Launey, Ph.D.
, post-doc
Graduating This Semester
Former Group Members
Active Research Programs
Fatigue and Fracture of Mineralized Biological Tissue
Fatigue and Fracture of SiC at High Temperatures
Fatigue and Fracture of Biomedical Materials
Fatigue and Wear of Silicon Structural Films
Fracture and Fatigue of Mo-Si-B High Temperature Alloys
Grain Boundary Engineering in Promoting High-Cycle Fatigue Resistance
Mechanisms of Fatigue and Fracture of Metal/Ceramic Interfaces
NiTi Shape Memory Alloys for Biomedical Applications
Toughness in brittle materials: atomic-resolution studies of fracture in SiC
Archived Research
Mechanical Properties of CVD Diamond Films
Mechanical Properties of Bulk Metallic Glasses
MURI on the High-Cycle Fatigue of Titanium and Nickel Superalloys
Gamma-Based TiAl Intermetallics
Fatigue and Fracture of Intermetallic Laminate Composites
Statistical Fracture Modeling of Brittle Functionally Graded Materials
Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of Titanium Silicon Carbides
Experimental Assessment of Strain Gradient Plasticity Theories
Reports of Current Research on Wear
Highlights
A Tough Pearl to Crack: Artificial Ceramic Mimics Mechanical Properties of Mother of Pearl
Bone is Tough Where it Matters
Understanding the Mechanisms of Human Bone
(
Text
or
Audio
)
Bone Quality May Have More to Do with Fracture Risk than Bone Quantity
(
Text
or
Audio
)
New Insight into Why the Elderly Suffer More Fractures
(
Text
or
Audio
)
Why Older People Suffer More Bone Fractures
Atomic-Scale Studies of Ceramic Grain Boundaries
A Conveyor Belt for the Nano-Age
Atomic Clues for Tougher Ceramics
Synchrotron Mesodiffraction: A Tool for Understanding Turbine Engine Foreign Object Damage
Journal Covers
Bone
, Vol. 35 Dec. 2004 (
Nalla
et al. on Aging of Bone)
Education Outreach
Nano*High Lecture - LBNL - April 2004
Opinion
Whither 'nano' or 'bio'?
Materials Today
, Dec. 2005
Teaching
Fall 2008:
C MSE-113/C-ME124
, Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials - Prof. Ritchie
Links
Materials Sciences Division
,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
,
UC Berkeley
Department of Mechanical Engineering
,
UC Berkeley
Materials Research Society (MRS)
American Ceramics Society (ACerS)
The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ASM International
MTS Systems Co.
&
Instron Co.
last update: 06/09