Biographical Sketch
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Mark L. Weaver, Ph.D.
Professor and Interim Department Head Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering The University of Alabama 245 7th Ave 360 HM Comer Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0202 Ph: 205-348-7073 fax: 205-348-2164 e-mail: mweaver@eng.ua.edu |
Dr. Mark L. Weaver joined the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering as an Assistant Professor in December 1997. He was promoted to Full Professor in August 2006. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at The University of Alabama.
Dr. Weaver holds Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Ph.D. 1995, M.S. 1992). There he specialized in physical metallurgy as it relates to phase equilibria and in mechanical metallurgy. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (B.S. 1988).
From 1995 until 1997, Dr. Weaver served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the Center for Nonlinear and Nonequilibrium Aeroscience at Florida A&M University (FAMU) and the Center for Materials Research and Technology at Florida State University (FSU), Tallahassee, FL. While there, he studied: texture evolution in magnetoresistive thin film materials and rapidly solidified titanium aluminide intermetallics; elevated temperature deformation of nickel-base superalloys and intermetallics; and superplasticity in Al-SiC composites. In 1996 he was additionally appointed as a researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL.
Dr. Weaver's primary research interests include microstructural characterization, oxidation and high-temperature corrosion, mechanical behavior, and tribology. His research spans bulk materials, coatings, thin film materials, and composites. Dr. Weaver has authored or co-authored more than 75 refereed technical publications.
Dr. Weaver's active research topics are:
Dr. Weaver is active in several professional societies including:
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Dr. Weaver holds Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Ph.D. 1995, M.S. 1992). There he specialized in physical metallurgy as it relates to phase equilibria and in mechanical metallurgy. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (B.S. 1988).
From 1995 until 1997, Dr. Weaver served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the Center for Nonlinear and Nonequilibrium Aeroscience at Florida A&M University (FAMU) and the Center for Materials Research and Technology at Florida State University (FSU), Tallahassee, FL. While there, he studied: texture evolution in magnetoresistive thin film materials and rapidly solidified titanium aluminide intermetallics; elevated temperature deformation of nickel-base superalloys and intermetallics; and superplasticity in Al-SiC composites. In 1996 he was additionally appointed as a researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL.
Dr. Weaver's primary research interests include microstructural characterization, oxidation and high-temperature corrosion, mechanical behavior, and tribology. His research spans bulk materials, coatings, thin film materials, and composites. Dr. Weaver has authored or co-authored more than 75 refereed technical publications.
Dr. Weaver's active research topics are:
- Microstructures, properties, and oxidation behavior of transition metal based and refractory metal based high entropy alloys.
- Oxidation behavior of alumina-forming metallic coatings.
- Microstructural evolution of IN718 manufactured by selective laser sintering.
- Microstructures and properties of high-temperature shape memory alloys for use an aeronautic turbomachinery.
Dr. Weaver is active in several professional societies including:
- ASM International (ASM)
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)
- Materials Research Society (MRS)
- Microscopy Society of America
- American Vacuum Society
- American Ceramics Society
- Association for Iron & Steel Technology
- The Electrochemical Society
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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