International Dissertation Enhancement Research in Glosses and Ceramic Oxides

0226020Carte这项为期一年的新材料美英学位论文增强研究奖涉及研究生Shelley Gilliss女士和明尼苏达大学材料科学本科生Nicole Munoz女士。这两名学生将前往牛津大学，在美国研究员C.Barry Carter博士和英国研究员John L.Hutchison的指导下参与玻璃和陶瓷氧化物的研究。吉利斯女士将研究材料体系、氧化铈和硅酸盐玻璃、氧化铈和微晶玻璃之间的相互作用。玻璃/氧化物的相互作用在从液态烧结到玻璃的化学机械抛光等各种过程中起着至关重要的作用。她将使用扫描电子显微镜、原子力显微镜和透射电子显微镜来阐明这些材料的化学、结构、尺寸和形态。该项目利用了英国在显微镜方面的专业知识，特别是氧化物和玻璃的高分辨率显微镜。

0226020CarterThis one-year award for U.S.-U.K. dissertation enhancement research in novel materials involves Ms. Shelley Gilliss, a graduate student and Ms. Nicole Munoz, an undergraduate student in materials science at the University of Minnesota. Both students will travel to University of Oxford to participate in research in glasses and ceramic oxides under the guidance of the US investigator, Dr. C. Barry Carter and his U.K. counterpart, John L. Hutchison. Ms. Gilliss will iinvestigate interactions in the materials system, cerium oxide and silicate glass, cerium oxide and glass-ceramics. Glass/oxide interactions play a critical role in a variety of processes, from liquid-phase sintering to chemical-mechanical polishing of glass. She will use scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and transmission electronic microscopy to elucidate the chemistry, structure, dimensions and morphology of these materials. The project takes advantage of British expertise in microscopy in general and specifically in high-resolution microscopy of oxides and glasses.