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Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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Waltraud M. Kriven
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Office 105 Materials Science and Engineering Building
Telephone 217-333-5258 Fax 217-333-2736
Mail Address Department of Materials Science and Engineering
1304 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801
Research Areas
- Structural ceramic composites and oxide fibers (design, fabrication, characterization and mechanical evaluation)
- Mechanisms of ferroelasticity and ferroelastic transformations
- Martensitic transformations in ceramics
- Microstructure characterization by scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM, TEM, EDS, HVEM, HREM, XPS)
- Bioresorbable nanoceramics for gene and drug delivery, bone and cartilage performs
Professional Affiliations
- Academician, World Academy of Ceramics (awarded)
- Fellow of the American Ceramic Society
- Member of the Materials Research Society, USA
- Member of the Electron Microscopy Society of America
- Member of the Australian Ceramic Society
Patents
Kriven, W. M., and Kuo, D. H. A High Strength, Flaw Tolerant, Oxide Ceramic Composite. US Patent 5,948,516, issued February 1999.
Kriven, W. M., and Lee, S. J. Toughening of Ceramic Composites by Transformation Weakening of Interphases. US Patent 6,361,888, issued March 2002.
Gülgün, M. A., Kriven, W. M., and Nguyen, M. H. Processes for Preparing Mixed-Oxide Powders. US Patent 6,482,387, issued November 2002.
Kriven, W. M., and Lee, S. J. High Temperature Tolerant Ceramic Composites Having Porous Interphases. US Patent 6,887,569, issued May 3, 2005.