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Harry S. Tack Chair in Materials Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science


Phone: 412-648-1185
Fax: 412-624-4846
Office: BENDM 647

education

Postdoctoral: University of New South Wales, Australia, Materials Science and Engineering, 1990-1991.
PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, 1989.
MS, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Canada, 1986.
BS, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Canada, 1984.

Professional interests

Primary research focus is on the thermodynamics and kinetics of gas/solid and solid/solid reactions. Particular emphasis is on the high-temperature degradation of metallic alloys and coatings.  Related to this, current research interests include: (a) Active and passive high-temperature oxidation of alloys and coatings; (b) deposition and characterization of metallic coatings; (c) diffusion and thermodynamic treatments of both gas/solid and solid/solid interactions; and (d) structure/property relationships of materials.  

Selected Publications

B. Gleeson, “Thermal Barrier Coatings for Aeroengine Applications”, B. Gleeson, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 22, 375-383 (2006).

S. Hayashi, D. Sordelet and B. Gleeson, “Interdiffusion Behavior of Pt-Modified g-Ni + g¢-Ni3Al Alloys Couples to Ni-Al-Based Alloys”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 36A, 1769 (2005).

C. Jiang and B. Gleeson, “Site Preference of Transition Metal Elements in Ni3Al”, Scripta Materialia, 55 433 (2006).

C. Jiang, M.F. Besser, D.J. Sordelet and B. Gleeson, “A Combined First-principles and Experimental Study of the Lattice Site Preference of Pt in B2 NiAl”, Acta Materialia, 53, 2101 (2005).

F. Qin, J.W. Anderegg, C.J. Jenks, B. Gleeson, D.J. Sordelet, and P. Thiel, “The Effect of Pt on Ni3Al Surface Oxidation at Low Pressures”, Surface Science, 601 146 (2007).

B. Gleeson, “High Temperature Corrosion of Metallic Alloys and Coatings,” chapter in Corrosion and Environmental Degradation of Materials, edited by M. Schütze, Vol. 19 of the Series: Materials Science and Technology, R.W. Cahn, P. Haasen, E.J. Kramer (Series Editors) (Wiley-VCH, Germany, 2000), 173.

A. Donchev, B. Gleeson, and M. Schütze, “Thermodynamic Considerations of the Beneficial Effect of Halogens on the Oxidation Resistance of TiAl-Based Alloys”, Intermetallics, 11, 387 (2003).

D.J. Young and B. Gleeson, “Alloy Phase Transformations Driven by High Temperature Corrosion Processes,” Corrosion Science, Vol. 44, 345 (2002).

T. Izumi and B. Gleeson, “Oxidation Behavior of Pt+Hf-modified g-Ni + g¢-Ni3Al Alloys”,  Materials Science Forum, 522-523, 221 (2006)

S. Hayashi, S.I. Ford, D.J. Young, D.J. Sordelet, M.F. Besser and B. Gleeson, “α-NiPt(Al) and Phase Equilibria in the Ni-Pt-Al System at 1150ºC”, Acta Materialia, 53 3319 (2005).

Curriculum Vitae

Appointments
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science: Chaired Professor (present).

Iowa State University, Ames, IA, Department of Materials Science and Engineering: Assistant Professor (1998-2001), Associate Professor (2001 – 2004), Professor (2004-2006), Renken Professor (2006-2007).

Ames Laboratory US-DOE, Ames, IA, Materials and Engineering Physics Program, Director (2001-2006).  Senior Scientist (2006-2007), Associate Senior Scientist (present).

University of New South Wales , Australia, Department of Materials Science and Engineering: Lecturer (1991-1994), Senior Lecturer (1994-1997).

Selected Awards and Honors
Research and Development 100 Award, R&D Magazine. Development Awarded:  Novel High-Temperature Coatings with Pt-Modified Ni and Ni3Al Alloy Compositions, October, 2005.

Chair (2005) and Vice-Chair (2003), Gordon Research Conference on High Temperature Corrosion.             

Best Poster Award, “Interdiffusion in the Ni-Al-Pt System at 1100°C and 1150°C”  Gordon Research Conference on High Temperature Corrosion, July, 2003.             

Excellence in Research Award, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, 2002.                                  

Associate Editor of the international journal Oxidation of Metals, 1998-present.

International Advisory Board member of the international journal Advanced Engineering Materials,  2000-present.

International Advisory Board member of the international journal Materials and Corrosion, 2006-present.

faculty

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has 16 full time, 6 adjunct, and 5 emeritus faculty members