Olivia Graeve
Assoc. Prof. Mat'l Sci.& Eng.
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Binns-Merrill Hall 114 |
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Matls Science & Engineering |
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607.871.2749
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| Education |
Ph.D.: Materials Science and Engineering
University of California, Davis, 2001
B.S.: Structural Engineering
University of California, San Diego, 1995
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| Background |
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Areas of Concentration
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My group's area of research is broadly described as the synthesis and processing of nanostructured materials, including ceramic and metallic nanomaterials, and amorphous/nanocrystalline composites. Specific projects include the solvothermal synthesis and spark plasma sintering of carbides for ultra-high temperature applications; the reverse micelle synthesis and spark plasma sintering of oxides for both functional and structural applications; the formation of polycrystalline transparent ceramics; the sonication synthesis of iron nanofluids for microfluidics applications; the precipitation synthesis of luminescent ceramics for both display and sensor applications; the synthesis of lanthanum hexaboride nanopowders for space propulsion applications; and the consolidation of amorphous metals with incorporation of yttria nanoparticles.
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Current Research
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Project Title: CAREER: Scaled-Up Manufacturing of Nanostructured Refractory Ceramics for High-Temperature Applications, National Science Foundation.
Project Title: CIAM: A Novel Synthesis and Sintering Process for Nanostructured Oxide and Carbide Ceramic Composites, National Science Foundation.
Project Title: Processing of Nanostructured Borides for Multifunctional Applications, Army Research Office.
Project Title: STTR Phase II: Low-Cost Nanoparticles for Enhanced Heat Transfer, National Science Foundation through AMAD, Inc.
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Selected Publications
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K. Sinha, B. Pearson, S.R. Casolco, J.E. Garay, and O.A. Graeve, “Synthesis and Consolidation of BaAl2Si2O8:Eu. Development of an Integrated Process for Luminescent Smart Ceramic Materials,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, submitted (2008).
A. Mishra, S. Banerjee, S.K. Mohapatra, O.A. Graeve, and M. Misra, “Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube-TiO2 Nanotubular Material for Reversible Hydrogen Storage,” Nanotechnology, in press (2008).
O.A. Graeve, R. Kanakala, L. Kaufman, K. Sinha, E. Wang, B. Pearson, G. Rojas-George, and J.C. Farmer, “Spark Plasma Sintering of Fe-Based Structural Amorphous Metals (SAM) with Y2O3 Nanoparticle Additions,” Materials Letters, 62 (2008) 2988-2991.
Manuscript: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2008.01.092
A. Gardner, V.R. Vasquez, A. Clifton, and O.A. Graeve, “Molecular Dynamics Analysis of the AOT/Water/Isooctane System: Effect of Simulation Time, Initial Configuration, and Model Salts,” Fluid Phase Equilibria, 262 [1-2] 264-270 (2007).
Abstract: http://people.alfred.edu/~graeve/Abstracts/ref28.html
O.A. Graeve and K. Sinha, “Dynamic Light Scattering Study of Reverse Micellar Systems for the Synthesis of Iron-Based Nanofluids,” International Journal of Modern Physics B, 21 [28/29] (2007) 4774-4781.
Abstract: http://people.alfred.edu/~graeve/Abstracts/ref27.html
O.A. Graeve and J.O. Corral, “Preparation and Characterization of Rare-Earth Doped Y2O3 Luminescent Ceramics by the Use of Reverse Micelles,” Optical Materials, 29 (2006) 24-30.
Abstract: http://people.alfred.edu/~graeve/Abstracts/ref21.html
O.A. Graeve, S. Varma, G. Rojas-George, D. Brown, and E.A. Lopez, “Synthesis and Characterization of Luminescent Yttrium Oxide Doped with Tm and Yb,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 89 [3] 926-931 (2006).
Abstract: http://people.alfred.edu/~graeve/Abstracts/ref20.html
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