Dr. Carlos T. A. Suchicital

COS Expertise®

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

College of Engineering

Materials Engineering

Materials Processing

Research Associate ProfessorAppointed: 1994

Mailing Address

213 Holden Hall

Mail code 0237 Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia 24061

United States

Contact Information

Phone: (540) 231-7043

Fax: (540) 231-8919

ctas@vt.edu

http://www.mse.vt.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Materials Science and Enginnering, Ceramics, 1988.

M.S., Institute of Physics, State University of Sao Paulo at Sao Carlos, Brasil, Physics, 1977.

B.A., Oakland University, Rochester, MI, Physics, 1970.

Expertise and Research Interests

Development and processing of new materials in bulk and thick/thin-film form for direct application in electronics, optics, sensors, rapid prototyping and freeforming, medicine. Materials and our society: habitational structures, environment, aerospace technology. Materials characterization and properties determination. Device and instrumentation development.

Other Expertise

Traditional technologies: steam, air, animal powered equipment. Traditional ceramics: wood fired kilns, glaced ceramics, enameling.

Future Research

Nanostructes, macro/micro-fluidics, microwave processing of materials, laser processing of materials

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Airframe Structures and Materials, Biomaterials, Ceramic Engineering, Electric Power Conversion, Ferrites, Ferroelectricity, Light Emitting Diodes (LED), Materials Sciences, Materials, Engineering Properties, Microfabrication, Microfluidics, Microsatellites, Packaging or Packaging Technologies, Thin Films.

Additional Terms:

Biomedical Applications, Ceramics/Polymers, Composites, Electromechanical, Electrooptic, Laser Processing, Materials Science and Engineering, Microwave Processing, Rapid Prototyping/free Forming, Traditional Processes.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Portuguese: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)

Spanish: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)

French: (Basic, Basic, Basic)

Italian: (Basic, Basic, Basic)

Memberships

American Ceramic Society

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Previous Positions

1990-1994, Research Faculty, Arizona State University, Engineering, Chemical, Bio and Materials Engineering, Ceramics

1988-1994, Research Faculty, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Ceramics

1975-1979, Assistant Professor, Federal University of Sao Carlos, SP, Brasil, Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Ceramics

Profile Details

Last Updated: 1/27/2003

COS Expertise ID #844541

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