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Ian Baker

Ian Baker

Sherman Fairchild Professor of Engineering
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
603/646-2184
Ian.Baker@Dartmouth.edu

Education

  • B.A., Metallurgy and Science of Materials, University of Oxford 1979
  • D.Phil, Metallurgy and Science of Materials, University of Oxford 1982

Research Interests

Mechanical behavior, including deformation and fracture of metals, compound semiconductors, intermetallic compounds and ice; processing and development of intermetallic compounds; recrystallization phenomena, particularly the effect of particles on recrystallization kinetics and processing by directional recrystallization; interdiffusion phenomena in metallic thin films and their influence on mechanical properties; applications of electron microscopy and x-ray topography, particularly in-situ deformation experiments to elucidate mechanical behavior; applications of x-ray diffraction and electron channeling, particularly for atom site location in intermetallic compounds; processing by rapid solidification and mechanical alloying, particularly for the production of nanocrystalline (magnetic) materials; the structure, chemistry and properties of ice cores, firn and snow; production and properties of nanocrystalline, particularly magnetic, materials.

Current Research Projects

Teaching, 2008-2010

Selected Publications

  • "The Strain-Induced Paramagnetic to Ferromagnetic Transition in FeAl: Experiments and Calculations", D. Wu, P.R. Munroe and I. Baker, Philosophical Magazine, 83 (2003) 295-313.

  • "SEM/EDS Comparison of Polar and Seasonal Temperate Ice" R. Obbard, D. Iliescu, D. Cullen. J. Chang and I. Baker, Microscopy Research and Technique, 62 (2003) 49-61.

  • "Imaging Dislocations in Ice", Ian Baker, Microscopy Research and Technique, 62 (2003) 70-82.

  • "A New Ultra-High-Strength Spinodal Alloy" J.A. Hanna, I. Baker, M.W. Wittmann, and P.R. Munroe, J. Materials Research, 20 (2005) 791-795.

  • "Magnetic Properties and Thermal Ordering of Mechanically Alloyed Fe-40 at.% Al", Q. Zeng and I. Baker, Intermetallics, 14 (2006) 396-405.

Awards

  • 1993 Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.) of The Engineering Council (U.K.)
  • 2001 Fellow, ASM international
  • 2002 Fellow, The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (U.K.)
  • 2003 Listed in ISI citation index of highly-cited Materials Scientists
  • 2005 Top ten reviewer Scripta Materialia

Selected Patents

  • "Novel High-Strength, Magnetic Nanostructured Alloys," Ian Baker, Markus Wittmann and James Hanna, Filed March 9th, 2004, U.S. Provisional Patent application 10/796,675.
  • "Nanostructured Mn-Al Permanent Magnets and Methods of Producing Same", Ian Baker and Qi Zeng, Filed October 27, 2005, Matter no 441310.

Professional Activities

  • Senior Associate Editor (Materials Science), Journal Microscopy Research and Technique (2003-)
  • Associate Editor, Materials Science Forum (2000-)
  • Associate Editor, Materials Characterization (2004-)
  • Editorial Board of International Materials Reviews (2002-)
  • Editorial Advisory Board of Intermetallics (1998-)
  • Joint TMS/ASM Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee (1998-)
  • Reviewer for various U.S., Canadian and Australian government agencies and journals.
  • Consulting to various companies on microstructural characterization and materials processing
  • Editor of the proceedings of four conferences

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