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VideoIan Baker
Sherman Fairchild Professor of Engineering
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
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; phase tranformations; electron microscopy; x-ray topography; x-ray diffraction; ice; magnetic materials; intermetallic compounds
Current Research Projects
- Alloys for high-temperature power applications
- Dry snow metamorphism
- High-strength quaternary alloys
- Intermetallic compounds
- Iron nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia
- Microstructural characterization of snow and ice cores
- Microstructure and mechanical behavior of FeNiMnAl eutectic alloys
- Nanostructured magnetic materials
- Wear of nanostructured FeNiMnAl
Teaching
- ENGS 21: Introduction to Engineering
- ENGS 137: Methods of Materials Characterization
- ENGG 339: Advanced Electron Microscopy
Selected Publications
- "In-situ TEM Observation of Dislocation Impediment by Thermal Anti-Phase Boundaries," Y. Liao and I. Baker, Philosophical Magazine, 91 (2011) 3242-3252.
- "Microstructural Characterization of Greenland Firn Samples," R. Lomonaco, M.A. Albert and I. Baker, Journal of Glaciology, 57 (2011).
- "Environmental Embrittlement of Two-Phase Fe30Ni20Mn35Al15," Y. Liao, F. Meng and I. Baker, Intermetallics, 19 (2011) 1533-1537.
- "Magnetically-triggered Heating of Fe-Al Powders," H. Wu, I. Baker, Y. Liu and X. Wu, Intermetallics, 19 (2011) 1517-1525.
- "A Scanning Electron Microscope Technique for Identifying the Mineralogy of Dust in Ice Cores," R.W. Obbard, I. Baker and D.J. Prior, Journal of Glaciology, 57 (2011) 511-514.
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
- 2009 1st place, Scanning Electron Microscopy, The International Metallographic Exhibit
- 2011 Fellow, Materials Research Society
- 2012 Fellow, Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
Selected Patents
- U.S. Patent No. 7,815,850: "High-strength nanostructured alloys"; 10/19/2010; Ian Baker, Markus Wittmann and James Hanna.
- U.S. Patent No. 7,994,786: "System and method for use of nanoparticles in imaging and temperature measurement"; 8/9/2011; John Weaver, Ian Baker and Eric Hansen.
Professional Activities
- Editor in Chief, Materials Characterization (2009-)
- Associate Editor, Materials Science Forum (2000-)
- Associate Editor, Nano Life (2009-)
- Editorial Board, International Materials Reviews (2002-)
- Editorial Advisory Board, Intermetallics (1998-)
- Editorial Board, Metals (2010-)
- 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 five conferences
News
Cold Truths: new issue of Dartmouth Engineer
Dartmouth Now
March 9, 2012TMS Names 2012 Class of Fellows
newswise
November 28, 2011New England scores seven ARPA-E awards
Mass High Tech
September 29, 2011College receives $12.8-million grant for cancer research
The Dartmouth
September 22, 2010NCI Awards $12.8 Million to Dartmouth Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence
Dartmouth Now
September 17, 2010Engineering Students Awarded Thayer School Fellowships
April 2, 2010International Greenland Ice Coring Effort Sets New Drilling Record in 2009
redOrbit.com
August 26, 2009Ice-core researchers hope to chill out
Nature
August 11, 2009Prof. discusses ice-cap impurities
The Dartmouth
February 9, 2009Baker awarded Fairchild Chair
January 30, 2009Dartmouth awarded NSF grant for new polar sciences, engineering grad program
Dartmouth News
June 8, 2008Rare gathering of polar firn experts convenes at Dartmouth
March 5, 2008Nanocomposite turns up the heat on cancer
nanotechweb.org
July 11, 2007
In Dartmouth Engineer Magazine
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Cold Truths: From the microstructure of snow to the massiveness of ice sheets, from fundamental science to practical applications, from Thayer’s ice lab to the earth’s polar regions, Thayer researchers are uncovering what snow and ice reveal about the world.
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