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Ian Baker

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; high temperature materials; nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia

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

• "Giant Strain-Induced-Ferromagnetism in Fe₅₉Mn₁₇Al₂₄," Y. Liao, Q. Zeng and I. Baker, Philosophical Magazine, 92 (2012) 849-862.
• "Dry sliding wear of nanostructured Fe₃₀Ni₂₀Mn₂₀Al₃₀," X. Wu, I. Baker and P.R. Munroe, Intermetallics, 23 (2012) 116-127.
• "Effects of Confining Pressure on Flaw Formation During the Consolidation of DuctilePowders by Angular Extrusion," J. Hanna and I. Baker, Materials Science and Engineering A, 536 (2012) 24–32.
• "Study of Yield Stress Anomaly of Fe₂MnAl Single Crystal by In-situ TEM Straining," Y. Liao and I. Baker, Philosophical Magazine, 92 (2012) 959-985.
• "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).

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
• 2011 Fellow, Materials Research Society
• 2012 Fellow, Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)

Selected Patents

• U.S. Patent No. 8,172,126: "Joining via magnetic heating of milled powders"; 5/8/2012; Ian Baker.
• 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.
• U.S. Patent No. 7,815,850: "High-strength nanostructured alloys"; 10/19/2010; Ian Baker, Markus Wittmann and James Hanna.

Professional Activities

• Organizer, 2012 MRS Fall Meeting: Symposium JJ: Intermetallic-based Alloys – Science, Technology, and Applications
• 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

• Greenland ice sheet had biggest thaw since 1973 this month, scientists say
  The Washington Post
  July 24, 2012

• IGERT Graduate Student Adds to Critical NASA Discovery
  Dickey Center
  July 24, 2012

• Obama Administration Announces Clean Coal Research Awards for Universities Across the Country
  U.S. Dept. of Energy
  June 6, 2012

• Dartmouth gets grant to boost power plants
  N.H. Union Leader
  June 6, 2012

• Cold Truths: new issue of Dartmouth Engineer
  Dartmouth Now
  March 9, 2012

• TMS Names 2012 Class of Fellows
  newswise
  November 28, 2011

• New England scores seven ARPA-E awards
  Mass High Tech
  September 29, 2011

• College receives $12.8-million grant for cancer research
  The Dartmouth
  September 22, 2010

• NCI Awards $12.8 Million to Dartmouth Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence
  Dartmouth Now
  September 17, 2010

• Engineering Students Awarded Thayer School Fellowships
  April 2, 2010

• International Greenland Ice Coring Effort Sets New Drilling Record in 2009
  redOrbit.com
  August 26, 2009

• Ice-core researchers hope to chill out
  Nature
  August 11, 2009

• Prof. discusses ice-cap impurities
  The Dartmouth
  February 9, 2009

• Baker awarded Fairchild Chair
  January 30, 2009

• Dartmouth awarded NSF grant for new polar sciences, engineering grad program
  Dartmouth News
  June 8, 2008

• Rare gathering of polar firn experts convenes at Dartmouth
  March 5, 2008

• Nanocomposite turns up the heat on cancer
  nanotechweb.org
  July 11, 2007

In Dartmouth Engineer Magazine

• The Engineering Pipeline
  Summer 2012
• 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.
  Winter 2012
• Kudos
  Winter 2012
• Random Walk
  Winter 2012
• Kudos
  Summer 2011
• Kudos
  Summer 2010
• Engineering in Medicine: Behind every great medical advance, there's a great engineer
  Summer 2009
• Kudos
  Summer 2009

Open Position: Post-Doctoral Fellowship

A post-doctoral fellowship is available to work on the creep behavior and microstructural evolution of novel, Laves-phase-strengthened, alumina-forming, austenitic stainless steels. The work will involve analysis of the complex precipitation in these alloys and understanding the interaction of gliding dislocations with the precipitates. Successful applicants will have extensive experience in the use of a transmission electron microscope (TEM) for both precipitate and dislocation analysis. Experience in TEM in-situ straining experiments and mechanical testing would also be highly advantageous. The successful candidate will start on July 1st or soon thereafter. Applicants should send a C.V. and the names of three referees to Professor Ian Baker at Ian.Baker@Dartmouth.edu.

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