Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Ph.D. Iowa State University; Metallurgy
M.S. Iowa State University; Metallurgy, Nuclear Engineering, and Journalism/Mass Communications
B.S. Iowa State University; Metallurgical Engineering

• Professor, Iowa State University, 2005-present
• Associate Professor, Iowa State University, 1999-2005
• Associate Scientist, Ames Laboratory, 1990-present
• Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, 1990-1999
• Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, 1984-1990
• Assistant to the Dean and Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, 1980-1984
• Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, 1979-1980
• Instructor, Iowa State University, 1977-1979
• Temporary Instructor, Iowa State University, 1976-1977

• Mechanical properties of transition metal alloys and intermetallic compounds
• Deformation processed metal metal composites
• Ultra-hard boride composites
  
• Metastable phases in alloys induced by rapid quenching

CONTRACTS AND GRANTS (2002-2007)


• Buxbaum, R. and Russell, A., “High-temperature, oxidation-resistant, low- activation alloys for 4th generation nuclear reactor construction”, SBIR/DOE Phase I solicitation DE-PS02-6ER06-30, May, 2007-December, 2007  ($100,000).
• LeSar R, Biner S, Gschneidner K, Ho K, Russell A, and Wang C, “Mechanical Behavior of Materials and Radiation Effects”, Department of Energy, Basic Energy Science, October, 2007-September, 2008 ($690,000).
  
• Cook B. and Russell A., “Advanced wear resistant nanocomposites for increased energy efficiency”, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Materials for Energy Efficient Industrial Processing, October, 2006-September, 2010 ($2,200,000).
• Becker A. and Russell A., " Black Gold: A Research Plan to Investigate Ductile, Gold-Rare Earth Intermetallics Forming Self-regenerating Black Surface Layers for Jewelry Applications”, International Precious Metals Institute, April, 2006 to May, 2007 ($5,000).
• Gschneidner K. and Russell A.. “Mechanical Behavior & Defects in Solids”, U.S. Department of Energy, Basic Energy Science, October, 2006 to September, 2007 ($495,000).
• Buxbaum R., lead-PI (REB Research, Michigan), Howard B. (National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pennsylvania), Russell A. (Iowa State University), Paglieri S. (Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico), and Crombey E. (Johnson-Mathey Corp., New Jersey), "Development of lower cost hydrogen permeability membranes", U.S. Department of Energy, NTEL, October, 2005 to September, 2008, $140,302 subcontract (total contract $2,950,000).
• Gschneidner, Jr. K. A., Russell A. M., Biner S. B., Lo C. H. C., Lograsso T. A., Ye Y., Barnard D., and Tsokol A. O., "A new paradigm - ductile intermetallic compounds", U.S. Department of Energy, Basic Energy Science, October, 2005 to September, 2006, $230,000.
• Gschneidner, Jr. K. A., Russell A. M., Biner S. B., Lo C. H. C., Lograsso T. A., Ye Y., Barnard D., and Tsokol A. O., "A new paradigm - ductile intermetallic compounds", U.S. Department of Energy, Basic Energy Science, October, 2004 to September, 2005, $250,000.
• Russell A.M., Gschneidner, Jr. K.A., and Chumbley L.S., "Investigation of the roles of strain rate and twinning in the high ductility of B2 intermetallic compounds", National Science Foundation, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Material Research, Metals, September, 2004 to August, 2007, $280,000.
• Gschneidner, Jr. K. A., Russell A. M., Biner S. B., Harmon B. N. , Hsu D. K., Lo C. H. C., Lograsso T. A., and Pecharsky A. O., "A new paradigm - ductile intermetallic compounds", U.S. Department of Energy, Basic Energy Science, February to September, 2004, $250,000.
• Cook B., Russell A., and Bhat D., "Crosscutting industrial applications of a new class of ultra-hard borides", U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Industrial Technology, October, 2003 to September, 2004, $370,000.
• Bahadur S. and Russell A., "Development and investigation of the abrasion resistance of new ultra-hard AlCrB14 modified by TiB2 and binder phase for even higher abrasion resistance", National Science Foundation, Surface Engineering and Tribology Program, February, 2003 to January, 2004, $69,639.
• Chumbley L.S., Russell A.M., and Genalo L., "Development of a mobile interactive classroom for application in large classes campus wide", ISU Computer Advisory Committee, May, 2003, $13,853.
• Cook B., Russell A., and Batzer S., "Crosscutting industrial applications of a new class of ultra-hard borides", U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Industrial Technology, October, 2001 to September, 2003, $540,000.
• Gschneidner, Jr. K.A., Russell A.M., Lograsso T.A., Pecharsky A. O., Pecharsky V. K., Harmon B.N., Morris J.R., Hsu D.K., and Lo C.H.C., "Rare earth B2 intermetallic compounds", Institute for Physical Research, Iowa State University, November, 2001 to June, 2002, $50,000.

• Engr 160 - Engineering Problems with Computational Laboratory (1999S,F; 1998F; 1996S; 1995S,F; 1994S,F)
• Engr 170 - Engineering Graphics and Introductory Design (1993S,F; 1992S,F; 1991F)
• Engr Mech 336 - Engineering Materials for Construction (2002S)
• Fr E 121 - Technical Drawing (1978S,W)
• Fr E 151 - Engineering Problems (1981S,W; 1980F,W; 1979F; 1977F)
• Fr E 155 - Engineering Problems (1984S; 1983F,S; 1982F)
• Fr E 161 - Engineering Graphics (1979SS; 1978F; 1977F,W)
• Fr E 165 - Engineering Graphics and Conceptual Design (1984F; 1982S)
• Fr E 170 - Engineering Graphics and Introductory Design (1991S; 1990S,F; 1989S,F; 1988F; 1987S,F; 1986F; 1985F)
• Hon 290H - Thermal and Mechanical Characterization of AlMgB14 (2002S)
• Mat E 211 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering (2001F, 2002F, 2004F, 2005F, 2006F, 2007F)
• Mat E 271 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering (2000SS; 2001SS)
• Mat E 272 - Principles of Materials Science and Engineering (1999F; 2000S, SS, F; 2001S)
• Mat E 342 - Structure/Property Relations in Metals (2000S; 2001S; 2002S; 2003S; 2004S; 2005S, 2006S, 2007S, 2008S)
• Mat E 490 - Independent Research for Mat. Engr. (2002F; 2004F; 2005S)
• MSE 201M - Principles of Materials Science for MSE Majors (1995F)
• MSE 201 - Principles of Materials Science (1998S; 1997S,F; 1996F)
• MSE 202 - Processing and Fabrication of Materials (1996S)
• MSE 207 - Introductory Physical Metallurgy Laboratory (1997F)
• MSE 271 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering (1985S)
• MSE 590A - Special Graduate Projects, Metallic Materials (2000SS, F; 2002F)
• MSE 699 - Research (1997F; 1998S,SS,F; 1999S,SS,F; 2000S,SS,F; 2001S,SS,F; 2002S,SS,F; 2003S, SS, F; 2004S, SS, F; 2005S, SS, F; 2006S, SS, F; 2007S, SS, F)
• USt 290H - Independent Research for Honors College students (1992S; 1994S; 2002S)

Refereed Journal Articles (2001-2007)

• Xie S., Zhang M., Russell A. M., Becker A.T., and Gschneidner K.A., Deformation Twins in a Ductile B2 Intermetallic Compound: YAg, Acta Materialia, to be submitted February, 2008.
• Xie S., Russell A. M., Becker A.T., and Gschneidner K.A., Dislocation Core Structures in a Ductile B2-type Intermetallic Compound: YAg, Scripta Materialia, submitted December, 2007 (under review).
  
• Peters J.S., Cook B.A., Harringa J.L., and Russell A.M., Microstructure and wear resistance of mechanically alloyed TiB2, Wear, submitted November, 2007 (under review).
  
• Cook B.A., Harringa J.L., Peters J.S., Russell A.M., “Wear resistance of AlMgB14-TiB2 composites, Materials Science and Engineering A, submitted September, 2007 (under review).
• Ahmed A., Bahadur S., Russell A.M., Cook B.A., “Diamond belt abrasion resistance and cutting tool wear studies on new ultra-hard boride materials.” Tribology International, submitted August, 2007, TRIBINT-D-07-00209. AlanMarkRussell, russell282 (under review).
• Stumphy B.D., Mudryk Y., Russell A.M., Herman D.M., and Gschneidner, K.A., “Oxidation resistance of B2 rare earth-magnesium intermetallic compounds”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds (accepted, June, 2007, in press).
• Herman D.M., Cao G., Becker A.T., Russell A.M., and Constant A.P., "Microstructure and Properties of a Silver-Erbium Oxide Alloy", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, (accepted Dec., 2006, in press, JALCOM-15342).
• Wongpreedee K. and Russell A.M., "The stability of Pt nanofilaments in Au composites", Gold Bulletin Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 1-7 (2007).
• Cao G.H., Shechtman D., Wu D.M., Becker A.T., Chumbley L.S., Lograsso T.A., Russell A.M., and Gschneidner K.A., “Determination of slip systems and their relation to the high ductility and fracture toughness of B2 DyCu”, Acta Materialia, Vol. 55, pp. 3765-3770 (2007).
• Peters J.S., Hill J.M., and Russell A.M., “Direct reaction synthesis of Mg2B14 from elemental precursors”, Scripta Materialia, Vol. 54, pp. 813-816 (2006).
• Russell A.M., Zhang Z., Lograsso T.A., Gschneidner, Jr. K.A., Pecharsky A.O., Slager A.J., and Kesse D.C., "Mechanical properties of single crystal YCu and (Tb0.88Dy0.12)Zn B2 intermetallic compounds", Intermetallics, Vol. 13 (6), pp. 565-571 June (2005).
• Zhang Z., Russell A.M., Biner S.B., Gschneidner, Jr. K.A., and Lo C.H.C., "Fracture toughness of polycrystalline YCu, DyCu, and YAg ", Intermetallics, 13(5), pp. 559-564 (2005).
• Wongpreedee K. and Russell A. M., "Kinetic transformation of nanofilamentary gold metal-metal composites", Gold Bulletin, Vol. 37(3-4), pp. 174-180 (2004).
• Kellogg R.A., Russell A.M., Lograsso T.A., Flatau A.B., Clark A.E., and Wun-Fogle M., "Tensile properties of magnetostrictive iron-gallium alloys", Acta Materialia, Vol. 52, No. 17, pp. 5043-5050, 2004.
• Morris J.R., Ye Y.Y., Lee Y.B., Harmon B.N., Gschneidner K.A., and Russell A.M., "Ab initio calculation of bulk and defect properties of ductile rare-earth intermetallic compounds", Acta Materialia, Vol. 52, pp. 4849-4857, 2004.
• Tian Y., Li G., Shinar J., Wang N. L., Cook B. A., Anderegg J.W., Constant A. P., Russell A. M., and Snyder J. E., "Electrical transport in amorphous semiconducting AlMgB14 films", Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 85, No. 7, pp. 1181-1183, 2004.
• Russell A.M., Zhang Z., Lograsso T.A., Lo C.H.C., Pecharsky A.O., Morris J.R., Ye Y.Y., Gschneidner, Jr. K.A., and Slager A.J., "Mechanical properties of single crystal YAg", Acta Materialia, Vol 52/13, pp. 4033-4040, 2004.
• Cook B.A., Harringa J.L., Lewis T.L., and Russell A.M., "Processing studies and selected properties of ultra-hard AlMgB14", Journal of Advanced Materials, Vol. 36(3), pp. 56-63, July, 2004.
• Xu K. and Russell A. M., "Texture-strength relationships in a deformation processed Al-Sn metal-metal composite", Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol. 373, No. 1-2, pp. 99-106, 2004.
• Lee K.L., Whitehouse A.F., Hong S.I., and Russell A.M., "Creep behavior of copper-chromium in-situ composite", Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol. 35A, No. 2, pp. 695-705, 2004.
• Wheelock P.B., Cook B.A., Harringa J. L., and Russell A.M., "Phase changes induced in hexagonal boron nitride by mechanical milling", Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 39, pp. 343-347, 2004.
• Cook B.A., Russell A.M., Harringa J.L., Slager A.J., and Rohe M., "A new fracture-resistant binder phase for use with AlMgB14 and other ultra-hard ceramics", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 366, No. 1-2, pp. 145-151, 2004.
• Russell A.M., "A review: ductility in intermetallic compounds", Advanced Engineering Materials, Vol. 5, No. 9, pp. 629-639, 2003.
• Tian Y., Bastawros A., Lo C.H.C., Constant A., Russell A.M., and Cook B.A., "Superhard self-lubricating AlMgB14 films for microelectromechanical devices", Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 83, No. 14, pp. 2781-2783, 2003.
• Gschneidner, Jr. K.A., Russell A.M., Pecharsky A.O., Morris J.R., Zhang Z., Lograsso T.A., Hsu D.K., Lo C.H.C., Ye Y., Slager A.J., and Kesse D.C., "A family of ductile intermetallics", Nature Materials, Vol. 2, pp. 587591, 2003.
• Hill J.M., Johnston D.C., Cook B.A., Harringa J.L., and Russell A.M., "Magnetization study of the ultra-hard material MgAlB14", Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Vol. 265, No. 1, pp. 23-32, 2003.
• Lee K.L., Whitehouse A.F., Russell A.M., Wongpreedee K., Hong S.I., and Withers P.J., "Elevated temperature tensile properties and failure of a copper-chromium in-situ composite", Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 38, No. 16, pp. 3437-3447, 2003.
• Tian Y., Constant A., Lo C.H.C., Anderegg J.W., Russell A.M., Snyder J.E., and Molian P., "Microstructure evolution of Al-Mg-B thin films by thermal annealing", Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 1055-1063, 2003.
• Wongpreedee K., Russell A.M., and Chumbley L.S., "Thermal stability of deformation processed gold-silver composite", Scripta Materialia, Vol 49, No. 5, pp. 399-403, 2003.
• Lewis T.L., Russell A.M., Cook B.A., and Harringa J.L., "Al2MgO4, Fe3O4, and FeB impurities in AlMgB14", Materials Science & Engineering A, Vol. 351, Issues 1-2, pp. 117-122, 2003.
• Cook B.A., Harringa J.L., Russell A.M., and Batzer S.A., "A proof-of-concept study of the use of complex borides for disassembly of decommissioned nuclear reactor containment vessels", Machining Science and Technology, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 139-147, 2003.
• Xu K., Wongpreedee K., and Russell A.M., "Microstructure and strength of a deformation processed Al-20%Sn in-situ composite", Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 37(24), pp. 5209-5214, 2002.
• Laabs F. and Russell A., "Comparison of OIM and XRD texture determinations in a deformation processed b-Ti+Y metal-metal composite", Microscopy and Microanalysis, Vol. 8(2), pp. 694-695, 2002.
• Tian Y., Womack M., Molian P., Lo C.C.H., Anderegg J.W., and Russell A.M., "Microstructure and nanomechanical properties of Al-Mg-B-Ti films synthesized by pulsed laser deposition", Thin Solid Films, Vol. 418, pp. 129-135, 2002.
• Wheelock P.B., Wongpreedee K., Russell A.M., and Chumbley L.S., "A deformation processed b-Ti + Y metal metal composite", Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 37(20), pp. 4307-4313, 2002.
• Cherukuri R., Shibata M., Molian P., Russell A., and Tian Y., "Pulsed laser deposition of AlMgB14 on carbide inserts for metal cutting," Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 155, pp. 112-120, 2002.
• Russell A.M., Cook B.A., Harringa J.L., and Lewis T.L., "Coefficient of thermal expansion determinations for AlMgB14", Scripta Materialia, Vol. 46, pp. 629-633, 2002.
• Cook B.A, Harringa J.L., Laabs F.C., Dennis K.W., Russell A.M., and McCallum R.W., "Diffusion of Fe, Co, Nd, and Dy in R2(Fe1-xCox)14B where R = Nd or Dy", Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Vol. 233, pp. 136-141, 2001.
• Dennis K.W., Laabs F.C., Cook B.A, Harringa J.L., Russell A.M., and McCallum R.W., "Observations of multi-phase microstructures in R2(Fe1-xCox)14B where R = Nd or Dy", Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Vol. 231, pp. 33-37, 2001.
• Xu K., Russell A.M., Chumbley L.S., and Laabs F.C., "A deformation processed Al-20%Sn in-situ composit", Scripta Materialia, Vol. 44, pp. 935-940, 2001.
  
  Non-refereed Journal Articles (2001-2007)

• Russell, A., “Ductile rare earth intermetallic compounds”, Proceedings of the 7th Scientific Research Symposium on Metallic and Nonmetallic Materials, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzogovina, 15-16 May 2008 (accepted Jan, 2008, publication May, 2008).
• Russell A., Frerichs A., Gschneidner K., Biner S., Chumbley L., Xie S., Williams S., Chen Q., and Becker A., “Progress in Understanding the High Ductility of Rare Earth B2 (CsCl-type) Intermetallics”, Collected Proceedings: Recent Developments in Rare Earth Science and Technology, 2008 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, March, 2008.
  
• Russell A.M., “It’s Time for a Carbon Tax”, Innovate, Spring, 2007, p. 32.
• Peters J.S., Cook B.A., Harringa J.L., Russell A.M., Kracher A., Microstructure-Property Relationships in Ultra-Hard AlMgB14”, Advances in Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials: 2005 , 2005, 12-20.
• Peters J.S., Cook B.A, Harringa J.L., Russell, A.M., Ahmed A., “Improved Hardness and Toughness of AlMgB14 Composites Through Addition of Reinforcement Phases”, Advances in Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials: 2005, 2005, 21-30.
• Cook B.A., Harringa J.L., and Russell A.M., "Ultra-hard borides for industrial applications", U.S. Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Program E-Bulletin, www.eere.energy.gov/industry/resources/ebulletin/ January, 2005, p. 1.
• Kellogg R.A., Russell A.M., Lograsso T.A., Flatau A.B., Clark A.E., and Wun-Fogle M., "Mechanical properties of magnetostrictive iron-gallium alloys", SPIE Proceedings of The International Society for Optical Engineering's 10th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, March 2-6, 2003, San Diego, CA (Paper 5053-70).
• Cook B.A., Harringa J.L., Peters J., and Russell A.M., "Powder metallurgical processing of ultra-hard materials: properties of AlMgB14 prepared by high-energy Zoz milling"in Part II of the Proceedings of the 2003 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials (PM2TEC) sponsored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation, Las Vegas, NV, June, 2003, pp. 106-116.
• Russell A. and Cook B., "New ultra-hard borides", IMF Newsletter: Industrial Materials for the Future, Winter, 2003, pp. 5-7.
• Gibson K., Cook B.A., and Russell A.M., "BAM continues amazing development", DOE Pulse, September 10, 2001, p. 1.
• Broge J.L., Gibson K., Chumbley L.S., and Russell A.M., "Managing and remaking metals", Automotive Engineering International, August, 2001, pp. 21-30.
• "An economical process for recovering neodymium", in Electronic Design, April 30, 2001, p. 28.
• "Nd recovery from NdFeB magnet scrap", in Advanced Materials and Processes, May, 2001, p. 8.
  
  Books & Chapters in Books (2001-2007)

• Frerichs A.E. and Russell A.M., “High Ductility Rare Earth B2 Intermetallics”, a chapter in Rare Earth Research Trends, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, New York, 30 pages (in press, publication expected in mid-2008)
• Russell A.M, “Ductile, Stoichiometric B2 Intermetallics”, a chapter in Intermetallic Research Trends, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, New York, 25 pages (in press, publication expected early 2008)
  
• A.M. Russell and K.L. Lee, Structure - Property Relations in Nonferrous Metals, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2005.
• A.M. Russell, Solutions Manual: Structure - Property Relations in Nonferrous Metals, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2005.

Invited Presentations (2002-2007):

• “Progress in Understanding the High Ductility of Rare Earth B2 (CsCl-type) Intermetallics”, Russell A., Gschneidner K., Biner B., Chumbley L., Xie S., Becker A., Chen Q., Frerichs A., and Williams S., Symposium on Recent Developments in Rare Earth Science and Technology, 2008 TMS Conference, New Orleans, LA, March, 2008.
• “Materials for Fourth Generation Reactors: Effects of Elevated Temperature Exposure to H and O in Ti-Al-Nb and Nb-Zr Alloys”, Buxbaum, R.E. and Russell, A.M., Nuclear Fuels and Materials Development Seminar, Idaho National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Idaho Falls, ID, December, 2007.
  
• "SMARTS Neutron Diffraction Extinction Measurements in YCu", Williams S., Gschneidner, Jr. K. A., and Russell A., Materials Science and Technology Division Colloqium, Los Alamos National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Los Alamos, NM, December, 2006.
• “A new paradigm: ductile intermetallics! The rare earth RM B2 CsCl-type intermetallics”, Gschneidner K., Russell, A., Morris, J., Lograsso, T., Ye, Y., Cao, G.H., Becker, A., Stumphy, B., and Tomlinson, P., 2006 DOE/BES Mechanical Behavior Contractors Meeting, San Antonio, TX, March, 2006.
• "Ductile rare-earth B2-type intermetallic compounds", Gschneidner, Jr. K. A. and Russell A., Program Review, Materials Engineering and Physics, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Ames, IA, November, 2005.
• “Observation of orthorhombic second phase in ductile B2 DyCu intermetallic compound”, Cao G., Chumbley L., Russell A., Lograsso T., Wu D., and Gschneidner K., poster at Program Review, Materials and Engineering Physics, Ames Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Ames, IA, November, 2005.
• “Phase stability, elastic constants, and defect energetics in ductile, ordered B2 compounds”, Morris J., Ye Y., Gschneidner K., and Russell A., poster at Program Review, Materials and Engineering Physics, Ames Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Ames, IA, November, 2005.
• “Slip in single crystal YZn and DyCu B2 intermetallic compounds”, Becker A., Shechtman D., Cao G., Russell A., Lograsso T., Wu D., and Gschneidner K., poster at Program Review, Materials and Engineering Physics, Ames Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Ames, IA, November, 2005.
• "Ductile rare-earth CsCl B2-type intermetallic compounds: a progress report", Gschneidner, Jr. K. A. and Russell A., Basic Energy Science, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Germantown, MD, June, 2005.)
• "Ductile Intermetallic Compounds! The Rare Earth RM B2 CsCl-type Intermetallics", K, A. Gschneidner, Jr., A, M. Russell, A. O. Pecharsky, Z. Zhang, J. R. Morris, T. A. Lograsso, C.H. C. Lo and Y. Ye, The Rare Earth Symposium of the TMS Winter Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Feb., 2005.
• "A New Paradigm: Ductile Intermetallic Compounds", K, A. Gschneidner, Jr., A, M. Russell, A. O. Pecharsky, Z. Zhang, J. R. Morris, T. A. Lograsso, C.H. C. Lo and Y. Ye, Materials Research Society 2004 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov., 2004.
• "A materials engineering sampler", Russell A.M., 18th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE-18), Ames, IA, July, 2004.
• "Progress in industrial applications of a new class of ultra-hard borides", Cook B.A., Russell A.M., and Bhat D., USDOE Office of Industrial Technology Conference on Industrial Materials of the Future, Arlington, VA, June, 2004.
• "Progress in industrial applications of a new class of ultra-hard borides", Cook B.A., Russell A.M., and Bhat D., USDOE Office of Industrial Technology Conference on Industrial Materials of the Future, Golden, CO, June, 2003.
• "Progress in BAM development", Russell A.M., Ames Laboratory Metal and Ceramic Sciences Staff meeting, Ames, IA, September, 2002.
• "Crosscutting industrial applications of a new class of ultra-hard borides ", Cook B.A. and Russell A.M., USDOE Office of Industrial Technology Conference on Industrial Materials of the Future, Albuquerque, NM, July, 2002.
  
  Contributed Presentations (2002-2007):
  
  
• “Peak Intensity Changes during In-situ Neutron Diffraction Experiments on Ductile Rare Earth Intermetallics YCu”, Scott Williams, D. Brown, B. Clausen, A. Russell, K. Gschneidner, Denver X-ray Conference, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, July 29-Aug 2, 2007.
  
• "Dynamical Diffraction Effects During In-Situ Neutron Experiments on Ductile Rare Earth Intermetallic YCu". Williams, S., Brown D., Gschneidner, K., and Russell, A. MECASENS IV Conference on Stress Evaluation, Vienna, Austria, September 24-26, 2007 (Abstract ID: 328).
  
• “In-situ Neutron Diffraction Studies of Ductile Rare Earth B2 Intermetallics", Williams S., Brown D., Clausen B., Russell A., and Gschneidner K., Session on Plasticity from the Atomic Scale to Constitutive Laws, TMS Annual Meeting and Exposition, Orlando, FL, February, 2007.
  
• "Improved hardness and toughness of AlMgB14 through addition of reinforcement phases", Peters J., Cook B., Harringa J., and Russell A., International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials (PM2TEC) Metal Powder Industries Federation, Montreal, Canada, June, 2005.
• "Microstructure-property relationships in ultra-hard AlMgB14-TiB2 composites", Peters J., Cook B., Harringa J., and Russell A., International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials (PM2TEC) Metal Powder Industries Federation, Montreal, Canada, June, 2005.
• "Ab initio calculations of phase stability, defect energetics, and theoretical strength in ductile RM B2 compounds", Morris J. R., Krcmar M., Fu C.-L., Ye Y. Y., Gschneidner Jr. K. A., and Russell A. M., Materials Research Society 2004 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov., 2004.
• Poster session presentation "Ultra-hard borides", Cook B.A., Russell A.M., and Bhat D., USDOE Office of Industrial Technology Conference on Industrial Materials of the Future, Arlington, VA, June, 2004.
• "Mechanical properties of RE-Ag intermetallic compounds", Wongpreedee K., Russell A.M., Gschneidner K.A., International Precious Metals Institute Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, June, 2004.
• "Abrasion study of new ultrahard AlMgB14 material modified by TiB2", Ahmed A., Bahadur S., Russell A., Cook B., Harringa J., and Peters J., Iowa Academy of Sciences 116th Annual Meeting, Cedar Falls, IA, April, 2004.
• "Kinetic transformation of gold metal-metal composites", Wongpreedee K. and Russell A.M., Materials Session, Gold 2003 Conference: New Industrial Applications for Gold, sponsored by the World Gold Council and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Oct, 2003.
• Poster session presentation "Ultra-hard borides", Cook B.A., Russell A.M., and Bhat D., USDOE Office of Industrial Technology Conference on Industrial Materials of the Future, June, 2003, Golden, CO.
• "Powder metallurgical processing of ultra-hard materials: properties of Si-Ge, Al2O3, and AlMgB14 prepared by high-energy Zoz milling", Peters J.S., Cook B.A., Russell A.M., and Harringa J.L., Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials Technology Conference (PM2TEC) sponsored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation, Las Vegas, NV, June, 2003.
• "Tensile strength and in-plane auxetic properties of Fe-Ga alloys", Kellogg R.A., Russell A.M., Lograsso T.A., Flatau A.B., Clark A.E., and Wun-Fogle M., Navy Transducer Workshop, University Park, PA, May, 2003.
• "Mechanical properties of magnetostrictive iron-gallium alloys", Kellogg R.A., Russell A.M., Lograsso T.A., Flatau A.B., Clark A.E., and Wun-Fogle M. (Paper 5053-70), SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering, 10th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, San Diego, CA, March, 2003.
• "Comparison of OIM and XRD texture determinations in a deformation processed b-Ti+Y metal-metal composite", Laabs F.C. and Russell A.M., Microscopy Society of America Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, August, 2002.
• Poster session presentation "New directions in the science of ultra-hard materials", Cook B.A., Harringa, J.L., and Russell A.M., USDOE, BES program review, May, 2002.
• "Nanoindentation and nanoscratching of thin films from an ultra-hard AlMgB14/TiB2 target for MEMS", Tian Y., Constant A., Cook B., Harringa J., Bastawros A., and Russell A.M., the North American Manufacturing Research Conference of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, NAMRC XXX, May, 2002.

• “Improved wear-resistant boride composites with high percentage of TiB2” Cook B.A., Russell A.M., and Harringa J.L., (serial number 11/325,292; submitted January, 2006).

• International patent application WO 2004/040030 A1; Patent Cooperation Treaty, PCT/US03/31607, “Ductile binder phase for use with AlMgB14 and other hard materials"; Cook B.A., Russell A.M., and Harringa J.L., (ISURF #2949, submitted October, 2003).

• International patent application (Patent Cooperation Treaty, PCT/US03/35575, “Intermetallic articles of manufacture having high room temperature ductility"; Gschneidner, Jr. K.A., Pecharsky A.O., Pecharsky V.K., and Russell A.M., (ISURF #2887, submitted January, 2004).

• U.S. utility patent application, “Ductile intermetallic compounds"; Gschneidner, Jr. K.A., Pecharsky A.O., Pecharsky V.K., and Russell A.M., (ISURF #2887, submitted November, 2003).

• U.S. Patent 7,238,429, “An Ultra-hard, Low Friction Coating Based on AlMgB14 for Reduced Wear of MEMS and Other Tribological Components and Systems"; issued 3 July, 2007, Cook B.A., Tian Y., Constant A.P., Harringa J.L., Russell A.M., and Molian P.

• U.S patent 7,172,641, “Ultra-hard boride-based matrix reinforcement”; issued 6 Feb, 2007, Cook B.A., Russell A.M., Harringa J.L., Biner S.B., and Anderson I.

• U.S patent 6,921,422, "Ductile binder phase for use with AlMgB14 and other hard ceramic materials"; issued July, 2005, Cook B.A., Russell A.M., and Harringa J.L.

• U.S. Patent 6,432,855, “Superabrasive Boride and a Method of Preparing the Same by Mechanical Alloying and Hot Pressing "; (divisional patent of 6,099,605) issued August 13, 2002, Cook B.A., Harringa J. L., and Russell A.M.

• U.S. Patent  6,099,605, “Superabrasive Boride and a Method of Preparing the Same by Mechanical Alloying and Hot Pressing"; issued August 8, 2000, Cook B.A., Harringa J. L., and Russell A.M.

• U.S. Patent  5,200,004, "In-situ Strengthening Mechanism Applied to a Titanium-Yttrium Alloy"; issued April, 1993, Verhoeven J.D., Ellis T.W., Russell A.M., and Jones L.L.

Jason Britson         Materials Science & Engineering    M.S.        Dec, 2008
“Nanoscale Microstructure Processing of TiB2-AlMgB14 Intermetallic
Composites”

Paul Tomlinson*    Materials Science & Engineering    M.S.        May, 2008
"Strain Rate Sensitivity in Rare Earth B2 Compounds"

Brad Stumphy*    Materials Science & Engineering    M.S.        Dec, 2006
“Mechanical and Oxidation Properties of Some B2 Rare
Earth-magnesium Intermetallic Compounds
(RMg: R = Y, Ce)”

Paul Wheelock    Materials Science & Engineering    M.S.        Aug, 2001
“Investigation of Phase Changes Induced in Boron
Nitride by Mechanical Milling”

Theron Lewis        Materials Science & Engineering    M.S.        May, 2001
“A Study of Selected Properties and Applications of
AlMgB14 and Related Composites: Ultra-hard Materials”

Vladimir Gantovnik    Materials Science & Engineering    M.S.        Dec, 1999
“Microstructural Relationships of Heavily Deformed
Gold-Silver and Gold-Platinum Composites”

Kai Xu            Materials Science & Engineering    M.S.        Dec, 1998
“Microstructure-strength Relationship of a Deformation-
Processed Aluminum-Magnesium Composite”

Ping Huang*        Materials Science & Engineering    M.S.        Dec, 1998
“Processing of CerLOMed Si3N4 Components”

Joel Harringa*        Materials Science & Engineering    M.S.        Dec, 1997
“Mechanical Alloying and Thermoelectric Properties of
Heavily Doped n-type Si-Ge Alloys”

Hyong June Kim    Materials Science & Engineering    Ph.D.        Dec, 2009
“Ti-Al-Nb and Nb-Zr alloy applications in 4th
generation nuclear reactor structures”

Andrew Frerichs*    Materials Science & Engineering    Ph.D.        Dec, 2009
“Hydrogen Effects in RM B2 Intermetallics & H Permeation Alloys”

Andrew Becker*    Materials Science & Engineering    Ph.D.        Dec, 2008
“Strain rate and temperature effects on tensile strength of Rare Earth B2 Intermetallic Compounds"

Scott Williams*    Materials Science & Engineering    Ph.D.        Aug, 2008
"Diffraction Extinction Effects in B2 Rare Earth Intermetallics"

Justin Peters        Materials Science & Engineering    Ph.D.        Aug, 2007
" Improving hardness and toughness of boride composites based on AlMgB14"

Yun Tian         Materials Science & Engineering    Ph.D.        May, 2004
"Production and Characterization of AlMgB14 Thin Film
Coatings Produced by Pulsed Laser Deposition”

Kate Wongpreedee     Materials Science & Engineering    Ph.D.        Dec, 2003
"Kinetics of Transformation of Deformation Processed
Gold-matrix Composites”

Kai Xu            Materials Science & Engineering    Ph.D.        Aug, 2003
"Microstructure and Strength of a Deformation Processed
Al-20%Sn Metal-Metal Composite”

Bruce Cook*        Materials Science & Engineering    Ph.D.        Dec, 1999
"A Comparison of Thermoelectric Phenomena in
Diverse Alloy Systems”