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James T. MacLeod Professor of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

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Phone: 412-624-4963
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Office: BENDM 842

 

Education

PhD, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 1987

Professional Interests

Dr. Barnard's research interests include processing / structure / property (magnetic, electronic, mechanical) relations in thin films, materials for ultra-high density data storage, nano-tribology, tribomaterials, adhesion, phase transformations, surface/interface characterization, nanostructured and self-assembled materials, and hybrid (organic/inorganic) materials.

Selected Publications

A. Butera, J.L. Weston, and J.A. Barnard, "Ferromagnetic resonance of epitaxial Fe81Ga19 (110) thin films", J. Magn. Mater. 284, 17-25 (2004).

J. Gomez, A. Butera, and J.A. Barnard, "Surface anisotropy and resonance modes in Co-SiO2 heterogeneous films", Phys. Rev. B 70, 054428 (2004).

X. Li, M. Curry, G. Wei, J. Zhang, J.A. Barnard, S.C. Street, and M.L. Weaver, "Nanotribological studies of dendrimer-mediated metallic thin films", Surface and Coatings Technology 177-178, 504-511 (2004).

F.T. Xu, S.C. Street, and J.A. Barnard, "Coverage dependent evolution of two-dimensional dendrimer/mica domain patterns", J. Phys. Chem. B 107, 12762-12767 (2003).

G. Wei, J. Gong, G. Zangari, M.L. Weaver, and J.A. Barnard, "Thin CNx overcoats deposited using various sputtering gases", J. Appl. Phys. 93, 8710-8712 (2003).

F.T. Xu, S.C. Street, and J.A. Barnard, "Pattern formation in aerosol-deposited dendrimer films", Langmuir 19, 3066-3070 (2003).

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Barnard joined the MSE Department in 8/01 as Professor and Chair. He graduated from Harvard University (BA, 1981, Engineering and Applied Science) and completed ME (1985) and PhD (1987) degrees in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science at Carnegie-Mellon University. From 1988 - 2001 he progressed through the ranks in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alabama and held the position of Professor and Director of the NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center prior to moving to the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Barnard has spent two extended research stays in France (1987 and 1999). He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in physical/mechanical metallurgy, physics of metals, crystallography, materials science, phase transformations, thin film materials, materials characterization, and senior projects in materials design/processing. He has published more than 160 peer reviewed papers on processing / structure / property (magnetic, electronic, mechanical) relations in thin films, materials for ultra-high density data storage, nano-tribology, tribomaterials, adhesion, phase transformations, surface/interface characterization, nanostructured and self-assembled materials, and hybrid (organic/inorganic) materials.

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