Ronald Biederman
Professor
Washburn Labs 307A
508-831-5553 (Voice)
508-831-5178 (Fax)
rrb@wpi.edu
Related Information
Education
- B.S. University of Connecticut, 1960
- M.S. University of Connecticut, 1962
- Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 1968
Research
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Microstructural Analysis
- SEM, TEM, and Diffraction Analysis
Publications
- An Initial Microstructural Analysis of A36 Steel from WTC Building 7 (Linked with permission from Minerals, Metals & Materials Society)
- R. R. Biederman and G. A. Rossetti, Jr. et al, "Microcrystalline properties and phase transition behavior of tetragonal Pb(ZrxTi1-xO3)", Materials Letters, Vol. 41, 1999, p. 72-77.
- R. R. Biederman and G. A. Kourtoukova et al, "Design and tailoring of Ni-Sn-W composites for bond abrasive applications", Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. A276, 2000, p. 58-69.
- "Materials Letters", Microcrystalline Properties and Phase Transition Behavior of Tetragonal Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O3, co-authored with G. A. Rossetti, Jr., P. F. Cahill, Jr., and A. Sacco, Jr.
- "Manufacturing of High Performance Double-Pressed, Double-Sintered Steels", Ian Donaldson, R. R. Biederman, Advanced Processing Techniques, Particulate Materials, Volume 6 pp 57-74, (1994)
Honors and Awards
- Chosen as one of two 1990 recipients of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the School of Engineering, The University of Connecticut.
- Advisor to: E.C.S. Chin who recieved the WPI Sigma Xi Award for the best doctoral thesis for the 1994/1995 academic year, entitled, "Plastic Flow in Lamellar Titanium Diboride Reinforced Titanium Aluminide Composites"
Scientific and Professional Societies/Memberships
- ASM, ASM Fellow
- AIME
- EMSA
- IMS
- Sigma Xi
- Sigma Mu Epsilon