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Dr. Mauro Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Dr. John Mauro has been named a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Dr. Mauro was selected for “developing and applying data-driven models and machine learning that enable high-strength, damage-resistant glasses,” and is one of 111 US and 22 international members elected in 2022. The new class will be formally  inducted at the NAE’s annual meeting in Washington DC in October.

Microstructural evolution of droplet phase separation in calcium aluminosilicate glasses

Nicholas L. Clark, Shih-Yi Chuang, John C. Mauro

Nanophase coarsening appears to proceed through two distinct, though similar mechanisms depending on droplet phase fraction. At low droplet phase fractions, droplets show Lifshitz-Slozof-Wagner-type kinetics, transitioning to a diffusion-controlled pseudo-coalescence mechanism at higher phase fractions. In both cases, calcium diffusion through the matrix is the rate-limiting step for the coarsening process.

Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses, Third Edition

Written by Dr. Arun Varshneya & Dr. John Mauro, this textbook is a comprehensive reference on the field of glass science.

Department of Materials Science & Engineering

Newly renovated, the Edward Steidle building houses multiple laboratories used for glass characterization.

Glass Research & Facilities at Penn State

Penn State’s glass research encompasses both theoretical and experimental approaches to understand glass properties.

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