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Barbara Lograsso

Barbara K. Lograsso
Assistant  Professor, Mechanical Engineering Technology
E-mail: bklogras@mtu.edu

Telephone: (906) 487-3658
Fax: (906) 487-2583
Office: EERC 319A


Education:
Ph.D. Metallurgical and Materials Science
Michigan Technological University, 1991

Research Experience:
Ames Laboratory Department of Energy Laboratory, Ames, IA
R&D Program Manager Midwest Forensics Resource Center, 2003-2006  
Materials and Engineering Physics Division -  Research Scientist 1988-2000

Industry Experience:
8VA Corporation, Ames, IA   
General Manager, 1994-2003
Thermal Management Components and Metal Parts Forming

Research Interests:
Thermal Management Materials and Forming.  Fracture Evaluation and Powder Processing.

Teaching:
Dynamics, Thermodynamics,  Heat Transfer and Thermal Sciences

Publications and Conference Proceedings:
B. K. Lograsso and R. M. German, "Thermal Debinding of Injection Molded Powder
Compacts," Powder Metallurgy International, 22, No. 1, (1990).

Rehbein, D. K.; Osborne, M. G.; Lograsso, B. K.; Foley, J. C. “Ultrasonic evaluation of green state PIM compacts,”Ames Laboratory,  Iowa State University,  Ames,  IA,  USA.    Advances in Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials  (1999),   (Vol. 1),  2/117-2/127.  Publisher: Metal Powder Industries Federation, CODEN: APMME3  ISSN: 1065-5824.  CAN 132:350694    

Anderson, IE; Lograsso, BK; Terpstra, R; Gleeson, B, “Development of advanced metallic filters for hot gas cleaning,”  Minerals, Metals and Materials Society/AIME, Powder Metallurgy Alloys and Particulate Materials for Industrial Applications (USA), pp. 11-25, Oct. 2000

Lograsso, BK; Anderson, IE; Gleeson, B; Terpstra, R ,”  Metallic filters for hot gas cleaning, ‘ Advances in Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials - 2000 (USA), pp. 10.29-10.38, 2000
Lograsso, BK; Foley, JC; Anderson, IE,” : Micromechanical testing of metal injection molded iron-aluminide powder compacts,”  Metal Powder Industries Federation, Advances in Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials - 1998; Volume 2, Parts 5-9 (USA), pp. 5.169-5.181, June 1999.  

Rehbein, D. K.; Osborne, M. G.; Lograsso, B. K.; Foley, J. C. “Ultrasonic evaluation of green state PIM compacts,”Ames Laboratory,  Iowa State University,  Ames,  IA,  USA.    Advances in Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials  (1999),   (Vol. 1),  2/117-2/127.  Publisher: Metal Powder Industries Federation, CODEN: APMME3  ISSN: 1065-5824.  CAN 132:350694.