From: 5479vermaa@vms.csd.mu.edu
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Subject: Ph.D. Mat. Sc. Seeks Jobs Openings
Date: 16 Sep 1992 01:17:30 GMT
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Dear Sir/Madam: 
               I am looking for  an applied  research and development 
position in the area of solid state electrochemistry, electronic/ionic
ceramics or materials processing. My area of expertise includes
the study of corrosion/oxidation behavior of materials. I am also 
interested in academic positions.

               If you have, or know of any opportunity, and need a type
set resume, please contact me at the address below.

Resume:
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                               Atul K. Verma
                          737 North 21st Street, #9
                            Milwaukee, WI  53233
         (414) 931-7439 (Home)               (414) 288-5434 (Office)

                e-mail address: 5479vermaa@vms.csd.mu.edu

Work Status: Authorized to work in the US.

Geographical Preference: Anywhere in the US.



Education:  
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          Ph.D., Materials Science              expected August 1992 
          Marquette University
          Milwaukee, Wisconsin

 Dissertation Title: Mass and Charge Transport in Oxide Single 
                     of Fluorite Structure 

 Dissertation Director: Dr. R. N. Blumenthal


         M.S., Materials Science,                     August 1988
         Marquette University  

 Thesis Title: The Study of Electrical Properties of a Single 
               Grain Boundary in Metal Oxide Varistors

 Thesis Advisor: Dr. M. A. Seitz


         B.S., Metallurgical Engineering               May 1985 
         Indian Institute of Technology 
         Bombay, India


Research Experience:
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Research Assistant:                        January 1988 to present 
Marquette University 
Advisor: Dr. R. N. Blumenthal

Duties included planning, design, execution and analysis of experiments
in the area of Solid State Electrochemistry, data acquisition and analysis, 
report and proposal preparations. The primary emphasis has been to study 
the role of defects and microstructure in ionic and electronic conducting 
ceramic systems.

Developed an electrochemical technique to measure the partial 
conductivities and mobilities of minority charge carriers in metal oxides. 
Presently applying this method to determine electronic conductivities and 
mobilities in Yttria stabilized Zirconia and doped Ceria single crystals 
and ceramic samples.


Research Assistant:                    August 1985 to December 1987
Marquette University 
Advisor: Dr. M. A. Seitz

Designed and developed a method for isolating a single grain boundary in 
ZnO varistor materials. Developed software for laboratory automation and
data acquisition to record response to ac and dc electrical excitation 
from the single boundaries. Demonstrated that non-Debye behavior, 
characteristic of bulk trap ac small signal response, is the result of 
a spectrum of relaxation times within each grain boundary under study 
and not due to variations in bulk trapping behavior among boundaries.


Student Trainee:                       November 83 to  June 84 
Research and Development Department, Permanent Magnets Pvt. Ltd
Bombay, India.

Planned, executed, and analyzed experiments to study the effects of  
additives (SiO_2 and CaO) in Ba-ferrite magnets.


Teaching Experience:
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Lecturer                              January 1988 to present
Metallurgy and Materials Science
Marquette University

Duties included organization and class room instruction of 
the undergraduate Introductory Materials Science, Metallurgy, 
Thermodynamics, and Electron Microscopy courses.


Summer Teaching Assistant:            Summer 1990
Young Scholar Program
Marquette University

Supervision of introductory physics laboratory and engineering graphics 
courses.


Skills:
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Setting up research program with emphasis on the fundamental issues and 
conceptual framework.

Design and fabrication of solid state electrochemical cells in the study of 
transport in electronic/ionic ceramic systems. 

Impedance Spectroscopy, Thermogravimetric Analysis and mathematical 
modeling of chemical, physical, and electrochemical processes.

Processing and characterization of solid oxide electrolytes and 
electrode materials.

Materials Characterization methods of  XRD, SEM, TEM, STEM and EDS.

Electronic instrumentation, laboratory automation, software development, data
acquisition systems.

Computer Skills:
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Languages: C, Pascal, Fortran-77 and Basic.
Operating Systems: MS-DOS, VAX/VMS.
Softwares: WINDOWS, EQUIVCRT, TeX, WORD FOR WINDOWS, EXCEL, WORDPERFECT.


Awards:
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Marquette University Graduate Fellowship Award  1988-91.
Marquette University  Tuition Scholarships 1986 & 1987.


Professional Affiliations:
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Member - The American Ceramic Society, The Electrochemical Society,
         Electron Microscopy Society of America.
 


Publications:
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 Journal Publications
 AC Behavior of MOV Single Boundary Ceramic Transactions, Vol. 3, 
 pp. 135-144 American Ceramic Society, 1989. (with M. A. Seitz and 
 R. W. Hirthe)

 Steady State Transport Measurements in YBa_2Cu_3O_7-x: to be published in
 Solid State Ionics. (with R. N. Blumenthal, M. A. Panhans and W. Hammetter)

 An Impedance Spectroscopic study of Single Crystal and Polycrystalline 
 Cerium Dioxide: in preparation (with R. N. Blumenthal)

 Hole mobility and P-type conductivity in 10 mole% CaO doped Cerium Dioxide:
 in preparation (with R. N. Blumenthal and M. A. Panhans) 

 Papers related to dissertation are in preparation.


Conference Presentation:

AC Behavior of MOV Individual Grain Boundaries,
presented at Second International Varistors Conference, GE Corporate Research
and Development, Schenectady, NY, December 5 & 6 1988. (with M. A. Seitz and 
R. W.  Hirthe)


Dissertation/Thesis:

Mass and Charge Transport in Oxide Single Crystals of 
Fluorite Structure: Ph. D. dissertation, in preparation.

The Study of the Electrical Properties of Single Grain Boundary in  Metal 
Oxide Varistors: M.S. thesis, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 
1989.

Studies in Microstructure Correlated Dielectric Properties of Zn-Mn Ferrites 
Bachelor of Technology  thesis, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 1985.

Piezoelectric Ceramic Materials: a seminar presented at Indian Institute of 
Technology, Bombay, India, 1984.


Graduate Courses:
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 Physics of Semiconductors 
 Advanced Metallurgy and Ceramics 
 Device Electronics 
 Electrical Properties of Solids
 Applications of Thermodynamics to Materials 
 Impedance Spectroscopy - Seminar 
 Dielectric Properties of Materials 
 Mechanical Behavior of Materials 
 Introduction to X-rays and Crystallography 
 Advanced Diffraction Techniques 
 Independent Study - Electron Microscopy 
 Research Topics in Materials Science - Basic Quantum Mechanics 
 Research Topics in Materials Science - Oxidation of Metals
 Topics in Materials Engineering - Introduction to Ceramics 
 Independent Study - Transport in Ceramic Materials
 Independent Study - Thermogravimetric Analysis of Metal Oxides 
 Research Topics in Materials Science - Computer Fitting of Phase Diagrams 
 Analytical and Computational Methods in Engineering 1 & 2
 Topics in Materials Engineering - Non-Destructive Testing



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