fields workplaces known_for residence article_title name alma_mater
solid state physics , materials science university of cincinnati gorilla glass theory of network glasses cincinnati , ohio , united states punit boolchand
 punit boolchand case western reserve
punit boolchand

punit boolchand is a materials scientist , a professor in the department of electrical engineering and computing systems -lrb- eecs -rrb- in the college of engineering and applied science -lrb- ceas -rrb- at the university of cincinnati -lrb- uc -rrb- , where he is director of the solid state physics and electronic materials laboratory he discovered the intermediate phase : an elastically percolative network glass distinguished from traditional -lrb- clustered -rrb- liquid -- gas spinodals by strong non-local long-range interactions .
the ip characterizes space-filling , nearly stress-free and non-aging , critically self-organized non-equilibrium glassy networks -lrb- such as window glass , ineluctably complex high-temperature superconductors , microelectronic si/sio2 high-k dielectric interfaces , and protein folding -rrb- .
his experimental data over a 25-year period -lrb- 1982 -- 2007 -rrb- formed the basis for the theory of network glasses developed by james charles phillips and michael thorpe .
the theory was adopted by corning inc. and was a substantial factor contributing to the development of gorilla glass by corning scientists including john .
c. mauro .
these networks , although disordered , exhibit many nearly ideal properties that have revolutionized glass science and technology , as part of hd tv and glass covers for devices such as cell phones .
