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R.W. Balluffi

R.W. Balluffi

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Materials Science

D-Index
60
Citations
15383
World Ranking
6963
National Ranking
1755

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Von Hippel Award, Materials Research Society
  • 1989 - David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics
  • 1989 - David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics, American Physical Society
  • 1987 - Acta Materialia Gold Medal
  • 1983 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1982 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1972 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

R.W. Balluffi was a scientist primarily affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their academic career was marked by multiple prestigious recognitions in the field of materials science and physics.

Balluffi's achievements included election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1982 and being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1983. Additional honors included fellowships in the American Physical Society beginning in 1972 and several awards recognizing their contributions to materials physics and materials research. These awards included the Acta Materialia Gold Medal received in 1987, the David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics from the American Physical Society in 1989, and the Von Hippel Award presented by the Materials Research Society in 1990.

There are no listed papers, co-authors, or detailed publication venues associated with Balluffi in the available data. Likewise, specific main fields of study, subfields, and topics of work were not provided. No book publication information is available.

Balluffi is deceased. The information provided reflects a summary based on available factual data related to their professional affiliations and recognized contributions via awards and memberships in the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Interfaces in Crystalline Materials

    Adrian Sutton;R. W. Balluffi

  • Kinetics of materials

    R. W. Balluffi;Samuel M. Allen;W. Craig Carter;Rachel A. Kemper

  • Kinetics of Materials: Balluffi/Kinetics

    Robert W. Balluffi;Samuel M. Allen;W. Craig Carter

  • Measurements of Equilibrium Vacancy Concentrations in Aluminum

    Unknown

  • Mechanism for diffusion induced grain boundary migration

    R.W. Balluffi;J.W. Cahn

  • CSL/DSC Lattice model for general crystalcrystal boundaries and their line defects

    R. W. Balluffi;A. Brokman;Alexander H. King

  • Overview no. 61 On geometric criteria for low interfacial energy

    Unknown

  • On grain boundary dislocations and ledges

    J.P Hirth;R.W Balluffi

  • Electron microscope studies of grain boundary dislocation behavior

    R.W. Balluffi;Y. Komem;T. Schober

  • Diffusion induced grain boundary migration

    J.W. Cahn;J.D. Pan;R.W. Balluffi

  • Observations of roughening/de-faceting phase transitions in grain boundaries

    T.E Hsieh;R.W Balluffi

  • The mechanism of sintering of copper

    Unknown

  • Coincidence lattice model for the structure and energy of grain boundaries

    A. Brokman;R.W. Balluffi

  • Experimental study of grain boundary melting in aluminum

    T.E Hsieh;R.W Balluffi

  • Grain boundary diffusion mechanisms in metals

    Unknown

  • Grain boundary kinetics—II. In situ observations of the role of grain boundary dislocations in high-angle boundary migration

    S.E Babcock;R.W Balluffi

  • Measurement of rapid mass transport along individual dislocations in aluminum

    T.E. Volin;K.H. Lie;R.W. Balluffi

  • MEASUREMENT OF THE EQUILIBRIUM CONCENTRATION OF LATTICE VACANCIES IN SILVER NEAR THE MELTING POINT. Technical Report No. 21

    Unknown

  • Low energy planes for tilt grain boundaries in gold

    P.J. Goodhew;T.Y. Tan;R.W. Balluffi

  • Observation of a reversible grain boundary faceting transition induced by changes of composition

    T.G. Ference;R.W. Balluffi

  • Diffusion induced grain boundary migration in AuCu and AuAg thin films

    J.D Pan;R.W Balluffi

  • Secondary grain boundary dislocations in [001] twist boundaries in MgO II. Extrinsic structures

    C. P. Sun;R. W. Balluffi

  • Grain boundary kinetics—I. In situ observations of coupled grain boundary dislocation motion, crystal translation and boundary displacement

    S.E Babcock;R.W Balluffi

  • On the interaction of lattice dislocations with grain boundaries

    T. P. Darby;R. Schindler;R. W. Balluffi

  • Study of energy vs misorientation for grain boundaries in gold by crystallite rotation method—I. [001] Twist boundaries

    Siu-Wai Chan;R.W. Balluffi

  • Grain boundary diffusion mechanisms in metals

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Adrian P. Sutton
Adrian P. Sutton Imperial College London
Teh Y. Tan
Teh Y. Tan Duke University
David N. Seidman
David N. Seidman Northwestern University
John W. Cahn
John W. Cahn National Institute of Standards and Technology
Paul S. Ho
Paul S. Ho The University of Texas at Austin
Gregory B. Olson
Gregory B. Olson Northwestern University
H.K. Birnbaum
H.K. Birnbaum University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Vaclav Vitek
Vaclav Vitek University of Pennsylvania

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