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Thomas W. Eagar

Thomas W. Eagar

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Materials Science

D-Index
44
Citations
7284
World Ranking
12068
National Ranking
2796

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the theory and practice of welding.

Overview

Thomas W. Eagar was a researcher affiliated with MIT in the United States. Their research contributions broadly covered fields of engineering and materials science, with a particular focus on materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, and energy engineering and power technology.

The main research topics addressed by Thomas W. Eagar included:

  • Hydrogen Storage and Materials
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes
  • Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
  • Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications

Thomas W. Eagar authored several scientific papers, including:

  • Effects of Mg and Si Doping on Hydrogen Generation via Reduction of Aluminum Alloys in Water (2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials)
  • Activation of bulk aluminum and its application in a hydrogen generator (2020, Applied Energy)
  • Leveraging Grain Size Effects on Hydrogen Generated via Doped Aluminum-Water Reactions Enabled by a Liquid Metal (2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials)
  • An Electromagnetic Translational Vibration Energy Harvester Fabricated in MP35N Alloy (2020, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems)

In terms of collaboration, frequent co-authors in their research included:

  • Douglas P. Hart
  • Laureen Meroueh
  • Jonathan Slocum
  • Richard Taylor
  • Lance Neil

Their publications frequently appeared in venues such as:

  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Applied Energy
  • Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Thomas W. Eagar was recognized with honors including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2002, and elected as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1997 for contributions to the theory and practice of welding.

Best Publications

  • Microstructural development during solidification of stainless steel alloys

    J. W. Elmer;S. M. Allen;T. W. Eagar

  • Temperature fields produced by traveling distributed heat sources

    T. W Eagar;N. S Tsai

  • Transient Liquid Phase Bonding

    W. D. MacDonald;T. W. Eagar

  • Noncontact temperature measurement. I. Interpolation based techniques

    Mansoor A. Khan;Charly Allemand;Thomas W. Eagar

  • Distribution of the heat and current fluxes in gas tungsten arcs

    N. S. Tsai;T. W. Eagar

  • Strain energy distribution in ceramic-to-metal joints

    J.-W Park;P.F Mendez;T.W Eagar

  • Analysis of metal transfer in gas metal arc welding

    Y.-S. Kim;T. W. Eagar

  • Pressures produced by gas tungsten arcs

    M. L. Lin;T. W. Eagar

  • Penetration and defect formation in high-current arc welding

    P. F. Mendez;T. W. Eagar

  • Metal vaporization from weld pools

    A. Block-Bolten;T. W. Eagar

  • Welding processes for aeronautics

    Patricio F Mendez;Thomas W Eagar

  • Thermodynamic assessment of the Cu–Ti–Zr system

    R. Arroyave;T.W. Eagar;L. Kaufman

  • Chemical analysis of welding fume particles

    N. T. Jenkins;T. W. Eagar

  • A dynamic model of drops detaching from a gas metal arc welding electrode

    L A Jones;T W Eagar;J H Lang

  • Slag-metal equilibrium during submerged arc welding

    C. S. Chai;T. W. Eagar

  • Noncontact temperature measurement. II. Least squares based techniques

    Mansoor A. Khan;Charly Allemand;Thomas W. Eagar

  • Electrochemical migration tests of solder alloys in pure water

    T. Takemoto;R.M. Latanision;T.W. Eagar;A. Matsunawa

  • Slag-metal reactions during welding: Part I. Evaluation and reassessment of existing theories

    U. Mitra;T. W. Eagar

  • Freshly generated stainless steel welding fume induces greater lung inflammation in rats as compared to aged fume.

    James M Antonini;Robert W Clarke;G.G Krishna Murthy;Pradeep Sreekanthan

  • Thermodynamic modeling of the ZrO system

    Raymundo Arroyave;Larry Kaufman;Thomas W. Eagar

  • Convection in arc weld pools

    G.M. Oreper;T.W. Eagar;J. Szekely

Frequent Co-Authors

Raymundo Arroyave
Raymundo Arroyave Texas A&M University
Tarasankar DebRoy
Tarasankar DebRoy Pennsylvania State University
Pär Jönsson
Pär Jönsson Royal Institute of Technology
Caroline Sunyong Lee
Caroline Sunyong Lee Hanyang University
Minoru Umemoto
Minoru Umemoto Toyohashi University of Technology

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