Christopher C. Berndt

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Professor Berndt is the Director of the Mechanical Testing Laboratory at Stony Brook University in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He has in excess of 25 years research experience in thermal spray coatings; with a particular focus on cracking mechanisms and characterization of coating systems. He is the President of the Thermal Spray Society of ASM International and the Founding Editor of the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology. Berndt has in excess of 120 peer-reviewed publications in thermal spray technology as well as many conference and book contributions

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Materials Sciences and Engineering
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York 11794-2275

Tel: 631-632-8507
Fax: 631-632-8052
cberndt@notes.cc.sunysb.edu


Links to Thermal Spray Presentations including Professional Activities, Education/Outreach, and Research

Professional Activities

1.1 Journal of Thermal Spray Technology

1.2 Ethics in Engineering

1.3 CEAS briefing for EC-2000

1.4 CEAS Preparedness for EC-2000

1.5 The Professional Engineer Qualification for Engineering Scientists

1.6 ASM Workshop on Thermal Spray Technology (72 slides)

1.7 International Thermal Spray Association Visits USB (10 slides)

1.8 Activities in the Area of Infrastructure....

Education/Outreach

2.1 Mechanical Testing Facility

2.2 How to give presentations (48 slides)

2.3 Internet Research and the Undergraduate Experience (56)

2.4 High School Presentation: Fracture of Glass (13)

2.5 High School Presentation: Fatigue (18)

2.6 Working with Industry (13)

2.7 Congratulations to UTBM (4)

2.8 Quebec-UEF 99 (10)

2.9 ASM: TSS Board: Jan99-meeting (9)

2.10 Farewell to a Colleague (5)

2.11 High School Presentation: Mechanical Properties of Bone Cement (16)

2.12 National Educators Workshop Meeting, November 1998 (multiple links)

2.13 CTSR-MRSEC Outreach Programs and Activities (37)

2.14 Undergraduate Presentations

    2.14.1 Fracture Toughness of Glass (9)

    2.14.2 Tensile Testing of Polymers (10)

    2.14.3 Tensile Testing of Metals (10)

    2.14.4 Cold Rolling and Hardness Testing (9)

    2.14.5 Dominic Vasquez: Pullout Tests of Steel Rods from PMMA Cements to Stimulate Orthopedic Appliances (13)

    2.14.6 Simon Bellemare: Design of Biomaterial for Orthopedic Cementless Fixation (15)

    2.14.7 Simon Bellemare: Thermal Expansion of Thermal Spray Coatings (21)

2.15 How to Prepare a Laboratory Report (46)

2.16 The Importance of Investing Time in Excellent Teaching (15)

    Research Projects

3.1 Current Research (pword protected)

3.2 The Need for Metrics in Thermal Spray (43 slides)

3.3 Micromechical Responses of Thermal Spray Methods (15)

3.4 Elastic Modulus Measurement of Plasma Sprayed Coatings Using an Indentation Technique (14)

3.5 Mechanical Properties and Deformation Mechanisms of Variably Processed and Multicomponent Coating Systems (10)

3.6 Nondestructive Determination of Thickness and Elastic Modulus of Plasma Spray Coatings Using Laser Ultrasonics (9)

3.7 Thermal Spray Protective Coatings: Processing, Effectiveness, and NDE (25)

3.8 Thermal Spraying of Nanostructured Materials (10)

3.9 Combustion Spray Processing of Polymers and Blends (21)

3.10 Processing, Formation, and Characterization of Composites via Thermal Spray Methods (27)

3.11 Thermal Spray for Infrastructure: An Analysis of the Costs (5)

3.12 Sensor Controls for Thermal Spray (12)

3.13 Thermally Sprayed Biomaterial Coatings (7)

3.14 A Failure Map for Thermal Spray Coatings (19)

3.15 Thermal Spray as a Means to Achieve Nano-Phase Structures (51)

3.16 Characterization of Plasma Sprayed TBC's Using the Four Point Bend Test (16)

3.17 In-Flight Diagnostics for Plasma Spraying of YSZ-TBC's (10)

3.18 Measurement Technique, Analysis and Critique of the Tensile Adhesion Test (ASTM C633) Method (26)

3.19 Modeling of Elastic Constants of Plasma-Sprayed Deposits with Spheroid-Shaped Voids (15)

3.20 Surface Characterization of Plasma Sprayed Hydroyapatite Coatings (19)

3.21 Characterization of TBC's using Instrumented Indentation (11)

3.22 Properties of Plasma Sprayed PSZ Coatings Using Instrumentation Indentation (27)

3.23 Deformation Characteristics of Plasma Sprayed Thermal Barrier Coatings (17)

3.24 Correlation of Deposition Efficiency and Mechanical Properties with Roughness for PSZ (12)

3.25 Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of TBCs via a Taguchi Experimental Design (22)

3.26 Cold Spray Processing of Titanium Powder (16)

3.27 Effects of Spraying Parameters on Phase Formation in Plasma Sprayed Hydroxyapatite Coatings (17)

3.28 The Challenge of Designing Coatings for Biomaterials Applications (108)


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09/21/2004 OR, PM, and JQ