Last Update: May 1997 Education:

School Degree Date

University of California at Berkeley BS May 1983

University of California at Berkeley MS May 1987

University of California at Berkeley Ph.D. May 1989

Title of Thesis for Most Advanced Degree:

Capillary-Induced Microstructural Evolution in Porous Materials (Ph.D.)

Principal Fields of Interest:

Computational Materials Science: microstructural evolution, phase stability, and micromechanical behavior; Theory and simulation of materials and material properties; Surface and interfacial phenomena; Ceramics and Materials Processing

Work Experience:

Employer Position Beginning Ending

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Laboratory Technician Sept. 1981 May 1983

University of California, Berkeley Teaching Assistant Sept. 1983 Dec. 1988

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Research Assistant Sept. 1983 May 1989

National Research Council PostDoctoral Fellow Sept. 1989 June 1991 (at NIST)

Rockwell International Science Ctr Scientific Staff July 1991 June 1992

National Institute of Standards Research Scientist July 1992 present

Massachussets Institute of Technology Visiting Assoc. Professor Jan. 1997 June 1997

Awards:

Ross Coffin Purdy Award for Best Technical Publication 1990 (American Ceramic Society )

National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship 1989-1991

Robert L. Coble Outstanding Young Scholar Award 1996 (American Ceramic Society )

Graduate Teaching Award for the MIT School of Engineering 1997

Papers in Refereed Journals:

1. W.C. Carter and A.M. Glaeser, "The Effect of Dihedral Angle on the Stability of Pore Channels," J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 67:6, C124C127 (1984).

2 W.C. Carter and A.M. Glaeser, "The Morphological Stability of Continuous Intergranular Phases: Thermodynamic Considerations," Acta. Metall., 35:23745 (1987).

3. W.C. Carter and A.M. Glaeser, "The Effect of Finite Amplitude Perturbations on the Stability of Continuous Phases," Materials Science and Engineering, 89:L41L45 (1987).

4. W.C. Carter, "The Forces and Behavior of Fluids Constrained by Solids," Acta Metall., 36, (8), 22832292, (1988).

5. R.M. Cannon and W.C. Carter, "The Interplay of Sintering Microstructures, Driving Forces, and Mass Transportation Mechanisms," J. Am. Ceram. Soc. Comm., 72 8 5501554 (1989).

6. G. Ceder, M. Asta, W.C. Carter, M. Kraitchman, D. de Fontaine, M.E. Mann, and M. Sluiter, "Phase Diagram and Low Temperature Behavior of Oxygen Ordering in YBa28Cu38Oz8 Using Ab Initio Interactions," Phys. Rev. B, 41, 8698 (1990).

7. R.H. Dauskart, W.C. Carter, D.K. Viers, and R.O. Ritchie, "Transient Subcritical CrackGrowth Behavior in TransformationToughened Ceramics," Acta. Metall., 38 (11), 23272336, (1990).

8. W.C. Carter, E.P. Butler, E.R. Fuller Jr., "MicroMechanical Aspects of AsperityControlled Friction in FiberToughened Ceramic Composites," Scripta Metall., 25 579584 (1991).

9. P.J. Pimienta, E.J. Garboczi, W.C. Carter, "Cellular Automaton Algorithm for Surface Mass Transport Due to Curvature Gradients: Simulations for Sintering". J. Comp. Mat. Sci., 1, 1, 6377 (1992).

10. W.C. Carter, C.A. Handwerker "Morphology of Grain Growth in Response to Diffusion Induced Elastic Stresses: Cubic Systems," Acta metall. mater., 41, 5. 16331642 (1993).

11. E.R. Fuller, S.W. Freiman, G.D. Quinn, J.B. Quinn, W.C. Carter, "Fracture Mechanics Approach to the Design of Glass Aircraft Windows: A Case Study", SPIE, 2286, 419430 (1994).

12. B.N. Cox, W.C. Carter, N.A. Fleck, "A Binary Model of Textile Composites I: Formulation", Acta Metall. mater., 42 3463 (1994).

13. W.C. Carter, A.R. Roosen, J.W. Cahn. J.E. Taylor, "Shape Evolution by Surface Diffusion and Surface Attachment Limited Kinetics", Acta Metall. mater., 43, 12, 43094323 (1995).

14. J. Xu, B.N. Cox, M.A. McGlockton, W.C Carter, "A Binary Model of Textile Composites II: Elastic Regime", Acta Metall. mater., 43, 9 35113524 (1995).

15. J.W. Bullard, E.J. Garboczi, W.C. Carter, E.R. Fuller, "Numerical Methods for Computing Interfacial Mean Curvature", J. Comp. Mater. Sci, 4 103116 (1995).

16. J.W. Cahn and W.C. Carter, "Crystal Shapes and Phase Equilibria: A Common Mathematical Basis,", Met. Mat. Trans., 27A, 14311440 (1996).

17. A.W. Searcy, J.W. Bullard, W.C. Carter, "Possible Explanations for Transient Neck Formation Between Pairs of 100 Faceted Particles", J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 79, [9] 2443-51, 1996.

18. K.W. Moon, W.J. Boettinger, M.E. Williams, D. Josell, B. Murray, W.C. Carter, C.A. Handwerker, "Dynamic Aspects of Wetting Balance Tests," J. of Electronic Packaging, 118, 174, 1996.

19. JH Choi, DH Kim, B.J. Hockey, S.M. Weiderhorn, C.A. Handwerker, J.E. Blendell, W.C. Carter, A.R. Roosen, "The Equilibrium Shape of Cavities in Sapphire", J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 80 [1], 62-68 (1997).

20. C. Argento, A. Jagota, W.C. Carter, "Surface Formulation for Molecular Interactions of Macroscopic Bodies", J. of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, in press (1997).

21. W.C. Carter, "SURFACE EVOLVER as a Tool for Materials Science Research", TMS/SIAM Joint publication on Mathematical Methods in Materials Science, in press.

3. Proceedings of Refereed Conferences:

1 W.C. Carter and A.M. Glaeser, "The Morphological Stability of Continuous Intergranular Phases," Tailoring of Multiphase and Composite Ceramics, pp. 1526, R.E. Tressler, Ed., Plenum Press, New York (1986).

2. W.C Carter and R.M. Cannon, "Sintering Microstructures: Instabilities and the Interdependence of Mass Transport Mechanisms," Ceramic Transactions, 7, 137193 (1990). 12. M.D. Vaudin, W.C. Carter, "Studies of Ceramics Using Back Scatter Diffraction Patterns in the Scanning Electron Microscope," Microbeam Analysis, pp. 2024, D.G. Howitt, Ed. (1991).

3. E.R. Fuller Jr., E.P. Butler, W.C. Carter, "Determination of Fiber-Matrix Interfacial Properties of Importance to Ceramic Composite Toughening," Proceedings of NATO Advanced Workshop on Toughening Mechanisms in QuasiBrittle Materials, S.P. Shah, Ed., Kluwer Academic Pub., Derdrecht, The Netherlands (1991)

4. M.D. Vaudin, W.C. Carter, "Studies of Ceramics Using Back Scatter Diffraction Patterns in the Scanning Electron Microscope," Microbeam Analysis, pp. 2024, D.G. Howitt, Ed. (1991).

5. E.D. Krasicka, W.C. Carter, D. deFontaine, H.T. Yolken, "Oxygen Ordering in High Temperature Ceramic Superconductors. (Ultrasonic Studies of Phase Transformations during Processing of YBaCu0)," Review of Quant. NDE Eds. D.Q Thompson, D.E Chimenti, Plenum NY 1991.

6. B.P. Burton. W.C. Carter, A. Pasturel, "LMTO/CVM Calculations of Partial BCC Based Phase Relations in the System NiAlTi" Proceedings of the European Workshop on Ordering and Disordering in Alloys Elsevier, Grenoble (1992).

7. R.M. Cannon, E. Saiz, A.P. Tomsia, and W.C. Carter, "Reactive Wetting Taxonomy," MRS Proc. Vol. 357, 279291 (1995).

8. W.C. Carter, "Calculation Of Equilibrium Shapes With Anisotropic Surface Energies, Growth Shapes, And Multicomponent Phase Diagrams: The Mathematics Of Convexification And Useful Insights By Direct Analogy", The Institute for Mechanics and Materials, Report 9521 Investigator's Meeting, (1995).

9. J.A. Warren, W.C. Carter, D. Josell, C.A. Handwerker, KW Moon, "Modeling Solder Interconnects: A NIST Program", IPC Printed Circuits, 1996 Technical Proceedings, S94 17 (1996).

10 W.C. Carter, D. Josell, "Implications and Applications of Zero Creep Experiments for the Stability of Multilayer Structures," (Ed. H. Merchant), Creep and Stress Relaxation in Miniature Structures and Components Symposium, ASM, 1996.

11 J.W. Bullard, W.C. Carter, "Numerical Determination of Critical Strain Rate for Neck Rupture for EvaporationCondensation Sintering of Isotropic Particles" Sintering Technology, p. 45, Edited by G.L. Messing, R.M. German, R.G. Cornwall. Marcel Dekker, New York, 1996.

4. Other Major Publications:

1. G.S. White, L.M. Braun, W.C. Carter, E.R. Fuller, Jr., "Lifetime Predictions of InP in Water and 50%RH," NIST Report,

2. B.N. Cox, W.C. Carter, M.S. Dadkhah, W.L. Morris, "Micromechanics of Fatigue in Woven and Stitched Composites," Langley Research Center, NASA Report, NAS1-18840, 1994.

3. W.L. Morris, W.C. Carter, R. Scannell, M.R. James, "Finite Element Analysis of Thermal Deformation of the TSD MCM," Rockwell Internal Report,1993

4. W.C. Carter, B.N. Cox, M.S. Dadkhah, W.L. Morris, "An Engineering Model of Woven Composites Based on Micromechanics," Rockwell Internal Report, 1994

5. C.A. Handwerker, W.C. Carter "Migration of Grain Boundaries in Polycrystalline Materials", AMS Selected Lectures in Mathematics: Computational Crystal Growers Workshop, Jean Taylor Ed., 4147. American Mathematical Society (1992).

6. A.R. Roosen, R. McCormack, W.C. Carter, "Wullfman: An Interactive Crystal Shape Constructor," Public Domain Software,http://www.ctcms.nist.gov/archives/software/

7. W.C. Carter, S. Langer, "OOF: Object Oriented Finite Elements," Public Domain Software, http://www.ctcms.nist.gov/archives/software/