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UNT Materials Science Chair receives National Science Foundation grant
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The National Science Foundation has awarded a $208,868 grant to Dr. Narendra Dahotre, chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of North Texas, for a project that will seek to alter the microstructure of metallic glasses so that they can be used in commercial applications. The objective of three-year research project is to develop a new class of metallic glasses by increasing its strength and energy efficiency using laser-based technology. Possible uses include replacing steel cores used in electric transformers with the metallic glasses for higher efficiencies. The project is a collaborative effort with Dr. Sandip Harimkar of Oklahoma State University, who also has received separate funding of $188,521. In addition, Dahotre has been named to the 2010 Class of Fellows of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, a professional organization that promotes manufacturing knowledge and education. A SME Fellow is a member recognized by the manufacturing community as a contributor to key aspects of the profession, an honor earned through years of dedication and service to manufacturing engineering. He and four other inductees will travel to Dearborn, Mich. in November for the induction ceremony. Dahotre joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UNT in January 2010 after teaching materials science and engineering at the University of Tennessee for 15 years and has close to 30 years of experience in laser science and engineering. Dahotre's research in the field of laser surface engineering has been compiled into four book chapters, two books, 15 U.S. patents and more than 200 technical papers. "It is very satisfying to see the recognition to my lifelong service to the field of laser-based materials processing through teaching and research programs funded by several industrial and federal organizations," Dahotre said of the SME honor. "I owe this honor to my current and former students who have gone into industrial and academic sectors and continue to carry the torch."
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