Directory Record for:
Dinesh K. Agrawal
Title(s):
Professor of Materials
Director of Microwave Processing and Engineering Center
Department:
Materials Research Institute
College/Admin. Unit:
Senior Vice President for Research
Office Address:
107 Materials Research Laboratory Building
University Park, PA 16802
Office Phone:
(814) 863-8034
Office Fax:
(814) 863-3617
E-Mail Address:
Web Page(s):
Research Synopsis:
Microwave processing of Ceramics,Composites, and metallic materials; Synthesis, characterization & fabrication of ceramic materials; Sintering phenomena; Low thermal expansion materials, Chemically bonded ceramics, Sonochemistry, Phase equilibria studies of ceramic oxides, Phosphor chemistry, Novel synthesis methods, Rad-waste management.
Technologies Impacted by Research:
Ceramic and metal sintered products,Cemented Carbides, Electroceramics, Powder Metallurgy, Nuclear Waste Immobilization, Thermal shock resistance based products, Phosphors of lighting applications, etc.
Selected Publications:
- Dinesh Agrawal, "Microwave Sintering of Ceramics, Composites, Metals, and Transparent Materials," J Mater. Edu. 19 (4,5,6), 49-58 (1999).
- R. Roy, D. Agrawal, j. Cheng, and S. Gedevanishvili, "Full Sintering of Powdered-Metal Bodies in a Microwave Field," Nature, 399, 668 (1999).
- B. Vaidhyanathan, D.K. Agrawal and R. Roy, "Microwave Synthesis and Sintering of [NZP] Compounds", J. Amer. Cera. Soc. 87[5] 834-839 (2004).
