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Matthew J. Kramer

Scientist II
Address
225 Wilhelm Hall
The Ames Laboratory
Ames, IA 50011-3020
Phone 515-294-0276
Fax 515-294-4291
Email mjkramer@ameslab.gov

Research Interests

  • Materials properties of glass forming metallic alloys
  • Quasicrystals
  • High temperature intermetallics
  • High temperature superconductors
  • Ceramics and silicates with emphasis on electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction
  • Utilizing new characterization techniques to investigate the dynamics of phase transformations
  • Computer modeling of physical systems

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(Chronologically most recent on top)Education

  • Ph.D. Iowa State University, 1998
  • M.S. University of Rochester, 1983
  • B.S. University of Rochester, 1979

(Chronologically most recent on top)Professional Appointments

  • 2001 - present Group Leader, Materials Characterization/Metal & Ceramic Sciences Program
  • 1996 - present Scientist, Metallurgy and Ceramics Division, Ames Laboratory
  • 1989 - 1995 Associate Scientist, Metallurgy and Ceramics Division, Ames Laboratory

(Chronologically most recent on top)Honors & Awards

  • 1998 Co-recipient of the Materials Chemistry Outstanding Scientific Accomplishment Award for “Surface Properties of Quasicrystals”
  • 1997 Co-recipient of R & D 100, Nanocrystalline Composite Coercive Magnet Powders
  • 1996 Co-recipient of the Department of Energy Materials Science Award for Significant Implication for DOE Related Technologies in Metallurgy and Ceramics
  • 1995 Co-recipient of the Department of Energy Materials Science Award for Sustained Outstanding Research in Solid State Physics

(Chronologically most recent on top)Publications with the Ames Laboratory

2013
Calvo-Dahlborg M; Popel P S; Kramer M J; Besser M; Morris J R; Dahlborg U . 2013. Superheat-dependent microstructure of molten Al-Si alloys of different compositions studied by small angle neutron scattering. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 550:9-22. abstract
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2012
Mendelev M I; Kramer M J; Hao S G; Ho K M; Wang C Z . 2012. Computer simulation of the structure of MZr2 liquid and amorphous alloys. Philosophical Magazine. 92:4098-4112. abstract
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Tang W; Xing Q F; Dennis K W; Oster N T; Kramer M J; Anderson I E; McCallum R W . 2012. Anisotropic Hot-Deformed MRE-Fe-B Magnets With Zn Powder Addition (MRE = Nd plus Y plus Dy). IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 48:3147-3149. abstract
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Wu S; Kramer M J; Fang X W; Wang S Y; Wang C Z; Ho K M; Ding Z J; Chen L Y . 2012. Icosahedral short-range order in amorphous Cu80Si20 by ab initio molecular dynamics simulation study. Intermetallics. 30:122-126. abstract
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Ray P K; Ye Y Y; Akinc M; Kramer M J . 2012. Effect of Nb and W substitutions on the stability of the A15 Mo3Si phase. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 537:65-70. abstract
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Rong C B; Poudyal N; Liu X B; Zhang Y; Kramer M J; Liu J P . 2012. High temperature magnetic properties of SmCo5/alpha-Fe(Co) bulk nanocomposite magnets. Applied Physics Letters. 101:152401. abstract
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Wang D P; Poudyal N; Rong C B; Zhang Y; Kramer M J; Liu J P . 2012. Exchange-coupled nanoscale SmCo/NdFeB hybrid magnets. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 324:2836-2839. abstract
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Mukherjee P; Zhang Y; Kramer M J; Lewis L H; Shield J E . 2012. L1(0) structure formation in slow-cooled Fe-Au nanoclusters (vol 100, 211911, 2012). Applied Physics Letters. 101:109901. abstract
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Rieken J R; Anderson I E; Kramer M J; Odette G R; Stergar E; Haney E . 2012. Reactive gas atomization processing for Fe-based ODS alloys. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 428:65-75. abstract
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Kramer M J; McCallum R W; Anderson I A; Constantinides S . 2012. Prospects for Non-Rare Earth Permanent Magnets for Traction Motors and Generators. JOM. 64:752-763. abstract
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