Journal Papers

“Microstructure Evolution of Silica-Aerogel,” C. Folgar, D. Folz, C. Suchicital and D. Clark, Journal of Non-crystalline Solids, published in Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 353.1483-1490 (June 2007).

Conference Proceedings

"Heating Rates of Silicon Carbide in a Microwave Field," P. Mellodge, D. Folz, D. Clark, J. West, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings: Mechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites II, R. Tandon, ed., vol. 27, issue 2, pp. 505-512, November, 2006.

"Variable Frequency Microwave (VFM) Processing: A New Tool to Crystallize Lithium Disilicate Glass," M. Mahmoud, D. Folz, C. Suchicital, D. Clark, Z. Fathi, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings: Advances in Bioceramics and Biocomposites II, M. Mizuno, ed., vol. 27, issue 6, pp. 143-153, November, 2006.

“The Shape of Aerogel Pores,” C. Folgar, D. Folz, C. Suchicital and D. Clark, abstract submitted to the Materials Science and Technology 2006 Conference and Exhibition, General Session, Cincinnati , OH , October 2006.

“Determination of Crystallinity in Lithium Disilicate Glass-Ceramics by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), abstract submitted to the Materials Science and Technology 2006 Conference and Exhibition, Glass and Optical Materials Symposium, Cincinnati , OH , October 2006.

“Crystallization of Lithium Disilicate Glass by Variable Frequency Microwave (VFM) Processing,” M. Mahmoud, D. Folz, C. Suchicital and D. Clark, Microwave and Radio Frequency Applications , R.L. Schulz and D.C. Folz, eds., Microwave Working Group, Ltd., Arnold, MD, 271-77 (2005). Awarded Second Place in the Student Poster Competition.

“Drying Silica-Gel Using Microwaves,” C. Folgar, D. Folz, C. Suchicital and D. Clark, Microwave and Radio Frequency Applications , R.L. Schulz and D.C. Folz, eds., Microwave Working Group, Ltd., Arnold, MD, 166-73 (2005).

Deposition and Single-step Processing of YBCO Thick Films for Multilayered Electronics,” M. Lynch, J. Langman, D. Clark, and D. Folz, Advances in Dielectric Materials and Electronic Devices , proceedings of the 107 th Annual Meeting of The American Ceramic Society, Ceramic Transactions, Vol. 174, 69-75 (2006).

“The Shape of Aerogel Pores,” C. Folgar, D. Folz, C. Suchicital and D. Clark, abstract submitted to the Materials Science and Technology 2006 Conference and Exhibition, General Session, Cincinnati , OH , October 2006.

“Determination of Crystallinity in Lithium Disilicate Glass-Ceramics by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), abstract submitted to the Materials Science and Technology 2006 Conference and Exhibition, Glass and Optical Materials Symposium, Cincinnati , OH , October 2006.

D. Atong and D. E. Clark, "The Effect of Reaction Parameters on Microwave-Induced Combustion Synthesis of Al₂O₃/TiC Composite Powders," Proceedings, 3rd World Congress on Microwave and Radio Frequency Applications, American Ceramic Society, 207-220 (2003).

R.L. Schulz, D.C. Folz, D.E. Clark, and G.G. Wicks, "Microwave Waste Remediation: An Update on Applications and Current Research," Proceedings, 3rd World Congress on Microwave and Radio Frequency Applications, American Ceramic Society, 433-443 (2003).

Invited Papers and Presentations

“Potential Advantages of Microwave Processing,” D. Clark and D. Folz, Invited talk , presented at the 31 st Annual Conference on Composites, Materials and Structures, Daytona Beach, FL, January, 2007

Aerogel presentation, D. Clark, C. Folgar and D. Folz, presented at the Virginia Nanotech, June 2006

“Microwave Energy for Crystallization of Glass and Waste Remediation,” D. Clark , D. Folz, M. Mahmoud, C. Suchicital and M. Lynch, Invited talk , presented at the INDO-US workshop on Microwave Processing of Materials, Mombai, India, February 2006

D.E. Clark, "Microwave Science and Its Application in North America—A History and Overview," Keynote Speaker, International Symposium on Microwave Science and Its Application to Related Fields, Takamatsu, Japan, July 27-30, 2004.

C. Folgar, D. Folz, D. Clark, and F. Agblevor, "Microwave Treatment of Infectious Materials," 26th Annual Conference on Composites, Materials and Structures, Cocoa Beach, Florida, poster presentation, January 26-30, 2004.

D.E. Clark and D.C. Folz, "Microwave Sterilization," Invited presentation, CIMTEC, Florence, Italy, July 14-18, 2002.

D.E. Clark and D.C. Folz, "Microwave Processing of Materials," CIMTEC 2002, 10th International Ceramics Congress Part B, Florence, Italy, 367-380, July 14-18, 2002.

D.E. Clark, "Are We Really Bridging Science, Technology, and Applications?" Invited paper, 9th International Conference on Microwave and High Frequency Heating," Sydney, Australia, September 19 – October 2, 2002.

D.E. Clark, "Are We Really Bridging Science, Technology, and Applications?" led discussion/open forum, special session, Third World Congress on Microwave and Radio Frequency Applications," Sydney, Australia, September 2002.

Submitted Presentations

Sintering of Inert Matrix Fuels (IMF) Using Conventional and Microwave Processing Techniques, Materials Science and Technology, Detroit, MI, April 2007.

The Effect of Microwaves on Aqueous Corrosion of Lithium Disilicate Glass, Journal of Non-crystalline Solid,

Variable Frequency Microwave: A New Tool to Crystallize Lithium Disilicate Glass, Cocoa Beach Proceedings, (ask Diane)

Heating Rates of Silicon Carbide in a Microwave Field, Cocoa Beach Proceedings, (ask Diane)

Leveraging the ‘Traditional' MSE Degree with an Intensive Communications-Across-the-Curriculum Program,” S.L. Kampe , M.C. Paretti, C.B. Burgoyne, D.E. Clark; in What Makes a Good Materials Engineer and How to Best Education Them , presented at the Materials Science & Technology Conference, 2005, Pittsburgh, PA, September 2005.

C.E. Folgar, D.C. Folz, and D.E. Clark, "Drying Silica Sol-Gel Using Microwaves," 4th World Congress on Microwave and Radio Frequency Applications, Austin, Texas, November 2004.

M.M Mahmoud, D. Folz, C. Suchicital, and D. Clark, "Microwave Crystallization of Lithium Disilicate Glass," 4th World Congress on Microwave and Radio Frequency Applications, Austin, Texas, November 2004.

Books/Chapters/Editorships

D.E. Clark , D.C. Folz, C. Folgar and M. Mahmoud, Microwave Solutions for Ceramic Engineers , The American Ceramics Society, Inc., Westerville , OH (2005).

D.E. Clark, D.C. Folz, C.E. Folgar, and M.M. Mahmoud, eds., Microwave Solutions for Ceramic Engineers, Ceramic Solutions Series, American Ceramic Society, Westerville, Ohio (2004), in press.

D.C. Folz, J.H. Booske, D.E. Clark, and J.F. Gerling, eds., Microwave and Radio Frequency Applications, Proceedings, Third World Congress on Microwave and RF Processing, American Ceramic Society, Westerville, Ohio (2003).

D.E. Clark, D.C. Folz, and T.D. McGee, eds., An Introduction to Ceramic Engineering Design, American Ceramic Society, Westerville, Ohio (2002).

D.E. Clark, D.C. Folz and T.D. McGee, "Concepts and Principles of Engineering Design," An Introduction to Ceramic Engineering Design, American Ceramic Society, Westerville, Ohio, 1-32 (2002).


Patents
Microwave Off-Gas Treatment and Apparatus and Process, Clark, U.S. Patent #6,534,754 B2, issued March 18, 2003.

Microwave Treatment of Vulcanized Rubber, Wicks, Schulz, Clark, Folz, U.S. Patent #6,420,457 B1, issued July 16, 2002.

Medical Waste Treatment and Decontamination System, Wicks, Schulz, Clark, U.S. Patent #6,262,405, issued June 17, 2001.

Tandem Microwave Waste Remediation and Decontamination System, U.S. Patent #5,968,400, issued October 1999.

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