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Dr. Pnina Ari-Gur, Professor

D.Sc. Materials Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
M.Sc. Solid-State Physics, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Tel.: (269) 276-3212
Fax: (269) 276-3421
E-mail: pnina.arigur@wmich.edu
Address:

Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Department, Western Michigan University,

Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5343

Laboratory: Materials Science Laboratory

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Current Research:

Nano-crystalline ceramics (e.g. titania, magnesium-titanates)
Smart materials Shape memory Magnetic shape memory (MSM) alloys Giant magneto-caloric effect Alternative energy
Ductile magnesium (Mg) alloys High-temperature composite coatings (cermets)
Metal matrix nano-composites X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, neutron and synchrotron diffraction Virtual reality 3D laboratory

• ? Materials Science Laboratory

Courses:

• ME 3560, Fluid Mechanics (Summer I 2008)
• ME/AAE 2500, Materials Science I (Fall 2008)
• ME 2560, Statics (Fall 2008)

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