Dr. Von L. Richards

Biography

Ph.D. Engineering Materials, University of Michigan (1982) Dissertation: High Temperature Electrical Conductivity of Aluminum Nitride M.S. Metallurgical Engineering, University of Wisconsin at Madison (1971) Thesis: Feeding Behavior of White Iron in Complex Casting Shapes B.S.I.E. General Motors Institute (1969) Professional Experience: 2001 - present Robert V. Wolf Associate Professor of Metals Casting, Missouri University of Science and Technology. (tenure awarded Fall 2005) 1997 - 2001 Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Tri-State University. 1993-1997 Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Tri-State University. Summer 1995 Faculty Research Participant, Argonne National Laboratory. 1992-1993 Adjunct Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Materials Science and Engineering Department. Concurrent with full-time position at Westinghouse. 1986-1993 Senior Materials Engineer, Westinghouse Science and Technology Center. Solid oxide fuel cell research. 1984-1986 Materials Scientist, Allied Signal Automotive Technical Center, Troy, MI. Development of automotive sensor materials. 1982-1984 Assistant Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. 1983-1984 Faculty Associate, Argonne National Laboratory. Solid oxide fuel cell research, high temperature mechanical behavior research. Concurrent with IIT appointment. 1977-1981 Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 1972-1976 Senior Materials Engineer, Central Foundry Div., GMC, Saginaw, MI. Refractory materials development, melting process development, desulfurization processes, lost foam. 1970-1972 Mechanical Engineering Aide, U.S. Army. Deformation process development for advanced weapons systems.

Research Interest

Physical Metallurgy of Casting Alloys Mold - Metal Reactions Melting and Refinig of Ferrous Alloys Cast Alloy Machinability