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Thomas W. Eagar
Professor of Materials Engineering and Materials Systems
SB
Metallurgy, MIT, 1972
ScD Metallurgy, MIT, 1975
4-136,
77 Mass. Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-3229 (phone)
tweagar@mit.edu
Professor
Eagar's home page
Improvements
in the reliability of fabricated materials require a better understanding
of the physics and the chemistry of the processes that are used. Although
most of Prof. Eagar's research involves welding and joining, an increasing
amount of work involves other aspects of materials manufacturing and
engineering systems.
Examples
of recent research include:
Fundamentals
of transient liquid phase diffusion bonding as applied to composites,
superalloys and electronic packaging
Control
of melting during gas metal arc welding
Effects
of welding fume on health of workers
Stresses
generated during joining of dissimilar materials
Improved
methods of dimensional analysis of materials processing
Design,
forming and assembly of automotive body components
Methods
for successful product design and development
Selected
Publications
"Magnetic
Forces Acting on Molten Drops in Gas Metal Arc Welding," Journal
of Physics, Part D: Applied Physics 31 (1): 93-106 (1998) (with
others).
"Quiet
Revolution in Materials Manufacturing and Production," Journal of
Metals 50 (4): 19-26 (1998).
"Why Did the
World Trade Center Collapse? Science, Engineering and Speculation,"
Journal of Materials, pp. 8–11, Dec. 2001 (with C. Musso).
"Welding Processes
for Aeronautics," Advanced Materials and Processes, 159
(5), pp. 39–43, 2001 (with Patricio Mendez).
2006–2007 DMSE Teaching Involvements
Fall 2006 3.205 Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials
Fall 2006 3.37 Welding
and Joining Processes
Fall 2006 3.371 Fabrication Technology
Spring 2007 ESD.0321J Collosal Failures in Engineering
Spring 2007 3.37 Welding and Joining Processes
Spring 2007 3.371J Fabrication Technology
Technology
Review wrote last year about MIT programs that cross
departmental and disciplinary boundaries; Professor Eagar
chaired the committee which recommended creation of the Engineering
Systems Division, an example of these new programs.
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