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Mechanical Engineering Department

Mala M. Sharma

Educational Background

• BS in Ceramic Science and Engineering
  The Pennsylvania State University
• MS in Engineering Mechanics
  The Pennsylvania State University-Applied Research Laboratory
• PhD in Engineering Science and Mechanics
  The Pennsylvania State University-Applied Research Laboratory

Teaching Experience: 

• The Pennsylvania State University
•  Bucknell University, 2004- present

 Teaching Specialties:

• Mechanics I & II
• Manufacturing Processes
• Solid Mechanics
• Mechanics of Composites
• Fracture Mechanics
  

Research Interests:

• Nanomaterials Characterization
• Hard Coatings for Defense Applications
• Environmental Degradation of Materials
• Non-destructive Testing and Evaluation
• Structure Property Relationships for Engineered Materials
• Spray Metal Forming
• Metal Matrix and Polymer Matrix Composites
• Ceramic Cutting Tools

Selected Publications:

• Golesich B., Sharma M., Eden T., "Cold Spray Corrosion Resistance Aluminum Coatings on Aluminum Alloys", Materials Science & Technology 2007 Conference and Exhibit (MS&T '07), September 16-20, 2007 at COBO Center in Detroit, Michigan.
  
  
• Golesich B, Sharma M., Eden T.,  "Corrosion Resistant Aluminum Coatings on Aluminum Substrates" AeroMat Conference and Exposition (AeroMAT), June 24-28, 2007, Baltimore, Maryland.
  
  
• Sharma M.,  "Pitting and Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of Nanostructured Al-mg Alloys in Natural and Artificial Environments" submitted to Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance (June) 2007.
  
  
• Sharma M., Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of Various Modified 7xxx Series Spray Formed Alloys" Mater. Char. (2007).
  
  
• Sharma M.,  Amateau M., Eden T., "Hardening Mechanisms of Spray Formed Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloys with Scandium and other Elemental Additions", Journ. Alloy and Comp. 416 (2006) 135-142.
  
  
• Sharma M., Amateau M.., Eden T., Aging Response of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Spray Formed Alloys and Their Metal Matrix Composites", "Mat Sci and Eng A   424 (2006) 87-96.
  
  
• Sharma M., Amateau M., Eden T., "Mesoscopic Structure Control of Spray Formed High Strength Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloys.  Acta Materialia  53 (2005) 2919-2924.
  
  
• Sharma M., "Investigation of the Stress Corrison Cracking Resistance of Nanostructured and Conventional Al-Mg Alloys in Artificial Seawater", NACE 58th Annual Conference and Exposition, San Diego, CA March-2003.
  
  
• Sikora E., Sharma M., Hobbs C., Shaw B., "An Investigation of the Corrosion Resistance of Nanostructured Al-Mg and Ni-based Alloys" Year End Report to ONR Sponsor, (2003) .
  
  
• Hobbs C., Sharma M., Wei X., Sikora E., and Shaw B., "An Investigation of the Corrosion Resistance of Nanostructured Al-Mg and Ni-based Alloys" Interim report, (July 2003).
  
  
• Sharma M., "Corrosion Behavior of Nanostructgured Al-Mg Alloys and their Conventional Counterpart", at the Electrochemical Society 202nd Meeting (ECS) in Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct-2002.
  
  
• Sharma M., Invited poster presenter, "Investigation of the Stress Corrosion Cracking and Corrosion Fatigue Resistance of Nanostructured Al-Mg Alloys", Gordon Conference, New London, New Hampshire July-2002.
  
  
• Sikora E., Sharma M., Hobbs C., Shaw B., "An Investigation of the Corrosion Resistance of Nanostructured Al-Mg and Ni-based Alloys "Year End Report to ONR Sponsor, (2002).
  
  
• Sikora E., Wei X., Sharma M., Berti S., Shaw B., "An Investigation of the Corrosion Resistance of Nanostructured Al-Mg and Ni-based Alloys" Year End Report to ONR Sponsor (2001).
  
  
• Sharma M., Amateau M. and Eden T., "Properties of Spray Formed High Strength Heat-Treatable AlZnCuMgZr  Alloys" Advanced Particulate Materials and Processes, 1997, pp.371-378.
  
  
• Sharma M. and Amateau M., "Processing of Laminated Hybrid Ceramic Composites", Composites Part B  6,  1997, pp. 203-210.

Grants and Awards:

• National Science Foundation Grant- Major Research Instrumentation Program "Acquisition of Instrumentation for Materials Characterization and Nondestructive Evaluation", PI, $63,000 (2006) (with C.W. Ziemian).
  
  
• Scholarly Development Grant, Bucknell University,” Degradation Mechanisms of Hard Coatings” (2006).
  
  
• Christian R. and Mary F.Lindback Foundation Minority Junior Faculty Grant, Bucknell University “Evaluation of the Failure Mechanisms During Stress Corrosion Cracking of Al-Mg Nanocrystalline     Alloys for use in Naval Applications”, PI, $14,000 (2005).
  
  
• NACE International Seed Grant from Federal Office of Naval Research,” An Investigation of the Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Al-Mg Alloys”, PI, $20,000 (2003).
  
  
• NACE International Seed Grant from Federal Office of Naval Research,” An Investigation of the Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Al-Mg Alloys”, PI, $20,000 (2002).