Wendelin Wright

Wendelin Wright

Associate Professor of Mechanical & Chemical Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: (570) 577-3409
Fax: (570) 577-7281
wendelin@bucknell.edu

 

 

 

 

Educational Background:

  • B.S., Stanford University
  • M.S., Stanford University
  • Ph.D., Stanford University

Teaching Interests/Courses Taught:

  • Science of Materials (ENGR 240)
  • Mechanics I (ENGR 220)

Research Interests:

  • Mechanical behavior
  • Bulk metallic glasses
  • Nanoindentation

Selected Publications:

  • D.R. Askeland and W.J. Wright, Essential of Materials Science and Engineering, Third Edition, Cengage Learning, 2012.
  • A. Bharathula, S-W. Lee, W.J. Wright, and K.M. Flores. "Compression Testing of Metallic Glass at Small Length Scales: Effects on Deformation Mode and Stability." Acta Materialia, Volume 58, pp. 5789-5796, 2010.
  • D.R. Askeland, P.P. Fulay, and W.J. Wright, The Science and Engineering of Materials, Sixth Edition, Cengage Learning, 2010.
  • W.J. Wright, M.W. Samale, T.C. Hufnagel, M.M. LeBlanc, and J.N. Florando. "Determination of Shear Band Velocity Using Spatially and Temporally Resolved Measurements of Strain During Quasistatic Compression of a Bulk Metallic Glass." Acta Materialia, Volume 57, pp. 4639-4648, 2009.
  • W.J. Wright and W.D. Nix, "Storage and Loss Stiffnesses and Moduli as Determined by Dynamic Nanoindentation." Journal of Materials Research, Volume 24, Number 3, pp. 863-871, 2009.
  • W.J. Wright, A.R. Maloney, and W.D. Nix. "An Improved Analysis for Viscoelastic Damping in Dynamic Nanoindentation." International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, Volume 1, Numbers 2/3, pp. 274-292, 2007.
  • T.S. Wilson, J.P. Bearinger, J.L. Herberg, J.E. Marion III, W.J. Wright, C.L. Evans, and D.J. Maitland. "Shape Memory Polymers Based on Uniform Aliphatic Urethane Networks." Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 106, pp. 540-551, 2007.
  • H. Mahfuz, A. Adnan, V.K. Rangari, M.M. Hasan, S. Jeelani, W.J. Wright, and S.J. DeTeresa. "Enhancement of Strength and Stiffness of Nylon 6 Filaments through Carbon Nanotube Reinforcement." Applied Physics Letters, Volume 88, 083119, 2006.
  • W.J. Wright, T.C. Hufnagel, and W.D. Nix. "Free Volume Coalescence and Void Formation in Shear Bands in Metallic Glass." Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 93, Number 3, pp. 1432-1437, 2003.
  • W.J. Wright, R. Saha, and W.D. Nix. "Deformation Mechanisms of the Zr40Ti14Ni10Cu12Be24 Bulk Metallic Glass." Materials Transactions, JIM, Volume 42, Number 4, pp. 642-649, 2001.
  • W.J. Wright, R.B. Schwarz, and W.D. Nix. "Localized Heating During Serrated Plastic Flow in Bulk Metallic Glasses." Materials Science and Engineering A, Volume 319-321, pp. 229-232, 2001.

Selected Honors and Awards:

  • National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2010)
  • Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2005)
  • Stanford University's Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching (2003)
  • American Association of University Women Educational Foundation Selected Professions Fellowship (2002 - 2003)
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (1998 - 2001)