Guest Speaker: Dr Justin Gao
Research Director
Science & Technology
Corning Incorporated
Dr Justin Gao is research director of Characterization Sciences in Corning Incorporated. Before joining Corning Dr Gao worked at the Eastman Kodak Company from 1995 to 2012 where his last assignment was the Head of the Fluidics Department in Corporate Research responsible for defining and executing key research initiatives for the company. He served on the Scientific Research Council at Kodak from 2001 to 2003, and received the Kodak Distinguished Inventors Award in 2008. Dr Gao was at Clarkson University as an Assistant Professor from 1991 to 1995 after a two-year postdoctoral Research Associate appointment at Virginia Tech. He won the Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award from SAE International in 1995
Dr Gao earned his Ph.D. degree in Theoretical & Applied Mechanics from Northwestern University. He has over 100 external technical publications including 36 granted U.S. patents and an encyclopedia chapter. He has served as an associate editor for two international journals, and has been invited to chair symposia, give keynote lectures, plenary lectures and presentations at numerous international conferences.
Abstract
The presentation is focused on glass as a nanomaterial where nano-scale material composition and structure are designed with specific processing technology to achieve the desired performance of the material. Special discussion is given on Corning’s fusion draw glass manufacturing technology and ion-exchange technology to enhance the mechanical performance and damage tolerance of glasses. Effort on modeling and experimentation to develop damage resistant glass, and fracture mechanics of coated glass will also be discussed.
