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Hong Liang
Associate Professor
Office: 323 Engineering/Physics Building Office Wing
Phone: 979-862-2623 Fax: 979-845-3081
Email: hliang@tamu.edu
EXPERIENCE
8/04 – Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor
5/04 – MIT, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Visiting Professor
8/98 – UAF, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Associate (03)/Assistant Professor
5/03 - 7/03 Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France, Invited Visiting Professor
6/01 - 8/01
7/00 - 8/00 ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY, Energy Technology Division, Visiting Professor
6/99 - 8/99
6/96 - 8/98 CABOT MICROELECTRONIC CORPORATION, Aurora, IL, Senior Scientist
1/94 - 5/96 UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Washougal, WA, Senior Process Engineer
EDUCATION
Postdoc Ceramics Division, NIST, Ceramics Division, Gaithersberg, MD, 92-94
Ph.D. Materials Science & Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 92.
M.S. Materials Science & Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 87.
B.S. Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing University of Iron and Steel Technology, 83.
AWARDS & HONORS
· Invited Visiting Professor, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Sponsored by the French Education Ministry, 01 & 03.
· NSF CAREER Award 02.
· American Vacuum Society, CMPUG Poster Competition, 3rd Prize - A Study of the Friction, Stress and Strain Encountered During Brush Scrubbing for Post-CMP Cleaning Applications, 00.
· International Lectureship Award, ASM-HTS, 99.
· Award of Excellence, Cabot Corporation, 97.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES
Member: American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Ceramic Society (ACeS)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Society of Metals / Heat Treatment Society (ASM/HTS)
Materials Research Society (MRS)
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE)
Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network (WEPAN)
Conference Organization:
Chair, International Workshop on Materials for Extreme Environments, Denali, AK, Aug. 02
Chair, Materials Research and Manufacturing Workshop, Alaska EPSCoR, Feb. 01
Paper Solicitation Chair, Session Chair: STLE Annual Meeting 96-01
ASM-HTS, 00, Organizer and Session Chair
Wear of Materials Conference, 97, Session Chair
ASME/STLE International Tribology Conference, 94 & 01Session Chair
RECENT INVITED TALKS
· “Stress-Induced Phase Transformation on Si”, Int. Nanomechanics Workshop, Pacific Grove, CA, July 14-17, 04
· “Plasma Coating for Biological Applications, an Overview,” 4th Int. Conf. On Plasma Sciences, Kyoto, Japan, Sept. 4-6, 03.
· “F(r)iction in CMP,” Lake Placid CMP Int. Conference, Lake Placid, NY, Aug. 12-15, 03.
· “Boundary (Anti-)Lubrication in CMP,” Int. Workshop on Boundary Lubrication, Cu Mt., CO, Aug. 5-8, 2003.
· “Sensors and Sensor Research in Alaska,” Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, Nov. 11, 02.
· “Post-CMP Cleaning Mechanisms-A Tribological Approach,” 1st Int. Surf. Cleaning Workshop, Northeastern Univ., Boston, Nov. 12-13, 02.
· “Ttribological Behavior in Chemical-Mechanical Planarization,” 3rd Int. Conf. On Surface Engineering, Chengdu, China, Oct. 10-13, 02.
· "Direct Observation of Interactions between Copper and Urethane Pad during Cu CMP," the 7th CMP-MIC, March, 02.
PUBLICATIONS
Invited Books, Book Chapters, and Review Papers
1. H.G. Xu, H. Liang, G. Totten, and J.J. Liu, “Engine Tribology and Surface Modification Technology, an Overview,” J. Inzynieria Powierzchni, Poland, in press.
2. H. Liang, H.G. Xu, and G. Totten, “Mechanical and Corrosive Wear of Heat Treated Materials and Protection with Coating, An Overview,” J. Inzynieria Powierzchni, Poland, in press.
3. H. Liang, “Chemical Boundary Lubrication in Chemical-Mechanical Planarization, An Overview,” Tribology Letters, in press.
4. G. Totten and H. Liang, edi. Mechanical Tribology, Marcel Dekker, 2004.
5. G. Totten and H. Liang, edi. Surface Engineering and Tribology, Marcel Dekker, 2004.
6. H. Liang, B. Shi, A. Fairchild, and T. Cale, “Applications of Plasma Coatings in Artificial Joints: An Overview,” Vacuum, in press.
7. B. Shi and H. Liang, Ch. 12, Biotribology, Manual of Physical, Chemical, and Tribological Processes, Edi. G. Totten and H. Liang, Marcel Dekker, ASTM Int. W. Conshohocken, PA, 2004.
8. H. Liang, B. Shi, A. Fairchild, and T. Cale, “Plasma-Sprayed Hydroxyapatide in Artificial Joints, An Overview” Proc. 4th Int. Symp. Applied Plasma Science, Sep. 1-5, 2003, Kyoto, Japan, pp.7-12.
9. H. Liang, G. Totten, and G. Webster, Ch.35, Lubrication and Tribology Fundamentals, Manual on Fuels, Lubricants, and Standards: Application and Interpretation, Edi. G. Totten, R. Shah, and S. Wesbrook, Marcel Dekker, ASTM Int., W. Conshohocken, PA, 2003, pp.909-962.
10. B. Shi and H. Liang, “Tribological Applications of Biomaterials: An Overview,” Scientia Sinica, Series A, Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, Vol. 44 Supp., Aug. 2001, pp. 297-306.
11. H. Liang and G. Totten, “Corrosive Wear in Hydraulic Systems, An Overview,” Hydraulic Failure Analysis: Fluids, Components, and System Effects, STP 1339, ASTM, Edited by G. Totten, 2001, pp.119-133.
12. H. Liang, K. Mizuno, G. Totten, R. Bishop, Jr., and S. Lemberger, “Fundamental Hydraulic Wear Processes,” Hydraulic Failure Analysis: Fluids, Components, and System Effects, STP 1339, ASTM, 2001, Edited by G. Totten.
13. J. Xiao, H. Liang, R. Crisenberry, and M. Cook, “A New Device for Traction Measurement on Ice,” Bench Testing of Industrial Fluid Lubrication and Wear Properties Used in Machinery Applications, ASTM STP 1404, Ed. G. Totten, L. D. Wedeven, J. R. Dickey, M. Anderson, ASTM, 2001, pp.185-196.
Selected Journal Publications
14. E. Estragnate, G. Tang, H. Liang, S. Jahanmir, P. Pei, and J.M. Martin, “Experimental Investigation on Mechanisms of Si CMP,” J. Elec. Matls., April 2004, pp.334-339.
15. H. Liang, J.M. Martin, and T.L. Mogne, “Experimental Investigation of Low-Temperature Ice,” Acta Materialia, 51, No. 9, 2003, pp.2639-2647.
16. H. Liang, J.M. Martin, and T.L. Mogne, “Interfacial Transfer between Copper and Polyurethane in CMP," J. Elec. Matls., Vol. 31, No. 8, 2002, pp.872-878.
17. H. Liang and G. Xu, “Lubricating Behavior in Chemical-Mechanical Polishing of Copper,” Scripta Materialia, Vol. 46, No. 5, 2002, pp.343-347.
18. H. Liang, J.M. Martin, and R. Lee, “Influence of Oxides on Friction During Cu CMP,” IEEE & TMS, J. of Elec. Matls., Vol. 30, No. 4, 2001, pp.391-395.
19. J. Lee, H. Xu, and H. Liang, “Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Friction and Wear Behavior of Polycarbonate,” Wear, 251, No. 1-12, 2001, pp.1541-1557.
20. J. Larsen-Basse and H. Liang, “Probable Roles of Abrasive Particles in W CMP,” Wear, 233-235, 1999, pp. 647-654.
21. O. Chekina, L. Keer, and H. Liang,"Wear-Contact Problems and Modeling of CMP," J. of Electrochem. Soc., 145, (6) 1998, pp. 2100-2106.
22. H. Liang, F. Kaufman, R. Sevilla, and S. Anjur,“Wear Phenomena of Materials in Chemical-Mechanical Polishing,” Wear, 211, 1997, pp. 271-279.
23. H. Liang and S. Jahanmir, “Boric Acid as an Additive for Core-Drilling of Alumina,” ASME Trans., J. of Tribology, 117 (1) 1995, pp. 65-73.
24. H. Liang, T. E. Fisher, M. Nauer, and C. Carry,”The Effect of Grain Boundary Phases on Mechanical Behavior of Zirconia,” J. Am. Cer. Soc., 76, (2), 1993, pp. 325-329.