Jennifer Carter

Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
deformation mechanisms of metals and metal-matrix composites; fatigue, fracture, and creep; failure analysis; electron microscopy; 3D microscopy; novel methodologies for multi-scale material characterization; data science and analytics; open science
Office: 500B White Phone Number: (216) 368-4214 Email: jennifer.w.carter@case.edu

Awards and Recognitions

2019, TMS International Scholar Award, TMS
2016, ASM Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers, ASM
2015, Mentor Fellow, CWRU: UCITE

Research Interests

Processing-structure-property relationships of crystalline and amorphous materials; development and implementation of novel multi-scale material characterization methods for correlating unique local microstructural features with particular mechanical and environmental responses in a variety of material systems. Additionally, the advancement and implementation of data analytics and machine learning to solving materials engineering grand challenges.

~Mechanical behavior of materials
~Non-ferrous alloys
~Bulk metallic glasses
~Composites
~Elevated temperature properties of materials
~Interface effects
~Coupling multi-scale characterization techniques
~X-ray and neutron diffraction
~Electron microscopy
~Digital image correlation for deformation analysis

Teaching Interests

Interested in the application of active learning pedagogies to train the next generation of engineers

Publications

Senanayake, N., & Carter, J. W. (2020). Computer Vision Approaches for Segmentation of Nanoscale Precipitates in Nickel-Based Superalloy IN718. Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation, 9 (4), 446--458.
Adachi, M., Hamaya, S., Yamagata, Y., Loach, A., Fada, J., Wilson, L., Carter, J. W., Fukuyama, H. W., & French, R. H. (2020). In-situ observation of AlN formation from Ni-Al solution using an electromagnetic levitation technique. Journal of the American Ceramic Society.
Verma, A., Hawk, J., Romanov, V., & Carter, J. W. (2020). Predictions of long-term creep life for the family of 9–12 wt\% Cr martensitic steels. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 815 , 152417.
Carter, J. W. (2020). Gaining Global Perspective at EUROMAT 2019 A TMS/FEMS International Scholar Report. Jom, 72 (1), 12--13.
Carter, J. W., Verma, A. W., & Senanayake, N. W. (2020). Harnessing Legacy Data to Educate Data-Enabled Structural Materials Engineers. MRS Advances, 5 (7), 319-327.
Morrison, R., Fensin, S., & Carter, J. W. (2019). Exploration of the sliding behavior of a S11 grain boundary with precipitates in Ni�Al system using molecular dynamics. Materialia, 7
Verma, A., Huang, W., Hawk, J., Bruckman, L., Romanov, V., & Carter, J. W. (2019). Screening of heritage data for improving toughness of creep-resistant martensitic steels. Materials Science and Engineering A, 763
Verma, A., Huang, W., Hawk, J., Bruckman, L., Romanov, V., & Carter, J. W. (2019). Screening of heritage data for improving toughness of creep-resistant martensitic steels. Materials Science and Engineering A, 763
Vettraino, L., Zhang, M., Carter, J. W., Groza, J. W., & Gibeling, J. W. (2019). A phenomenological understanding of the influence of processing methods on creep of Cu-8Cr-4Nb (GRCop-84). Materials Science and Engineering A, 756 , 538-544.
Smith, T., Senanayake, N., Sudbrack, C., Bonacuse, P., Rogers, B., Chao, P., & Carter, J. W. (2019). Characterization of nanoscale precipitates in superalloy 718 using high resolution SEM imaging. Materials Characterization, 148 , 178-187.
Romanov, V., Krishnamurthy, N., Verma, A., Bruckman, L., French, R. H., Carter, J. W., & Hawk, J. W. (2019). Materials Data Analytics for 9\% Cr Family Steel. Statistical Analysis and Data Mining.
Verma, A., & Carter, J. W. (2017). Physics-Informed Network Models: A Data Science Approach to Metal Design. Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation, 6 (4), 279-287.
Verma, A., French, R. H., & Carter, J. W. (2017). Physics Informed Network Models: Data Science Approach to Metals Design. Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation/Springer, 6 (4), 279–287.
Carter, J. W., Sosa, J. W., Shade, P. W., Hamish, F. W., Michael, U. W., & Michael, M. W. (2015). The Potential Link Between High Angle Grain Boundary Morphology and Grain Boundary Deformation in a Nickel-based Superalloy. Materials Science and Engineering A, 640 , 280-286.
Ellis, D., Carter, J. W., & Ferry, M. W. (2015). A Statistical Study of the Effects of Processing Upon the Creep Properties of GRCop-84. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A, 640 , 1-15.
Neilson, H., Carter, J. W., & Lewandowski, J. J. (2015). An improved method for calculation of elastic constants of metallic glasses. Materials Science and Engineering A, 634 , 183-187.
Booth, J., Lewandowski, J. J., & Carter, J. W. (2014). EBSD Analysis for Microstructure Characterization of Zr-based Bulk Metallic Glass Composites. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 20 (S3), 852-853.
Carter, J. W., M.W., K. W., M.D., Uchic,, K. W., & M.J., Mills,, K. W. (2014). Characterization of Localized Deformation Near Grain Boundaries of Superalloy René-104 at Elevated Temperature. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 605 , 127-136.