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McHale, Anna Elizabeth was born on September 28, 1953 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of John Joseph and Anna (Murray) McHale.
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Phase Diagrams and Ceramic Processes
(Ceramic products are fabricated from selected and consoli...)
Ceramic products are fabricated from selected and consolidated raw materials through the application of thermal and mechanical energy. The complex connec tions between thermodynamics, chemical equilibria, fabrication processes, phase development, and ceramic properties define the undergraduate curriculum in Ceramic Science and Ceramic Engineering. Phase diagrams are usually introduced into the engineering curriculum during the study of physical chemistry, prior to specialization into ceramic engineering. This creates an artificial separation between consideration of the equilibrium description of the chemically heterogeneous system and the engineering and physical processes required for phase, microstructure, and property development in ceramic materials. Although convenient for instructional purposes, the separa tion of these topics limits the effective application of phase diagram information by the ceramic engineer in research and manufacturing problem solving. The nature of oxide phases, which define their useful engineering properties, are seldom linked to the stability of those phases which underlies their reliability as engineered products. Similarly, ceramic fabrication processes are seldom dis cussed within the context of the equilibrium or metastable phase diagram. In this text, phase diagrams are presented with a discussion of ceramics' properties and processing. Particular emphasis is placed on the nature of the oxides themselves-their structural and dielectric properties-which results in unique and stable product performance. Any set of systematic property measurements can be the basis for a phase diagram: every experiment is an experiment in the approach to phase equilibrium.
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Anna Elizabeth McHale
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Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Science, Alfred U., 1974; Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 1975; postgraduate, Stanford University, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy in Ceramic Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982.
Career
National Research Council postdoctoral research associate, National bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1982-1983; research associate, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England., 1983-1985; assistant professor ceramic engineering, Alfred (New York) U., 1985-1990; engineering consultant, McHale Cons., Alfred Station, New York, since 1986.
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Phase Diagrams and Ceramic Processes
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Member American Ceramic Society, Materials Research Society, National Institute Ceramic Engineers, Ceramics Association of Western New York, Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Kappa Phi.
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Married Alastair Napier Cormack, May 28, 1983. Children: Fiona Ruth, John Michael.
