Raj Bordia
bordia@u.washington.edu


Education

B Tech. Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (1979)
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University (1986)


Honors

Fellow of the American Ceramic Society
Associate Editor, J of American Ceramic Society
NSF Young Investigator


Research

Focus is currently on materials and systems for clean energy and energy efficiency. The long-term focus of my research has been on processing and performance of complex materials systems. Research in the group is at the interface between materials and mechanics.


Publications

165 refereed publications. A few recent ones:

R. Zuo, E. Aulbach, R. K. Bordia and J. Roedel, “Critical Evaluation of Hot Forging Experiments: Case Study in Alumina”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 86 [7] 1099-1105 (2003).

F. Zheng, R.K. Bordia and L.R. Pederson, “Phase Constitution in Sr and Mg Doped LaGaO3 System” Materials Research Bulletin, 39 141-155 (2004).

M. Scheffler, R. Bordia, N. Travitzky and P. Griel, “Development of a Rapid Crosslinking Polymer System”, J. of European Ceramic Society, 25 175-180 (2005).


Administration & Service

Research Scientist, DuPont Co. (1986-1992)
Chair, Materials Science and Engineering (1998-2005)
Chair, Basic Science Division of the American Ceramic Society (2004-2005)


Highlights

UW faculty member since 1992, taught courses on ceramics and composites. Focus on experiential course components including team and project based activities at all levels. Developed a comprehensive outreach program for the Department of Materials Sciences

PI for UW of the multi-institution ECSEL program (1998-2001), founding member of UW-Tohoku program and participating faculty in the UW-Sichuan University exchange since its inception

Co-PI NSF-IGERT: Multinational Collaboration on Challenges to the Environment

Research and teaching collaborations with colleagues from Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico and UK