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Erland M. Schulson

George Austin Colligan Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Chair, Engineering Sciences Department
Director, Ice Research Laboratory
603/646-2888
Erland.Schulson@Dartmouth.edu

Education

• B.A.Sc., Metallurgical Engineering, University of British Columbia 1964
• Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering, University of British Columbia 1968

Research Interests

Flow and fracture of ice; mechanical behavior of metals and alloys; physical metallurgy and materials science.

Current Research Projects

• Ice mechanics

Teaching, 2009-2011

• ENGS 130 Mechanical Behavior of Materials (course description)
• ENGS 132 Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Condensed Phases (course description)

Selected Publications

• Creep and Fracture of Ice, Erland M. Schulson and Paul Duval, Cambridge University Press (2009)

• "Velocity-Dependent Friction on Coulombic Shear Faults in Ice," A.L. Fortt and E.M. Schulson, Acta Mater. (2009, in press)

• "Coulombic Faulting from the Grain Scale to the Geophysical Scale," Jerome Weiss and Erland M. Schulson, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. (2009, in press)

• "Transition in Brittle Failure Mode in Ice under Low Confinement," L.M. Wachter, C.E. Renshaw and E.M. Schulson, Acta Materialia, 57 (2009) 345-355.

• "Limits on Rock Strength under High Confinement", C.E. Renshaw and E.M. Schulson, Earth & Planet. Sci. Letts., 258 (2007) 307-314

Awards

• Fellow, TMS (The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society), 2006
• Fellow, ASM International, 2003
• George Austin Colligan Distinguished Professorship, 1999
• Fulbright Fellow (France), 1998/9
• Visiting Research Fellowship, General Electric Company, 1988

Selected Patents

• "High Strength Corrosion-Resistant Zirconium Aluminum Alloys," with D.J. Cameron: Canadian Patent No. 988,749 (May 11, 1976);U.K. Patent No. 1,465,960 (March 2, 1977); Italian Patent No. 1,14,159 (1977); West German Application No. P24 22 578.3-24

• "Preparation of Zirconium Alloys," with D.J. Cameron, U.S. Patent No. 4,094,705 (June 13, 1978)

• "Electron Beam Apparatus," with C.G. van Essen and R.H. Donaghay, U.K. Patent Application No. 2829/70 and 32059/70; U.S. Patent Application No. 108,408

• "Heat-Treated Zirconium Alloy Product," with D.J. Cameron, U.S. Patent No. 4,226,647 (October, 1980)

Professional Activities

• Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) (Fellow)
• ASM International (Fellow)
• American Geophysical Union
• International Glaciological Society
• Highly cited materials scientist ISI HighlyCited.com

In the News

• The Dartmouth
  October 22, 2009
  Engineering sees increased interest
  By Brendan Woods

• VOX of Dartmouth
  August 21, 2006
  "Kudos: Recognition for Dartmouth faculty, staff, and students"

• VOX of Dartmouth
  February 7, 2005
  "Cold Call"—NASA asks Thayer researcher to test ice
  By Catharine Lamm

• Sun Herald
  November 17, 2004
  "Stennis Space Center; NASA Grows Ice for Shuttle Tests"

• Spaceflight Now
  November 5, 2004
  "NASA grows ice for space shuttle testing"

• Nature
  August 30, 2001
  "Universal Behaviour in Compressive Failure of Brittle Materials" (subscription required)
  By Carl E. Renshaw and Erland M. Schulson

Press Releases

• Crushing Mechanism Revealed (posted 8/30/01)

In Dartmouth Engineer Magazine

• Kudos
  Fall 2006