Jennifer Carter, PhD

Faculty Director, Swagelok Center for Surface Analysis of Materials, Case School of Engineering
Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Case School of Engineering

Teaching Information

Teaching Interests

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

Courses Taught

EMSE 110, EMSE 120, EMSE 320, EMSE 330, EMSE 379

Office Hours

Research Information

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

Awards and Honors

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

External Appointments

Research Engineer
Lincoln Electric, Consumables Division
2024

Publications

Education

PhD
Materials Science and Engineering
The Ohio State University
2012
Master of Science
Materials Science and Engineering
University of California, Davis
2008
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
University of California, Davis
2006