Megan Frary, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Materials Science & Engineering
meganfrary@boisestate.edu
Phone: 208-426-1061 | Fax: 208-426-4800 | Office: MEC 403G
Materials Science & Engineering
meganfrary@boisestate.edu
Phone: 208-426-1061 | Fax: 208-426-4800 | Office: MEC 403G
Bio
Megan Frary, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. After completing her MS, she spent a year and a half as a research engineer at Caterpillar, Inc. in Peoria, IL.
Education
- Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, MIT, 2005
- M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2001
- B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 1999
Publications
- * indicates undergraduate author
- L. Bonfrisco, M. Frary, “Effects of Crystallographic Orientation on the Early Stages of Oxidation Behavior in Nickel and Chromium,” Journal of Materials Science, 45 (6), 1663 (2010).
- P. Andersen*, M. Bentancur*, A.J. Moll, M. Frary, “Microstructural Effects During Chemical Mechanical Planarization,” Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 157, H120 (2010).
- M. Frary, S.M. Schlegel, S. Hopkins*, E. Young*, J. Cole, T. Lillo, “Analysis of Precipitate Redistribution in Inconel 617 Using Integrated Electron Backscatter Diffraction and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy,” Microscopy and Microanalysis, 15 (S2): 24 (2009).
- T. Lillo, J. Cole, M. Frary, S. M. Schlegel, “Influence of Grain Boundary Character on Creep Void Formation of Alloy 617,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 40, 2803 (2009).
- S. M. Schlegel, S. Hopkins*, E. Young*, T. Lillo, J. Cole, M. Frary, “Precipitate Redistribution during Creep of Alloy 617,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 40, 2812 (2009).
- S. M. Schlegel, S. Hopkins*, M. Frary, “Effects of Grain Boundary Engineering on Microstructural Stability during Annealing,” Scripta Materialia, 61, 88 (2009).
- S.Y. Chyung, A.J. Moll, B. Marx, M. Frary, J. Callahan, “Improving Engineering Students' Cognitive and Affective Preparedness with a Pre-Instructional E-Learning Strategy,” Advances in Engineering Education, in print (2009).
- M. Gerritsen, J.T. Oxford, M. Frary, J. Henderson*, J.M. Hampikian, “Immuno-SEM Characterization of Developing Bovine Cartilage,” Materials Science and Engineering C, 28, 341 (2008).
- M. Frary, C.A. Schuh, “Correlation-Space Description of the Percolation Transition in Composite Microstructures,” Physical Review E, 76, 041108 (2007).
- P.J. Andersen, M. Frary, “Influence of copper microstructure on aggressive chemical mechanical planarization processes,” MRS Proceedings, 991, C05-04 (2007).
- M. Frary, “Determination of Three-Dimensional Grain Boundary Connectivity from Two-Dimensional Microstructures,” Scripta Materialia, 57, 205 (2007).
- M. Demkowicz, A. S. Argon, D. Farkas, M. Frary, “Simulation of Plasticity in Nanocrystalline Silicon,” Philosophical Magazine, 87, 4253 (2007).
- C.A. Schuh, M. Frary, “Correlations beyond the Nearest-Neighbor Level in Grain Boundary Networks,” Scripta Materialia, 54, 1023 (2006).
- M. Frary, C.A. Schuh, “Grain Boundary Networks: Scaling Laws, Preferred Cluster Structure, and Their Implications for Grain Boundary Engineering,” Acta Materialia, 53, 4323 (2005).
- M. Frary, C.A. Schuh, “Connectivity and Percolation Behavior of Grain Boundary Networks in Three Dimensions,” Philosophical Magazine, 85, 1123 (2005).
- M. Frary, C.A. Schuh, “Applications of Percolation Theory to Grain Boundary Engineering,” Proceedings of DETC ’04, Salt Lake City, UT, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2004).
- M. Frary, C.A. Schuh, “Modeling and Simulation of the Percolation Problem in High-Tc Superconductors: Role of Crystallographic Constraints on Grain Boundary Connectivity,” MRS Proceedings, Volume 819, N7.7, Materials Research Society (2004).
- M. Frary, C.A. Schuh, “Percolation and statistical properties of low and high-angle interface networks in polycrystalline ensembles,” Physical Review B, 69, 134115 (2004).
- M. Frary, C.A. Schuh, “Nonrandom Percolation Behavior of Grain Boundary Networks in High-Tc Superconductors,” Applied Physics Letters, 83, 3755-3757 (2003).
- M. Frary, C. A. Schuh, “Combination Rule for Deviant CSL Boundaries at Triple Junctions,” Acta Materialia, 51, 3731-3743 (2003).
- M. Frary, S. Abkowitz, S. M. Abkowitz, D.C. Dunand, “Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ti/W and Ti-6Al-4V/W Composites Fabricated by Powder-Metallurgy”, Materials Science and Engineering A, 344 (1-2), 103-112 (2003).
- M. Frary, C. Schuh, D.C. Dunand, “Kinetics of Biaxial Dome Formation by Transformation Superplasticity of Titanium Alloys and Composites”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 33A, 1669-1680 (2002).
- M. Frary, C. Schuh, D.C. Dunand, “Strain Ratchetting of Titanium upon Reversible Alloying with Hydrogen”, Philosophical Magazine A, 81, 197-212 (2001).
Research
- My research uses both experiments and computational modeling to study the relationship between microstructure and properties. We are interested in the non-uniform properties associated with surfaces of different orientations or interfaces with different atomic structures. Current work is focused on the following projects with the goal of better understanding the processing-structure-properties relationship in metals and ceramics:
- (1) The role of grain boundary character on dynamic recrystallization.
- (2) Microstructural evolution during spark plasma sintering of metals, ceramic-metal composites, and oxides
- (3) High temperature mechanical behavior of nickel-based superalloys for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant.