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The
People of Materials Science and Engineering
Dr.
Thomas Carnahan
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Research
Professor
Phone: (775) 327-5130
Fax: (775) 784-4764
Office: ARF 330
E-mail: tomc@unr.edu |
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Education
- B. S. Metallurgy,
University of Minnesota, 1965
- M.S. Physical
Metallurgy, Iowa State University, 1967
- Ph. D.
Physical Metallurgy, Iowa State University, 1971
Research
Interests
- Reprocessing
of metallurgical wastes for metals recovery;
- Sensor
development;
- Recovery
of metals from solutions;
- Solidification
of metals;
- Mechanical
metallurgy;
- Hard metal
alloys;
- Materials
and designs for orthopedic implants.
Recent
Publications
- T.G. Carnahan
and J.E. Murphy, "Down-hole real time monitor for tritium in
boreholes," Report to DOE National Environmental Research Park
(NERP), Project No. DE-FC08-98NV13492-Mod 2 (2002).
- J.E. Murphy
and T.G. Carnahan, "Removal of Zinc from ALCOA alloy 7050 by
vacuum distillation," Report to ALCOA Inc. (1999).
- T.G. Carnahan,
"A study to mitigate the intermittent high ferrous/ferric ratio
in the barrick goldstrike autoclave output slurry," Report to
Barrick Goldstrike Co. (1999).
- J.E. Murphy,
T.G. Carnahan, and M. Ahmad, "Removal of bullets from small
arms firing range soils," Report to Parsons Science, Inc. (1999).
- T.G. Carnahan,
J.E. Murphy, M. Amad, and M. Misra, "Leaching study and preliminary
plant design for preparing zinc sulfate monohydrate (ZnSO4@H2O)
from colonial metals fly ash," Report to Colonial Metals, Inc.
(1998).
- J.E. Murphy
and T.G. Carnahan, "Preliminary gravity flow sheet testing for
treating buckskin mine ore," Report to Whitney & Whitney,
Inc. (1998).
- M. Ahmad,
T.G. Carnahan, and J.E. Murphy, "Leaching study and preliminary
plant design for preparing zinc sulfate monohydrate (ZnSO4@H2O)
from Exeter Energy's tire combustion ash," Report to Exeter
Energy, Inc. (1997).
- T.G. Carnahan,
"Purification section of Itos plant," Report to Kappas Cassidy
Associates (1997).
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